Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With SE

This verified list contains 163 CORE words with SE, plus 50 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 163 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abase7
abuse7
amuse7
anise5
apses7
arise5
arose5
asses5
asset5
based8
baser7
bases7
beset7
bused8
buses7
cased8
cases7
cause7
cease7
chase10
chose10
close7
copse9
cruse7
curse7
dense6
dosed7
doses6
douse6
dowse9
eased6
easel5
eases5
erase5
false8
fused9
fusee8
fuses8
gases6
geese6
goose6
gorse6
guise6
horse8
hosed9
hoses8
house8
inset5
lapse7
lased6
laser5
lases5
lease5
loose5
loser5
loses5
louse5
manse7
maser7
miser7
moose7
mosey10
mouse7
mused8
muses7
nisei5
noise5
noose5
nosed6
noses5
nurse5
oases5
obese7
onset5
parse7
pause7
phase10
poise7
posed8
poser7
poses7
posse7
prose7
pseud8
pulse7
purse7
raise5
reset5
resew8
reuse5
rinse5
risen5
riser5
rises5
roses5
rouse5
ruses5
seals5
seams7
seamy10
sears5
seats5
sebum9
sects7
sedan6
sedge7
sedgy10
seeds6
seedy9
seeks9
seems7
seeps7
seers5
segue6
seine5
seize14
sells5
semen7
semis7
sends6
senna5
senor5
sense5
sepal7
sepia7
septa7
serer5
serfs8
serge6
serif8
serum7
serve8
servo8
setts5
setup7
seven8
sever8
sewed9
sewer8
sexed13
sexes12
sises5
souse5
taser5
tease5
tense5
terse5
these8
those8
ukase9
unset5
upset7
users5
vases8
verse8
vised9
vises8
whose11
wised9
wiser8
wises8
worse8
yeses8

163CORE words

50extended words

213verified matches

6.8average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

based8
baser7
bused8
cased8
chase10
chose10
close7
curse7
false8
fused9
horse8
hosed9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

seize14
sexed13
sexes12
whose11
chase10
chose10
phase10
mosey10
seamy10
sedgy10
fused9
hosed9

Letter intelligence

What the SE list contains

Where SE appears

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

Vowels per word

1 vowel6 words
2 vowels117 words
3 vowels40 words

Repeated letters

53%

86 of 163 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 SE

The CORE list contains 163 5-letter words with SE 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 50 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain SE?

This verified set contains 163 CORE words and 50 extended words, for 213 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this SE group?

The 163 CORE words average 6.8 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these SE words often repeat letters?