5-Letter Words With S as the First Letter and E as the Fifth
There are 211 five-letter words with S as the first letter and E as the fifth, including 78 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern S___E (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With S as the First Letter and E as the Fifth
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- STATE A condition or mode of being, or a political territory
- SINCE From a past time until now or between then and now
- SPACE The unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- SHARE A portion belonging to or contributed by an individual
- SENSE A general conscious awareness or understanding of something
- STYLE A particular way of doing or expressing something
- STAGE A raised platform where performances take place
- STORE A shop for the retail sale of goods or services
- SCENE A place where an event or action occurs
- SERVE To perform duties or provide service to someone or something
- SCORE The number of points earned by a player or team in a game
- SCALE A device for weighing or a system of measurement
More Common Puzzle Answers
- STONE
- SHAPE
- SMOKE
- SMILE
- SPOKE
- SHAME
- SOLVE
- SHORE
- SHAKE
- SLIDE
- SAUCE
- SPARE
- SCOPE
- SNAKE
- STOLE
- SUITE
- SHINE
- SHADE
- STAKE
- SCARE
- SPITE
- SLICE
- SPIKE
- SPICE
- SPINE
- SIEGE
- STARE
- SLOPE
- SHAVE
- SLATE
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- SURGE
- SEIZE
- SKATE
- STOKE
- STOVE
- SHALE
- SHOVE
- SWIPE
- SPREE
- SWORE
- SHIRE
- SWINE
- STALE
- SLIME
- SUEDE
- SNARE
- SHONE
- SPIRE
- STAVE
- SNIPE
- SPORE
- SIEVE
- SABLE
- SMITE
- SUAVE
- SALVE
- SPATE
- SNORE
- SCONE
- SNIDE
- SEGUE
- SARGE
- SAUTE
- SINGE
- SCREE
- SMOTE
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 31% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, T, I, O, R
- Most have 2 vowels (78%)
- 26% contain a repeated letter
- 78 of the 211 are common puzzle answers (37%)
Other Valid Words
133 additional dictionary words have S as the first letter and E as the fifth — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SLAVE
- SPADE
- SHITE
- SLADE
- SERGE
- SALLE
- SEINE
- SWEDE
- SABRE
- STIPE
- STADE
- SCAPE
- SAREE
- SPAKE
- SUCRE
- STILE
- SEDGE
- SHERE
- SWOLE
- SACRE
- STELE
- SHUTE
- SONNE
- SWIRE
- SASSE
- SETAE
- SWALE
- SCUSE
- SKENE
- SPRUE
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- SQUEE
- SLAKE
- SIDLE
- SPODE
- SNOKE
- SERRE
- SIDHE
- STANE
- SLANE
- SWARE
- SELLE
- SENTE
- SOAVE
- SOUSE
- STURE
- SAUVE
- SIREE
- SHIVE
- SKIVE
- SHOPE
- SCUTE
- SWAGE
- STUDE
- SAINE
- SLIVE
- STOPE
- STEDE
- SPUME
- SOCLE
- SMORE
- SONDE
- SOUCE
- SOLDE
- SEASE
- SPILE
- STERE
- SOARE
- SPIDE
- SHULE
- SCIRE
- STIVE
- STUPE
- SONCE
- SIXTE
- SITHE
- SMIZE
- SYTHE
- SKITE
- SOWLE
- SEARE
- SHOTE
- SPALE
- STIRE
- STEME
- STIME
- SPANE
- SEAME
- SCOTE
- SWILE
- SOOLE
- SPULE
- SONSE
- SOOTE
- SWIVE
- SLOVE
- SOREE
- SEMIE
- SALSE
- SEAZE
- SAICE
- SCOBE
- STYRE
- SUETE
- STYME
- SEMEE
- SLIPE
- SLUSE
- SOWNE
- SALUE
- SMAZE
- SOWSE
- SNIVE
- SEISE
- STYTE
- SLYPE
- STRAE
- SMEKE
- SKYRE
- SPYRE
- SAYEE
- SAYNE
- SOYLE
- SKOBE
- SADHE
- SKYTE
- STOAE
- SCRAE
- SYBBE
- SYCEE
- SHMOE
- SUJEE
- SYBOE
- SOWCE
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.