Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With ES

This verified list contains 396 CORE words with ES, plus 103 entries in the broader extended tier.

ES · anywhere

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Static CORE list

First 300 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

aches10
acmes9
acres7
adzes15
aides6
aloes5
antes5
apses7
ashes8
asses5
axles12
babes9
bakes11
bales7
banes7
bares7
bases7
bates7
beset7
besom9
besot7
bests7
bides8
bikes11
bites7
bless7
blues7
bodes8
boles7
bones7
bores7
boxes14
braes7
buses7
byres10
bytes10
cages8
cakes11
canes7
capes9
cares7
cases7
caves10
cedes8
chess10
chest10
cites7
clues7
codes8
cokes11
comes9
cones7
copes9
cores7
cotes7
coves10
coxes14
cress7
crest7
cries7
cubes9
cures7
daces8
dales6
dames8
dares6
dates6
dazes15
desks10
dices8
dikes10
dimes8
dines6
dives9
doges7
doles6
domes8
dopes8
doses6
dotes6
doves9
doxes13
dozes15
dress6
dries6
dudes7
dukes10
dunes6
dupes8
dykes13
eases5
eaves8
edges7
elves8
essay8
ester5
faces10
fades9
fakes12
fares8
fates8
faves11
faxes15
fazes17
feces10
fests8
fetes8
fifes11
files8
fines8
fires8
fives11
fixes15
flees8
flesh11
flies8
floes8
flues8
fores8
foxes15
frees8
fresh11
fries8
fumes10
fuses8
gales6
games8
gapes8
gases6
gates6
gazes15
geese6
genes6
gesso6
gibes8
gites6
gives9
glues6
gores6
grues6
guess6
guest6
gyves12
hakes12
hales8
hares8
hates8
haves11
hazes17
hexes15
hides9
hikes12
hires8
hives11
hokes12
holes8
homes10
hones8
hopes10
hoses8
hypes13
idles6
isles5
ivies8
jades13
japes14
jests12
jibes14
jives15
jokes16
jukes16
kikes13
kites9
knees9
laces7
lades6
lakes9
lames7
lanes5
lases5
laves8
lazes14
likes9
limes7
lines5
lives8
lobes7
lodes6
loges6
lopes7
loses5
loves8
lubes7
luges6
lures5
lutes5
lyres8
maces9
mages8
makes11
males7
manes7
mares7
mates7
maxes14
mazes16
memes9
meres7
mesas7
meson7
messy10
metes7
mikes11
miles7
mimes9
mines7
mires7
mites7
mixes14
modes8
moles7
mopes9
mores7
motes7
moues7
moves10
mules7
muses7
mutes7
names7
napes7
naves8
nests5
nines5
nixes12
nodes6
noses5
notes5
nudes6
nukes9
oases5
obese7
oboes7
ogles6
ogres6
oozes14
paces9
pages8
pales7
panes7
pares7
pates7
paves10
pekes11
pesky14
pesos7
pesto7
pests7
pikes11
piles7
pines7
pipes9
plies7
poesy10
pokes11
poles7
pones7
popes9
pores7
poses7
poxes14
press7
pries7
pubes9
pukes11
pules7
pyres10
pyxes17
quest14
races7
rages6
rakes9
rapes7
rares5
rates5
raves8
razes14
resat5
reset5
resew8
resin5
resit5
resow8
rests5
rices7
rides6
riles5
rimes7
rises5
rites5

The interactive result panel provides the complete verified set in batches.

396CORE words

103extended words

499verified matches

8.3average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

aches10
acres7
axles12
bakes11
bales7
bares7
bides8
bikes11
bites7
blues7
bodes8
bones7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

fazes17
hazes17
pyxes17
zesty17
jokes16
mazes16
jukes16
dazes15
dozes15
fixes15
foxes15
gazes15

Letter intelligence

What the ES list contains

Where ES appears

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

Vowels per word

1 vowel35 words
2 vowels350 words
3 vowels11 words

Repeated letters

28%

109 of 396 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 ES

The CORE list contains 396 5-letter words with ES 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 103 extended entries.

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Data-backed FAQ

Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain ES?

This verified set contains 396 CORE words and 103 extended words, for 499 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this ES group?

The 396 CORE words average 8.3 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these ES words often repeat letters?