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5-letter words with E as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-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: abeam, abele, abets.

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566 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abeam52
abele52
abets52
acerb52
aceta53
adeem52
adept52
agene52
agent52
agers52
ahead52
akees52
akela53
akene52
alecs52
alefs52
aleph52
alert52
ameba53
ameer52
amend52
amens52
ament52
anear52
anele52
anent52
apeak52
apeek52
apers52
apery53
areae51
areal52
areas52
areca53
areic52
arena53
arete52
avens52
avers52
avert52
axels52
beech51
beefs51
beefy52
beeps51
beers51
beery52
beets51
bield51
biers51
bleak51
blear51
bleat51
blebs51
bleed51
bleep51
blend51
blent51
bless51
blest51
blets51
bread51
break51
bream51
brede51
breed51
brees51
brens51
brent51
breve51
brews51
caeca52
cheap51
cheat51
check51
cheek51
cheep51
cheer51
chefs51
chela52
chemo52
chert51
chess51
chest51
cheth51
chevy52
chews51
chewy52
clean51
clear51
cleat51
cleek51
clefs51
cleft51
clepe51
clept51
clerk51
clews51
coeds51
creak51
cream51
credo52
creed51
creek51
creel51
creep51
creme51
crepe51
crept51
crepy52
cress51
crest51
crews51
deeds51
deedy52
deems51
deeps51
deers51
deets51
diene51
diets51
doers51
doest51
doeth51
dread51
dream51
drear51
dreck51
dreed51
drees51
dregs51
dreks51
dress51
drest51
duels51
duets51
dweeb51
dwell51
dwelt51
dyers51
edema53
egers52
egest52
eject52
elect52
elegy53
elemi53
emeer52
emend52
emery53
emeus52
enema53
enemy53
epees52
erect52
evens52
event52
evert52
every53
ewers52
execs52
exert52
eyers51
faena52
faery52
feeds51
feels51
feeze51
fiefs51
field51
fiend51
fiery52
fjeld51
fleam51
fleas51
fleck51
fleer51
flees51
fleet51
flesh51
flews51
fleys51
foehn51
freak51
freed51
freer51
frees51
fremd51
frena52
frere51
fresh51
frets51
fuels51
geeks51
geeky52
geese51
geest51
ghees51
gleam51
glean51
gleba52
glebe51
glede51
gleds51
gleed51
gleek51
glees51
gleet51
glens51
gleys51
goers51
great51
grebe51
greed51
greek51
green51
grees51
greet51
grego52
greys51
guess51
guest51
haems51
haets51
heeds51
heels51
heeze51
hoers51
hyena52
ideal52
ideas52
ileac52
ileal52
ileum52
ileus52
inept52
inert52
items52
jeeps51
jeers51
joeys51
keefs51
keeks51
keels51
keens51
keeps51
keets51
keeve51
kheda52
kheth51
khets51
kiefs51
kiers51
knead51
kneed51
kneel51
knees51
knell51
knelt51
koels51
kreep51
laevo52
leech51
leeks51
leers51
leery52
leets51
liege51
liens51
liers51
lieus51
lieve51
loess51
lweis51
meeds51
meets51
miens51
naevi52
needs51
needy52
neems51
neeps51
niece51
nieve51
noels51
obeah52
obeli53
obese52
obeys52
ocean52
odeon52
odeum52
ogees52
okehs52
oleic52
olein52
oleos52
oleum52
omega53
omens52
omers52
onery53
opens52
opera53
oread52
ovens52
overs52
overt52
oxeye51
oyers51
paean51
paeon51
peeks51
peels51
peens51
peeps51
peers51
peery52
peeve51
piece51
piers51
pieta52
piety52
plead51
pleas51
pleat51
plebe51
plebs51
plena52
plews51
poems51
poesy52
poets51
preed51
preen51
prees51
preps51
presa52
prese51
press51
prest51
prexy52
preys51
pseud51
quean51
queen51
queer51
quell51
quern51
query52
quest51
queue51
queys51
reeds51
reedy52
reefs51
reefy52
reeks51
reeky52
reels51
reest51
reeve51
rheas51
rheum51
riels51
ruers51
scena52
scend51
scene51
scent51
seeds51
seedy52
seeks51
seels51
seely52
seems51
seeps51
seepy52
seers51
sheaf51
sheal51
shear51
sheas51
sheds51
sheen51
sheep51
sheer51
sheet51
sheik51
shelf51
shell51
shend51
shent51
sheol51
sherd51
shewn51
shews51
siege51
sieur51
sieve51
skean51
skeed51
skeen51
skees51
skeet51
skegs51
skein51
skelm51
skelp51
skene51
skeps51
skews51
sleds51
sleek51
sleep51
sleet51
slept51
slews51
smear51
smeek51
smell51
smelt51
smerk51
smews51
sneak51
sneap51
sneck51
sneds51
sneer51
snell51
speak51
spean51
spear51
speck51
specs51
speed51
speel51
speer51
speil51
speir51
spell51
spelt51
spend51
spent51
sperm51
spews51
stead51
steak51
steal51
steam51
steed51
steek51
steel51
steep51
steer51
stein51
stela52
stele51
stems51
steno52
stent51
steps51
stere51
stern51
stets51
stews51
suede51
suers51
suets51
suety52
swear51
sweat51
swede51
sweep51
sweer51
sweet51
swell51
swept51
taels51
teels51
teems51
teens51
teeny52
teeth51
thebe51
theca52
theft51
thegn51
thein51
their51
theme51
thens51
there51
therm51
these51
theta52
thews51
thewy52
tiers51
tread51
treat51
treed51
treen51
trees51
treks51
trend51
tress51
trets51
trews51
treys51
tweak51
tweed51
tween51
tweet51
twerp51
tyees51
tyers51
ulema53
upend52
ureal52
ureas52
uredo53
ureic52
users52
uteri53
uveal52
uveas52
veena52
veeps51
veers51
veery52
viers51
views51
viewy52
weeds51
weedy52
weeks51
weens51
weeny52
weeps51
weepy52
weest51
weets51
wheal51
wheat51
wheel51
wheen51
wheep51
whelk51
whelm51
whelp51
whens51
where51
whets51
whews51
wheys51
wield51
wreak51
wreck51
wrens51
wrest51
yield51
ylems52
zoeae51
zoeal51
zoeas51

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.