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5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter number 28, from familiar EPOXY and EBOOK to less common dictionary entries.

28 wordsTop pick EBOOKHighest score EPOXY 17

6 of 28 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 1st place, E is the most common 3rd letter (32 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 28 · most-used first

  • EBOOK11
  • EBONY10
  • EVOKE12
  • EMOJI14
  • EPOCH12
  • EPOXY17
  • ERODE6
  • ELOPE7
  • EMOTE7
  • EXONS12
  • EXOME14
  • ENOKI9
  • EPODE8
  • EMONG8
  • EMOVE10
  • EVOHE11
  • ENORM7
  • ELOPS7
  • EBONS7
  • ELOGE6
  • ELOGY9
  • ELOIN5
  • ENOLS5
  • ENOWS8
  • EPOPT9
  • EROSE5
  • EXODE13
  • EYOTS8
All valid words 28

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

  • EBONS7
  • EBONY10
  • EBOOK11
  • ELOGE6
  • ELOGY9
  • ELOIN5
  • ELOPE7
  • ELOPS7
  • EMOJI14
  • EMONG8
  • EMOTE7
  • EMOVE10
  • ENOKI9
  • ENOLS5
  • ENORM7
  • ENOWS8
  • EPOCH12
  • EPODE8
  • EPOPT9
  • EPOXY17
  • ERODE6
  • EROSE5
  • EVOHE11
  • EVOKE12
  • EXODE13
  • EXOME14
  • EXONS12
  • EYOTS8
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. L18%
  2. M14%
  3. N14%
4th letter
  1. N14%
  2. P11%
  3. D11%
5th letter
  1. E39%
  2. S21%
  3. Y11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; EPOXY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 55 points: 3 words
  2. 6 points: 2 words
  3. 77 points: 5 words
  4. 8 points: 4 words
  5. 99 points: 3 words
  6. 10 points: 2 words
  7. 1111 points: 2 words
  8. 12 points: 3 words
  9. 1313 points: 1 words
  10. 14 points: 2 words
  11. 1515 points: 0 words
  12. 16 points: 0 words
  13. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EPOXY1717All three
EMOJI1417NWL only
EXOME1415NWL only
EXODE1313Collins only
EVOKE1213All three
EPOCH1213All three
EXONS1213All three
EBOOK1112Collins · NWL
EVOHE1111Collins only
EBONY1011All three
EMOVE1012Collins only
ENOKI910All three

The pattern is E?O??: keep E fixed at the start and O in the middle, then test the two open slots against your clue. EPOXY leads the scoring list at 17 points, while only six matches count as common English words. That makes familiar candidates a useful place to begin, but the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.

5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

  • The pattern returns 28 five-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 26; NWL2023 has 19, and ENABLE has 16.
  • EPOXY tops the score list at 17 points; EMOJI and EXOME each score 14.
  • Eleven words end in E, compared with six ending in S and three in Y.
  • Six matches count as common by the frequency measure.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Start with recognizable candidates such as EBOOK, EBONY, EVOKE, EMOJI, EPOCH, EPOXY, ERODE, ELOPE and EMOTE. Each fits E?O??, but only six of the 28 matches count as common by the frequency measure. That leaves many entries outside everyday vocabulary, so this pattern is better for narrowing a known clue than memorizing every candidate.

Final letters offer another filter: E closes 11 matches, S closes six, and Y closes three. If your clue already fixes the last tile, test those groups first. An E-ending answer must keep the middle O while fitting a final E; the pattern leaves only the second and fourth positions open.

Can these matches help with Wordle?

Yes, six matches appear in the Wordle answer list, and all six are also tournament-dictionary entries. The broader matching guess pool contains 28 words, so answer eligibility is a narrower filter than guess acceptance.

For 5-letter words with E as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter, the strongest practical move is to use the known tiles first, then test the open positions against your remaining letters. A match to the pattern alone does not identify which answer is in play, and the six answer-list matches are not named in this reference.

Questions people ask

Is EPOXY the highest-scoring match?
Yes. EPOXY is the top scorer among these pattern matches at 17 points. EMOJI and EXOME follow at 14 each, so EPOXY's lead comes from its higher-value letters rather than a longer word length. All three keep E first and O third.
How many matching words end in E?
Eleven of the 28 matches end in E, making E the leading final letter. S is next with six, while Y closes three. If your clue already fixes the final tile, check E-ending candidates first, then compare the smaller S and Y groups.
Are all 28 words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The match count combines words appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, but coverage differs by source: Collins has 26, NWL2023 has 19, and ENABLE has 16. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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