Browse 6-Letter Words by Starting Letter

Most Common 6-Letter Words Starting With E

The most frequently used words in everyday English, most common first.

All 453 6-Letter Words Starting With E (A–Z)

The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

Starting with EA (22)

Starting with EB (2)

Starting with EC (14)

Starting with ED (17)

Starting with EE (3)

Starting with EF (7)

Starting with EG (12)

Starting with EI (7)

Starting with EJ (2)

Starting with EK (1)

Starting with EL (42)

Starting with EM (39)

Starting with EN (89)

Starting with EO (6)

Starting with EP (18)

Starting with EQ (6)

Starting with ER (26)

Starting with ES (26)

Starting with ET (21)

Starting with EU (8)

Starting with EV (19)

Starting with EX (58)

Starting with EY (8)

About 6-Letter Words Starting With E

453
Total words
152
No repeated letters
1 pt
Scrabble value of E

There are 453 six-letter words that start with E. The words come from the ENABLE word list (15,232 six-letter words), the open dictionary that many word games, including Words With Friends, are based on. Official Scrabble dictionaries accept nearly all of them but can differ slightly.

The letters that most often follow E are N (89), X (58), L (42), M (39) and R (26). The biggest groups are words beginning with EN-, EX- and EL-, so if you know the second letter you can jump straight to that group in the list above.

Highest-Scoring Words for Scrabble and Words With Friends

Using standard Scrabble tile values (before bonus squares), the highest-scoring well-known words here are ENZYME (20 points), ECZEMA (19 points), EQUITY (18 points), EXPIRY (18 points), EXCEPT (17 points). E itself is worth 1 point. To search by the exact tiles on your rack, use the word finder or the anagram solver.

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There are 453 six-letter words that start with E in our list (based on the ENABLE word list). The most common are ENOUGH, EITHER, ENERGY, ENTIRE, EVENTS, EFFECT, EXCEPT, EXPECT.
With standard Scrabble tile values: ENZYME (20), ECZEMA (19), EQUITY (18), EXPIRY (18), EXCEPT (17). Bonus squares on the board can increase these scores.
152 of the 453 words use 6 different letters.