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

The pattern is _E__E: E sits in the second and final spots, while the middle pair can vary. You’ll recognize several everyday words, including serve, fence, and sense. The full group also includes rarer spellings, so a familiar-looking answer is not automatically accepted in every game’s dictionary.

Quick facts about the _E__E pattern

• There are 199 tournament-dictionary words matching the pattern.
• Leave, peace, and sense are familiar examples.
• The most common first letter is P, with 21 matching words.
• Mezze leads the scoring examples at 25 points.
• There are 40 matching Wordle answers and 198 allowed guesses.

How many common and Wordle words fit?

There are 37 common words in the group, including leave, peace, serve, and fence. That makes recognizable choices a useful first pass, but the pattern is not limited to everyday vocabulary: venue, genre, and pence also fit. P is the most common opening letter, with 21 matches, ahead of R and S at 18 each.

Wordle’s answer list has 40 matches, while the allowed-guess list has 198. Those are different pools: an allowed guess need not be a possible answer. Use the known letters to narrow the middle two slots rather than assuming every accepted guess can win.

Which E-second, E-fifth words score highest?

Mezze is the standout scorer at 25 points; jeeze follows at 21. These are far less familiar than peace or leave, so a strong tile score does not make a word a likely puzzle answer. For a practical starting point, sort the pattern by words you recognize before testing obscure options.

The 199 entries do not all appear in the same tournament dictionaries: the counts are 103 in ENABLE, 198 in Collins, and 110 in NWL2023. Check your game’s word list when a rare candidate matters. The average score is 8.4, which puts mezze well above the group’s typical value.