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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.

#WordGreenYellow
1earns0.331.45
2erica0.361.40
3earth0.361.39
4eater0.481.26
5erase0.541.19
6early0.441.25
7enact0.361.27
8eaten0.461.16

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  • 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.