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

The pattern is unusually narrow: every match ends in S, while the second letter is X. Most begin with E, but O-starting words such as OXFORDS and OXYGENS offer another route through the list. Only 10 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect many less familiar options alongside everyday words.

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

• There are 55 matches, and all end in S.
• 39 begin with E; 13 begin with O.
• The remaining three start with A or I.
• EXPRESS, EXPERTS, and EXPORTS are recognizable examples.
• EXCAMBS leads the score list at 20 points.

Why do most matches begin with E?

E accounts for 39 of the 55 words, exactly seven times the six-word total for all other first letters combined. O contributes 13; A and I supply the final three. That makes EX- a strong visual cue, but it is not a complete shortcut: OXFORDS, OXYGENS, and OXTAILS also fit.

Dictionary coverage differs by game. Collins includes 52 matches, NWL2023 includes 43, and ENABLE includes 37; those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the total. Definitions are available for 53 words.

Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

• OXFORDS, OXYGENS, and OXTAILS show that not every match begins with EX-.
• Collins includes 52 matches, compared with 43 in NWL2023.
• ENABLE includes 37 matches, and 53 words have definitions.

Which X-and-S words score the most?

EXCAMBS scores 20 points, while EXARCHS, EXHUMES, EXONYMS, and OXYMELS each score 19. More familiar choices still score well: EXPECTS, EXEMPTS, OXFORDS, EXCEPTS, and OXYGENS each reach 18. The average score across the pattern is 16.3.

For 7-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and S as the 7th letter, use the fixed ending as an anchor, then sort candidates by their first letter. The E-heavy group is the largest, but checking O words separately can uncover options that an EX-only scan misses. A practical limitation: only 10 entries are common, so high-scoring candidates such as EXCAMBS are less familiar than EXPRESS.

• EXCAMBS leads at 20 points.
• EXARCHS, EXHUMES, EXONYMS, and OXYMELS each score 19.
• EXPECTS and OXFORDS each score 18.