5 Letter Words That Start With EM

All 34 five-letter words beginning with EM, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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Letter run takes _ as a one-letter gap, so E_O finds lemon. Dictionary keeps only the words your game accepts.

All words · 34
emacs9
email7
embar9
embay12
embed10
ember9
embog10
embow12
embox16
embus9
emcee9
emeer7
emend8
emerg8
emery10
emeus7
emics9
emirs7
emits7
emmas9
emmer9
emmet9
emmew12
emmys12
emoji14
emong8
emote7
emove10
empts9
empty12
emule7
emure7
emyde11
emyds11

5 letter words beginning EM

There are 34 5 letter words beginning with EM in our dictionary — about 11% of the 303 5 letter words that start with E.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 34:23 are valid in Scrabble US, 31 are valid in Scrabble UK and 31 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is embox at 16 points. The top of the table:

  • embox · 16 pts
  • emoji · 14 pts
  • embow · 12 pts
  • emmew · 12 pts
  • embay · 12 pts
  • emmys · 12 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

10 of them end with S, 6 of them end with E and 4 of them end with R.18of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.