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7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with X as 2nd and A as 3rd letter total 19, including familiar EXAMPLE and high-scoring OXAZINE.

19 wordsTop pick EXAMPLEHighest score OXAZINE 23

4 of 19 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With X in 2nd place, C is the most common 3rd letter (28 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • EXAMPLE18
  • EXACTLY19
  • EXAMINE16
  • EXALTED15
  • EXACTED17
  • OXALATE14
  • EXABYTE19
  • EXARCHS19
  • EXACTAS16
  • EXACTOR16
  • EXACTER16
  • EXALTER14
  • EXACUMS18
  • EXAMENS16
  • EXAPTED17
  • EXARATE14
  • EXARCHY22
  • OXAZINE23
  • OXAZOLE23
All valid words 19

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • EXABYTE19
  • EXACTAS16
  • EXACTED17
  • EXACTER16
  • EXACTLY19
  • EXACTOR16
  • EXACUMS18
  • EXALTED15
  • EXALTER14
  • EXAMENS16
  • EXAMINE16
  • EXAMPLE18
  • EXAPTED17
  • EXARATE14
  • EXARCHS19
  • EXARCHY22
  • OXALATE14
  • OXAZINE23
  • OXAZOLE23
Letters by positionIn 84% of these words the 1st letter is E.
1st letter
  1. E84%
  2. O16%
4th letter
  1. C32%
  2. L16%
  3. M16%
5th letter
  1. T42%
  2. I11%
  3. C11%
6th letter
  1. E26%
  2. L16%
  3. N16%
7th letter
  1. E37%
  2. S21%
  3. D16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXAZINE2324All three
OXAZOLE2324NWL only
EXARCHY2221All three
EXACTLY1920All three
EXABYTE1919Collins · NWL
EXARCHS1919All three
EXAMPLE1821All three
EXACUMS1821Collins only
EXACTED1718All three
EXAPTED1718Collins · NWL
EXAMINE1618All three
EXACTAS1617All three

The fixed X-A pair leaves a short, unusual set: 16 words begin with E, while just three begin with O. EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, and EXAMINE are among the recognizable entries; OXAZINE and OXAZOLE lead the Scrabble scores. Only four words rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many less familiar options.

The pattern at a glance

  • The pattern has 19 seven-letter tournament-dictionary entries.
  • EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, and EXAMINE are familiar words in the group.
  • Sixteen entries start with E; the other three start with O.
  • OXAZINE and OXAZOLE share the top score, at 23 points each.

Which starts and endings stand out?

E dominates the first position: it starts 16 of the 19 words, including EXALTED, EXACTED, and EXARCHS. The three O-starting entries are OXALATE, OXAZINE, and OXAZOLE, so an O at the front narrows the pattern sharply.

The endings split more widely. Seven words finish with E, four with S, and three each with D or R; just two end in Y. That makes the final letter a stronger filter than the first when your puzzle already fixes X and A.

  • EXALTED, EXACTED, and EXARCHS show the E-starting branch.
  • OXALATE, OXAZINE, and OXAZOLE are the only O-starting examples.
  • Seven end in E; just two end in Y.

7-letter words with X as 2nd and A as 3rd letter

For a high-scoring play, look first at OXAZINE and OXAZOLE: each scores 23 points before any board-square bonuses. EXARCHY scores 22, while EXACTLY, EXABYTE, and EXARCHS each score 19. The average score across the set is 17.5, unusually high for a pattern with so few entries.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 18 words, NWL2023 includes 17, and ENABLE includes 14. EXAMPLE may look like a safer guess than specialist terms such as OXAZINE, but check your game's word list before playing. Four entries are common by word-frequency ranking, so treat this pattern as a clue filter rather than a promise of familiar vocabulary.

  • OXAZINE and OXAZOLE each score 23 points.
  • EXARCHY scores 22; EXACTLY, EXABYTE, and EXARCHS score 19.
  • Collins accepts 18, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 14 in ENABLE.

Questions people ask

How many common seven-letter words have X second and A third?
Four words in this pattern rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, and EXAMINE are recognizable examples, while the full set also includes many uncommon entries such as OXAZINE and EXARCHY.
Which 7-letter X-A word scores the most in Scrabble?
OXAZINE and OXAZOLE tie for the highest score at 23 points each. Those are tile scores before board bonuses; EXARCHY follows at 22 points, with EXACTLY, EXABYTE, and EXARCHS scoring 19.
Do all 19 words appear in every tournament dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs across the set. Collins contains 18 entries, NWL2023 has 17, and ENABLE has 14, so a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another. Check the word list used for your game.

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