Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with A as 2nd and E as 5th Letter
Wordle, Scrabble and crossword fans often meet the shape ?A??E, and the words below cover it. A in the second box is very common, usually after a consonant such as B, C, H, M, P or T. A silent final E is one of the most familiar features of English spelling.
303matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with A as 2nd and E as 5th Letter
- bable
- badge
- bagge
- bagie
- bagle
- bagne
- bagre
- bahoe
- baile
- baize
- bakie
- bande
- bange
- barbe
- barde
- barge
- barie
- barre
- barse
- barye
- baske
- basse
- baste
- bathe
- bauge
- baume
- bawke
- bayle
- cable
- cabre
- cache
- cadee
- cadge
- cadie
- cadre
- caese
- calve
- canoe
- caple
- caque
- carle
- carne
- carpe
- carse
- carte
- carve
- casse
- caste
- cause
- cavae
- cavie
- daine
- dalle
- damie
- damme
- dance
- danke
- darre
- daube
- dauke
- eagle
- eagre
- easle
- eathe
- faade
- fable
- facie
- fadge
- fadme
- faine
- faire
- fakie
- false
- farce
- farde
- farle
- farse
- fause
- faute
- fauve
- fayne
- fayre
- gable
- gadge
- gadje
- gaffe
- gagee
- gaine
- gaize
- galbe
- galee
- gambe
- gamme
- gange
- garbe
- garce
- garde
- garle
- garre
- garse
- gauge
- gauje
- gaure
- gauze
- gazee
- hable
- hache
- hague
- haine
- haire
- halke
- halse
- halte
- halve
- halwe
- hance
- hange
- hanse
- haole
- harre
- haste
- hatte
- hause
- haute
- hawse
- hayle
- hazle
- jalee
- jambe
- jarde
- jaspe
- jaxie
- kakke
- kamme
- kanae
- kande
- kappe
- kasme
- kayle
- lache
- ladle
- lakie
- lakke
- lance
- lande
- lapje
- lapse
- laree
- large
- larve
- lathe
- latke
- latte
- laude
- maare
- mache
- macle
- madge
- madre
- mahoe
- maile
- maine
- maire
- maise
- maize
- malee
- malie
- mamee
- mamie
- mange
- manie
- manse
- maple
- marae
- marge
- marle
- marse
- masse
- matie
- matte
- mauve
- mavie
- maybe
- nable
- nache
- nacre
- naeve
- naive
- nance
- nappe
- narre
- nathe
- nawle
- padge
- padle
- padre
- pagle
- pagne
- paire
- paise
- pance
- panne
- panse
- parae
- parde
- parge
- parle
- parse
- parte
- parve
- passe
- paste
- patee
- patte
- pause
- payee
- rache
- radge
- raffe
- ragde
- ragee
- raile
- raine
- raise
- rakee
- ramee
- ramie
- rance
- ranee
- range
- ranke
- raphe
- rappe
- raree
- rasse
- rathe
- rayle
- rayne
- razee
- sable
- sabre
- sacre
- sadhe
- sahme
- saice
- saine
- salle
- salse
- salue
- salve
- saple
- saree
- sarge
- sasse
- sauce
- saute
- sauve
- sayee
- sayne
- table
- tache
- taise
- tarde
- targe
- tarie
- tarre
- tarse
- tarte
- tarve
- tasse
- taste
- tatie
- taube
- taupe
- tawie
- tawse
- tazze
- vache
- vague
- vaire
- valse
- value
- valve
- varve
- vaute
- vawte
- wacke
- wadge
- waide
- waise
- waite
- waive
- wanle
- wanze
- warre
- warse
- warve
- waste
- wauve
- yarke
- zaire
- zante
- zanze
What the Common Words Have in Common
The first box is most often C as in CAUSE, M as in MAYBE and L as in LARGE. Between the fixed letters, look for R in LARGE, S in WASTE and U in CAUSE. The fourth box is most often T in WASTE and L in TABLE.
Useful five-letter words
MAYBE, LARGE, CAUSE, VALUE and RANGE are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. TABLE, DANCE and WASTE are worth keeping in reserve.
- MAYBE
- LARGE
- CAUSE
- VALUE
- RANGE
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and C, M and L are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with R the most likely letter. The fixed A and E do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, A is worth one point and E is worth one point. Words like MAYBE, LARGE and CAUSE are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
What does a final E tell me about the word
A silent final E is one of the most familiar features of English spelling. MAYBE and LARGE show the pattern.
What are some common 5 letter words with A as 2nd and E as 5th letter
MAYBE, LARGE, CAUSE, VALUE and RANGE are among the best known. TABLE, DANCE and WASTE are good follow ups.
Which letters usually start words with A second and E fifth
C, M and L are the usual openers, as in CAUSE, MAYBE and LARGE. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.