3-letter words containing E

339 words, everyday words first.

339 wordsTop pick THEHighest score ZEX 19

184 of 339 are everyday words (54%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). E ranks #2 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 184 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 184 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 339

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACE5
  • AGE4
  • AKE7
  • ALE3
  • ANE3
  • APE5
  • ARE3
  • ATE3
  • AUE3
  • AVE6
  • AWE6
  • AXE10
  • AYE6
  • BAE5
  • BED6
  • BEE5
  • BEG6
  • BEL5
  • BEN5
  • BES5
  • BET5
  • BEY8
  • BEZ14
  • BYE8
  • CEE5
  • CEL5
  • CEP7
  • CHE8
  • CUE5
  • DAE4
  • DEB6
  • DEE4
  • DEF7
  • DEG5
  • DEI4
  • DEL4
  • DEN4
  • DEP6
  • DEV7
  • DEW7
  • DEX11
  • DEY7
  • DIE4
  • DOE4
  • DUE4
  • DYE7
  • EAN3
  • EAR3
  • EAS3
  • EAT3
  • EAU3
  • EBB7
  • ECH8
  • ECO5
  • ECU5
  • EDH7
  • EDS4
  • EEK7
  • EEL3
  • EEN3
  • EEW6
  • EFF9
  • EFS6
  • EFT6
  • EGG5
  • EGO4
  • EHS6
  • EIK7
  • EKE7
  • ELD4
  • ELF6
  • ELK7
  • ELL3
  • ELM5
  • ELS3
  • ELT3
  • EME5
  • EMF8
  • EMO5
  • EMS5
  • EMU5
  • END4
  • ENE3
  • ENG4
  • ENS3
  • EON3
  • ERA3
  • ERE3
  • ERF6
  • ERG4
  • ERK7
  • ERN3
  • ERR3
  • ERS3
  • ESS3
  • EST3
  • ETA3
  • ETH6
  • EUK7
  • EVE6
  • EVO6
  • EWE6
  • EWK10
  • EWT6
  • EXO10
  • EYE6
  • FAE6
  • FED7
  • FEE6
  • FEG7
  • FEH9
  • FEM8
  • FEN6
  • FER6
  • FES6
  • FET6
  • FEU6
  • FEW9
  • FEY9
  • FEZ15
  • FIE6
  • FOE6
  • GAE4
  • GED5
  • GEE4
  • GEL4
  • GEM6
  • GEN4
  • GEO4
  • GET4
  • GEY7
  • GIE4
  • GOE4
  • GUE4
  • HAE6
  • HEH9
  • HEM8
  • HEN6
  • HEP8
  • HER6
  • HES6
  • HET6
  • HEW9
  • HEX13
  • HEY9
  • HIE6
  • HOE6
  • HUE6
  • HYE9
  • ICE5
  • IDE4
  • IRE3
  • JEE10
  • JET10
  • JEU10
  • JEW13
  • JOE10
  • KAE7
  • KEA7
  • KEB9
  • KED8
  • KEF10
  • KEG8
  • KEN7
  • KEP9
  • KET7
  • KEX14
  • KEY10
  • KUE7
  • KYE10
  • LEA3
  • LED4
  • LEE3
  • LEG4
  • LEI3
  • LEK7
  • LEP5
  • LES3
  • LET3
  • LEU3
  • LEV6
  • LEW6
  • LEX10
  • LEY6
  • LEZ12
  • LIE3
  • LYE6
  • MAE5
  • MED6
  • MEE5
  • MEG6
  • MEH8
  • MEL5
  • MEM7
  • MEN5
  • MES5
  • MET5
  • MEU5
  • MEW8
  • MOE5
  • NAE3
  • NEB5
  • NED4
  • NEE3
  • NEF6
  • NEG4
  • NEK7
  • NEP5
  • NET3
  • NEW6
  • NIE3
  • NYE6
  • OBE5
  • ODE4
  • OES3
  • OKE7
  • OLE3
  • ONE3
  • OPE5
  • ORE3
  • OSE3
  • OWE6
  • OYE6
  • PEA5
  • PEC7
  • PED6
  • PEE5
  • PEG6
  • PEH8
  • PEN5
  • PEP7
  • PER5
  • PES5
  • PET5
  • PEW8
  • PIE5
  • PRE5
  • PYE8
  • REB5
  • REC5
  • RED4
  • REE3
  • REF6
  • REG4
  • REH6
  • REI3
  • REM5
  • REN3
  • REO3
  • REP5
  • RES3
  • RET3
  • REV6
  • REW6
  • REX10
  • REZ12
  • ROE3
  • RUE3
  • RYE6
  • SAE3
  • SEA3
  • SEC5
  • SED4
  • SEE3
  • SEG4
  • SEI3
  • SEL3
  • SEN3
  • SER3
  • SET3
  • SEV6
  • SEW6
  • SEX10
  • SEY6
  • SEZ12
  • SHE6
  • SUE3
  • SYE6
  • TAE3
  • TEA3
  • TEC5
  • TED4
  • TEE3
  • TEF6
  • TEG4
  • TEL3
  • TEN3
  • TES3
  • TET3
  • TEW6
  • TEX10
  • THE6
  • TIE3
  • TOE3
  • TYE6
  • UEY6
  • UKE7
  • ULE3
  • URE3
  • USE3
  • UTE3
  • VAE6
  • VEE6
  • VEG7
  • VET6
  • VEX13
  • VIE6
  • VOE6
  • WAE6
  • WEB8
  • WED7
  • WEE6
  • WEM8
  • WEN6
  • WET6
  • WEX13
  • WEY9
  • WOE6
  • WYE9
  • XED11
  • YAE6
  • YEA6
  • YEH9
  • YEN6
  • YEP8
  • YER6
  • YES6
  • YET6
  • YEW9
  • YEX13
  • YEZ15
  • ZEA12
  • ZED13
  • ZEE12
  • ZEK16
  • ZEL12
  • ZEN12
  • ZEP14
  • ZEX19
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. E18%
  2. R6%
  3. S6%
2nd letter
  1. E58%
  2. A5%
  3. Y4%
3rd letter
  1. E32%
  2. T6%
  3. S6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; ZEX tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 33 points: 73 words
  2. 4 points: 36 words
  3. 55 points: 49 words
  4. 6 points: 81 words
  5. 77 points: 32 words
  6. 8 points: 18 words
  7. 99 points: 14 words
  8. 10 points: 14 words
  9. 1111 points: 2 words
  10. 12 points: 7 words
  11. 1313 points: 6 words
  12. 14 points: 3 words
  13. 1515 points: 2 words
  14. 16 points: 1 words
  15. 1717 points: 0 words
  16. 18 points: 0 words
  17. 1919 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZEX1919Collins only
ZEK1616All three
FEZ1515All three
YEZ1514NWL only
BEZ1415Collins only
ZEP1415Collins · NWL
KEX1414All three
HEX1312All three
ZED1313All three
VEX1314All three
WEX1313Collins only
YEX1312Collins only

About these words

There are 339 3-letter words that contain E in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 184 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are E (60), R (21), S (19).

The most common last letters are E (108), T (21), S (19).

Tip

The average word here scores 6 in Scrabble. ZEX tops the list with 19.

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