6-Letter Words Starting with E

All 237 six-letter words that start with E

EA

• eaglet7n. The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
• earbud9n. A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with...
• earful9n. An angry reprimand, castigation or telling off.
• earing7n. A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.
• earles6n. Deposit (on a purchase, etc.).
• earned7adj. Not paid for; appearing in media on its own merits.
• earner6n. One who earns money.
• earthy12adj. Resembling dirt or soil (i.e. earth).
• earwax16n. A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
• earwig10n. Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated...
• easier6adv. More easily.
• easily9adv. Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.
• easing7n. The act by which something is eased.
• easter6adj. Eastern.
• eatery9n. A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.
• eating7adj. Bred to be eaten.

EB

• ebbing11n. The action of something that ebbs.
• eboshi11n. The hat of black lacquer worn by the gyoji presiding over a sumo match.

EC

• echard12n. The portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to...
• echium13n. Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.
• echoey14adj. That echoes; having an echoing quality.
• echoic13adj. Of or pertaining to an echo.
• ecocar10n. A car designed to have minimal impact on the natural environment.
• ectomy13n. Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
• ectopy13n. Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.
• ecurie8n. A stable.
• eczema19n. Synonym of atopic dermatitis.

ED

• edging9n. Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something.
• edible9adj. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption...
• edited8adj. Having been altered from the original version.
• editor7n. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
• edtech12n. Educational technology, that is, technology (usually information...

EE

• eeling7n. Fishing for eels.
• eephus11n. An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the...
• eerily9adv. In an eerie manner.

EF

• efface14v. To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render...
• effect14n. The result or outcome of a cause.
• effete12adj. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
• effigy16n. A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that...
• effing13adj. Minced oath of fucking.
• efflux19n. The process of flowing out.
• effort12n. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
• effuse12adj. Poured out freely; profuse.

EG

• egging9n. The act of pelting with eggs.
• eggman10n. A man who delivers eggs.
• eggnog9n. A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic...
• egoism9n. The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
• egoist7n. An advocate of egoism.
• egress7n. An exit or way out.

EI

• eighth13adj. The ordinal form of the number eight.
• eights10n. A pair of eights.
• either9det. Any one (of two).

EJ

• ejecta15n. Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact...

EK

• ekiden11n. A Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.

EL

• elachi11n. Synonym of elaichi (“cardamom”).
• elance8v. To throw like a lance; to hurl.
• elapse8v. To pass or move by.
• elated7adj. Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
• eldest7adj. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other...
• elding8n. Firewood; fuel.
• eleven9n. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best...
• elfish12adj. Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
• elicit8v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate...
• elixir13n. A liquid which converts lead to gold.
• elodea7n. Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus Elodea...
• eluent6n. In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by...
• elvish12adj. Of or having to do with elves; elven.
• elytra9n. Rare, winglike, or elytriform, items that allow players in Minecraft to...

EM

• emanon8n. Synonym of radon (“chemical element”).
• embalm12v. To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
• embark14v. To go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
• embase10v. To lower physically.
• embers10n. The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.
• embiid11n. Any of the webspinners of the family Embiidae.
• emblem12n. A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
• embody14v. To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
• emboss10v. To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause...
• embryo13n. In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg...
• emerge9v. To come into view.
• emergy12n. The total energy used in the life cycle of some product; the available...
• emeril8n. Emery.
• emesis8n. The act or process of vomiting.
• emetic10adj. Causing nausea and vomiting.
• emigre9n. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.
• emodin9n. A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained...
• empath13n. Someone who does so through psychological talent or training, thus...
• empery13n. An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
• empire10n. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater...
• employ13v. To retain (someone) as an employee.
• emptor10n. Buyer.
• empusa10n. In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard...
• emunah11n. Faith, sincere belief, conviction.

EN

• enable8v. To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient...
• enamel8n. An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
• encamp12v. To establish a camp or temporary shelter.
• encase8v. To enclose, as in a case.
• encash11v. To convert a financial instrument or funding source into cash.
• encina8n. Holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak.
• encode9v. To convert (plain text) into code.
• encore8n. A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
• encyst11v. To enclose within a cyst.
• endcap11v. To add an endcap to.
• endear7v. To make (someone) dear or precious.
• endian7adj. Preceded by a qualifying word: of a computer: storing multibyte numbers...
• ending8n. A termination or conclusion.
• endive10n. A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused...
• endrin7n. A toxic chlorinated polycyclic epoxide previously used as a pesticide...
• endura7n. A fast or series of privations undertaken by the Cathars to purify the...
• endure7v. To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
• enduro7n. A motorcycle sport run on predominantly off-road courses, with many...
• energy10n. The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
• enfold10v. To envelop and wrap up something.
• engage8v. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
• engine7n. A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult...
• engram9n. A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that...
• engulf10v. To overwhelm.
• enigma9n. Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
• enjoin13v. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to...
• enlace8v. To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace.
• enlist6v. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
• enmesh11v. To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily...
• enmity11n. The quality of being an enemy; a hostile or unfriendly disposition.
• ennead7n. The number nine.
• enough10det. Used before a noun in the manner of words like some, a bit of, and so...
• enrage7v. To become angry or wild.
• enrich11v. To enhance.
• enroll6v. To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list.
• ensign7n. A badge of office, rank, or power.
• ensure6v. To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or...
• entail6v. To imply, require, or invoke.
• entice8v. To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
• entier6n. The greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.
• entire6adj. Whole; complete.
• entity9n. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used...
• entomb10v. To deposit (a corpse) in a tomb.
• entrap8v. To catch in a trap or snare.
• entune6v. To tune.
• envied10adj. That is the object of envy.
• enviro9n. An ecofreak.
• enwrap11v. To wrap around, surround; to envelop.
• enzyme20n. A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a...

EP

• ephrin11n. Any of a class of proteins that are involved in cell signalling.
• epical10n. Any book containing two or more epics.
• epipen10n. An epinephrine/adrenaline autoinjector. A device designed to ease the...
• epoche13n. Moment of theoretical suspension of all action.
• eponym13n. A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place...

EQ

• equals15n. The symbol =.
• equant15n. The center of uniform motion of a planetary deferent.
• equate15v. To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
• equine15adj. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
• equity18n. Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural...

ER

• erased7adj. Having the appearance of being forcibly torn off, with parts left...
• eraser6n. One who erases.
• erbium10n. A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white...
• erlang7n. A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications...
• ermine8n. A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia...
• eroded8adj. Worn down or worn away.
• erotic8adj. Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
• errand7n. A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or...
• errant6adj. Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established...
• errata6n. An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after...
• erring7n. The act of one who errs; sin.
• ersatz15adj. An inauthentic or inadequate substitute or imitation.
• erucic10adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from plants of the genus Eruca.

ES

• escape10v. To get free; to free oneself.
• eschar11n. A superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, and commonly...
• eschew14v. To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
• escort8n. A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or...
• escrow11n. A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by...
• escudo9n. The state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided...
• esfand10n. The seeds of wild rue.
• espace10n. Space.
• espada9n. A matador.
• esprit8n. Spirit, enthusiasm.
• essent6n. That which is; an entity, a being, an existent.
• estado7n. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m.
• estafa9n. Fraud, con.
• estate6n. The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a...
• esteem8n. Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or...

ET

• etalon6n. An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band...
• etched12adj. Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
• etcher11n. A person who etches.
• eterne6adj. Eternal.
• ethane9n. An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₂H₆, gaseous at normal temperatures and...
• ethene9n. The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a...
• ethics11n. Morality.
• ethion9n. An organophosphate insecticide, [(dethoxyphosphinothioylthio)methylthio]...
• ethnic11adj. Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral...
• ethnos9n. An ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural...
• ethoxy19n. The univalent radical CH₃CH₂O- derived from ethanol.
• etymon11n. The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix...

EU

• euchre11n. A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a...
• eulogy10n. An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
• eunuch11n. A castrated man.
• eureka10interj. An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

EV

• evader10n. A person who evades something.
• evenly12adv. So as to form a flat surface.
• evilly12adv. In an evil manner.
• evince11v. To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
• evolve12v. To move (something) in regular procession through a system.

EX

• exacta15n. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who...
• examen15n. Examination; inquiry.
• exarch18n. In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
• exceed16v. To be larger, greater than (something).
• except17v. To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
• excess15n. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being...
• excise15n. A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to...
• excite15v. To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
• excuse15v. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
• exedra14n. A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for...
• exempt17adj. Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
• exergy17n. Concentrated or organized energy, which can be exported and do work in...
• exeunt13n. A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
• exhale16v. To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the...
• exhort16v. To urge; to advise earnestly.
• exhume18v. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
• exilic15adj. Of or pertaining to exile.
• exitus13n. Death.
• exodus14n. A sudden departure of a large number of people.
• exonic15adj. Of or pertaining to an exon.
• exotic15adj. Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
• expand16v. To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to...
• expect17v. To predict or believe that something will happen.
• expend16v. To consume, exhaust (some resource).
• expert15adj. Extraordinary capable or knowledgeable.
• expire15v. To die.
• expiry18n. End; termination; expiration.
• export15adj. Of or relating to exportation or exports.
• expose15v. To reveal; to uncover; to make visible; to bring to light.
• extant13adj. Still in existence; not having disappeared.
• extend14v. To increase in extent.
• extent13n. A range of values or locations.
• extern13n. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for...
• extort13v. To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace...

EY

• eyeful12n. A full or complete view; a good look.
• eyelet9n. An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to...
• eyelid10n. A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 237 six-letter words that start with E, plus 431 rare ones.

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

enough, either, energy, entire, effect, except, expect and effort.

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

enzyme scores 20 points with the standard letter tile values.

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