5-Letter Words with E

All 3,084 five-letter words with E: page 1 of 8

A

• abare7v. To strip; to uncover (make bare).
• abase7v. To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause...
• abate7v. To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
• abbey12n. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
• abeam9adv. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or...
• abele7n. The white poplar (Populus alba).
• abend8n. The abnormal termination of a program.
• abide8v. To endure without yielding; to withstand.
• abies7n. A tree of the genus Abies.
• abled8adj. Having a range of physical powers as specified.
• abode8n. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
• above10prep. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
• abuse7n. Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an...
• acher10n. Something that aches.
• ackee11n. A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and...
• acker11n. A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
• acter7n. A play or film with a particular number of acts.
• acute7adj. Brief, quick, short.
• adage7n. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
• adder7n. A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera.
• addle7adj. Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
• adele6n. An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic number...
• adept8adj. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
• adieu6interj. Said to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
• adire6n. A type of traditional Yoruba tie-dyed cloth.
• adobe8n. An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
• adore6v. To worship.
• aegis6n. A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena...
• aegyo9n. Cuteness, adorableness, charm.
• aerie5n. A local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
• afire8adv. On fire (often metaphorically).
• afore8prep. Before; in advance of the time of.
• after8adv. Behind; later in time; following.
• agape8adj. In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as...
• agate6n. A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious...
• agave9n. Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants...
• agent6n. One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
• agger7n. A double tide, particularly a high tide in which the water rises to a...
• aggie7n. Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made...
• agile6adj. Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move...
• aglet6n. A catkin.
• agnel6n. A 13th century French gold coin.
• agoge7n. In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
• agree6v. To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a...
• ahead9adv. At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
• ahoge9n. An exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character...
• aider6n. A person who aids or assists.
• aimed8adj. Directed towards a target.
• aimer7n. One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.
• aired6adj. Having been uttered or spoken of, such that certain persons are aware.
• airer5n. A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse.
• aisle5n. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave...
• alane5n. Aluminium hydride, AlH₃.
• alate5adj. Having wings or winglike extensions or parts; winged.
• albie7n. A false albacore.
• aldea6n. A village.
• alder6n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the...
• aleph10n. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants...
• alert5adj. Attentive; awake; on guard.
• algae6n. Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
• alief8n. A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict...
• alien5n. A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the...
• alife8adv. With all one's heart; dearly.
• alike9adj. Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
• aline5adv. In line.
• alite5n. An impure form of tricalcium silicate.
• alive8adj. Having life; living; not dead.
• allee5n. A tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a...
• alley8n. A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a...
• aloes5n. The resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha)...
• alone5adj. By oneself, solitary.
• alter5v. To change the form or structure of.
• amate7n. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
• amaze16v. To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to...
• amber9n. A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil...
• amble9n. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
• ameen7n. Any of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts...
• amend8v. To make better; improve.
• ament7n. A catkin or similar inflorescence.
• amero7n. A proposed unified currency of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
• amice9n. A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly...
• amide8n. Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been...
• amine7n. A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two...
• ammer9n. The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.
• ammie9n. Synonym of amnesia (a potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana).
• amole7n. Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as...
• amped10adj. Activated, as with electric power.
• amper9n. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein...
• ample9det. A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
• amuse7v. To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to...
• anele5v. To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
• anent5prep. Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as...
• angel6n. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other...
• anger6n. A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or...
• angle6n. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane...
• anile5adj. Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.
• anime7n. An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic...
• anise5n. An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt...
• anker9n. A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this...
• ankle9n. The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost...
• annet5n. A duck or drake.
• annex12n. An addition, an extension.
• anode6n. An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through...
• anole5n. Any member of the family Dactyloidae of chiefly arboreal dactyloid...
• apace9adv. Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
• apert7adj. Open; uncovered; revealed.
• apnea7n. The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient...
• appel9n. An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten...
• apple9n. The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or...
• arber7n. One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur.
• arced8adj. Having the form of an arc; arched.
• arche10n. The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy...
• areal5adj. Of or pertaining to an area or geographic region.
• areca7n. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed...
• arena5n. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting...
• arene5n. Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
• arent5adj. Drying out, parching, withering.
• arepa7n. A type of cornbread originating from the northern Andes and resembling...
• arete5n. Excellence, goodness; virtue.
• argue6v. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• ariel5n. A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
• arise5v. To come up from a lower to a higher position.
• armed8adj. Equipped, especially with a weapon.
• armer7n. One who arms, or supplies weapons.
• arrey8interj. Expressing surprise or alarm; hey.
• arsey8adj. Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.
• artel5n. A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
• ashen8adj. Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
• asher8n. A member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the...
• aside6adv. To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
• asked10adj. Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
• asker9n. Someone who asks a question.
• askew12adj. Turned or twisted to one side.
• askey12adj. Looking aside.
• aspen7adj. Pertaining to the aspen tree.
• asper7n. Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern...
• aspet7n. Armenian hereditary title borne by the members of the Bagratuni...
• aspie7n. An Aspergerian: a person with Asperger’s syndrome.
• asset5n. A thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash...
• aster5n. Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
• athel8n. A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East...
• atole5n. A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
• atone5v. To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an...
• atter5n. Epithelium produced on the tongue.
• augen6n. Flattened eye-shaped mineral grains present in some metamorphic rocks.
• auger6n. A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
• autem7n. A church.
• avens8n. A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
• avert8v. To turn aside or away.
• awake12adj. Not asleep; conscious.
• aware8adj. Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
• azide15n. The univalent N₃ radical or functional group or any ester containing...
• azole14n. Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three...
• azote14n. Nitrogen.
• azure14n. The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

B

• babel9n. A confused noise made by a number of voices.
• bache12n. The dale of a stream or rivulet.
• bacne9n. Acne on the back.
• badge9n. A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s...
• bagel8n. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
• baile7n. A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also...
• baize16n. A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored...
• baked12adj. That has been cooked by baking.
• baker11n. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• baler7n. A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
• baren7n. A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of...
• barer7n. One who bares or exposes something.
• barge8n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for...
• barre7n. A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
• barse7n. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the...
• barye10n. A unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per...
• based8adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
• basen7v. To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower.
• baser7n. Someone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs.
• basse7n. The bass voice or part within French music.
• baste7v. To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in...
• bated8adj. Reduced; lowered; restrained.
• bathe10v. To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath...
• bauer7n. A German farmer or peasant.
• bayed11adj. Having a bay or bays.
• beach12n. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
• beads8n. A beaded necklace.
• beady11adj. Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
• beaky14adj. Beaked: having a beak.
• beamy12adj. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
• beano7n. A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
• beans7n. Pills; drugs in pill form.
• beany10adj. Resembling or characteristic of beans.
• beard8n. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• beary10adj. Of or pertaining to a bear.
• beast7n. Any four-footed land mammal.
• beath10v. To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
• beats7n. An assault by beating.
• beaty10adj. Having a pronounced beat.
• beaut7n. Something or someone that is physically attractive.
• bebee9n. A woman or wife.
• bebop11n. An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring...
• becak13n. A cycle rickshaw.
• bedan8n. A kind of woodturning tool consisting of a bar with a single bevel.
• bedel8n. An administrative official at universities in several European...
• beech12n. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval...
• beedi8n. A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a...
• beefy13adj. Similar to, or tasting like beef.
• beery10adj. Smelling or tasting of beer.
• beest7n. Beestings, colostrum.
• befit10v. To be fit for.
• befoe10v. To make or become a foe.
• begay11v. To make cheerful or merry.
• beget8v. To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or...
• begin8v. To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
• begum10v. To daub or cover with gum.
• begun8adj. Having begun.
• behen10n. Behen rubrum or red behen: said in some sources to be Salvia haematodes...
• beige8n. A colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish...
• being8n. A living creature.
• beira7n. A small antelope, Dorcatragus megalotis, found in the Horn of Africa.
• bejan14n. A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.
• belah10n. Beefwood.
• belay10v. To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a...
• belch12v. To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so...
• belie7v. To lie around; encompass.
• belle7n. An attractive woman.
• bello7n. A young man; sweetheart.
• bells7n. Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark...
• belly10n. The abdomen (especially a fat one).
• below10prep. Lower in spatial position than.
• belta7adj. Fantastic; excellent.
• beman9v. To furnish or fill with men; man.
• bemba11n. A type of folk drum used in Trinidad and Tobago.
• bench12n. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and...
• benda8n. An old Guinean unit of mass, equivalent to 0.0642 kilograms.
• bends8n. The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
• bendy11adj. Having the ability to be bent easily.
• benet7v. To catch in a net; ensnare.
• benga8n. A genre of Kenyan popular music in an urban style associated with...
• benim9v. To take away; rob; deprive; ravish.
• benna7n. A calypso-like genre of traditional music from Antigua and Barbuda.
• benne7n. Sesame.
• benny10n. An amphetamine tablet.
• bento7n. A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged...
• benzo16adj. Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused...
• beret7n. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure...
• bergh11n. A hill.
• bergy11adj. Containing icebergs.
• berko11adj. Mad; crazy, especially with rage.
• beroe7n. A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, of genus Beroe (phylum...
• berra7v. Had better.
• berry10n. A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
• berth10n. A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.
• beryl10n. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular...
• besan7n. Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.
• beset7v. To assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
• besom9n. A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
• bessa7n. A former copper coin of Ethiopia.
• bests7interj. A polite, formulaic end to a letter or email.
• betel7n. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination.
• bethe10n. A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
• betta7n. Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese...
• betty10n. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.
• bevan10n. A bogan.
• bevel10n. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• bever10n. A drink.
• bevor10n. A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck...
• bevvy16v. To get drunk.
• bezel16n. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
• bible9n. A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with...
• bicep11n. A biceps.
• bidet8n. A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the...
• bield8n. Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
• biker11n. A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member...
• bikie11n. A motorcyclist who is a member of a club; a biker.
• bilge8n. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the...
• binge8n. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol...
• biome9n. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or...
• biped10n. An animal, being, or construction that goes about on two feet (or two...
• birse7n. Bristle.
• biter7n. A fish that tends to take bait.
• bitey10adj. Inclined to bite.
• biver10v. To shiver; to tremble, shake, quiver.
• bizen16n. Something serving as a warning or an example to be avoided.
• bizet16n. The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which projects...
• blade8n. The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other...
• blake11adj. Yellow, as butter or cheese.
• blame9n. Censure.
• blare7v. To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.
• blaze16n. A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and...
• bleah10interj. Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is...
• bleak11adj. Without color; pale; pallid.
• bleat7n. The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
• blech12interj. An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or...
• bleck13n. Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
• bleed8v. To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
• bleep9n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• blegh11interj. An expression of disgust or nausea.
• blend8n. A mixture of two or more things.
• blerd8n. A black person who is a nerd.
• bless7v. To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
• blige8interj. Blimey.
• blive10adv. Quickly; forthwith.
• bloke11n. A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• blore7v. To cry; cry out; weep.
• blued8adj. Having the property of having been chemically passivated.
• bluer7n. A blue blazer, part of the school uniform at Harrow School.
• blues7n. A feeling of sadness or depression.
• bluet7n. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish...
• bluey10adj. Having a colour similar to blue.
• bobet9n. A flag which monitors which way the wind is blowing.
• bocce11n. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow...
• bodge9v. To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend...
• bodle8n. A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about...
• boeuf10n. A bovine.
• bogey11n. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• bogie8n. A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for...
• bogle8n. A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or...
• bogue8n. A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
• bokeh14n. A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image...
• bokke15n. Synonym of sea raven (“fish”).
• bombe11n. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or...
• bonce9n. A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce...
• boned8adj. Having a (specific type of) bone.
• boner7n. One who or that which removes bones.
• bones7n. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand...
• bonne7n. A French nursemaid.
• bonze16n. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
• boose7n. A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
• booze16n. Any alcoholic beverage.
• bored8adj. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having...
• boree7n. Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia...
• borer7n. A tool used for drilling.
• borey10n. A gated community.
• borne7adj. Carried, supported.
• bouge8n. The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household...
• boule7n. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
• bouse7v. To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
• bowed11adj. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
• bowel10n. A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
• bower10n. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval...
• bowie10n. A Bowie knife.
• boxed15adj. Packed into a box or boxes.
• boxen14adj. Made of boxwood.
• boxer14n. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
• boyer10n. A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
• brace9n. A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning...
• brake11n. A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle...
• brame9n. Intense passion or emotion; vexation.
• brane7n. A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified)...
• brave10adj. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
• braze16v. To cover with brass, or as with brass.
• bread8n. A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
• break11v. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process...
• bream9n. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little...
• brede8n. Ornamental embroidery.
• breed8v. To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
• brett7n. A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
• breve10n. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used...
• bribe9n. Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an...
• bride8n. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or...
• brief10adj. Of short duration; happening quickly.
• brine7n. Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a...
• brise7n. A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
• brize16n. The breezefly.
• broke11adj. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
• brome9n. Any grass of the genus Bromus.
• brose7n. Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
• bruce9n. A man.
• brume9n. Mist, fog, vapour.
• brune7adj. Brunette.
• brute7adj. Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
• bubbe11n. A grandmother.
• budge9v. To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
• bugle8n. A horn used by hunters.
• bulge8n. An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant...
• bunce9n. A bonus; additional pay; money.
• burek11n. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
• burke11v. To murder by suffocation.
• burle7n. A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France.
• burse7n. A purse.
• buteo7n. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
• butte7n. An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
• buyer10n. A person who makes one or more purchases.

C

• caber9n. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland...
• cable9n. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a...
• cache12n. Such a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals...
• cadel8n. An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced...
• cadet8n. A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
• cadge9v. To beg.
• cadre8n. A frame or framework.
• caged9adj. Confined in a cage.
• cager8n. A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage.
• cagey11adj. Wary, careful, shrewd.
• caked12adj. Congealed into a cakelike consistency; (of something covered in such a...
• calve10v. To give birth to a calf.
• camel9n. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus...
• cameo9n. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
• caned8adj. Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
• caner7n. One who canes.
• canes7n. Bamboo plants of genus Arundinaria, the sole temperate genus of bamboo...
• canoe7n. A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people...
• caped10adj. Wearing a cape or capes.
• capel9n. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words with E are there?

Word.ws lists 3,084 five-letter words with E, plus 1,803 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words with E?

their, there, other, after, where, years, being and never.

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

mezzo scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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