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5 Letter Words Starting With E
Looking for five-letter words that begin with E? There are 289 valid 5 letter words starting with E, and 51 of them are common everyday words. The most used is every. Add your Wordle clues to the finder, or browse the lists below, sorted from most to least common. For every other letter, use our five letter word finder.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words starting with E at a glance
- Valid words
- 289
- Common words
- 51
- Most common
- every
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- epoxy 17 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- enzym 19 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- eater
- The 2nd letter is X in 16% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is E in 14% of common words.
- The 4th letter is E in 24% of common words.
- The 5th letter is Y in 22% of common words.
Common 5 letter words starting with E (51)
The words with 5 letters starting with E you're most likely to know, most used first.
- every11
- early8
- event8
- enjoy15
- earth8
- eight9
- extra12
- ended7
- enter5
- exist12
- enemy10
- email7
- entry8
- equal14
- empty12
- error5
- exact14
- elite5
- essay8
- eagle6
- elder6
- eager6
- elect7
- elbow10
- exile12
- excel14
- erase5
- edged8
- ethic10
- erect7
- equip16
- envoy11
- enact7
- eater5
- elves8
- ether8
- evade9
- exert12
- ebony10
- eerie5
- ethos8
- emery10
- evoke12
- expel14
- eased6
- epoch12
- edict8
- epoxy17
- ester5
- erode6
- expat14
How to find a five-letter word that starts with an E
Looking for 5 letter words that start with E to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has E in the first green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is ESSAY, and all you know is that it starts with E, which leaves 51 common words. Open with EATER, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: EATER E is green and A is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 3 possible answers: email, equal and essay.
Guess 2: EMAIL E is green and A is yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: ESSAY All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes after E?
In common words that start with E, the second letter is most often X (16%), N (14%) and A (12%). Only 16% have a vowel second, so E is usually followed by another consonant.
| Starts with | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| EX | 8 | extra, exist, exact, exile |
| EN | 7 | enjoy, ended, enter, enemy |
| EA | 6 | early, earth, eagle, eager |
| EL | 5 | elite, elder, elect, elbow |
| EV | 4 | every, event, evade, evoke |
| ER | 4 | error, erase, erect, erode |
What the most common ones mean
- every
- adjective(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
- early
- adjectiveat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- event
- nounsomething that happens at a given place and time
- enjoy
- verbderive or receive pleasure from
- earth
- nounthe 3rd planet from the sun
- eight
- adjectivebeing one more than seven
- extra
- adjectivemore than is needed, desired, or required
- ended
- adjectivehaving come or been brought to a conclusion
- enter
- verbto come or go into
- exist
- verbhave an existence, be extant
- enemy
- nounan opposing military force
- noun(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
- entry
- nounan item inserted in a written record
- equal
- verbbe identical or equivalent to
- empty
- verbmake void or empty of contents
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words starting with E
E is the most common letter in English, but it's not a common first letter for 5 letter words. That's why the E list is short compared with S or C. Many E words start with EX (exact, exist, extra, exile) or EN and EM (enjoy, enter, empty). A smaller group opens with two vowels, like eight, eagle and eager. Because E starts so few words, an E that comes back yellow in your first Wordle guess is much more likely to belong in the fourth or fifth spot than the first. If you know the answer does start with E, try a guess that tests X, N and R early.
E ranks 17 out of 26 as a first letter for 5 letter words.
Word families that start with E
E words are a small, varied group. The EX family is the most useful to remember: excel, exert, expat and expel. EN and EM add enact, enemy, entry and envoy. A third group starts with two vowels: early, earth, eater and eerie. Many E words end in -ER or -RY, such as elder, enemy and entry. Because E starts so few words, an E-first answer is a good test of whether you're using the full vocabulary. If your guess shows E yellow but not first, it most likely belongs near the end; see 5 letter words ending in E for those patterns. To test more ideas quickly, use the five letter word finder.
Vowels in 5 letter words starting with E
E is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the common words, followed by A (29%) and O (20%). The least common is U (4%).
4% have just one vowel, like entry and empty. At the other end, email, equal and elite have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 24 nouns, 17 verbs and 10 adjectives.
Nouns include event, earth and enemy. Verbs include enjoy, enter and exist. Adjectives include every, early and eight.
Best Wordle guesses that start with E
Top guesses, with the average number of the 51 common words each leaves: EARLY (5.4), EXTRA (5.5), EARTH (6.0), ENACT (6.3) and ENTRY (6.9).
57% repeat a letter, and 3 have a double letter, like error, essay and eerie.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words starting with E in Scrabble
Top common words: epoxy (17), equip (16) and enjoy (15). All valid words: enzym (19), epoxy (17) and equip (16). 7 words reach 15 points or more.
All 289 valid 5 letter words starting with E238 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- eaten5
- edges7plural
- exams14plural
- euros5plural
- ebook11
- earns5plural
- erica7
- exits12plural
- edits6plural
- evils8plural
- emits7plural
- execs14plural
- eject14
- ember9
- emmys12plural
- erupt7
- evict10
- edema8
- embed10
- eases5plural
- ethyl11
- ensue5
- epics9plural
- erick11
- earls5plural
- emmet9
- eaves8plural
- enema7
- eared6
- erred6
- elude6
- ender6
- emcee9
- elegy9
- evens8plural
- easel5
- enrol5
- expos14plural
- exalt12
- etude6
- evert8
- exude13
- elope7
- egged8
- emacs9
- emote7
- endow9
- ennui5
- echos10plural
- egret6
- extol12
- elfin8
- eyrie8
- exons12plural
- ebbed10
- eland6
- eying9
- eider6
- easts5plural
- ergot6
- effed12
- egger7
- emmer9
- ewers8plural
- edify12
- eidos6
- eking10
- emirs7plural
- enews8plural
- esses5plural
- edger7
- eales5plural
- eldin6
- eosin5
- ergon6
- eikon9
- exult12
- emend8
- eniac7
- eejit12
- elide6
- esker9
- etats5plural
- elvan8
- enoki9
- eclat7
- eyres8plural
- ephod11
- egads7plural
- eggar7
- evite8
- estro5
- empts9plural
- envoi8
- elute5
- ephah13
- embar9
- ering6
- easer5
- erics7plural
- elver8
- epact9
- eisel5
- elint5
- elate5
- erven8
- etape7
- elain5
- emmas9plural
- eyers8plural
- emule7
- etage6
- estop7
- equid15
- epode8
- exurb14
- endue6
- ettin5
- elemi7
- exeat12
- entia5
- elfed9
- enure5
- emong8
- educe8
- eagre6
- eaned6
- eards6plural
- earst5
- easle5
- eathe8
- eaved9
- ebbet9
- ebons7plural
- ecads8plural
- eched11
- eches10plural
- ecrus7plural
- edile6
- educt8
- eeven8
- eevns8plural
- egers6plural
- egest6
- egmas8plural
- ehing9
- eigne6
- eiked10
- eilds6plural
- ekkas13plural
- elans5plural
- elchi10
- eliad6
- elmen7
- eloge6
- elogy9
- eloin5
- elops7
- elpee7
- elsin5
- embay12
- embog10
- embow12
- embox16
- embus9
- emeer7
- emeus7plural
- emmew12
- emove10
- emure7
- emyde11
- emyds11plural
- enarm7
- enate5
- endew9
- enfix15
- enlit5
- enmew10
- ennog6
- enols5plural
- enorm7
- enows8plural
- ensew8
- ensky12
- enurn5
- enzym19
- eorls5plural
- epees7plural
- ephas10plural
- ephor10
- epopt9
- epris7
- erbia7
- erevs8plural
- ergos6plural
- erhus8plural
- erned6
- ernes5plural
- erose5
- erses5plural
- eruct7
- erugo6
- eruvs8plural
- ervil8
- escar7
- escot7
- esile5
- eskar9
- esnes5plural
- estoc7
- etens5plural
- ethal8
- etnas5plural
- ettle5
- etuis5plural
- etwee8
- etyma10
- eughs9plural
- euked10
- eupad8
- eusol5
- evets8plural
- evhoe11
- evohe11
- ewest8
- ewhow14
- ewked13
- exeem14
- exeme14
- exies12
- exine12
- exing13
- exode13
- exuls12plural
- eyass8
- eyots8plural
- eyras8plural
- eyrir8
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words starting with E are there?
289 valid words; 51 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that starts with an E?
The most common is every. Other everyday examples are early, event and enjoy.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with E?
eater, leaving about 3.6 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word starting with E scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, epoxy scores 17 points. Among all valid words, enzym scores 19.
What 5 letter words start with E and end with Y?
Y is the most common last letter for these words (11 of the common words). Examples: every, early, enjoy and enemy.
Do more 5 letter words start with E or end with E?
289 valid 5 letter words start with E, compared with 1,485 that end with it. See 5 letter words ending in E.
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