Five-letter words with E in the middle (__E__)

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180 of the 998 matches are possible answers.

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Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y·2nd letter: B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, T, U, V, W, X, Y·4th letter: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V·5th letter: A, D, E, F, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, Y

Possible answers

168 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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ADEPT used AGENT used AHEAD used ALERT used AMEND used ARENA possible AVERT used BEECH possible BEEFY used BLEAK used BLEAT used BLEED used BLEEP used BLEND used BLESS possible BREAD used BREAK used BREED used CHEAP used CHEAT used CHECK used CHEEK used CHEER used CHESS possible CHEST used CLEAN used CLEAR used CLEAT possible CLEFT used CLERK used CREAK used CREAM used CREDO used CREED used CREEK possible CREEP possible CREME possible CREPE used CREPT used CRESS possible CREST used DREAD used DREAM used DRESS possible DWELL used DWELT used EJECT used ELECT possible ELEGY possible ENEMA used ENEMY possible ERECT possible EVENT used EVERY used EXERT used FIELD used FIEND used FIERY used FLECK possible FLEET possible FLESH used FREAK used FREED possible FREER possible FRESH used GEEKY possible GEESE used GLEAM used GLEAN used GREAT used GREED used GREEN used GREET used GUESS used GUEST used HYENA used IDEAL used INEPT used INERT used KNEAD used KNEED possible KNEEL used KNELL used KNELT used LEECH used LEERY used LIEGE possible NEEDY used NIECE used OBESE possible OCEAN used OMEGA used OPERA used OVERT used PIECE used PIETY used PLEAD used PLEAT used POESY possible PREEN used PRESS used QUEEN used QUEER used QUELL used QUERY used QUEST used QUEUE used REEDY possible SCENE used SCENT used SEEDY used SHEAR used SHEEN possible SHEEP used SHEER possible SHEET used SHEIK possible SHELF used SHELL used SIEGE used SIEVE possible SLEEK used SLEEP used SLEET possible SLEPT possible SMEAR used SMELL used SMELT used SNEAK used SNEER possible SPEAK used SPEAR used SPECK used SPEED used SPELL used SPELT used SPEND used SPENT used SPERM possible STEAD used STEAK used STEAL possible STEAM used STEED used STEEL used STEEP used STEER possible STEIN used STERN used SUEDE used SWEAR possible SWEAT used SWEEP used SWEET used SWELL used SWEPT possible TEETH used THEFT used THEIR used THEME used THERE used THESE used THETA possible TREAD possible TREAT used TREND used TWEAK used TWEED used TWEEN used TWEET used WEEDY used WHEAT used WHEEL used WHELP used WHERE used WIELD used WREAK used WRECK used WREST possible YIELD used AREAS guess BEERS guess BEETS guess BRENT guess CHEFS guess CHEMO guess CHEVY guess CREWS guess DEEDS guess DEEMS guess DIETS guess EMERY guess EXECS guess FEEDS guess FEELS guess FLEAS guess FREES guess FUELS guess GEEKS guess GOERS guess

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Pattern guide

What fits __E__?

998 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 180 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

47% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

EE 282/998 words (28%) RE 189/998 words (19%) LE 129/998 words (13%) ER 129/998 words (13%) EN 114/998 words (11%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 20% · two: 60% · three or more: 20%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __E__?
998 five-letter words match __E__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 180 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALERT has the highest feedback entropy at 5.74 bits against the possible answers.