Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With CE

This verified list contains 83 CORE words with CE, plus 39 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 83 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

apace9
arced8
bicep11
bonce9
brace9
cease7
cecal9
cecum11
cedar8
ceded9
ceder8
cedes8
celeb9
cello7
cells7
cents7
certs7
daces8
dance8
deice8
deuce8
diced9
dices8
dicey11
dunce8
educe8
emcee9
excel14
faced11
faces10
facet10
farce10
feces10
fence10
force10
grace8
hence10
inced8
juice14
laced8
laces7
lance7
maced10
maces9
mince9
nicer7
niece7
nonce7
ocean7
ounce7
paced10
pacer9
paces9
pacey12
peace9
pence9
piece9
place9
ponce9
price9
raced8
racer7
races7
recce9
riced8
ricer7
rices7
sauce7
scene7
scent7
since7
slice7
space9
spice9
trace7
trice7
truce7
twice10
ulcer7
viced11
vices10
voice10
wince10

83CORE words

39extended words

122verified matches

8.6average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

arced8
brace9
cedar8
dance8
dices8
dunce8
faced11
faces10
facet10
farce10
force10
grace8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

excel14
juice14
pacey12
faced11
viced11
dicey11
bicep11
cecum11
faces10
facet10
farce10
feces10

Letter intelligence

What the CE list contains

Where CE appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel4 words
2 vowels65 words
3 vowels14 words

Repeated letters

34%

28 of 83 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with CE

The CORE list contains 83 5-letter words with CE in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 39 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain CE?

This verified set contains 83 CORE words and 39 extended words, for 122 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this CE group?

The 83 CORE words average 8.6 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these CE words often repeat letters?