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

5-letter words with E as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter: 19 matches.

19 wordsTop pick APNEAHighest score ZOAEA 14

With E in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (719 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • APNEA7
  • TINEA5
  • LUTEA5
  • GALEA6
  • FOVEA11
  • PEREA7
  • ALDEA6
  • HAKEA12
  • HEVEA11
  • PALEA7
  • USNEA5
  • PILEA7
  • HOVEA11
  • TALEA5
  • BOHEA10
  • LYCEA10
  • OCREA7
  • ZOAEA14
  • ZOOEA14
All valid words 19

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

  • ALDEA6
  • APNEA7
  • BOHEA10
  • FOVEA11
  • GALEA6
  • HAKEA12
  • HEVEA11
  • HOVEA11
  • LUTEA5
  • LYCEA10
  • OCREA7
  • PALEA7
  • PEREA7
  • PILEA7
  • TALEA5
  • TINEA5
  • USNEA5
  • ZOAEA14
  • ZOOEA14
Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
1st letter
  1. P16%
  2. H16%
  3. A11%
2nd letter
  1. O26%
  2. A21%
  3. E11%
3rd letter
  1. L21%
  2. N16%
  3. V16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZOAEA1414Collins only
ZOOEA1414Collins only
HAKEA1211Collins only
FOVEA1112All three
HEVEA1111Collins · NWL
HOVEA1111Collins only
BOHEA1010All three
LYCEA1011All three
APNEA79All three
PEREA78All three
PALEA79All three
PILEA79All three

An E in fourth position and A at the end leave only three letters to vary. The 19-word set is strikingly obscure: none ranks among the top 25,000 English words tracked by wordfreq, though one entry also appears in the Wordle answer list. Treat this pattern as a narrow filter, not a bank of familiar guesses; the letter clue is precise, but the vocabulary is not everyday fare.

At a glance: the EA ending

  • Exactly 19 five-letter entries match the fixed ending EA.
  • Collins includes all 19; ENABLE includes 12 and NWL2023 includes 13.
  • None of the matches ranks among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
  • ZOAEA and ZOOEA lead the Scrabble scores at 14 points apiece.
  • One of the 19 matches also appears in the Wordle answer list.

How many 5-letter words have E fourth and A fifth?

There are 19. The pattern is _ _ _ E A, with the last two tiles fixed and three opening slots still unknown. Its scarcity is the twist: every entry falls outside the top 25,000 by frequency, so a familiar-looking guess is unlikely to come from everyday vocabulary.

APNEA is an easy anchor to recognize; TINEA, FOVEA and GALEA share its ending but belong to less familiar vocabulary. PEREA, ALDEA and HAKEA broaden the options further. If a game rejects an entry, the dictionary split explains why: the full set is not shared by every tournament list.

Scores and dictionary coverage

For 5-letter words with E as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter, the standout Scrabble scores come from ZOAEA and ZOOEA, at 14 points each. HAKEA follows at 12, while FOVEA, HEVEA and HOVEA each score 11. These are base word scores; premium squares can change a play’s total.

Collins accepts all 19 entries, compared with 12 in ENABLE and 13 in NWL2023. That gap matters more than the top score if you play across different word lists.

The pattern has one Wordle answer, but its uncommon vocabulary makes the group a poor source of everyday guesses. Check your game's chosen list before committing a word.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have E in the fourth spot and A last?
There are 19 matches in the tournament-dictionary count. Every word follows the pattern _ _ _ E A, with the first three letters open. None ranks among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so most are unlikely to feel familiar.
Which E-A word scores highest in Scrabble?
ZOAEA and ZOOEA tie for the highest score at 14 points each. HAKEA is next at 12, followed by FOVEA, HEVEA and HOVEA at 11 apiece. Those are base scores, before any premium-square bonuses.
Are all 19 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins contains all 19, but ENABLE contains 12 and NWL2023 contains 13. The counts show that acceptance depends on the word list your game uses. Check that list before playing an unfamiliar entry such as ZOAEA or PEREA.

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