5-Letter Words Starting With E
Our word finder knows 198 five-letter words that start with E. Common picks such as EMAIL, EVERY, EVENT lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- email7
- every11
- event8
- enter5
- early8
- error5
- entry8
- earth8
- extra12
- enjoy15
- equal14
- ended7
- eight9
- empty12
- exist12
- exact14
- eagle6
- ebony10
- excel14
- enemy10
All 198 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- elite 5
- essay 8
- ebook 11
- edges 7
- exams 14
- elder 6
- euros 5
- elect 7
- edits 6
- evite 8
- eager 6
- equip 16
- elbow 10
- eaten 5
- erase 5
- exile 12
- expat 14
- erica 7
- erect 7
- exits 12
- epoxy 17
- ether 8
- eater 5
- epoch 12
- earns 5
- ester 5
- envoy 11
- edged 8
- elves 8
- ethyl 11
- ethic 10
- enema 7
- enact 7
- emery 10
- embed 10
- exert 12
- expos 14
- evils 8
- ethos 8
- erred 6
- eject 14
- enrol 5
- edema 8
- evoke 12
- easel 5
- erode 6
- eerie 5
- eased 6
- execs 14
- earls 5
- eases 5
- evade 9
- ender 6
- eidos 6
- eared 6
- emits 7
- ember 9
- expel 14
- epics 9
- eaves 8
- emmet 9
- exons 12
- egret 6
- edict 8
- ensue 5
- etude 6
- erupt 7
- elegy 9
- emcee 9
- esker 9
- evert 8
- evens 8
- elude 6
- evict 10
- endow 9
- exalt 12
- echos 10
- edger 7
- elfin 8
- emote 7
- egger 7
- eland 6
- exult 12
- extol 12
- ennui 5
- exude 13
- eider 6
- emmys 12
- eclat 7
- ergot 6
- envoi 8
- eosin 5
- elope 7
- esses 5
- emmer 9
- edify 12
- egged 8
- eyrie 8
- epact 9
- ebbed 10
- ewers 8
- emend 8
- egads 7
- easts 5
- elute 5
- ephod 11
- etape 7
- eyres 8
- eying 9
- eggar 7
- eking 10
- enorm 7
- elide 6
- embar 9
- ephah 13
- enoki 9
- elint 5
- eikon 9
- elain 5
- elate 5
- enate 5
- estop 7
- eagre 6
- eaved 9
- ebbet 9
- ebons 7
- eched 11
- eches 10
- ecrus 7
- edile 6
- educe 8
- educt 8
- egers 6
- egest 6
- elans 5
- elemi 7
- eloin 5
- elver 8
- embay 12
- embow 12
- emeer 7
- emeus 7
- emirs 7
- emyde 11
- emyds 11
- endue 6
- enols 5
- enows 8
- ensky 12
- entia 5
- enure 5
- enzym 19
- epees 7
- ephas 10
- ephor 10
- epode 8
- equid 15
- ernes 5
- erose 5
- erses 5
- eruct 7
- erugo 6
- ervil 8
- escar 7
- escot 7
- eskar 9
- esnes 5
- etnas 5
- etuis 5
- etwee 8
- etyma 10
- exine 12
- exing 13
- exurb 14
- eyass 8
- eyers 8
- eyras 8
- eyrir 8
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with E?
There are 198 five-letter words that start with E in the tournament word lists. The most common are EMAIL, EVERY, EVENT.
What are common five-letter words that start with E?
EMAIL, EVERY, EVENT, ENTER, EARLY are the most frequently used. The full list of 198 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
5-Letter words starting with E, by last letter
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