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5-Letter Words That Start With E

All 61 everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like EVERY, EARLY and EARTH come first.

• EVERYVery common · Tile score 11
• EARLYVery common · Tile score 8
• EARTHVery common · Tile score 8
• EIGHTVery common · Tile score 9
• ENJOYVery common · Tile score 15
• EXTRAVery common · Tile score 12
• ENEMYVery common · Tile score 10
• EMPTYVery common · Tile score 12
• EMILY*Very common · Tile score 10
• ENTERVery common · Tile score 5
• ENDEDVery common · Tile score 7
• EXISTVery common · Tile score 12
• EVENTVery common · Tile score 8
• ELLEN*Very common · Tile score 5
• EXACTVery common · Tile score 14
• EATENVery common · Tile score 5
• EQUALVery common · Tile score 14
• EDGAR*Very common · Tile score 7
• ENTRYVery common · Tile score 8
• EWING*Very common · Tile score 9
• EAGLEVery common · Tile score 6
• ELVIS*Very common · Tile score 8
• ERRORVery common · Tile score 5
• EVANS*Very common · Tile score 8
• ELDERCommon · Tile score 6
• EAGERCommon · Tile score 6
• ERASECommon · Tile score 5
• ELBOWCommon · Tile score 10
• ESSAYCommon · Tile score 8
• ERICACommon · Tile score 7
• EGYPT*Common · Tile score 11
• ETHEL*Common · Tile score 8
• EDITH*Common · Tile score 9
• EXITSCommon · Tile score 12
• ELVESCommon · Tile score 8
• ELITECommon · Tile score 5
• EDGESCommon · Tile score 7
• EXAMSCommon · Tile score 14
• ELMER*Common · Tile score 7
• ETHERCommon · Tile score 8
• EMAILCommon · Tile score 7
• EMORY*Common · Tile score 10
• EMERYCommon · Tile score 10
• EXILECommon · Tile score 12
• EERIECommon · Tile score 5
• ERIKA*Common · Tile score 9
• EATERCommon · Tile score 5
• EJECTCommon · Tile score 14
• ELECTCommon · Tile score 7
• ENEMACommon · Tile score 7
• EVILSCommon · Tile score 8
• EXPELCommon · Tile score 14
• ELOPECommon · Tile score 7
• ENGLE*Common · Tile score 6
• ERECTCommon · Tile score 7
• EDEMACommon · Tile score 8
• ETHICCommon · Tile score 10
• EARNSCommon · Tile score 5
• EVADECommon · Tile score 9
• EBONYCommon · Tile score 10
• ENVOYCommon · Tile score 11

* 13 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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