Word lists
5 Letter Words Starting With E
Need 5 letter words starting with E? Here are all 96. The 34 you are most likely to know come first, starting with EVERY, EARLY and EVENT. The most common second letter is X, found in 13 of them.
- Words
- 96
- 34 common
- Top letters in spots 2 to 5
- e56%t33%r30%a25%s25%
- Repeated letters
- 57
- 59% of words, like EVERY
- 2+ vowels
- 94
- 98% of words
Common 5 letter words starting with E
34 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.
- every
- early
- event
- enjoy
- earth
- eight
- extra
- ended
- enter
- exist
- enemy
- entry
- equal
- empty
- error
- exact
- elite
- essay
- eagle
- eaten
More common words, in order (14)
edges eager elect exams erase earns ethic exits equip edits eater evils embed evens
More 5 letter words starting with E
The other 62 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.
Show all 62 more words
EA... 5
earls eased easel eases eaves
EB... 2
ebbed ebony
ED... 4
edema edged edger edict
EE... 1
eerie
EG... 2
egged egret
EI... 1
eider
EJ... 1
eject
EK... 1
eking
EL... 7
elbow elder elegy elide elope elude elves
EM... 8
email ember emend emery emirs emits emoji emote
EN... 7
enact endow endue enema ennui ensue envoy
EP... 3
epics epoch epoxy
ER... 4
erect erode erred erupt
ES... 1
ester
ET... 2
ether ethos
EU... 1
euros
EV... 3
evade evict evoke
EW... 1
ewers
EX... 8
exalt excel exert exile expel extol exude exult
Tips for this pattern
- Check the second letter. X follows the E in 13 words (14%), as in EXTRA and EXIST. A (12) and N (12) come next.
- Look at the last letter. 18% of five letter words starting with E end in S, like EDGES and EXAMS. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
- A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with E, EXTRA is a good opener: it tests T, R and A, three of the seven most common letters in the open spots.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words starting with E are there?
Our dictionary has 96 five letter words starting with E. 34 of them are common everyday words, and the other 62 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.
What are the most common 5 letter words starting with E?
EVERY, EARLY, EVENT, ENJOY and EARTH, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 57 of all 96 words repeat a letter, and 94 have two or more vowels.
What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with E?
X. 13 of the 96 words (14%) have X second, such as EXTRA and EXIST. A is next with 12 words, then N with 12.
Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.