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5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending in D
Every five-letter word that fits E _ _ _ D — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With E and End in D?
17 words start with E and end with D, 1 of them answer-eligible. EMBED is the most efficient probe from here, clearing about 84.1%.
The second letter stays open here — A is the most common at only 29%. Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 1 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit E _ _ _ D
Once E and D are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 EMBED — eliminates about 84.1% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: EA·5 EL·3 EM·2 EB·1 EC·1 +4 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 17-word column.
E···D Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 1 word with E and ending in D has been the answer: EMBED (#1695, 2026-02-08). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1695 | 2026-02-08 | EMBED |
The other 16 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
E···D Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 17 E···D words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 10 | 59% |
| 3 or more | 7 | 41% |
And the most common second letters among E···D words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after E:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| EA···D | 5 |
| EL···D | 3 |
| EM···D | 2 |
| EB···D | 1 |
| EC···D | 1 |
| ED···D | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after E splits the list fastest — EA alone accounts for 5 of the 17 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 2 of the 17 words here use five different letters and 15 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with E and end in D?
There are 17 valid five-letter words that start with E and end in D in our Wordle dictionary, and 1 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the E···D list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best E···D words for Wordle?
EMBED are the strongest. EMBED eliminates about 84.1% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed E and D, guessing EMBED both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which E to D words have been Wordle answers?
1 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was EMBED (#1695) on 2026-02-08. Every answer-eligible E···D word has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these E···D words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once E and D are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 2 of the 17 words use five distinct letters and 15 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in E···D words?
A — EA accounts for 5 of the 17 words (29%), ahead of EL with 3. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do E···D words usually have?
100% of these 17 words carry two or more vowels — 10 have exactly two and 7 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With E and D already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.