5 Letter Words With E as the Second Letter

702 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 702 5 letter words with E as the second letter, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 202 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.

Most of these words start with R, B, D. Good picks with five different letters include years, being, least, means.

Words found: 702
Most used: years
Most common first letter: R

Wordle helper: 5 letter words with E as the second letter

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Common 5 letter words with E as the second letter

#	Word	Meaning
1	years	a late time of life
2	being	the state or fact of existing
3	never	not ever; at no time in the past or future
4	least	used to form the superlative
5	means	how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
6	level	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
7	death	the event of dying or departure from life
8	needs	a condition requiring relief
9	leave	go away from a place
10	heart	the locus of feelings and intuitions
11	media	a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
12	ready	completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
13	heard	detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
14	seems	give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
15	sense	a general conscious awareness
16	weeks	any period of seven consecutive days
17	learn	gain knowledge or skills
18	terms	status with respect to the relations between people or groups
19	legal	established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
20	seven	being one more than six
21	began	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
22	below	in or to a place that is lower
23	peace	the state prevailing during the absence of war
24	teams	a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
25	heavy	of comparatively great physical weight or density
26	meant	mean or intend to express or convey
27	reach	reach a destination, either real or abstract
28	beach	an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
29	feels	undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
30	texas	the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
31	serve	serve a purpose, role, or function
32	begin	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
33	metal	any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be...
34	weird	suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley
35	tells	express in words
36	cells	any small compartment
37	helps	give help or assistance; be of service
38	henry	a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is...
39	hello	an expression of greeting
40	heads	the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

5 letter words with e as the second letter, by first letter

A (4)

aegis
aedes
aeons
aerie

B (66)

being
began
below
beach
begin
bench
begun
bears
beast
beats
beans
belly
beard
berry
beers
bells
belle
beams
belts
beads
benny
berth
bends
beige
beech
beset
beets
beret
beryl
bebop
bezel
betta
beaks
beefy
beaux
beeps
bevel
bests
beaut
begum

26 more in the helper above.

C (19)

cells
cents
cease
cedar
cello
ceded
celeb
ceres
celts
cento
cella
cedes
cerci
ceiba
cecum
celli
cedis
ceria
cecal

D (61)

death
deals
depth
debut
delay
dealt
delta
derby
debts
dense
depot
devon
decay
deeds
decor
debit
decks
deity
denim
deter
demos
desks
detox
defer
derry
delve
deems
deans
decoy
decal
deuce
debug
dents
delft
dewar
degas
devel
decaf
decry
dewan

21 more in the helper above.

E (1)

eerie

F (33)

feels
fewer
fever
fence
fears
ferry
feast
feeds
fetch
fetus
fella
fetal
feral
feats
femme
felon
ferns
femur
feuds
fermi
fells
feign
feint
fetid
feist
feria
feted
felts
fetes
fends
ferny
fenny
felly

G (24)

genre
genes
genus
gears
genie
germs
geese
gemma
geeks
genoa
gents
geeky
gecko
getup
genet
genii
geode
geste
gesso
geoid
germy
genic
geest
genom

H (42)

heart
heard
heavy
helps
henry
hello
heads
hence
heels
hears
heath
hedge
herbs
heirs
heats
heist
hefty
heals
heaps
helix
herds
heres
heron
hells
hertz
heady
heave
helms
henna
heros
helio
hexes
herby
heigh
heeds
hewer
hewed
hexed
helos
herry

2 more in the helper above.

J (14)

jeans
jesse
jenny
jelly
jewel
jerks
jerky
jetty
jeeps
jebel
jeers
jemmy
jests
jehad

K (14)

keeps
kelly
kerry
kebab
keyed
kendo
ketch
keels
kerns
kefir
kerbs
kemps
kempt
keens

L (47)

least
level
leave
learn
legal
leads
lewis
lease
lemon
legit
leaks
leone
lever
leafs
leash
ledge
levin
leaps
lends
leafy
leans
leach
lefty
leech
leaky
leapt
leary
leper
levee
lemma
leeks
leger
leery
lemur
leggy
leben
lexis
leant
lefts
leman

7 more in the helper above.

M (44)

means
media
meant
metal
medal
meets
mercy
meals
metro
meter
merit
messy
merry
metre
merge
meats
menus
medic
melts
mecca
melon
melee
merle
meaty
memos
mensa
mezzo
meted
mealy
meows
metis
meads
meany
mesas
melds
meson
mends
mesic
merde
menta

4 more in the helper above.

N (24)

never
needs
newly
nerve
newer
nexus
needy
nests
necks
nerds
nerdy
nelly
nears
neath
neves
neigh
negus
nervy
newts
nevus
newsy
newel
neons
netty

P (54)

peace
peter
perry
pearl
penny
petty
peers
peaks
peach
pedro
pence
pedal
perks
penal
pests
peril
perch
petit
pesos
pears
peeps
pesky
petal
perky
pecan
pesto
pease
peels
peeve
pelts
peeks
peony
peppy
peaky
penne
pekin
peaty
pecks
peons
perse

14 more in the helper above.

R (77)

ready
reach
reply
refer
relax
reads
react
rebel
reign
realm
remix
relay
reset
rehab
renew
retro
repay
rests
resin
rents
recap
renal
relic
reuse
reefs
regal
reins
recon
repel
reels
revel
remit
revue
reeds
reeve
rerun
reeks
redox
redux
reals

37 more in the helper above.

S (60)

seems
sense
seven
serve
seats
seeds
sends
seeks
sells
setup
seals
seize
serum
sewer
sedan
sears
sexes
seams
serge
seine
sever
sects
semis
senna
servo
sewed
seton
seedy
sepia
septa
serfs
seeps
serif
senor
segue
seder
sexed
selah
seers
sedge

20 more in the helper above.

T (47)

terms
teams
texas
tells
teach
tests
teeth
tears
texts
terry
teens
tends
tense
tenth
teddy
tesla
tempo
tents
tease
terra
tenor
temps
tempt
telly
teeny
tenet
teary
tetra
tepid
terse
testy
terns
testa
telex
telos
teats
tench
techy
tenon
tepee

7 more in the helper above.

V (26)

venue
verse
vegan
veins
verge
venom
verbs
vents
vests
veils
verve
vexed
verso
vesta
veers
venal
velar
veena
vetch
veiny
vertu
verts
veldt
vexes
velum
venge

W (29)

weeks
weird
wells
welsh
wears
weigh
wedge
weary
weber
weave
weeds
welch
weeps
wests
wench
welds
webby
weedy
weepy
weirs
weald
welts
welly
weeny
wends
wedel
weans
wefts
wecht

X (4)

xerox
xenon
xenia
xeric

Y (8)

years
yeast
yells
yearn
yerba
yelps
yeses
yetis

Z (4)

zebra
zeros
zetas
zesty

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Questions people ask

How many 5 letter words with E as the second letter are there?

This list has 702, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.

What are common 5 letter words with E as the second letter?

years, being, never, least, means, level, death, needs.

Which 5 letter words with E as the second letter are good Wordle guesses?

years, being, least, means, death, heart use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.