5-Letter Words With E in the Middle
564 five-letter words have E as the third letter; 198 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 | alert | 0.38 | 1.45 |
| 2 | tread | 0.43 | 1.34 |
| 3 | clear | 0.40 | 1.33 |
| 4 | opera | 0.22 | 1.49 |
| 5 | shear | 0.46 | 1.25 |
| 6 | steal | 0.40 | 1.32 |
| 7 | tiers | 0.33 | 1.38 |
| 8 | inert | 0.29 | 1.41 |
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565 words matching __E__
- theircommon
- therecommon
- thesecommon
- wherecommon
- greatcommon
- everycommon
- needscommon
- checkcommon
- clearcommon
- fieldcommon
- seemscommon
- weekscommon
- breakcommon
- eventcommon
- guesscommon
- presscommon
- areascommon
- greencommon
- sleepcommon
- piececommon
- speakcommon
- spentcommon
- aheadcommon
- speedcommon
- cleancommon
- scenecommon
- spendcommon
- dreamcommon
- sweetcommon
- feelscommon
- queencommon
- ideascommon
- freshcommon
- viewscommon
- agentcommon
- userscommon
- itemscommon
- dresscommon
- treatcommon
- stepscommon
- cheapcommon
- steelcommon
- enemycommon
- oceancommon
- treescommon
- keepscommon
- creamcommon
- themecommon
- guestcommon
- teethcommon
- chestcommon
- steamcommon
- swearcommon
- trendcommon
- breadcommon
- greekcommon
- wheelcommon
- smellcommon
- idealcommon
- openscommon
All 564 five-letter words
Starting with A 41
abeam abele abets acerb aceta adeem adept agene agent agers ahead akees akela akene alecs alefs aleph alert ameba ameer amend amens ament anear anele anent apeak apeek apers apery areae areal areas areca areic arena arete avens avers avert axels
Starting with B 30
beech beefs beefy beeps beers beery beets bield biers bleak blear bleat blebs bleed bleep blend blent bless blest blets bread break bream brede breed brees brens brent breve brews
Starting with C 42
caeca cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer chefs chela chemo chert chess chest cheth chevy chews chewy clean clear cleat cleek clefs cleft clepe clept clerk clews coeds creak cream credo creed creek creel creep creme crepe crept crepy cress crest crews
Starting with D 27
deeds deedy deems deeps deers deets diene diets doers doest doeth dread dream drear dreck dreed drees dregs dreks dress drest duels duets dweeb dwell dwelt dyers
Starting with E 23
edema egers egest eject elect elegy elemi emeer emend emery emeus enema enemy epees erect evens event evert every ewers execs exert eyers
Starting with F 30
faena faery feeds feels feeze fiefs field fiend fiery fjeld fleam fleas fleck fleer flees fleet flesh flews fleys foehn freak freed freer frees fremd frena frere fresh frets fuels
Starting with G 29
geeks geeky geese geest ghees gleam glean gleba glebe glede gleds gleed gleek glees gleet glens gleys goers great grebe greed greek green grees greet grego greys guess guest
Starting with H 7
haems haets heeds heels heeze hoers hyena
Starting with I 9
ideal ideas ileac ileal ileum ileus inept inert items
Starting with J 3
jeeps jeers joeys
Starting with K 20
keefs keeks keels keens keeps keets keeve kheda kheth khets kiefs kiers knead kneed kneel knees knell knelt koels kreep
Starting with L 13
laevo leech leeks leers leery leets liege liens liers lieus lieve loess lweis
Starting with M 3
meeds meets miens
Starting with N 8
naevi needs needy neems neeps niece nieve noels
Starting with O 25
obeah obeli obese obeys ocean odeon odeum ogees okehs oleic olein oleos oleum omega omens omers onery opens opera oread ovens overs overt oxeye oyers
Starting with P 34
paean paeon peeks peels peens peeps peers peery peeve piece piers pieta piety plead pleas pleat plebe plebs plena plews poems poesy poets preed preen prees preps presa prese press prest prexy preys pseud
Starting with Q 9
quean queen queer quell quern query quest queue queys
Starting with R 13
reeds reedy reefs reefy reeks reeky reels reest reeve rheas rheum riels ruers
Starting with S 110
scena scend scene scent seeds seedy seeks seels seely seems seeps seepy seers sheaf sheal shear sheas sheds sheen sheep sheer sheet sheik shelf shell shend shent sheol sherd shewn shews siege sieur sieve skean skeed skeen skees skegs skein skelm skelp skene skeps skews sleds sleek sleep sleet slept slews smear smeek smell smelt smerk smews sneak sneap sneck sneds sneer snell speak spean spear speck specs speed speel speer speil speir spell spelt spend spent sperm spews stead steak steal steam steed steek steel steep steer stein stela stele stems steno steps stere stern stets stews suede suers suets suety swear sweat swede sweep sweer sweet swell swept
Starting with T 39
taels teels teems teens teeny teeth thebe theca theft thegn thein their theme thens there therm these theta thews thewy tiers tread treat treed treen trees treks trend tress trets trews treys tweak tweed tween tweet twerp tyees tyers
Starting with U 10
ulema upend ureal ureas uredo ureic users uteri uveal uveas
Starting with V 7
veena veeps veers veery viers views viewy
Starting with W 27
weeds weedy weeks weens weeny weeps weepy weest weets wheal wheat wheel wheen wheep whelk whelm whelp whens where whets whews wheys wield wreak wreck wrens wrest
Starting with Y 2
yield ylems
Starting with Z 3
zoeae zoeal zoeas
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words have E as the third letter?
Our list has 564. 198 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 have E as the third letter?
THEIR, THERE, THESE, WHERE, GREAT — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that has E as the third letter?
ALERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 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.