Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With EI

This verified list contains 29 CORE words with EI, plus 20 entries in the broader extended tier.

EI · anywhere

Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 29 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

beige8
being8
deice8
deify12
deign7
deism8
deist6
deity9
eider6
eight9
feign9
feint8
heirs8
heist8
neigh9
nisei5
reify11
reign6
reins5
seine5
seize14
skein9
stein5
their8
veils8
veins8
weigh12
weird9
weirs8

29CORE words

20extended words

49verified matches

8.1average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

being8
deify12
deign7
deity9
eight9
feign9
feint8
heirs8
neigh9
reign6
reins5
skein9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

seize14
deify12
weigh12
reify11
deity9
eight9
feign9
neigh9
skein9
weird9
beige8
being8

Letter intelligence

What the EI list contains

Where EI appears

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

Vowels per word

2 vowels23 words
3 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

21%

6 of 29 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 EI

The CORE list contains 29 5-letter words with EI 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 20 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain EI?

This verified set contains 29 CORE words and 20 extended words, for 49 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this EI group?

The 29 CORE words average 8.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these EI words often repeat letters?