5-Letter Words Matching _E_S_

There are 45 5-letter words that match _E_S_. 24 are common words, such as BEAST and CEASE. A rarer one is SENSA. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 45

Common words

beastceasedeismdeistdensefeastgeeseheistleaseleashleastmessy
beastceasedeismdeistdensefeastgeeseheistleaseleashleastmessynewsypeasereusesenseteasetenseterseverseversoweestwelshyeastcensegeestgessopersereestseiseseismversaverstwershdeashfeasefeistfessejesselensemensamenseneistpeisesensa

About this list

Words
45 (24 common words)
Common example
beast
Rare example
sensa
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (23)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _e_s_ are there?

45. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEAST is among the common words in this set.