5 Letter Words Starting with E
There are 192 5-letter English words that start with E, ranging alphabetically from EAGER to EYRIR. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ENZYM (19), EPOXY (17), EQUIP (16). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
E
- EAGER6 pts
- EAGLE6 pts
- EAGRE6 pts
- EARED6 pts
- EARLS5 pts
- EARLY8 pts
- EARNS5 pts
- EARTH8 pts
- EASED6 pts
- EASEL5 pts
- EASES5 pts
- EASTS5 pts
- EATEN5 pts
- EATER5 pts
- EAVED9 pts
- EAVES8 pts
- EBBED10 pts
- EBBET9 pts
- EBONS7 pts
- EBONY10 pts
- ECHED11 pts
- ECHES10 pts
- ECHOS10 pts
- ECLAT7 pts
- ECRUS7 pts
- EDEMA8 pts
- EDGED8 pts
- EDGER7 pts
- EDGES7 pts
- EDICT8 pts
- EDIFY12 pts
- EDILE6 pts
- EDITS6 pts
- EDUCE8 pts
- EDUCT8 pts
- EERIE5 pts
- EGADS7 pts
- EGERS6 pts
- EGEST6 pts
- EGGAR7 pts
- EGGED8 pts
- EGGER7 pts
- EGRET6 pts
- EIDER6 pts
- EIDOS6 pts
- EIGHT9 pts
- EIKON9 pts
- EJECT14 pts
- EKING10 pts
- ELAIN5 pts
- ELAND6 pts
- ELANS5 pts
- ELATE5 pts
- ELBOW10 pts
- ELDER6 pts
- ELECT7 pts
- ELEGY9 pts
- ELEMI7 pts
- ELFIN8 pts
- ELIDE6 pts
- ELINT5 pts
- ELITE5 pts
- ELOIN5 pts
- ELOPE7 pts
- ELUDE6 pts
- ELUTE5 pts
- ELVER8 pts
- ELVES8 pts
- EMBAR9 pts
- EMBAY12 pts
- EMBED10 pts
- EMBER9 pts
- EMBOW12 pts
- EMCEE9 pts
- EMEER7 pts
- EMEND8 pts
- EMERY10 pts
- EMEUS7 pts
- EMIRS7 pts
- EMITS7 pts
- EMMER9 pts
- EMMET9 pts
- EMOTE7 pts
- EMPTY12 pts
- EMYDE11 pts
- EMYDS11 pts
- ENACT7 pts
- ENATE5 pts
- ENDED7 pts
- ENDER6 pts
- ENDOW9 pts
- ENDUE6 pts
- ENEMA7 pts
- ENEMY10 pts
- ENJOY15 pts
- ENNUI5 pts
- ENOKI9 pts
- ENOLS5 pts
- ENORM7 pts
- ENOWS8 pts
- ENROL5 pts
- ENSKY12 pts
- ENSUE5 pts
- ENTER5 pts
- ENTIA5 pts
- ENTRY8 pts
- ENURE5 pts
- ENVOI8 pts
- ENVOY11 pts
- ENZYM19 pts
- EOSIN5 pts
- EPACT9 pts
- EPEES7 pts
- EPHAH13 pts
- EPHAS10 pts
- EPHOD11 pts
- EPHOR10 pts
- EPICS9 pts
- EPOCH12 pts
- EPODE8 pts
- EPOXY17 pts
- EQUAL14 pts
- EQUID15 pts
- EQUIP16 pts
- ERASE5 pts
- ERECT7 pts
- ERGOT6 pts
- ERICA7 pts
- ERNES5 pts
- ERODE6 pts
- EROSE5 pts
- ERRED6 pts
- ERROR5 pts
- ERSES5 pts
- ERUCT7 pts
- ERUGO6 pts
- ERUPT7 pts
- ERVIL8 pts
- ESCAR7 pts
- ESCOT7 pts
- ESKAR9 pts
- ESKER9 pts
- ESSAY8 pts
- ESSES5 pts
- ESTER5 pts
- ESTOP7 pts
- ETAPE7 pts
- ETHER8 pts
- ETHIC10 pts
- ETHOS8 pts
- ETHYL11 pts
- ETNAS5 pts
- ETUDE6 pts
- ETUIS5 pts
- ETWEE8 pts
- ETYMA10 pts
- EUROS5 pts
- EVADE9 pts
- EVENS8 pts
- EVENT8 pts
- EVERT8 pts
- EVERY11 pts
- EVICT10 pts
- EVILS8 pts
- EVITE8 pts
- EVOKE12 pts
- EWERS8 pts
- EXACT14 pts
- EXALT12 pts
- EXAMS14 pts
- EXCEL14 pts
- EXECS14 pts
- EXERT12 pts
- EXILE12 pts
- EXINE12 pts
- EXIST12 pts
- EXITS12 pts
- EXONS12 pts
- EXPAT14 pts
- EXPEL14 pts
- EXPOS14 pts
- EXTOL12 pts
- EXTRA12 pts
- EXUDE13 pts
- EXULT12 pts
- EXURB14 pts
- EYERS8 pts
- EYING9 pts
- EYRAS8 pts
- EYRES8 pts
- EYRIE8 pts
- EYRIR8 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | enzym | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | epoxy | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | equip | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | enjoy | 15 | 17 |
| 5 | equid | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | eject | 14 | 17 |
| 7 | equal | 14 | 16 |
| 8 | excel | 14 | 16 |
| 9 | expel | 14 | 16 |
| 10 | exurb | 14 | 16 |
Strategy for this list
E is worth 1 in Scrabble but is the most valuable letter in the game because it appears in nearly every high-frequency word and every bingo stem (SATINE, RETINA, OATERS all include E). E-starting words (~8,000) skew toward Latinate abstract nouns (EDUCATION, ELECTION) and short common words (EAR, EAT, ECHO, EDGE, ELF). In Wordle, E is the most common vowel in the answer set — appearing in nearly 70% of daily answers. Testing E in position 2, 4 or 5 nearly always narrows the search space.
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with E?
192 valid 5-letter English words begin with E 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).