5-letter words with E as the third letter

There are 861 five-letter words with E as the third 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 third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abeam, abear, abele, abets and acerb. 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 third letter

WordScoreLength
ozeki185
feeze175
heeze175
prexy175
query175
queyn175
queys175
check165
chevy165
chewy165

5-letter words with E as the third letter (861)

Showing the first 300 of 861. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

abeam9abear7abele7abets7acerb9acers7aceta7adeem8adept8afear8agene6agent6agers6ahead9aheap10ahent8aiery8akees9akela9akene9aleck11alecs7alefs8aleft8aleph10alert5alews8aleye8ameba9ameer7amend8amene7amens7ament7anear5anele5anent5apeak11apeek11apers7apert7apery10aread6areae5areal5arear5areas5areca7aredd7arede6arefy11areic7arena5arene5arepa7arere5arete5arets5arett5avels8avens8avers8avert8aweel8aweto8axels12ayelp10baels7beech12beedi8beefs10beefy13beeps9beers7beery10beets7bhels10bield8biers7bleak11blear7bleat7blebs9bleed8bleep9blees7blend8blent7blert7bless7blest7blets7bleys10boeps9boets7boeuf10bread8break11bream9brede8breds8breed8breem9breer7brees7breid8breis7breme9brens7brent7brere7brers7breve10brews10breys10caeca9caese7cheap12cheat10check16cheek14cheep12cheer10chefs13cheka14chela10chelp12chemo12chere10chert10chess10chest10cheth13chevy16chews13chewy16ciels7clean7clear7cleat7cleck13cleek11cleep9clefs10cleft10clegs8cleik11clems9clepe9clept9clerk11cleve10clews10coeds8creak11cream9credo8creds8creed8creek11creel7creep9crees7creme9crems9crena7crepe9creps9crept9crepy12cress7crest7crewe10crews10ctene7deeds7deedy10deely9deems8deens6deeps8deere6deers6deets6deeve9deevs9diebs8diene6diets6doeks10doers6doest6doeth9dread7dream8drear6dreck12dreed7drees6dregs7dreks10drent6drere6dress6drest6dreys9duels6duets6duett6dweeb11dwell9dwelt9dyers9edema8egers6egest6eject14elect7elegy9elemi7emeer7emend8emery10emeus7enema7enemy10enews8epees7erect7erevs8etens5evens8event8evert8every11evets8ewers8ewest8exeat12execs14exeem14exeme14exert12eyers8faena8faery11feebs10feeds9feels8feens8feers8feese8feeze17fiefs11field9fiend9fient8fiere8fiers8fiery11fiest8fjeld16fleam10fleas8fleck14fleer8flees8fleet8flegs9fleme10flesh11flews11flexo15fleys11foehn11freak12freed9freer8frees8freet8freit8fremd11frena8frere8fresh11frets8fuels8fuero8geeks10geeky13geeps8geese6geest6ghees9ghest9gleam8glean6gleba8glebe8gleby11

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 861 five-letter words with E in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third 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?

ABEAM is a common five-letter word with E as its third letter.

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