5-Letter Words with E: page 3

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

E

• eight9n. The digit/figure 8.
• eisel5n. Vinegar, verjuice.
• eject14v. To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
• ejido13n. A Mexican cooperative farm.
• eking10n. The act or process of adding.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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...
• eosin5n. A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
• 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.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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.
• 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...
• eurgh9interj. An expression of disgust or distaste.
• eurus5n. The east wind.
• 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.
• 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.
• eyrie8n. The nest of a bird of prey.
• ezrin14n. Synonym of EZR gene Ellipsis of ezrin gene (“a human gene that encodes...

F

• fable10n. A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or...
• faced11adj. Having a specified type or number of faces.
• facer10n. An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat.
• facet10n. Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
• faded10adj. That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
• fader9n. A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
• faena8n. A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword...
• faker12n. One who fakes something.
• fakey15adj. Fake.
• fakie12n. The riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.
• false8adj. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• famed11adj. Having fame; famous or noted.
• farce10n. A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to...
• farer8n. One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper.
• farre8adj. Early Modern spelling of far.
• farse8n. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.
• fasel8v. To unravel or become frayed.
• fated9adj. Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
• fathe11n. The diacritical mark ـَ (-a) used in the Persian script to denote the...
• fauve11n. Synonym of fauvist.
• favel11adj. Yellow or dun in colour.
• faxed16adj. Having a head of hair; hairy.
• fayre11n. A fair, a market.
• fazed18adj. Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off.
• feast8n. A holiday, festival, especially a religious one.
• fecal10adj. Of or relating to feces.
• feces10n. Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from...
• feels8n. Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment.
• feely11adj. Soft; smooth; velvety.
• feign9v. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
• feint8n. A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
• feist8n. A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.
• felid9n. Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
• fella8n. Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
• felly11n. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
• felon8adj. Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel...
• felty11adj. Of, pertaining to, or similar to felt.
• femme12n. A woman; a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
• femmy15adj. Resembling or characteristic of a femme (a feminine gay man or lesbian).
• femur10n. A thighbone.
• fenby13n. A feminine non-binary person.
• fence10n. A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a...
• fenny11adj. Characteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline...
• fenty11n. Fentanyl.
• feral8adj. Wild; untamed.
• feria8n. A weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.
• fermi10n. An obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵...
• ferny11adj. Of or pertaining to ferns.
• ferry11v. To carry; transport; convey.
• festa8n. A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
• festy11adj. Disgusting.
• fetal8adj. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
• fetch13v. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
• feted9adj. Honoured; celebrated.
• fetid9adj. Foul-smelling, stinking.
• fetti8n. Money.
• fetty11n. Fentanyl.
• fetus8n. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
• fever11n. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a...
• fewer11det. Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as...
• fiber10n. A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in...
• fibre10n. A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in...
• fiche13n. A microfiche.
• fideo9n. Noodles or vermicelli, or a dish or soup containing such.
• field9n. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open...
• fiend9n. A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
• fiery11adj. Of or relating to fire.
• fifer11n. One who plays on a fife.
• filer8n. One who files something.
• finer8n. One who fines or purifies.
• fines8n. Fine particles, whether or not airborne.
• fired9adj. Dismissed, terminated from employment.
• firer8n. A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.
• firey11n. A firefighter.
• fiver11n. A banknote with a value of five units of currency.
• fives11n. A ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.
• fixed16adj. Attached; affixed.
• fixer15n. A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that...
• fixie15n. A fixed-gear bicycle.
• fjeld16n. A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
• flake12n. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything.
• flame10n. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting...
• flare8n. A sudden bright light.
• fleck14n. A flake.
• fleed9n. The internal fat of a pig before it is melted into lard.
• fleer8n. One who flees.
• fleet8n. A group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or...
• flesh11n. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
• fleur8n. Fleur-de-lis.
• flexo15n. Flexography.
• flexy18adj. Implying or indicating an ability, capacity, or tendency to flex...
• flies8n. The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
• flite8n. A quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
• flues8n. Bits of down.
• fluke12n. A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
• flume10n. A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
• flute8n. A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that...
• flyer11n. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
• foehn11n. A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in...
• fogey12n. A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding...
• fogle9n. A handkerchief.
• foley11n. The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
• fomes10n. Morbid matter created by a disease.
• foose8n. The houseleek.
• force10n. Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power...
• forel8n. A kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
• forex15n. Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.
• forge9n. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them...
• forte8n. A strength or talent; a strong point.
• fosse8n. A ditch or moat.
• fouse8v. To tumble, disarrange, rumple.
• fovea11n. A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
• fower11n. The digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
• foxed16adj. Of paper, having yellowish-brown stains (foxing).
• foxen15adj. Of or pertaining to foxes.
• foxie15n. A fox terrier.
• foyer11n. Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.
• frame10v. To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable...
• frate8n. A friar.
• freak12n. Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
• freck14n. Synonym of freckle (“a small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on...
• freer8n. One who frees.
• freke12n. A brave man, a warrior, a man-at-arms.
• fremd11adj. Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
• freon8n. Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated...
• fresh11adj. Newly produced or obtained; recent.
• fress8v. To eat without restraint; eat heartily.
• frevo11n. Any of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife...
• fried9adj. Cooked by frying.
• fryer11n. A machine or container for frying food.
• fudge10n. A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar...
• fuero8n. A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
• fugue9n. A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in...
• fumed11adj. Of wood, treated with ammonia fumes to darken its colour and enhance...
• furze17n. A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of...
• fused9adj. Joined together by fusing.
• fusee8n. Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
• fuser8n. The part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.
• fuzed18adj. Being equipped with a fuze.

G

• gabel8n. Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
• gable8n. The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and...
• gadge8n. Gadget.
• gaffe12n. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a...
• galea6n. A Roman helmet.
• galey9adj. Characterized by gales of wind.
• gamer8n. A person who plays any kind of game.
• gamey11adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
• gange7v. To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook...
• gaper8n. One who gapes; a starer.
• gapes8n. A fit of yawning.
• gated7adj. Capable of being switched on and off (normally by means of a signal).
• gater6n. A mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal...
• gauge7n. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine...
• gauze15n. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
• gavel9n. Rent.
• gayle9n. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
• gayne9v. To gain; to avail.
• gazer15n. One who gazes.
• geach11n. A thief.
• gecko12n. Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
• gedge8v. To make a wry face.
• geest6n. A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils...
• geiko10n. Synonym of geisha.
• geist6n. A ghost, an apparition.
• gelee6n. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
• gelid7adj. Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
• gemma10n. An asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra...
• gemmy13adj. Full of, or covered in, gems.
• genal6adj. Of or relating to the cheeks.
• genco8n. A power generation company.
• genet6n. Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus...
• genic8adj. Of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene.
• genie6n. A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the...
• genii6n. Guardian spirits.
• genin6n. The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides.
• genio6n. Somebody having a particular way of thinking.
• genki10n. A playful, hyperactive girl.
• genny9n. A person from the suburbs who moves to a low-income urban area.
• genoa6n. A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
• genre6n. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other...
• genro6n. A body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors...
• genta6n. Gentamicin.
• gents6n. A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
• genus6n. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family...
• geode7n. A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter...
• geoid7n. The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the...
• gerbe8n. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
• germy11adj. That carries germs.
• geshe9n. A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree.
• gesso6n. A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for...
• getup8n. Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or...
• gigue7n. An Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque...
• gilet6n. A waistcoat worn by a man.
• gimel8n. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic...
• gimme10n. That which is easy to perform or obtain, especially in sports.
• given9prep. Considering; taking into account.
• giver9n. One who gives; a donor or contributor.
• glade7n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a...
• glare6n. An intense, blinding light.
• glaze15n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a...
• gleam8n. An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or...
• glean6v. To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard...
• gleba8n. The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
• glebe8n. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
• gleek10n. A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
• gleen6v. To glisten; to gleam.
• glide7v. To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
• globe8n. The eyeball.
• glore6v. To glow, shine.
• glove9n. An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but...
• glued7adj. Entirely focused, unable to be distracted.
• gluer6n. One who glues.
• gluey9adj. Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
• glume8n. A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of...
• glute6n. A gluteal muscle.
• gnome8n. An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical...
• godet7n. A piece of fabric inserted into a garment along a seam or cut to...
• gofer9n. A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
• gohei9n. An implement used in Shintō rituals, consisting of two kamishide...
• golem8n. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous...
• golpe8n. A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
• gomen8n. Government.
• gomer8n. A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance...
• goner6n. Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who...
• gooey9adj. Having the consistency of goo: soft or viscous, and sticky.
• goose6n. Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have...
• gored7adj. Having a gore or gores.
• gorge7n. The throat of a flower.
• gorse6n. An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and...
• gouge7n. A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves...
• goyle9n. A ravine or other depression.
• grace8n. Charming, pleasing qualities.
• grade7n. A rating.
• grape8n. A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or...
• grate6n. A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects...
• grave9n. An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
• graze15n. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• great6adj. Taking much space; large.
• grebe8n. Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order...
• grebo8n. A greaser or biker.
• grece8n. A flight of stairs.
• greed7n. A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved...
• greek10v. To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize...
• green6n. The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between...
• greet6v. To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another...
• grego7n. A type of rough jacket with a hood.
• greys9n. Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal...
• grice8n. A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a...
• grief9n. Suffering, hardship.
• grime8n. Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
• gripe8v. To complain; to whine.
• grise6n. A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
• grope8v. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind...
• grove9n. A small forest.
• gruel6n. A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the...
• guess6v. To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in...
• guest6n. A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at...
• guide7n. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a...
• guile6n. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful...
• guise6n. A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice...
• gules6n. Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by...
• gunge7n. A viscous or sticky substance, particularly an unpleasant one of vague...
• guyed10adj. Fitted with or attached to a guy.
• gynae9adj. (abbreviation, informal) gynaecological.

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