5 Letter Words With A, E and S

All 794 5 letter words with a, e and s, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Know A and E and S belong in the word but not where? ABASE, ABUSE, AISLE and more contain them, and 77 are past Wordle answers, marked green.

About 10% (77) have been actual Wordle answers. ABUSE is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 794 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

RATES: takes 794 down to 134 at worst.
SALES: down to 137.
TALES: down to 151.

What These Words Have in Common

397 of them end in S, close to half of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (183), T (145) and L (143). 90 of the 794 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.

Best 5 Letter Words With A, E and S

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

ABASE
ABUSE
AISLE
AMUSE
ARISE
AROSE
ASHEN
ASIDE
ASKEW
BASTE
BEAST
CASTE
CAUSE
CEASE
CHASE
EASEL
ERASE
ESSAY
FALSE
FEAST
HASTE
LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
PARSE
PASTE
PAUSE
PHASE
RAISE
SAFER
SALVE
SANER
SAUCE
SAUTE
SCALE
SCARE
SEDAN
SEPIA
SHADE
SHAKE
SHALE
SHAME
SHAPE
SHARE
SHAVE
SHEAR
SKATE
SLATE
SLAVE
SMEAR
SNAKE
SNARE
SNEAK
SPACE
SPADE
SPARE
SPEAK
SPEAR
STAGE
STAKE
STALE
STARE
STATE
STAVE
STEAD
STEAK
STEAL
STEAM
SUAVE
SWEAR
SWEAT
TASTE
TEASE
USAGE
WASTE
YEAST
ACRES
AREAS
ASKED
BABES
BASED
BASES
BEADS
BEANS
BEARS
BEATS
CAKES
CASES
DATES
DEALS
EMACS
EXAMS
FACES
FARES
FEARS
GAMES
GATES
HEADS
IDEAS
JAMES
JEANS
LAKES
LANES
LASER
LEADS
MAKES
MALES
MEALS
MEANS
NAMES
PAGES
RACES
RATES
READS
SALES
SAVED
SAVER
SAVES
SEATS
TAKES
TALES
TAPES
TAXES
TEAMS
TEARS
TEXAS
VEGAS
WAGES
WALES
WAVES
YEARS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With A

ABASE
ABUSE
AISLE
AMUSE
ARISE
AROSE
ASHEN
ASIDE
ASKEW
ACRES
AREAS
ASKED
ABBES
ABERS
ABETS
ABEYS
ABIES
ABLES
ABSEE
ABSEY
ABYES
ACERS
ACHES
ACIES
ACMES
ACNES
ADEPS
ADZES
AEDES
AEGIS
AEONS
AEROS
AESIR
AESOP
AGERS
AGNES
AGUES
AHEMS
AIDES
AIXES
AJIES
AKEES
AKSED
AKSES
ALCES
ALECS
ALEFS
ALEWS
ALKES
ALMES
ALOES
ALOSE
AMENS
AMESS
AMIES
AMSEL
ANDES
ANISE
ANSAE
ANSEL
ANSER
ANTES
AOTES
APERS
APRES
APSES
ARASE
ARCES
AREST
ARETS
ARIES
ARLES
ARSED
ARSES
ARSEY
ARSLE
ASALE
ASHED
ASHER
ASHES
ASHET
ASKER
ASPEN
ASPER
ASPIE
ASSED
ASSES
ASSET
ASSEZ
ASTEL
ASTER
ASTRE
ASYLE
ATEES
AUGES
AUNES
AURES
AVELS
AVENS
AVERS
AVISE
AWEST
AXELS
AXERS
AXLES
AYENS
AYRES

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With B

BASTE
BEAST
BABES
BASED
BASES
BEADS
BEANS
BEARS
BEATS
BAELS
BAKES
BALES
BANES
BARES
BARSE
BASEN
BASER
BASKE
BASSE
BATES
BAYES
BEAKS
BEALS
BEAMS
BEAUS
BEISA
BEMAS
BESAN
BESAT
BESAW
BESRA
BETAS
BLAES
BLASE
BRAES

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With C

CASTE
CAUSE
CEASE
CHASE
CAKES
CASES
CADES
CAESE
CAFES
CAGES
CAMES
CANES
CAPES
CARES
CARSE
CASED
CASEL
CASER
CASEY
CASSE
CATES
CAVES
CERAS
CESAR
CESTA
CLAES

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With D

DATES
DEALS
DACES
DALES
DAMES
DANES
DANSE
DARES
DAZES
DEADS
DEANS
DEARS
DEASH
DEAWS
DEGAS
DEPAS
DESMA
DESSA
DEVAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With E

EASEL
ERASE
ESSAY
EMACS
EXAMS
EALES
EARDS
EARLS
EARNS
EARSH
EARST
EASED
EASER
EASES
EASLE
EASTS
EAVES
ECADS
ECASH
EGADS
EGMAS
EKKAS
ELANS
ELAPS
ELIAS
EMESA
EMMAS
ENEAS
EPHAS
ERSAR
ESBAY
ESCAR
ESKAR
ESTAB
ETATS
ETNAS
ETWAS
EVANS
EVASE
EYASS
EYRAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With F

FALSE
FEAST
FACES
FARES
FEARS
FABES
FADES
FAKES
FALES
FAMES
FANES
FARSE
FATES
FAUSE
FAVES
FAXES
FAZES
FEALS
FEASE
FEATS
FESTA
FETAS
FLEAS
FRASE

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With G

GAMES
GATES
GADES
GAELS
GAGES
GALES
GAPES
GARES
GARSE
GASES
GAZES
GEALS
GEANS
GEARS
GEASA
GEASE
GEAST
GEATS
GEISA
GENAS
GESAN
GETAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With H

HASTE
HEADS
HADES
HAEMS
HAETS
HAJES
HAKES
HALES
HALSE
HAMES
HANSE
HARES
HATES
HAUSE
HAVES
HAWSE
HAYES
HAZES
HEALS
HEAPS
HEARS
HEAST
HEATS
HELAS
HOSEA

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With J

JAMES
JEANS
JADES
JAKES
JANES
JAPES
JASEY
JASPE
JEATS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With K

KADES
KAIES
KALES
KAMES
KANES
KASER
KASME
KEATS
KESAR
KETAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With L

LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
LAKES
LANES
LASER
LEADS
LACES
LADES
LAERS
LAMES
LARES
LASED
LASES
LAVES
LAXES
LAZES
LEAFS
LEAKS
LEAMS
LEANS
LEAPS
LEARS
LEATS
LEPAS
LESYA
LEVAS
LYASE

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With M

MAKES
MALES
MEALS
MEANS
MABES
MACES
MAGES
MAISE
MANES
MANSE
MAPES
MARES
MARSE
MASED
MASER
MASES
MASSE
MATES
MAXES
MAZES
MEADS
MEAKS
MEASE
MEATS
MELAS
MENSA
MESAD
MESAL
MESAS
MESCA
MESIA
MESUA
METAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With N

NAMES
NABES
NAGES
NANES
NAPES
NARES
NATES
NAVES
NAZES
NEALS
NEAPS
NEARS
NEATS
NEFAS
NEMAS
NEOSA
NETAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With O

OASES
OAVES
OREAS
OSAGE
OSELA
OSHEA
OSSEA
OXEAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With P

PARSE
PASTE
PAUSE
PHASE
PAGES
PACES
PAISE
PALES
PANES
PANSE
PAPES
PARES
PASEO
PASES
PASSE
PATES
PAVES
PAXES
PEAGS
PEAKS
PEALS
PEANS
PEARS
PEASE
PEASY
PEATS
PEBAS
PELAS
PESAH
PESTA
PLEAS
PRASE
PRESA
PSOAE

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With R

RAISE
RACES
RATES
READS
RAGES
RAJES
RAKES
RALES
RAMES
RAMSE
RANES
RANSE
RAPES
RARES
RASED
RASEN
RASER
RASES
RASSE
RAVES
RAXES
RAZES
REAIS
REAKS
REALS
REAMS
REANS
REAPS
REARS
REASK
REAST
REASY
REJAS
REPAS
RESAM
RESAT
RESAW
RESAY
RHEAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With S

SAFER
SALVE
SANER
SAUCE
SAUTE
SCALE
SCARE
SEDAN
SEPIA
SHADE
SHAKE
SHALE
SHAME
SHAPE
SHARE
SHAVE
SHEAR
SKATE
SLATE
SLAVE
SMEAR
SNAKE
SNARE
SNEAK
SPACE
SPADE
SPARE
SPEAK
SPEAR
STAGE
STAKE
STALE
STARE
STATE
STAVE
STEAD
STEAK
STEAL
STEAM
SUAVE
SWEAR
SWEAT
SALES
SAVED
SAVER
SAVES
SEATS
SABED
SABER
SABES
SABLE
SABRE
SACAE
SACRE
SADES
SADHE
SADIE
SAETA
SAFED
SAFEN
SAFES
SAGER
SAGES
SAHEB
SAHME
SAICE
SAINE
SAITE
SAKEL
SAKER
SAKES
SALEM
SALEP
SALET
SALLE
SALSE
SALUE
SAMEK
SAMEL
SAMEN
SAMES
SAMEY
SANED
SANES
SAPEK
SAPLE
SARED
SAREE
SARGE
SASER
SASSE
SATED
SATEM
SATER
SATES
SAUVE
SAVEY
SAWED
SAWER
SAXES
SAYED
SAYEE
SAYER
SAYNE
SAZEN
SAZES
SCAPE
SCASE
SCEAT
SCENA
SCRAE
SEALS
SEALY
SEAME
SEAMS
SEAMY
SEANS
SEARE
SEARS
SEARY
SEASE
SEAVE
SEAVY
SEAZE
SEBAT
SEDAT
SEGAR
SEGAS
SEIZA
SEKAR
SELAH
SELLA
SELVA
SEMAS
SENAL
SENAM
SENAS
SENNA
SENSA
SENZA
SEORA
SEPAD
SEPAL
SEPPA
SEPTA
SEQUA
SERAB
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With T

TASTE
TEASE
TAKES
TALES
TAPES
TAXES
TEAMS
TEARS
TEXAS
TABES
TACES
TAELS
TAISE
TAJES
TAMES
TARES
TARSE
TASED
TASER
TASES
TASSE
TATES
TAWSE
TEADS
TEAKS
TEALS
TEASY
TEATS
TEPAS
TERAS
TESLA
TESTA
TOEAS
TREAS
TSADE
TWAES

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With U

USAGE
UKASE
URASE
UREAS
URSAE
USETA
USNEA
UVEAS

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With V

VEGAS
VADES
VALES
VALSE
VANES
VAPES
VARES
VASES
VATES
VAXES
VEALS
VENAS
VERSA
VESPA
VESTA
VYASE

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With W

WASTE
WAGES
WALES
WAVES
WADES
WAISE
WAKES
WAMES
WANES
WARES
WARSE
WASEL
WASES
WAWES
WAXES
WEALS
WEANS
WEARS
WEKAS
WETAS
WHASE

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With Y

YEAST
YEARS
YAGES
YALES
YATES
YEADS
YEAHS
YEANS
YSAME

5 Letter Words With A, E and S Starting With I or Z

IDEAS
INSEA
ISNAE
ZAXES
ZEALS
ZEDAS
ZETAS
ZOEAS

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

TAWSE: A leather strap for punishing children.
HAWSE: The hole that an anchor rope passes through.
UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
TASSE: One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
ABASE: Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. It has been an answer.
SWAGE: Form metals with a swage.
TABES: Wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
SEPAL: One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower.
SEAMY: Showing a seam.
NATES: The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
VALSE: A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat.
ASPER: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey.
ALOES: A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
SLAKE: Satisfy (thirst).
ASKER: Someone who asks a question.
STELA: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
BLASE: Nonchalantly unconcerned.
SWALE: A low area (especially a marshy area between ridges).

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A, E and S?

Yes. STATE, LEAST and CAUSE have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. STATE and AREAS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is SADHE really a word?

Yes. The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

STATE. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZOEAS and ZEDAS are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ABASE, ASHEN and BASTE. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.