6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is _EE___: the second and third tiles are E, while the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth remain open. These matches span three tournament dictionaries, but only 19 are common by frequency. Start with familiar forms such as NEEDED, SEEING, and DEEPER; the full set also reaches into less familiar vocabulary.

The six-letter EE pattern at a glance

• There are 187 tournament-dictionary matches for the pattern _EE___.
• NEEDED, SEEING, and SEEMED are familiar examples with different final letters.
• D is the most frequent last letter, appearing in 48 matches.
• JEEZLY leads the scoring examples at 25 Scrabble points.

Which letters start and end these words?

D is the leading ending by a clear margin: 48 words finish with D, compared with 34 ending in R. S and E follow with 26 and 24, while Y closes 19. NEEDED fits the D group; KEEPER and DEEPER show how often an R can finish the pattern.

P and R tie as the most common first letters, with 21 matches apiece. W starts 16, while T starts 14. That spread means the two fixed E tiles narrow the search, but the open first tile still gives you several productive routes.

How to use 6-letter words with E as the 2nd and 3rd letter

For a puzzle, keep the known tiles in place and sort candidates by the final letter you have already tested. If D is confirmed, NEEDED and SEEDED are concrete checks; if the last tile is R, try KEEPER or DEEPER. The leading endings give you a sensible order for narrowing the options.

For Scrabble, the common-looking words are not always the best scoring plays. JEEZLY scores 25, while VEEJAY and FEEZED score 19 each, so unusual consonants can outweigh familiarity. The limitation is that only 19 entries are common; check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match.