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01 Words by length and letters
5-letter words containing EM
Explore 5-letter words containing EM, with game scores, definitions, and related word paths one tap away.
149matching words in our word list
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Strong matches at a glance.
EMPTY, EMERY, ENEMY, FEMUR, GEMMA, HAREM, MODEM, THEME, MEMES, POEMS
02 Other word lengths
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41 shown · 149 total
jemmy19 pts→xylem17 pts→bemix16 pts→embox16 pts→jembe16 pts→kempy16 pts→queme16 pts→femmy15 pts→hempy15 pts→exeem14 pts→exeme14 pts→remex14 pts→remix14 pts→gemmy13 pts→kembo13 pts→kembs13 pts→kemps13 pts→kempt13 pts→chemo12 pts→embay12 pts→embow12 pts→emmew12 pts→emmys12 pts→empty12 pts→femme12 pts→hemic12 pts→hemps12 pts→premy12 pts→wembs12 pts→emyde11 pts→emyds11 pts→fremd11 pts→keema11 pts→begem10 pts→bemad10 pts→bemud10 pts→demic10 pts→demob10 pts→dempt10 pts→embed10 pts→embog10 pts→emery10 pts→emove10 pts→enemy10 pts→femal10 pts→femes10 pts→femur10 pts→fleme10 pts→gemma10 pts→haems10 pts→harem10 pts→hemal10 pts→hemes10 pts→hemin10 pts→hiems10 pts→modem10 pts→rehem10 pts→rheme10 pts→thema10 pts→theme10 pts→voema10 pts→weems10 pts→ylems10 pts→bemas9 pts→breem9 pts→breme9 pts→clems9 pts→creme9 pts→crems9 pts→emacs9 pts→embar9 pts→ember9 pts→embus9 pts→emcee9 pts→emmas9 pts→emmer9 pts→emmet9 pts→empts9 pts→lemma9 pts→memes9 pts→memos9 pts→mneme9 pts→neemb9 pts→nempt9 pts→poems9 pts→prems9 pts→proem9 pts→remap9 pts→tempi9 pts→tempo9 pts→temps9 pts→tempt9 pts→adeem8 pts→deems8 pts→deman8 pts→demes8 pts→demit8 pts→demon8 pts→demos8 pts→demur8 pts→edema8 pts→emend8 pts→emong8 pts→gemel8 pts→gemot8 pts→golem8 pts→lemed8 pts→temed8 pts→elemi7 pts→email7 pts→emeer7 pts→emeus7 pts→emirs7 pts→emits7 pts→emote7 pts→emule7 pts→emure7 pts→enema7 pts→items7 pts→leman7 pts→lemel7 pts→lemes7 pts→lemon7 pts→lemur7 pts→neems7 pts→nemas7 pts→nemns7 pts→reman7 pts→remen7 pts→remet7 pts→remit7 pts→retem7 pts→riems7 pts→satem7 pts→seems7 pts→semee7 pts→semen7 pts→semes7 pts→semie7 pts→semis7 pts→steem7 pts→steme7 pts→stems7 pts→teems7 pts→temes7 pts→temse7 pts→totem7 pts→trema7 pts→ulema7 pts→
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06 Common questions
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How many 5-letter words containing em are there?
Our reference word list contains 149 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing em?
Some strong matches are EMPTY, EMERY, ENEMY, FEMUR, GEMMA, HAREM, MODEM, THEME, MEMES, POEMS.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.