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5 Letter Words With E and T

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Common 5-letter words with E and T (241)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

E and T sit side by side in 484 of these words (54%), most often as TE. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 269 words). 26% repeat a letter, like there. The most common first letter is T (263 words).

All 5-letter words with E and T (896)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

abate abets aceta acted acute adept after agate agent aglet alate alert alter ament anent antae anted antes antre apter arete armet artel asset aster ative atone avert axite azote baste bated bates bathe beast beats beaut beets befit begat beget begot belts bento bents beret berth beset besot bests betas betel beths beton betta bidet biter bites blate bleat blent blest blets blite bluet boite botel brent brute buret buteo butle butte bytes cadet caret carte caste cater cates celts centi cento cents certs cesta cesti cetes cheat chert chest cheth chute cited citer cites civet cleat cleft clept comet comte conte coset coted cotes covet crate crept crest cruet culet curet cuter cutes cutey cutie dated dater dates dealt death debit debts debut deets defat deist deity delft delta delts demit dents depot depth derat deter detox diets dites doest doeth doted doter dotes drest duets duvet dwelt earth easts eaten eater ebbet eclat edict edits educt eejit egest egret eight eject elate elect elint elite elute emits emmet emote empty enact enate enter entia entry epact erect ergot eruct erupt escot ester estop etape ether ethic ethos ethyl etnas etude etuis etwee etyma event evert evict evite exact exalt exeat exert exist exits expat extol extra exult eyots facet fated fates feast feats fecit feint feist felts fests fetal fetas fetch feted fetes fetid fetor fetus filet fleet flite flute flyte forte frets fumet fytte gated gater gates geest gelts gemot genet gents geste gests getas getup gilet gites gleet glute godet grate great greet guest haets haste hated hater hates haute heart heath heats hefts hefty heist helot hents hertz hests heths hotel ident inept inert inlet inset intel inter irate islet istle items ither ixtle jests jetes jeton jetty jutes keets kelts kempt kente ketch ketol kheth khets kited kiter kites kithe knelt kytes kythe lated laten later latex lathe latke latte leant leapt least leets lefts lefty legit lento lepta letch lethe letup liter lithe litre lotte lunet lutea luted lutes mated mater mates matey matte meant meats meaty meets melts menta merit metal meted meter metes meths metic metis metre metro miter mites mitre monte moste motel motes motet motey motte muted muter mutes nates neath neats neist nerts nertz nests netop netts netty newts niter nites nitre nonet noted noter notes oaten oater objet octet often ofter onset opted orate other otter outed outer outre ovate overt owlet oxter palet paste pated paten pater pates peart peats peaty pelts pesto pests pesty petal peter petit petti petto petty pewit pieta piets piety pipet piste plate pleat poets prate prest quate quest quiet quite quote ramet rated ratel rater rates rathe react reata rebut recta recti recto recut reest refit relet relit remet remit rente rents repot resat reset resit rests retag retax retch retem retes retia retie retro retry revet rewet rites rivet roset rotes rotte route sated satem sates saute scent scute seats sects sente senti septa septs setae setal seton setts setup sexto sexts sheet shent shite shote shute sited sites sixte skate skeet skite slate sleet slept smelt smite smote spate spelt spent spite stade stage stake stale stane stare state stave stead steak steal steam steed steek steel steep steer stein stela stele stems steno stent steps stere stern stets stews stied sties stile stime stipe stoae stoep stoke stole stone stope store stove strep strew stupe styed styes style suets suety suite sweat sweet swept taber tabes table taces tacet tache taels tajes taken taker takes taler tales tamed tamer tames taped taper tapes tared tares targe tarre taser tasse taste tater tates taupe tawed tawer tawie tawse taxed taxer taxes tazze teach teaks teals teams tears teary tease teats techs techy tecta teddy teels teems teens teeny teeth teffs tegua teiid teind telae telco teles telex telia telic tells telly teloi telos tempi tempo temps tempt tench tends tenet tenge tenia tenne tenno tenon tenor tense tenth tents tenty tepal tepas tepee tepid tepoy terai terce terga terms terne terns terra terry terse tesla testa tests testy teths tetra teuch teugh tewed texas texts thane thebe theca theft thegn thein their theme thens theol there therm these theta thews thewy thief thine thole those three threw throe thyme tided tides tiers tiger tikes tilde tiled tiler tiles timed timer times tinea tined tines tinge tired tires titer tithe title titre toeas togae togue toile toked token toker tokes toled toles tomes toned toner tones toney tonne toped topee toper topes tophe toque tores torse torte toted totem toter totes touse towed towel tower towie toyed toyer trace trade trave tread treas treat treed treen trees treks trend tress trets trews treys tribe trice tried trier tries trike trine tripe trite trode troke trone trope trove truce trued truer trues tsade tsked tubae tubed tuber tubes tules tulle tuned tuner tunes tuple tuque tutee tuxes tuyer twaes tweak tweed tween tweet twerk twerp twice twier twine twyer tyees tyers tykes tyned tynes typed types typey tyred tyres tythe unite unlet unmet unset untie upset urate uteri utile utter valet veldt vents verst verts vertu vesta vests vetch veter vitae volte voted voter votes waste water wecht weest weets wefts welts wests wetly wheat whets white wited wites withe wrest write wrote wyted wytes yeast yenta yente yetis yetts zests zesty zetas zibet zlote

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More 5-letter word lists with E or T

Starting with E (202)Starting with T (576)Ending in E (967)Ending in T (493) With E and S (1,645)With E and R (1,363)With A and E (1,283)With D and E (926)With E and L (923)With E and I (879)With E and O (844)With A and T (817)With E and N (745)With O and T (616)With I and T (609)With E and P (560)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both E and T?

Our dictionary has 896, which is 9.9% of all five-letter words. 241 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try stare. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do E and T sit side by side?

E and T sit side by side in 484 of these words (54%), most often as TE.

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