Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'E'

High-scoring words: FEEZE (17 pts), HEEZE (17 pts), PREXY (17 pts), QUERY (17 pts), QUEYS (17 pts)

This page lists all 580 valid five-letter Scrabble words with E as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

580 Total Words
8.6 Avg Score (pts)
FEEZE Top Word (17 pts)
173 Words ≥ 10 pts
ABEAM9 ABELE7 ABETS7 ACERB9 ACETA7 ADEEM8 ADEPT8 AGENE6 AGENT6 AGERS6 AHEAD9 AKEES9 AKELA9 AKENE9 ALECS7 ALEFS8 ALEPH10 ALERT5 AMEBA9 AMEER7 AMEND8 AMENS7 AMENT7 ANEAR5 ANELE5 ANENT5 APEAK11 APEEK11 APERS7 APERY10 AREAE5 AREAL5 AREAS5 ARECA7 AREIC7 ARENA5 ARENE5 AREPA7 ARETE5 AVENS8 AVERS8 AVERT8 AXELS12 BEECH12 BEEDI8 BEEFS10 BEEFY13 BEEPS9 BEERS7 BEERY10 BEETS7 BIELD8 BIERS7 BLEAK11 BLEAR7 BLEAT7 BLEBS9 BLEED8 BLEEP9 BLEND8 BLENT7 BLESS7 BLEST7 BLETS7 BREAD8 BREAK11 BREAM9 BREDE8 BREED8 BREES7 BRENS7 BRENT7 BREVE10 BREWS10 CAECA9 CHEAP12 CHEAT10 CHECK16 CHEEK14 CHEEP12 CHEER10 CHEFS13 CHELA10 CHEMO12 CHERT10 CHESS10 CHEST10 CHETH13 CHEVY16 CHEWS13 CHEWY16 CLEAN7 CLEAR7 CLEAT7 CLEEK11 CLEFS10 CLEFT10 CLEPE9 CLEPT9 CLERK11 CLEWS10 COEDS8 CREAK11 CREAM9 CREDO8 CREDS8 CREED8 CREEK11 CREEL7 CREEP9 CREME9 CREPE9 CREPT9 CREPY12 CRESS7 CREST7 CREWS10 DEEDS7 DEEDY10 DEEMS8 DEEPS8 DEERS6 DEETS6 DIENE6 DIETS6 DOERS6 DOEST6 DOETH9 DREAD7 DREAM8 DREAR6 DRECK12 DREED7 DREES6 DREGS7 DREKS10 DRESS6 DREST6 DUELS6 DUETS6 DWEEB11 DWELL9 DWELT9 DYERS9 EDEMA8 EGERS6 EGEST6 EJECT14 ELECT7 ELEGY9 ELEMI7 EMEER7 EMEND8 EMERY10 EMEUS7 ENEMA7 ENEMY10 EPEES7 ERECT7 EVENS8 EVENT8 EVERT8 EVERY11 EWERS8 EXECS14 EXERT12 EYERS8 FAENA8 FAERY11 FEEBS10 FEEDS9 FEELS8 FEEZE17 FIEFS11 FIELD9 FIEND9 FIERY11 FJELD16 FLEAM10 FLEAS8 FLECK14 FLEER8 FLEES8 FLEET8 FLESH11 FLEWS11 FLEYS11 FOEHN11 FREAK12 FREED9 FREER8 FREES8 FREMD11 FRENA8 FRERE8 FRESH11 FRETS8 FUELS8 GEEKS10 GEEKY13 GEESE6 GEEST6 GHEES9 GLEAM8 GLEAN6 GLEBA8 GLEBE8 GLEDE7 GLEDS7 GLEED7 GLEEK10 GLEES6 GLEET6 GLENS6 GLEYS9 GOERS6 GREAT6 GREBE8 GREED7 GREEK10 GREEN6 GREES6 GREET6 GREGO7 GREYS9 GUESS6 GUEST6 HAEMS10 HAETS8 HEEDS9 HEELS8 HEEZE17 HOERS8 HYENA11 IDEAL6 IDEAS6 ILEAC7 ILEAL5 ILEUM7 ILEUS5 INEPT7 INERT5 ITEMS7 JEEPS14 JEERS12 JOEYS15 KEEFS12 KEEKS13 KEELS9 KEENS9 KEEPS11 KEETS9 KEEVE12 KHEDA13 KHETH15 KHETS12 KIEFS12 KIERS9 KNEAD10 KNEED10 KNEEL9 KNEES9 KNELL9 KNELT9 KOELS9 KREEP11 KREWE12 KVELL12 LAEVO8 LEECH10 LEEKS9 LEERS5 LEERY8 LEETS5 LIEGE6 LIENS5 LIERS5 LIEUS5 LIEVE8 LOESS5 LWEIS8 MEEDS8 MEETS7 MIENS7 NAEVI8 NEEDS6 NEEDY9 NEEMS7 NEEPS7 NIECE7 NIEVE8 NOELS5 OBEAH10 OBELI7 OBESE7 OBEYS10 OCEAN7 ODEON6 ODEUM8 OGEES6 OKEHS12 OLEIC7 OLEIN5 OLEOS5 OLEUM7 OMEGA8 OMENS7 OMERS7 ONERY8 OPENS7 OPERA7 OREAD6 OVENS8 OVERS8 OVERT8 OXEYE15 OYERS8 PAEAN7 PAEON7 PEEKS11 PEELS7 PEENS7 PEEPS9 PEERS7 PEERY10 PEEVE10 PIECE9 PIERS7 PIETA7 PIETY10 PLEAD8 PLEAS7 PLEAT7 PLEBE9 PLEBS9 PLENA7 PLEON7 PLEWS10 POEMS9 POESY10 POETS7 PREED8 PREEN7 PREES7 PREOP9 PREPS9 PRESA7 PRESE7 PRESS7 PREST7 PREXY17 PREYS10 PSEUD8 QUEAN14 QUEEN14 QUEER14 QUELL14 QUERN14 QUERY17 QUEST14 QUEUE14 QUEYS17 REEDS6 REEDY9 REEFS8 REEFY11 REEKS9 REEKY12 REELS5 REEST5 REEVE8 RHEAS8 RHEME10 RHEUM10 RIELS5 RUERS5 SCENA7 SCEND8 SCENE7 SCENT7 SEEDS6 SEEDY9 SEEKS9 SEELS5 SEELY8 SEEMS7 SEEPS7 SEEPY10 SEERS5 SHEAF11 SHEAL8 SHEAR8 SHEAS8 SHEDS9 SHEEN8 SHEEP10 SHEER8 SHEET8 SHEIK12 SHELF11 SHELL8 SHEND9 SHENT8 SHEOL8 SHERD9 SHEWN11 SHEWS11 SIEGE6 SIEUR5 SIEVE8 SKEAN9 SKEED10 SKEEN9 SKEES9 SKEET9 SKEGS10 SKEIN9 SKELL9 SKELM11 SKELP11 SKENE9 SKEPS11 SKEWS12 SLEDS6 SLEEK9 SLEEP7 SLEET5 SLEPT7 SLEWS8 SMEAR7 SMEEK11 SMELL7 SMELT7 SMERK11 SMEWS10 SNEAK9 SNEAP7 SNECK11 SNEDS6 SNEER5 SNELL5 SPEAK11 SPEAN7 SPEAR7 SPECK13 SPECS9 SPEED8 SPEEL7 SPEER7 SPEIL7 SPEIR7 SPELL7 SPELT7 SPEND8 SPENT7 SPERM9 SPEWS10 STEAD6 STEAK9 STEAL5 STEAM7 STEED6 STEEK9 STEEL5 STEEP7 STEER5 STEIN5 STELA5 STELE5 STEMS7 STENO5 STENT5 STEPS7 STERE5 STERN5 STETS5 STEWS8 STEWY11 SUEDE6 SUERS5 SUETS5 SUETY8 SWEAR8 SWEAT8 SWEDE9 SWEEP10 SWEER8 SWEET8 SWELL8 SWEPT10 TAELS5 TEELS5 TEEMS7 TEENS5 TEENY8 TEETH8 THEBE10 THECA10 THEFT11 THEGN9 THEIN8 THEIR8 THEME10 THENS8 THERE8 THERM10 THESE8 THESP10 THETA8 THEWS11 THEWY14 TIERS5 TOEAS5 TREAD6 TREAT5 TREED6 TREEN5 TREES5 TREKS9 TREND6 TRESS5 TRETS5 TREWS8 TREYS8 TWEAK12 TWEED9 TWEEN8 TWEET8 TWERP10 TYEES8 TYERS8 ULEMA7 UPEND8 UREAL5 UREAS5 UREDO6 UREIC7 USERS5 UTERI5 UVEAL8 UVEAS8 VEENA8 VEEPS10 VEERS8 VEERY11 VIERS8 VIEWS11 VIEWY14 WEEDS9 WEEDY12 WEEKS12 WEENS8 WEENY11 WEEPS10 WEEPY13 WEEST8 WEETS8 WHEAL11 WHEAT11 WHEEL11 WHEEN11 WHEEP13 WHELK15 WHELM13 WHELP13 WHENS11 WHERE11 WHETS11 WHEWS14 WHEYS14 WIELD9 WREAK12 WRECK14 WRENS8 WREST8 YIELD9 YLEMS10 ZOEAE14 ZOEAL14 ZOEAS14

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have E as the middle letter?

There are 580 valid five-letter Scrabble words with E as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'E''?

The highest-scoring word is FEEZE with 17 Scrabble points. Out of 580 words, 173 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 8.6 points per word. 59 words score 5 points or less, 348 score between 6 and 9 points, and 173 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.