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5 letter words with E

Every five-letter word that contains E, grouped by where the E sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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E can sit in any slot · 7975 words in our list

The short answer

There are 7975 five words with E in this list. E is most often the fourth letter, and the most common last letter is E. The top face-value Scrabble score is 29 for fezzy.

7975five E words in our list

6%start with E

28%end in E

8.8average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with E

Grouped by where E first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

E is the 1st letter (499)

eably¹⁰eager⁶eagle⁶eagre⁶ealed⁶eales⁵eaned⁶eards⁶eared⁶earle⁵earls⁵early⁸earns⁵earnt⁵earsh⁸earst⁵earth⁸eased⁶easel⁵easer⁵eases⁵easle⁵easts⁵eaten⁵eater⁵eathe⁸eaved⁹eaver⁸eaves⁸ebbed¹⁰ebbet⁹eblis⁷ebola⁷ebons⁷ebony¹⁰ebook¹¹ecads⁸ecart⁷echar¹⁰echea¹⁰eched¹¹eches¹⁰echis¹⁰echos¹⁰ecize¹⁶eclat⁷ecoid⁸ecole⁷ecrus⁷ectad⁸ectal⁷edana⁶edder⁷eddic⁹eddie⁷edema⁸edgar⁷edged⁸edger⁷edges⁷edict⁸edify¹²edile⁶edith⁹edits⁶ediya⁹edoni⁶educe⁸educt⁸edwin⁹eejit¹²eeled⁶eeler⁵eemis⁷eensy⁸eerie⁵eeten⁵eeven⁸eevns⁸effed¹²effet¹¹effie¹¹egads⁷egall⁶egers⁶egest⁶eggar⁷egged⁸egger⁷egmas⁸egret⁶egrid⁷egypt¹¹ehing⁹eider⁶eidos⁶eight⁹eigne⁶eiked¹⁰eikon⁹

E is the 2nd letter (2368)

aecia⁷aedes⁶aeger⁶aegir⁶aegis⁶aegle⁶aeons⁵aequi¹⁴aeric⁷aerie⁵aeron⁵aeros⁵aesir⁵aesop⁷aetat⁵aevia⁸aevum¹⁰beach¹²beads⁸beady¹¹beaks¹¹beaky¹⁴beala⁷beals⁷beams⁹beamy¹²beano⁷beans⁷beant⁷beany¹⁰beard⁸beare⁷bearm⁹bears⁷beast⁷beata⁷beath¹⁰beati⁷beats⁷beaty¹⁰beaus⁷beaut⁷beaux¹⁴bebar⁹bebat⁹bebay¹²bebed¹⁰bebog¹⁰bebop¹¹becap¹¹becco¹¹beche¹²becke¹³becks¹³becky¹⁶becry¹²becut⁹bedad⁹beday¹¹bedel⁸beden⁸bedes⁸bedew¹¹bedim¹⁰bedin⁸bedip¹⁰bedog⁹bedot⁸bedub¹⁰bedur⁸bedye¹¹beech¹²beedi⁸beefs¹⁰beefy¹³beele⁷beent⁷beeps⁹beers⁷beery¹⁰beest⁷beeth¹⁰beets⁷beety¹⁰beeve¹⁰befan¹⁰befit¹⁰befog¹¹befop¹²befur¹⁰begad⁹began⁸begar⁸begat⁸begay¹¹begem¹⁰beget⁸begin⁸begob¹⁰begod⁹

E is the 3rd letter (1029)

abeam⁹abear⁷abede⁸abele⁷abend⁸aberr⁷abers⁷abets⁷acedy¹¹acerb⁹acers⁷aceta⁷adead⁷adeem⁸adeep⁸adela⁶adeps⁸adept⁸afear⁸agena⁶agend⁷agene⁶agent⁶agers⁶agete⁶ahead⁹aheap¹⁰ahems¹⁰ahent⁸aiery⁸akebi¹¹akees⁹akeki¹³akela⁹akene⁹aleak⁹aleck¹¹alecs⁷alefs⁸aleft⁸alenu⁵aleph¹⁰alert⁵aleut⁵alews⁸aleye⁸ameba⁹ameed⁸ameen⁷ameer⁷amelu⁷amend⁸amene⁷amens⁷ament⁷amess⁷anear⁵anele⁵anend⁶anent⁵apeak¹¹apeek¹¹apers⁷apert⁷aperu⁷apery¹⁰aread⁶areae⁵areal⁵arean⁵arear⁵areas⁵areca⁷aredd⁷arede⁶areek⁹areel⁵arefy¹¹areic⁷arena⁵arend⁶arene⁵areng⁶arent⁵arepa⁷arere⁵arest⁵arete⁵arets⁵arett⁵ateba⁷atees⁵atelo⁵ately⁸aueto⁵avell⁸avels⁸avena⁸avens⁸aveny¹¹

E is the 4th letter (2410)

aahed⁹abbed¹⁰abbes⁹abbey¹²abcee⁹abies⁷abled⁸abler⁷ables⁷ablet⁷abner⁷abnet⁷abret⁷absee⁷absey¹⁰abyed¹¹abyes¹⁰accel⁹ached¹¹achen¹⁰acher¹⁰aches¹⁰acier⁷acies⁷ackee¹¹acker¹¹ackey¹⁴acmes⁹acned⁸acnes⁷acred⁸acres⁷acted⁸added⁸adder⁷adiel⁶adieu⁶adlet⁶admen⁸adnex¹³adred⁷adret⁶advew¹²adzed¹⁶adzer¹⁵adzes¹⁵afley¹¹afret⁸after⁸agger⁷agiel⁶aglee⁶aglet⁶agley⁹agnel⁶agnes⁶agree⁶agued⁷agues⁶aguey⁹ahmed¹¹ahmet¹⁰aided⁷aider⁶aides⁶aiger⁶ailed⁶aimed⁸aimee⁷aimer⁷ainee⁵aired⁶airer⁵aiver⁸aiyee⁸ajies¹²aknee⁹akpek¹⁵albee⁷alces⁷aldea⁶alden⁶alder⁶alfet⁸alhet⁸alien⁵aliet⁵alkes⁹allee⁵allel⁵allen⁵aller⁵alley⁸allez¹⁴almeh¹⁰almes⁷aloed⁶aloes⁵alpen⁷alter⁵

E is the 5th letter (1669)

abase⁷abate⁷abaue⁷abave¹⁰abaze¹⁶abbie⁹abide⁸abime⁹abode⁸abore⁷abote⁷above¹⁰abune⁷abuse⁷acale⁷acate⁷acone⁷acute⁷adage⁷adawe⁹addie⁷addle⁷adobe⁸adore⁶adoze¹⁵adrue⁶adure⁶aface¹⁰afire⁸afore⁸agade⁷agape⁸agate⁶agave⁹agaze¹⁵aggie⁷agile⁶agoge⁷agone⁶aigre⁶ailie⁵aisle⁵aizle¹⁴akule⁹alane⁵alate⁵alcae⁷algae⁶alice⁷alife⁸alike⁹aline⁵alite⁵alive⁸alkie⁹allie⁵alone⁵alose⁵alowe⁸alure⁵amate⁷amaze¹⁶amble⁹amice⁹amide⁸amine⁷amire⁷amoke¹¹amole⁷amove¹⁰ample⁹amuse⁷amuze¹⁶ancle⁷ancre⁷andre⁶angie⁶angle⁶anice⁷anile⁵anime⁷anise⁵ankle⁹annie⁵anode⁶anole⁵ansae⁵antae⁵antre⁵aoife⁸apace⁹apage⁸apode⁸apple⁹aquae¹⁴arace⁷arage⁶arake⁹arame⁷arase⁵

Words with two Es (1292)

abcee⁹abede⁸abele⁷absee⁷ackee¹¹adeem⁸adeep⁸aedes⁶aeger⁶aegle⁶aerie⁵agene⁶agete⁶aglee⁶agree⁶aimee⁷ainee⁵aiyee⁸akees⁹akene⁹aknee⁹albee⁷aleye⁸allee⁵ameed⁸ameen⁷ameer⁷amene⁷anele⁵ankee⁹apeek¹¹areae⁵arede⁶areek⁹areel⁵arene⁵arere⁵arete⁵arnee⁵arvee⁸atees⁵atlee⁵aweek¹²aweel⁸beare⁷bebed¹⁰beche¹²becke¹³bedel⁸beden⁸bedes⁸bedew¹¹bedye¹¹beech¹²beedi⁸beefs¹⁰beefy¹³beele⁷beent⁷beeps⁹beers⁷beery¹⁰beest⁷beeth¹⁰beets⁷beety¹⁰beeve¹⁰begem¹⁰beget⁸behen¹⁰behew¹³beice⁹beige⁸bejel¹⁴belee⁷belie⁷belle⁷belue⁷belve¹⁰benes⁷benet⁷benne⁷beode⁸bepen⁹beres⁷beret⁷berme⁹berne⁷beroe⁷besee⁷beses⁷beset⁷besew¹⁰beted⁸betel⁷betes⁷bevel¹⁰bever¹⁰bevue¹⁰bewet¹⁰bezel¹⁶bezes¹⁶bleed⁸bleep⁹blees⁷blere⁷boree⁷brede⁸breed⁸breek¹¹breem⁹breer⁷brees⁷breme⁹brere⁷breve¹⁰cadee⁸caese⁷cease⁷ceaze¹⁶ceded⁹ceder⁸cedes⁸cedre⁸ceile⁷celeb⁹cense⁷cepes⁹cered⁸cerer⁷ceres⁷cerge⁸cerne⁷cesse⁷ceste⁷cetes⁷cezve¹⁹cheek¹⁴cheep¹²cheer¹⁰cheet¹⁰cheke¹⁴chere¹⁰chese¹⁰cheve¹³citee⁷cleek¹¹cleep⁹clepe⁹cleve¹⁰

…and 1142 more in the full list.

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Where does E sit?

Position of E in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first E, so each word appears once. Words with two Es are listed separately below.

Slot 1499 · 6%eably, eager, eagle

Slot 22368 · 30%aecia, aedes, aeger

Slot 31029 · 13%abeam, abear, abede

Slot 42410 · 30%aahed, abbed, abbes

Slot 51669 · 21%abase, abate, abaue

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with E

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

othertheirtherethesepricestateemailaftervideowhereyearsorderitemsundergamesgreathotelstoretermsthosephonebasedcheckindexbeingwomenpageshousepowerwhilethreeplacemediawatersinceguidewhitetimessiteslevelimagetitlemoneyeveryreplyvaluepresslearnsaleslargetablemodelmovieneverusersbelowlegalabovequoteratesfieldpapertexaspokerissuerangewriteoffergivenfileseventneedsareasspaceentershareaddedleasttradegreen

Wordle

Which letters keep company with E?

Among the 7975 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside E. They make good second guesses once E is confirmed.

S2848

R2592

A2586

L1871

T1802

I1789

O1651

N1629

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (420), EE (420), IE (329), EI (179), UE (152).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter E words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-E	2225	abase, abate, abaue, abave, abaze, abbie, abcee
-S	1560	abbes, abers, abets, abies, ables, abyes, acers
-D	679	aahed, abbed, abend, abled, abyed, ached, acned
-R	657	abear, aberr, abler, abner, acher, acier, acker
-Y	473	abbey, absey, acedy, ackey, afley, agley, aguey
-T	460	ablet, abnet, abret, adept, adlet, adret, aetat
-N	343	achen, admen, aeron, alden, alien, allen, alpen
-L	312	accel, adiel, agiel, agnel, allel, amsel, amzel

Ends	Words	Examples
-ES	764	abbes, abies, ables, abyes, aches, acies
-ER	568	abler, abner, acher, acier, acker, adder
-ED	560	aahed, abbed, abled, abyed, ached, acned
-LE	209	abele, acale, addle, aegle, agile, aisle
-SE	204	abase, abuse, alose, amuse, anise, arase
-EL	185	accel, adiel, agiel, agnel, allel, amsel

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Letter patterns

E words with striking patterns

E at both ends

eagleeagreearleeasleeatheecizeecoleeddieedileeduceeerieeffieeigneelateelemeeleve

These words open and close with E.

Two Es (1292)

abceeabedeabeleabseeackeeadeemadeepaedesaegeraegleaerieageneageteagleeagreeaimee

EN and EL openers

68 words start with EN and 55 start with EL in this list.

enactenageenamienaptenarmenateenciaencupencycendedenderendewendiaendowendueeneas

E with Z, X, J or Q (16)

abazeadnexadozeadzedadzeradzesaequiagazeaizleajiesallezamazeamuzeamzelannexaquae

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with E

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
fezzy	29	28
yezzy	29	27
bezzy	28	28
lezzy	26	26
bezzi	25	26
bezzo	25	26
bozze	25	26
mezze	25	26
mezzo	25	26
jazey	24	25
vejoz	24	27
jemez	23	26

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter E words, defined

basedadjectiveFounded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

beingverbpresent participle and gerund of be

eageradjectiveDesirous; keen to do or obtain something. “Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.”

eaglenounAny of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

eagreadjectiveObsolete form of eager.

earedadjectiveHaving ears (of a specified type). “He was a large-eared man.”

earlenounArchaic spelling of earl.

earlyadjectiveAt a time in advance of the usual or expected event. “at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death”

earshnounstubble field.

earstadverbObsolete spelling of erst.

earthproper nounAlternative letter-case form of Earth (“the third planet of the Solar System, upon which humans live”). “The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.”

easedadjectiveMade easier, more relaxed, or less stressed.

easelnounAn upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

easernounA person or thing that eases or relieves

videonounTransient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

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Questions about 5 letter words with E

How many five-letter words contain E?

The general English word list used on this page has 7975 five-letter words with E. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does E usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list E is the fourth letter of 2410, the second letter of 2368, the fifth letter of 1669, the third letter of 1029, the first letter of 499.

What are common five-letter words with E?

Everyday examples include other, their, there, these, price, state, email, after, video, where. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter E words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are fezzy at 29 and yezzy at 29, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in E?

Yes: abase, abate, abaue, abave, abaze, abbie, abcee, abede.

Which five-letter words have a silent E?

Silent-E words are rare at this length; most five words sound the E out.

How do I find five-letter words with E in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ E in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with E and words containing E?

Words starting with E must begin with it. Words containing E can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.