5-Letter Words with E: page 4

All 3,084 five-letter words with E: page 4 of 8

H

• hakea12n. A shrub of the genus Hakea, of Australia.
• halse8v. To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace.
• halve11v. To reduce to half the original amount.
• hames10n. A mess.
• hance10n. A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
• hanse8n. The guildhall of a Hanse.
• harem10n. The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers.
• harle8n. A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
• harpe10n. A type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle...
• haste8n. Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
• hated9adj. Disliked; odious; reviled.
• hater8n. One who hates.
• hause8n. A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
• haute8adj. High (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to...
• haven11n. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
• haver11v. To hem and haw.
• haves11n. The wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
• hawse11n. The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
• hayer11n. One who cuts hay for animal fodder.
• hazed18adj. Affected by haze; hazy.
• hazel17n. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called...
• hazer17n. One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation.
• heads9interj. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your...
• heady12adj. Intoxicating or stupefying.
• heald9n. Heddle.
• heaps10n. A large amount.
• heard9adj. That has been perceived aurally.
• heart8n. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally...
• heath11n. A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby...
• heats8n. A period of hot weather.
• heave11v. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy...
• heavy14adj. Having great weight.
• heben10n. Ebony.
• hebra10n. The offspring of a cross between a horse sire and a zebra dam.
• hecka14det. Synonym of hella.
• heder9n. An elementary school in which students are taught to read Hebrew texts.
• hedge10n. A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a...
• hedon9n. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
• heeey11interj. Elongated form of hey.
• heels8n. High-heeled shoes.
• heeze17v. To hoist.
• hefty14adj. With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.
• heiau8n. A temple in traditional Hawaiian society.
• heigh12interj. An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
• heist8n. A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or...
• heita8interj. Greeting, hello; hi.
• helen8n. Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
• helio8n. A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
• helix15n. A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a...
• hella8det. An intensifier, signifying an abundance of a thing; much or many.
• hello8interj. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging...
• helly11adj. Hellish, infernal.
• helot8n. A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
• helve11n. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
• hemal10adj. American standard spelling of haemal.
• hemin10n. A reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the...
• hence10adv. In the future from now.
• hench13n. The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.
• henge9n. A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined...
• henlo8interj. DoggoLingo form of hello.
• henna8n. A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers.
• henny11n. Synonym of hinny (cross between a stallion and a she-ass).
• henry11n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical...
• herby13adj. Of or pertaining to herbs.
• herem10n. A prohibition enacted by rabbinic authority.
• herit8v. Synonym of inherit.
• herky15adj. Only used in herky-jerky.
• heron8n. Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
• herpe10n. A herpes infection.
• herry11v. To honour, praise or celebrate.
• herse8n. A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded...
• hertz17n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency...
• heter8n. Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment.
• hetty11n. A heterosexual.
• heugh12n. A steep crag or cliff, especially one overlooking a river.
• hevea11n. Any of the genus Hevea of flowering plants in the spurge family...
• hewer11n. One who hews.
• hexed16adj. Cursed; afflicted with bad luck.
• hexer15n. One who casts a hex, or curse.
• hexyl18n. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally...
• hided10adj. Having hide (skin) of a specified kind.
• hider9n. One who hides oneself or a thing.
• hield9v. To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
• hiker12n. One who hikes, especially frequently.
• hinge9n. A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
• hiper10n. A wrestler who uses the hipe technique.
• hiver11n. One who collects bees into a hive.
• hives11n. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in...
• hodge10n. A rustic; a country person.
• hoise8v. To hoist.
• hokey15adj. Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy...
• holed9adj. Having one or more holes.
• holer8n. That which holes, perforates etc.
• holey11adj. Having, or being full of, holes.
• homed11adj. Having a home, or homes.
• homer10n. A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US...
• homey13adj. Befitting a home; cozy, intimate.
• homie10n. Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's...
• honed9adj. Made sharp.
• honer8n. One who hones.
• honey11n. A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by...
• hooey11n. Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
• hoose8n. House.
• hoper10n. One who hopes.
• horde9n. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic...
• horse8n. A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history...
• hosed9adj. Wearing hose.
• hosel8n. The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club...
• hosen8n. Coverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
• hoser8n. One who operates a hose, e.g. a fire hose or a garden hose.
• hosey11v. To bagsy; to shotgun (make a claim).
• hotel8n. A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in...
• house8n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
• hovel11n. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from...
• hoven11adj. Affected with the disease called hoove.
• hover11v. To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the...
• howel11n. A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their...
• hoyer11n. A device for transferring a person with serious mobility issues to and...
• hozen17n. Stockings; hose.
• hsien8n. An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county....
• huevo11n. An egg.
• hydel12adj. Hydroelectric.
• hyena11n. Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family...
• hygge13n. A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality.
• hymen13n. A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening...
• hyped14adj. Having been subject to propaganda and promotion; promoted beyond what...
• hyper13n. A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the...
• hythe14n. A landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port.

I

• ickle11n. An icicle.
• ideal6adj. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• ident6adj. Diligent; persistent.
• idler6n. One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
• ifdef12n. A construct in source code that allows another part of the code to run...
• ileal5adj. Of or pertaining to the ileum.
• ileum7n. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the...
• ileus5n. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
• image8n. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in...
• imbue9v. To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or...
• imide8n. A form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl...
• imine7n. Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds having the general formula...
• immer9n. A bird in genus Gavia.
• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• impex16n. Import and export.
• inane5adj. Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
• incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
• indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
• index13n. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
• indie6adj. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
• inept7adj. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
• inert5adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
• infer8v. To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by...
• ingle6n. A catamite; a male lover.
• inked10adj. Having a tattoo or tattoos.
• inker9n. A person or device that applies ink.
• inkle9n. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces.
• inlet5n. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
• inner5adj. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located...
• innie5n. A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one...
• inode6n. A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory...
• insee5v. To see into; to observe acutely.
• inset5v. To set in; infix or implant.
• intel5n. Intelligence (secret information).
• inter5v. To bury in a grave.
• inure5v. To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires...
• irate5adj. Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
• irene5n. The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.
• irked10adj. Annoyed.
• islet5n. A small island.
• issei5n. A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North...
• issue5n. The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal...

J

• jaded14adj. Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed...
• jakes16n. A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• jakey19n. A homeless drunk.
• jakie16n. A South American striped frog, Pseudis paradoxa, remarkable for having...
• jaleo12n. A lively Andalusian dance.
• jambe16n. A leg, of an animal or person.
• javel15n. A vagabond.
• jawed16adj. Having jaws.
• jeans12n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
• jebel14n. A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
• jects14n. A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
• jeera12n. Cumin.
• jeesh15interj. Synonym of sheesh.
• jello12n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often...
• jelly15n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such...
• jemmy19n. An immigrant.
• jenny15n. A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also...
• jerko16n. A jerk; an obnoxious person.
• jerky19adj. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
• jerry15n. A chamber pot.
• jesty15adj. Inclined to jest; waggish; sportive.
• jeton12n. A counter or token.
• jetty15n. A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest...
• jewel15n. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
• joker16n. A person who makes jokes.
• jokes16adj. Really good.
• jones12n. An addiction or intense craving.
• josei12n. A class of manga written for an older female audience.
• joule12n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work...
• judge14n. A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by...
• juice14n. A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
• julep14n. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and...
• juvie15n. Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

K

• kanae9n. A grey mullet.
• karet9n. A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted...
• karez18n. A qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
• karve12n. A multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship.
• kayle12n. A pin used in kayles or skittles.
• kebab13n. A hand-held dish consisting of slices of meat or fish roasted on an...
• kecap13n. Soy sauce.
• kecks15n. Trousers.
• kedge11n. A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
• keech14n. A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher.
• keely12adj. Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle).
• keema11n. Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with...
• keeps11n. Only used in for keeps.
• kefir12n. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to...
• kegel10n. The pubococcygeal muscles.
• keiki13n. Child or offspring.
• kelch14n. A particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of...
• kelly12n. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary...
• kempt13adj. Neat and tidy.
• kenaf12n. Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found...
• kench14n. A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted.
• kendi10n. A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold...
• kendo10n. A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
• kendu10n. Coromandel ebony (Diospyros malanoxylon).
• kenpo11n. Any of various Japanese martial arts.
• kente9n. A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
• kerby14n. A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the...
• kerma11n. The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles...
• kesar9n. Saffron.
• ketal9n. Any acetal derived from a ketone.
• ketch14n. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen...
• kexin16n. A yeast serine peptidase.
• keyed13adj. Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or...
• keyer12n. One who, or that which, keys.
• kheer12n. A sweet rice pudding from South Asia.
• kiawe12n. Prosopis pallida, a species of mesquite tree.
• kited10adj. Of a cheque: made out on an account with insufficient funds, either to...
• kiter9n. One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the...
• kiver12n. A shallow wooden vessel or tub.
• klieg10n. Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography.
• kluge10n. Something that should not work, but does.
• knape11n. A lad.
• knave12n. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
• knead10v. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to...
• kneed10adj. Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or...
• kneel9v. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a...
• knell9v. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• knife12n. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of...
• knowe12n. A small hill; a knoll.
• koine9n. A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact...
• koken13n. A black-clad person who enters the stage to rearrange the set...
• koker13n. A sluice.
• kopek15n. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
• kopje18n. A small hill or mound, especially on the African veld.
• krewe12n. A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage...
• kriek13n. A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with sour morello cherries.
• krige10v. To perform kriging of data.
• krone9n. The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe...
• kubie11n. Kubasa, especially when served on a hot dog bun.
• kugel10n. A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked...
• kween12n. A queen.
• kylie12n. A boomerang.
• kyrie12n. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning...

L

• label7n. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it...
• labeo7n. Any carp of the genus Labeo.
• laced8adj. Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).
• lacer7n. A person or thing that laces.
• laden6adj. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
• lader6n. One who loads cargo onto a vessel.
• ladle6n. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
• lager6n. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
• laine5n. An area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
• laker9n. One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
• lamed8n. The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician...
• lames7n. Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a...
• lance7n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade...
• lande6n. An uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in...
• laned6adj. Divided into lanes, as with a road.
• laner5n. In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a player who focuses...
• lanes5n. Bowling alley.
• lapel7n. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or...
• lapse7n. A temporary failure; a slip.
• large6adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
• larve8n. A larva.
• laser5n. A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
• lated6adj. Belated; too late; also, overtaken by night; delayed.
• laten5v. To grow late; become later.
• later5adv. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
• lates5n. Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch...
• latex12n. The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used...
• lathe8v. To invite; bid; ask.
• latke9n. A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also...
• latte5n. A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped...
• laver8n. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata)...
• laxed13adj. Made lax.
• laxer12n. Lacrosse player.
• layer8n. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
• lazer14n. One who lazes.
• leach10n. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes...
• leade6n. That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber...
• leafy11adj. Covered with leaves.
• leaky12adj. Having leaks; not fully sealed.
• leans5n. A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes...
• learn5v. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do...
• lease5n. An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate...
• leash8n. A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
• least5adj. Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or...
• leave8v. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from...
• leban7n. Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.
• lecky14n. Electricity.
• ledge7n. A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other...
• ledum8n. Any plant of the genus Ledum.
• leech10n. A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea...
• leery8adj. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something...
• leese5v. To lose.
• lefse8n. A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and...
• lefty11n. One who is left-handed.
• legal6adj. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
• legat6n. A legal attaché.
• leger6adj. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
• leggo7n. A form of calypso music; lavway.
• leggy10adj. Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
• legit6n. A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
• lehua8n. The flower or wood of a Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collina); the...
• leigh9n. A meadow.
• lekha12n. A ledger.
• leman7n. One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret...
• lemel7n. Metal filings.
• lemma9n. A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some...
• lemon7n. A yellowish citrus fruit.
• lemur7n. Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to...
• lenga6n. A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name...
• lenis5adj. Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced...
• lente5n. An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente.
• lento5adj. Slow (45–60 bpm).
• leone5n. A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
• lepak11v. To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to...
• lepas7n. Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to...
• leper7n. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
• lepra7n. Synonym of leprosy.
• lesbi7adj. Lesbian.
• letch10n. A lecher.
• lethe8n. Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
• letty8n. Only used in scarper the letty.
• letup7n. A pause or period of slackening.
• leuco7adj. Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds.
• levan8n. A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.
• levee8n. An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed...
• level8adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
• lever8n. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis...
• levet8n. A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
• levin8n. Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
• lewis8n. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used...
• lexer12n. A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
• lexie12n. A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment.
• lexis12n. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of...
• libel7n. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage...
• liber7n. Synonym of phloem.
• libre7adj. With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the...
• liege6n. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a...
• lifer8n. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
• liger6n. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
• ligne6n. Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).
• liked10adj. Viewed favorably, held in high regard.
• liken9v. Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or...
• liker9n. One who likes.
• limen7n. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological...
• limes7n. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
• limey10adj. Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
• linea5n. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
• lined6adj. Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
• linen5n. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
• liner5n. Someone who fits a lining to something.
• lines5n. Words spoken by the actors.
• liney8adj. Resembling or characterised by lines.
• linge6v. To work hard.
• linne5n. Flax.
• lisle5n. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
• lisse5n. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in...
• lithe8adj. Slim but not skinny.
• litre5n. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol...
• lived9adj. Having a specified duration of life.
• liven8v. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
• liver8n. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients...
• livet8n. A good diet.
• livre8n. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or...
• lobed8adj. Having lobes.
• loden6n. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
• lodge7n. A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer...
• loess5n. Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
• logie6n. A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc.
• loner5n. One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
• longe6v. To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
• looey8n. Lieutenant.
• loose5v. To let loose, to free from restraints.
• lopen7n. A teacher or master.
• loper7n. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.

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