Verified pattern list
5 Letter Words Starting With E
This verified list contains 113 CORE words starting with E, plus 39 entries in the broader extended tier.
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What the E list contains
Most common letters immediately after E
- X18 words
- A13 words
- L13 words
- N12 words
- M11 words
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel3 words
- 2 vowels75 words
- 3 vowels34 words
- 4 vowels1 words
Repeated letters
57%
64 of 113 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to E. Each card opens a complete list when available or continues with the matching Finder search.
5 Letter Words Starting with EA13 CORE · 1 extendedeager, eagle, earls, early5 Letter Words Starting with EB2 CORE · 0 extendedebbed, ebony5 Letter Words Starting with ED8 CORE · 1 extendededged, edges, edict, edits5 Letter Words Starting with EE1 CORE · 0 extendedeerie5 Letter Words Starting with EF1 CORE · 0 extendedeffed5 Letter Words Starting with EG2 CORE · 3 extendedegged, egret5 Letter Words Starting with EI2 CORE · 2 extendedeight, eider5 Letter Words Starting with EJ1 CORE · 0 extendedeject5 Letter Words Starting with EK1 CORE · 0 extendedeking5 Letter Words Starting with EL13 CORE · 2 extendedelbow, elder, elect, elegy5 Letter Words Starting with EM11 CORE · 5 extendedemail, embed, ember, emirs5 Letter Words Starting with EN12 CORE · 4 extendedenact, ended, endow, enema5 Letter Words Starting with EO0 CORE · 1 extended5 Letter Words Starting with EP3 CORE · 5 extendedepics, epoch, epoxy5 Letter Words Starting with EQ2 CORE · 0 extendedequal, equip5 Letter Words Starting with ER8 CORE · 2 extendederase, erect, erode, erred5 Letter Words Starting with ES2 CORE · 3 extendedessay, ester5 Letter Words Starting with ET4 CORE · 1 extendedether, ethic, ethos, ethyl5 Letter Words Starting with EU1 CORE · 0 extendedeuros5 Letter Words Starting with EV7 CORE · 2 extendedevade, evens, event, every5 Letter Words Starting with EW1 CORE · 0 extendedewers5 Letter Words Starting with EX18 CORE · 2 extendedexact, exalt, exams, excel5 Letter Words Starting with EY0 CORE · 5 extended
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E occupies the opening position, so the next letter and the final pattern usually remove more candidates than another broad Contains clue. This page currently contains 113 CORE and 39 extended matches.
Most common letters immediately after E is led by X with 18 CORE matches. Use the second-letter distribution as a guide, then add only clues your puzzle confirms.
The largest vowel group has 2 vowels in 75 CORE words; 57% of the CORE cohort repeats at least one letter. Use those figures as filters, not as claims that one word is the intended answer.
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How many 5-letter words start with E?
This verified set contains 113 CORE words and 39 extended words, for 152 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this E group?
The 113 CORE words average 8.8 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these E words often repeat letters?
64 of 113 CORE words repeat at least one letter.