5-Letter Words Starting with E
There are 77 common five-letter words starting with E in Hintwordo's list, and 115 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are EVERY, EARLY, EVENT, ENJOY, EARTH, EIGHT. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are T (in 42% of words), R (31%) and L (26%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (77)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 77 of 77
- very common: every
- very common: early
- very common: event
- very common: enjoy
- very common: earth
- very common: eight
- very common: extra
- very common: enter
- very common: exist
- very common: enemy
- very common: entry
- very common: equal
- very common: empty
- very common: error
- very common: exact
- very common: elite
- very common: essay
- very common: eagle
- very common: eaten
- very common: elder
- very common: eager
- very common: elect
- very common: elbow
- very common: exile
- very common: excel
- common: erase
- common: ethic
- common: erect
- common: equip
- common: envoy
- common: enact
- common: eater
- common: elves
- common: ether
- common: evade
- common: exert
- common: eerie
- common: ethos
- common: evoke
- common: expel
- common: epoch
- common: edict
- common: epoxy
- common: erode
- common: expat
- common: eject
- common: ember
- common: erupt
- common: evict
- common: edema
- common: embed
- common: ethyl
- common: ensue
- common: enema
- common: elude
- common: emcee
- common: elegy
- common: easel
- common: exalt
- common: etude
- less common: ebony
- less common: exude
- less common: emery
- less common: elope
- less common: emote
- less common: endow
- less common: ennui
- less common: egret
- less common: extol
- less common: ester
- less common: elfin
- less common: eland
- less common: eider
- less common: ergot
- less common: edify
- less common: eking
- less common: edger
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- t42%
- r31%
- l26%
- a25%
- n21%
- o19%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e100% | x14% | e14% | e22% | t21% |
A strong first guess from this list: extra
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is E, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another E-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (115)
ended · edges · exams · euros · earns · edged · exits · edits · evils · eased · emits · execs · eases · epics · earls · emmet · eaves · eared · erred · ender · erica · evens · enrol · expos · egged · echos · eyrie · exons · ebbed · eying · easts · egger · emmer · ewers · eidos · emirs · esses · eosin · eikon · exult · emend · elide · evert · esker · enoki · eclat · eyres · ephod · egads · eggar · evite · envoi · elute · ephah · embar · elver · epact · elint · elate · etape · elain · eyers · estop · equid · epode · exurb · endue · elemi · entia · enure · educe · etnas · ebons · enate · eyras · eagre · etyma · emeer · erses · escar · emyde · eched · ervil · embow · exine · erugo · etwee · ensky · eches · embay · enows · eloin · egers · ephor · ebbet · egest · eaved · eruct · ecrus · etuis · edile · elans · emyds · ernes · escot · epees · educt · eyrir · enzym · emeus · erose · enorm · eskar · enols · ephas