5-Letter Words Starting With E
192 five-letter words start with E; 61 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | earns | 0.33 | 1.45 |
| 2 | erica | 0.36 | 1.40 |
| 3 | earth | 0.36 | 1.39 |
| 4 | eater | 0.48 | 1.26 |
| 5 | erase | 0.54 | 1.19 |
| 6 | early | 0.44 | 1.25 |
| 7 | enact | 0.36 | 1.27 |
| 8 | eaten | 0.46 | 1.16 |
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192 words starting with E
- everycommon
- earlycommon
- eventcommon
- enjoycommon
- earthcommon
- eightcommon
- extracommon
- endedcommon
- entercommon
- existcommon
- enemycommon
- entrycommon
- equalcommon
- emptycommon
- errorcommon
- exactcommon
- elitecommon
- essaycommon
- eaglecommon
- eatencommon
- edgescommon
- eldercommon
- eagercommon
- electcommon
- examscommon
- elbowcommon
- exilecommon
- euroscommon
- excelcommon
- erasecommon
- earnscommon
- ericacommon
- edgedcommon
- ethiccommon
- exitscommon
- erectcommon
- equipcommon
- envoycommon
- editscommon
- enactcommon
- eatercommon
- elvescommon
- ethercommon
- evadecommon
- exertcommon
- evilscommon
- ebonycommon
- eeriecommon
- ethoscommon
- emerycommon
- evokecommon
- expelcommon
- easedcommon
- epochcommon
- edictcommon
- epoxycommon
- estercommon
- erodecommon
- emitscommon
- execscommon
All 192 five-letter words
Starting with EA 16
eager eagle eagre eared earls early earns earth eased easel eases easts eaten eater eaved eaves
Starting with EB 4
ebbed ebbet ebons ebony
Starting with EC 5
eched eches echos eclat ecrus
Starting with ED 10
edema edged edger edges edict edify edile edits educe educt
Starting with EE 1
eerie
Starting with EG 7
egads egers egest eggar egged egger egret
Starting with EI 4
eider eidos eight eikon
Starting with EJ 1
eject
Starting with EK 1
eking
Starting with EL 19
elain eland elans elate elbow elder elect elegy elemi elfin elide elint elite eloin elope elude elute elver elves
Starting with EM 18
embar embay embed ember embow emcee emeer emend emery emeus emirs emits emmer emmet emote empty emyde emyds
Starting with EN 24
enact enate ended ender endow endue enema enemy enjoy ennui enoki enols enorm enows enrol ensky ensue enter entia entry enure envoi envoy enzym
Starting with EO 1
eosin
Starting with EP 10
epact epees ephah ephas ephod ephor epics epoch epode epoxy
Starting with EQ 3
equal equid equip
Starting with ER 14
erase erect ergot erica ernes erode erose erred error erses eruct erugo erupt ervil
Starting with ES 8
escar escot eskar esker essay esses ester estop
Starting with ET 10
etape ether ethic ethos ethyl etnas etude etuis etwee etyma
Starting with EU 1
euros
Starting with EV 9
evade evens event evert every evict evils evite evoke
Starting with EW 1
ewers
Starting with EX 19
exact exalt exams excel execs exert exile exine exist exits exons expat expel expos extol extra exude exult exurb
Starting with EY 6
eyers eying eyras eyres eyrie eyrir
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with E?
Our list has 192. 61 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with E?
EVERY, EARLY, EVENT, ENJOY, EARTH — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with E?
EARNS. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.33 green and 1.45 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.