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

5-letter words with E as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter total 719, including TIMES, MAKES and GAMES.

719 wordsTop pick TIMESHighest score ZEZES 23

167 of 719 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

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.

Length
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Common words 167 · most-used first

TIMES₇
MAKES₁₁
GAMES₈
COMES₉
TAKES₉
LIVES₈
JAMES₁₄
RULES₅
CASES₇
GIVES₉
SALES₅
MILES₇
LINES₅
NAMES₇
RATES₅
TYPES₁₀
NOTES₅
SITES₅
JONES₁₂
LIKES₉
SIDES₆
HOMES₁₀
TREES₅
SHOES₈
LOVES₈
TAXES₁₂
VOTES₈
PAGES₈
WALES₈
FACES₁₀
MOVES₁₀
DATES₆
TRIES₅
FILES₈
ROLES₅
CARES₇
HOPES₁₀
RACES₇
WAVES₁₁
HOLES₈
BLUES₇
BOXES₁₄
JOKES₁₆
BONES₇
GATES₆
WAGES₉
MALES₇
BASES₇

Showing the top 48 of 167 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 719

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

ABBES₉
ABIES₇
ABLES₇
ABYES₁₀
ACHES₁₀
ACMES₉
ACNES₇
ACRES₇
ADZES₁₅
AEDES₆
AGUES₆
AIDES₆
AJIES₁₂
AKEES₉
ALMES₇
ALOES₅
AMIES₇
ANTES₅
APRES₇
APSES₇
ARLES₅
ARSES₅
ASHES₈
ASSES₅
AUNES₅
AURES₅
AXLES₁₂
AYRES₈
BABES₉
BAKES₁₁
BALES₇
BANES₇
BARES₇
BASES₇
BATES₇
BAYES₁₀
BEDES₈
BENES₇
BERES₇
BESES₇
BETES₇
BEZES₁₆
BIBES₉
BICES₉
BIDES₈
BIKES₁₁
BILES₇
BINES₇
BISES₇
BITES₇
BIZES₁₆
BLAES₇
BLEES₇
BLUES₇
BODES₈
BOKES₁₁
BOLES₇
BONES₇
BORES₇
BOWES₁₀
BOXES₁₄
BRAES₇
BREES₇
BRIES₇
BUKES₁₁
BUSES₇
BUTES₇
BYDES₁₁
BYKES₁₄
BYRES₁₀
BYTES₁₀
CADES₈
CAFES₁₀
CAGES₈
CAKES₁₁
CAMES₉
CANES₇
CAPES₉
CARES₇
CASES₇
CATES₇
CAVES₁₀
CEDES₈
CEPES₉
CERES₇
CETES₇
CIDES₈
CINES₇
CIRES₇
CITES₇
CIVES₁₀
CLAES₇
CLIES₇
CLUES₇
CODES₈
COKES₁₁
COLES₇
COMES₉
CONES₇
COPES₉
CORES₇
COSES₇
COTES₇
COVES₁₀
COXES₁₄
COZES₁₆
CREES₇
CRIES₇
CRUES₇
CUBES₉
CUKES₁₁
CURES₇
CUTES₇
CUZES₁₆
CYMES₁₂
CYTES₁₀
DACES₈
DALES₆
DAMES₈
DARES₆
DATES₆
DAZES₁₅
DEBES₈
DEKES₁₀
DELES₆
DEMES₈
DENES₆
DERES₆
DEXES₁₃
DICES₈
DIKES₁₀
DIMES₈
DINES₆
DITES₆
DIVES₉
DOBES₈
DOGES₇
DOLES₆
DOMES₈
DOPES₈
DORES₆
DOSES₆
DOTES₆
DOVES₉
DOXES₁₃
DOZES₁₅
DREES₆
DRIES₆
DUCES₈
DUDES₇
DUKES₁₀
DULES₆
DUNES₆
DUPES₈
DURES₆
DUXES₁₃
DYKES₁₃
DYNES₉
EALES₅
EASES₅
EAVES₈
ECHES₁₀
EDGES₇
ELVES₈
EPEES₇
EQUES₁₄
ERNES₅
ERSES₅
ESNES₅
ESSES₅
EXIES₁₂
EYRES₈
FACES₁₀
FADES₉
FAKES₁₂
FAMES₁₀
FANES₈
FARES₈
FATES₈
FAVES₁₁
FAXES₁₅
FAZES₁₇
FECES₁₀
FEMES₁₀
FERES₈
FETES₈
FEZES₁₇
FICES₁₀
FIFES₁₁
FIKES₁₂
FILES₈
FINES₈
FIRES₈
FIVES₁₁
FIXES₁₅
FLEES₈
FLIES₈
FLOES₈
FLUES₈
FOMES₁₀
FORES₈
FOXES₁₅
FREES₈
FRIES₈
FROES₈
FUMES₁₀
FUSES₈
FUZES₁₇
FYCES₁₃
FYKES₁₅
FYLES₁₁
GADES₇
GAGES₇
GALES₆
GAMES₈
GAPES₈
GASES₆
GATES₆
GAZES₁₅
GENES₆
GERES₆
GHEES₉
GIBES₈
GITES₆
GIVES₉
GLEES₆
GLUES₆
GOLES₆
GORES₆
GOXES₁₃
GREES₆
GRUES₆
GUDES₇
GULES₆
GYBES₁₁
GYRES₉
GYTES₉
GYVES₁₂
HADES₉
HAJES₁₅
HAKES₁₂
HALES₈
HAMES₁₀
HARES₈
HATES₈
HAVES₁₁
HAZES₁₇
HEBES₁₀
HELES₈
HEMES₁₀
HERES₈
HETES₈
HEXES₁₅
HIDES₉
HIKES₁₂
HIRES₈
HIVES₁₁
HOKES₁₂
HOLES₈
HOMES₁₀
HONES₈
HOPES₁₀
HOSES₈
HOVES₁₁
HOWES₁₁
HOXES₁₅
HULES₈
HYKES₁₅
HYLES₁₁
HYPES₁₃
ICHES₁₀
IDEES₆
IDLES₆
ISHES₈
ISLES₅
IVIES₈
JADES₁₃
JAKES₁₆
JAMES₁₄
JANES₁₂
JAPES₁₄
JEFES₁₅
JETES₁₂
JIBES₁₄
JIVES₁₅
JOBES₁₄
JOKES₁₆
JOLES₁₂
JONES₁₂
JUBES₁₄
JUKES₁₆
JUPES₁₄
JUTES₁₂
JUVES₁₅
KADES₁₀
KAIES₉
KALES₉
KAMES₁₁
KANES₉
KEXES₁₆
KIBES₁₁
KIKES₁₃
KINES₉
KIPES₁₁
KITES₉
KNEES₉
KORES₉
KOSES₉
KYLES₁₂
KYPES₁₄
KYTES₁₂
LACES₇
LADES₆
LAKES₉
LAMES₇
LANES₅
LARES₅
LASES₅
LAVES₈
LAXES₁₂
LAZES₁₄
LEDES₆
LEGES₆
LEMES₇
LENES₅
LERES₅
LESES₅
LEXES₁₂
LEZES₁₄
LIFES₈
LIKES₉
LIMES₇
LINES₅
LITES₅
LIVES₈
LOBES₇
LODES₆
LOGES₆
LOKES₉
LOMES₇
LOPES₇
LORES₅
LOSES₅
LOTES₅
LOVES₈
LOWES₈
LOXES₁₂
LUBES₇
LUCES₇
LUDES₆
LUGES₆
LUNES₅
LURES₅
LUTES₅
LUXES₁₂
LYMES₁₀
LYNES₈
LYRES₈
LYSES₈
LYTES₈
MABES₉
MACES₉
MAGES₈
MAKES₁₁
MALES₇
MANES₇
MARES₇
MASES₇
MATES₇
MAXES₁₄
MAZES₁₆
MEMES₉
MENES₇
MERES₇
MESES₇
METES₇
MEVES₁₀
MEZES₁₆
MIKES₁₁
MILES₇
MIMES₉
MINES₇
MIRES₇
MISES₇
MITES₇
MIXES₁₄
MOBES₉
MODES₈
MOKES₁₁
MOLES₇
MOMES₉
MOPES₉
MORES₇
MOSES₇
MOTES₇
MOUES₇
MOVES₁₀
MOZES₁₆
MULES₇
MURES₇
MUSES₇
MUTES₇
MUXES₁₄
MZEES₁₆
NABES₇
NAMES₇
NAPES₇
NARES₅
NATES₅
NAVES₈
NAZES₁₄
NENES₅
NETES₅
NEVES₈
NIDES₆
NIFES₈
NINES₅
NITES₅
NIXES₁₂
NODES₆
NOLES₅
NOMES₇
NONES₅
NOSES₅
NOTES₅
NOXES₁₂
NOYES₈
NUDES₆
NUKES₉
OASES₅
OAVES₈
OBOES₇
OCHES₁₀
OGEES₆
OGLES₆
OGRES₆
OLPES₇
ONCES₇
OOSES₅
OOZES₁₄
ORFES₈
ORLES₅
OWIES₈
OWRES₈
PACES₉
PAGES₈
PALES₇
PANES₇
PAPES₉
PARES₇
PASES₇
PATES₇
PAVES₁₀
PAXES₁₄
PEDES₈
PEKES₁₁
PELES₇
PENES₇
PERES₇
PIKES₁₁
PILES₇
PINES₇
PIPES₉
PISES₇
PIXES₁₄
PIZES₁₆
PLIES₇
PLUES₇
POKES₁₁
POLES₇
POMES₉
PONES₇
POPES₉
PORES₇
POSES₇
POTES₇
POXES₁₄
PREES₇
PRIES₇
PUBES₉
PUCES₉
PUKES₁₁
PULES₇
PURES₇
PUSES₇
PYNES₁₀
PYRES₁₀
PYXES₁₇
RACES₇
RAGES₆
RAJES₁₂
RAKES₉
RALES₅
RAPES₇
RARES₅
RASES₅
RATES₅
RAVES₈
RAXES₁₂
RAZES₁₄
REDES₆
REGES₆
REKES₉
RESES₅
RETES₅
REXES₁₂
REZES₁₄
RHIES₈
RIBES₇
RICES₇
RIDES₆
RILES₅
RIMES₇
RINES₅
RIPES₇
RISES₅
RITES₅
RIVES₈
ROBES₇
RODES₆
ROKES₉
ROLES₅
RONES₅
ROPES₇
RORES₅
ROSES₅
ROTES₅
ROUES₅
ROVES₈
RUBES₇
RUDES₆
RULES₅
RUMES₇
RUNES₅
RUSES₅
RYKES₁₂
SABES₇
SADES₆
SAFES₈
SAGES₆
SAKES₉
SALES₅
SAMES₇
SANES₅
SATES₅
SAVES₈
SAXES₁₂
SAZES₁₄
SCYES₁₀
SEDES₆
SELES₅
SEMES₇
SENES₅
SERES₅
SEXES₁₂
SHIES₈
SHOES₈
SICES₇
SIDES₆
SIKES₉
SILES₅
SINES₅
SIPES₇
SIRES₅
SISES₅
SITES₅
SIXES₁₂
SIZES₁₄
SKEES₉
SKIES₉
SLAES₅
SLOES₅
SLUES₅
SMEES₇
SNEES₅
SNIES₅
SNYES₈
SOCES₇
SOKES₉
SOLES₅
SONES₅
SORES₅
SPAES₇
SPIES₇
SPUES₇
STIES₅
STYES₈
SUPES₇
SURES₅
SUSES₅
SWEES₈
SWIES₈
SYCES₁₀
SYKES₁₂
SYNES₈
SYPES₁₀
TABES₇
TACES₇
TAJES₁₂
TAKES₉
TALES₅
TAMES₇
TAPES₇
TARES₅
TASES₅
TATES₅
TAXES₁₂
TELES₅
TEMES₇
TENES₅
TERES₅
TETES₅
TEXES₁₂
THEES₈
TICES₇
TIDES₆
TIGES₆
TIKES₉
TILES₅
TIMES₇
TINES₅
TIRES₅
TIZES₁₄
TOGES₆
TOKES₉
TOLES₅
TOMES₇
TONES₅
TOPES₇
TORES₅
TOSES₅
TOTES₅
TOZES₁₄
TREES₅
TRIES₅
TRUES₅
TUBES₇
TULES₅
TUNES₅
TUXES₁₂
TWAES₈
TYEES₈
TYKES₁₂
TYNES₈
TYPES₁₀
TYRES₈
UNCES₇
URGES₆
VADES₉
VALES₈
VANES₈
VAPES₁₀
VARES₈
VASES₈
VAXES₁₅
VEGES₉
VELES₈
VEXES₁₅
VIBES₁₀
VICES₁₀
VINES₈
VIRES₈
VISES₈
VIVES₁₁
VLIES₈
VOCES₁₀
VOLES₈
VOTES₈
WADES₉
WAGES₉
WAKES₁₂
WALES₈
WAMES₁₀
WANES₈
WARES₈
WASES₈
WAVES₁₁
WAWES₁₁
WAXES₁₅
WEXES₁₅
WIDES₉
WIFES₁₁
WILES₈
WINES₈
WIPES₁₀
WIRES₈
WISES₈
WITES₈
WIVES₁₁
WIZES₁₇
WRIES₈
WUSES₈
WYLES₁₁
WYTES₁₁
YAGES₉
YAJES₁₅
YALES₈
YATES₈
YEDES₉
YESES₈
YEVES₁₁
YEXES₁₅
YIKES₁₂
YIPES₁₀
YITES₈
YLKES₁₂
YMPES₁₂
YOKES₁₂
YORES₈
YOWES₁₁
YUKES₁₂
YULES₈
ZAXES₂₁
ZEXES₂₁
ZEZES₂₃
ZINES₁₄
ZONES₁₄
ZUKES₁₈
ZYMES₁₉

Letters by positionIn 23% of these words the 2nd letter is A.

1st letter

2nd letter

A23%
O18%
I17%

3rd letter

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ZEZES tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 103 words
6 points: 62 words
77 points: 155 words
8 points: 124 words
99 points: 66 words
10 points: 47 words
1111 points: 37 words
12 points: 42 words
1313 points: 9 words
14 points: 29 words
1515 points: 21 words
16 points: 13 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZEZES	23	23	Collins only
ZAXES	21	21	All three
ZEXES	21	21	Collins only
ZYMES	19	19	All three
ZUKES	18	19	NWL only
FUZES	17	18	All three
FAZES	17	17	All three
HAZES	17	16	All three
FEZES	17	17	All three
PYXES	17	17	All three
WIZES	17	17	All three
JOKES	16	18	All three

The pattern is ___ES: the fourth tile is E, and the final tile is S. Familiar matches include TIMES, MAKES, GAMES, COMES and TAKES, but the full set reaches beyond everyday plurals. Just 167 matches fall among common English words by frequency, so expect a long tail of less familiar entries.

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

719 tournament-listed entries fit the exact _ _ _ E S pattern.
Collins covers 700 matches, NWL2023 covers 572, and ENABLE covers 536; the dictionary totals overlap.
167 matches are classed as common by English word frequency.
The average score is 8.6 points.
S leads as a starting letter with 60 words, ahead of T with 50 and L with 49.

Which familiar words fit the ___ES pattern?

TIMES, MAKES, GAMES, COMES and TAKES show why the pattern feels familiar: the final S often marks a plural noun or a verb form. LIVES, RULES, CASES and GIVES add more recognizable examples, while the first three letters remain open.

Not every match is a simple inflection. JAMES and JONES also appear, alongside less ordinary entries. A fixed ending narrows the search, but it does not tell you whether the first three letters form a familiar word.

The neighboring pattern with E fourth and T fifth has 87 matches, compared with 719 ending in S. That sharp difference makes the final letter a strong clue. Most entries have a definition available, but dictionary inclusion does not mean a word is common: 627 entries have definitions.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

ZEZES leads at 23 points; ZAXES and ZEXES each score 21.
ZYMES scores 19, and ZUKES reaches 18.
Save a Z for a premium square when the board allows; a high face-value score still depends on a legal placement.
For recognizable examples, keep TIMES, MAKES and GAMES in mind rather than relying on an unfamiliar high scorer.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have E fourth and S last?

There are 719 tournament-listed matches with E in the fourth position and S at the end. Familiar examples include TIMES, MAKES and GAMES, but only 167 matches are classed as common by English word frequency.

Are all 719 words accepted in every word game?

No. The total counts words appearing in at least one of Collins, NWL2023 or ENABLE, and those dictionaries overlap. Collins includes 700 matches, NWL2023 includes 572, and ENABLE includes 536, so check the lexicon your game uses before playing an unfamiliar entry.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

ZEZES is the highest scorer at 23 points. ZAXES and ZEXES each score 21, followed by ZYMES at 19 and ZUKES at 18. These high-scoring choices are less familiar than examples such as TIMES or MAKES.

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

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