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

X in the second slot and D at the end create a sharply constrained clue: only 22 tournament-dictionary words fit. The list leans heavily toward EX- openings, and its top scorers are not the most familiar choices. Lock in the fixed letters first, then judge candidates by dictionary coverage and your rack.

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

• Twenty-two tournament-dictionary matches fit the fixed X-and-D pattern.
• X sits in position two, and D closes every match.
• Seventeen entries begin with E; O starts three, while A and I start one each.
• Only six entries count as common by our frequency measure.
• EXHUMED and OXYACID lead the scoring list at 20 points apiece.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

EXCITED, EXPOSED, EXISTED, EXPIRED, and EXCUSED make the repeated EX- opening easy to spot. EXALTED, EXERTED, EXHUMED, EXCISED, and EXHALED follow the same shape, with different middle letters.

Once X is fixed in slot two, test E in slot one before cycling through rarer openings. OXBLOOD is a memorable exception; AXEBIRD and IXNAYED are less familiar.

Frequency is a real limitation: just six of the 22 entries count as common. The remaining words skew toward forms you may know mainly from word games or specialist vocabulary.

The contrast with E in slot two is striking: that related pattern has 443 matches, compared with 22 here. The scarcity comes from fixing X second and D last together, not from a shortage of seven-letter words ending in D.

How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?

Scrabble scores peak at 20 for EXHUMED and OXYACID. EXHALED, IXNAYED, and EXCIDED each score 18, while EXCITED, EXPOSED, EXPIRED, EXCUSED, and EXCISED score 17.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: ENABLE has 17 matches, Collins has 21, and NWL2023 has 19. Those counts overlap; no single list includes all 22.

Treat the score leaders as rack-dependent options, not automatic plays: board premiums and available hooks decide the actual value. Check your game's word list once before committing, since a match can be absent from one tournament dictionary.

Use the pattern directly: 7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and D as the 7th letter form a narrow candidate set. The six common entries are a safer starting point when recognition matters.