5-Letter Words Ending in -ES
There are 536 5-letter words ending in -ES in the ENABLE word list. About 21% (112) are everyday words you will actually meet in text, such as times, makes, games. The rest are rare, technical or dictionary-only words that are still valid in word games.
The most common starting letters are S (42), C (37), T (37).
Use our Wordle solver to narrow these down from your guesses, or the anagram solver to unscramble letters.
Most common 5-letter words ending in -ES
times makes games comes takes lives rules cases gives sales miles lines names rates types notes sites jones likes sides
All 536 5-letter words ending in -ES
A (24)
abbes ables abyes aches acmes acnes acres adzes aedes agues aides akees almes aloes amies antes apres apses arles arses ashes asses aures axles
B (28)
babes bakes bales banes bares bases bates benes bices bides bikes biles bines bises bites bizes blues bodes boles bones bores boxes braes brees bries buses byres bytes
C (37)
cades cafes cages cakes cames canes capes cares cases cates caves cedes cepes ceres cetes cines cires cites clues codes cokes coles comes cones copes cores coses cotes coves coxes cozes cries cubes cukes cures cutes cymes
D (35)
daces dales dames dares dates dazes dekes deles demes denes dexes dices dikes dimes dines dites dives doges doles domes dopes doses dotes doves dozes drees dries duces dudes dukes dunes dupes dures dykes dynes
E (10)
eases eaves eches edges elves epees ernes erses esses eyres
F (36)
faces fades fakes fames fanes fares fates faves faxes fazes feces femes feres fetes fezes fices fifes files fines fires fives fixes flees flies floes flues fores foxes frees fries froes fumes fuses fuzes fyces fykes
G (22)
gages gales games gapes gases gates gazes genes ghees gibes gives glees glues gores goxes grees grues gudes gules gybes gyres gyves
H (25)
hades hajes hakes hales hames hares hates haves hazes hebes hemes heres hexes hides hikes hires hives hokes holes homes hones hopes hoses howes hypes
I (3)
idles isles ivies
J (15)
jades jakes janes japes jefes jetes jibes jives jokes joles jones jubes jukes jupes jutes
K (10)
kales kames kanes kexes kibes kikes kines kites knees kytes
L (35)
laces lades lakes lames lanes lares lases laves lazes leges lenes lexes likes limes lines lives lobes lodes loges lopes lores loses loves lowes loxes lubes luces ludes luges lunes lures lutes luxes lyres lyses
M (34)
mabes maces mages makes males manes mares mates maxes mazes meres metes mezes mikes miles mimes mines mires mises mites mixes modes mokes moles momes mopes mores motes moues moves mules mures muses mutes
N (18)
nabes names napes nares nates naves neves nides nines nites nixes nodes nomes nones noses notes nudes nukes
O (8)
oases oaves oboes ogees ogles ogres oozes orles
P (36)
paces pages pales panes pares pases pates paves paxes pedes pekes peles penes pikes piles pines pipes pixes plies pokes poles pomes pones popes pores poses poxes prees pries pubes puces pukes pules puses pyres pyxes
R (36)
races rages rajes rakes rales rapes rares rases rates raves raxes razes redes reges rexes ribes rices rides riles rimes ripes rises rites rives robes roles ropes roses rotes roues roves rubes rules runes ruses rykes
S (42)
sabes sades safes sages sakes sales sanes sates saves saxes semes seres sexes shies shoes sices sides sikes sines sipes sires sises sites sixes sizes skees skies sloes slues snyes sokes soles sones sores spaes spies spues sties styes supes syces sykes
T (37)
tabes taces tajes takes tales tames tapes tares tates taxes teles tides tikes tiles times tines tires tokes toles tomes tones topes tores totes trees tries trues tubes tules tunes tuxes twaes tyees tykes tynes types tyres
U (1)
urges
V (12)
vales vanes vases vexes vibes vices vines vires vises voces voles votes
W (22)
wades wages wakes wales wames wanes wares waves waxes wides wifes wiles wines wipes wires wises wites wives wizes wries wyles wytes
Y (7)
yeses yikes yipes yokes yores yowes yules
Z (3)
zaxes zones zymes
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in -ES are there?
There are 536 5-letter words ending in -ES in the ENABLE word list. Counts can differ slightly in other word lists.
What are the most common 5-letter words ending in -ES?
The most commonly used are times, makes, games, comes, takes, lives, rules, cases, gives, sales.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
Wordle uses five-letter words, and its answers are mostly everyday words, so the common words above are the likeliest. Official Scrabble and Wordle lists differ, so always check your game's own dictionary.