5 Letter Words Starting With E
All 192 5-letter words that start with E, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- every/ˈɛvɝi/
- earth/ˈɝθ/a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- early/ˈɝɫi/at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- enjoy/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ/take delight in
- eight/ˈeɪt/one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face
- enemy/ˈɛnəmi/any hostile group of people
- empty/ˈɛmpti/a container that has been emptied
- extra/ˈɛkstɹə/something additional of the same kind
- ended/ˈɛndəd/having come or been brought to a conclusion
- exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/have an existence, be extant
- enter/ˈɛnɝ/set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- event/iˈvɛnt/something that happens at a given place and time
- exact/ɪɡˈzækt/take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- eaten/ˈitən/
- equal/ˈikwəɫ/a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- elder/ˈɛɫdɝ/a person who is older than you are
- entry/ˈɛntɹi/the act of entering
- eagle/ˈiɡəɫ/any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
- error/ˈɛɹɝ/a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- euros/ˈjuˌɹoʊz/
- erica/ˈɛɹɪkə/any plant of the genus Erica
- eager/ˈiɡɝ/a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
- exams/ɪɡˈzæmz/
- erase/iˈɹeɪs/remove from memory or existence
- elite/eɪˈɫit/a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
- elbow/ˈɛɫˌboʊ/the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
- exile/ˈɛɡˌzaɪɫ/the act of expelling a person from their native land
- eerie/ˈɪɹi/inspiring a feeling of fear
- essay/ˈɛˌseɪ/a tentative attempt
- edges/ˈɛdʒəz/
- exits/ˈɛɡzɪts/
- elves/ˈɛɫvz/an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
- elope/ɪˈɫoʊp/run away secretly with one's beloved
- expel/ɪkˈspɛɫ/eliminate (a substance)
- earns/ˈɝnz/
- eater/ˈitɝ/any green goods that are good to eat
- elect/ɪˈɫɛkt/an exclusive group of people
- envoy/ˈɑnvɔɪ/a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- emery/ˈɛmɝi/a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite
- ether/ˈiθɝ/a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
- emmet/ˈɛmɪt/social insect living in organized colonies
- erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/construct, build, or erect
- evils/ˈivəɫz/
- evade/iˈveɪd/avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- eject/ɪˈdʒɛkt/eliminate (a substance)
- excel/ɪkˈsɛɫ/distinguish oneself
- ethic/ˈɛθɪk/the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
- exert/ɪɡˈzɝt/put to use
- evict/ɪˈvɪkt/expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
- erupt/ˈiɹəpt/become active and spew forth lava and rocks
- ebony/ˈɛbəni/a very dark black
- enema/ˈɛnəmə/an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation
- edict/ˈidɪkt/a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- edema/ɪˈdimə/swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
- ester/ˈɛstɝ/organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
- emits/ɪˈmɪts/
- emcee/ˈɛmˈsi/a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- ember/ˈɛmbɝ/a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- eased/ˈizd/(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
- elude/ɪˈɫud/avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- evoke/iˈvoʊk/call to mind
- evens/ˈivənz/
- enact/ɪˈnækt/act out
- equip/ɪˈkwɪp/provide with abilities or understanding
- easel/ˈizəɫ/an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
- epoch/ˈɛpək/a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
- execs/ˌɛɡˈzɛks/
- earls/ˈɝɫz/
- eases/ˈizɪz/
- evert/ɪˈvɝt/United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954)
- erred/ˈɛɹd/
- edged/ˈɛdʒd/having a specified kind of border or edge
- egged/ˈɛɡd/
- ethos/ˈiθɑs/(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
- ender/ˈɛndɝ/
- eaves/ˈivz/the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
- ensue/ɪnˈsu/issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.)
- exude/ɪɡˈzud/release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- erode/ˈiɹoʊd/remove soil or rock
- edits/ˈɛdɪts/
- epoxy/ɪˈpɑksi/a thermosetting resin
- ethyl/ˈɛθəɫ/the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
- epics/ˈɛpɪks/
- embed/ɪmˈbɛd/attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war
- endow/ɛnˈdaʊ/furnish with an endowment
- enrolregister formally as a participant or member
- ennui/ɛˈnui/the feeling of being bored by something tedious
- exalt/ɪɡˈzɔɫt/raise in rank, character, or status
- elfin/ˈɛɫfɪn/small and delicate
- emotegive expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
- evite
- ergot/ˈɝɡət/a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant
- expata person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- egret/ˈɛɡɹət/any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
- elegy/ˈɛɫəˌdʒi/a mournful poem
- expos/ˈɛkspoʊz/
- enoki
- egads
- eggarmoth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults
- eland/ˈiɫənd/either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
5-letter words starting with E
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There are 192 5-letter words starting with E in our dictionary.