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5 Letter Words Ending in ES
TIMES is the most common of the 306 five letter words ending in ES in our list, followed by MAKES and GAMES. L is the letter most often right before the ES, in 29 of them. The 108 common words come first below.
- Words
- 306
- 108 common
- Top letters in spots 1 to 3
- a34%i26%o24%l20%r19%
- Repeated letters
- 74
- 24% of words, like CASES
- 2+ vowels
- 301
- 98% of words
Common 5 letter words ending in ES
108 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- times
- makes
- games
- comes
- takes
- lives
- rules
- cases
- gives
- sales
- miles
- lines
- names
- rates
- types
- notes
- sites
- likes
- sides
- homes
More common words, in order (88)
trees shoes loves taxes votes pages faces moves dates tries files roles cares hopes races waves holes blues boxes jokes bones gates wages males bases codes knees mines sizes fires hates genes zones loses tales edges flies wives rises saves rides tires buses modes pipes tubes ashes cries cakes wires clues tapes tunes fries wines bites poses doses fines nodes tones tiles spies hides urges wakes cites fixes piles mixes hires noses sexes wipes cures fumes dives bytes dares dries frees soles bores raves bakes copes dines wades
More 5 letter words ending in ES
The other 198 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 198 more words
A... 8
aches acmes acres adzes aides aloes apses axles
B... 7
babes bales bares bides bikes bodes boles
C... 11
cages canes capes caves cedes cokes cones cores cotes coves cubes
D... 16
dales dames dazes dices dikes dimes doles domes dopes dotes doves dozes dudes dukes dunes dupes
E... 3
eases eaves elves
F... 14
fades fakes fares fates fazes feces fifes fives flees floes flues fores foxes fuses
G... 7
gales gapes gases gazes gibes glues gores
H... 10
hakes hales hares haves hazes hexes hikes hives hones hoses
I... 3
idles isles ivies
J... 3
jades japes jibes
K... 1
kites
L... 15
laces lades lakes lames lanes lazes limes lobes lodes loges lopes lubes lures lutes lyres
M... 18
maces manes mares mates mazes memes meres metes mikes mimes mires mites moles mopes motes mules muses mutes
N... 5
napes naves nines nixes nudes
O... 5
oases oboes ogles ogres oozes
P... 19
paces pales panes pares pates paves pikes pines plies pokes poles pones popes pores poxes pries pukes pyres pyxes
R... 15
rages rakes rapes rares razes rices riles rimes rites robes ropes roses rubes runes ruses
S... 14
sades safes sages sames sates shies sires sises sixes skies sloes slues sores sties
T... 9
tames tares thees tides tines tokes tomes totes trues
V... 9
vales vanes vapes vases vexes vices vines vises voles
W... 4
wales wanes waxes wises
Y... 2
yeses yokes
Tips for this pattern
- Check the letter before -ES. L comes right before it in 29 words (9%), as in RULES and SALES. R (28) and N (25) follow.
- Then the first letter. M starts 25 of these words (8%), like MAKES and MILES, and F starts 23.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word ends in ES, TALES is a good opener: it tests T, A and L, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words ending in ES are there?
Our dictionary has 306 five letter words ending in ES. 108 of them are common everyday words, and the other 198 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words ending in ES?
TIMES, MAKES, GAMES, COMES and TAKES, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 74 of all 306 words repeat a letter, and 301 have two or more vowels.
What letter usually comes before ES in 5 letter words?
L. It sits right before the ES in 29 of the 306 words (9%), for example RULES and SALES. R is next with 28.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.