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

The pattern is _E_A_: E is fixed in slot two, A in slot four, and the first, third, and fifth letters remain open. That structure yields 133 matches across tournament dictionaries, but only 22 count as common by word frequency. Legal, began, metal, and delay are recognizable choices; the available words also vary by game dictionary.

The _E_A_ pattern at a glance

• 133 entries match _E_A_ across at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 129 matches, NWL2023 includes 98, and ENABLE includes 86.
• R leads the first-letter counts with 22, ahead of D at 20 and B at 17.
• L ends 25 entries, just ahead of final S at 23.
• 28 matches are Wordle answers, and 22 entries are common by word frequency.

Which first and last letters appear most?

R is the leading first letter, appearing in 22 matches; D follows with 20 and B with 17. Familiar examples such as relay, repay, and began show how varied the opening consonant can be.

L is the most frequent final letter at 25, while S finishes 23 words and R finishes 17. Legal and metal are easy examples to spot. Once E and A are fixed, testing L and S as the final letter checks two especially crowded endings.

Are these matches useful in Wordle?

Yes: 28 5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter are Wordle answers, and all 133 matches are allowed guesses. Legal and began are familiar candidates for testing the pattern; the answer pool is much smaller than the full guess set.

The list also has strong tile scores: HEJAB leads at 17, while DEWAX and HEXAD each score 16. Those high-value entries are less familiar than metal or delay, so a strong board score does not make a word a likely everyday guess.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 129 matches, compared with 98 in NWL2023 and 86 in ENABLE. The list is not a promise that every entry will be accepted in every word game; check your game's word list when a disputed word matters.