6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

The pattern is E _ _ _ E _: both Es are fixed, while the second, third, fourth, and final letters change. EITHER and EASIER are familiar choices; EXCEED offers a sharper Scrabble score. Only 21 matches rank among the commonest English words, so the full set also includes less familiar entries, and the final letter is a useful next clue because the matches cluster around a few endings.

At a glance: the E–E pattern

• There are 149 six-letter matches with E in the first and fifth positions.
• The most frequent final letter is S, appearing in 58 matches.
• D is next with 40 words, followed by R with 28.
• EITHER, EASIER, EARNED, and EDITED are recognizable examples.
• EXCEED and EXEMED lead the listed Scrabble scores at 16 points.

Which final letters narrow the pattern fastest?

Start with S, D, or R when the last tile is unknown: together, those endings cover 126 of the 149 matches. S alone accounts for more entries than R, while the less common endings include N, E, T, A, and L.

That concentration makes the final tile a strong filter. For an S ending, examples include EAGLES, ELITES, ECHOES, and EVOKES; for D, try EARNED, EDITED, or ERASED. The repeated Es stay fixed, so use your remaining clues on the four open positions.

How do 6-letter words with E as the 1st and 5th letters score?

EXCEED and EXEMED are the top scorers at 16 points apiece. EXUDED, EXAMEN, ENTREZ, EXEMES, and EXOMES each score 15. Those choices lean on high-value letters, especially X, but a board square can change the result.

The average score is 9.1, so the top entries sit well above the set’s typical score. Familiar options such as EITHER and EASIER are easier to recognize, while some scoring leaders are obscure. Collins contains 147 matches, compared with 111 in NWL2023 and 105 in ENABLE; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.