5 Letter Words With E and K

LAKES and CAKES open this set faster than anything else. Below them, all 766 5 letter words with e and k in guessing order.

Know E and K belong in the word but not where? 766 words contain them, ALIKE, ANKLE, ASKEW among them, and 65 can still be the answer.

19 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 766 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.

LAKES: takes 766 down to 126 at worst.
CAKES: down to 131.
TAKES: down to 140.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 174 words, about a quarter of the set. If you need a second letter to test, S (274), A (229) and R (202) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 37 of these 766 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With E and K

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ALIKE
ANKLE
ASKEW
AWAKE
AWOKE
BAKER
BLEAK
BLOKE
BRAKE
BREAK
BROKE
CHECK
CHEEK
CHOKE
CLERK
CREAK
CREEK
DRAKE
EKING
EVOKE
FLAKE
FLECK
FLUKE
FREAK
GECKO
GEEKY
JERKY
JOKER
KEBAB
KNAVE
KNEAD
KNEED
KNEEL
KNELT
KNIFE
LEAKY
LIKEN
MAKER
OAKEN
PERKY
PESKY
POKER
QUAKE
SHAKE
SHEIK
SKATE
SKIER
SLEEK
SMOKE
SNAKE
SNEAK
SPEAK
SPECK
SPIKE
SPOKE
STAKE
STEAK
STOKE
TAKEN
TAKER
TOKEN
TWEAK
WOKEN
WREAK
WRECK
ASKED
BIKES
BURKE
CAKES
EBOOK
GREEK
JOKES
KEEPS
KELLY
KERRY
LAKES
LIKED
LIKES
MAKES
NAKED
SEEKS
TAKES
WEEKS

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With A

ALIKE
ANKLE
ASKEW
AWAKE
AWOKE
ASKED
ACKEE
ACKER
ACKEY
AKEBI
AKEES
AKEKI
AKELA
AKENE
AKKER
AKNEE
AKPEK
AKSED
AKSES
AKULE
ALEAK
ALECK
ALKES
ALKIE
AMOKE
ANKEE
ANKER
APEAK
APEEK
ARAKE
AREEK
ARKED
ARKIE
ARUKE
ASKER
ATAKE
ATOKE
AVOKE
AWEEK

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With B

BAKER
BLEAK
BLOKE
BRAKE
BREAK
BROKE
BIKES
BURKE
BAKED
BAKEN
BAKES
BAKIE
BASKE
BAWKE
BEAKS
BEAKY
BECKE
BECKS
BECKY
BEKAH
BEKKO
BERKO
BERKS
BIKED
BIKER
BIKIE
BLAKE
BLECK
BLENK
BOKED
BOKEH
BOKES
BOREK
BRECK
BREEK
BRIKE
BRUKE
BUKES
BYKED
BYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With C

CHECK
CHEEK
CHOKE
CLERK
CREAK
CREEK
CAKES
CAKED
CAKER
CAKEY
CHEKA
CHEKE
CHEKI
CLAKE
CLECK
CLEEK
CLEIK
CLEUK
CLOKE
COKED
COKER
COKES
COKEY
COKIE
CORKE
CRAKE
CUKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With D

DRAKE
DAKER
DALEK
DANKE
DAUKE
DECKE
DECKO
DECKS
DEINK
DEKED
DEKES
DEKKO
DEKLE
DEREK
DESKS
DIKED
DIKER
DIKES
DIKEY
DIRKE
DOEKS
DRECK
DREKS
DROKE
DUKED
DUKES
DYKED
DYKER
DYKES
DYKEY

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With E

EKING
EVOKE
EBOOK
EBANK
EBIKE
EIKED
EIKON
EIMAK
EKAHA
EKDAM
EKKAS
EKRON
ENOKI
ENSKY
EPIKY
ERICK
ERIKA
ESKAR
ESKER
EUKED
EVECK
EWKED

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With F

FLAKE
FLECK
FLUKE
FREAK
FAKED
FAKER
FAKES
FAKEY
FAKIE
FECKS
FENKS
FIKED
FIKES
FIKEY
FIKIE
FLEAK
FLEEK
FRECK
FRIKE
FYKED
FYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With G

GECKO
GEEKY
GREEK
GECKS
GEEKS
GEKKO
GLEEK
GLIKE
GOKES
GRIKE
GRYKE

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With H

HACEK
HAKEA
HAKES
HALKE
HECKS
HIKED
HIKER
HIKES
HOKED
HOKER
HOKES
HOKEY
HYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With I

ICKER
ICKLE
INKED
INKEN
INKER
INKET
INKIE
INKLE
IRKED

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With J

JERKY
JOKER
JOKES
JAKER
JAKES
JAKEY
JAKIE
JERKS
JOKED
JOKEY
JUKED
JUKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With K

KEBAB
KNAVE
KNEAD
KNEED
KNEEL
KNELT
KNIFE
KEEPS
KELLY
KERRY
KABEL
KADES
KAIES
KAKKE
KALES
KAMEL
KAMES
KAMME
KANAE
KANDE
KANEH
KANES
KAPPE
KAREE
KAREL
KAREN
KAREZ
KASER
KASME
KATIE
KAVER
KAWED
KAYLE
KEACH
KEAKI
KEARN
KEATS
KEAWE
KEBAR
KEBBY
KEBOB
KECKS
KECKY
KEDAR
KEDGE
KEDGY
KEECH
KEEFS
KEEKS
KEELS
KEEMA
KEENA
KEENO
KEENS
KEEST
KEETS
KEEVE
KEFIR
KEFTI
KEHUA
KEIRS
KEIST
KEITA
KEITH
KELEH
KELEK
KELEP
KELIA
KELIM
KELLA
KELLS
KELPS
KELPY
KELTS
KELTY
KEMAL
KEMBO
KEMBS
KEMPS
KEMPT
KEMPY
KENAF
KENAI
KENCH
KENDO
KENDY
KENNO
KENNY
KENOS
KENTE
KENTS
KENYA
KEOUT
KEPIS
KERAT
KERBS
KERCH
KEREL
KERES
KERFS
KERKY
KERMA
KERNE
KERNS
KEROS
KERRI
KERVE
KERYX
KESAR
KESSE
KESTS
KETAL
KETAS
KETCH
KETEN
KETES
KETOL
KETTE
KETTY
KETYL
KEVAN
KEVEL
KEVER
KEVIL
KEVIN
KEVYN
KEXES
KEYED
KEYER
KEYWD
KHEDA
KHEER
KHETH
KHETS
KHMER
KIBBE
KIBEI
KIBES
KIDEL
KIDEO
KIDGE
KIEFS
KIERS
KIEVE
KIEVS
KIEYE
KIKES
KILEH
KILEY
KIMET

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With L

LEAKY
LIKEN
LAKES
LIKED
LIKES
LAKED
LAKER
LAKEY
LAKIE
LAKKE
LATKE
LEAKS
LEEKS
LEEKY
LEKHA
LEPAK
LIKER
LOKES
LOKET
LOKEY
LUKET
LYKEN

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With M

MAKER
MAKES
MAKEE
MAKIE
MAREK
MEAKE
MEAKS
MECKS
MEEKS
MEIKO
MEKKA
MELIK
MENSK
MERAK
MERKS
MERSK
MIKED
MIKES
MIKEY
MIKIE
MINKE
MOECK
MOKER
MOKES
MOKEY

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With N

NAKED
NAKER
NEBEK
NECKS
NERKA
NERKS
NESKI
NEUKS
NOKES
NUKED
NUKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With O

OAKEN
OAKED
OAKER
OCKER
OKEHS
OKIES
OKOLE
ONKER
ORKEY
OZEKI

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With P

PERKY
PESKY
POKER
PEAKE
PEAKS
PEAKY
PECKE
PECKS
PECKY
PEEKE
PEEKS
PEEKY
PEKAN
PEKAU
PEKEA
PEKES
PEKID
PEKIN
PEKOE
PENKS
PERKS
PIKED
PIKEL
PIKER
PIKES
PIKEY
PIKLE
PLECK
PLUKE
POAKE
POKED
POKES
POKEY
POKIE
POUKE
PREAK
PREKE
PROKE
PUKED
PUKER
PUKES
PUKEY

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With R

RAAKE
RADEK
RAIKE
RAKED
RAKEE
RAKER
RAKES
RANKE
REAKS
REASK
RECKS
REEKS
REEKY
REESK
REIKI
REIKS
REINK
REKED
REKES
REKEY
RENKS
RENKY
ROAKE
ROKED
ROKEE
ROKER
ROKES
ROKEY
RYKED
RYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With S

SHAKE
SHEIK
SKATE
SKIER
SLEEK
SMOKE
SNAKE
SNEAK
SPEAK
SPECK
SPIKE
SPOKE
STAKE
STEAK
STOKE
SEEKS
SAKEL
SAKER
SAKES
SAMEK
SAPEK
SCOKE
SEKAR
SEKER
SEKOS
SEKTS
SELKY
SERKS
SEVAK
SHMEK
SIKER
SIKES
SIKET
SKEAN
SKEAR
SKEAT
SKEDS
SKEED
SKEEF
SKEEG
SKEEL
SKEEN
SKEER
SKEES
SKEET
SKEEV
SKEEZ
SKEGG
SKEGS
SKEIF
SKEIN
SKELF
SKELL
SKELM
SKELP
SKEMP
SKENE
SKENS
SKEOS
SKEPS
SKERE
SKERM
SKERS
SKETE
SKETS
SKEWL
SKEWS
SKEWY
SKICE
SKIED
SKIES
SKIEY
SKIME
SKITE
SKIVE
SKOBE
SKUSE
SKYED
SKYER
SKYEY
SKYRE
SKYTE
SLAKE
SLECK
SLOKE
SMEEK
SMEIK
SMEKE
SMERK
SNECK
SNOEK
SNOKE
SOKEN
SOKES
SOOKE
SPAKE
SPEKS
SPEKT
SPELK
SPUKE
STEEK
STEIK
STERK
SUKEY
SYKER
SYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With T

TAKEN
TAKER
TOKEN
TWEAK
TAKES
TAKED
TEAKS
TEKKE
TEKYA
TEREK
THEEK
THOKE
TIKES
TOKED
TOKER
TOKES
TOPEK
TRECK
TREKS
TRIKE
TROKE
TRYKE
TSKED
TUPEK
TWERK
TYKEN
TYKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With W

WOKEN
WREAK
WRECK
WEEKS
WACKE
WAKED
WAKEN
WAKER
WAKES
WEAKY
WEEKE
WEKAS
WEKAU
WELKE
WELKS
WELKT
WHEEK
WHEKI
WHELK
WOKER
WROKE

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With Y

YARKE
YEEEK
YELEK
YELKS
YERKS
YESKS
YEUKS
YEUKY
YIKED
YIKES
YLIKE
YLKES
YOKED
YOKEG
YOKEL
YOKER
YOKES
YUKED
YUKES

5 Letter Words With E and K Starting With Q, U, V and other letters

QUAKE
QUEAK
QUECK
QUEEK
UKASE
UNKED
UNKEN
UNKET
UNKEY
UZBEK
VEREK
VIVEK
VOLKE
ZERKS
ZINKE

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.

KENAF: Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus.
PEKAN: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
INKLE: A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
KOPEK: 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia.
SNOEK: A large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
KOPJE: A small hill rising up from the African veld.
ACKEE: Red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.
SKIVE: Remove the surface of.
PEKOE: A superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java.
DRECK: Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
KOINE: A common language used by speakers of different languages.
WHELK: Gather whelk.
YOKEL: A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
OAKEN: Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree. It is on the answer list.
CRAKE: Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
SLAKE: Satisfy (thirst).
ASKER: Someone who asks a question.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E and K?

Yes. TAKEN, CHECK and BREAK 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. CHECK and WEEKS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ENSKY really a word?

Yes. Exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

TAKEN. 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. ZERKS and YUKES 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?

CREAK, EKING and FLECK. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.