E is the most common letter in English, appearing in about 12.7% of all written text — more than twice as often as the average letter. Every sentence you read contains dozens of E’s. The New York Times has even published novels written without using E at all (lipograms) as linguistic feats.
In Scrabble, E is worth just 1 point, with 12 E tiles in the bag — the most of any letter. That abundance makes E-words the backbone of any player’s strategy. Notable high-value E-words are scarce because E itself is low-value, but EXEQUY, EXTOLLED, and EXCLUDES score well through their X or double-letter components.
Productive E-prefixes include EN- (make — ENABLE, ENCLOSE), EM- (in — EMBED, EMBRACE), EX- (out of — EXPAND, EXPOSE), and EU- (good — EUPHORIA, EUPHONY). EX- alone generates thousands of words and is distinctive for using the 8-point X tile.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With E (500 of 11,334)
EMBEZZLEMENTS37
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
EMBEZZLEMENT36
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
EXPERIMENTALIZE35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
EMPYREUMATIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXCHEQUERING34
EXEMPLIFICATIVE34
EXTEMPORIZING34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
EMBEZZLING33
EMPYREUMATIZED33
ENHYPOSTATIZING33
EQUIPROBABILITY33
ESCHSCHOLTZIAS33
EXCHANGEABILITY33
EXCHEQUERED33
EXCOMMUNICATIVE33
EXCOMMUNICATORY33
EXCURSIONIZING33
EXTEMPORIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
EIGENFREQUENCY32
EMBEZZLED32
EMBEZZLERS32
EMPYREUMATIZES32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
ENZYMATICALLY32
EPIGRAMMATIZING32
EQUIVOCATINGLY32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
EXCURSIONIZED32
EXTEMPORIZER32
EXTEMPORIZES32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
EMBEZZLER31
EMBEZZLES31
EMPYREUMATIZE31
ENCEPHALOGRAPHY31
ENHYPOSTATIZES31
EPIGRAMMATIZED31
EPIGRAMMATIZERS31
EPOXIDIZING31
EQUALIZATIONS31
EQUIPONDERANCY31
EQUIVOQUES31
ESCHSCHOLZIA31
EXCHEQUERS31
EXCOMMUNICABLE31
EXCOMMUNICATING31
EXCURSIONIZES31
EXEMPLIFICATION31
EXOENZYMES31
EXOPHTHALMIC31
EXOPHTHALMOSES31
EXOPHTHALMUSES31
EXOTHERMICALLY31
EXQUISITENESSES31
EXTEMPORIZE31
EXTERIORIZATION31
EXTERNALIZATION31
EFFEMINIZING30
EMBEZZLE30
ENHYPOSTATIZE30
ENZYMICALLY30
ENZYMOLOGICAL30
ENZYMOLYTIC30
EPIGRAMMATIZER30
EPIGRAMMATIZES30
EPITHELIALIZING30
EPOXIDIZED30
EQUALIZATION30
EQUIVOQUE30
ETHYLBENZENES30
EXACERBESCENCES30
EXCHANGEABLY30
EXCHEQUER30
EXCOMMUNICATED30
EXCOMMUNICATION30
EXCOMMUNICATORS30
EXCURSIONIZE30
EXEMPLIFYING30
EXHIBITIVELY30
EXOENZYME30
EXOPHTHALMIAS30
EXOTHERMICITY30
EXOTICIZING30
EXPERTIZING30
EXPLICATIVELY30
EXQUISITELY30
EXTERIORIZING30
EXTERNALIZING30
EXTRAEMBRYONIC30
EXTRAJUDICIAL30
EXTRAVERSIVELY30
EXTROVERSIVELY30
EARTHQUAKING29
EFFEMINIZED29
EFFERVESCENCY29
EFFERVESCINGLY29
ELECTROLYZATION29
EMBLEMATIZING29
ENCEPHALOPATHIC29
ENCEPHALOPATHY29
ENVENOMIZATIONS29
EPEXEGETICALLY29
EPICHLOROHYDRIN29
EPIGRAMMATIZE29
EPITHELIALIZED29
EPITHELIZATIONS29
EPIZEUXISES29
EPIZOOTICALLY29
EPOXIDIZES29
EQUALIZING29
EQUIDIFFERENT29
EQUIPONDERANCES29
EQUIVOCACY29
EQUIVOCALITY29
EQUIVOCALNESSES29
EQUIVOCATORY29
ETHOXYETHANES29
ETHYLBENZENE29
ETYMOLOGIZING29
EXACERBESCENCE29
EXAHERTZES29
EXCEPTIONABLY29
EXCOMMUNICATES29
EXCOMMUNICATOR29
EXCRUCIATINGLY29
EXEMPLIFIABLE29
EXHAUSTIBILITY29
EXHIBITIONISTIC29
EXOPHTHALMIA29
EXOPHTHALMOS29
EXOPHTHALMUS29
EXORCIZING29
EXOTHERMICITIES29
EXOTICIZED29
EXPERIMENTATIVE29
EXPERTIZED29
EXPLOITATIVELY29
EXQUISITENESS29
EXTERIORIZED29
EXTERNALIZED29
EXTRAPYRAMIDAL29
EXTRAVEHICULAR29
EARTHQUAKED28
EARTHSHAKINGLY28
ECOTOXICOLOGY28
ECTYPOGRAPHY28
EFFEMINIZES28
EFFERVESCENCIES28
EFFERVESCENTLY28
ELECTROLYZING28
ELECTROMYOGRAPH28
EMBARQUEMENTS28
EMBLAZONMENTS28
EMBLEMATIZED28
EMBRYOLOGICALLY28
EMPATHIZING28
EMPHASIZING28
ENCEPHALOGRAPHS28
ENDOPHYTICALLY28
ENVENOMIZATION28
ENZYMOLOGISTS28
ENZYMOLOGY28
ENZYMOLYSES28
ENZYMOLYSIS28
EPIPHYTICALLY28
EPISCOPIZING28
EPITHELIALIZES28
EPITHELIZATION28
EPIZOOTIOLOGIC28
EPIZOOTIOLOGY28
EPOXIDIZE28
EQUALIZED28
EQUALIZERS28
EQUIPOLLENCY28
EQUIPONDERANCE28
EQUIPONDERATING28
EQUIVALENCY28
EQUIVOCACIES28
EQUIVOCALITIES28
EQUIVOCALLY28
ETHOXYETHANE28
ETYMOLOGIZED28
EUPHEMIZING28
EVANGELIZATIONS28
EXCEPTIONALISMS28
EXCEPTIONALITY28
EXCLUDABILITY28
EXCOMMUNICATE28
EXHAUSTIVELY28
EXHAUSTIVITY28
EXHIBITIONISMS28
EXHILARATINGLY28
EXORCIZED28
EXORCIZERS28
EXOTICIZES28
EXPANDABILITY28
EXPECTORATIVES28
EXPENDABILITY28
EXPERIMENTALISM28
EXPERIMENTALLY28
EXPERTIZES28
EXPLANATIVELY28
EXPLORATIVELY28
EXPOSTULATINGLY28
EXTEMPORANEITY28
EXTERIORIZES28
EXTERNALIZES28
EXTINGUISHMENTS28
EXTRACTABILITY28
EXTRAVAGANCY28
EARTHQUAKES27
ECONOMIZATIONS27
ECOPHYSIOLOGY27
ECOTOXICOLOGIES27
ECOTOXICOLOGIST27
ECTOENZYMES27
ECTYPOGRAPHIES27
EDRIOPHTHALMIC27
EFFEMINIZE27
EFFERVESCENCES27
ELECTROLYZED27
ELECTROLYZERS27
ELEUTHEROPHOBIC27
EMBARQUEMENT27
EMBLAZONMENT27
EMBLEMATIZES27
EMBLEMIZING27
EMBRYOPHYTES27
EMPATHIZED27
EMPHASIZED27
EMPOVERISHMENTS27
ENCEPHALOGRAPH27
ENCYCLOPAEDICAL27
ENCYCLOPAEDISMS27
ENJOYABLENESSES27
ENTHRONIZATIONS27
ENTOMOLOGIZING27
ENZYMOLOGIES27
ENZYMOLOGIST27
EPIGRAPHICALLY27
EPIPHENOMENALLY27
EPISCOPIZED27
EPITHELIALIZE27
EPITHELIZING27
EPITOMIZATIONS27
EPIZEUXES27
EPIZEUXIS27
EPIZOOTIOLOGIES27
EQUALIZER27
EQUALIZES27
EQUIANGULARITY27
EQUIBALANCING27
EQUILIBRATORY27
EQUINOCTIALLY27
EQUIPOLLENCIES27
EQUIPOLLENTLY27
EQUIPONDERATED27
EQUIPROBABLE27
EQUIVALENCIES27
EQUIVALENTLY27
EQUIVOCALNESS27
EQUIVOCATING27
EQUIVOCATIONS27
ERYTHROPHOBIAS27
ETHEREALIZATION27
ETYMOLOGIZES27
EUHEMERIZING27
EUPHEMISTICALLY27
EUPHEMIZED27
EUPHEMIZERS27
EVANGELIZATION27
EVERYWHITHER27
EXAGGERATINGLY27
EXAHERTZ27
EXAMINABILITY27
EXAMINERSHIPS27
EXASPERATINGLY27
EXCEPTIONALISM27
EXCEPTIONALLY27
EXCESSIVENESSES27
EXCHANGEABLE27
EXCLAMATORILY27
EXCLUDABILITIES27
EXCLUSIVENESSES27
EXCRESCENCY27
EXCURSIVENESSES27
EXECRATIVELY27
EXECUTORSHIPS27
EXECUTRIXES27
EXHAUSTIVENESS27
EXHAUSTIVITIES27
EXHIBITIONISM27
EXORCIZER27
EXORCIZES27
EXOTHERMALLY27
EXOTICIZE27
EXPANDABILITIES27
EXPANSIBILITY27
EXPANSIVENESSES27
EXPECTORATIVE27
EXPEDIENTIALLY27
EXPENDABILITIES27
EXPENSIVENESSES27
EXPERIENCEABLE27
EXPERTIZE27
EXPLOSIVENESSES27
EXPORTABILITY27
EXPOSITIVELY27
EXPRESSIVELY27
EXPRESSIVITY27
EXSUFFLICATE27
EXTEMPORARILY27
EXTENSIFICATION27
EXTERIORIZE27
EXTERNALIZE27
EXTEROCEPTIVE27
EXTINGUISHABLE27
EXTINGUISHMENT27
EXTRACELLULARLY27
EXTRACTIVELY27
EXTRAVAGANCIES27
EXTRAVAGANTLY27
EXTREMOPHILES27
EARTHQUAKE26
ECHOCARDIOGRAMS26
ECONOMIZATION26
ECOPHYSIOLOGIES26
ECTOENZYME26
EDRIOPHTHALMIAN26
EDRIOPHTHALMOUS26
EFFECTIVENESSES26
EFFERVESCENCE26
EFFERVESCIBLE26
EFFICACIOUSLY26
ELECTRIFYINGLY26
ELECTROCHEMICAL26
ELECTROLYZER26
ELECTROLYZES26
EMBLAZONRY26
EMBLEMATIZE26
EMBLEMIZED26
EMBOLIZATIONS26
EMBRYOPHYTE26
EMOTIONALIZING26
EMPATHETICALLY26
EMPATHIZES26
EMPHASIZES26
EMPOVERISHMENT26
ENCYCLOPAEDISM26
ENCYCLOPEDICAL26
ENCYCLOPEDISMS26
ENDOENZYMES26
ENDOLYMPHATIC26
ENDOPOLYPLOIDY26
ENDOTHERMICALLY26
ENIGMATOGRAPHY26
ENTHRONIZATION26
ENTHYMEMATICAL26
ENTOMOLOGIZED26
ENZOOTICALLY26
EPIDOTIZATIONS26
EPIPHYTOLOGY26
EPISCOPIZES26
EPITHELIZED26
EPITOMIZATION26
EQUALITARIANISM26
EQUALIZE26
EQUANIMOUSLY26
EQUATABILITY26
EQUIBALANCED26
EQUIDISTANTLY26
EQUIFINALLY26
EQUILIBRISTIC26
EQUIMOLECULAR26
EQUIMULTIPLES26
EQUIPOLLENCES26
EQUIPONDERATES26
EQUISETIFORM26
EQUITABILITY26
EQUITABLENESSES26
EQUIVALENCES26
EQUIVOCATED26
EQUIVOCATION26
EQUIVOCATORS26
ERYTHROMYCINS26
ERYTHROPHOBIA26
ESOPHAGOSCOPY26
ETHEREALIZING26
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY26
ETYMOLOGIZE26
EUHEMERIZED26
EUNUCHIZING26
EUPHEMIZER26
EUPHEMIZES26
EUPHONIZING26
EUTHANATIZING26
EVANGELIZING26
EVENTUALIZING26
EXAGGERATEDLY26
EXAMINABILITIES26
EXAMINERSHIP26
EXANTHEMATIC26
EXASPERATEDLY26
EXCEPTIONABLE26
EXCEPTIONALNESS26
EXCESSIVELY26
EXCITABILITY26
EXCITABLENESSES26
EXCLAMATIVES26
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXCLUSIVISMS26
EXCLUSIVITY26
EXCREMENTITIOUS26
EXCRESCENCIES26
EXCRESCENTLY26
EXCURSIVELY26
EXCUSABLENESSES26
EXECRABLENESSES26
EXECUTIVELY26
EXECUTORSHIP26
EXEMPLARINESSES26
EXEMPLIFIED26
EXEMPLIFIERS26
EXEMPLIFY26
EXEQUATURS26
EXHAUSTINGLY26
EXHAUSTLESSLY26
EXHIBITIONISTS26
EXORCIZE26
EXOSPHERICAL26
EXPANSIBILITIES26
EXPANSIVELY26
EXPANSIVITY26
EXPECTABLY26
EXPECTANCY26
EXPECTATIVES26
EXPECTEDNESSES26
EXPECTINGLY26
EXPEDITIONARY26
EXPEDITIOUSLY26
EXPENSIVELY26
EXPERIENTIALISM26
EXPERIENTIALLY26
EXPERIMENTALISE26
EXPERIMENTALIST26
EXPERIMENTATION26
EXPLETIVELY26
EXPLICABLY26
EXPLOSIVELY26
EXPORTABILITIES26
EXPRESSIONISTIC26
EXPRESSIVENESS26
EXPRESSIVITIES26
EXPRESSWAYS26
EXPROBRATIVE26
EXPROBRATORY26
EXQUISITES26
EXSUFFLATING26
EXSUFFLATIONS26
EXTEMPORALLY26
EXTEMPORARINESS26
EXTEMPORISATION26
EXTENDABILITY26
EXTENDIBILITY26
EXTRACURRICULAR26
EXTRAHEPATIC26
EXTRAMARITALLY26
EXTRAORDINARILY26
EXTRATEXTUAL26
EXTRAVAGANCES26
EXTREMOPHILE26
EXTRINSICALITY26
EXTRUDABILITY26
ECCREMOCARPUSES25
ECHINOCOCCOSES25
ECHINOCOCCOSIS25
ECHOCARDIOGRAM25
ECHOPRAXIAS25
ECONOMIZING25
EDITORIALIZING25
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTIVITY25
EFFICACIOUSNESS25
EJECTIVELY25
ELECTRIZATIONS25
ELECTROACTIVITY25
ELECTRODYNAMICS25
ELECTROLYZE25
ELECTROMYOGRAMS25
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are there a lot of words that start with E?
There are 11,334 English words in our list that start with E. As a share of the dictionary, that’s around 3.2%. English-wide, E shows up in roughly 12.7% of written text — the 1st most common letter overall.
What's the best E-word to play in Scrabble?
Ranked by Scrabble value, EMBEZZLEMENTS wins at 37 points. Landing it on a premium square boosts the score further. For reference, the E tile itself contributes 1 point.
What's the smallest word that begins with E?
EA is the shortest E-initial entry we have, at 2 letters. Tiny words like this are bread-and-butter for quick board plays — a single premium-square hit can score high without committing your bingo tiles.