6-letter words starting with E

6-letter words starting with E total 684, from familiar ENOUGH and ENERGY to EXEQUY, the top scorer at 25 points.

684 wordsTop pick ENOUGHHighest score EXEQUY 25

102 of 684 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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S starts the most 6-letter words (2,737); X starts the fewest (19). E ranks #14 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 102 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 102 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 684

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

EADISH₁₀
EAGERS₇
EAGLED₈
EAGLES₇
EAGLET₇
EAGRES₇
EANING₇
EARBOB₁₀
EARBUD₉
EARCON₈
EARDED₈
EARFUL₉
EARING₇
EARLAP₈
EARNED₇
EARNER₆
EARTHS₉
EARTHY₁₂
EARWAX₁₆
EARWIG₁₀
EASELS₆
EASERS₆
EASIED₇
EASIER₆
EASIES₆
EASILY₉
EASING₇
EASLES₆
EASSEL₆
EASSIL₆
EASTED₇
EASTER₆
EATAGE₇
EATCHE₁₁
EATERS₆
EATERY₉
EATHLY₁₂
EATING₇
EBAYER₁₁
EBBETS₁₀
EBBING₁₁
EBOOKS₁₂
ECARTE₈
ECBOLE₁₀
ECESIC₁₀
ECESIS₈
ECHARD₁₂
ECHING₁₂
ECHINI₁₁
ECHIUM₁₃
ECHOED₁₂
ECHOER₁₁
ECHOES₁₁
ECHOEY₁₄
ECHOIC₁₃
ECLAIR₈
ECLATS₈
ECLOSE₈
ECONUT₈
ECTOPY₁₃
ECTYPE₁₃
ECURIE₈
ECZEMA₁₉
EDDIED₉
EDDIES₈
EDDISH₁₁
EDDOES₈
EDEMAS₉
EDENIC₉
EDGERS₈
EDGIER₈
EDGILY₁₁
EDGING₉
EDIBLE₉
EDICTS₉
EDILES₇
EDITED₈
EDITOR₇
EDUCED₁₀
EDUCES₉
EDUCTS₉
EECHED₁₂
EECHES₁₁
EEJITS₁₃
EELIER₆
EELING₇
EERIER₆
EERILY₉
EEVENS₉
EFFACE₁₄
EFFECT₁₄
EFFEIR₁₂
EFFERE₁₂
EFFETE₁₂
EFFIGY₁₆
EFFING₁₃
EFFLUX₁₉
EFFORT₁₂
EFFRAY₁₅
EFFUSE₁₂
EFTEST₉
EGALLY₁₀
EGENCE₉
EGENCY₁₂
EGESTA₇
EGESTS₇
EGGARS₈
EGGCUP₁₂
EGGERS₈
EGGERY₁₁
EGGIER₈
EGGING₉
EGGLER₈
EGGNOG₉
EGISES₇
EGOISM₉
EGOIST₇
EGOITY₁₀
EGRESS₇
EGRETS₇
EIDENT₇
EIDERS₇
EIDOLA₇
EIGHTH₁₃
EIGHTS₁₀
EIGHTY₁₃
EIKING₁₁
EIKONS₁₀
EIRACK₁₂
EISELL₆
EISELS₆
EITHER₉
EJECTA₁₅
EJECTS₁₅
EJIDOS₁₄
EKUELE₁₀
ELAINS₆
ELANCE₈
ELANDS₇
ELANET₆
ELAPID₉
ELAPSE₈
ELATED₇
ELATER₆
ELATES₆
ELBOWS₁₁
ELCHEE₁₁
ELCHIS₁₁
ELDERS₇
ELDEST₇
ELDING₈
ELDINS₇
ELECTS₈
ELEGIT₇
ELEMIS₈
ELENCH₁₁
ELEVEN₉
ELEVON₉
ELFING₁₀
ELFINS₉
ELFISH₁₂
ELIADS₇
ELICHE₁₁
ELICIT₈
ELIDED₈
ELIDES₇
ELINTS₆
ELITES₆
ELIXIR₁₃
ELLOPS₈
ELMIER₈
ELODEA₇
ELOGES₇
ELOIGN₇
ELOINS₆
ELOPED₉
ELOPER₈
ELOPES₈
ELPEES₈
ELSHIN₉
ELSINS₆
ELTCHI₁₁
ELUANT₆
ELUATE₆
ELUDED₈
ELUDER₇
ELUDES₇
ELUENT₆
ELUTED₇
ELUTES₆
ELUTOR₆
ELUVIA₉
ELVANS₉
ELVERS₉
ELVISH₁₂
ELYTRA₉
EMAILS₈
EMBACE₁₂
EMBAIL₁₀
EMBALE₁₀
EMBALL₁₀
EMBALM₁₂
EMBANK₁₄
EMBARK₁₄
EMBARS₁₀
EMBASE₁₀
EMBAYS₁₃
EMBEDS₁₁
EMBERS₁₀
EMBLEM₁₂
EMBLIC₁₂
EMBODY₁₄
EMBOGS₁₁
EMBOIL₁₀
EMBOLI₁₀
EMBOLY₁₃
EMBOSK₁₄
EMBOSS₁₀
EMBOST₁₀
EMBOWS₁₃
EMBRUE₁₀
EMBRYO₁₃
EMBUSY₁₃
EMCEED₁₁
EMCEES₁₀
EMDASH₁₂
EMEERS₈
EMENDS₉
EMERGE₉
EMERGS₉
EMEROD₉
EMERSE₈
EMESES₈
EMESIS₈
EMETIC₁₀
EMETIN₈
EMEUTE₈
EMIGRE₉
EMLETS₈
EMMERS₁₀
EMMESH₁₃
EMMETS₁₀
EMMEWS₁₃
EMMOVE₁₃
EMODIN₉
EMOJIS₁₅
EMOTED₉
EMOTER₈
EMOTES₈
EMOVED₁₂
EMOVES₁₁
EMPALE₁₀
EMPARE₁₀
EMPARL₁₀
EMPART₁₀
EMPATH₁₃
EMPERY₁₃
EMPING₁₁
EMPIRE₁₀
EMPLOY₁₃
EMPTED₁₁
EMPUSA₁₀
EMPUSE₁₀
EMULED₉
EMULES₈
EMULGE₉
EMUNGE₉
EMURED₉
EMURES₈
EMYDES₁₂
ENABLE₈
ENACTS₈
ENAMEL₈
ENAMOR₈
ENARCH₁₁
ENARMS₈
ENATES₆
ENATIC₈
ENCAGE₉
ENCALM₁₀
ENCAMP₁₂
ENCASE₈
ENCASH₁₁
ENCAVE₁₁
ENCINA₈
ENCODE₉
ENCORE₈
ENCYST₁₁
ENDART₇
ENDASH₁₀
ENDCAP₁₁
ENDEAR₇
ENDERS₇
ENDEWS₁₀
ENDING₈
ENDITE₇
ENDIVE₁₀
ENDOSS₇
ENDOWS₁₀
ENDRIN₇
ENDUED₈
ENDUES₇
ENDURE₇
ENDURO₇
ENEMAS₈
ENERGY₁₀
ENERVE₉
ENEWED₁₀
ENFACE₁₁
ENFANT₉
ENFIRE₉
ENFOLD₁₀
ENFORM₁₁
ENFREE₉
ENGAGE₈
ENGAOL₇
ENGILD₈
ENGILT₇
ENGINE₇
ENGIRD₈
ENGIRT₇
ENGLUT₇
ENGOBE₉
ENGORE₇
ENGRAM₉
ENGULF₁₀
ENHALO₉
ENIACS₈
ENIGMA₉
ENISLE₆
ENJAMB₁₇
ENJOIN₁₃
ENJOYS₁₆
ENLACE₈
ENLARD₇
ENLEVE₉
ENLINK₁₀
ENLIST₆
ENLOCK₁₂
ENMESH₁₁
ENMEWS₁₁
ENMITY₁₁
ENMOVE₁₁
ENNAGE₇
ENNEAD₇
ENNOGS₇
ENNUIS₆
ENNUYE₉
ENODAL₇
ENOKIS₁₀
ENOLIC₈
ENOSES₆
ENOSIS₆
ENOUGH₁₀
ENRACE₈
ENRAGE₇
ENRANK₁₀
ENRAPT₈
ENRICH₁₁
ENRING₇
ENROBE₈
ENROLL₆
ENROLS₆
ENROOT₆
ENSATE₆
ENSEAL₆
ENSEAM₈
ENSEAR₆
ENSERF₉
ENSEWS₉
ENSIGN₇
ENSILE₆
ENSOUL₆
ENSUED₇
ENSUES₆
ENSURE₆
ENTAIL₆
ENTAME₈
ENTERA₆
ENTERS₆
ENTETE₆
ENTICE₈
ENTIRE₆
ENTITY₉
ENTOIL₆
ENTOMB₁₀
ENTRAP₈
ENTREE₆
ENTREZ₁₅
ENURED₇
ENURES₆
ENVIED₁₀
ENVIER₉
ENVIES₉
ENVIRO₉
ENVOIS₉
ENVOYS₁₂
ENWALL₉
ENWIND₁₀
ENWOMB₁₃
ENWRAP₁₁
ENZIAN₁₅
ENZONE₁₅
ENZYME₂₀
ENZYMS₂₀
EOCENE₈
EOLIAN₆
EOLITH₉
EONIAN₆
EONISM₈
EOSINE₆
EOSINS₆
EOTHEN₉
EPACTS₁₀
EPARCH₁₃
EPATER₈
EPAULE₈
EPEIRA₈
EPERDU₉
EPHAHS₁₄
EPHEBE₁₃
EPHEBI₁₃
EPHODS₁₂
EPHORI₁₁
EPHORS₁₁
EPICAL₁₀
EPIGON₉
EPILOG₉
EPIMER₁₀
EPIZOA₁₇
EPOCHA₁₃
EPOCHS₁₃
EPODES₉
EPODIC₁₁
EPONYM₁₃
EPOPEE₁₀
EPOPTS₁₀
EPOSES₈
EPRISE₈
EPROMS₁₀
EPUISE₈
EPULIS₈
EQUALI₁₅
EQUALS₁₅
EQUANT₁₅
EQUATE₁₅
EQUIDS₁₆
EQUINE₁₅
EQUIPE₁₇
EQUIPS₁₇
EQUITY₁₈
ERASED₇
ERASER₆
ERASES₆
ERBIAS₈
ERBIUM₁₀
ERECTS₈
EREMIC₁₀
ERENOW₉
ERGATE₇
ERGONS₇
ERGOTS₇
ERIACH₁₁
ERICAS₈
ERICKS₁₂
ERINGO₇
ERINUS₆
ERLANG₇
ERMINE₈
ERNING₇
ERODED₈
ERODES₇
EROSES₆
EROTIC₈
ERRAND₇
ERRANT₆
ERRATA₆
ERRING₇
ERRORS₆
ERSATZ₁₅
ERUCIC₁₀
ERUCTS₈
ERUGOS₇
ERUPTS₈
ERUVIM₁₁
ERUVIN₉
ERVILS₉
ERYNGO₁₀
ESCAPE₁₀
ESCARP₁₀
ESCARS₈
ESCHAR₁₁
ESCHEW₁₄
ESCORT₈
ESCOTS₈
ESCROC₁₀
ESCROL₈
ESCROW₁₁
ESCUDO₉
ESILES₆
ESKARS₁₀
ESKERS₁₀
ESKIES₁₀
ESLOIN₆
ESNECY₁₁
ESPADA₉
ESPIAL₈
ESPIED₉
ESPIER₈
ESPIES₈
ESPOIR₈
ESPRIT₈
ESSAYS₉
ESSIVE₉
ESSOIN₆
ESTATE₆
ESTEEM₈
ESTERS₆
ESTOCS₈
ESTOPS₈
ESTRAL₆
ESTRAY₉
ESTRIN₆
ESTROS₆
ESTRUM₈
ESTRUS₆
ETAGES₇
ETALON₆
ETAMIN₈
ETAPES₈
ETCHED₁₂
ETCHER₁₁
ETCHES₁₁
ETERNE₆
ETHALS₉
ETHANE₉
ETHENE₉
ETHERS₉
ETHICS₁₁
ETHION₉
ETHNIC₁₁
ETHNOS₉
ETHOXY₁₉
ETHYLS₁₂
ETHYNE₁₂
ETOILE₆
ETRIER₆
ETTINS₆
ETTLED₇
ETTLES₆
ETUDES₇
ETWEES₉
ETYMIC₁₃
ETYMON₁₁
ETYPIC₁₃
EUCAIN₈
EUCHRE₁₁
EUGHEN₁₀
EUKING₁₁
EULOGY₁₀
EUMONG₉
EUMUNG₉
EUNUCH₁₁
EUOUAE₆
EUPADS₉
EUPHON₁₁
EUPNEA₈
EUREKA₁₀
EURIPI₈
EUROKY₁₃
EUSOLS₆
EUTAXY₁₆
EVADED₁₁
EVADER₁₀
EVADES₁₀
EVEJAR₁₆
EVENED₁₀
EVENER₉
EVENLY₁₂
EVENTS₉
EVERTS₉
EVICTS₁₁
EVILER₉
EVILLY₁₂
EVINCE₁₁
EVITED₁₀
EVITES₉
EVOKED₁₄
EVOKER₁₃
EVOKES₁₃
EVOLUE₉
EVOLVE₁₂
EVOVAE₁₂
EVULSE₉
EVZONE₁₈
EWFTES₁₂
EWGHEN₁₃
EWKING₁₄
EXACTA₁₅
EXACTS₁₅
EXACUM₁₇
EXALTS₁₃
EXAMEN₁₅
EXARCH₁₈
EXCAMB₁₉
EXCEED₁₆
EXCELS₁₅
EXCEPT₁₇
EXCESS₁₅
EXCIDE₁₆
EXCISE₁₅
EXCITE₁₅
EXCUSE₁₅
EXEATS₁₃
EXEDRA₁₄
EXEEMS₁₅
EXEMED₁₆
EXEMES₁₅
EXEMPT₁₇
EXEQUY₂₅
EXERTS₁₃
EXEUNT₁₃
EXHALE₁₆
EXHORT₁₆
EXHUME₁₈
EXILED₁₄
EXILER₁₃
EXILES₁₃
EXILIC₁₅
EXINES₁₃
EXISTS₁₃
EXITED₁₄
EXODES₁₄
EXODIC₁₆
EXODOI₁₄
EXODOS₁₄
EXODUS₁₄
EXOGEN₁₄
EXOMES₁₅
EXOMIS₁₅
EXONIC₁₅
EXONYM₁₈
EXOPOD₁₆
EXOTIC₁₅
EXPAND₁₆
EXPATS₁₅
EXPECT₁₇
EXPELS₁₅
EXPEND₁₆
EXPERT₁₅
EXPIRE₁₅
EXPIRY₁₈
EXPORT₁₅
EXPOSE₁₅
EXPUGN₁₆
EXSECT₁₅
EXSERT₁₃
EXTANT₁₃
EXTASY₁₆
EXTEND₁₄
EXTENT₁₃
EXTERN₁₃
EXTINE₁₃
EXTIRP₁₅
EXTOLD₁₄
EXTOLL₁₃
EXTOLS₁₃
EXTORT₁₃
EXTRAS₁₃
EXUDED₁₅
EXUDES₁₄
EXULTS₁₃
EXURBS₁₅
EXUVIA₁₆
EYALET₉
EYASES₉
EYEBAR₁₁
EYECUP₁₃
EYEFUL₁₂
EYEING₁₀
EYELET₉
EYELID₁₀
EYLIAD₁₀
EYRIES₉

Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 6th letter is S.

2nd letter

N20%
X11%
M11%

3rd letter

4th letter

I17%
A12%
E12%

5th letter

E22%
N10%
R10%

6th letter

S29%
E16%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; EXEQUY tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 79 words
7 points: 77 words
88 points: 105 words
9 points: 98 words
1010 points: 77 words
11 points: 57 words
1212 points: 38 words
13 points: 53 words
1414 points: 23 words
15 points: 38 words
1616 points: 18 words
17 points: 8 words
1818 points: 6 words
19 points: 4 words
2020 points: 2 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
EXEQUY	25	25	All three
ENZYME	20	21	All three
ENZYMS	20	21	All three
ECZEMA	19	21	All three
EFFLUX	19	21	All three
ETHOXY	19	17	All three
EXCAMB	19	22	Collins only
EQUITY	18	18	All three
EXPIRY	18	18	All three
EXHUME	18	19	All three
EXARCH	18	18	All three
EVZONE	18	20	All three

Six-letter E words range from everyday choices such as EITHER, EFFECT, and EFFORT to technical or uncommon plays. Of 684 entries, 102 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the list mixes familiar vocabulary with tournament-focused possibilities. Ending patterns offer a quick extra clue when your rack or puzzle already fixes the first letter.

Six-letter E words at a glance

The list contains 684 words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
ENOUGH, EITHER, ENERGY, ENTIRE, and EFFECT are among the familiar examples.
A final S is the most common ending, appearing in 199 entries; final E appears in 107.
EXEQUY leads the scoring list at 25 points, ahead of ENZYME and ENZYMS at 20.
Only 102 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Neighboring lengths differ sharply: 298 five-letter E words and 1,191 seven-letter E words.

Which dictionaries include these E words?

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 673 words, compared with 484 in NWL2023 and 453 in ENABLE. The total of 684 counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not words accepted everywhere.

That difference matters when you play across apps or board-game editions. A word accepted in Collins might not work in your North American game, for example. Check your game's word list when a play depends on an unfamiliar entry.

Which E starters score the most?

EXEQUY scores 25 points, the highest value among the examples.
ENZYME and ENZYMS each score 20 points.
ECZEMA, EFFLUX, ETHOXY, and EXCAMB are 19-point options.
EQUITY, EXPIRY, and EXHUME each score 18 points.

How to use 6-letter words starting with E

When the first letter is fixed, check the final tile next: S and E are the leading endings, with 199 and 107 matches. That makes a final S a strong pattern to test, though the exact letters already on your rack should decide the play. D follows with 58, then T with 42 and R with 40, so the drop-off after S and E is steep.

For a quick recall check, try common words such as ESCAPE, ENGINE, or ENSURE before reaching for rarer scoring choices. The 684 entries include many words outside the most frequent vocabulary, so a long word list is not the same as a list of familiar plays.

Questions people ask

Which six-letter word starting with E scores the most?

EXEQUY scores the most, at 25 points. ENZYME and ENZYMS follow at 20 points each, while ECZEMA, EFFLUX, ETHOXY, and EXCAMB score 19. Check the word list for your game before building a play around an unfamiliar scorer.

How many six-letter E words are common?

There are 102 entries in the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar examples include ENOUGH, EITHER, ENERGY, ENTIRE, and EFFECT. The full set also includes many less familiar tournament words, so frequency and dictionary acceptance are different questions.

What is the most common last letter for these words?

S is the most common final letter, with 199 matches; E comes next with 107. If your pattern fixes the first E but leaves the last tile open, testing an S ending is a sensible first move, not a guarantee of a match.

Do all six-letter E words work in every word game?

No. Collins includes 673 of these words, while NWL2023 includes 484 and ENABLE includes 453. The overall count includes a word if at least one tournament dictionary accepts it, so game-specific lists can reject some entries.

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