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5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

Locking A and E into slots two and four leaves 505 five-letter words, including WATER, PAPER, and LATER.

505 wordsTop pick WATERHighest score ZAZEN 23

119 of 505 are everyday words (24%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (505 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 119 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 119 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 505

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

  • AAHED9
  • BAAED8
  • BABEL9
  • BABES9
  • BAGEL8
  • BAKED12
  • BAKEN11
  • BAKER11
  • BAKES11
  • BALED8
  • BALER7
  • BALES7
  • BANED8
  • BANES7
  • BARED8
  • BARER7
  • BARES7
  • BASED8
  • BASER7
  • BASES7
  • BATED8
  • BATES7
  • BAYED11
  • BAYER10
  • BAYES10
  • CAAED8
  • CABER9
  • CADEE8
  • CADES8
  • CADET8
  • CAFES10
  • CAGED9
  • CAGER8
  • CAGES8
  • CAGEY11
  • CAKED12
  • CAKES11
  • CAKEY14
  • CAMEL9
  • CAMEO9
  • CAMES9
  • CANED8
  • CANEH10
  • CANER7
  • CANES7
  • CAPED10
  • CAPER9
  • CAPES9
  • CARED8
  • CARER7
  • CARES7
  • CARET7
  • CAREX14
  • CASED8
  • CASES7
  • CATER7
  • CATES7
  • CAVED11
  • CAVEL10
  • CAVER10
  • CAVES10
  • CAWED11
  • DACES8
  • DAKER10
  • DALED7
  • DALES6
  • DAMES8
  • DARED7
  • DARER6
  • DARES6
  • DATED7
  • DATER6
  • DATES6
  • DAVEN9
  • DAWED10
  • DAWEN9
  • DAZED16
  • DAZER15
  • DAZES15
  • EAGER6
  • EALES5
  • EANED6
  • EARED6
  • EASED6
  • EASEL5
  • EASER5
  • EASES5
  • EATEN5
  • EATER5
  • EAVED9
  • EAVES8
  • FACED11
  • FACER10
  • FACES10
  • FACET10
  • FADED10
  • FADER9
  • FADES9
  • FAKED13
  • FAKER12
  • FAKES12
  • FAKEY15
  • FAMED11
  • FAMES10
  • FANES8
  • FARED9
  • FARER8
  • FARES8
  • FATED9
  • FATES8
  • FAVEL11
  • FAVER11
  • FAVES11
  • FAXED16
  • FAXES15
  • FAYED12
  • FAYER11
  • FAZED18
  • FAZES17
  • GADES7
  • GAGED8
  • GAGER7
  • GAGES7
  • GALEA6
  • GALED7
  • GALES6
  • GAMED9
  • GAMER8
  • GAMES8
  • GAMEY11
  • GANEF9
  • GANEV9
  • GAPED9
  • GAPER8
  • GAPES8
  • GASES6
  • GATED7
  • GATER6
  • GATES6
  • GAVEL9
  • GAYER9
  • GAZED16
  • GAZER15
  • GAZES15
  • HACEK14
  • HADED10
  • HADES9
  • HAJES15
  • HAKEA12
  • HAKES12
  • HALED9
  • HALER8
  • HALES8
  • HAMED11
  • HAMES10
  • HARED9
  • HAREM10
  • HARES8
  • HATED9
  • HATER8
  • HATES8
  • HAVEN11
  • HAVER11
  • HAVES11
  • HAWED12
  • HAYED12
  • HAYER11
  • HAYEY14
  • HAZED18
  • HAZEL17
  • HAZER17
  • HAZES17
  • JADED14
  • JADES13
  • JAGER13
  • JAKER16
  • JAKES16
  • JAKEY19
  • JAMES14
  • JANES12
  • JAPED15
  • JAPER14
  • JAPES14
  • JASEY15
  • JAVEL15
  • JAWED16
  • KADES10
  • KAIES9
  • KALES9
  • KAMES11
  • KANEH12
  • KANES9
  • KAWED13
  • LABEL7
  • LACED8
  • LACER7
  • LACES7
  • LACET7
  • LACEY10
  • LADED7
  • LADEN6
  • LADER6
  • LADES6
  • LAGER6
  • LAKED10
  • LAKER9
  • LAKES9
  • LAMED8
  • LAMER7
  • LAMES7
  • LANES5
  • LAPEL7
  • LAREE5
  • LARES5
  • LASED6
  • LASER5
  • LASES5
  • LATED6
  • LATEN5
  • LATER5
  • LATEX12
  • LAVED9
  • LAVER8
  • LAVES8
  • LAWED9
  • LAWER8
  • LAXER12
  • LAXES12
  • LAYED9
  • LAYER8
  • LAZED15
  • LAZES14
  • MAAED8
  • MABES9
  • MACED10
  • MACER9
  • MACES9
  • MAGES8
  • MAKER11
  • MAKES11
  • MALES7
  • MAMEE9
  • MAMEY12
  • MANEB9
  • MANED8
  • MANEH10
  • MANES7
  • MANET7
  • MARES7
  • MASED8
  • MASER7
  • MASES7
  • MATED8
  • MATER7
  • MATES7
  • MATEY10
  • MAVEN10
  • MAWED11
  • MAXED15
  • MAXES14
  • MAYED11
  • MAZED17
  • MAZER16
  • MAZES16
  • MAZEY19
  • NABES7
  • NAKED10
  • NAKER9
  • NALED6
  • NAMED8
  • NAMER7
  • NAMES7
  • NAPED8
  • NAPES7
  • NARES5
  • NATES5
  • NAVEL8
  • NAVES8
  • NAVEW11
  • NAZES14
  • OAKED10
  • OAKEN9
  • OAKER9
  • OARED6
  • OASES5
  • OATEN5
  • OATER5
  • OAVES8
  • PACED10
  • PACER9
  • PACES9
  • PACEY12
  • PAGED9
  • PAGER8
  • PAGES8
  • PALEA7
  • PALED8
  • PALEO7
  • PALER7
  • PALES7
  • PALET7
  • PANED8
  • PANEL7
  • PANES7
  • PAPER9
  • PAPES9
  • PARED8
  • PAREN7
  • PAREO7
  • PARER7
  • PARES7
  • PAREU7
  • PAREV10
  • PASEO7
  • PASES7
  • PATED8
  • PATEN7
  • PATER7
  • PATES7
  • PAVED11
  • PAVEN10
  • PAVER10
  • PAVES10
  • PAWED11
  • PAWER10
  • PAXES14
  • PAYED11
  • PAYEE10
  • PAYER10
  • RACED8
  • RACER7
  • RACES7
  • RAGED7
  • RAGEE6
  • RAGER6
  • RAGES6
  • RAHED9
  • RAJES12
  • RAKED10
  • RAKEE9
  • RAKER9
  • RAKES9
  • RALES5
  • RAMEE7
  • RAMEN7
  • RAMET7
  • RANEE5
  • RAPED8
  • RAPER7
  • RAPES7
  • RARED6
  • RAREE5
  • RARER5
  • RARES5
  • RASED6
  • RASER5
  • RASES5
  • RATED6
  • RATEL5
  • RATER5
  • RATES5
  • RAVED9
  • RAVEL8
  • RAVEN8
  • RAVER8
  • RAVES8
  • RAVEY11
  • RAWER8
  • RAXED13
  • RAXES12
  • RAYED9
  • RAZED15
  • RAZEE14
  • RAZER14
  • RAZES14
  • SABED8
  • SABER7
  • SABES7
  • SADES6
  • SAFED9
  • SAFER8
  • SAFES8
  • SAGER6
  • SAGES6
  • SAHEB10
  • SAKER9
  • SAKES9
  • SALEP7
  • SALES5
  • SALET5
  • SAMEK11
  • SAMEL7
  • SAMEN7
  • SAMES7
  • SAMEY10
  • SANED6
  • SANER5
  • SANES5
  • SARED6
  • SAREE5
  • SASER5
  • SATED6
  • SATEM7
  • SATES5
  • SAVED9
  • SAVER8
  • SAVES8
  • SAVEY11
  • SAWED9
  • SAWER8
  • SAXES12
  • SAYED9
  • SAYER8
  • SAZES14
  • TABER7
  • TABES7
  • TACES7
  • TACET7
  • TAJES12
  • TAKEN9
  • TAKER9
  • TAKES9
  • TALEA5
  • TALER5
  • TALES5
  • TAMED8
  • TAMER7
  • TAMES7
  • TAPED8
  • TAPEN7
  • TAPER7
  • TAPES7
  • TAPET7
  • TARED6
  • TARES5
  • TASED6
  • TASER5
  • TASES5
  • TATER5
  • TATES5
  • TAVER8
  • TAWED9
  • TAWER8
  • TAXED13
  • TAXER12
  • TAXES12
  • VADED10
  • VADES9
  • VALES8
  • VALET8
  • VANED9
  • VANES8
  • VAPED11
  • VAPER10
  • VAPES10
  • VAREC10
  • VARES8
  • VASES8
  • VAXED16
  • VAXES15
  • WADED10
  • WADER9
  • WADES9
  • WAFER11
  • WAGED10
  • WAGER9
  • WAGES9
  • WAKED13
  • WAKEN12
  • WAKER12
  • WAKES12
  • WALED9
  • WALER8
  • WALES8
  • WAMED11
  • WAMES10
  • WANED9
  • WANES8
  • WANEY11
  • WARED9
  • WARES8
  • WAREZ17
  • WASES8
  • WATER8
  • WAVED12
  • WAVER11
  • WAVES11
  • WAVEY14
  • WAWES11
  • WAXED16
  • WAXEN15
  • WAXER15
  • WAXES15
  • WAYED12
  • YAGER9
  • YAGES9
  • YAJES15
  • YALES8
  • YAMEN10
  • YARER8
  • YATES8
  • YAWED12
  • YAWEY14
  • ZAXES21
  • ZAZEN23
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. R9%
  2. P8%
  3. L8%
3rd letter
  1. R9%
  2. T9%
  3. V8%
5th letter
  1. S32%
  2. D26%
  3. R21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZAZEN tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 43 words
  2. 6 points: 36 words
  3. 77 points: 86 words
  4. 8 points: 87 words
  5. 99 points: 75 words
  6. 10 points: 46 words
  7. 1111 points: 39 words
  8. 12 points: 28 words
  9. 1313 points: 7 words
  10. 14 points: 18 words
  11. 1515 points: 18 words
  12. 16 points: 10 words
  13. 1717 points: 6 words
  14. 18 points: 2 words
  15. 1919 points: 2 words
  16. 20 points: 0 words
  17. 2121 points: 1 words
  18. 22 points: 0 words
  19. 2323 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAZEN2324All three
ZAXES2121All three
JAKEY1920Collins only
MAZEY1919Collins only
FAZED1818All three
HAZED1817All three
HAZEL1717All three
WAREZ1717Collins · NWL
FAZES1717All three
HAZES1716All three
HAZER1716All three
MAZED1718All three

The pattern is _A_E_: lock in A and E, then use the other three tiles to narrow your guess. WATER, LATER, and PAPER are familiar examples, but only 119 of the 505 entries rank among common English words. That gap matters in a word game: a legal guess is not necessarily a word you use every day.

At a glance: the _A_E_ pattern

  • The _A_E_ shape matches 505 tournament-dictionary words.
  • R opens the most words at 46, with P next at 41.
  • S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 163 matches.
  • ZAZEN tops the Scrabble scores at 23 points.
  • The matching Wordle answer list contains 54 dictionary-valid words.

Which endings dominate this pattern?

S, D, and R are the standout endings: 163 words end in S, 129 in D, and 108 in R. If the final tile is still unknown, those three letters cover far more of the pattern than the next option, N, which appears 22 times.

The first letter is less concentrated. R leads with 46 matches, while P has 41 and L and S each have 39. Try those starts when your opening letters are still uncertain; WATER, PAPER, and LATER show how varied familiar choices can be.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

For Wordle, 54 words in this pattern also appear in the answer list, and 502 are allowed guesses. Treat the pattern as a filter, not a ready-made answer: use a guess that tests an unknown consonant without moving A or E.

For Scrabble, the unusual entries can beat the everyday ones: ZAZEN scores 23, while ZAXES scores 21. Most entries are not common vocabulary, and dictionary coverage differs: the set includes 407 ENABLE words, 442 NWL2023 words, and 489 Collins words. A rare entry may fail against your game's rules.

Questions people ask

How many _A_E_ five-letter words are there?
The _A_E_ group holds 505 tournament-dictionary matches, from WATER and PAPER to rarer picks such as ZAZEN. Many of the entries rarely appear outside word games.
Which _A_E_ word scores the most?
ZAZEN is the highest scorer at 23 Scrabble points. ZAXES follows at 21, so the rare Z tile drives both leading scores; these are base word scores before any board-square bonuses.
Does the Wordle answer list include these words?
Yes. The matching pattern includes 54 words from the Wordle answer list that also appear in a tournament dictionary. The pattern narrows possible answers, but it does not identify a single solution by itself.

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