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5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

Twenty-three 5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter begin with EA, and seven are Wordle answers.

23 wordsTop pick EARLYHighest score EAVED 9

8 of 23 are everyday words (35%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With E in 1st place, M is the most common 2nd letter (34 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 23 · most-used first

All valid words 23

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

Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 4th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. R30%
  2. S26%
  3. G13%
4th letter
  1. E52%
  2. L17%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. S30%
  2. E17%
  3. D17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 5 in Scrabble; EAVED tops the list with 9. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 11 words
  2. 6 points: 7 words
  3. 77 points: 0 words
  4. 8 points: 4 words
  5. 99 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EAVED910All three
EARLY88All three
EARTH87All three
EAVES89All three
EATHE87Collins only
EAGLE68All three
EAGER67All three
EASED66All three
EARED66All three
EANED67Collins only
EAGRE67All three
EARDS66Collins only

EA is one of the friendliest openings in the game, and the numbers back it up: eight of the 23 matches count as common, and the list reads almost like a vocabulary lesson. EARLY, EARTH, EAGLE, EATEN, EAGER, EASEL, EARNS, and EATER all fit. Seven of those double as Wordle answers, so this pattern is unusually likely to matter on a real board.

Seven Wordle answers hide in this EA list

  • 23 matches start E then A.
  • EAGER, EAGLE, EARLY, EARTH, EASEL, EATEN, and EATER are Wordle answers.
  • Eight matches count as common by frequency.
  • S ends seven matches, while D and E each end four.
  • EAVED is the top scorer, but at just 9 points.

Why EA words barely trouble the scoreboard

E and A are both 1-point tiles, so the ceiling stays low. EAVED leads the entire group at 9 points, and EARLY, EARTH, EAVES, and EATHE settle on 8. Even the familiar EAGLE, EAGER, EASED, and EARED reach only 6.

Scoring is not the point, though. Seven of the 23 matches are Wordle answers and eight rank as common, so a player who knows EARLY, EARTH, and EAGLE carries much of the list without study. A crossword solver gets more from these words than a Scrabble player does, since their value lies in recognition rather than points.

Endings and dictionary spread across the EA group

The final letters spread widely for such a short list. S closes seven matches, D four, and E four, while R ends three and H, L, N, and T close one each. Words like EASES and EARLS show the S ending, and EASED and EARED show the D.

Dictionary reach is broad. Collins lists all 23, NWL2023 carries 17, and ENABLE 16. The familiar core survives everywhere, so check your game's word list only for an entry that looks unfamiliar.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words start with EA?
Twenty-three tournament words begin with E then A. Eight are common by frequency, and seven are Wordle answers. S closes seven matches and D and E close four each, so the endings vary almost as much as the opening stays fixed.
Which EA words are Wordle answers?
Seven: EAGER, EAGLE, EARLY, EARTH, EASEL, EATEN, and EATER. That is a high share of a 23-word list, which makes the pattern worth remembering once the opening letters E and A are confirmed.
What is the highest-scoring EA word?
EAVED tops the group at 9 points, followed by EARLY, EARTH, EAVES, and EATHE at 8 each. E and A are both 1-point letters, so the whole list stays modest and no match here is a Scrabble heavyweight.

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