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5-letter words containing ES
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831matching words in our word list
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JOKES, FIXES, FOXES, BOXES, JAMES, MIXES, PESKY, QUEST, SIZES, ZONES
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zezes23 pts→zaxes21 pts→zexes21 pts→zymes19 pts→fazes17 pts→fezes17 pts→fuzes17 pts→hazes17 pts→pyxes17 pts→wizes17 pts→zesty17 pts→bezes16 pts→bizes16 pts→cozes16 pts→jakes16 pts→jokes16 pts→jukes16 pts→kexes16 pts→mazes16 pts→mezes16 pts→mozes16 pts→mzees16 pts→pizes16 pts→adzes15 pts→dazes15 pts→dozes15 pts→faxes15 pts→fixes15 pts→foxes15 pts→fykes15 pts→gazes15 pts→hajes15 pts→hexes15 pts→hoxes15 pts→hykes15 pts→jefes15 pts→jives15 pts→juves15 pts→vexes15 pts→waxes15 pts→wexes15 pts→yexes15 pts→boxes14 pts→bykes14 pts→coxes14 pts→james14 pts→japes14 pts→jibes14 pts→jobes14 pts→jubes14 pts→jupes14 pts→kypes14 pts→lazes14 pts→maxes14 pts→mixes14 pts→muxes14 pts→nazes14 pts→oozes14 pts→paxes14 pts→pesky14 pts→pixes14 pts→poxes14 pts→quest14 pts→razes14 pts→sazes14 pts→sizes14 pts→tozes14 pts→zests14 pts→zines14 pts→zones14 pts→desex13 pts→dexes13 pts→duxes13 pts→dykes13 pts→fyces13 pts→goxes13 pts→hypes13 pts→jades13 pts→meshy13 pts→axles12 pts→cymes12 pts→exies12 pts→fakes12 pts→fikes12 pts→gyves12 pts→hakes12 pts→hikes12 pts→hokes12 pts→janes12 pts→jesse12 pts→jests12 pts→jesus12 pts→jetes12 pts→joles12 pts→jones12 pts→jutes12 pts→kyles12 pts→kytes12 pts→laxes12 pts→lexes12 pts→loxes12 pts→luxes12 pts→nixes12 pts→noxes12 pts→oxies12 pts→rajes12 pts→raxes12 pts→rexes12 pts→rykes12 pts→saxes12 pts→sexes12 pts→sixes12 pts→sykes12 pts→tajes12 pts→taxes12 pts→texes12 pts→tuxes12 pts→tykes12 pts→wakes12 pts→yesks12 pts→yikes12 pts→ylkes12 pts→ympes12 pts→yokes12 pts→yukes12 pts→bakes11 pts→bikes11 pts→bokes11 pts→bukes11 pts→bydes11 pts→cakes11 pts→cokes11 pts→cukes11 pts→faves11 pts→festy11 pts→fifes11 pts→fives11 pts→flesh11 pts→fresh11 pts→fyles11 pts→gybes11 pts→haves11 pts→hives11 pts→hoves11 pts→howes11 pts→hyles11 pts→kames11 pts→kibes11 pts→kipes11 pts→makes11 pts→mikes11 pts→mokes11 pts→pekes11 pts→pikes11 pts→pokes11 pts→pukes11 pts→vives11 pts→waves11 pts→wawes11 pts→wifes11 pts→wives11 pts→wyles11 pts→wytes11 pts→yesty11 pts→yeves11 pts→yowes11 pts→abyes10 pts→aches10 pts→bayes10 pts→besaw10 pts→bowes10 pts→byres10 pts→bytes10 pts→cafes10 pts→caves10 pts→chess10 pts→chest10 pts→cives10 pts→coves10 pts→cytes10 pts→dekes10 pts→desks10 pts→dikes10 pts→dukes10 pts→eches10 pts→faces10 pts→fames10 pts→feces10 pts→femes10 pts→fices10 pts→fomes10 pts→fumes10 pts→hames10 pts→hemes10 pts→hesps10 pts→homes10 pts→hopes10 pts→iches10 pts→kades10 pts→lymes10 pts→messy10 pts→meves10 pts→moves10 pts→oches10 pts→paves10 pts→pesty10 pts→phese10 pts→plesh10 pts→poesy10 pts→pynes10 pts→pyres10 pts→scyes10 pts→syces10 pts→sypes10 pts→thesp10 pts→types10 pts→vespa10 pts→vibes10 pts→vices10 pts→voces10 pts→wames10 pts→wipes10 pts→yipes10 pts→abbes9 pts→acmes9 pts→akees9 pts→babes9 pts→besom9 pts→bices9 pts→cames9 pts→capes9 pts→cepes9 pts→comes9 pts→copes9 pts→cubes9 pts→deshi9 pts→dives9 pts→doves9 pts→dynes9 pts→eskar9 pts→esker9 pts→fades9 pts→fides9 pts→ghees9 pts→ghest9 pts→gives9 pts→gyres9 pts→gytes9 pts→hades9 pts→hides9 pts→kaies9 pts→kales9 pts→kanes9 pts→kesar9 pts→kests9 pts→ketes9 pts→kines9 pts→kites9 pts→knees9 pts→kores9 pts→koses9 pts→lakes9 pts→likes9 pts→lokes9 pts→mabes9 pts→maces9 pts→memes9 pts→mesic9 pts→mimes9 pts→mobes9 pts→momes9 pts→mopes9 pts→nukes9 pts→paces9 pts→papes9 pts→pipes9 pts→pomes9 pts→popes9 pts→pubes9 pts→puces9 pts→rakes9 pts→rekes9 pts→rokes9 pts→sakes9 pts→sikes9 pts→skees9 pts→skies9 pts→sokes9 pts→takes9 pts→tikes9 pts→tokes9 pts→vades9 pts→veges9 pts→wades9 pts→wages9 pts→wides9 pts→yedes9 pts→ashes8 pts→ayres8 pts→bedes8 pts→bides8 pts→bodes8 pts→cades8 pts→cages8 pts→cedes8 pts→cides8 pts→codes8 pts→daces8 pts→dames8 pts→debes8 pts→demes8 pts→dices8 pts→dimes8 pts→domes8 pts→dopes8 pts→duces8 pts→dupes8 pts→eaves8 pts→elves8 pts→essay8 pts→ewest8 pts→eyres8 pts→fanes8 pts→fares8 pts→fates8 pts→feese8 pts→feres8 pts→fesse8 pts→festa8 pts→fests8 pts→fetes8 pts→fiest8 pts→files8 pts→fines8 pts→fires8 pts→flees8 pts→flies8 pts→floes8 pts→flues8 pts→fores8 pts→frees8 pts→fries8 pts→froes8 pts→fuses8 pts→games8 pts→gapes8 pts→gibes8 pts→hales8 pts→hares8 pts→hates8 pts→heles8 pts→heres8 pts→hests8 pts→hetes8 pts→hires8 pts→holes8 pts→hones8 pts→hules8 pts→ishes8 pts→ivies8 pts→laves8 pts→leves8 pts→lifes8 pts→lives8 pts→loves8 pts→lowes8 pts→lynes8 pts→lyres8 pts→lyses8 pts→lytes8 pts→mages8 pts→modes8 pts→naves8 pts→neves8 pts→nifes8 pts→noyes8 pts→oaves8 pts→orfes8 pts→owres8 pts→pages8 pts→pedes8 pts→raves8 pts→resaw8 pts→resay8 pts→resew8 pts→resow8 pts→resty8 pts→rhies8 pts→rives8 pts→roves8 pts→safes8 pts→saves8 pts→sesey8 pts→shies8 pts→shoes8 pts→snyes8 pts→styes8 pts→swees8 pts→swies8 pts→synes8 pts→testy8 pts→thees8 pts→these8 pts→twaes8 pts→tyees8 pts→tynes8 pts→tyres8 pts→vales8 pts→vanes8 pts→vares8 pts→vases8 pts→veles8 pts→vesta8 pts→vests8 pts→vines8 pts→vires8 pts→vises8 pts→vlies8 pts→voles8 pts→votes8 pts→wales8 pts→wanes8 pts→wares8 pts→wases8 pts→weest8 pts→wests8 pts→wiles8 pts→wines8 pts→wires8 pts→wises8 pts→wites8 pts→wrest8 pts→wries8 pts→wuses8 pts→yales8 pts→yates8 pts→yeses8 pts→yests8 pts→yites8 pts→yores8 pts→yules8 pts→abies7 pts→ables7 pts→acnes7 pts→acres7 pts→almes7 pts→amies7 pts→apres7 pts→apses7 pts→bales7 pts→banes7 pts→bares7 pts→bases7 pts→bates7 pts→benes7 pts→beres7 pts→besat7 pts→besee7 pts→beses7 pts→beset7 pts→besit7 pts→besot7 pts→besti7 pts→bests7 pts→betes7 pts→biles7 pts→bines7 pts→bises7 pts→bites7 pts→blaes7 pts→blees7 pts→bless7 pts→blest7 pts→blues7 pts→boles7 pts→bones7 pts→bores7 pts→botes7 pts→braes7 pts→brees7 pts→bries7 pts→buses7 pts→butes7 pts→caese7 pts→canes7 pts→cares7 pts→cases7 pts→cates7 pts→ceres7 pts→cesse7 pts→cesta7 pts→cesti7 pts→cetes7 pts→cines7 pts→cires7 pts→cites7 pts→claes7 pts→clies7 pts→clues7 pts→coles7 pts→cones7 pts→cores7 pts→coses7 pts→cotes7 pts→crees7 pts→cress7 pts→crest7 pts→cries7 pts→crues7 pts→cures7 pts→cutes7 pts→doges7 pts→dudes7 pts→edges7 pts→epees7 pts→escar7 pts→escot7 pts→estoc7 pts→estop7 pts→gades7 pts→gages7 pts→gudes7 pts→laces7 pts→lames7 pts→lemes7 pts→limes7 pts→lobes7 pts→lomes7 pts→lopes7 pts→lubes7 pts→luces7 pts→males7 pts→manes7 pts→mares7 pts→mases7 pts→mates7 pts→menes7 pts→meres7 pts→mesal7 pts→mesas7 pts→mesel7 pts→meses7 pts→mesne7 pts→meson7 pts→mesto7 pts→metes7 pts→miles7 pts→mines7 pts→mires7 pts→mises7 pts→mites7 pts→moles7 pts→mores7 pts→moses7 pts→motes7 pts→moues7 pts→mules7 pts→mures7 pts→muses7 pts→mutes7 pts→nabes7 pts→names7 pts→napes7 pts→nomes7 pts→obese7 pts→oboes7 pts→olpes7 pts→onces7 pts→pales7 pts→panes7 pts→pares7 pts→pases7 pts→pates7 pts→peles7 pts→penes7 pts→peres7 pts→pesos7 pts→pesto7 pts→pests7 pts→piles7 pts→pines7 pts→pises7 pts→plies7 pts→plues7 pts→poles7 pts→pones7 pts→pores7 pts→poses7 pts→potes7 pts→prees7 pts→presa7 pts→prese7 pts→press7 pts→prest7 pts→pries7 pts→pules7 pts→pures7 pts→puses7 pts→races7 pts→rapes7 pts→ribes7 pts→rices7 pts→rimes7 pts→ripes7 pts→robes7 pts→ropes7 pts→rubes7 pts→rumes7 pts→sabes7 pts→sames7 pts→semes7 pts→sices7 pts→sipes7 pts→smees7 pts→spaes7 pts→spies7 pts→spues7 pts→supes7 pts→tabes7 pts→taces7 pts→tames7 pts→tapes7 pts→temes7 pts→tices7 pts→times7 pts→tomes7 pts→topes7 pts→tubes7 pts→unces7 pts→aedes6 pts→agues6 pts→aides6 pts→dales6 pts→dares6 pts→dates6 pts→deles6 pts→denes6 pts→deres6 pts→desse6 pts→dines6 pts→dites6 pts→doest6 pts→doles6 pts→dores6 pts→doses6 pts→dotes6 pts→drees6 pts→dress6 pts→drest6 pts→dries6 pts→dules6 pts→dunes6 pts→dures6 pts→egest6 pts→gales6 pts→gases6 pts→gates6 pts→geese6 pts→geest6 pts→genes6 pts→geres6 pts→gesse6 pts→gesso6 pts→geste6 pts→gests6 pts→gites6 pts→glees6 pts→glues6 pts→goest6 pts→goles6 pts→gores6 pts→grees6 pts→grese6 pts→grues6 pts→guess6 pts→guest6 pts→gules6 pts→idees6 pts→idles6 pts→lades6 pts→leges6 pts→lodes6 pts→loges6 pts→ludes6 pts→luges6 pts→nides6 pts→nodes6 pts→nudes6 pts→ogees6 pts→ogles6 pts→ogres6 pts→rages6 pts→redes6 pts→reges6 pts→resid6 pts→resod6 pts→rides6 pts→rodes6 pts→rudes6 pts→sades6 pts→sages6 pts→sedes6 pts→sides6 pts→tides6 pts→tiges6 pts→toges6 pts→urges6 pts→aesir5 pts→aloes5 pts→antes5 pts→arles5 pts→arses5 pts→asses5 pts→aunes5 pts→aures5 pts→eales5 pts→eases5 pts→ernes5 pts→erses5 pts→esile5 pts→esnes5 pts→esses5 pts→ester5 pts→estro5 pts→isles5 pts→lanes5 pts→lares5 pts→lases5 pts→leese5 pts→lenes5 pts→leres5 pts→lests5 pts→lines5 pts→lites5 pts→loess5 pts→lores5 pts→loses5 pts→lotes5 pts→lunes5 pts→lures5 pts→lutes5 pts→nares5 pts→nates5 pts→neese5 pts→nenes5 pts→nests5 pts→netes5 pts→nines5 pts→nites5 pts→noles5 pts→nones5 pts→noses5 pts→notes5 pts→oases5 pts→ooses5 pts→orles5 pts→rales5 pts→rares5 pts→rases5 pts→rates5 pts→reest5 pts→resat5 pts→resee5 pts→reses5 pts→reset5 pts→resin5 pts→resit5 pts→resto5 pts→rests5 pts→riles5 pts→rines5 pts→rises5 pts→rites5 pts→roles5 pts→rones5 pts→rores5 pts→roses5 pts→rotes5 pts→roues5 pts→rules5 pts→runes5 pts→ruses5 pts→sales5 pts→sanes5 pts→sates5 pts→seles5 pts→senes5 pts→seres5 pts→sessa5 pts→siles5 pts→sines5 pts→sires5 pts→sises5 pts→sites5 pts→slaes5 pts→sloes5 pts→slues5 pts→snees5 pts→snies5 pts→soles5 pts→sones5 pts→sores5 pts→sties5 pts→sures5 pts→suses5 pts→tales5 pts→tares5 pts→tates5 pts→teles5 pts→tenes5 pts→teres5 pts→tesla5 pts→testa5 pts→teste5 pts→tests5 pts→tetes5 pts→tiles5 pts→tines5 pts→tires5 pts→toles5 pts→tones5 pts→tores5 pts→toses5 pts→totes5 pts→trees5 pts→tress5 pts→trest5 pts→tries5 pts→trues5 pts→tules5 pts→tunes5 pts→
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06 Common questions
Answers about this word list.
How many 5-letter words containing es are there?
Our reference word list contains 831 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing es?
Some strong matches are JOKES, FIXES, FOXES, BOXES, JAMES, MIXES, PESKY, QUEST, SIZES, ZONES.
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.