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4-letter words with E as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 4-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when E is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abed, abet, aced.

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368 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abed	4	2
abet	4	2
aced	4	2
aces	4	2
aged	4	2
agee	4	1
ager	4	2
ages	4	2
ahed	4	2
ahem	4	2
ajee	4	1
akee	4	1
alec	4	2
alee	4	1
alef	4	2
ales	4	2
amen	4	2
anes	4	2
anew	4	2
aped	4	2
aper	4	2
apes	4	2
apex	4	2
area	4	2
ares	4	2
asea	4	2
ates	4	2
aver	4	2
aves	4	2
awed	4	2
awee	4	1
awes	4	2
axed	4	2
axel	4	2
axes	4	2
ayes	4	1
beef	4	1
been	4	1
beep	4	1
beer	4	1
bees	4	1
beet	4	1
bier	4	1
bleb	4	1
bled	4	1
blet	4	1
blew	4	1
bred	4	1
bree	4	1
bren	4	1
brew	4	1
byes	4	1
cees	4	1
chef	4	1
chew	4	1
chez	4	1
clef	4	1
clew	4	1
coed	4	1
cred	4	1
crew	4	1
cued	4	1
cues	4	1
deed	4	1
deem	4	1
deep	4	1
deer	4	1
dees	4	1
deet	4	1
died	4	1
diel	4	1
dies	4	1
diet	4	1
doer	4	1
does	4	1
dree	4	1
dreg	4	1
drek	4	1
drew	4	1
duel	4	1
dues	4	1
duet	4	1
dyed	4	1
dyer	4	1
dyes	4	1
eger	4	2
eked	4	2
ekes	4	2
emes	4	2
emeu	4	2
epee	4	1
eses	4	2
even	4	2
ever	4	2
eves	4	2
ewer	4	2
ewes	4	2
exec	4	2
exes	4	2
eyed	4	1
eyen	4	1
eyer	4	1
eyes	4	1
feed	4	1
feel	4	1
fees	4	1
feet	4	1
fief	4	1
flea	4	1
fled	4	1
flee	4	1
flew	4	1
flex	4	1
fley	4	1
foes	4	1
free	4	1
fret	4	1
fuel	4	1
gaed	4	1
gaen	4	1
gaes	4	1
geed	4	1
geek	4	1
gees	4	1
geez	4	1
ghee	4	1
gied	4	1
gien	4	1
gies	4	1
gled	4	1
glee	4	1
gleg	4	1
glen	4	1
gley	4	1
goer	4	1
goes	4	1
gree	4	1
grew	4	1
grey	4	1
haed	4	1
haem	4	1
haen	4	1
haes	4	1
haet	4	1
heed	4	1
heel	4	1
hied	4	1
hies	4	1
hoed	4	1
hoer	4	1
hoes	4	1
hued	4	1
hues	4	1
ibex	4	2
iced	4	2
ices	4	2
idea	4	2
idem	4	2
ides	4	2
ilea	4	2
ilex	4	2
ired	4	2
ires	4	2
item	4	2
iter	4	2
jeed	4	1
jeep	4	1
jeer	4	1
jees	4	1
jeez	4	1
joes	4	1
joey	4	1
kaes	4	1
keef	4	1
keek	4	1
keel	4	1
keen	4	1
keep	4	1
keet	4	1
khet	4	1
kief	4	1
kier	4	1
knee	4	1
knew	4	1
koel	4	1
kues	4	1
kyes	4	1
leek	4	1
leer	4	1
lees	4	1
leet	4	1
lied	4	1
lief	4	1
lien	4	1
lier	4	1
lies	4	1
lieu	4	1
lues	4	1
lwei	4	1
lyes	4	1
maes	4	1
meed	4	1
meek	4	1
meet	4	1
mien	4	1
need	4	1
neem	4	1
neep	4	1
noel	4	1
noes	4	1
obes	4	2
obey	4	2
odea	4	2
odes	4	2
ogee	4	1
ohed	4	2
okeh	4	2
okes	4	2
olea	4	2
oleo	4	2
oles	4	2
omen	4	2
omer	4	2
ones	4	2
oped	4	2
open	4	2
opes	4	2
ores	4	2
oses	4	2
oven	4	2
over	4	2
owed	4	2
owes	4	2
oxen	4	2
oxes	4	2
oyer	4	1
oyes	4	1
oyez	4	1
peed	4	1
peek	4	1
peel	4	1
peen	4	1
peep	4	1
peer	4	1
pees	4	1
phew	4	1
pied	4	1
pier	4	1
pies	4	1
plea	4	1
pleb	4	1
pled	4	1
plew	4	1
plex	4	1
poem	4	1
poet	4	1
pree	4	1
prep	4	1
prex	4	1
prey	4	1
prez	4	1
pyes	4	1
quey	4	1
reed	4	1
reef	4	1
reek	4	1
reel	4	1
rees	4	1
rhea	4	1
riel	4	1
roes	4	1
rued	4	1
ruer	4	1
rues	4	1
ryes	4	1
seed	4	1
seek	4	1
seel	4	1
seem	4	1
seen	4	1
seep	4	1
seer	4	1
sees	4	1
shea	4	1
shed	4	1
shes	4	1
shew	4	1
skee	4	1
skeg	4	1
skep	4	1
skew	4	1
sled	4	1
slew	4	1
smew	4	1
sned	4	1
spec	4	1
sped	4	1
spew	4	1
stem	4	1
step	4	1
stet	4	1
stew	4	1
stey	4	1
sued	4	1
suer	4	1
sues	4	1
suet	4	1
tael	4	1
teed	4	1
teel	4	1
teem	4	1
teen	4	1
tees	4	1
thee	4	1
them	4	1
then	4	1
thew	4	1
they	4	1
tied	4	1
tier	4	1
ties	4	1
toea	4	1
toed	4	1
toes	4	1
tree	4	1
tref	4	1
trek	4	1
tret	4	1
trey	4	1
twee	4	1
tyee	4	1
tyer	4	1
tyes	4	1
ukes	4	2
urea	4	2
used	4	2
user	4	2
uses	4	2
utes	4	2
uvea	4	2
veep	4	1
veer	4	1
vees	4	1
vied	4	1
vier	4	1
vies	4	1
view	4	1
voes	4	1
waes	4	1
weed	4	1
week	4	1
weel	4	1
ween	4	1
weep	4	1
weer	4	1
wees	4	1
weet	4	1
whee	4	1
when	4	1
whet	4	1
whew	4	1
whey	4	1
woes	4	1
wren	4	1
wyes	4	1
ylem	4	2
zees	4	1
zoea	4	1

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed E in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping E locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.