5-letter words with E as the fourth letter

There are 2,255 five-letter words with E as the fourth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. E is the workhorse vowel of English, and words that lean on it tend to score low but connect easily on the board.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with E in the fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include aahed, abbed, abbes, abbey and abcee. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with e as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
zazen235
zezes235
zizel235
zaxes215
zexes215
cozey195
jakey195
jokey195
mazey195
zymes195

5-letter words with E as the fourth letter (2,255)

Showing the first 300 of 2,255. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have E as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary lists 2,255 five-letter words with E in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as E, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

AAHED is a common five-letter word with E as its fourth letter.

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