5 Letter Words Containing E

Common five-letter words that contain E

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• there 8/7 in or at that place or location
• where 11/10
• never 8/10 not ever
• maybe 12/13 by chance
• these 8/7
• great 6/7 relatively large in size or number or extent
• those 8/7
• other 8/7 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
• after 8/8 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• their 8/7
• money 10/11 the most common medium of exchange
• place 9/12 a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• hello 8/9 an expression of greeting
• years 8/7 a late time of life
• leave 8/10 go away from a place
• every 11/11 (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
• three 8/7 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• house 8/8 a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
• being 8/11 the state or fact of existing
• guess 6/8 expect, believe, or suppose
• ready 9/8 completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• heard 9/8 detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
• whole 11/11 all of something including all its component elements or parts
• haven 11/12 a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
• while 11/11 a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
• since 7/9
• cause 7/9 events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
• alone 5/7 isolated from others
• honey 11/10 a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
• later 5/6 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• check 16/17 examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
• phone 10/11 electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then…
• under 6/8 located below or beneath something else
• heart 8/7 the locus of feelings and intuitions
• makes 11/12 (form of make) engage in
• comes 9/11 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• sleep 7/9 a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
• water 8/8 binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
• break 11/12 terminate
• times 7/8 a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
• close 7/9 at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
• means 7/9 thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
• death 9/8 the event of dying or departure from life
• asked 10/10 (form of ask) make a request or demand for something to somebody
• least 5/6 the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'
• quite 14/15 to a degree (not used with a negative)
• ahead 9/8 at or in the front
• women 10/12 (form of woman) an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
• speak 11/12 express in speech
• tried 6/6 tested and proved useful or correct

The 1,000 most common of 3,866 five-letter words that contain E

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