Words That Start With EG

47 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 47 words that start with eg, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with eg: 47
Most used: eggs
Shortest: egg
5 letter words: 5

Common words that start with eg

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	eggs	oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food	4
2	egg	animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes	3
3	egyptian	a native or inhabitant of Egypt	8
4	ego	an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others	3
5	egyptians	a native or inhabitant of Egypt	9
6	egos	an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others	4
7	egregious	conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible	9
8	egalitarian	a person who believes in the equality of all people	11
9	eggplant	egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow	8
10	egotistical	characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance	11
11	egress	(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse	6
12	egalitarianism	the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality	14
13	egged	throw eggs at	5
14	egocentric	a self-centered person with little regard for others	10
15	eggshell	the exterior covering of a bird's egg	8
16	egging	throw eggs at	6
17	eggshells	the exterior covering of a bird's egg	9
18	eggnog	a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor	6
19	egoism	(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality	6
20	eggers	moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons	6
21	egret	any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season	5
22	egotism	an exaggerated opinion of your own importance	7
23	egoist	a conceited and self-centered person	6
24	egrets	any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season	6
25	egomaniac	an abnormally egotistical person	9
26	egghead	an intellectual; a very studious and academic person	7
27	eggplants	egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow	9
28	egoistic	limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs	8
29	egger	moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons	5
30	egotistic	characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance	9
31	eggheads	an intellectual; a very studious and academic person	8
32	egotist	a conceited and self-centered person	7
33	eglantine	Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips	9
34	egalitarians	a person who believes in the equality of all people	12
35	egoists	a conceited and self-centered person	7
36	egocentrism	concern for your own interests and welfare	11
37	egomania	an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs	8
38	eggar	moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons	5
39	egomaniacs	an abnormally egotistical person	10

3 letter words that start with eg

4 letter words that start with eg

eggs
egos
eggy
eger
egal
egad

5 letter words that start with eg

egged
egret
egger
egads
eggar

6 letter words that start with eg

egress
egging
eggnog
egoism
eggers
egoist
egrets

7 letter words that start with eg

egotism
egghead
egotist
egoists
eggless

8 letter words that start with eg

egyptian
eggplant
eggshell
egoistic
eggheads
egomania

9 letter words that start with eg

egyptians
egregious
eggshells
egomaniac
eggplants
egotistic
eglantine

10 letter words that start with eg

egocentric
egomaniacs

11 letter words that start with eg

egalitarian
egotistical
egregiously
egomaniacal
egocentrism

12 letter words that start with eg

egalitarians

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How many words start with eg?

This list has 47 words starting with eg, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with eg?

eggs, egg, egyptian, ego, egyptians, egos, egregious, egalitarian.

What 5 letter words start with eg?

egged, egret, egger, egads, eggar.

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.