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

The fixed ending is E-N, but the first three letters leave room for very different words: everyday picks such as GIVEN and TAKEN sit beside less familiar ZAZEN. Just 24 of the 103 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That split matters in games: a valid entry is not always a likely answer.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 103 five-letter matches with E fourth and N fifth.
• Collins lists 101 matches; NWL2023 lists 77, and ENABLE lists 74. The dictionary counts overlap.
• Only 24 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• ZAZEN leads the score list at 23 points; HIZEN and WIZEN each score 17.
• S begins 12 matches, more than any other starting letter; L has 11 and R has 10.

Which matches are Wordle answers?

Thirty-four words matching this pattern are Wordle answers, and all 34 also appear in tournament dictionaries. That makes the pattern a meaningful answer filter, not just a broad list of playable guesses.

Start with familiar candidates such as GIVEN, OFTEN, TAKEN, GREEN, and SEVEN when you need to think through likely answers. The full set has 103 words, though, so don’t treat dictionary acceptance as proof that a candidate is a common solution. Neighboring patterns differ sharply in size: E fourth with R fifth has 442 matches, while E fourth with S fifth reaches 719.

5-letter words with E fourth and N fifth

• For a familiar candidate, try WOMEN, GIVEN, OFTEN, TAKEN, or GREEN; each fits the fixed E-N ending.
• When scoring matters, ZAZEN is the standout at 23 points, while HIZEN and WIZEN each reach 17.
• Use the first letter to narrow the set: S leads with 12 matches, followed by L with 11.
• The dictionary totals overlap, so 101 Collins matches, 77 NWL2023 matches, and 74 ENABLE matches do not add up to 103 distinct words.