Words that start with E
There are 11,096 words that start with E in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is EMBEZZLEMENTS at 37 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 9-letter words are the biggest group with 1,844, and the average one scores 15.6 points.
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E is the workhorse vowel of English, and words that lean on it tend to score low but connect easily on the board. E starts 4.1% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 10th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (268 words), ELECTRIFICATION among them. Two-letter words starting with E: EA, ED, EE, EF, EH, EL, EM, EN, ER, ES, ET and EX.
Words that start with E in numbers
- Words
- 11,096
- Highest scoring
- EMBEZZLEMENTS 37 pts
- Average score
- 15.6 pts
- Longest
- ELECTRIFICATION 15 letters
- 212
- 360
- 4160
- 5289
- 6673
- 71,176
- 81,649
- 91,844
- 101,688
- 111,285
- 12964
- 13653
- 14375
- 15268
Highest-scoring words that start with e
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| embezzlements | 37 | 13 |
| ectomycorrhizae | 36 | 15 |
| ectomycorrhizas | 36 | 15 |
| embezzlement | 36 | 12 |
| ectomycorrhiza | 35 | 14 |
| exoerythrocytic | 35 | 15 |
| experimentalize | 35 | 15 |
| extemporization | 35 | 15 |
| extrajudicially | 35 | 15 |
| empyreumatizing | 34 | 15 |
Words that start with E (11,096)
These 300 of the 11,096 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 22
14-letter words 22
13-letter words 22
12-letter words 22
11-letter words 22
10-letter words 22
9-letter words 22
8-letter words 22
7-letter words 23
6-letter words 23
5-letter words 23
4-letter words 23
3-letter words 23
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with E?
11,096 words in Unscrambly's list start with E. 289 of them have five letters, 1,176 have seven and 12 have two.
What is the best E word for Scrabble?
EMBEZZLEMENTS scores 37 points before bonus squares. Next come ECTOMYCORRHIZAE (36), ECTOMYCORRHIZAS (36) and EMBEZZLEMENT (36). Across all 11,096, the average is 15.6 points.
What two-letter words start with E?
EA, ED, EE, EF, EH, EL, EM, EN, ER, ES, ET and EX: 12 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with E?
289. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with E list, where ENZYM scores highest at 19 points.