5 Letter Words Starting with EN

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  • ENACT
  • ENAGE
  • ENAMI
  • ENAPT
  • ENARM
  • ENATE
  • ENCIA
  • ENCUP
  • ENCYC
  • ENDED
  • ENDER
  • ENDEW
  • ENDIA
  • ENDOW
  • ENDUE
  • ENEAS
  • ENEID
  • ENEMA
  • ENEMY
  • ENENT
  • ENFIN
  • ENGEM
  • ENGIN
  • ENGLE
  • ENHAT
  • ENIAC
  • ENJOY
  • ENLAY
  • ENMEW
  • ENNEW
  • ENNIA
  • ENNOY
  • ENNUI
  • ENOCH
  • ENODE
  • ENOIL
  • ENOLS
  • ENORM
  • ENORN
  • ENOWS
  • ENPIA
  • ENRAY
  • ENRIB
  • ENROL
  • ENRUT
  • ENSKY
  • ENSUE
  • ENTAD
  • ENTAL
  • ENTEA
  • ENTER
  • ENTIA
  • ENTOM
  • ENTRE
  • ENTRY
  • ENTTE
  • ENURE
  • ENVOI
  • ENVOY
  • ENWEB
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61 five letter words begin with EN, and nearly all of them are the prefix attached to a three letter root.

The Third Letter After EN

T leads at about fifteen percent, O at eleven, then A and D at ten each and a second E at eight.

EN Works as a Prefix, Not a Family

ENJOY, ENACT, ENROL and ENDOW share only those two opening letters. The root that follows carries all the information, which is why the third box stays so flat.

The EN Words in Ordinary Use

ENTER, ENTRY, ENJOY, ENDED and ENEMY are the entries you are most likely to want, and they reach four different third letters.

  • ENTER
  • ENTRY
  • ENJOY
  • ENDED
  • ENEMY

Opening an EN Puzzle

ENJOY is the most informative opener. Its J, O and Y reach three separate branches and none of its letters repeats.

ENTER is the more common word, but it repeats its E and tells you less about what else might fit.

Between the two of them you have tested six letters and both of the branches that hold anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are ENTER and ENTRY easy to confuse

They share four letters and differ only at the end, so a guess on either one narrows the other to a single question.

Is ENEMY a good guess

It repeats its E, which costs a box, but the M and Y it tests appear in little else here, so a miss still helps.

Why does confirming EN narrow so little

It identifies a prefix rather than a word shape, so the three boxes after it can hold almost any workable root.

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