Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with E as the 3rd Letter
Looking for 5 letter words with E as the 3rd letter? E is one of the most common third letters in five letter words, and it sits at the heart of everyday words such as THEIR, THERE, WHERE, GREAT and EVERY. Use the patterns and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.
1,162matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with E as the 3rd Letter
- abeam
- abear
- abede
- abele
- abend
- aberr
- abets
- acedy
- acerb
- acers
- aceta
- adead
- adeem
- adeep
- adeps
- adept
- afear
- agend
- agene
- agent
- agers
- agete
- ahead
- aheap
- ahems
- ahent
- aiery
- akebi
- akees
- akeki
- akela
- akene
- aleak
- aleck
- alecs
- alefs
- aleft
- alenu
- aleph
- alert
- aleut
- alews
- aleye
- ameba
- ameed
- ameen
- ameer
- amelu
- amend
- amene
- amens
- ament
- amess
- anear
- anele
- anend
- anent
- apeak
- apeek
- apers
- apert
- aperu
- apery
- aread
- areae
- areal
- arear
- areas
- areca
- aredd
- arede
- areek
- areel
- arefy
- areic
- arena
- arend
- arene
- areng
- arent
- arepa
- arere
- arest
- arete
- arets
- arett
- atees
- atelo
- ately
- avell
- avels
- avens
- aveny
- avern
- avers
- avert
- aweek
- aweel
- awest
- aweto
- axels
- axers
- ayelp
- ayens
- baels
- beech
- beedi
- beefs
- beefy
- beele
- beent
- beeps
- beers
- beery
- beest
- beeth
- beets
- beety
- beeve
- bhels
- bield
- biens
- biers
- bleak
- blear
- bleat
- blebs
- bleck
- bleed
- bleep
- blees
- blend
- blenk
- blens
- blent
- blere
- blert
- bless
- blest
- blets
- bleys
- boeps
- boers
- boets
- boeuf
- bread
- break
- bream
- breba
- breck
- brede
- bredi
- breds
- breed
- breek
- breem
- breer
- brees
- breid
- breis
- breme
- brens
- brent
- brerd
- brere
- brers
- breth
- breva
- breve
- brevi
- brews
- breys
- bueno
- caeca
- caese
- cheap
- cheat
- check
- cheek
- cheep
- cheer
- cheet
- chefs
- chego
- cheir
- cheka
- cheki
- chela
- chelp
- chemo
- chena
- chere
- chert
- chese
- chess
- chest
- cheth
- cheve
- chevy
- chews
- chewy
- ciels
- clead
- cleam
- clean
- clear
- cleat
- cleck
- cleek
- cleep
- clefs
- cleft
- clegs
- cleik
- clems
- clepe
- clept
- clerk
- cleuk
- cleve
- clews
- coeds
- coeff
- coeno
- cread
- creak
- cream
- creat
- creda
- credo
- creds
- creed
- creek
- creel
- creem
- creen
- creep
- crees
- creme
- crems
- crena
- crepe
- creps
- crept
- crepy
- cress
- crest
- creta
- crete
- crewe
- crews
- csect
- ctene
- cueca
- daeva
- deeds
- deedy
- deely
- deems
- deens
- deeny
- deeps
- deere
- deers
- deess
- deets
- deeve
- deevs
- dheri
- diebs
- diene
- diets
- diety
- doeks
- doers
- doesn
- doest
- doeth
- dread
- dream
- drear
- dreck
- dreed
- dreep
- drees
- dregs
- dreks
- dreng
- drent
- drere
- dress
- drest
- dreys
- dsect
- duels
- duets
- duett
- dweeb
- dwell
- dwelt
- dyers
- edema
- egers
- egest
- eject
- elect
- elegy
- eleme
- elemi
- eleve
- emeer
- emend
- emery
- emeus
- eneid
- enema
- enemy
- enent
- enews
- epees
- epeus
- erect
- erept
- erevs
- esere
- etens
- eveck
- evene
- evens
- event
- evert
- every
- evese
- evets
- ewers
- ewery
- ewest
- exeat
- execs
- exect
- exede
- exeem
- exeme
- exert
- eyers
- eyess
- faena
- faery
- feebs
- feeds
- feedy
- feels
- feely
- feens
- feere
- feers
- feese
- feest
- feeze
- fiefs
- field
- fiend
- fient
- fiere
- fieri
- fiers
- fiery
- fiest
- fjeld
- fleak
- fleam
- flear
- fleas
- fleay
- fleck
- flect
- fleer
- flees
- fleet
- flegm
- flegs
- fleme
- flesh
- flews
- flexo
- fleys
- fnese
- foehn
- foeti
- freak
- fream
- freck
- freed
- freen
- freer
- frees
- freet
- freir
- freit
- fremd
- fremt
- frena
- freon
- frere
- fresh
- fress
- frets
- frett
- fuels
- fuero
- gaels
- geeks
- geeky
- geeps
- geese
- geest
- ghees
- ghess
- ghest
- glead
- gleam
- glean
- gleba
- glebe
- gleby
- glede
- gleds
- gledy
- gleed
- gleek
- gleen
- glees
- gleet
- gleir
- gleis
- gleit
- glene
- glens
- glent
- gleys
- goels
- goers
- goest
- goeth
- goety
- great
- grebe
- grebo
- grece
- greco
- greed
- greek
- green
- grees
- greet
- grege
- grego
- grein
- greit
- grene
- grens
- grese
- greve
- grews
- grewt
- greys
- gteau
- guelf
- guess
- guest
- gweed
- gwely
- gyeld
- haems
- haets
- heeds
- heedy
- heels
- heeze
- heezy
- hield
- hiems
- hiera
- hoers
- huers
- hyena
- hyens
- iceni
- icers
- ideal
- ideas
- idees
- ident
- idest
- ideta
- ileac
- ileal
- ileon
- ileum
- ileus
- inept
- inerm
- inert
- ineye
- ireos
- items
- itemy
- iters
- jeels
- jeely
- jeeps
- jeers
- jeery
- jheel
- joeys
- keech
- keefs
- keeks
- keels
- keema
- keena
- keeno
- keens
- keeps
- keest
- keets
- keeve
- kheda
- kheth
- khets
- kiefs
- kiers
- kieve
- kievs
- kieye
- kleig
- klett
- knead
- kneed
- kneel
- knees
- knell
- knelt
- knezi
- koels
- kreep
- kreil
- krems
- kreng
- krewe
- kvell
- kwela
- laers
- laeti
- laevo
- leear
- leech
- leeds
- leeks
- leeky
- leeps
- leers
- leery
- leese
- leets
- leeze
- liefs
- liege
- liens
- liers
- liesh
- liest
- lieue
- lieus
- lieve
- loeil
- loess
- lrecl
- lweis
- lyery
- maerl
- meech
- meeds
- meers
- meese
- meeth
- meets
- miens
- mieve
- mneme
- moeck
- moers
- mzees
- naeve
- naevi
- needn
- needs
- needy
- neeld
- neele
- neemb
- neems
- neeps
- neese
- neeze
- niece
- niefs
- niepa
- nieve
- noels
- npeel
- obeah
- obeli
- obese
- obeys
- ocean
- odeon
- odeum
- ogeed
- ogees
- ohelo
- okehs
- oleic
- olein
- olena
- olent
- oleos
- olepy
- oleum
- omega
- omens
- omers
- onely
- oners
- onery
- opelu
- opens
- opepe
- opera
- oread
- osela
- ouens
- ovels
- ovens
- overs
- overt
- ovest
- oxers
- oxeye
- oyers
- ozeki
- ozena
- paean
- paedo
- paeon
- peece
- peeke
- peeks
- peele
- peels
- peens
- peeoy
- peepe
- peeps
- peepy
- peers
- peert
- peery
- peeve
- pheal
- pheer
- phene
- pheon
- phese
- piece
- piend
- piers
- piert
- piest
- pieta
- piets
- piety
- piezo
- plead
- pleas
- pleat
- plebe
- plebs
- pleck
- pleis
- plena
- pleny
- pleon
- plesh
- plews
- pneum
- poems
- poeps
- poesy
- poets
- predy
- preed
- preen
- prees
- preif
- prela
- prems
- premy
- prent
- preon
- preop
- prepd
- prepg
- prepn
- preps
- presa
- prese
- press
- prest
- preta
- preux
- preve
- prexy
- preys
- psend
- pseud
- puers
- pyets
- queak
- queal
- quean
- queen
- queer
- queet
- quegh
- quell
- quelt
- queme
- quena
- querl
- quern
- query
- quest
- queue
- queyn
- queys
- reech
- reede
- reeds
- reedy
- reefs
- reefy
- reeks
- reeky
- reels
- reens
- reesk
- reest
- reeve
- rheas
- rheda
- rheen
- rheic
- rhein
- rhema
- rheme
- rheum
- riels
- riems
- rieve
- rueda
- ruely
- ruers
- saeta
- sceat
- scelp
- scena
- scend
- scene
- scent
- sdein
- seech
- seeds
- seedy
- seege
- seeks
- seeld
- seels
- seely
- seems
- seeps
- seepy
- seers
- sheaf
- sheal
- shear
- sheas
- sheat
- sheds
- shedu
- sheel
- sheen
- sheep
- sheer
- sheet
- sheik
- sheld
- shelf
- shell
- shema
- shend
- shent
- sheol
- sherd
- shere
- sheth
- shets
- sheva
- shewa
- shewn
- shews
- siege
- sield
- siena
- siens
- sient
- siest
- sieth
- sieur
- sieve
- sievy
- skean
- skear
- skeat
- skeed
- skeef
- skeeg
- skeel
- skeen
- skeer
- skees
- skeet
- skegg
- skegs
- skeif
- skein
- skelf
- skell
- skelm
- skelp
- skemp
- skene
- skens
- skeos
- skeps
- skere
- skers
- skete
- skets
- skewl
- skews
- skewy
- slebs
- sleck
- sleds
- sleek
- sleep
- sleer
- sleet
- slent
- slept
- slete
- slews
- sleys
- smear
- smeek
- smeer
- smees
- smeik
- smeke
- smell
- smelt
- smerk
- smeth
- smews
- snead
- sneak
- sneap
- snebs
- sneck
- sneds
- sneed
- sneer
- snees
- snell
- snerp
- speak
- speal
- spean
- spear
- speat
- spece
- speck
- specs
- spect
- speed
- speel
- speen
- speer
- speil
- speir
- speks
- spekt
- speld
- spelk
- spell
- spelt
- spend
- spent
- speos
- spere
- sperm
- spete
- spets
- speug
- spews
- spewy
- stead
- steak
- steal
- steam
- stean
- stear
- stech
- stedd
- stede
- steds
- steed
- steek
- steel
- steem
- steen
- steep
- steer
- stegh
- steid
- steil
- stein
- stela
- stele
- stell
- stema
- steme
- stems
- stend
- steng
- steno
- stens
- stent
- steps
- stept
- stere
- steri
- sterk
- stern
- stero
- stert
- stets
- stews
- stewy
- suede
- suent
- suers
- suets
- suety
- sueve
- svelt
- sweal
- swear
- sweat
- swede
- sweed
- sweel
- sweep
- sweer
- swees
- sweet
- swego
- sweir
- swell
- swelp
- swelt
- swept
- swerd
- swerf
- sweys
- syens
- taels
- teels
- teems
- teend
- teene
- teens
- teeny
- teers
- teest
- teeth
- teety
- theah
- theat
- thebe
- theca
- theed
- theek
- theer
- thees
- theet
- theft
- thegn
- theic
- thein
- their
- thelf
- thema
- theme
- thens
- theor
- theow
- there
- therm
- these
- thesp
- theta
- thete
- thews
- thewy
- theyd
- tiens
- tiers
- tmema
- toeas
- tread
- treat
- treck
- treed
- treen
- trees
- treey
- trefa
- treif
- treks
- trema
- trend
- tress
- trest
- trets
- trews
- treys
- tsere
- tweag
- tweak
- tweed
- tweeg
- tweel
- tween
- tweer
- tweet
- tweil
- twere
- twerk
- twerp
- tyees
- tyers
- ulema
- umest
- uneth
- uneye
- upeat
- upend
- ureal
- ureas
- uredo
- ureic
- ureid
- urena
- urent
- usent
- users
- utees
- utend
- uteri
- utero
- uveal
- uveas
- veena
- veeps
- veers
- veery
- viers
- views
- viewy
- vleis
- voema
- waefu
- weeda
- weeds
- weedy
- weeke
- weeks
- weels
- weems
- weens
- weent
- weeny
- weeps
- weepy
- weesh
- weest
- weete
- weets
- weety
- weeze
- wheal
- wheam
- whear
- wheat
- wheel
- wheem
- wheen
- wheep
- wheer
- wheft
- whein
- wheki
- whelk
- whelm
- whelp
- whens
- where
- whets
- whewl
- whews
- whewt
- wheys
- wield
- wiels
- wierd
- wreak
- wreat
- wreck
- wrens
- wrest
- yeech
- yeeds
- yfere
- yield
- ylems
- yrent
- ziega
- zoeae
- zoeal
- zoeas
The Main Letter Pairs Behind E in the Third Box
Grouping the words by their middle pattern makes them easier to remember. HE gives THEIR, THERE and THESE; RE gives GREAT, BREAK and DREAM; EE gives NEEDS, WEEKS and SEEMS; LE gives CLEAR, CLEAN and SLEEP; VE gives EVERY and EVENT.
Useful five-letter words
Start with THEIR, THERE, WHERE, GREAT and EVERY. Each one is common enough to appear in everyday writing, which makes it a safe test. CHECK, CLEAR and FIELD are worth keeping in reserve.
- THEIR
- THERE
- WHERE
- GREAT
- EVERY
How to Narrow Down Words with E as the Third Letter
Test E in the third box early, because it is the single most useful letter to confirm. If it lights up, the second box is often H or R, as in THEIR, WHERE, GREAT and BREAK, or a second E gives NEEDS and WEEKS. Once the middle is settled, spend your next guesses on the first and last boxes, where the remaining choices are made.
E Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, E is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Knowing words like THEIR, THERE and WHERE helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.
Frequently asked questions
Why is E so common in the middle of words
E is the most frequent letter in English, and it pairs with almost every consonant, so it naturally fills the middle of many five letter words. A guess with E in the third box often reveals useful information.
Is E a common third letter in five letter words
E is one of the most common third letters in five letter words. Knowing the usual middle patterns is more helpful than guessing blindly.
What are good 5 letter words with E as the 3rd letter to guess first
THEIR, THERE and WHERE are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. GREAT and EVERY make good follow ups.