5 Letter Words Starting with E

Common five-letter words that start with E

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

• every 11/11 (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
• early 8/8 at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
• earth 8/7 the 3rd planet from the sun
• eight 9/9 being one more than seven
• enjoy 15/17 derive or receive pleasure from
• extra 12/12 more than is needed, desired, or required
• enemy 10/11 an opposing military force
• empty 12/13 make void or empty of contents
• enter 5/6 to come or go into
• ended 7/8 (form of end) either extremity of something that has length
• exist 12/12 have an existence, be extant
• event 8/10 something that happens at a given place and time
• exact 14/15 marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
• eaten 5/6
• equal 14/16 be identical or equivalent to
• entry 8/8 an item inserted in a written record
• eagle 6/8 any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
• error 5/5 a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
• elder 6/7 a person who is older than you are
• eager 6/7 having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
• erase 5/5 remove from memory or existence
• elbow 10/12 hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• essay 8/7 an analytic or interpretive literary composition
• erica 7/8 any plant of the genus Erica
• exits 12/12 (form of exit) an opening that permits escape or release
• elves 8/10 an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
• elite 5/6 a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• edges 7/8 (form of edge) the boundary of a surface
• exams 14/15 (form of exam) a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• ether 8/7 the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
• emery 10/10 a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite
• exile 12/13 expel from a country
• eerie 5/5 suggestive of the supernatural
• eater 5/5 someone who consumes food for nourishment
• elect 7/9 select by a vote for an office or membership
• evils 8/10 (form of evil) morally objectionable behavior
• enema 7/9 an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation
• eject 14/17 put out or expel from a place
• expel 14/16 force to leave or move out
• elope 7/9 run away secretly with one's beloved
• erect 7/8 construct, build, or erect
• edema 8/9 swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
• ethic 10/10 the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
• earns 5/6 (form of earn) earn on some commercial or business transaction
• evade 9/10 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• ebony 10/11 a very dark black
• envoy 11/12 a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
• excel 14/16 distinguish oneself
• euros 5/6 (form of euro) the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999)
• evict 10/12 expel or eject without recourse to legal process

All 192 five-letter words that start with E

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