5-Letter Words with E: page 6

All 3,084 five-letter words with E: page 6 of 8

P

• peony10n. A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
• pepin9n. A specialized compartment found in the bacterium Thiomargarita...
• peppy14adj. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy.
• perch12n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus...
• percy12n. A unit of Percocet.
• perdu8n. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
• perek11n. A chapter of a religious text.
• peril7n. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
• perky14adj. Lively and often cheerful and enthusiastic.
• perlo7n. A rustic, one-pot Southern dish featuring chicken, smoked sausage, and...
• perma9v. To permakill.
• perne7v. To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel).
• perry10n. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple...
• perse7n. A very dark (almost black) purple or blue-gray colour.
• pesky14adj. Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
• pesto7n. A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in...
• pesty10adj. Annoying or troublesome; pesky.
• petai7n. Stink bean, bitter bean (Parkia speciosa).
• petal7n. One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies...
• peter7n. The penis.
• petit7adj. Petite: small, little.
• petra7n. Stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
• petre7n. Saltpetre.
• petro7n. A Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by...
• petti7n. A petticoat.
• petto7n. Only used in in petto.
• petty10adj. Of or relating to the lowest grade or level of school; junior, primary.
• pewee10n. Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.
• phage11n. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
• phane10n. Any of several substructures of a more complex molecule.
• phare10n. Beacon.
• phase10n. A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
• phile10n. A pedophile.
• phobe12n. A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
• phone10n. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time...
• pidge9n. A pigeonhole.
• piece9n. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be...
• piety10n. Reverence and devotion to God.
• piezo16adj. Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves...
• piked12adj. Furnished with a pike; ending in a point.
• piker11n. A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
• pikey14n. A pike (type of fish).
• piled8adj. Formed from a pile or fagot.
• piles7n. A large amount of.
• piner7n. An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease.
• piped10adj. Shaped like a pipe; tubular.
• piper9n. A musician who plays a pipe.
• pipes9n. A single pipe organ.
• pique16v. To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to...
• piste7n. A downhill trail.
• pixel14n. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a...
• pixie14n. A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
• pizer16n. A (front) porch (on a house).
• place9n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
• plage8n. A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.
• plane7adj. Of a surface: flat or level.
• plate7n. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or...
• plead8v. To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
• pleat7n. A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the...
• plebe9n. A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
• plebs9n. The plebeian class of Ancient Rome or its equivalent in other ancient...
• pleck13n. A plot of ground.
• pleco9n. Any of several tropical American fish, of the family Loricariidae...
• plena7n. A style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and...
• plene7adv. With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
• plexi14n. A Plexiglas guitar.
• plier7n. One who plies.
• plume9n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize...
• podge9n. A fat person.
• poesy10n. A poem.
• pogge9n. A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus...
• pogue8n. A kiss.
• poise7n. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
• poker11n. A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs...
• pokey14adj. Of a room or house, of small volume, cramped.
• pokie11n. Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for...
• poled8adj. Marked with poles.
• poley10adj. Without horns; polled.
• polje14n. An extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no...
• pombe11n. An African beer made from millet.
• pomme11n. A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an...
• ponge8adj. In the shape of a circle, circular.
• pooey10adj. Like poo; crappy, of low quality.
• pored8adj. Having or furnished with pores.
• posed8adj. Holding a certain pose.
• poser7n. A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
• poset7n. A partially ordered set.
• posey10adj. Pretentious; posturing.
• posse7n. A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile...
• poule7n. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
• power10n. The ability to do or undergo something.
• prase7n. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
• prate7n. Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.
• preem9n. The premiere of a film.
• preen7n. A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
• prefs10n. Preferences.
• premo9adj. Excellent, attractive.
• preon7n. A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of...
• presa7n. A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin...
• preso7n. A presentation.
• press7n. An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
• prest7n. A loan or advance (of money).
• preta7n. A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit...
• prexy17n. A president, especially of a college or university.
• price9n. The cost required to gain possession of something.
• pride8n. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in...
• prier7n. A person who pries.
• prime9adj. First in importance, degree, or rank.
• prise7v. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
• prize16n. That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by...
• probe9n. Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
• proem9n. An introduction, preface or preamble.
• prole7n. A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
• prone7adj. Lying face-down.
• prose7n. Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
• prove10v. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to...
• prude8n. A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who...
• prune7n. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
• pryer10n. A person who pries; a pry.
• pseud8n. Pseudomonas bacteria.
• pubes9n. The pubic region.
• pudge9n. Something short and fat.
• puker11n. Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
• pukey14adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
• pulse7n. A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example...
• puree7n. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
• purge8v. To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of...
• purse7n. A small bag for carrying money.
• pyrex17n. A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high...

Q

• quake18n. A trembling or shaking.
• quale14n. An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
• quare14adj. Queer, strange.
• quate14adj. Quiet.
• quean14n. A young woman, a girl; a daughter.
• queen14n. The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
• queer14adj. Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not...
• quell14v. To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force...
• quena14n. A traditional flute of the Andes.
• quern14n. A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular...
• query17n. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
• quest14n. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or...
• queue14n. A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt...
• quiet14adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
• quine14n. A program that produces its own source code as output.
• quire14n. One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or...
• quite14adv. With verbs, especially past participles.
• quote14n. A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.

R

• raced8adj. Pertaining to or marked in terms of race.
• racer7n. A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
• raden6n. The Japanese technique of inserting a board-like material, a cut-out...
• radge7adj. Violent or crazy.
• rager6n. One who rages.
• ragey9adj. Full of rage; very angry; furious.
• raise5v. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• raked10adj. Sloping.
• raker9n. A person who uses a rake.
• ramen7n. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese...
• ramet7n. A clone (individual member of a genet).
• ramie7n. A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, of species Boehmeria nivea...
• rance7n. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has...
• range6n. A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
• rapee7n. A victim of rape.
• raper7n. One who commits rape; a rapist.
• rapey10adj. Sexually aggressive or inappropriate in a way that causes fear or...
• raphe10n. A seamlike ridge or furrow on an organ, bodily tissue, or other...
• rasse5n. Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet.
• rated6adj. Maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function...
• ratel5n. Synonym of honey badger.
• rater5n. One who provides a rating or assessment.
• rates5n. Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
• rathe8adj. Ripening or blooming early.
• ratte5n. A kind of small potato with a nutty flavour and smooth, buttery texture.
• ravel8v. To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
• raven8n. Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus...
• raver8n. A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
• ravey11adj. Characteristic of rave music or culture.
• razed15adj. Slashed or striped in patterns.
• razee14n. An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the...
• razer14n. Someone who razes.
• reaal5n. An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to six stuivers.
• reach10v. To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in...
• react7v. To act in response.
• ready9adj. Prepared for immediate action or use.
• realm7n. A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
• rearm7v. To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or...
• reata5n. A lariat or lasso.
• reave8v. To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
• rebar7n. A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
• rebbe9n. The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
• rebec9n. An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only...
• rebel7n. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• rebid8v. To bid (command or summon) again.
• rebus7n. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or...
• rebut7v. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• rebuy10v. To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned).
• recap9v. To seal (something) again with a cap.
• recce9n. Reconnaissance.
• recco9n. Reconnaissance.
• recit7n. A short story.
• recon7n. Reconnaissance.
• recte7adv. Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the...
• recto7n. The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as...
• recur7v. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially...
• recut7v. To cut again.
• redan6n. A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
• reddy10adj. Somewhat red in colour.
• redon6v. To don again, to put on again.
• redox13adj. Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur...
• redub8v. To give another name or title to; to dub again.
• redux13adj. Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
• reedy9adj. Full of, or edged with, reeds.
• reese5n. Synonym of peanut butter cup.
• reeve8n. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
• refer8v. To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
• refit8n. The process of having something fitted again, repaired or restored.
• refix15v. To fix again.
• regal6adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.
• regas6v. To refill (an appliance such as an air-conditioning unit) with the...
• regen6n. A regenerative radio receiver.
• regie6n. A government monopoly, such as on tobacco, typically used to raise...
• regio6n. Any large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated from...
• rehab10n. Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
• rehat8v. To redeploy troops with different hats, uniforms, etc.
• reify11v. To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.
• reign6n. The exercise of sovereign power.
• reiki9n. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi...
• reins5n. The lower part of the back.
• reist5n. A proponent of reism.
• rejig13v. To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or...
• rekey12v. To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after...
• relax12v. To make something loose.
• relay8n. A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can...
• relet5v. To let a property again.
• relex12n. A conlang created by substituting new vocabulary into the grammar of an...
• relic7n. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining...
• reman7v. To supply with new personnel.
• remap9v. To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose.
• remis7n. A draw.
• remit7v. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
• remix14n. A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various...
• renal5adj. Pertaining to the kidneys.
• renay8v. To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from.
• renew8v. To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original...
• renga6n. A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together...
• renin5n. A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts...
• renny8n. A non-binary parent.
• reorg6n. A reorganization.
• repay10v. Synonym of pay back in all senses.
• repel7v. To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
• repin7v. To pin again.
• reply10v. To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question...
• repot7v. To move (a growing plant) from one pot to a larger one to allow for...
• repro7n. The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on...
• rerun5n. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
• reset5v. To set back to the initial state.
• resid6n. A residual solvent.
• resin5n. A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or...
• resit5v. To take an examination a second time.
• resto5n. A restaurant.
• resum7v. To perform resummation upon.
• retar5v. To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.
• retch10v. To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or...
• retic7n. Reticulated python.
• retie5v. To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied...
• retin5v. To coat with tin again.
• retox12v. To resume the consumption of alcohol, drugs, etc.; to reverse a period...
• retro5adj. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
• retry8v. To try or attempt again.
• reuse5n. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to...
• reval8n. A revalidated ticket.
• revel8n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
• rever8n. The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that...
• revie8v. To vie with, or rival, in return.
• revue8n. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular...
• rexer12n. A skater who performs rexing.
• rezai14n. A coverlet quilted with cotton.
• rhein8n. An anthraquinone found in rhubarb.
• rhema10n. A spiritual communication or inspiration from God to an individual, as...
• rheum10n. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or...
• rhine8n. A watercourse; a ditch for water.
• rhone8n. A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.
• rhyme13n. Rhyming verse (poetic form).
• rhyne11n. A kind of Russian hemp.
• riced8adj. Made into or consisting of finely minced pieces resembling rice.
• ricer7n. A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests...
• ricey10adj. Containing rice.
• rider6n. An old Dutch gold coin with the figure of a man on horseback stamped...
• ridge7n. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the...
• rifle8n. A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is...
• rille5n. A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the...
• rimed8adj. Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost.
• rimer7n. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
• ringe6n. A whisk made of heather.
• rinse5v. To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
• ripen7v. Of grain, fruit, flowers, etc., to grow ripe; to become mature.
• risen5adj. Having risen.
• riser5n. Someone or something which rises.
• riven8adj. Torn apart.
• river8n. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying...
• rivet8n. A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head...
• robed8adj. Wearing a robe.
• rober7n. One who robes.
• roble7n. California white oak (Quercus lobata).
• roche10n. One of various types of rock or geological strata.
• rodeo6n. A gathering of cattle to be branded.
• rodge7n. The grey duck.
• roger6interj. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message...
• rogue6n. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
• roker9n. The thornback ray.
• roled6adj. Having a role.
• rolex12n. An omelette served inside a chapati.
• ronde6n. A kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving...
• roose5v. To flatter or praise.
• roper7n. A ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
• ropes7n. Basic skills of a job.
• roque14n. A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard...
• rosen5adj. Made of or consisting of roses.
• roset5n. A red colour or pigment used by painters.
• rothe8n. A kind of fictional cattle in various role-playing games and roguelike...
• rouge6adj. Of a reddish pink colour.
• rouse5v. To cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to...
• route5n. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
• rover8n. One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over...
• rowed9adj. Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.
• rowel8n. A small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types.
• rowen8n. A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it...
• rower8n. One who rows.
• ruble7n. The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria, equal to 100...
• ruche10n. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
• ruden6v. To make rude; make raw, simplified, or more robust; toughen.
• rudge7n. A partridge.
• rudie6n. A juvenile delinquent.
• rueda6n. A kind of salsa round dance.
• ruffe11n. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
• ruled6adj. Having printed lines.
• ruler5n. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with...
• rumen7n. The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
• rumex14n. Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
• runed6adj. Inscribed with runes.
• rupee7n. Any of the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal...
• rupes7n. An escarpment on another planet or a moon.
• ryder9n. A gold coin of Zealand (Netherlands) worth 14 florins.

S

• sable7n. A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel...
• sabre7n. A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of...
• sacre7v. To consecrate.
• saker9n. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
• salep7n. A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as...
• saler5n. Salt cellar.
• sales5n. The activities involved in selling goods or services.
• salle5n. A fencing school.
• salve8n. An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
• samey10adj. Exhibiting sameness, without variety; monotonous.
• sarge6n. An instance of sarging.
• sasse5n. A sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable.
• sated6adj. In a state of complete and thorough satisfaction; having one’s appetite...
• satem7adj. Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced...
• sater5n. That which sates.
• sauce7n. A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
• saule5n. A hired mourner at a funeral.
• saved9adj. Rescued from the consequences of sin.
• saver8n. One who saves.
• sawer8n. One who saws; a sawyer.
• sayer8n. One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.
• scale7n. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of...
• scape9n. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean...
• scare7n. A minor fright.
• scena7n. A scene in an opera.
• scene7n. The location of an event that attracts attention.
• scent7n. A distinctive smell.
• scone7n. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
• scope9n. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability...
• score7n. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant...
• scree7n. Loose stony debris on a slope.
• screw10n. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
• scute7n. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of...
• sealy8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a seal (the animal).
• seamy10adj. Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
• sebum9n. A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin...
• secco9adj. Dry.
• secor7n. An interval of 116.7 cents.
• sedan6n. An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by...
• seder6n. The ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of...
• sedes6n. The position a word or phrase occupies within the meter.
• sedge7n. Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
• sedum8n. Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to...
• seedy9adj. Containing or full of seeds.
• seekh12n. Seekh kebab.
• sefer8n. A book, especially a religious book.
• segno6n. The sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.
• segue6v. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
• seine5n. A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at...
• seiza14n. A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs...
• seize14v. To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
• selah8interj. A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew...
• selar5n. The yellowtail scad.
• selca7n. A photographic portrait taken by the subject; a selfie.
• selfy11adj. Relating to the phenomenological human sense of self.
• sella5n. Synonym of sella turcica.
• sello5n. Sellotape.
• selly8adj. Rare; wonderful; admirable.

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