4-letter words with E as the 2nd letter

4-letter words with E as the 2nd letter total 753, from familiar picks like BEEN and WELL to high-scoring MEZZ.

753 wordsTop pick WEREHighest score MEZZ 24

264 of 753 are everyday words (35%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A is the most common 2nd letter in 4-letter words (1,057 words); Q is the rarest (1). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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3
4
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8
9
10
11
12
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15

Common words 264 · most-used first

WERE₇
BEEN₆
WELL₇
VERY₁₀
HERE₇
NEED₅
YEAR₇
BEST₆
HELP₉
NEXT₁₁
FEEL₇
TEAM₆
KEEP₁₀
LEFT₇
REAL₄
WEEK₁₁
READ₅
MEAN₆
TELL₄
SEEN₄
HEAD₈
WENT₇
LESS₄
NEWS₇
YEAH₁₀
DEAL₅
NEAR₄
WEST₇
MEET₆
GETS₅
SELF₇
HELD₈
HEAR₇
REST₄
TERM₆
LEAD₅
DEAD₆
TEST₄
SENT₄
FELT₇
SEND₅
HELL₇
SEEM₆
DEEP₇
BEAT₆
TEXT₁₁
KEPT₁₀
FEET₇

Showing the top 48 of 264 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 753

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

AEON₄
AERO₄
AERY₇
AESC₆
BEAD₇
BEAK₁₀
BEAL₆
BEAM₈
BEAN₆
BEAR₆
BEAT₆
BEAU₆
BECK₁₂
BEDE₇
BEDS₇
BEDU₇
BEEF₉
BEEN₆
BEEP₈
BEER₆
BEES₆
BEET₆
BEGO₇
BEGS₇
BEIN₆
BELL₆
BELS₆
BELT₆
BEMA₈
BEND₇
BENE₆
BENI₆
BENJ₁₃
BENS₆
BENT₆
BERE₆
BERG₇
BERK₁₀
BERM₈
BEST₆
BETA₆
BETE₆
BETH₉
BETS₆
BEVY₁₂
BEYS₉
CEAS₆
CECA₈
CEDE₇
CEDI₇
CEES₆
CEIL₆
CELL₆
CELS₆
CELT₆
CENS₆
CENT₆
CEPE₈
CEPS₈
CERE₆
CERO₆
CERT₆
CESS₆
CETE₆
DEAD₆
DEAF₈
DEAL₅
DEAN₅
DEAR₅
DEAW₈
DEBE₇
DEBS₇
DEBT₇
DECK₁₁
DECO₇
DEED₆
DEEK₉
DEEM₇
DEEN₅
DEEP₇
DEER₅
DEES₅
DEET₅
DEEV₈
DEFI₈
DEFT₈
DEFY₁₁
DEGS₆
DEID₆
DEIF₈
DEIL₅
DEKE₉
DELE₅
DELF₈
DELI₅
DELL₅
DELO₅
DELS₅
DELT₅
DEME₇
DEMO₇
DEMY₁₀
DENE₅
DENI₅
DENS₅
DENT₅
DENY₈
DEPS₇
DERE₅
DERM₇
DERN₅
DERO₅
DERV₈
DESI₅
DESK₉
DEUS₅
DEVA₈
DEVI₈
DEVS₈
DEWS₈
DEWY₁₁
DEXY₁₅
DEYS₈
EECH₉
EEEW₇
EELS₄
EELY₇
EERY₇
EEVN₇
FEAL₇
FEAR₇
FEAT₇
FECK₁₃
FEDS₈
FEEB₉
FEED₈
FEEL₇
FEEN₇
FEER₇
FEES₇
FEET₇
FEGS₈
FEHM₁₂
FEHS₁₀
FEIS₇
FELL₇
FELT₇
FEME₉
FEMS₉
FEND₈
FENI₇
FENS₇
FENT₇
FEOD₈
FERE₇
FERM₉
FERN₇
FESS₇
FEST₇
FETA₇
FETE₇
FETS₇
FETT₇
FEUD₈
FEUS₇
FEYS₁₀
GEAL₅
GEAN₅
GEAR₅
GEAT₅
GECK₁₁
GEDS₆
GEED₆
GEEK₉
GEEP₇
GEES₅
GEEZ₁₄
GEIT₅
GELD₆
GELS₅
GELT₅
GEMS₇
GENA₅
GENE₅
GENS₅
GENT₅
GENU₅
GEOS₅
GERE₅
GERM₇
GERT₅
GEST₅
GETA₅
GETS₅
GEUM₇
HEAD₈
HEAL₇
HEAP₉
HEAR₇
HEAT₇
HEBE₉
HECH₁₂
HECK₁₃
HEED₈
HEEL₇
HEFT₁₀
HEHS₁₀
HEID₈
HEIL₇
HEIR₇
HELD₈
HELE₇
HELL₇
HELM₉
HELO₇
HELP₉
HEME₉
HEMP₁₁
HEMS₉
HEND₈
HENS₇
HENT₇
HEPS₉
HEPT₉
HERB₉
HERD₈
HERE₇
HERL₇
HERM₉
HERN₇
HERO₇
HERS₇
HERY₁₀
HESP₉
HEST₇
HETE₇
HETH₁₀
HETS₇
HEWN₁₀
HEWS₁₀
HEYS₁₀
JEAN₁₁
JEAT₁₁
JEDI₁₂
JEED₁₂
JEEL₁₁
JEEP₁₃
JEER₁₁
JEES₁₁
JEEZ₂₀
JEFE₁₄
JEFF₁₇
JEHU₁₄
JELL₁₁
JEON₁₁
JERK₁₅
JESS₁₁
JEST₁₁
JETE₁₁
JETS₁₁
JEUX₁₈
JEWS₁₄
KEAS₈
KEBS₁₀
KECK₁₄
KEDS₉
KEEF₁₁
KEEK₁₂
KEEL₈
KEEN₈
KEEP₁₀
KEET₈
KEFS₁₁
KEGS₉
KEIR₈
KEKS₁₂
KELL₈
KELP₁₀
KELT₈
KEMB₁₂
KEMP₁₂
KENO₈
KENS₈
KENT₈
KEPI₁₀
KEPS₁₀
KEPT₁₀
KERB₁₀
KERF₁₁
KERN₈
KERO₈
KESH₁₁
KEST₈
KETA₈
KETE₈
KETO₈
KETS₈
KEWL₁₁
KEYS₁₁
LEAD₅
LEAF₇
LEAK₈
LEAL₄
LEAM₆
LEAN₄
LEAP₆
LEAR₄
LEAS₄
LEAT₄
LECH₉
LEDE₅
LEED₅
LEEK₈
LEEP₆
LEER₄
LEES₄
LEET₄
LEFT₇
LEGS₅
LEHR₇
LEIR₄
LEIS₄
LEKE₈
LEKS₈
LEKU₈
LEME₆
LEND₅
LENG₅
LENO₄
LENS₄
LENT₄
LEPS₆
LEPT₆
LERE₄
LERP₆
LESS₄
LEST₄
LETS₄
LEUD₅
LEVA₇
LEVE₇
LEVO₇
LEVS₇
LEVY₁₀
LEWD₈
LEWK₁₁
LEYS₇
LEZZ₂₂
MEAD₇
MEAL₆
MEAN₆
MEAT₆
MECH₁₁
MECK₁₂
MEDS₇
MEED₇
MEEK₁₀
MEER₆
MEES₆
MEET₆
MEFF₁₂
MEGA₇
MEGS₇
MEIN₆
MELA₆
MELD₇
MELL₆
MELS₆
MELT₆
MEME₈
MEMO₈
MEMS₈
MEND₇
MENE₆
MENG₇
MENO₆
MENT₆
MENU₆
MEOU₆
MEOW₉
MERC₈
MERE₆
MERI₆
MERK₁₀
MERL₆
MESA₆
MESE₆
MESH₉
MESS₆
META₆
METE₆
METH₉
METS₆
MEUS₆
MEVE₉
MEWL₉
MEWS₉
MEZE₁₅
MEZZ₂₄
NEAL₄
NEAP₆
NEAR₄
NEAT₄
NEBS₆
NECK₁₀
NEDS₅
NEED₅
NEEM₆
NEEP₆
NEFS₇
NEGS₅
NEIF₇
NEKS₈
NEMA₆
NEMN₆
NENE₄
NEON₄
NEPS₆
NERD₅
NERK₈
NESH₇
NESS₄
NEST₄
NETE₄
NETS₄
NETT₄
NEUK₈
NEUM₆
NEVE₇
NEVI₇
NEWB₉
NEWS₇
NEWT₇
NEXT₁₁
PEAG₇
PEAK₁₀
PEAL₆
PEAN₆
PEAR₆
PEAS₆
PEAT₆
PEBA₈
PECH₁₁
PECK₁₂
PECS₈
PEDI₇
PEDS₇
PEED₇
PEEK₁₀
PEEL₆
PEEN₆
PEEP₈
PEER₆
PEES₆
PEGH₁₀
PEGS₇
PEHS₉
PEIN₆
PEKE₁₀
PELA₆
PELE₆
PELF₉
PELL₆
PELT₆
PEND₇
PENE₆
PENI₆
PENK₁₀
PENS₆
PENT₆
PEON₆
PEPO₈
PEPS₈
PERC₈
PERE₆
PERI₆
PERK₁₀
PERM₈
PERN₆
PERP₈
PERT₆
PERV₉
PESO₆
PEST₆
PETS₆
PEWS₉
READ₅
REAK₈
REAL₄
REAM₆
REAN₄
REAP₆
REAR₄
REBS₆
RECK₁₀
RECS₆
REDD₆
REDE₅
REDO₅
REDS₅
REED₅
REEF₇
REEK₈
REEL₄
REEN₄
REES₄
REFS₇
REFT₇
REGO₅
REGS₅
REHS₇
REIF₇
REIK₈
REIN₄
REIS₄
REKE₈
RELY₇
REMS₆
REND₅
RENK₈
RENO₄
RENS₄
RENT₄
RENY₇
REOS₄
REPO₆
REPP₈
REPS₆
RESH₇
REST₄
RETE₄
RETS₄
REVS₇
REWS₇
SEAL₄
SEAM₆
SEAN₄
SEAR₄
SEAS₄
SEAT₄
SECH₉
SECO₆
SECS₆
SECT₆
SEED₅
SEEK₈
SEEL₄
SEEM₆
SEEN₄
SEEP₆
SEER₄
SEES₄
SEGO₅
SEGS₅
SEIF₇
SEIK₈
SEIL₄
SEIR₄
SEIS₄
SEKT₈
SELD₅
SELE₄
SELF₇
SELL₄
SELS₄
SEME₆
SEMI₆
SENA₄
SEND₅
SENE₄
SENS₄
SENT₄
SEPS₆
SEPT₆
SERA₄
SERE₄
SERF₇
SERK₈
SERR₄
SERS₄
SESE₄
SESH₇
SESS₄
SETA₄
SETS₄
SETT₄
SEVS₇
SEWN₇
SEWS₇
SEXT₁₁
SEXY₁₄
SEYS₇
TEAD₅
TEAK₈
TEAL₄
TEAM₆
TEAR₄
TEAS₄
TEAT₄
TECH₉
TECS₆
TEDS₅
TEDY₈
TEED₅
TEEK₈
TEEL₄
TEEM₆
TEEN₄
TEER₄
TEES₄
TEFF₁₀
TEFS₇
TEGG₆
TEGS₅
TEGU₅
TEHR₇
TEIL₄
TEIN₄
TELA₄
TELD₅
TELE₄
TELL₄
TELS₄
TELT₄
TEME₆
TEMP₈
TEMS₆
TEND₅
TENE₄
TENS₄
TENT₄
TEPA₆
TERF₇
TERM₆
TERN₄
TEST₄
TETE₄
TETH₇
TETS₄
TEWS₇
TEXT₁₁
UEYS₇
VEAL₇
VEEP₉
VEER₇
VEES₇
VEGA₈
VEGO₈
VEHM₁₂
VEIL₇
VEIN₇
VELA₇
VELD₈
VELE₇
VELL₇
VENA₇
VEND₈
VENT₇
VERA₇
VERB₉
VERD₈
VERS₇
VERT₇
VERY₁₀
VEST₇
VETO₇
VETS₇
VEXT₁₄
WEAK₁₁
WEAL₇
WEAN₇
WEAR₇
WEBS₉
WEDS₈
WEED₈
WEEK₁₁
WEEL₇
WEEM₉
WEEN₇
WEEP₉
WEER₇
WEES₇
WEET₇
WEFT₁₀
WEID₈
WEIL₇
WEIR₇
WEKA₁₁
WELD₈
WELK₁₁
WELL₇
WELP₉
WELT₇
WEMB₁₁
WEMS₉
WENA₇
WEND₈
WENS₇
WENT₇
WEPT₉
WERE₇
WERO₇
WERT₇
WEST₇
WETA₇
WETS₇
WEXE₁₄
WEYS₁₀
YEAD₈
YEAH₁₀
YEAN₇
YEAR₇
YEAS₇
YEBO₉
YECH₁₂
YEDE₈
YEED₈
YEET₇
YEGG₉
YELD₈
YELK₁₁
YELL₇
YELM₉
YELP₉
YELT₇
YENS₇
YEOW₁₀
YEPS₉
YERD₈
YERK₁₁
YESK₁₁
YEST₇
YETI₇
YETT₇
YEUK₁₁
YEVE₁₀
YEWS₁₀
ZEAL₁₃
ZEAS₁₃
ZEBU₁₅
ZEDA₁₄
ZEDS₁₄
ZEES₁₃
ZEIN₁₃
ZEKS₁₇
ZELS₁₃
ZENS₁₃
ZEPS₁₅
ZERK₁₇
ZERO₁₃
ZEST₁₃
ZETA₁₃
ZEZE₂₂

Letters by positionIn 22% of these words the 4th letter is S.

1st letter

3rd letter

E13%
A12%
R10%

4th letter

S22%
T12%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; MEZZ tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

44 points: 95 words
5 points: 73 words
66 points: 136 words
7 points: 171 words
88 points: 100 words
9 points: 52 words
1010 points: 38 words
11 points: 37 words
1212 points: 15 words
13 points: 13 words
1414 points: 10 words
15 points: 5 words
1616 points: 0 words
17 points: 3 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 1 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 2 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
MEZZ	24	25	Collins only
ZEZE	22	22	Collins only
LEZZ	22	23	Collins only
JEEZ	20	22	All three
JEUX	18	21	All three
JEFF	17	19	Collins only
ZERK	17	17	All three
ZEKS	17	17	All three
JERK	15	17	All three
ZEBU	15	17	All three
MEZE	15	16	All three
DEXY	15	14	All three

This pattern covers everyday words and tournament vocabulary: BEEN, WELL, VERY, HERE and NEED are easy to recognize, while MEZZ and JEUX are less likely to appear in ordinary writing. A total of 264 entries rank among common English words, so the choices go beyond obscure game terms. With E fixed in the second slot, the first, third and final letters remain open.

Quick facts about the E pattern

753 entries match the four-letter pattern with E in slot two.
264 entries rank among common English words.
BEEN, WELL and VERY are familiar examples.
165 entries end in S, the most frequent final letter.
MEZZ leads the high-score ranking at 24 points.

Which final letters appear most often?

S is the standout ending: 165 words finish with that letter, compared with 88 ending in T. Examples such as FEES, KEYS and PENS show how often the pattern forms plurals, while BEST and NEXT offer common alternatives ending in T.

The first letter is less concentrated. D leads with 59 entries, just ahead of S at 58; P and M follow with 52 and 51. When solving a rack or clue, try those opening letters before reaching for a rare start.

Which examples earn the most Scrabble points?

MEZZ scores 24 points, while ZEZE and LEZZ each score 22. JEЕZ scores 20, and JEUX scores 18. Those high values come from their Z or J tiles, but familiar words such as JERK still score 15.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 734 matches, NWL2023 includes 569, and ENABLE includes 521. A word accepted in one set may not appear in another, so check your game's word list before playing. For 4-letter words with E as the 2nd letter, familiar-looking examples are safer choices than assuming every tournament entry is shared.

Questions people ask

What are some common 4-letter words with E as the second letter?

BEEN, WELL, VERY, HERE and NEED are familiar four-letter examples with E in the second position. The pattern has 264 entries ranked among common English words, alongside less familiar options such as MEZZ and JEUX.

Why do so many of these words end in S?

S is the most common final letter in this group, with 165 words ending in S. The next most frequent ending is T, with 88. That gap makes an S-ending a strong possibility when your other letters fit.

Which 4-letter word with E as its second letter scores highest?

MEZZ is the top scorer in the ranking at 24 points. ZEZE and LEZZ follow at 22 points each, while JEЕZ scores 20. The high totals reflect the value of letters such as Z and J.

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