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7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter number 16, including EXHAUST and OXTAILS.

16 wordsTop pick EXHAUSTHighest score EXCAMBS 20

3 of 16 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With X in 2nd place, L is the most common 4th letter (22 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • EXHAUST17
  • EXPANDS17
  • EXPANSE16
  • EXHALED18
  • EXHALES17
  • AXIALLY17
  • OXTAILS14
  • OXGANGS16
  • EXTATIC16
  • OXCARTS16
  • IXNAYED18
  • EXCAMBS20
  • OXGALLS15
  • OXGATES15
  • OXLANDS15
  • OXYACID20
All valid words 16

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

  • AXIALLY17
  • EXCAMBS20
  • EXHALED18
  • EXHALES17
  • EXHAUST17
  • EXPANDS17
  • EXPANSE16
  • EXTATIC16
  • IXNAYED18
  • OXCARTS16
  • OXGALLS15
  • OXGANGS16
  • OXGATES15
  • OXLANDS15
  • OXTAILS14
  • OXYACID20
Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. O44%
  2. E44%
  3. A6%
3rd letter
  1. G19%
  2. H19%
  3. C13%
5th letter
  1. N25%
  2. L25%
  3. T13%
6th letter
  1. E25%
  2. L19%
  3. S13%
7th letter
  1. S56%
  2. D19%
  3. T6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXCAMBS2023Collins only
OXYACID2020All three
EXHALED1818All three
IXNAYED1818NWL only
EXHAUST1717All three
EXPANDS1719All three
EXHALES1717All three
AXIALLY1718All three
EXPANSE1618All three
OXGANGS1619Collins only
EXTATIC1617Collins only
OXCARTS1617All three

This pattern puts X in a rare position, but the matches split neatly between familiar words and specialist entries. EXHAUST, EXPANDS, and EXPANSE are recognizable examples; EXCAMBS and OXYACID lead the scoring table. The opening letters and word endings also cluster: E and O dominate the starts, while S is the most frequent final letter.

7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

  • There are 16 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 9; those totals overlap.
  • EXCAMBS and OXYACID share the top score, at 20 points each.
  • Nine words end in S, making it the most common final letter.

Which letters start and end these words?

Seven entries open with E, and another seven with O. The lone A-start is AXIALLY; IXNAYED supplies the sole I-start. That leaves E and O as the useful first-letter split, rather than a broad spread across the alphabet.

S is the closing letter on nine matches, from EXPANDS and EXPANSE to EXHALES. EXHALED is among three D-final entries; one each ends in C, E, T, or Y. A fixed final S narrows the candidates less than an unusual ending.

  • E and O each begin seven words; A and I begin one apiece.
  • S closes nine entries, while D closes three.
  • C, E, T, and Y each appear as the final letter once.

Which matches score highest, and what should you check?

At the scoring peak, EXCAMBS and OXYACID each earn 20; EXHALED and IXNAYED reach 18. EXHAUST, EXPANDS, EXHALES, and AXIALLY are next at 17 apiece. EXCAMBS stands out because its 20-point value belongs to a word many players won't recognize.

Collins has 14 pattern entries, versus 11 in NWL2023 and 9 in ENABLE; the dictionaries overlap, so their totals do not add to 16. Only three entries sit within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Treat the rest as specialist vocabulary and verify unfamiliar plays against the list your game uses.

  • EXCAMBS and OXYACID tie at 20 points.
  • EXHALED and IXNAYED each score 18 points.
  • EXHAUST, EXPANDS, EXHALES, and AXIALLY each score 17.

Questions people ask

How many matches fit the X-second, A-fourth pattern?
There are 16 tournament-dictionary matches with X in the second position and A in the fourth. EXHAUST and OXTAILS are two examples. The pattern is especially selective compared with a second-position A, which has 440 matches when the fourth letter is also A.
What are the top-scoring words in this letter pattern?
EXCAMBS and OXYACID tie for the highest score at 20 points each. EXHALED and IXNAYED follow at 18 points. The top pair is less familiar than EXHAUST, but both are listed among the highest scorers for this letter pattern.
Do all the X-second, A-fourth words appear in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The matching set includes 14 Collins entries, 11 in NWL2023, and 9 in ENABLE, with overlap between those dictionaries. That means a word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another. Check the word list used for your game before playing an unfamiliar match.

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