5-letter words starting with E

There are 199 5-letter words that start with E in the Scrabble dictionary, about 2% of all 8,912 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Ebony, Elfin, Ennui, Erugo and Exine are on the list. The commonest second letter is N: 24 of these words begin EN. The highest scoring is Enzym, worth 19 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a green E in the first box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.