Skip to content
Hintwordo

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.

Stuck on a puzzle? Enter your guesses and colored tiles in the solver.

Common words (77)

Letter patterns in these words

Most common other letters

  • t42%
  • r31%
  • l26%
  • a25%
  • n21%
  • o19%

Most common letter by position

Position 1Position 2Position 3Position 4Position 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