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

The pattern is _E_E_: both fixed vowels sit around one open middle tile, while the first and last letters vary. NEVER, LEVEL, and SEVEN show how ordinary the pattern can look. Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts 232 matches, compared with 154 in NWL2023 and 139 in ENABLE, and there are 30 matching Wordle answers.

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

• The pattern contains 237 tournament-dictionary matches.
• NEVER, LEVEL, and SEVEN are familiar examples.
• R starts 32 matches; S starts 22, then B starts 21.
• S ends 86 matches, against 39 ending in D.
• Only 29 matches meet the common-word frequency threshold.
• With E fixed in slot four, A in slot two yields 505 matches; O yields 436.

Which familiar words fit this E-E pattern?

NEVER, LEVEL, SEVEN, FEVER, and FEWER are familiar options for the _E_E_ frame; METER and RESET add two more recognizable forms. Keep the middle slot open while testing the first and final letters, since those positions account for much of the variation.

Starting letters are led by R, with 32 matches, then S with 22 and B with 21. At the other end, S dominates with 86, more than twice D's 39. If your final tile is fixed, words ending in S make the largest branch in this set.

The second-position E is a tighter filter than A or O when the fourth letter stays E: those alternatives produce 505 and 436 matches, respectively.

Wordle matches and high Scrabble scores

Wordle's answer list has 30 matches for this pattern, while its allowed-guess list has 235. The difference matters: a playable guess is not automatically a possible answer. Once E appears in positions two and four, you still need to test the first, middle, and final letters.

ZEZES scores 23 points, ZEBEC scores 18, and BEZEL scores 16 before board bonuses. Those high scores come from less familiar, letter-heavy plays; the average score across the matches is 9.

One limitation is dictionary coverage. Collins has 232 matches, while NWL2023 has 154, so an entry accepted in Collins may not work in a North American game. Check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar play.