Words That Start With

E

English words beginning with “E” — sorted by frequency

✦198 words found

🟩13 Wordle words

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🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With E

13 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

ENNUI ELUDE ESPER ELEGY ENDOW EMBED ELITE ELFIN ENTRY EMPTY ELIDE ELATE ENDUE

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With E

3 words

Useful for Scrabble, crossword fill-ins, and short word puzzles.

ESPY ELAN EMIT

All Words Starting With E

198 words — most common first

Sorted by how frequently each word appears in written English.

Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
eminent	7	3		(of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
esoteric	8	4	noun	Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
elucidate	9	4	verb	(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
enigmatic	9	4		Mysterious.
endeavor	8	3	noun	A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
elation	7	3	noun	A feeling of joy and pride.
elicit	6	3	verb	To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
essential	9	3	noun	Necessary.
esurient	8	4	noun	(formal, now often humorous) Very greedy or hungry; ravenous; (figuratively) avid, eager.
elated	6	3		Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
enmity	6	3	noun	A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
enthralled	10	2		Fascinated; captivated.
elusive	7	3		Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
enhance	7	2	verb	To augment or make something greater.
endearing	9	3	noun	Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.
essence	7	2	noun	The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
enthusiasm	10	5	noun	Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
empathy	7	3	noun	Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
elysium	7	4	noun	A place or state of ideal happiness; paradise.
eloquent	8	3		Fluently persuasive and articulate.
empyrean	8	3	noun	Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.
ennui	5	3	noun	A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
encourage	9	3	verb	To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
enigma	6	3	noun	Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
enamored	8	3		In love, amorous.
emblematic	10	4		(figurative) Very typical.
emphasize	9	3	verb	(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
empyreal	8	3		Of the sky or heavens.
empathetic	10	4		Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings; empathic.
establish	9	3	verb	(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
empirical	9	4	noun	Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
emollient	9	3	noun	Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
embrace	7	2	verb	(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
employ	6	2	verb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
emulate	7	3	verb	To copy or imitate, especially a person.
enthusiastic	12	5		With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
enticing	8	3	noun	That entices; alluring; attractive; charming
enclave	7	2	noun	A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
elegant	7	3	noun	Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
elude	5	2	verb	(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
estrangement	12	3	noun	The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
esteem	6	2	noun	To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
entity	6	3	noun	That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.
endure	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
elysian	7	3	noun	Blissful, happy, heavenly
emphatic	8	3	noun	Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
enthralling	11	3		exciting and absorbing
emblem	6	2	noun	A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.
entreat	7	2	verb	(transitive) To ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
entropy	7	3	noun	A measure of the disorder present in a system.
encompass	9	3	verb	(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
element	7	3	noun	(chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
embellished	11	3		Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
esper	5	2	noun	(chiefly science fiction) A person who has extrasensory perception.
established	11	3		Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
encroachment	12	3	noun	An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
endorse	7	2	verb	(transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
emissary	8	4	noun	An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
elegy	5	3	noun	A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
eleemosynary	12	6	noun	Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving.
estrus	6	2	noun	(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus. [(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.]
enmeshed	8	2		tangled or twisted together.
enthused	8	2		Enthusiastic.
elegiac	7	4	noun	Expressing sorrow or mourning.
enceinte	8	3	noun	Pregnant.
estuary	7	4	noun	A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
entail	6	2	verb	(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
eschew	6	2	verb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
elevate	7	3	verb	(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
espy	4	2	noun	(transitive) To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
endow	5	2	verb	(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
endeavour	9	3	noun	British standard spelling of endeavor.
empower	7	3	verb	(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
entrance	8	2	noun	(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
esquire	7	2	noun	(usually US, law) A lawyer.
encounter	9	3	noun	(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
embellish	9	3	verb	To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
essentially	11	4		in essence
emphatically	12	4		In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.
enchantment	11	3	noun	Something that enchants; a magical spell.
emotional	9	4	noun	Of or relating to the emotions.
enchanting	10	3	noun	Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
eldritch	8	2		Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
entrancing	10	3	noun	Causing ecstasy or rapture; enrapturing; charming.
eminence	8	3	noun	Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
encroach	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
emerge	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To come into view.
endurance	9	3	noun	The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
escapade	8	3	noun	A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
elucidation	11	5	noun	A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration
emergence	9	3	noun	The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
embody	6	3	verb	(transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
enduring	8	3	noun	Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.
escape	6	2	verb	(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
entice	6	2	verb	(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
elaborate	9	3	verb	Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
elan	4	2	noun	A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
encapsulate	11	4	verb	(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
endearment	10	3	noun	An expression of affection.
estate	6	2	noun	The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
endowment	9	3	noun	Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
encumbrance	11	3	noun	Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
escort	6	2	noun	An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
embed	5	2	verb	(transitive, computing) To encapsulate within another document or data file.
elevated	8	4	noun	Raised, usually above ground level.
espouse	7	2	verb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
emphasis	8	3	noun	Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
esprit	6	2	noun	Spirit, enthusiasm.
emaciated	9	5		Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
estimable	9	4		Worthy of esteem; admirable.
enclosed	8	2		Contained; held within a container.
endowed	7	2		Provided or furnished with something.
enterprise	10	3	noun	A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
elite	5	2	noun	A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.
emanate	7	3	verb	(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.
elementary	10	4	noun	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
elfin	5	2	noun	Resembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.
enthrall	8	2	verb	(figuratively) To hold spellbound.
elongated	9	4		Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
estranged	9	2		Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.