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

The shape is _X_R___, and nearly every match starts with E: 18 of the 19 words do. The outlier, UXORIAL, starts with U. Familiar entries such as EXPRESS and EXTREME sit beside rarer forms like EXORDIA and EXARCHY, so the fixed letters narrow the search sharply without making every answer familiar.

How many 7-letter words fit X in position 2 and R in position 4?

• There are 19 tournament-dictionary matches for the pattern _X_R___.
• E begins 18 matches; UXORIAL is the only U-initial word.
• Three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• EXARCHY leads the scoring list at 22 points.
• The match count varies by dictionary: ENABLE has 15, Collins 18, and NWL2023 16.

Which X-and-R words are easiest to spot?

Start with EXPRESS, EXTREME and EXTRACT: each begins EX and puts R fourth. They show how the pattern often arrives as EX followed by a consonant, then R. The three familiar-looking examples are worth checking before you reach for less common entries such as EXARATE or EXTREAT.

The list has 17 defined entries, but only three meet the frequency cutoff for common words. EXCRETE and EXCRETA offer another recognizable pair, with the final letter changing while the fixed positions stay put.

• EXPRESS, EXTREME and EXTRACT all begin EX and place R fourth.
• EXCRETE and EXCRETA keep the fixed letters while changing the final letter.
• EXARATE and EXTREAT are less familiar alternatives in the pattern.

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

For a word game, lock X and R into their known slots, then test the overwhelmingly common E at the start. If that fails, UXORIAL is the one U-starting option. Check the ending next: E is most frequent, followed by A, so EXTREME and EXCRETA are productive examples to keep in mind.

EXARCHY scores 22, ahead of EXARCHS and EXTROPY at 19. That makes an unusual word the scoring leader, not one of the more familiar choices. The neighboring pattern with L in the fourth slot has 22 matches, three more than this R pattern.

• Try E first: 18 matches begin with that letter; UXORIAL is the exception.
• Among the final letters, E leads with 5 words and A follows with 4.
• EXARCHY scores 22, while EXARCHS and EXTROPY score 19 each.