5-Letter Words Starting with E

All 168 five-letter words that start with E

EA

• eager6adj. Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
• eagle6n. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family...
• eared6adj. Having ears (of a specified type).
• early8adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
• earth8n. Soil.
• eased6adj. Made easier, more relaxed, or less stressed.
• easel5n. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting...
• easer5n. A person or thing that eases or relieves.
• eaten5adj. Having been consumed by eating.
• eater5n. A person or animal who eats.
• eaves8n. The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a...

EB

• ebbed10adj. Having receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance...
• ebene7n. A psychoactive material, variously described as obtained from plants of...
• ebony10n. A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical...

EC

• ecchi12adj. Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.

ED

• edema8n. An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
• edged8adj. That has a sharp planar surface.
• edger7n. A tool that is used to trim the edges of a lawn.
• edges7n. The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's)...
• edict8n. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
• edify12v. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
• educe8v. To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or...

EE

• eerie5adj. Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange...

EF

• efter8n. A thief who frequents theaters.

EG

• eggar7n. Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.
• egged8adj. Containing or bearing eggs.
• egger7n. One who gathers eggs.
• egoic8adj. Of or relating to the ego.
• egret6n. Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that...
• egusi6n. Melon seeds that are ground to make soup in West Africa.

EI

• eider6n. Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the...
• eidos6n. Form; essence; type; species.
• eight9n. The digit/figure 8.
• eisel5n. Vinegar, verjuice.

EJ

• eject14v. To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
• ejido13n. A Mexican cooperative farm.

EK

• eking10n. The act or process of adding.

EL

• elain5n. Eleoptene.
• eland6n. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for...
• elate5v. To make joyful or proud.
• elbow10n. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• elden6v. To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
• elder6adj. Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
• elect7n. One chosen or set apart.
• elegy9n. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
• elemi7n. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
• elfen8adj. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
• elfin8n. An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
• elide6v. To leave out or omit (something).
• elite5adj. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
• ellen5n. Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
• elong6v. To lengthen out; to prolong.
• elope7v. Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
• elote5n. Corn (maize) harvested before reaching full maturity.
• elsen5n. An awl, a pointed tool.
• elude6v. To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using...
• elute5v. To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash...
• elvan8adj. Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock...
• elven8n. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
• elver8n. A young eel.

EM

• emacs9n. Any implementation or reimplementation of Emacs.
• email7n. A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network...
• emaki11n. A Japanese picture scroll, a handscroll containing an illustrated...
• embar9v. To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
• embed10v. To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
• ember9n. A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
• emcee9n. Master of ceremonies.
• emend8v. To correct and revise (text or a document).
• emerg8n. The emergency department of a hospital.
• emery10n. An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
• emmer9n. Any member of the species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled...
• emmet9n. An ant.
• emoji14n. A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a...
• emote7v. To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly...
• empty12adj. Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
• emule7v. To emulate.

EN

• enact7v. To make (a bill) into law.
• encik11n. Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore...
• ended7adj. Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.
• ender6n. Something which ends another thing.
• endif9n. A directive, in several programming languages, that marks the end of an...
• endow9v. To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a...
• endue6v. Of a person or thing: to take on (a different form); to adopt, to...
• enema7n. An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum...
• enemy10n. Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests...
• engie6n. An engineer.
• enjoy15v. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
• ennui5n. A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
• enoch10n. An iron sledgehammer.
• enoki9n. An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes).
• enone5n. Any ketone having a neighbouring double bond.
• enrol5v. UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada standard spelling of...
• ensue5v. To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
• enter5v. To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
• entry8n. The act of entering.
• enure5v. To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant...
• envie8n. A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.
• envoi8n. A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or...
• envoy11n. A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an...

EO

• eosin5n. A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.

EP

• epact9n. The time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar...
• ephah13n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
• ephod11n. A priestly vestment, without sleeves, worn girdled at the waist.
• epoch12n. A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one...
• epode8n. The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the...
• epoxy17adj. Derived from an epoxide.

EQ

• equal14adj. The same in one or more respects.
• eques14n. A member of the equestrian order (Latin: ordo equester), the lower of...
• equid15n. Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine...
• equip16v. To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific...
• equol14n. An isoflavandiol metabolized from daidzein by bacterial flora in the...

ER

• erase5v. To remove (markings or information).
• erect7adj. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
• ergon6n. Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is...
• ergot6n. Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
• erica7n. Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants.
• erode6v. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
• eroge6n. A visual novel with erotic content.
• erred6adj. Mistaken; erroneous.
• errno5n. A value or variable that identifies the kind of error (or lack thereof)...
• error5n. The state, quality, or condition of being wrong.
• erupt7v. To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano...

ES

• esker9n. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running...
• esper7n. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
• essay8n. A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue...
• esses5n. A sequence of winding turns.
• ester5n. A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an...
• estop7v. To impede or bar by estoppel.
• estre5n. The indoor layout or plan of a castle.

ET

• ethel8n. The rune ᛟ.
• ether8n. The medium breathed by human beings; the air.
• ethic10adj. Moral, relating to morals.
• ethos8n. The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or...
• ethyl11n. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane...
• etrog6n. The yellow citron (Citrus medica) used in Sukkot ritual.
• ettin5n. A giant with two heads.
• etude6n. A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a...

EU

• eurgh9interj. An expression of disgust or distaste.
• eurus5n. The east wind.

EV

• evade9v. To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge...
• evens8n. Odds of 1:1; even money.
• event8n. An occurrence; something that happens.
• evert8v. To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
• every11det. All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
• evict10v. To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or...
• evils8n. Synonym of evil eye (“dirty look”).
• evite8v. To avoid.
• evoke12v. To call out; to draw out or bring forth.

EX

• exact14adj. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly...
• exalt12v. To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
• excel14v. To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone...
• exeat12n. A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house...
• exert12v. To make use of, to apply, especially of something nonmaterial; to bring...
• exhib17n. An exhibitor.
• exile12n. The state of being banished from one's home or country.
• exist12v. To be; have existence; have being or reality.
• exits12n. Income, returns, revenue.
• exome14n. The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of...
• expat14n. An expatriate; a person temporarily residing in a foreign nation, often...
• expel14v. To eject.
• extol12v. To praise; to make high.
• extra12adj. Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous...
• extro12n. Synonym of outro (“a portion of music at the end of a song”).
• exude13v. To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid...
• exult12v. To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
• exurb14n. A residential area beyond the suburbs.

EY

• eyrie8n. The nest of a bird of prey.

EZ

• ezrin14n. Synonym of EZR gene Ellipsis of ezrin gene (“a human gene that encodes...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with E are there?

Word.ws lists 168 five-letter words that start with E, plus 142 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with E?

every, early, event, enjoy, earth, eight, extra and ended.

Which of the five-letter words that start with E has the highest letter score?

exhib scores 17 points with the standard letter tile values.

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