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6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter number 653, including STATES, PLAYER, TRAVEL and HEAVEN.

653 wordsTop pick STATESHighest score KHAZEN 22

142 of 653 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (653 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Showing the top 48 of 142 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 653

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

  • ABASED9
  • ABASER8
  • ABASES8
  • ABATED9
  • ABATER8
  • ABATES8
  • ACATER8
  • ACATES8
  • ADAGES8
  • ADAWED11
  • AGAPES9
  • AGATES7
  • AGAVES10
  • AGAZED17
  • AKATEA10
  • ALATED7
  • ALATES6
  • ALAYED10
  • AMATED9
  • AMATES8
  • AMAZED18
  • AMAZES17
  • ANADEM9
  • ANAGEN7
  • ARAMES8
  • ATABEG9
  • ATABEK12
  • AVALED10
  • AVALES9
  • AWAKED14
  • AWAKEN13
  • AWAKES13
  • AWARER9
  • AWAYES12
  • AZALEA15
  • BAASES8
  • BEADED10
  • BEADER9
  • BEAKED13
  • BEAKER12
  • BEAMED11
  • BEAMER10
  • BEANED9
  • BEARED9
  • BEARER8
  • BEARES8
  • BEATEN8
  • BEATER8
  • BEAVER11
  • BHAGEE12
  • BHAJEE18
  • BIASED9
  • BIASES8
  • BLADED10
  • BLADER9
  • BLADES9
  • BLAHED12
  • BLAHER11
  • BLAMED11
  • BLAMER10
  • BLAMES10
  • BLARED9
  • BLARES8
  • BLATER8
  • BLAWED12
  • BLAZED18
  • BLAZER17
  • BLAZES17
  • BOAKED13
  • BOATED9
  • BOATEL8
  • BOATER8
  • BRACED11
  • BRACER10
  • BRACES10
  • BRAKED13
  • BRAKES12
  • BRAMES10
  • BRASES8
  • BRAVED12
  • BRAVER11
  • BRAVES11
  • BRAWER11
  • BRAYED12
  • BRAYER11
  • BRAZED18
  • BRAZEN17
  • BRAZER17
  • BRAZES17
  • BUAZES17
  • CEASED9
  • CEASES8
  • CEAZED18
  • CEAZES17
  • CHACED14
  • CHACES13
  • CHAFED15
  • CHAFER14
  • CHAFES14
  • CHALEH14
  • CHALET11
  • CHAPEL13
  • CHAPES13
  • CHARED12
  • CHARES11
  • CHARET11
  • CHASED12
  • CHASER11
  • CHASES11
  • CHAWED15
  • CHAWER14
  • CLADES9
  • CLAMES10
  • CLARET8
  • CLAVER11
  • CLAVES11
  • CLAWED12
  • CLAWER11
  • CLAYED12
  • CLAYEY14
  • COALED9
  • COALER8
  • COATED9
  • COATEE8
  • COATER8
  • COATES8
  • COAXED16
  • COAXER15
  • COAXES15
  • CRAKED13
  • CRAKES12
  • CRAMES10
  • CRANED9
  • CRANES8
  • CRAPED11
  • CRAPES10
  • CRARES8
  • CRASES8
  • CRATED9
  • CRATER8
  • CRATES8
  • CRAVED12
  • CRAVEN11
  • CRAVER11
  • CRAVES11
  • CRAYER11
  • CRAZED18
  • CRAZES17
  • DEADED9
  • DEADEN8
  • DEADER8
  • DEAFEN10
  • DEAFER10
  • DEALER7
  • DEANED8
  • DEANER7
  • DEARED8
  • DEARER7
  • DEARES7
  • DEAVED11
  • DEAVES10
  • DIADEM10
  • DIALED8
  • DIALER7
  • DIAPER9
  • DOATED8
  • DOATER7
  • DRAGEE8
  • DRAKES11
  • DRAPED10
  • DRAPER9
  • DRAPES9
  • DRAPET9
  • DRAPEY12
  • DRAWEE10
  • DRAWER10
  • DRAYED11
  • DRAZEL16
  • DWALES10
  • EBAYER11
  • ELANET6
  • ELATED7
  • ELATER6
  • ELATES6
  • ENAMEL8
  • ENATES6
  • EPATER8
  • ERASED7
  • ERASER6
  • ERASES6
  • ETAGES7
  • ETAPES8
  • EVADED11
  • EVADER10
  • EVADES10
  • EXAMEN15
  • EYALET9
  • EYASES9
  • FEALED10
  • FEARED10
  • FEARER9
  • FEARES9
  • FEASED10
  • FEASES9
  • FEATED10
  • FEATER9
  • FEAZED19
  • FEAZES18
  • FIATED10
  • FLAKED14
  • FLAKER13
  • FLAKES13
  • FLAKEY16
  • FLAMED12
  • FLAMEN11
  • FLAMER11
  • FLAMES11
  • FLANES9
  • FLARED10
  • FLARES9
  • FLASER9
  • FLAWED13
  • FLAXEN16
  • FLAXES16
  • FLAYED13
  • FLAYER12
  • FOALED10
  • FOAMED12
  • FOAMER11
  • FRAMED12
  • FRAMER11
  • FRAMES11
  • FRATER9
  • FRAYED13
  • GEALED8
  • GEARED8
  • GEARES7
  • GHAZEL19
  • GLACED10
  • GLACES9
  • GLADES8
  • GLARED8
  • GLARES7
  • GLAZED17
  • GLAZEN16
  • GLAZER16
  • GLAZES16
  • GNAWED11
  • GNAWER10
  • GOADED9
  • GOALED8
  • GOATEE7
  • GRABEN9
  • GRACED10
  • GRACES9
  • GRADED9
  • GRADER8
  • GRADES8
  • GRAMES9
  • GRAPED10
  • GRAPES9
  • GRAPEY12
  • GRATED8
  • GRATER7
  • GRATES7
  • GRAVED11
  • GRAVEL10
  • GRAVEN10
  • GRAVER10
  • GRAVES10
  • GRAYED11
  • GRAYER10
  • GRAZED17
  • GRAZER16
  • GRAZES16
  • HEADED11
  • HEADER10
  • HEALED10
  • HEALEE9
  • HEALER9
  • HEAPED12
  • HEAPER11
  • HEARER9
  • HEARES9
  • HEATED10
  • HEATER9
  • HEAVED13
  • HEAVEN12
  • HEAVER12
  • HEAVES12
  • HOARED10
  • HOAXED17
  • HOAXER16
  • HOAXES16
  • IMAGED10
  • IMAGER9
  • IMAGES9
  • IMARET8
  • INANER6
  • INANES6
  • IRADES7
  • IRATER6
  • ISABEL8
  • JEANED14
  • KHAZEN22
  • KNAVES13
  • KNAWEL13
  • KNAWES13
  • KRAKEN14
  • KRATER10
  • KVASES13
  • LAAGER7
  • LEADED8
  • LEADEN7
  • LEADER7
  • LEAFED10
  • LEAFER9
  • LEAKED11
  • LEAKER10
  • LEALER6
  • LEAMED9
  • LEANED7
  • LEANER6
  • LEAPED9
  • LEAPER8
  • LEARED7
  • LEARES6
  • LEASED7
  • LEASER6
  • LEASES6
  • LEAVED10
  • LEAVEN9
  • LEAVER9
  • LEAVES9
  • LEAZES15
  • LIANES6
  • LIASES6
  • LOADED8
  • LOADEN7
  • LOADER7
  • LOAFED10
  • LOAFER9
  • LOAMED9
  • LOANED7
  • LOANEE6
  • LOANER6
  • LOAVED10
  • LOAVES9
  • LYASES9
  • MAASES8
  • MEAGER9
  • MEALED9
  • MEALER8
  • MEANED9
  • MEANER8
  • MEANES8
  • MEARES8
  • MEASED9
  • MEASES8
  • MEATED9
  • MEAWES11
  • MEAZEL17
  • MOANED9
  • MOANER8
  • MOATED9
  • MYASES11
  • NEAFES9
  • NEALED7
  • NEAPED9
  • NEARED7
  • NEARER6
  • NEATEN6
  • NEATER6
  • NYASES9
  • OKAYED14
  • ONAGER7
  • OPALED9
  • ORATED7
  • ORATES6
  • OVATED10
  • OVATES9
  • PEACED11
  • PEACES10
  • PEAGES9
  • PEAHEN11
  • PEAKED13
  • PEALED9
  • PEANED9
  • PEARES8
  • PEASED9
  • PEASEN8
  • PEASES8
  • PEAVEY14
  • PEAZED18
  • PEAZES17
  • PHAGES12
  • PHARES11
  • PHASED12
  • PHASER11
  • PHASES11
  • PLACED11
  • PLACER10
  • PLACES10
  • PLACET10
  • PLAGES9
  • PLANED9
  • PLANER8
  • PLANES8
  • PLANET8
  • PLATED9
  • PLATEN8
  • PLATER8
  • PLATES8
  • PLAYED12
  • PLAYER11
  • POAKES12
  • PRASES8
  • PRATED9
  • PRATER8
  • PRATES8
  • PRAXES15
  • PRAYED12
  • PRAYER11
  • QUAKED20
  • QUAKER19
  • QUAKES19
  • QUARER15
  • QUAVER18
  • READER7
  • REAKED11
  • REALER6
  • REALES6
  • REAMED9
  • REAMER8
  • REAMES8
  • REAPED9
  • REAPER8
  • REARED7
  • REARER6
  • REATES6
  • REAVED10
  • REAVER9
  • REAVES9
  • ROADEO7
  • ROAMED9
  • ROAMER8
  • ROARED7
  • ROARER6
  • ROATED7
  • ROATES6
  • SCALED9
  • SCALER8
  • SCALES8
  • SCAMEL10
  • SCAPED11
  • SCAPES10
  • SCARED9
  • SCARER8
  • SCARES8
  • SCAREY11
  • SEABED9
  • SEALED7
  • SEALER6
  • SEAMED9
  • SEAMEN8
  • SEAMER8
  • SEAMES8
  • SEANED7
  • SEARED7
  • SEARER6
  • SEASED7
  • SEASES6
  • SEATED7
  • SEATER6
  • SEAZED16
  • SEAZES15
  • SHADED11
  • SHADER10
  • SHADES10
  • SHAKED14
  • SHAKEN13
  • SHAKER13
  • SHAKES13
  • SHALED10
  • SHALES9
  • SHALEY12
  • SHAMED12
  • SHAMER11
  • SHAMES11
  • SHAPED12
  • SHAPEN11
  • SHAPER11
  • SHAPES11
  • SHARED10
  • SHARER9
  • SHARES9
  • SHAVED13
  • SHAVEN12
  • SHAVER12
  • SHAVES12
  • SHAWED13
  • SKATED11
  • SKATER10
  • SKATES10
  • SLADES7
  • SLAKED11
  • SLAKER10
  • SLAKES10
  • SLANES6
  • SLATED7
  • SLATER6
  • SLATES6
  • SLATEY9
  • SLAVED10
  • SLAVER9
  • SLAVES9
  • SLAVEY12
  • SLAYED10
  • SLAYER9
  • SMAZES17
  • SNAKED11
  • SNAKES10
  • SNAKEY13
  • SNARED7
  • SNARER6
  • SNARES6
  • SNAWED10
  • SOAKED11
  • SOAKEN10
  • SOAKER10
  • SOAPED9
  • SOAPER8
  • SOARED7
  • SOARER6
  • SOARES6
  • SOAVES9
  • SPACED11
  • SPACER10
  • SPACES10
  • SPACEY13
  • SPADED10
  • SPADER9
  • SPADES9
  • SPAHEE11
  • SPALES8
  • SPANED9
  • SPANES8
  • SPARED9
  • SPARER8
  • SPARES8
  • SPATES8
  • SPAYED12
  • SPAZES17
  • STADES7
  • STAGED8
  • STAGER7
  • STAGES7
  • STAGEY10
  • STAKED11
  • STAKER10
  • STAKES10
  • STALED7
  • STALER6
  • STALES6
  • STAMEN8
  • STANED7
  • STANES6
  • STAPES8
  • STARED7
  • STARER6
  • STARES6
  • STASES6
  • STATED7
  • STATER6
  • STATES6
  • STAVED10
  • STAVES9
  • STAWED10
  • STAYED10
  • STAYER9
  • SUAVER9
  • SWAGED11
  • SWAGER10
  • SWAGES10
  • SWALED10
  • SWALES9
  • SWAYED13
  • SWAYER12
  • TEADES7
  • TEAMED9
  • TEAMER8
  • TEARED7
  • TEARER6
  • TEASED7
  • TEASEL6
  • TEASER6
  • TEASES6
  • TEATED7
  • TEAZED16
  • TEAZEL15
  • TEAZES15
  • THALER9
  • THANES9
  • THAWED13
  • THAWER12
  • TOAZED16
  • TOAZES15
  • TRACED9
  • TRACER8
  • TRACES8
  • TRADED8
  • TRADER7
  • TRADES7
  • TRAMEL8
  • TRAPED9
  • TRAPES8
  • TRAVEL9
  • TRAVES9
  • TSADES7
  • UKASES10
  • UNAGED8
  • UNAWED10
  • UNAXED14
  • UPASES8
  • URARES6
  • URASES6
  • URATES6
  • USAGER7
  • USAGES7
  • UTASES6
  • VEALED10
  • VEALER9
  • VEALES9
  • VIALED10
  • WEAKEN13
  • WEAKER13
  • WEANED10
  • WEANEL9
  • WEANER9
  • WEARED10
  • WEARER9
  • WEASEL9
  • WEAVED13
  • WEAVER12
  • WEAVES12
  • WEAZEN18
  • WHALED13
  • WHALER12
  • WHALES12
  • WHARES12
  • WHATEN12
  • WOADED11
  • YEANED10
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 6th letter is D.
1st letter
  1. S21%
  2. C9%
  3. B8%
2nd letter
  1. E27%
  2. R16%
  3. L13%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. R10%
  3. V8%
6th letter
  1. D33%
  2. S30%
  3. R24%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; KHAZEN tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 56 words
  2. 7 points: 61 words
  3. 88 points: 101 words
  4. 9 points: 120 words
  5. 1010 points: 93 words
  6. 11 points: 68 words
  7. 1212 points: 46 words
  8. 13 points: 33 words
  9. 1414 points: 14 words
  10. 15 points: 13 words
  11. 1616 points: 15 words
  12. 17 points: 17 words
  13. 1818 points: 10 words
  14. 19 points: 4 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KHAZEN2222All three
QUAKED2021All three
QUAKER1920All three
QUAKES1920All three
FEAZED1919All three
GHAZEL1920Collins only
AMAZED1819All three
CRAZED1819All three
BLAZED1820All three
BRAZED1819All three
QUAVER1820All three
BHAJEE1820Collins only

The fixed pattern is __A_E_: A fills slot three, E fills slot five, and the other three letters remain open. Familiar matches include PLAYED, LEADER and PLACES, but only 142 meet the common-word frequency threshold. Treat this as a position clue, not a request to include A and E anywhere in a six-letter answer.

The pattern at a glance

  • 653 six-letter entries match the exact __A_E_ pattern.
  • 142 matches count as common by frequency.
  • Collins includes 644 matches; NWL2023 includes 522.
  • Final D, S and R are the leading endings, with 214, 195 and 158 words.
  • STATES, PLAYER, PLACES and TRAVEL are examples.

Which letters start and end these words?

S is the standout first letter: 138 matches begin that way. C follows with 58, then B with 55; PLAYER and PLACES show how widely the remaining slots can vary. When the clue gives no starting letter, test S before narrowing to less common openings.

The endings are even more concentrated. D leads with 214, followed by S at 195 and R at 158. That makes forms such as PLAYED, STATES and PLAYER strong pattern checks, but don't assume a familiar ending is required: only 9 matches end in E, and 9 end in T.

There are 653 matches overall, yet the frequent endings account for most of the visible shape. If your crossing letters rule out D, S and R, keep the pattern intact and check the smaller ending groups rather than shifting A or E to a different position.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

KHAZEN leads the Scrabble scores at 22 points; QUAKED follows at 20, and QUAKER and QUAKES score 19. These are rack scores before board bonuses, so a premium square can change the result. For a more familiar option, AMAZED scores 18.

The vocabulary has a real limitation: only 142 matches are common by frequency, so many entries will be unfamiliar. Counts also vary by dictionary: Collins has 644 matches, while NWL2023 has 522. Check the word list used in your game before relying on an obscure play.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have A third and E fifth?
There are 653 matches for the six-letter __A_E_ pattern. The count includes words listed in at least one tournament dictionary, and the common-word subset is 142. STATES, PLAYER and TRAVEL are recognizable examples.
What are common examples of this letter pattern?
STATES, PLAYED, PLAYER, PLACES and TRAVEL all fit the pattern. Each has A in the third position and E in the fifth. The final letter varies, though D, S and R are the most frequent endings across the 653 matches.
Which word with A third and E fifth has the highest Scrabble score?
KHAZEN is the highest-scoring match at 22 points before board bonuses. QUAKED scores 20, while QUAKER and QUAKES score 19. Dictionary coverage differs between Collins and NWL2023, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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