5-Letter Words Starting With E

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Top 72 likely answers
EAGER
EAGLE
EARLY
EARTH
EASEL
EATEN
EATER
EBONY
ECLAT
EDICT
EDIFY
EERIE
EGRET
EIGHT
EJECT
EKING
ELATE
ELBOW
ELDER
ELECT
ELEGY
ELFIN
ELIDE
ELITE
ELOPE
ELUDE
EMAIL
EMBED
EMBER
EMCEE
EMPTY
ENACT
ENDOW
ENEMA
ENEMY
ENJOY
ENNUI
ENSUE
ENTER
ENTRY
ENVOY
EPOCH
EPOXY
EQUAL
EQUIP
ERASE
ERECT
ERODE
ERROR
ERUPT
ESSAY
ESTER
ETHER
ETHIC
ETHOS
ETUDE
EVADE
EVENT
EVERY
EVICT
EVOKE
EXACT
EXALT
EXCEL
EXERT
EXILE
EXIST
EXPEL
EXTOL
EXTRA
EXULT
EYING
EAGLY
EAGRE
EALED
EALES
EANED
EARDS
EARED
EARLS
EARNS
EARNT
EARST
EASED
EASER
EASES
EASLE
EASTS
EATHE
EATIN
EAVED
EAVER
EAVES
EBANK
EBBED
EBBET
EBENA
EBENE
EBIKE
EBONS

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5-Letter Words Starting With E

E dominates the middle and end of words but rarely leads. That scarcity makes E-starters like EARLY and EARTH perfect second guesses when you need to test multiple vowels.

Popular Words That Start With E

Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with E. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.

Common everyday words:

EARLY
EARTH
EMPTY
ENJOY

Strategic picks for word games:

EARNS
EATER
ENTRY

Wordle and Scrabble Strategy

EARTH and EXTRA use E twice while testing common consonants

EARLY tests E, A, R, L, Y — excellent as a second or third guess

E-starters aren't the most likely Wordle answers — use strategically

E is only worth 1 point in Scrabble — use for positioning, not points

E at a Glance

Frequency330 5-letter words start with E
Wordle72 Wordle answers start with E (21.8%)
PatternsCommon patterns: EX-, EN-, ER-, EA-, EV-