5 Letter Words Starting with E

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eager Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
a.. Sharp; sour; acid.
eagle Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenne...
eagre Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See Bore.
eames Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
eared Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Ear
earls Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of earl; British noblemen of rank below marquess and above viscount.
early Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
adv.. Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.
earns Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
verb. Gains or receives as payment for work or service.
earsh Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. See Arrish.
earth Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distincti...
eased Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Ease
easel Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
easer Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
noun. One who or that which eases or alleviates.
eases Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
verb. Third-person singular simple present of ease; makes less severe or uncomfortable.
easts Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
noun. Plural of east; multiple eastern directions or regions.
eaten Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
p. p.. of Eat
eater Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. One who, or that which, eats.
eaves Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n. pl.. The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof.
ebbed Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
imp. & p. p.. of Ebb
eblis Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. The prince of the evil spirits; Satan.
ebola Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe...
ebons Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of ebon; a black wood, especially ebony.
ebony Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.
echar Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. A type of coarse cloth or fabric, often used for wrapping.
echea Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. In ancient Greek music, a resonance chamber or sound box.
eched Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
verb. Past tense of ech, meaning to echo or resound.
eches Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. Plural of eche; a variant of 'etch' or 'edge'? (If not a standard word, may be archaic.)
echis Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. A genus of venomous vipers, the saw-scaled vipers, found in Africa and Asia.
echos Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. Plural form of echo; repeated sounds or reflections of sound.
eclat Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.
ecole Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. A French word for 'school', sometimes used in English contexts; also a type of school or educational institution.
ecrus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of ecru; a light beige or off-white color.
ectad Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
adv.. Toward the outside or surface; -- opposed to entad.
ectal Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; -- opposed to ental.
edder Scrabble 7 · WWF 7
n.. An adder or serpent.
eddic Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas.
edema Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Same as oedema.
edgar Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
edged Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Edge
edger Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
edges Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of edge; the outer limits or boundaries.
edict Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decre...
edify Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
v. i.. To build; to construct.
edile Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. See Aedile.
edith Scrabble 9 · WWF 8
noun. A female given name.
edits Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
verb. Third-person singular simple present of edit; makes changes to text or content.
educe Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe a form from matter.
educt Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. That which is educed, as by analysis.
edwin Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
eelam Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
eeler Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. A person who catches eels.
eemis Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
adjective. (Scottish) Unsteady, dizzy, or causing a feeling of giddiness.
eerie Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
a.. Alt. of Eery
eeten Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
verb. (obsolete) Past participle of eat; eaten.
effet Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
n.. The common newt; -- called also asker, eft, evat, and ewt.
egads Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
interjection. An archaic exclamation of surprise or annoyance.
egest Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
v. t.. To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidn...
eggar Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. roboris) of Europe.
egged Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Egg
egger Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. One who gathers eggs; an eggler.
egret Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, /...
egypt Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
eibit Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits
eider Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with...
eidos Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group
eigen Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)
eight Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. An island in a river; an ait.
eigne Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. Eldest; firstborn.
eikon Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.
eject Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
v. t.. To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to eject w...
ejido Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
noun. In Mexico, a communal landholding system or a piece of land held communally.
eking Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
p. pr. & vb. n.. of Eke
ekman Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
n.. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954)
elaic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
adjective. Relating to oil; derived from oil.
elain Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Same as Olein.
eland Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- c...
elans Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of elan; enthusiasm or vigor.
elaps Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral.
elate Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Lifted up; raised; elevated.
elayl Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Olefiant gas or ethylene; -- so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See Ethylene.
elbow Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
n.. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
elder Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
a.. Older; more aged, or existing longer.
elean Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
adjective. Of or relating to Elis, an ancient Greek region.
elect Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.
elegy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.
eleme Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. (rare) A type of resin; elemi.
elemi Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi....
eleve Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A pupil; a student.
elfic Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
adjective. Of or relating to elves; elfin.
elfin Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Relating to elves.
elgar Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)
elian Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
adjective. Of or relating to the Greek writer Aelian.
elias Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. A male given name, variant of Elijah.
elide Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
v. t.. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.
elihu Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
noun. A male given name, from Hebrew.
elint Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. intelligence derived from electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
eliot Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)
elisa Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies...
elite Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society.
eliza Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. A female given name, diminutive of Elizabeth.
ellan Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
noun. A type of fine linen or cloth.
ellas Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
ellen Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
noun. A female given name, variant of Helen.
ellul Scrabble 5 · WWF 9
n.. the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
elmer Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. A person who uses a radio transmitter illegally or without authorization, especially one who interferes with amateur radio communications.
eloah Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
noun. A Hebrew name for God, used in the Old Testament, often translated as 'God'.
eloge Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A panegyrical funeral oration.
elogy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.
eloin Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. See Eloign.
elong Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
v. t.. To lengthen out; to prolong.
elope Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarrie...
elops Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A genus of fishes. See Saury.
elses Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of else; alternative or other things (rare).
elsin Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A shoemaker's awl.
elude Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. t.. To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer;...
elute Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. To wash out.
elvan Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
a.. Pertaining to elves; elvish.
elver Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also elvene.
elves Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
pl.. of Elf
elvet Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
noun. A young eel; an elver.
elvis Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
elymi Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
noun. An ancient people of Sicily.
email Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at...
embar Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
v. t.. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.
embay Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
v. t.. To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing.
embed Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. t.. To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.
ember Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains of a fire.
embog Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
verb. To cause to sink in a bog; to mire.
embow Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
v. t.. To bend like a bow; to curve.
embox Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
v. t.. To inclose, as in a box; to imbox.
emcee Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
emeer Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. Same as Emir.
emend Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by textual criticism, generally verbal.
emery Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron....
emesa Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. (historical) An ancient city in Syria, now Homs.
emeus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of emeu; obsolete variant of emu.
emile Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
emily Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
proper noun. A female given name.
emirs Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of emir; Muslim rulers or commanders.
emits Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
verb. Third person singular of emit; sends out or gives forth.
emmer Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
emmet Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. An ant.
emmew Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
v. t.. To mew or coop up.
emong Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
prep.. Alt. of Emongst
emote Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v.. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role
emove Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. t.. To move.
empty Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
superl.. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, hou...
emule Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
v. t.. To emulate.
emuls Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
noun. Plural of emul; a type of emulsion.
emyds Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
pl.. of Emyd
enact Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives...
enage Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
verb. To engage or involve (archaic).
enapt Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
verb. To fit or insert into a socket or cavity.
enarm Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
verb. To arm or equip with weapons.
enate Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Growing out.
encia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. (obsolete) A kind of grain or pulse; possibly a variant of 'encia' as in a plant.
encup Scrabble 9 · WWF 13
verb. To place in or cover with a cup; to cup.
encyc Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
noun. Abbreviation of encyclopedia.
ended Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of End
ender Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. One who, or that which, makes an end of something; as, the ender of my life.
endow Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
v. t.. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish w...
endue Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. t.. To invest.
eneid Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. Same as Aeneid.
enema Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a medicine, or to impart nourishment.
enemy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth...
enets Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
enfin Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
adverb. finally; in conclusion (French loanword).
engem Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
verb. To set with gems or adorn as with gems (rare).
engle Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. A favorite; a paramour; an ingle.
enhat Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
verb. To put a hat on; to cover with a hat.
eniac Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. Acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, an early electronic computer.
enjoy Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
v. t.. To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainties of a...
enlay Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. See Inlay.
enlil Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods
enmew Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. t.. See Emmew.
ennew Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To make new.
ennui Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium.
enoch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
noun. A biblical figure, the father of Methuselah, said to have walked with God.
enode Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
v. t.. To clear of knots; to make clear.
enols Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of enol; organic compounds with a hydroxyl group attached to a carbon-carbon double bond.
enorm Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Enormous.
enorn Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
verb. To adorn or decorate (obsolete).
enows Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
verb. Third-person singular simple present of enow; suffices (archaic).
enpia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. A genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
enrib Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
verb. To provide with ribs; to rib.
enrol Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v.. register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
enrut Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
verb. To make ruts in; form ruts in.
ensis Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. razor clams
ensky Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
v. t.. To place in the sky or in heaven.
ensue Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake.
entad Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
adv.. Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; -- opposed to ectad.
ental Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts; inner; -- opposed to ectal.
enter Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
A prefix signifying between, among, part.
entia Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of ens; entities or beings.
entry Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the entry of a person into a house or city; the entr...
entsi Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
entsy Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
enuki Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods
enure Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. See Inure.
envoi Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
envoy Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other busines...
enweb Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
verb. To cover or entangle as with a web.
eoith Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
noun. A variant spelling of 'eolith', a crude stone artifact from the early Stone Age.
eolic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a. & n.. See Aeolic.
eosin Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of bromine on fluorescein, and named from the fine rose-red which it imparts to silk. It is also use...
epact Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
epees Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of epee; swords used in fencing.
ephah Scrabble 13 · WWF 12
n.. Alt. of Epha
ephod Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
n.. A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones...
ephoi Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. Plural of ephor; ancient Spartan magistrates.
ephor Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.
epics Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
noun. Plural of epic; long narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds or events.
epiky Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
adjective. Relating to or characterized by epikeia; equitable.
epist Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. A person who writes letters; an epistler.
eplot Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. A rare or obsolete term; no standard modern definition.
epoch Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent inf...
epode Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, and epode.
epona Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. (possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses
epopt Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system.
epoxy Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
n.. a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates
eppes Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
noun. (Yiddish) Something; a thing.
eppie Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
noun. (informal) An episode (of a TV series, etc.).
epris Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
adjective. Captivated or infatuated (with someone).
eprom Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
epsom Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
noun. A town in England, famous for its salts; used attributively in 'Epsom salts'.
epulo Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
noun. (historical) A Roman priest who officiated at public feasts.
equal Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
a.. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, qua...
eques Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. A member of the Roman equestrian order; a knight.
equid Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
n.. hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
equip Scrabble 16 · WWF 18
v. t.. To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms...
equiv Scrabble 17 · WWF 19
noun. Abbreviation for equivalent.
equus Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.
erase Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v. t.. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name.
erato Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.
erbia Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. A rare earth oxide, Er2O3, used in ceramics and glass as a pink colorant.
erect Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
a.. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.
erept Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
adjective. Snatched away or taken by force.
ergal Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
noun. Work or labor considered as a physical quantity; energy.
ergon Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
noun. A unit of work or energy in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the work done by a force of one dyne over a distance of one centimeter.
ergot Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea.
erica Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.
erick Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
noun. A male given name, variant of Eric.
erika Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
noun. A female given name, variant of Erica.
erizo Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. A Spanish word for hedgehog, sometimes used in English contexts.
ermit Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A hermit.
ernst Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
erode Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
v. t.. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
erose Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
a.. Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.
erred Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Err
error Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A wandering; a roving or irregular course.
eruca Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
eruct Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. Alt. of Eructate
erugo Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
noun. A greenish patina or rust, especially on copper or brass.
erump Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
verb. To burst forth or erupt.
erupt Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
esaki Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925)
escot Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. See Scot, a tax.
escry Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
verb. To descry; to catch sight of.
esere Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
noun. A tropical African plant (Physostigma venenosum) whose seeds contain physostigmine.
eshin Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
noun. A dialectal term for a fish, especially a young salmon.
eskar Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. Alt. of Esker
esker Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. See Eschar.
espoo Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. a city in southern Finland
esrog Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
noun. A citron fruit used in Jewish ritual during Sukkot.
essay Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.
essed Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
verb. simple past tense and past participle of ess (to shape or mark with the letter S)
essen Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
esses Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
noun. Plural of ess; the letter S, or something shaped like an S.
essex Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
n.. a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
ester Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic; thus the natural fats...
estoc Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. A long, thrusting sword with a stiff blade, used in medieval Europe for piercing armor.
estop Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
v. t.. To impede or bar by estoppel.
estre Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. The inward part of a building; the interior.
etang Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
noun. A pond or small lake, especially in French contexts.
etape Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
noun. A stage or stopping place in a journey, especially in a race.
ethal Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A white waxy solid, C16H33.OH; -- called also cetylic alcohol. See Cetylic alcohol, under Cetylic.
ethel Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Noble.
ether Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmiss...
ethic Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
a.. Alt. of Ethical
ethos Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"
ethyl Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
n.. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.
etiam Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
adverb. Also; moreover (Latin loanword used in English contexts, especially in legal or scholarly phrases).
etnas Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of etna; portable spirit lamps or heaters.
etrog Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
noun. A yellow citron fruit used in Jewish religious rituals during the festival of Sukkot.
ettle Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. t.. To earn. [Obs.] See Addle, to earn.
etude Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
etuis Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of etui; small ornamental cases for needles or cosmetics.
etuve Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
noun. A heated room or oven for drying or warming.
etwas Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
pronoun. Something; a German word used in English contexts.
etwee Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. See Etui.
etyma Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
pl.. of Etymon
eucre Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
noun. A card game, a variant of euchre, played with a reduced deck.
euler Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
euros Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
noun. Plural of euro; the currency unit of the European Union.
eurus Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. The east wind.
evade Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
v. t.. To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a...
evans Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)
evase Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
adjective. Having a flared or widening mouth, as in a vase.
eveck Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
noun. A dialectal term for a small quantity or a short time.
evene Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. i.. To happen.
evenk Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
evens Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
noun. In betting, odds of 1 to 1; even money.
event Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.
evers Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)
evert Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To overthrow; to subvert.
every Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
a. & a. pron.. All the parts which compose a whole collection or aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite...
evese Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
noun. A female given name (rare).
evict Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. t.. To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to oust.
evils Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
noun. Plural of evil; wicked or harmful things.
evite Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. t.. To shun.
evoke Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
v. t.. To call out; to summon forth.
ewder Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
noun. A person who works with ewes or sheep (obsolete).
ewers Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of ewer; wide-mouthed pitchers or jugs for water.
ewery Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
n.. Alt. of Ewry
ewest Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
adjective. Most eastern; easternmost (archaic).
ewhow Scrabble 14 · WWF 13
interjection. An expression of disgust or aversion, similar to 'ew' but with a drawn-out or exaggerated sound.
ewing Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
noun. The act of a ewe giving birth.
exact Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
a.. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; a...
exalt Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
v. t.. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.
exams Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. Plural of exam; formal tests of knowledge or ability.
excel Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
v. t.. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
excud Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
verb. To strike out or produce by stamping; to coin or mint.
excur Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
i.. To run out or forth; to extend.
exdie Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
verb. To die out; to become extinct (obsolete).
exeat Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
n.. A license for absence from a college or a religious house.
execs Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. Plural of exec; executives or executive officers.
exect Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
v. t.. To cut off or out. [Obs.] See Exsect.
exert Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
v. t.. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out.
exies Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
noun. Plural of exie; informal term for exes (former partners).
exile Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native...
exine Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
noun. The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore.
exing Scrabble 13 · WWF 15
verb. Present participle of ex; to cross out or delete.
exist Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
v. i.. To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual.
exite Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
noun. The outer lobe of the limb of a crustacean appendage.
exits Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
noun. Plural of exit; ways out or departures.
exlex Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
adjective. Outside the law; lawless.
exode Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
n.. Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
exody Scrabble 16 · WWF 15
n.. Exodus; withdrawal.
expat Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
expel Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
v. t.. To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.
exptl Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
adjective. Abbreviation for experimental.
expwy Scrabble 20 · WWF 20
noun. Abbreviation of expressway; a major divided highway.
extol Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
v. t.. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate.
extra Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is...
exude Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
v. t.. To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
exult Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
v. i.. To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart.
exurb Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
noun. A region or community situated beyond the suburbs, typically affluent and semi-rural.
exust Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
adjective. Burned out or scorched; consumed by fire.
exxon Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
noun. A brand name for a multinational oil and gas corporation.
eyass Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
noun. A young hawk or falcon, especially one not yet able to fly or taken from the nest for training.
eyers Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of eyer; those who eye or look at something.
eyess Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of eyas; young hawks or unfledged birds (archaic).
eyght Scrabble 12 · WWF 11
n.. An island. See Eyot.
eying Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
verb. Present participle of eye; looking at or watching closely.
eyren Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
pl.. of Ey
eyres Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of eyre; a circuit journey made by a medieval English judge, or the court held during such a journey.
eyrie Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. Alt. of Eyry
eyrir Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. 100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland

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