Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: EARNS, EARLS, ETNAS, EDITS, EMIRS and EYRAS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 90 of the 192 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ENZYM19 points
- EPOXY17 points
- EQUIP16 points
- ENJOY15 points
- EQUID15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is N (24 words), followed by L (19).
5 letter words starting with…
- 5 letter words starting with a496 words
- 5 letter words starting with b582 words
- 5 letter words starting with c662 words
- 5 letter words starting with d454 words
- e192
- 5 letter words starting with f428 words
- 5 letter words starting with g414 words
- 5 letter words starting with h333 words
- 5 letter words starting with i118 words
- 5 letter words starting with j134 words
- 5 letter words starting with k204 words
- 5 letter words starting with l401 words
- 5 letter words starting with m444 words
- 5 letter words starting with n198 words
- 5 letter words starting with o181 words
- 5 letter words starting with p555 words
- 5 letter words starting with q53 words
- 5 letter words starting with r416 words
- 5 letter words starting with s1,046 words
- 5 letter words starting with t545 words
- 5 letter words starting with u117 words
- 5 letter words starting with v160 words
- 5 letter words starting with w295 words
- 5 letter words starting with x13 words
- 5 letter words starting with y94 words
- 5 letter words starting with z51 words
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Questions
How many 5 letter words start with E?
There are 192 5 letter words that start with E in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with E?
ENZYM, worth 19 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with E?
ETNAS, ENOLS and EXITS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

