5 Letter Words Containing ES
There are 618 5-letter English words that contain ES, from ABBES to ZYMES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ZAXES (21), ZYMES (19), FUZES (17). Roughly 1% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
B
- BABES9 pts
- BAKES11 pts
- BALES7 pts
- BANES7 pts
- BARES7 pts
- BASES7 pts
- BATES7 pts
- BENES7 pts
- BESET7 pts
- BESOM9 pts
- BESOT7 pts
- BESTS7 pts
- BICES9 pts
- BIDES8 pts
- BIKES11 pts
- BILES7 pts
- BINES7 pts
- BISES7 pts
- BITES7 pts
- BIZES16 pts
- BLESS7 pts
- BLEST7 pts
- BLUES7 pts
- BODES8 pts
- BOLES7 pts
- BONES7 pts
- BORES7 pts
- BOXES14 pts
- BRAES7 pts
- BREES7 pts
- BRIES7 pts
- BUSES7 pts
- BYRES10 pts
- BYTES10 pts
C
- CADES8 pts
- CAFES10 pts
- CAGES8 pts
- CAKES11 pts
- CAMES9 pts
- CANES7 pts
- CAPES9 pts
- CARES7 pts
- CASES7 pts
- CATES7 pts
- CAVES10 pts
- CEDES8 pts
- CEPES9 pts
- CERES7 pts
- CESTA7 pts
- CESTI7 pts
- CETES7 pts
- CHESS10 pts
- CHEST10 pts
- CINES7 pts
- CIRES7 pts
- CITES7 pts
- CLUES7 pts
- CODES8 pts
- COKES11 pts
- COLES7 pts
- COMES9 pts
- CONES7 pts
- COPES9 pts
- CORES7 pts
- COSES7 pts
- COTES7 pts
- COVES10 pts
- COXES14 pts
- COZES16 pts
- CRESS7 pts
- CREST7 pts
- CRIES7 pts
- CUBES9 pts
- CUKES11 pts
- CURES7 pts
- CUTES7 pts
- CYMES12 pts
D
- DACES8 pts
- DALES6 pts
- DAMES8 pts
- DARES6 pts
- DATES6 pts
- DAZES15 pts
- DEKES10 pts
- DELES6 pts
- DEMES8 pts
- DENES6 pts
- DESEX13 pts
- DESKS10 pts
- DEXES13 pts
- DICES8 pts
- DIKES10 pts
- DIMES8 pts
- DINES6 pts
- DITES6 pts
- DIVES9 pts
- DOEST6 pts
- DOGES7 pts
- DOLES6 pts
- DOMES8 pts
- DOPES8 pts
- DOSES6 pts
- DOTES6 pts
- DOVES9 pts
- DOZES15 pts
- DREES6 pts
- DRESS6 pts
- DREST6 pts
- DRIES6 pts
- DUCES8 pts
- DUDES7 pts
- DUKES10 pts
- DUNES6 pts
- DUPES8 pts
- DURES6 pts
- DYKES13 pts
- DYNES9 pts
E
F
- FACES10 pts
- FADES9 pts
- FAKES12 pts
- FAMES10 pts
- FANES8 pts
- FARES8 pts
- FATES8 pts
- FAVES11 pts
- FAXES15 pts
- FAZES17 pts
- FECES10 pts
- FEMES10 pts
- FERES8 pts
- FESSE8 pts
- FETES8 pts
- FEZES17 pts
- FICES10 pts
- FIFES11 pts
- FILES8 pts
- FINES8 pts
- FIRES8 pts
- FIVES11 pts
- FIXES15 pts
- FLEES8 pts
- FLESH11 pts
- FLIES8 pts
- FLOES8 pts
- FLUES8 pts
- FORES8 pts
- FOXES15 pts
- FREES8 pts
- FRESH11 pts
- FRIES8 pts
- FROES8 pts
- FUMES10 pts
- FUSES8 pts
- FUZES17 pts
- FYCES13 pts
- FYKES15 pts
G
H
I
J
K
L
- LACES7 pts
- LADES6 pts
- LAKES9 pts
- LAMES7 pts
- LANES5 pts
- LARES5 pts
- LASES5 pts
- LAVES8 pts
- LAZES14 pts
- LEGES6 pts
- LENES5 pts
- LEXES12 pts
- LIKES9 pts
- LIMES7 pts
- LINES5 pts
- LIVES8 pts
- LOBES7 pts
- LODES6 pts
- LOESS5 pts
- LOGES6 pts
- LOPES7 pts
- LORES5 pts
- LOSES5 pts
- LOVES8 pts
- LOWES8 pts
- LOXES12 pts
- LUBES7 pts
- LUCES7 pts
- LUDES6 pts
- LUGES6 pts
- LUNES5 pts
- LURES5 pts
- LUTES5 pts
- LUXES12 pts
- LYRES8 pts
- LYSES8 pts
M
- MABES9 pts
- MACES9 pts
- MAGES8 pts
- MAKES11 pts
- MALES7 pts
- MANES7 pts
- MARES7 pts
- MATES7 pts
- MAXES14 pts
- MAZES16 pts
- MERES7 pts
- MESAS7 pts
- MESHY13 pts
- MESIC9 pts
- MESNE7 pts
- MESON7 pts
- MESSY10 pts
- METES7 pts
- MEZES16 pts
- MIKES11 pts
- MILES7 pts
- MIMES9 pts
- MINES7 pts
- MIRES7 pts
- MISES7 pts
- MITES7 pts
- MIXES14 pts
- MODES8 pts
- MOKES11 pts
- MOLES7 pts
- MOMES9 pts
- MOPES9 pts
- MORES7 pts
- MOTES7 pts
- MOUES7 pts
- MOVES10 pts
- MULES7 pts
- MURES7 pts
- MUSES7 pts
- MUTES7 pts
N
O
P
- PACES9 pts
- PAGES8 pts
- PALES7 pts
- PANES7 pts
- PARES7 pts
- PASES7 pts
- PATES7 pts
- PAVES10 pts
- PAXES14 pts
- PEDES8 pts
- PEKES11 pts
- PELES7 pts
- PENES7 pts
- PESKY14 pts
- PESOS7 pts
- PESTO7 pts
- PESTS7 pts
- PESTY10 pts
- PIKES11 pts
- PILES7 pts
- PINES7 pts
- PIPES9 pts
- PIXES14 pts
- PLIES7 pts
- POESY10 pts
- POKES11 pts
- POLES7 pts
- POMES9 pts
- PONES7 pts
- POPES9 pts
- PORES7 pts
- POSES7 pts
- POXES14 pts
- PREES7 pts
- PRESA7 pts
- PRESE7 pts
- PRESS7 pts
- PREST7 pts
- PRIES7 pts
- PUBES9 pts
- PUCES9 pts
- PUKES11 pts
- PULES7 pts
- PUSES7 pts
- PYRES10 pts
- PYXES17 pts
Q
R
- RACES7 pts
- RAGES6 pts
- RAJES12 pts
- RAKES9 pts
- RALES5 pts
- RAPES7 pts
- RARES5 pts
- RASES5 pts
- RATES5 pts
- RAVES8 pts
- RAXES12 pts
- RAZES14 pts
- REDES6 pts
- REEST5 pts
- REGES6 pts
- RESAW8 pts
- RESAY8 pts
- RESEE5 pts
- RESET5 pts
- RESEW8 pts
- RESID6 pts
- RESIN5 pts
- RESOD6 pts
- RESOW8 pts
- RESTS5 pts
- REXES12 pts
- RIBES7 pts
- RICES7 pts
- RIDES6 pts
- RILES5 pts
- RIMES7 pts
- RIPES7 pts
- RISES5 pts
- RITES5 pts
- RIVES8 pts
- ROBES7 pts
- ROLES5 pts
- ROPES7 pts
- ROSES5 pts
- ROTES5 pts
- ROUES5 pts
- ROVES8 pts
- RUBES7 pts
- RULES5 pts
- RUNES5 pts
- RUSES5 pts
- RYKES12 pts
S
- SABES7 pts
- SADES6 pts
- SAFES8 pts
- SAGES6 pts
- SAKES9 pts
- SALES5 pts
- SANES5 pts
- SATES5 pts
- SAVES8 pts
- SAXES12 pts
- SEMES7 pts
- SERES5 pts
- SEXES12 pts
- SHIES8 pts
- SHOES8 pts
- SICES7 pts
- SIDES6 pts
- SIKES9 pts
- SINES5 pts
- SIPES7 pts
- SIRES5 pts
- SISES5 pts
- SITES5 pts
- SIXES12 pts
- SIZES14 pts
- SKEES9 pts
- SKIES9 pts
- SLOES5 pts
- SLUES5 pts
- SNYES8 pts
- SOKES9 pts
- SOLES5 pts
- SONES5 pts
- SORES5 pts
- SPAES7 pts
- SPIES7 pts
- SPUES7 pts
- STIES5 pts
- STYES8 pts
- SUPES7 pts
- SYCES10 pts
- SYKES12 pts
T
- TABES7 pts
- TACES7 pts
- TAJES12 pts
- TAKES9 pts
- TALES5 pts
- TAMES7 pts
- TAPES7 pts
- TARES5 pts
- TATES5 pts
- TAXES12 pts
- TELES5 pts
- TESLA5 pts
- TESTA5 pts
- TESTS5 pts
- TESTY8 pts
- THESE8 pts
- TIDES6 pts
- TIKES9 pts
- TILES5 pts
- TIMES7 pts
- TINES5 pts
- TIRES5 pts
- TOKES9 pts
- TOLES5 pts
- TOMES7 pts
- TONES5 pts
- TOPES7 pts
- TORES5 pts
- TOTES5 pts
- TREES5 pts
- TRESS5 pts
- TRIES5 pts
- TRUES5 pts
- TUBES7 pts
- TULES5 pts
- TUNES5 pts
- TUXES12 pts
- TWAES8 pts
- TYEES8 pts
- TYKES12 pts
- TYNES8 pts
- TYPES10 pts
- TYRES8 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 618 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zaxes | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | zymes | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | fuzes | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | fazes | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | fezes | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | pyxes | 17 | 17 |
| 7 | wizes | 17 | 17 |
| 8 | hazes | 17 | 16 |
| 9 | zesty | 17 | 16 |
| 10 | jukes | 16 | 19 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain ES?
618 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters ES in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).