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

The pattern looks like _X_I___, but its matches are heavily concentrated at the start: 19 words begin with E. OXHIDES is the lone exception. Five of the entries rank among common English words, so you will recognize a few names quickly, while many others are specialist vocabulary; Collins includes all 20, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include fewer.

7-letter words with X 2nd and I 4th at a glance

• Exactly 20 tournament-dictionary words fit the X-second, I-fourth pattern.
• EXCITED, EXHIBIT, EXPIRED, and EXTINCT are recognizable examples among five common matches.
• All 20 appear in Collins; 17 appear in ENABLE and 18 in NWL2023.
• EXHIBIT leads the Scrabble scores at 19 points, and the group averages 16.6.

Which matching word scores the most?

EXHIBIT is the scoring leader at 19 points. EXCIMER, EXCIDED, EXCIPLE, and OXHIDES each score 18, making OXHIDES an unlikely high-value option if you know it is accepted in your game.

EXCITED, EXPIRED, EXCISED, and EXCIDES each score 17, while EXTINCT scores 16. The 16.6-point average is notably high for this group. Still, a strong rack score does not guarantee a playable word: the rarer forms need a dictionary check before you commit them.

• EXHIBIT tops the group at 19 Scrabble points.
• EXCIMER, EXCIDED, EXCIPLE, and OXHIDES score 18 points each.
• EXCITED, EXPIRED, EXCISED, and EXCIDES each score 17.

Why do nearly all the matches start with E?

The X-I pattern clusters around familiar EX- words: EXCITED, EXHIBIT, EXPIRED, EXCISED, and EXPIATE all begin with E. That makes the opening letter a strong first guess when your known tiles show X in position two and I in position four. OXHIDES breaks that pattern, so do not rule out O.

The endings give another way to narrow the candidates. Seven matches end in S, including EXPIRES and EXCISES; four end in D, including EXCITED and EXPIRED, and four end in R, such as EXCIMER and EXCITER. Most of the remaining endings occur only twice or once, so a final revealed tile can quickly separate the common forms from the obscure ones.

• Nineteen matches begin with E; OXHIDES is the only one beginning with O.
• Seven matches end in S, including EXPIRES and EXCISES.
• Four matches end in D and four end in R.