7 Letter Words Starting with E

There are 805 7-letter English words that start with E, ranging alphabetically from EAGERER to EYEWINK. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ENZYMIC (23), EQUINOX (23), EXARCHY (22). Roughly 17% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Showing the first 600 of 805 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	enzymic	23	25
2	equinox	23	25
3	exarchy	22	21
4	equably	21	23
5	enzymes	21	22
6	emblaze	20	23
7	eczemas	20	22
8	emprize	20	22
9	epizoic	20	22
10	exhumed	20	21

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 7-letter words start with E?

805 valid 7-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).

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Top 10 highest-scoring words

Strategy for this list

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How many 7-letter words start with E?

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

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