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

5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and S as the 5th letter: 539 matches, from YEARS and MEANS to TEAMS and HELPS.

539 wordsTop pick YEARSHighest score ZEZES 23

114 of 539 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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P
Q
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5th letter
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E
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I
J
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M
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P
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S
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With E in 2nd place, S is the most common 5th letter (539 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 114 · most-used first

YEARS₈
MEANS₇
NEEDS₆
SEEMS₇
WEEKS₁₂
TERMS₇
JESUS₁₂
TEAMS₇
FEELS₈
TEXAS₁₂
TELLS₅
CELLS₇
HELPS₁₀
HEADS₉
KEEPS₁₁
TESTS₅
LEADS₆
DEALS₆
SEATS₅
LEWIS₈
TEARS₅
VEGAS₉
CENTS₇
MEETS₇
BEARS₇
TEXTS₁₂
SEEDS₆
READS₆
WELLS₈
BEATS₇
MEALS₇
FEARS₈
TEENS₅
SENDS₆
BEANS₇
GENES₆
SEEKS₉
TENDS₆
JEANS₁₂
SELLS₅
WEARS₈
HEELS₈
PEERS₇
DEBTS₈
BEERS₇
BELLS₇
FEEDS₉
LEAKS₉

Showing the top 48 of 114 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 539

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

AEDES₆
AEGIS₆
AEONS₅
AEROS₅
BEADS₈
BEAKS₁₁
BEALS₇
BEAMS₉
BEANS₇
BEARS₇
BEATS₇
BEAUS₇
BECKS₁₃
BEDES₈
BEEFS₁₀
BEEPS₉
BEERS₇
BEETS₇
BELLS₇
BELTS₇
BEMAS₉
BENDS₈
BENES₇
BENIS₇
BENTS₇
BERES₇
BERGS₈
BERKS₁₁
BERMS₉
BESES₇
BESTS₇
BETAS₇
BETES₇
BETHS₁₀
BEZES₁₆
CEDES₈
CEDIS₈
CEILS₇
CELLS₇
CELTS₇
CENTS₇
CEPES₉
CERES₇
CEROS₇
CERTS₇
CETES₇
DEADS₇
DEALS₆
DEANS₆
DEARS₆
DEAWS₉
DEBES₈
DEBTS₈
DEBUS₈
DECKS₁₂
DECOS₈
DEEDS₇
DEEMS₈
DEENS₆
DEEPS₈
DEERS₆
DEETS₆
DEEVS₉
DEFIS₉
DEGAS₇
DEIDS₇
DEILS₆
DEKES₁₀
DELES₆
DELFS₉
DELIS₆
DELLS₆
DELOS₆
DELTS₆
DEMES₈
DEMOS₈
DENES₆
DENIS₆
DENTS₆
DERES₆
DERMS₈
DERNS₆
DEROS₆
DERVS₉
DESIS₆
DESKS₁₀
DEVAS₉
DEVIS₉
DEXES₁₃
EEVNS₈
FEALS₈
FEARS₈
FEATS₈
FECES₁₀
FECKS₁₄
FEEBS₁₀
FEEDS₉
FEELS₈
FEENS₈
FEERS₈
FELLS₈
FELTS₈
FEMES₁₀
FENDS₉
FENIS₈
FENKS₁₂
FENTS₈
FEODS₉
FERES₈
FERMS₁₀
FERNS₈
FESTS₈
FETAS₈
FETES₈
FETTS₈
FETUS₈
FEUDS₉
FEZES₁₇
GEALS₆
GEANS₆
GEARS₆
GEATS₆
GECKS₁₂
GEEKS₁₀
GEEPS₈
GEITS₆
GELDS₇
GELTS₆
GENAS₆
GENES₆
GENTS₆
GENUS₆
GERES₆
GERMS₈
GESTS₆
GETAS₆
GEUMS₈
HEADS₉
HEALS₈
HEAPS₁₀
HEARS₈
HEATS₈
HEBES₁₀
HECKS₁₄
HEEDS₉
HEELS₈
HEFTS₁₁
HEIDS₉
HEILS₈
HEIRS₈
HELES₈
HELLS₈
HELMS₁₀
HELOS₈
HELPS₁₀
HEMES₁₀
HEMPS₁₂
HENDS₉
HENTS₈
HERBS₁₀
HERDS₉
HERES₈
HERLS₈
HERMS₁₀
HERNS₈
HEROS₈
HESPS₁₀
HESTS₈
HETES₈
HETHS₁₁
HEXES₁₅
JEANS₁₂
JEATS₁₂
JEDIS₁₃
JEELS₁₂
JEEPS₁₄
JEERS₁₂
JEFES₁₅
JEFFS₁₈
JEHUS₁₅
JELLS₁₂
JERKS₁₆
JESTS₁₂
JESUS₁₂
JETES₁₂
KECKS₁₅
KEEFS₁₂
KEEKS₁₃
KEELS₉
KEENS₉
KEEPS₁₁
KEETS₉
KEIRS₉
KELLS₉
KELPS₁₁
KELTS₉
KEMBS₁₃
KEMPS₁₃
KENOS₉
KENTS₉
KEPIS₁₁
KERBS₁₁
KERFS₁₂
KERNS₉
KEROS₉
KESTS₉
KETAS₉
KEXES₁₆
LEADS₆
LEAFS₈
LEAKS₉
LEAMS₇
LEANS₅
LEAPS₇
LEARS₅
LEATS₅
LEDES₆
LEEKS₉
LEEPS₇
LEERS₅
LEETS₅
LEFTS₈
LEGES₆
LEHRS₈
LEIRS₅
LEMES₇
LENDS₆
LENES₅
LENGS₆
LENIS₅
LENOS₅
LERES₅
LERPS₇
LESES₅
LESTS₅
LEUDS₆
LEVAS₈
LEVIS₈
LEWIS₈
LEWKS₁₂
LEXES₁₂
LEXIS₁₂
LEZES₁₄
MEADS₈
MEALS₇
MEANS₇
MEATS₇
MEBOS₉
MECHS₁₂
MECKS₁₃
MEEDS₈
MEERS₇
MEETS₇
MEFFS₁₃
MEINS₇
MELAS₇
MELDS₈
MELLS₇
MELTS₇
MEMES₉
MEMOS₉
MENDS₈
MENES₇
MENGS₈
MENUS₇
MEOUS₇
MEOWS₁₀
MERCS₉
MERES₇
MERIS₇
MERKS₁₁
MERLS₇
MESAS₇
MESES₇
METES₇
METHS₁₀
METIS₇
MEVES₁₀
MEWLS₁₀
MEZES₁₆
NEALS₅
NEAPS₇
NEARS₅
NEATS₅
NECKS₁₁
NEEDS₆
NEEMS₇
NEEPS₇
NEGUS₆
NEIFS₈
NELIS₅
NEMAS₇
NEMNS₇
NENES₅
NEONS₅
NERDS₆
NERKS₉
NERTS₅
NESTS₅
NETES₅
NETTS₅
NEUKS₉
NEUMS₇
NEVES₈
NEVUS₈
NEWBS₁₀
NEWTS₈
NEXTS₁₂
NEXUS₁₂
PEAGS₈
PEAKS₁₁
PEALS₇
PEANS₇
PEARS₇
PEATS₇
PEBAS₉
PECHS₁₂
PECKS₁₃
PEDES₈
PEDIS₈
PEEKS₁₁
PEELS₇
PEENS₇
PEEPS₉
PEERS₇
PEGHS₁₁
PEINS₇
PEKES₁₁
PELAS₇
PELES₇
PELFS₁₀
PELLS₇
PELTS₇
PENDS₈
PENES₇
PENIS₇
PENKS₁₁
PENTS₇
PEONS₇
PEPOS₉
PERCS₉
PERES₇
PERIS₇
PERKS₁₁
PERMS₉
PERNS₇
PERPS₉
PERTS₇
PERVS₁₀
PESOS₇
PESTS₇
READS₆
REAIS₅
REAKS₉
REALS₅
REAMS₇
REANS₅
REAPS₇
REARS₅
REBUS₇
RECKS₁₁
REDDS₇
REDES₆
REDOS₆
REEDS₆
REEFS₈
REEKS₉
REELS₅
REENS₅
REGES₆
REGOS₆
REIFS₈
REIKS₉
REINS₅
REKES₉
RENDS₆
RENOS₅
RENTS₅
REPOS₇
REPPS₉
RESES₅
RESTS₅
RETES₅
REXES₁₂
REZES₁₄
SEALS₅
SEAMS₇
SEANS₅
SEARS₅
SEATS₅
SECHS₁₀
SECTS₇
SEDES₆
SEEDS₆
SEEKS₉
SEELS₅
SEEMS₇
SEEPS₇
SEERS₅
SEGOS₆
SEIFS₈
SEILS₅
SEIRS₅
SEKOS₉
SEKTS₉
SELES₅
SELFS₈
SELLS₅
SEMES₇
SEMIS₇
SENAS₅
SENDS₆
SENES₅
SENTS₅
SEPTS₇
SERES₅
SERFS₈
SERKS₉
SERRS₅
SETTS₅
SEXES₁₂
SEXTS₁₂
TEADS₆
TEAKS₉
TEALS₅
TEAMS₇
TEARS₅
TEATS₅
TECHS₁₀
TEELS₅
TEEMS₇
TEENS₅
TEERS₅
TEFFS₁₁
TEGGS₇
TEGUS₆
TEHRS₈
TEILS₅
TEINS₅
TELES₅
TELLS₅
TELOS₅
TEMES₇
TEMPS₉
TENDS₆
TENES₅
TENTS₅
TEPAS₇
TERAS₅
TERES₅
TERFS₈
TERMS₇
TERNS₅
TERTS₅
TESTS₅
TETES₅
TETHS₈
TEXAS₁₂
TEXES₁₂
TEXTS₁₂
VEALS₈
VEEPS₁₀
VEERS₈
VEGAS₉
VEGES₉
VEGOS₉
VEILS₈
VEINS₈
VELDS₉
VELES₈
VELLS₈
VENDS₉
VENTS₈
VENUS₈
VERBS₁₀
VERTS₈
VESTS₈
VEXES₁₅
WEALS₈
WEANS₈
WEARS₈
WEEDS₉
WEEKS₁₂
WEELS₈
WEEMS₁₀
WEENS₈
WEEPS₁₀
WEETS₈
WEFTS₁₁
WEIDS₉
WEILS₈
WEIRS₈
WEKAS₁₂
WELDS₉
WELKS₁₂
WELLS₈
WELTS₈
WEMBS₁₂
WENDS₉
WENTS₈
WEROS₈
WESTS₈
WETAS₈
WEXES₁₅
XERUS₁₂
YEADS₉
YEAHS₁₁
YEANS₈
YEARS₈
YECHS₁₃
YEDES₉
YEEDS₉
YEETS₈
YEGGS₁₀
YELKS₁₂
YELLS₈
YELMS₁₀
YELPS₁₀
YELTS₈
YERDS₉
YERKS₁₂
YESES₈
YESKS₁₂
YESTS₈
YETIS₈
YETTS₈
YEUKS₁₂
YEVES₁₁
YEXES₁₅
ZEALS₁₄
ZEBUS₁₆
ZEDAS₁₅
ZEINS₁₄
ZERKS₁₈
ZEROS₁₄
ZESTS₁₄
ZETAS₁₄
ZEXES₂₁
ZEZES₂₃

Letters by positionIn 16% of these words the 4th letter is E.

1st letter

3rd letter

A14%
E13%
R12%

4th letter

E16%
T14%
L9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZEZES tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 71 words
6 points: 57 words
77 points: 100 words
8 points: 112 words
99 points: 71 words
10 points: 33 words
1111 points: 21 words
12 points: 36 words
1313 points: 10 words
14 points: 10 words
1515 points: 8 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZEZES	23	23	Collins only
ZEXES	21	21	Collins only
JEFFS	18	20	Collins only
ZERKS	18	18	All three
FEZES	17	17	All three
JERKS	16	18	All three
MEZES	16	17	All three
ZEBUS	16	18	All three
KEXES	16	16	All three
BEZES	16	17	Collins only
HEXES	15	14	All three
VEXES	15	16	All three

A fixed E in slot two and S at the end still leaves a broad set: 539 entries qualify, and 114 fall among the most common English words by frequency. Familiar choices include YEARS, MEANS, NEEDS, SEEMS, and WEEKS. The pool also includes less familiar entries, so a pattern match alone does not guarantee a playable move in your game.

5-letter words with E second and S fifth at a glance

539 tournament-dictionary words meet the exact E _ _ _ S pattern.
YEARS, MEANS, NEEDS, SEEMS, and WEEKS are recognizable matches.
D leads as the first letter with 43 entries; P follows with 42.
ZEZES reaches 23 Scrabble points, the highest score among the examples.

Which starting letters occur most often?

D is the most productive first letter, with 43 matches; P is close behind at 42. T contributes 38, while M and S each account for 37.

When you know the first tile, D gives you slightly more candidates than P. The gap is only one word, though, so keep P in play after a failed guess.

Other fixed-letter combinations produce noticeably different totals. With E still second and S still last, A as the second letter yields 744 matches, O yields 707, and I yields 474. Changing the final letter also shifts the count: E at both positions two and five gives 199 matches, while a final Y gives 185.

How should you use this pattern in Wordle or Scrabble?

Wordle has 2 answer-list matches for this pattern, compared with 536 allowed guesses. That makes the pattern better for checking known positions than for predicting a solution. A permitted guess is not necessarily an answer-list word, so narrow your candidate set using the letters you have actually confirmed.

For Scrabble, ZEZES is the standout scorer at 23 points, while familiar options such as YEARS and TEAMS are easier to spot. The full set draws on multiple tournament dictionaries, so check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry. Unusual high scorers can be strong rack plays, but only when your game accepts them.

Questions people ask

Which first letter has the most five-letter words with E second and S last?

D leads, with 43 matching words. P is close behind at 42, followed by T at 38; M and S each have 37. If your first letter is unknown, D offers the largest starting group, but P is nearly as productive.

Are there Wordle answers with E as the second letter and S at the end?

Yes, 2 words matching this pattern appear in the Wordle answer list, and 536 are allowed guesses. The answer-list count is much smaller than the guess pool, so a valid guess should not automatically be treated as a likely solution.

What is the highest-scoring word in this group?

ZEZES scores 23 points, making it the top scorer in the examples for this pattern. Its unusual spelling makes it less familiar than words such as YEARS or MEANS, so confirm that your game's dictionary accepts it before relying on the score.

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