5-letter words ending in E

There are 1,485 five-letter words that end in E in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is MEZZE at 25 points. S starts the most of them, 196, and the average score is 8.6 points.

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These 1,485 words are 12% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green E in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 1,485 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in E, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, ARISE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 1,485 words.

5-letter words ending in E in numbers

Words
1,485
Highest scoring
MEZZE 25 pts
Average score
8.6 pts
With a definition
669 (45%)
Words by first letter
  1. A111
  2. B104
  3. C115
  4. D62
  5. E47
  6. F68
  7. G87
  8. H38
  9. I20
  10. J13
  11. K30
  12. L53
  13. M75
  14. N31
  15. O32
  16. P104
  17. Q11
  18. R77
  19. S196
  20. T97
  21. U26
  22. V30
  23. W39
  24. Y11
  25. Z8

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in e

WordScoreLength
mezze255
ozzie235
tazze235
zanze235
avyze205
azyme195
cezve195
jaxie195
kopje185
quake185

5-letter words ending in E (1,485)

These 300 of the 1,485 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in E?

1,485, which is 12% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 669 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in E for Scrabble?

MEZZE scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come OZZIE (23), TAZZE (23) and ZANZE (23). The average is 8.6 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in E start with?

S, in 196 of the 1,485 (13%). C follows with 115.

What should I guess in Wordle with an E in the last slot?

ARISE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 1,485 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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