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All 5-letter dictionary words that include the letter sequence ES. Combining exact length with an internal substring mirrors advanced Pattern Finder filters without opening the interactive tool.
Quick stats: 767 total words, 5-letter average length, 12-point mean score.
At 767 words, this list covers common playable words alongside lesser-known entries accepted in competitive Scrabble. Scrabble players will notice 115 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Suffix patterns such as -ES, -TY, -EX, -KES appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. Top scorer: zaxes (21 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 12 points per word. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Competitive Scrabble strategy relies on pattern recognition. Lists like this train your brain to spot playable words under time pressure. With a vowel ratio of 0.36, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
Try the Pattern Finder → for combined filters like starts-with, ends-with, include/exclude letters, and exact length.
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 57% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Combine this static list with Pattern Finder exclusions when you know a letter cannot appear in the word. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results. Anchor words: highest scorer ZAXES, longest ZAXES. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 767 matches.
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
Showing top 200 of 767 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
Bookmark this list for offline study: the top 20 entries by score cover the highest-impact words for casual games.
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