5-Letter Words Ending With EN
100 wordsWords ending in -EN form one of English's most productive patterns, turning verbs and adjectives into past participles and descriptive forms. This collection spans everyday terms alongside archaic gems that remain valid in word games.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
be false to; be dishonest with
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
dress up garishly and tastelessly
denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
made of or covered with wax
Top 5-Letter Words
be false to; be dishonest with
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
dress up garishly and tastelessly
denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
a female sovereign ruler
WIZEN leads Scrabble scoring, but COZEN and MIZEN tie for the WWF crown thanks to the Z being worth 10 points in WWF versus 10 in Scrabble—the real difference comes from tile multiplier placement. VIXEN offers consistent high value across both games. QUEEN enters the WWF top scorers but falls outside Scrabble's elite, making it a smarter WWF play when Q tiles feel stuck in your rack.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
TAKEN and EATEN test two vowels plus common consonants T, K, and N. SIREN and RISEN share four letters but probe different starting consonants, making them useful follow-up guesses.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
COZEN means to deceive or be dishonest with someone—a word that sounds invented but dates back centuries. Its C-O-Z-E-N structure scores 16-18 points in word games, making it both a vocabulary curiosity and a practical tile dump for that troublesome Z.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.