6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter number 268, from familiar choices like mental to less common plays.

268 wordsTop pick GERMANHighest score LEZZAS 24

30 of 268 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd 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 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (991 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 30 · most-used first

GERMAN₉
MENTAL₈
DEFEAT₁₀
REPEAT₈
REVEAL₉
SERIAL₆
DENTAL₇
RENTAL₆
MEDIAN₉
DENIAL₇
AERIAL₆
VERBAL₁₁
REPEAL₈
LETHAL₉
REPLAY₁₁
NEURAL₆
CEREAL₈
CELLAR₈
FELLAS₉
WEBCAM₁₅
REGGAE₈
BETRAY₁₁
FEUDAL₁₀
HERBAL₁₁
RELOAD₇
NECTAR₈
MEDIAL₉
SEAMAN₈
BEGGAR₁₀

Showing the top 29 of 30 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 268

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

AECIAL₈
AERIAL₆
BEDLAM₁₁
BEDPAN₁₁
BEDRAL₉
BEEGAH₁₂
BEENAH₁₁
BEFLAG₁₂
BEFOAM₁₃
BEGGAR₁₀
BEGLAD₁₀
BEGNAW₁₂
BEHEAD₁₂
BELDAM₁₁
BELEAP₁₀
BELGAS₉
BEMEAN₁₀
BEMOAN₁₀
BENDAY₁₂
BENZAL₁₇
BESPAT₁₀
BESTAD₉
BESTAR₈
BETRAY₁₁
BETTAS₈
BEWRAP₁₃
BEWRAY₁₄
BEZOAR₁₇
CEIBAS₁₀
CELIAC₁₀
CELLAE₈
CELLAR₈
CENTAI₈
CENTAL₈
CENTAS₈
CERCAL₁₀
CEREAL₈
CERIAS₈
CESTAS₈
DEBEAK₁₃
DECLAW₁₂
DEEJAY₁₇
DEEWAN₁₀
DEFEAT₁₀
DEFOAM₁₂
DEFRAG₁₁
DEFRAY₁₃
DEGRAS₈
DELEAD₈
DELEAF₁₀
DELTAS₇
DEMEAN₉
DENIAL₇
DENTAL₇
DEODAR₈
DERHAM₁₂
DERMAL₉
DERMAS₉
DESMAN₉
DEWLAP₁₂
FECIAL₁₁
FELLAH₁₂
FELLAS₉
FENMAN₁₁
FEODAL₁₀
FERBAM₁₃
FERIAE₉
FERIAL₉
FERIAS₉
FESTAL₉
FESTAS₉
FETIAL₉
FETTAS₉
FETWAS₁₂
FEUDAL₁₀
GEEBAG₁₀
GEEGAW₁₁
GEEZAH₁₉
GELCAP₁₁
GEMMAE₁₁
GEMMAN₁₁
GENIAL₇
GENOAS₇
GEOTAG₈
GERMAN₉
GEWGAW₁₄
HEEHAW₁₅
HEJRAS₁₆
HELIAC₁₁
HENNAS₉
HEPCAT₁₃
HEPTAD₁₂
HERBAL₁₁
HERBAR₁₁
HEREAT₉
HERMAE₁₁
HERMAI₁₁
HETMAN₁₁
HEVEAS₁₂
HEYDAY₁₆
JETLAG₁₄
JETSAM₁₅
JETWAY₁₉
KEASAR₁₀
KEBLAH₁₅
KEDDAH₁₅
KEHUAS₁₃
KERMAS₁₂
KEYPAD₁₆
KEYPAL₁₅
KEYTAR₁₃
KEYWAY₁₉
LEEWAY₁₂
LEGLAN₇
LEGMAN₉
LEHUAS₉
LEKVAR₁₃
LEMMAS₁₀
LEPRAS₈
LETHAL₉
LEZZAS₂₄
MEATAL₈
MECCAS₁₂
MEDIAD₁₀
MEDIAE₉
MEDIAL₉
MEDIAN₉
MEDIAS₉
MEDLAR₉
MEKKAS₁₆
MELLAY₁₁
MENIAL₈
MENSAE₈
MENSAL₈
MENSAS₈
MENTAL₈
MERCAT₁₀
MERMAN₁₀
MESCAL₁₀
MESIAD₉
MESIAL₈
MESIAN₈
MESSAN₈
MEZCAL₁₉
NECTAR₈
NERKAS₁₀
NERVAL₉
NEURAL₆
PECHAN₁₃
PEDLAR₉
PEDWAY₁₅
PEEPAL₁₀
PELHAM₁₃
PELMAS₁₀
PELTAE₈
PELTAS₈
PENIAL₈
PENMAN₁₀
PENNAE₈
PENNAL₈
PENTAD₉
PERFAY₁₄
PETNAP₁₀
PETSAI₈
REATAS₆
RECKAN₁₂
RECLAD₉
RECOAL₈
RECOAT₈
RECTAL₈
REDBAY₁₂
REDCAP₁₁
REDEAL₇
REDEAR₇
REDIAE₇
REDIAL₇
REDIAS₇
REDRAW₁₀
REFLAG₁₀
REGEAR₇
REGGAE₈
REGNAL₇
REHEAR₉
REHEAT₉
RELOAD₇
RELOAN₆
REMEAD₉
RENGAS₇
RENTAL₆
REPEAL₈
REPEAT₈
REPLAN₈
REPLAY₁₁
REREAD₇
RESEAL₆
RESEAT₆
RESEAU₆
RESOAK₁₀
RETEAM₈
RETEAR₆
RETIAL₆
RETRAL₆
REVEAL₉
REWEAR₉
REWRAP₁₁
SEABAG₉
SEAMAN₈
SEARAT₆
SEAWAN₉
SEAWAY₁₂
SECPAR₁₀
SEESAW₉
SEGGAR₈
SEITAN₆
SEIZAS₁₅
SELLAE₆
SELLAS₆
SELVAS₉
SENDAL₇
SENNAS₆
SEPIAS₈
SEPMAG₁₁
SEPTAL₈
SERDAB₉
SERIAL₆
SERRAE₆
SERRAN₆
SERRAS₆
SERVAL₉
SEXTAN₁₃
SEXUAL₁₃
TEBBAD₁₁
TECTAL₈
TEGUAS₇
TELIAL₆
TELLAR₆
TENIAE₆
TENIAS₆
TEOPAN₈
TERGAL₇
TERNAL₆
TERRAE₆
TERRAS₆
TESLAS₆
TESTAE₆
TETRAD₇
TETRAS₆
VEEJAY₁₉
VEENAS₉
VEINAL₉
VENIAL₉
VERBAL₁₁
VERLAN₉
VERMAL₁₁
VERNAL₉
VERSAL₉
VESPAS₁₁
VESTAL₉
VESTAS₉
WEBCAM₁₅
XENIAL₁₃
XENIAS₁₃
YEEHAW₁₅
YENTAS₉
YEOMAN₁₁
YERBAS₁₁
ZEBRAS₁₇
ZERDAS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 23% of these words the 6th letter is L.

1st letter

R15%
S10%
B10%

3rd letter

R15%
N12%
L9%

4th letter

I13%
T12%
E10%

6th letter

L23%
S20%
N11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; LEZZAS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 30 words
7 points: 20 words
88 points: 46 words
9 points: 51 words
1010 points: 30 words
11 points: 29 words
1212 points: 19 words
13 points: 15 words
1414 points: 4 words
15 points: 9 words
1616 points: 5 words
17 points: 4 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 5 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LEZZAS	24	25	Collins only
MEZCAL	19	22	All three
KEYWAY	19	17	All three
JETWAY	19	20	Collins · NWL
VEEJAY	19	21	All three
GEEZAH	19	19	Collins only
ZEBRAS	17	18	All three
DEEJAY	17	18	All three
BEZOAR	17	18	All three
BENZAL	17	20	All three
HEYDAY	16	13	All three
KEYPAD	16	16	All three

Lock in the pattern _E__A_ and you still have a wide mix of possibilities. Mental, defeat, repeat, and reveal are easy to recognize, while rental and aerial may fit when the crossing letters narrow your choices. The entries come from tournament dictionaries, but only 30 are among the most common English words, so expect plenty of unfamiliar options too.

What stands out in this letter pattern

There are 268 matching words, including familiar picks such as german, mental, and repeat.
Mental, defeat, and reveal give you recognizable options before you reach for obscure vocabulary.
R is the most frequent starting letter, with 41 matches; B and S each start 26.
L is the leading final letter with 61 words, ahead of S with 53.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

Mental, dental, and rental offer a useful word-family route: once you have _E_TA_, try changing the first or fourth letter. Repeat, reveal, and repeal give you another cluster built around familiar spelling and sound. These related guesses are more practical than testing random consonants.

The common-word count is just 30, so the list quickly moves beyond everyday vocabulary. Cereal, cellar, verbal, and herbal are still recognizable, but the tail includes specialized or regional entries. Use the known pattern first, then let confirmed board letters guide you toward less obvious candidates.

How to narrow 6-letter words with E second and A fifth

Start by checking the last tile: L and S together account for many endings, so forms such as rental, cereal, and fellas deserve an early look when they match your crossings. The remaining letters matter more than the fixed E and A; avoid spending guesses to confirm positions already known.

For a score-focused play, mezcal and keyway each score 19 points in Scrabble, while the less familiar lezzas reaches 24. Those values make unusual entries worth checking when premium squares cooperate, but they are poor choices as blind guesses. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure tournament entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common words with E second and A fifth?

Mental, defeat, repeat, and reveal are familiar examples. Rental, dental, and denial also fit the pattern, giving you several everyday candidates to test against crossing letters. Start with the word whose remaining letters best match your board rather than cycling through the whole list.

Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?

R starts the most matching words, with 41 entries. B and S tie behind it with 26 each, while M begins 23. If your first tile is known, those counts make R a strong place to search before exploring less frequent initial letters.

Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?

Lezzas scores 24 points in Scrabble, the highest score among the listed examples. It is an unusual word, so check that your game's dictionary accepts it before committing. More recognizable high scorers include mezcal and keyway, each worth 19 points.

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