7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern is unusually tight: just 14 words qualify, and five rank among the commonest English words. Most begin with E, while OXFORDS, OXHEADS, and OXHERDS show how often an O can follow the required X. Every match is seven letters, with D fixed in the sixth position.

7-letter words with X second and D sixth

• There are 14 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• EXTENDS, EXPLODE, and EXCLUDE are recognizable examples.
• Eight words start with E; four start with O.
• Eleven matches end in S, and three end in E.
• OXFORDS, OXHEADS, and OXHERDS each score 18 points.

Which words fit the pattern and score well?

The E-starting group includes familiar verbs: EXTENDS, EXCEEDS, EXPANDS, and EXPENDS. EXPLODE and EXCLUDE also fit, with each scoring 17 points. These examples make the fixed letters easy to check: X is second, and D is sixth.

The three O-starting high scorers are less ordinary. OXFORDS, OXHEADS, and OXHERDS each reach 18 points, one point above those five 17-point words. The rare X does much of the scoring work, so don’t overlook an O-starting option just because the E words come to mind first.

• OXFORDS, OXHEADS, and OXHERDS tie at 18 points.
• EXPLODE, EXCLUDE, and EXCEEDS score 17 points each.
• Eight matches start with E, compared with four starting with O.

How widely are these words accepted?

Acceptance varies by game: 10 matches appear in ENABLE, 11 in NWL2023, and 13 in Collins. AXSEEDS, EXOPODS, and IXODIDS are among the less familiar entries, so a word that fits the letter slots may still be absent from your game’s dictionary. Check the word list your game uses before playing an unusual option.

For comparison, 106 seven-letter words have E in the second position and D in the sixth; the corresponding O pattern has 73. Only five matches fall within the 25,000 most frequent English words, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.

• ENABLE includes 10 matches; NWL2023 includes 11.
• Collins accepts 13 of the 14 tournament-dictionary matches.
• Five matches rank within the 25,000 most frequent English words.