The letter E is the most common letter in English, and its grip on five-letter words is remarkable. Roughly 66% of all official Wordle answers contain at least one E, making five letter words with E the single most important letter group to know. Whether you have a yellow E from your opener, a green E locked in position, or you want to build a sharper first-guess strategy, this list covers every angle.
Quick Answer: There are 2,200+ five letter words with E in standard Scrabble dictionaries. The most common include STARE, CRANE, CLEAN, SHELF, and BREED. The letter E appears in roughly two thirds of all official Wordle answers, making it the most valuable single letter to confirm in any opening guess.
5 Letter Words with E Starting with E
Every word in this section places E in position 1. Words like EAGLE, EARTH, ELBOW, EMPTY, ENTRY, and EVERY appear frequently as Wordle answers. E-starters are your go-to group when a green E is already confirmed in the first slot.
5 Letter Words with E Starting with A to F
Words below begin with Ea through Ef. Within each bold label, words are sorted with the most Wordle-familiar first.
Starting with Ea
| Eagle | Early | Earth | Easel |
| Eater | Eaten | Eager | Eared |
| Earls | Earns | Earnt | Eased |
| Easer | Eases | Easts | Eaved |
| Eaves | Egads | Egest | Eggar |
| Egged | Egger | Egret |
Starting with Eb and Ec
| Ebbed | Ebony | Ebook | Eclat |
| Eches | Echos |
Starting with Ed
| Edema | Edged | Edger | Edges |
| Edict | Edify | Edile | Edits |
| Educe | Educt |
Starting with Ee and Ef
| Eeled | Eerie | Effed |
5 Letter Words with E Starting with G to N
Starting with El
| Elain | Eland | Elans | Elate |
| Elbow | Elder | Elect | Elegy |
| Elemi | Elfin | Elide | Elite |
| Eloge | Elope | Elude | Elute |
| Elvan | Elver | Elves |
Starting with Em
| Embar | Embay | Embed | |
| Ember | Embow | Embox | Embus |
| Emcee | Emend | Emery | Emirs |
| Emits | Emmer | Emmet | Emote |
| Empty | Emure | Emyds |
Starting with En
| Enact | Enate | Ended | Ender |
| Endow | Endue | Enema | Enemy |
| Enjoy | Ennui | Enols | Ensue |
| Enter | Entry | Enure | Envoi |
| Envoy |
Starting with Ep
| Epact | Epees | Ephah | Ephas |
| Ephod | Ephor | Epics | Epoch |
| Epode | Epoxy |
5 Letter Words with E Starting with O to Z
Starting with Er
| Equal | Equid | Equip | Erase |
| Erect | Ergot | Erica | Erode |
| Erose | Erred | Error | Eruca |
| Eruct | Erupt |
Starting with Es and Et
| Eskar | Esker | Essay | Ester |
| Estoc | Estop | Ethal | Ether |
| Ethic | Ethyl | Etude | Etyma |
Starting with Ev
| Evade | Evens | Event | Evert |
| Every | Evict | Evils | Evoke |
Starting with Ex
| Exact | Exalt | Exams | Excel |
| Exeat | Execs | Exert | Exile |
| Exine | Exist | Exits | Exode |
| Exome | Exons | Expat | Expos |
| Extol | Extra | Exude | Exult |
Starting with Ey
| Eying | Eyrie | Eyrir |
5 Letter Words with E as the Second Letter
E in position 2 is one of the most productive Wordle slots. The pattern _E_ _ _ covers BEACH, DEALT, FEAST, HEART, HEAVY, LEARN, PEACE, REACH, TEACH, and WEIGH. A yellow E placed in position 1 by your opener sends you straight to this group.
5 Letter Words with E as the Second Letter: A to F
Starting with Be
| Beach | Beast | Beard | Bears |
| Beams | Beany | Beans | Beaky |
| Beaks | Beamy | Beano | Beath |
| Beech | Beige | Belle | Belly |
| Below | Bench | Blend | Bleed |
| Bless | Beave | Belie | Berne |
| Berme | Besee | Beare | Becke |
| Bedye | Beene | Befoe | Belye |
| Bende | Benne | Bense | Benue |
| Beroe | Befit | Below | Bench |
| Beryl | Beset |
Starting with Ce
| Cease | Cedar | Cense | Cerne |
| Cezve |
Starting with De
| Decay | Decaf | Decal | Decan |
| Delay | Dense | Depot | Depth |
| Denim | Deter | Deuce | Devil |
| Delve | Debye | Deale | Deare |
| Deere | Deice | Dekle | Deque |
| Dette | Debug | Decor | Detox |
| Debut | Demur |
Starting with Fe
| Felon | Fence | Fetch | Fever |
| Fewer | Feign | Fella | Femme |
| Ferme | Fesse | Fetus | Feaze |
| Feete | Feeze |
5 Letter Words with E as the Second Letter: G to N
Starting with Ge
| Geese | Genre | Geode | Gerne |
| Geste | Gelee | Gerbe | Gerle |
Starting with He
| Heard | Heart | Heavy | Hedge |
| Heist | Hello | Hence | Heave |
| Helve | Henge | Herne | Herse |
| Hesse | Heeze | Hegge | Heyne |
Starting with Je
| Jelly | Jerky | Jeune | Jeeze |
| Jembe |
Starting with Le
| Leach | Leaky | Leapt | Leave |
| Lease | Learn | Ledge | Leaks |
| Leans | Leads | Leafy | Leafs |
| Leaps | Leats | Leade | Leane |
| Leaze | Lecce | Leche | Leese |
| Lefse | Legge | Lemme | Lense |
| Leone | Lernt | Lethe | Levee |
Starting with Me
| Melon | Medal | Merge | Metal |
| Melee | Meade | Meane | Mease |
| Mebbe | Meese | Mende | Menge |
| Mense | Merce | Merde | Merle |
| Mesne | Metre | Meuse | Mezze |
| Mercy | Merit | Meter | Mecca |
Starting with Ne
| Newly | Nerve | Neafe | Neche |
| Neele | Neese | Neeze | Neive |
| Neume | Newie | Negro | Needy |
5 Letter Words with E as the Second Letter: O to Z
Starting with Pe
| Peach | Peace | Petal | Petty |
| Peeve | Pence | Pewee | Peage |
| Peare | Pease | Peele | Peine |
| Peise | Pekoe | Penge | Penne |
| Perce | Perse | Perve | Petie |
| Petre | Perky | Penny | Peons |
Starting with Re
| Rebel | Reset | Rehab | Refer |
| Repel | Reeve | Reuse | Revue |
| Rente | Rebbe | Recce | Redie |
| Redye | Reede | Regie | Regle |
| Reive | Renne | Resee | Resue |
| Rethe | Retie | Rebus | Recut |
| Reedy | Reels | Relax | Relay |
| Relic | Remix | Renal | Repay |
| Resin | Retch | Rerun | Reign |
Starting with Se
| Serve | Seven | Sense | Seize |
| Seine | Serge | Sedge | Segue |
| Seise | Sente | Serie | Serre |
| Setae | Setee | Seave | Sease |
| Sepal | Serif | Serum | Setup |
| Sewer |
Starting with Te
| Teach | Teeth | Tense | Tepee |
| Terce | Terne | Terse | Teare |
| Tease | Teaze | Teene | Tehee |
| Telae | Telle | Tempe | Temse |
| Tenge | Tenne | Tenue | Terfe |
| Terve | Teste | Tenor | Terms |
| Terse | Texts |
Starting with Ve and We
| Venue | Venge | Verge | Verse |
| Veale | Verve | Venom | Yeast |
| Weigh | Zebra | Weeds | Weedy |
| Weevl | Weird | Wells | Welsh |
5 Letter Words with E in the Middle
E in position 3 is the largest positional group in this list. Words like BREED, CREEK, GREED, QUEEN, SPEED, STEEL, STEER, and SWEET all land E in the centre slot. Confirming a green E in position 3 during Wordle eliminates the majority of the answer list in a single move.
5 Letter Words with E in the Middle: A to F
Words with the -ea- pattern
| Teach | Reach | Peach | Leach |
| Beach | Beard | Beast | Bears |
| Beams | Beans | Heart | Heard |
| Feast | Leapt | Heave | Heaps |
| Learn | Lease | Leash | Least |
| Leads | Leafs | Leafy | Leaks |
| Leans | Leaps | Leats | Leave |
| Peace | Pearl | Pears | Reads |
| Ready | Reaks | Weary | Wears |
| Yearn | Years | Yeard | Fears |
| Feats | Feaze | Fiars | Fiats |
| Dealt | Death | Realm | Reap |
| Seam | Deaf | Meant | Meal |
| Deal | Dean | Heal | Heat |
| Jeans | Deals | Meats | Heats |
Words with the -ee- pattern
| Breed | Creek | Creed | Creep |
| Fleet | Freed | Greed | Greet |
| Kneel | Queen | Sheet | Sheer |
| Skeet | Sleet | Sneer | Speed |
| Spree | Steel | Steep | Steed |
| Steer | Sweet | Three | Treed |
| Tweet | Tweed | Wheel | Preen |
| Scree | Agree | Beech | Beefs |
| Beers | Beery | Seeds | Feeds |
| Needs | Reeds | Weeds | Heeds |
| Deeds | Meeds | Flees | Knees |
| Trees | Frees | Grees | Fleek |
| Sleek | Cheek | Heels | Keels |
| Peels | Reels | Beets | Meets |
| Geese | Pewee | Tepee | Levee |
| Emcee | Reeve | Leech | Bleed |
More E-in-middle words continue below.
5 Letter Words with E in the Middle: G to N
Words with the -ei- pattern
| Their | Heist | Reins | Veins |
| Feign | Deign | Reign | Neigh |
| Weigh |
Words with the -el- pattern
| Shelf | Shell | Shelf | Blend |
| Spell | Spell | Smell | Belly |
| Hello | Jello | Yells | Wells |
| Bells | Cells | Dells | Fells |
| Sells | Tells | Welly | Kelly |
| Belts | Melts | Felts | Welts |
| Kelts | Pelts | Delta | Metal |
| Petal | Fetal | Retal | Legal |
Words with the -en- pattern
| Blend | Trend | Spend | Scent |
| Amend | Agent | Inert | Knelt |
| Slept | Swept | Crept | Adept |
| Bench | Fence | Hence | Wench |
| Cleft | Theft | Flesh | Fresh |
| Wreck | Fleck | Speck | Check |
| Henna | Penna | Senna | Benny |
| Penny | Jenny | Kenny | Lenny |
| Dents | Fents | Gents | Lends |
| Rends | Sends | Tends | Vends |
| Bends | Fends | Mends | Wends |
Words with the -er- pattern
| Every | Alert | Inert | Overt |
| Exert | Avert | Evert | Query |
| Mercy | Derby | Perky | Nervy |
| Verge | Merge | Serve | Nerve |
| Stern | Ferns | Terms | Berth |
| Verbs | Perch | Serge | Gerbe |
| Gerle | Fever | Lever | Never |
| Sever | Merry | Berry | Ferry |
| Gerry | Perry | Terry | Hexed |
| Vexed | Sexed | Perms | Herms |
5 Letter Words with E in the Middle: O to Z
Words with the -es- pattern
| Guest | Crest | Chest | Blest |
| Dress | Press | Bless | Flesh |
| Fresh | Nests | Rests | Bests |
| Tests | Vests | Pests | Jests |
| Zests | Fests | Wests | Desks |
| Resin | Reset | Meson | Beset |
Words with the -et- pattern
| Metal | Petal | Retal | Fetal |
| Fetch | Vetch | Ketch | Belts |
| Melts | Felts | Welts | Kelts |
| Pelts | Fetus | Retro | Setup |
| Netty | Betty | Getty | Jetty |
| Metal | Petty | Witty | Betty |
| Peter | Seter | Bevel | Letch |
| Letch | Fetch | Retch | Ketch |
Words with the -ev- and -ew- patterns
| Fever | Level | Revel | Bevel |
| Devil | Seven | Levin | Heavy |
| Clews | Brews | Chews | Crews |
| Drews | Stews | Views | Skews |
| Hewn | Newts | Sewed | Jewel |
| Sewer | Fewer | Mewls | Lewis |
5 Letter Words with E as the Fourth Letter
E in position 4 is rich with common word patterns. The endings -er, -en, -el, -et, and -ed all place E in position 4. When Wordle gives you a green E in position 4, your shortlist fills instantly with everyday words.
5 Letter Words with E as the Fourth Letter: A to F
| Angel | Anger | Camel | Cider |
| Clean | Clear | Cleat | Cream |
| Creak | Decal | Decaf | Delay |
| Diner | Dozen | Dryer | Dream |
| Ember | Equal | Facet | Fiber |
| Finer | Freak | Given | Gleam |
| Glean | Great | Hotel | Hazel |
| Honey | Human | Ideal | Index |
| Inner | Inter | Jewel | Joker |
| Label | Layer | Legal | Level |
| Libel | Liken | Liner | Loner |
| Lower | Maker | Medal | Model |
| Modem | Miser | Novel | Navel |
| Often | Older | Onset | Outer |
| Owner | Panel | Paper | Pixel |
| Poker | Power | Quiet | Racer |
| Refer | Repel | Ripen | Revel |
| Roger | Rowel | Ruler | Safer |
| Seven | Sober | Steel | Super |
| Tiger | Timer | Towel | Tried |
| Upset | Under | Video | Vixen |
| Voter | Vowel | Wager | Widen |
| Women |
5 Letter Words with E as the Fourth Letter: G to Z
| Boxer | Caber | Caner | Caper |
| Carer | Cater | Cover | Darer |
| Dater | Defer | Diver | Dover |
| Dozer | Drier | Duper | Eager |
| Eater | Elver | Emery | Enter |
| Esker | Ester | Fiber | Fixer |
| Foyer | Freer | Gamer | Goner |
| Giver | Haler | Hater | Haver |
| Hiker | Hirer | Homer | Hover |
| Hyper | Infer | Joker | Later |
| Laver | Lazar | Liver | Lover |
| Maker | Maser | Mater | Miser |
| Miter | Mixer | Mover | Mower |
| Namer | Ocher | Ogler | Oiler |
| Omber | Order | Other | Outer |
| Paler | Parer | Pater | Paver |
| Payer | Piper | Poser | Prior |
| Rarer | Raver | Razer | Rider |
| Ricer | River | Roper | Rover |
| Rower | Saber | Sager | Saver |
| Sewer | Sheer | Siren | Sixer |
| Sizer | Skier | Sober | Sorer |
| Steer | Taper | Tater | Taxer |
| Tiler | Toner | Toter | Tower |
| Toyer | Tuber | Ulcer | Upper |
| Usher | Viper | Voter | Vower |
| Wafer | Waver | Waxer | Weber |
| Wider | Wiper | Wiser | Yager |
| Yokel | Yodel | Zeal |
5 Letter Words Ending in E
Words ending in E represent the largest single positional group. The silent terminal E appears across dozens of English word families, from -ace and -age through -ule and -une. Over 900 verified five-letter words end in E.
5 Letter Words Ending in -ace and -age
| Brace | Grace | Place | Space |
| Trace | Apace | Chace | Crare |
| Badge | Cadge | Fadge | Hedge |
| Lodge | Nudge | Podge | Ridge |
| Sedge | Wedge | Budge | Dodge |
| Fudge | Judge | Ledge | Mudge |
| Pudge | Wodge | Adage | Image |
| Stage | Plage | Osage | Phage |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ale and -ame
| Shale | Scale | Stale | Whale |
| Swale | Spale | Dwale | Knave |
| Brave | Crave | Grave | Blame |
| Flame | Frame | Shame | Arame |
| Brame | Crame | Drame | Trame |
| Crake | Drake | Flake | Quake |
| Shake | Slake | Snake | Spake |
| Stake | Brake | Awake | Opake |
5 Letter Words Ending in -are and -ate
| Spare | Stare | Share | Snare |
| Glare | Blare | Flare | Clare |
| Scare | Crare | Graze | Grate |
| Crate | Plate | State | Skate |
| Irate | Ovate | Prate | Slate |
| Spate | Abate | Amate | Elate |
| Urate | Exate |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ave and -aze
| Brave | Crave | Grave | Knave |
| Shave | Stave | Slave | Suave |
| Waive | Agave | Blaze | Craze |
| Glaze | Graze | Smaze | Amaze |
| Braze | Gauge | Gouge | Rouge |
| Douge | Louge |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ice and -ide
| Price | Slice | Spice | Twice |
| Brice | Grice | Trice | Voice |
| Since | Bride | Glide | Guide |
| Pride | Slide | Snide | Abide |
| Aside | Elide | Oxide | Azide |
| Diode | Enode |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ile, -ine, and -ire
| Aisle | Axile | Chile | Exile |
| Guile | While | Agile | Smile |
| Stile | Utile | Brine | Chine |
| Swine | Whine | Spine | Twine |
| Opine | Ovine | Thine | Saine |
| Afire | Spire | Swire | Shire |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ite and -ive
| Smite | Spite | Suite | Unite |
| White | Write | Quite | Trite |
| Stive | Alive | Drive | Skive |
| Olive | Naive | Swive |
5 Letter Words Ending in -one and -ore
| Atone | Clone | Drone | Ozone |
| Phone | Prone | Scone | Shone |
| Stone | Trone | Crone | Gnome |
| Chore | Score | Shore | Snore |
| Spore | Store | Adore | Afore |
| Erode | Azore | Erose |
5 Letter Words Ending in -ose, -ove, and -ule
| Close | Chose | Goose | Loose |
| Moose | Noose | Those | Whose |
| Prose | Arose | Erose | Drove |
| Clove | Grove | Shove | Stove |
| Trove | Above | Evoke | Avoke |
| Emule | Exule | Ovule | Flute |
| Brute | Crude | Prude | Acute |
5 Letter Words with E Twice
Two E’s in a five-letter word give you a decisive advantage in Wordle. Playing CREEP, GREED, STEEL, or QUEEN confirms two positions at once and eliminates every word without double E in a single guess. These are also strong Scrabble plays when the board has two open E slots.
| Breed | Creek | Creed | Creep |
| Emcee | Epees | Eerie | Eeled |
| Fleet | Freed | Geese | Greed |
| Greet | Kneel | Levee | Melee |
| Niece | Preen | Queen | Repel |
| Scree | Sheer | Skeet | Sleet |
| Sneer | Speed | Spree | Steel |
| Steep | Steed | Steer | Sweet |
| Tepee | Three | Treed | Tweet |
| Tweed | Wheel | Pewee | Reeve |
| Emeer | Beene | Besee | Beroe |
| Flees | Beech | Beefs | Beers |
| Bleed | Beeve | Seeds | Feeds |
| Needs | Reeds | Weeds | Heeds |
| Deeds | Sleek | Cheek | Heels |
| Peels | Reels | Beets | Meets |
| Keels | Grees | Exert | Emote |
| Eerie | Excel | Erect | Eject |
| Elect | Elegy | Elite | Emend |
| Enema | Enemy | Enter | Exude |
Best Wordle Openers Among 5 Letter Words with E
E is present in roughly 66% of all Wordle answers. Any strong opener should include it. The words below pair E with the other highest-frequency Wordle letters: A, R, O, T, L, S, N, and I. Each word tests five unique positions with no repeated letters.
| Word | Letters covered |
|---|---|
| Stare | S, T, A, R, E |
| Crane | C, R, A, N, E |
| Trace | T, R, A, C, E |
| Slate | S, L, A, T, E |
| Arise | A, R, I, S, E |
| Crone | C, R, O, N, E |
| Store | S, T, O, R, E |
| Liner | L, I, N, E, R |
| Overt | O, V, E, R, T |
| Irone | I, R, O, N, E |
Common 5 Letter Words with E and Their Meanings
| Word | Meani |
|---|---|
| Adept | Highly skilled or proficient at something, well beyond ordinary competence |
| Agile | Quick and coordinated in movement, or able to think and respond fast |
| Amend | To make corrections or improvements to a text, law, or plan |
| Anode | The positively charged electrode through which current enters a device |
| Brave | Willing to face danger or difficulty without showing fear |
| Breed | To produce offspring, or a distinct variety of animal with shared traits |
| Cease | To bring something to an end or stop doing it entirely |
| Clean | Free from dirt, contamination, or unwanted material |
| Crane | A long-necked wading bird, or a machine for lifting heavy loads |
| Creep | To move slowly and quietly, or an unpleasant and unsettling person |
| Depot | A storage facility for goods, vehicles, or a bus and train terminus |
| Deter | To discourage someone from doing something through consequences or threat |
| Eject | To force something or someone out suddenly or with pressure |
| Elegy | A poem or song written as a lament for someone who has died |
| Elite | A group regarded as superior in ability, wealth, or social position |
| Evade | To escape or avoid something through cleverness or change of direction |
| Exert | To apply force, effort, or influence with deliberate and sustained intent |
| Fever | An abnormally high body temperature, most often caused by infection |
| Greed | An intense and selfish desire for more wealth or possessions than needed |
| Inert | Lacking the ability to move or react; chemically inactive or stable |
| Jewel | A precious stone, or a person or thing considered especially valuable |
| Level | A flat horizontal surface, or a position on a scale of quantity or quality |
| Merit | The quality of being deserving of praise or reward; worth on its own terms |
| Novel | A full-length work of fiction, or something genuinely new and original |
| Power | The ability to act or produce an effect; authority or control over others |
| Queen | The female ruler of a kingdom, or the most powerful piece in chess |
| Rebel | A person who resists authority or refuses to conform to expected norms |
| Steel | A strong alloy of iron and carbon, or to mentally brace oneself for difficulty |
| Trend | A general direction of change or development observed over time |
| Yield | To produce or provide a result, or to give way under pressure |
More 5 Letter Words with E: A to Z Reference
The words below complete full dictionary coverage of five letter words with E, organized by starting letter for quick lookup.
More 5 Letter Words with E: A to F
Starting with A
| Abele | Abets | Abode | Abore |
| Abune | Abure | Abuse | Acerb |
| Achee | Ackee | Adabe | Adeem |
| Adele | Adeps | Adige | Adobe |
| Adoze | Aduge | Aegle | Afade |
| Agape | Agate | Agene | Aglee |
| Agoge | Ainee | Aisne | Aitne |
| Aizle | Akene | Alane | Albee |
| Algae | Alice | Alife | Alike |
| Aline | Alkie | Allee | Alose |
| Altie | Altre | Alune | Alure |
| Amble | Amele | Amene | Amide |
| Amine | Amite | Amove | Amuse |
| Anele | Anile | Anime | Anise |
| Ankle | Anole | Ansae | Antae |
| Anthe | Antie | Aoede | Apode |
| Apple | Aquae | Areca | Arene |
| Arete | Argue | Aware | Awave |
| Awoke | Ayrie | Azene | Azole |
| Azote | Azure | Azyme |
Starting with B
| Bable | Bache | Bacne | Bague |
| Baile | Baize | Banke | Barbe |
| Barge | Barke | Barre | Basle |
| Baste | Bathe | Baure | Bayle |
| Beads | Begot | Belay | Bents |
| Bible | Bigae | Bigge | Bikie |
| Bilge | Bilje | Binge | Biome |
| Biose | Birde | Birle | Birse |
| Bitee | Bitte | Blade | Blake |
| Blase | Blate | Bleat | Bleep |
| Bleve | Blite | Blive | Bloke |
| Blore | Blowe | Bocce | Boche |
| Bodie | Bodle | Bogie | Bogle |
| Bogue | Boise | Boite | Bombe |
| Bonce | Bonne | Bonze | Boone |
| Booze | Borde | Boree | Borne |
| Bosie | Bothe | Botte | Bouge |
| Boule | Bouse | Bowie | Bowle |
| Bowne | Break | Bream | Breve |
| Broke | Buaze | Bubbe | Bugle |
| Bulge | Bulse | Bunce | Bunde |
| Bunje | Burke | Burne | Burse |
| Butte |
Starting with C
| Cable | Cabre | Cache | Cadie |
| Calne | Canne | Canoe | Caple |
| Carle | Carme | Carte | Carve |
| Cause | Cayce | Cello | Cents |
| Chape | Chare | Chase | Chate |
| Chave | Cheer | Chere | Chime |
| Chute | Cione | Circe | Clane |
| Clepe | Cleve | Clime | Cline |
| Clive | Cloke | Cloze | Coate |
| Coble | Codge | Cogie | Cogue |
| Cohoe | Colne | Combe | Comte |
| Conde | Conge | Conne | Conte |
| Cooee | Coole | Cooze | Corbe |
| Corfe | Corse | Corve | Cosie |
| Coste | Cowie | Coyle | Coyne |
| Cozie | Crape | Crase | Cress |
| Crewe | Crime | Cripe | Crise |
| Crome | Crore | Croze | Cruse |
| Ctene | Cumae | Curie | Curse |
| Curve | Cuvee | Cycle | Cymae |
Starting with D
| Dafoe | Dalle | Damme | Danae |
| Dance | Darke | Deems | Dhole |
| Didie | Diene | Digue | Dinge |
| Dione | Diose | Dirae | Dirge |
| Disme | Dixie | Dobie | Dogie |
| Dogme | Dolce | Donee | Donne |
| Dooce | Doone | Doree | Dorse |
| Douce | Doune | Doupe | Douse |
| Dovie | Dovre | Dowie | Dowle |
| Downe | Dowse | Doxie | Drate |
| Drave | Drawe | Dread | Drear |
| Drole | Drome | Drupe | Druse |
| Druze | Dubhe | Dulce | Dulse |
| Dunce | Duple | Dwell | Dwelt |
| Dwine |
Starting with E
| Earle |
Starting with F
| Fable | Faile | False | Fante |
| Farce | Farse | Fauve | Fayne |
| Fayre | Fecal | Fibre | Fiche |
| Field | Fiend | Fille | Fique |
| Firee | Firie | Flate | Fleas |
| Flite | Flote | Fluke | Flume |
| Flype | Flyte | Fogie | Fogle |
| Folie | Forge | Foule | Fouse |
| Fowle | Foxie | Foyle | Frape |
| Frate | Freke | Frere | Frise |
| Frize | Frome | Frore | Fugue |
| Fulbe | Furze | Fusee |
More 5 Letter Words with E: G to N
Starting with G
| Gable | Gadje | Garbe | Garde |
| Garre | Gayne | Gazee | Gears |
| Gecko | Gelds | Gelid | Gelly |
| Germs | Gigue | Gimme | Ginge |
| Glabe | Glade | Glave | Glede |
| Glime | Globe | Glode | Glome |
| Glope | Glore | Glove | Gloze |
| Glume | Glute | Glyde | Golde |
| Golpe | Goode | Goole | Gorge |
| Gorse | Gosse | Goyle | Grade |
| Grape | Grebe | Grece | Greek |
| Greve | Gride | Grief | Grike |
| Grime | Gripe | Grone | Gruel |
| Guale | Guise | Gumbe | Gunge |
| Gurge | Gusle | Gwere | Gwine |
| Gynae | Gynie |
Starting with H
| Hable | Haeke | Hague | Haire |
| Halle | Harle | Harpe | Harre |
| Haste | Hathe | Havre | Hawse |
| Hazle | Heady | Heare | Hefts |
| Heihe | Helix | Hells | Herbs |
| Herds | Heroe | Heron | Heshe |
| Hinge | Hiree | Hithe | Hoise |
| Hokie | Holde | Holme | Homie |
| Hooie | Hooke | Hoove | Horde |
| Horse | House | Hyena | Hygge |
| Hymie | Hynde | Hythe |
Starting with I
| Ickle | Idele | Imbue | Imide |
| Imine | Inane | Inbye | Incle |
| Indie | Indre | Indue | Ingle |
| Inkle | Inode | Irade | Irene |
| Isnae | Istle | Iwate | Ixtle |
Starting with J
| Jahve | Jakie | Jambe | Japie |
| Jaspe | Jaxie | Jerks | Jewie |
| Joice | Josie | Joule | Juche |
| Juvie |
Starting with K
| Kakke | Kanae | Kasme | Kayle |
| Kedge | Keene | Keens | Keeve |
| Kelps | Kempe | Kendo | Kente |
| Kerbs | Kerne | Khene | Kibbe |
| Kieve | Kinde | Kiore | Kithe |
| Kluge | Knawe | Kneed | Knowe |
| Koine | Konde | Kopje | Kotte |
| Krewe | Krone | Kylie | Kyloe |
| Kynde | Kynge | Kyrie | Kythe |
Starting with L
| Ladle | Lance | Large | Lathe |
| Lauje | Lemma | Lemon | Lexie |
| Lexis | Liane | Libre | Liege |
| Lieve | Ligne | Lille | Linge |
| Linne | Lisle | Lithe | Livre |
| Loave | Loche | Locke | Logie |
| Logue | Loipe | Loire | Longe |
| Looie | Lotte | Louie | Loupe |
| Louse | Lovee | Lovie | Lucre |
| Lumme | Lunge | Lurve | Lyase |
| Lycee |
Starting with M
| Maare | Mache | Macle | Madge |
| Madre | Mahoe | Maide | Maine |
| Maple | Maxie | Mbyte | Meads |
| Meals | Mealy | Melds | Menae |
| Merch | Meroe | Miche | Midge |
| Mince | Minde | Misle | Mneme |
| Moble | Modge | Modie | Moile |
| Monde | Monie | Monte | Moone |
| Moore | Morne | Morse | Motte |
| Mouse | Movie | Moxie | Moyle |
| Mulse | Murre | Murse | Musse |
| Mvule | Mynde | Myope |
Starting with N
| Nacre | Naeve | Nexus | Ngwee |
| Niche | Nieve | Nixie | Nkore |
| Noble | Noice | Noise | Nolde |
| Nonce | Norse | Nouse | Novae |
| Nudie | Nugae | Nurse |
More 5 Letter Words with E: O to Z
Starting with O
| Obese | Obole | Ochre | Odyle |
| Offie | Ogive | Ojime | Oldie |
| Ollie | Omake | Ombre | Ongee |
| Oorie | Opepe | Opole | Orate |
| Ordre | Orgue | Osete | Ouche |
| Oukie | Ounce | Ourie | Outie |
| Outre | Owche | Oxeye | Oxime |
| Ozite | Ozzie |
Starting with P
| Padge | Paige | Paire | Panne |
| Paree | Parge | Parle | Parse |
| Parve | Pauce | Payee | Peats |
| Pecks | Peeks | Peers | Pekie |
| Penie | Perne | Phane | Phare |
| Phase | Phebe | Piaye | Pieta |
| Pique | Piste | Pixie | Plane |
| Playe | Plead | Pleas | Pleat |
| Plebe | Plume | Plute | Poeme |
| Pogge | Pogie | Pogue | Poise |
| Pokie | Polje | Pombe | Pomme |
| Ponce | Poole | Poore | Poove |
| Porte | Prame | Prase | Preve |
| Preys | Prime | Prize | Probe |
| Prove | Prune | Pryde | Psoae |
| Pulse | Punce | Pupae | Puree |
| Purge | Purse | Putre | Pylae |
| Pyxie |
Starting with Q
| Quade | Quale | Quave | Queue |
| Quice | Quine | Quire | Quoke |
| Quote |
Starting with R
| Rache | Radde | Radge | Ragde |
| Ragee | Raine | Raise | Ramee |
| Ramie | Rance | Ranee | Range |
| Ranke | Raphe | Rappe | Rasse |
| Rathe | Rayle | Rayne | Razee |
| Reams | Reaps | Refit | Regal |
| Remit | Renew | Repot | Resaw |
| Retry | Rhade | Rhame | Rheme |
| Rhyme | Rhyne | Riche | Rieve |
| Rifle | Rille | Rinse | Rivne |
| Roble | Roche | Rogue | Ronde |
| Ronne | Rooke | Roome | Roose |
| Roque | Rorie | Rosie | Rothe |
| Rotte | Roule | Rouse | Route |
| Rouze | Rowie | Ruble | Ruche |
| Rudie | Ruffe | Rupee | Russe |
Starting with S
| Saale | Sable | Sabre | Sacae |
| Sacbe | Sadhe | Saide | Saile |
| Sayne | Sayre | Scape | Scene |
| Scoke | Scope | Scove | Scuse |
| Seeks | Seels | Seems | Seeps |
| Seers | Selfe | Selle | Semen |
| Semie | Sepia | Septa | Serfs |
| Servo | Sexes | Shade | Shape |
| Shate | Shine | Sidhe | Sidle |
| Signe | Singe | Siree | Sirte |
| Sixte | Skare | Skene | Skite |
| Slade | Slane | Slape | Slime |
| Slope | Smare | Smoke | Snape |
| Snipe | Snive | Snoke | Soare |
| Soave | Socle | Somme | Sonde |
| Sorte | Souce | Soule | Sowse |
| Spade | Spece | Speke | Spere |
| Sperm | Spide | Spike | Spile |
| Spoke | Spule | Spure | Spyre |
| Squee | Stade | Stane | Stead |
| Steak | Steal | Steam | Stele |
| Steve | Stike | Stime | Stipe |
| Stire | Stoae | Stoke | Stole |
| Stope | Stowe | Stree | Stupe |
| Sture | Styme | Suede | Surge |
| Sutle | Swabe | Swage | Swape |
| Sware | Swede | Swole | Sycee |
| Sythe |
Starting with T
| Table | Tache | Tahoe | Tante |
| Targe | Tarse | Tasse | Taste |
| Tatee | Tatie | Taube | Tawie |
| Tazze | Teaks | Teams | Tears |
| Teary | Teats | Teens | Teide |
| Tepid | Thale | Thame | Thane |
| Thave | Thebe | Theme | Thole |
| Thone | Throe | Thule | Thyme |
| Thyne | Tiare | Tiele | Tigre |
| Tilde | Tinge | Tithe | Titre |
| Togae | Togue | Toile | Toise |
| Tonne | Topee | Toque | Torse |
| Torte | Toupe | Touse | Touze |
| Towee | Towie | Towse | Trade |
| Trape | Trave | Tribe | Trike |
| Trine | Tripe | Troke | Trope |
| Truce | Tsine | Tuile | Tuite |
| Tulle | Tuple | Tuque | Tutee |
| Twire | Tyche | Tythe |
Starting with U
| Uchee | Udine | Ulnae | Ulzie |
| Umbre | Uncle | Unsee | Untie |
| Upsee | Uptie | Urare | Urase |
| Urite | Ursae | Ussie |
Starting with V
| Vadge | Vague | Value | Valve |
| Vasse | Vaute | Vawte | Venal |
| Verso | Vette | Vexes | Virge |
| Vitae | Vogue | Voile | Vygie |
Starting with W
| Wacke | Wadge | Waide | Walke |
| Wanze | Warre | Waste | Wathe |
| Weald | Weale | Weals | Weans |
| Weare | Weave | Webby | Welke |
| Wente | Werre | Whare | Where |
| Whole | Whyte | Wicke | Wifie |
| Wille | Winge | Winne | Wolve |
| Worke | Worse | Wrest | Wroke |
| Wylie | Wythe |
Starting with Y
| Yahve | Yahwe | Yalie | Yance |
| Yavne | Ybore | Yekke | Yenne |
| Yente | Yerba | Ylide | Yodle |
| Yonne | Yorke | Youse | Yowie |
| Ysame |
Starting with Z
| Zaire | Zande | Zante | Zanze |
| Zebus | Zinke | Zoeae | Zonae |
| Zoque | Zorse | Zowee | Zowie |
FAQs
How many 5 letter words with E are there? There are over 2,200 five letter words with E in standard Scrabble dictionaries. The full Collins Scrabble Words list contains more than 8,900 valid five-letter words, and E appears in roughly 65% of them, making it the most frequent letter across this word length.
What are the best 5 letter words with E for Wordle? The strongest openers are STARE, CRANE, TRACE, SLATE, and ARISE. Each combines E with four other high-frequency Wordle letters: R, A, T, S, N, L, or I. These words test five distinct positions and cover the letters appearing most often across all official Wordle answers.
What 5 letter words with E in the middle are most common in Wordle? Words with E in position 3 include BREED, CREEK, GREED, QUEEN, SPEED, STEEL, STEER, and SWEET. The -ee- pattern in the centre slot is especially common. Confirming a green E in position 3 eliminates the majority of the answer list in a single move.
Are there 5 letter words with E in every position? Yes. E appears in position 1 in EAGLE, EARTH, and EVERY; position 2 in BEACH, HEARD, and TEACH; position 3 in BREED, QUEEN, and SWEET; position 4 in ANGEL, SEVEN, and WOMEN; and position 5 in CRANE, STARE, and GRAZE.
What 5 letter words have E twice? Common double-E words include BREED, CREEK, CREEP, FLEET, GREED, QUEEN, SHEET, SLEET, SNEER, SPEED, STEEL, STEER, SWEET, and WHEEL. Playing a double-E word early confirms both E positions at once and rules out every single-E answer in one guess.
What are high-scoring 5 letter Scrabble words with E? Top scorers include FEEZE (17 pts), FUZEE (17 pts), JEEZE (21 pts), FROZE (17 pts), BLAZE (16 pts), BEZEL (16 pts), GAUZE (15 pts), and GRAZE (15 pts). Words pairing E with Z, J, or X alongside a common vowel consistently score highest.
Why does E appear in so many 5 letter words? E forms the backbone of hundreds of English word patterns: the silent terminal -e, verb endings -er and -ed, noun endings -en and -el, and vowel clusters -ea-, -ee-, -ei-, and -eu-. These patterns alone account for thousands of five-letter words and explain why E leads all letters in frequency at this word length.
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