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

This is a tight letter-position clue: X must occupy the second slot, and S must land in the sixth. Nine matches begin with E, including EXPRESS, EXPENSE, and EXHAUST; the other two begin with O. The strongest score belongs to EXHAUST, while dictionary coverage varies across the tournament lists.

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

• Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words fit the X-second, S-sixth pattern.
• Collins includes all 11 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8.
• Four matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• EXHAUST is the top scorer at 17 points.
• Seven matches end in E, while two finish in T.

How unusual is this letter combination?

The starting letters narrow the search quickly: nine of the 11 words begin with E, and only two begin with O. EXPENSE and EXPRESS are recognizable E-starting options; OXIDASE and OXIDISE show the smaller O-starting group.

The neighboring patterns are much broader. The seven-letter A-second, S-sixth pattern has 317 matches, while X-second with E in the sixth position has 36. With only 11 matches here, checking both fixed slots before testing endings saves time.

The final letter is E in seven matches and T in two; M and S each appear once. That spread means the fixed S near the end does not determine the word's last tile, so use the opening letters as another filter.

Which X-pattern words score the most?

EXHAUST leads at 17 points, one ahead of the 16-point group: EXPRESS, EXPENSE, EXPANSE, EXOTISM, EXPULSE, and EXCURSE. The average score across the pattern is 15.6, so even the runner-up words carry strong tile value.

• Keep EXHAUST in mind when all seven letters fit; it is the clear scoring leader.
• EXPRESS and EXPENSE share the 16-point tier but use different final letters.
• Check your game's word list: Collins has three more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023.