5 letter words containing E
There are 3,881 5-letter words containing E in the ENABLE dictionary — 45% of all 8,636 words at this length. E is a one-point tile and the bag holds a lot of them, so these words are less about scoring than about shape: they are what clears a vowel-heavy rack, and in a daily guessing game they are how you test a vowel you have not placed yet.
The E falls in the fourth position more often than any other, in 1,443 of them. 558 of them use the letter more than once — abele, ackee, adeem, aedes among them, which is the case worth checking twice when a game has told you a letter is present but not how many times.
If you know more than one letter, this page stops being the fast way to find it. Enter what you have in the unscrambler — the Contains, Starts with and Ends with filters combine, and setting both length fields to 5 narrows this list to the handful your letters actually allow.
Where the E sits
E in the first position
eager eagle eagre eared earls early earns earth eased easel eases easts eaten eater eaved eaves ebbed ebbet ebons ebony eched eches echos eclat ecrus edema edged edger edges edict edify edile edits educe educt eerie egads egers egest eggar egged egger egret eider eidos eight eikon eject eking elain eland elans elate elbow elder elect elegy elemi elfin elide elint elite eloin elope elude elute elver elves embar embay embed ember embow emcee emeer emend emery emeus emirs emits emmer emmet emote empty emyde emyds enact enate ended ender endow endue enema enemy enjoy ennui enoki enols enorm enows enrol ensky ensue enter entia entry enure envoi envoy enzym eosin epact epees ephah ephas ephod ephor epics epoch epode epoxy equal equid equip erase erect ergot erica ernes erode erose erred error erses eruct erugo erupt ervil escar escot eskar esker essay esses ester estop etape ether ethic ethos ethyl etnas etude etuis etwee etyma euros evade evens event evert every evict evils evite evoke ewers exact exalt exams excel execs exert exile exine exist exits exons expat expel expos extol extra exude exult exurb eyers eying eyras eyres eyrie eyrir
E in the second position
aecia aedes aegis aeons aerie beach beads beady beaks beaky beams beamy beano beans beard bears beast beats beaus beaut beaux bebop becap becks bedel bedew bedim beech beefs beefy beeps beers beery beets befit befog began begat beget begin begot begum begun beige beigy being belay belch belga belie belle bells belly below belts bemas bemix bench bends bendy benes benne benni benny bents beret bergs berme berms berry berth beryl beset besom besot bests betas betel beths beton betta bevel bevor bewig bezel bezil cease cebid cecal cecum cedar ceded ceder cedes cedis ceiba ceils celeb cella celli cello cells celom celts cense cento cents ceorl cepes cerci cered ceres ceria ceric ceros cesta cesti cetes deads deair deals dealt deans dears deary deash death deave debar debit debts debug debut debye decaf decal decay decks decor decos decoy decry dedal deeds deedy deems deeps deers deets defat defer defis defog degas degum deice deify deign deils deism deist deity deked dekes dekko delay deled deles delfs delft delis dells delly delta delve demes demit demob demon demos demur denes denim dense dents deoxy depot depth derat deray derby derma derms derry desex desks deter detox deuce devas devel devil devon dewan dewar dewax dewed dexes dexie fears fease feast feats feaze fecal feces fecks feeds feels feeze feign feint feist felid fella fells felly felon felts femes femme femur fence fends fenny feods feoff feral feres feria ferly fermi ferns ferny ferry fesse fetal fetas fetch feted fetes fetid fetor fetus feuar feuds feued fever fewer feyer feyly fezes gears gecko gecks geeks geeky geese geest gelds gelee gelid gelts gemma gemmy gemot genes genet genic genie genii genip genoa genom genre genro gents genua genus geode geoid gerah germs germy gesso geste gests getas getup geums heads heady heals heaps heard hears heart heath heats heave heavy hebes hecks heder hedge hedgy heeds heels heeze hefts hefty heigh heils heirs heist helio helix hello hells helms helos helot helps helve hemal hemes hemic hemin hemps hempy hence henna henry hents herbs herby herds heres herls herma herms herns heron heros herry hertz hests heths heuch heugh hewed hewer hexad hexed hexer hexes hexyl jeans jebel jeeps jeers jefes jehad jehus jells jelly jemmy jenny jerid jerks jerky jerry jesse jests jetes jeton jetty jewed jewel kebab kebar kebob kecks kedge keefs keeks keels keens keeps keets keeve kefir keirs kelep kelim kelly kelps kelpy kemps kempt kenaf kench kendo kenos kepis kerbs kerfs kerne kerns kerry ketch ketol kevel kevil kexes keyed leach leads leady leafs leafy leaks leaky leans leant leaps leapt learn lears leary lease leash least leave leavy leben ledge ledgy leech leeks leers leery leets lefts lefty legal leger leges leggy legit lehrs lehua leman lemma lemon lemur lends lenes lenis lenos lense lento leone leper lepta letch lethe letup leuds levee level lever levin lewis lexes lexis lezzy meads meals mealy means meant meany meats meaty mecca medal media medic medii meeds meets meiny melds melee melic mells melon melts memos menad mends mensa mense menta menus meous meows mercy merde merer meres merge merit merks merle merls merry mesas meshy mesic mesne meson messy metal meted meter metes meths metis metre metro mewed mewls mezes mezzo neaps nears neath neats necks needs needy neems neeps negus neifs neigh neist nelly nemas neons nerds nerdy nerol nerts nertz nerve nervy nests netop netts netty neuks neume neums never neves nevus newel newer newie newly newsy newts nexus peace peach peage peags peaks peaky peals peans pearl pears peart pease peats peaty peavy pecan pechs pecks pecky pedal pedes pedro peeks peels peens peeps peers peery peeve peins peise pekan pekes pekin pekoe peles pelfs pelon pelts penal pence pends penes pengo penis penna penne penni penny peons peony pepla pepos peppy perch perdu perdy perea peril peris perks perky perms perry perse pesky pesos pesto pests pesty petal peter petit petti petto petty pewee pewit reach react readd reads ready realm reals reams reaps rearm rears reata reave rebar rebbe rebec rebel rebid rebop rebus rebut rebuy recap recce recks recon recta recti recto recur recut redan redds reded redes redia redid redip redly redon redos redox redry redub redux redye reeds reedy reefs reefy reeks reeky reels reest reeve refed refel refer refit refix refly refry regal reges regma regna rehab rehem reifs reify reign reink reins reive rekey relax relay relet relic relit reman remap remet remex remit remix renal rends renew renig renin rente rents reoil repay repeg repel repin reply repos repot repps repro reran rerig rerun resaw resay resee reset resew resid resin resod resow rests retag retax retch retem retia retie retro retry reuse revel revet revue rewan rewax rewed rewet rewin rewon rexes seals seams seamy sears seats sebum secco sects sedan seder sedge sedgy sedum seeds seedy seeks seels seely seems seeps seepy seers segni segno segos segue seifs seine seise seism seize selah selfs selle sells selva semen semes semis sends sengi senna senor sensa sense sente senti sepal sepia sepic sepoy septa septs serac serai seral sered serer seres serfs serge serif serin serow serry serum serve servo setae setal seton setts setup seven sever sewan sewar sewed sewer sexed sexes sexto sexts teach teaks teals teams tears teary tease teats techy tecta teddy teels teems teens teeny teeth teffs tegua teiid teind telae teles telex telia telic tells telly teloi telos tempi tempo temps tempt tench tends tenet tenia tenon tenor tense tenth tents tenty tepal tepas tepee tepid tepoy terai terce terga terms terne terns terra terry terse tesla testa tests testy teths tetra teuch teugh tewed texas texts veals vealy veena veeps veers veery vegan vegie veils veins veiny velar velds veldt velum venae venal vends venge venin venom vents venue verbs verge verse verso verst verts vertu verve vesta vests vetch vexed vexer vexes vexil weald weals weans wears weary weave webby weber wecht wedel wedge wedgy weeds weedy weeks weens weeny weeps weepy weest weets wefts weigh weird weirs wekas welch welds wells welly welsh welts wench wends wenny wests wetly xebec xenia xenic xenon xeric xerox xerus yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky zeals zebec zebra zebus zeins zerks zeros zests zesty zetas
E in the third position
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 bield biers bleak blear bleat blebs bleed bleep blend blent bless blest blets bread break bream brede breed brees brens brent breve brews 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 diene diets doers doest doeth dread dream drear dreck dreed drees dregs dreks dress drest duels duets dweeb dwell dwelt dyers faena faery 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 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 haems haets hoers hyena ideal ideas ileac ileal ileum ileus inept inert items joeys kheda kheth khets kiefs kiers knead kneed kneel knees knell knelt koels kreep laevo liege liens liers lieus lieve loess lweis miens naevi niece nieve noels 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 paean paeon 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 quean queen queer quell quern query quest queue queys rheas rheum riels ruers scena scend scene scent 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 skeet 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 taels 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 ulema upend ureal ureas uredo ureic users uteri uveal uveas viers views viewy wheal wheat wheel wheen wheep whelk whelm whelp whens where whets whews wheys wield wreak wreck wrens wrest yield ylems zoeae zoeal zoeas
E in the fourth position
aahed abbes abbey abler ables abyes ached aches ackee acmes acned acnes acred acres acted added adder adieu admen adzes after agger aglee aglet agley agree agues aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aired airer aiver alder alien allee alley almeh almes aloes alter amber amies angel anger annex anted antes apnea appel apres apses apter arced ardeb ariel arles armed armer armet arpen arses artel ashed ashen ashes asked asker askew aspen asper asses asset aster auger aurei aures awned axled axles axmen baaed babel babes bagel baked baker bakes baled baler bales baned banes bared barer bares based baser bases bated bates bayed bices bided bider bides bidet biked biker bikes biles bines biped bises biter bites bizes blued bluer blues bluet bluey boded bodes bogey bohea boles boned boner bones boney booed bored borer bores botel bowed bowel bower boxed boxer boxes braes brief brier bries buret bused buses buteo buyer byres bytes caber cades cadet cafes caged cager cages cagey caked cakes 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dried drier dries dryer duces duded dudes duked dukes dunes duped duper dupes dured dures duvet dyked dykes dykey dynel dynes faced facer faces facet faded fader fades faked faker fakes fakey famed fames fanes fared farer fares fated fates faves faxed faxes fayed fazed fazes fiber fices fifed fifer fifes filed filer files filet fined finer fines fired firer fires fiver fives fixed fixer fixes flied flier flies floes flued flues flyer fogey fores fovea foxed foxes foyer fried frier fries froes fryer fumed fumer fumes fumet fused fusee fusel fuses fuzed fuzee fuzes fyces fykes gaged gager gages galea gales gamed gamer games gamey ganef ganev gaped gaper gapes gases gated gates gavel gayer gazed gazer gazes gibed giber gibes gimel given giver gives glued gluer glues gluey godet gofer golem gonef goner gooey gored gores goxes grief gruel grues gudes gules guyed gybed gybes gyred gyres gyved gyves hacek haded hades hajes hakes haled haler hales hames hared harem hares hated hater hates haven haver haves hawed hayed hayer hazed hazel hazer hazes hided hider hides hiked hiker hikes hired hirer hires hived hives hoked hokes hokey holed holes holey homed homer homes homey honed honer hones honey hooey hoped hoper hopes hosed hosel hosen hoses hotel hovel hover howes huger hymen hyped hyper hypes icier icker idled idler idles iller imbed imped impel index infer inked inker inlet inned inner inset inter irked isled isles islet issei ither ivied ivies jaded jades jager jakes janes japed japer japes jawed jibed jiber jibes jived jiver jives jivey joked joker jokes jokey joles jones jowed joyed jubes juked jukes julep jupes jurel jutes kales kames kanes kibei kibes kikes kines kited kiter kites kopek kugel kytes label laced lacer laces lacey laded laden lader lades lager laked laker lakes lamed lamer lames lanes lapel laree lares lased laser lases lated laten later latex laved laver laves lawed laxer layed layer lazed lazes libel liber lifer liger liked liken liker likes limed limen limes limey lined linen liner lines liney liter lived liven liver lives lobed lobes loden lodes loges loner looed looey loped loper lopes lores losel loser loses loved lover loves lowed lower lowes loxed loxes lubes luces ludes luged luger luges lumen lunes lunet lured lurer lures lutea luted lutes luxes lycea lycee lyres lysed lyses mabes maced macer maces mages maker makes males mamey maned manes mares maser mated mater mates matey maven mawed maxes mayed mazed mazer mazes miked mikes miler miles mimed mimeo mimer mimes mined miner mines mired mires mirex miser mises miter mites mixed mixer mixes mizen model modem modes mohel mokes moles momes money mooed moped moper mopes mopey morel mores mosey motel motes motet motey moues moved mover moves mowed mower muled mules muley mured mures murex mused muser muses muted muter mutes nabes naked naled named namer names napes nares nates navel naves ngwee nicer nided nides nines nisei niter nites nixed nixes nodes nomen nomes 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vices video viler vimen vined vines viper vireo vires vised vises vixen voces voled voles vomer voted voter votes vowed vowel vower waded wader wades wafer waged wager wages waked waken waker wakes waled waler wales wames waned wanes waney wared wares water waved waver waves wavey waxed waxen waxer waxes widen wider wides wifed wifes wiled wiles wined wines winey wiped wiper wipes wired wirer wires wised wiser wises wited wites wived wiver wives wizen wizes woken women wooed wooer woven wowed wried wrier wries wryer wyled wyles wyted wytes xylem yager yamen yarer yawed yikes yipes yodel yogee yoked yokel yokes yores yowed yowes yules zaxes zazen zibet zineb zoned zoner zones zymes
E in the fifth position
abase abate abide abode above abuse acute adage addle adobe adore adoze afire afore agape agate agave agaze aggie agile agone aisle alane alate algae alike aline alive alone amaze amble amice amide amine amole ample amuse angle anile anime anise ankle anode anole ansae antae antre apace apple aquae argle argue arise arose aside atone aurae awake aware awoke axile axite axone azide azine azole azote azure badge baize barbe barde barge barre barye baste bathe bible bikie bilge binge biome birle birse blade blame blare blase blate blaze blite bloke blume blype bocce boche bogie bogle boite bombe bonne bonze booze borne boule bouse bowse brace brake brave braze bribe bride brine broke brome brose brume brute budge bugle bulge burke burse butle butte cable cache cadge cadre calve canoe carle carse carte carve caste cause cavie chafe chape chare chase chide chile chime chine chive choke chore chose chute chyle chyme civie clade clave clime cline clone close clove cloze coble comae combe comte conge conte copse corse cosie coude coupe coxae cozie crake crane crape crate crave craze crime cripe crone crore croze crude cruse curie curse curve cutie cycle cymae dance daube dhole didie dinge diode dirge disme dobie dodge dogie dolce donne douce douse dowie dowse doxie drake drape drave drive drone drove drupe druse dulse dunce duple dwine fable fadge false farce farle fauve fibre fiche fidge fille fique flake flame flare flite fluke flume flute flyte fogie force forge forme forte fosse frame frise frore froze fudge fugle fugue furze fytte gable gaffe gambe gauge gauze gighe gigue gimme glace glade glare glaze glide glime globe glove gloze glume gnome goose gorge gorse gouge grace grade grape grate grave graze gride grime gripe grope grove grume guide guile guise gurge halve hance hanse haole haste haute hawse hinge hoise horde horse house hoyle image imbue imide imine inane inbye indie indue ingle inkle inure irade irate irone issue istle ixtle jambe joule judge juice kibbe kithe kluge knave knife koine kopje krone kyrie kythe ladle lance lapse large lathe latke latte liane lisle lithe litre livre lodge longe looie loose lotte louie loupe louse lowse lucre lunge lyase mache macle madre mahoe maile maize mamie mange manse maple marge marse masse matte mauve mavie maybe miche midge mille minae mince minke mitre moire monde monie monte moose morae morse moste motte mouse movie moxie murre myope nacre naive nance nappe niche nitre nixie noble noise nonce noose novae nudge nudie nurse obole ochre odyle ogive oldie olive ombre oorie opine orate ounce ouphe ourie outre ovate ovine ovule oxide oxime ozone padle padre paise panne parge parle parse parve passe paste pause phage phase phone phyle pique piste pixie place plage plane plate plume poise ponce poove posse prase prate price pride prime prise prize probe prole prone prose prove prude prune psoae pulse pupae purge purse pyxie quake quale quare quate quire quite quote raise ramie rance range raphe rathe rhyme ridge rifle rille rinse roble rogue roose roque rotte rouge rouse route ruble ruche ruffe rugae sable sabre sadhe saice salve sarge sauce saute scale scape scare scone scope score scute shade shake shale shame shape share shave shine shire shive shone shore shote shove shute sidle since singe sixte skate skite skive slake slate slave slice slide slime slipe slope slype smaze smile smite smoke smote snake snare snide snipe snore soave socle solve sonde souse space spade spake spale spare spate spice spike spile spine spire spite spode spoke spore sprue spume stade stage stake stale stane stare state stave stile stime stipe stoae stoke stole stone stope store stove stupe style suave sucre suite surge swage swale sware swine swipe swive swore table tache targe tarre tasse taste taupe tawie tawse tazze thane thine thole those throe thyme tilde tinge tithe title titre togae togue toile tonne tophe toque torse torte touse towie trace trade trave tribe trice trike trine tripe trite trode troke trone trope trove truce tsade tubae tulle tuque twice twine tythe ukase ulnae uncle undue unite untie upbye urare urase urate urine ursae usage usque utile vague valse value valve varve vitae vogie vogue voice voile volte wacke waive waste whale while whine white whole whore whose wince winze withe wodge worse write wrote yince yodle youse yowie zaire zlote zowie