7 Letter Words Starting With ES
There are 112 valid 7 letter words that start with ES, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
escheve - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
escheve - 15 points
Words With Friends
escheve - 16 points
7 Letter Words (112)
View all words starting with ESTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With es
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 112 word list is 35.1 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | escalan | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #2 | escalin | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #3 | escalop | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #4 | escaped | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #5 | escapee | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #6 | escaper | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #7 | escapes | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #8 | escarps | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #9 | eschara | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #10 | eschars | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #11 | escheat | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #12 | eschele | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| 🏆 #13 | escheve | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #14 | eschews | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #15 | escolar | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | escopet | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #17 | escorts | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #18 | escoted | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #19 | escribe | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #20 | escrime | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ES will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with ES for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with es?
escheve — worth 46 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 7 letter words start with es?
112 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter es words will come up far more often.