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5 letter words with A and E

Every five-letter word with A and E, everyday words first. Need more filters? The five-letter word finder takes the letters you know in any spot.

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5 letter words with A and E in numbers

  • 1,325 words in total, of which 575 are everyday words.
  • The most common first letter is a (210 words), followed by s (116).
  • Letters found most often: a 100%, e 100%, s 36%, r 33%, l 23% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with a and e

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
WordPoints
tazze23
zazen23
zaxes21
fazed18
hazed18
quake18
fazes17
hazel17
hazes17
feaze17
hazer17
mazed17

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All 5 letter words with a and e

All 1,325 words, A to Z.

a (210)

aahed, abase, abate, abbes, abbey, abeam, abele, abets, abide, abled, abler, ables, abode, above, abuse, abyed, abyes, acerb, aceta, ached, aches, ackee, acmes, acned, acnes, acred, acres, acted, acute, adage, added, adder, addle, adeem, adept, adieu, admen, adobe, adore, adoze, adzed, adzes, aecia, aedes, aegis, aeons, aerie, afire, afore, after, agape, agate, agave, agaze, agene, agent, agers, agger, aggie, agile, aglee, aglet, agley, agone, agree, agued, agues, ahead, aided, aider, aides, ailed, aimed, aimer, aired, airer, aisle, aiver, aiyee, ajies, akees, akela, akene, alane, alate, alder, alecs, alefs, aleph, alert, algae, alien, alike, aline, alive, alkie, allee, alley, almeh, almes, aloes, alone, alter, amaze, amber, amble, ameba, ameer, amend, amens, ament, amice, amide, amies, amine, amole, amped, ample, amuse, anear, anele, anent, angel, anger, angle, anile, anime, anise, ankle, annex, anode, anole, ansae, antae, anted, antes, antre, apace, apeak, apeek, apers, apery, apnea, appel, apple, apres, apses, apter, aquae, arame, arced, ardeb, areae, areal, areas, areca, areic, arena, arene, arepa, arete, argle, argue, ariel, arise, arles, armed, armer, armet, arose, arpen, arses, artel, ashed, ashen, ashes, aside, asked, asker, askew, aspen, asper, asses, asset, aster, atone, atted, auger, aurae, aurei, aures, avens, avers, avert, awake, aware, awned, awoke, axels, axile, axite, axled, axles, axmen, axone, azide, azine, azole, azote, azure

b (76)

baaed, babel, babes, badge, bagel, baize, baked, baker, bakes, baled, baler, bales, baned, banes, barbe, barde, bared, barer, bares, barge, barre, barye, based, baser, bases, baste, bated, bates, bathe, bayed, bayer, beach, beads, beady, beaks, beaky, beals, beams, beamy, beano, beans, beard, bears, beast, beats, beaus, beaut, beaux, becap, bedad, begad, began, begat, belay, belga, bemas, betas, betta, blade, blame, blare, blase, blate, blaze, bleak, blear, bleat, bohea, brace, braes, brake, brave, braze, bread, break, bream

c (77)

caber, cable, cache, cades, cadet, cadge, cadre, caeca, cafes, caged, cager, cages, cagey, caked, cakes, cakey, calve, camel, cameo, cames, caned, caner, canes, canoe, caped, caper, capes, cared, carer, cares, caret, carex, carle, carse, carte, carve, cased, cases, caste, cater, cates, cause, caved, caver, caves, cavie, cawed, cease, cecal, cedar, ceiba, cella, ceria, cesta, chafe, chape, chare, chase, cheap, cheat, chela, clade, clave, clean, clear, cleat, comae, coxae, crake, crane, crape, crate, crave, craze, creak, cream, cymae

d (52)

daces, dales, dames, dance, dared, darer, dares, dated, dater, dates, daube, daven, dawed, dawen, dazed, dazes, deads, deair, deals, dealt, deans, dears, deary, deash, death, deave, debag, debar, decaf, decal, decan, decay, dedal, defat, degas, delay, delta, denar, derat, deray, derma, devas, dewan, dewar, dewax, drake, drape, drave, dread, dream, drear, dwale

e (53)

eager, eagle, eagre, eared, earls, early, earns, earth, eased, easel, easer, eases, easts, eaten, eater, eaved, eaves, eclat, edema, egads, eggar, ekkas, elain, eland, elans, elate, email, embar, embay, enact, enate, enema, entia, epact, ephah, ephas, equal, erase, erica, escar, eskar, essay, etape, etnas, etyma, evade, exact, exalt, exams, expat, extra, eyass, eyras

f (57)

fable, faced, facer, faces, facet, faded, fader, fades, fadge, faena, faery, faked, faker, fakes, fakey, fakie, false, famed, fames, fanes, farce, fared, farer, fares, farle, fated, fates, fauve, faver, faves, faxed, faxes, fayed, fazed, fazes, fears, fease, feast, feats, feaze, fecal, fella, feral, feria, festa, fetal, fetas, feuar, flake, flame, flare, fleam, fleas, fovea, frame, freak, frena

g (50)

gable, gaffe, gaged, gager, gages, galea, galed, gales, gambe, gamed, gamer, games, gamey, ganef, ganev, gaped, gaper, gapes, gases, gated, gater, gates, gauge, gauze, gavel, gayer, gazed, gazer, gazes, geans, gears, gemma, genoa, genua, gerah, getas, glace, glade, glare, glaze, gleam, glean, gleba, grace, grade, grape, grate, grave, graze, great

h (53)

hacek, haded, hades, haems, haets, hajes, hakes, haled, haler, hales, halve, hames, hance, hanse, haole, hared, harem, hares, haste, hated, hater, hates, haute, haven, haver, haves, hawed, hawse, hayed, hayer, hayey, hazed, hazel, hazer, hazes, heads, heady, heals, heaps, heapy, heard, hears, heart, heath, heats, heave, heavy, hemal, henna, herma, hevea, hexad, hyena

i (8)

ideal, ideas, ileac, ileal, image, inane, irade, irate

j (13)

jaded, jades, jager, jaker, jakes, jambe, janes, japed, japer, japes, jawed, jeans, jehad

k (11)

kales, kames, kanes, kebab, kebar, kenaf, ketas, kheda, knave, knawe, knead

l (74)

label, laced, lacer, laces, lacey, laded, laden, lader, lades, ladle, laevo, lager, laked, laker, lakes, lamed, lamer, lames, lance, lanes, lapel, lapse, laree, lares, large, lased, laser, lases, lated, laten, later, latex, lathe, latke, latte, laved, laver, laves, lawed, laxer, laxes, layed, layer, lazed, lazes, leach, leads, leady, leafs, leafy, leaks, leaky, leans, leant, leaps, leapt, learn, lears, leary, lease, leash, least, leave, leavy, legal, lehua, leman, lemma, lepta, levas, liane, lutea, lyase, lycea

m (63)

mabes, maced, macer, maces, mache, macle, madre, mages, mahoe, maile, maize, maker, makes, males, mamee, mamey, mamie, maneb, maned, manes, mange, manse, maple, mares, marge, marse, maser, mases, masse, mated, mater, mates, matey, matte, mauve, maven, mavie, mawed, maxed, maxes, maybe, mayed, mazed, mazer, mazes, meads, meals, mealy, means, meant, meany, meats, meaty, mecca, medal, media, menad, mensa, menta, mesas, metal, minae, morae

n (22)

nabes, nacre, naevi, naive, naked, naled, named, namer, names, naped, napes, nappe, nares, nates, navel, naves, neaps, nears, neath, neats, nemas, novae

o (15)

oaked, oaken, oared, oases, oaten, oater, oaves, obeah, ocean, ocrea, omega, opera, orate, oread, ovate

p (93)

paced, pacer, paces, pacey, padle, padre, paean, paeon, paged, pager, pages, paise, palea, paled, paleo, paler, pales, palet, paned, panel, panes, panne, paper, parae, pared, paren, pareo, parer, pares, pareu, parge, parle, parse, parve, paseo, pases, passe, paste, pated, paten, pater, pates, pause, paved, paver, paves, pawed, pawer, paxes, payed, payee, payer, peace, peach, peage, peags, peaks, peaky, peals, peans, pearl, pears, peart, pease, peats, peaty, peavy, pecan, pedal, pekan, pelau, penal, penna, pepla, perea, petal, phage, phase, pieta, pilea, place, plage, plane, plate, plead, pleas, pleat, plena, prase, prate, presa, psoae, pupae

q (5)

quake, quale, quare, quate, quean

r (88)

raced, racer, races, raged, ragee, rager, rages, raise, rajes, raked, rakee, raker, rakes, rales, ramee, ramen, ramet, ramie, rance, ranee, range, raper, raphe, rared, rarer, rares, rased, raser, rases, rated, ratel, rater, rates, rathe, raved, ravel, raven, raver, raves, ravey, rawer, raxed, raxes, rayed, razed, razee, razer, razes, reach, react, readd, reads, ready, reais, realm, reals, reams, reaps, rearm, rears, reata, reave, rebar, recap, recta, redan, redia, regal, regma, regna, rehab, relax, relay, reman, remap, renal, repay, reran, resat, resaw, resay, retag, retax, retia, rewan, rewax, rheas, rugae

s (116)

sabed, saber, sabes, sable, sabre, sades, sadhe, safer, safes, sager, sages, saice, saker, sakes, salep, sales, salve, samek, samey, saned, saner, sanes, saree, sarge, sated, satem, sates, sauce, saute, saved, saver, saves, sawed, sawer, saxes, sayed, sayer, scale, scape, scare, scena, seals, seams, seamy, sears, seats, sedan, seiza, selah, selva, senna, sensa, sepal, sepia, septa, serac, serai, seral, setae, setal, sewan, sewar, shade, shake, shale, shame, shape, share, shave, sheaf, sheal, shear, sheas, skate, skean, slake, slate, slave, smaze, smear, snake, snare, sneak, sneap, soave, space, spade, spaed, spaes, spake, spale, spare, spate, speak, spean, spear, stade, stage, stake, stale, stane, stare, state, stave, stead, steak, steal, steam, stela, stoae, suave, swage, swale, sware, swear, sweat

t (77)

taber, tabes, table, taces, tacet, tache, taels, tajes, taken, taker, takes, taler, tales, tamed, tamer, tames, taped, taper, tapes, tared, tares, targe, tarre, tased, taser, tases, tasse, taste, tater, tates, taupe, tawed, tawer, tawie, tawse, taxed, taxer, taxes, tazze, teach, teaks, teals, teams, tears, teary, tease, teats, tecta, tegua, telae, telia, tenia, tepal, tepas, terai, terga, terra, tesla, testa, tetra, texas, thane, theca, theta, tinea, toeas, togae, trace, trade, trave, tread, treat, trefa, tsade, tubae, twaes, tweak

u (14)

ukase, ulema, ulnae, uraei, urare, urase, urate, ureal, ureas, ursae, usage, usnea, uveal, uveas

v (26)

vague, vales, valet, valse, value, valve, vaned, vanes, vaped, vaper, vapes, varec, varve, vases, vaxed, vaxes, veals, vealy, veena, vegan, vegas, velar, venae, venal, vesta, vitae

w (46)

wacke, waded, wader, wades, wafer, waged, wager, wages, waive, waked, waken, waker, wakes, waled, waler, wales, walie, wames, waned, wanes, waney, wared, wares, warez, waste, water, waved, waver, waves, wavey, waxed, waxen, waxer, waxes, weald, weals, weans, wears, weary, weave, wekas, wetas, whale, wheal, wheat, wreak

x (1)

xenia

y (14)

yager, yages, yajes, yamen, yarer, yawed, yawey, yeahs, yeans, yearn, years, yeast, yenta, yerba

z (11)

zaire, zaxes, zazen, zeals, zebra, zedas, zetas, zoeae, zoeal, zoeas, zonae

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have both A and E?
There are 1,325 in our game word list, and 575 of them are everyday words.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.