5 Letter Words With E, I and S

Start with TRIES. It splits the 582 5 letter words with e, i and s more evenly than any other first guess, and the full list sits below it.

Know E and I and S belong in the word but not where? 582 words contain them, AISLE, ARISE, ASIDE among them, and 47 can still be the answer.

Of the 40 everyday words on this page, 12 could also be the answer.

Best First Guesses

With 582 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.

TRIES: takes 582 down to 95 at worst.
SITES: down to 96.
TIRES: down to 112.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 295 of these words. The company these words keep: R (111), T (107) and L (106). Everyday English covers 40 of these 582 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, I and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AISLE
ARISE
ASIDE
EXIST
GUISE
HEIST
ISLET
ISSUE
MISER
NOISE
POISE
RAISE
RESIN
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
SEIZE
SEPIA
SERIF
SHEIK
SHIED
SHINE
SHIRE
SIEGE
SIEVE
SINCE
SINEW
SINGE
SIREN
SKIER
SLICE
SLIDE
SLIME
SMILE
SMITE
SNIDE
SNIPE
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPINE
SPIRE
SPITE
STEIN
SUITE
SWINE
WISER
BIKES
FILES
FIRES
FIXES
GIVES
IDEAS
ITEMS
LEWIS
LIKES
LINES
LIVES
MILES
MINES
PIPES
RIDES
SIDES
SITES
SIZED
SIZES
SPIES
TILES
TIMES
TIRES
TRIES
VIEWS
WINES
WIRES
WIVES

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

AISLE
ARISE
ASIDE
ABIES
ACIES
AEGIS
AESIR
AIDES
AIXES
AJIES
AMIES
ANISE
ARIES
ASPIE
AVISE

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

BIKES
BEINS
BEISA
BELIS
BENIS
BESIN
BESIT
BESSI
BESTI
BETIS
BIBES
BICES
BIDES
BIENS
BIERS
BILES
BINES
BIOSE
BIRSE
BISES
BISET
BISIE
BISME
BITES
BIZES
BOISE
BOSIE
BREIS
BRIES
BRISE
BTISE

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

CEDIS
CEILS
CESTI
CIDES
CIELS
CINES
CIRES
CITES
CIVES
CLIES
COSIE
CRIES
CRISE
CUSIE

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

DEFIS
DEIDS
DEILS
DEISM
DEIST
DELIS
DENIS
DESHI
DESIS
DEVIS
DICES
DIEBS
DIELS
DIETS
DIKES
DIMES
DINES
DIOSE
DISME
DITES
DIVES
DRIES

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

EXIST
EBLIS
ECHIS
ECIGS
EDITS
EEMIS
EFITS
EIDOS
EILDS
EISEL
ELIAS
ELSIN
ELVIS
EMICS
EMIRS
EMITS
EOSIN
EPICS
EPIST
EPRIS
ERICS
ESHIN
ESILE
ESSIE
ETICS
ETUIS
EVILS
EXIES
EXITS

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

FILES
FIRES
FIXES
FEIST
FELIS
FENIS
FETIS
FICES
FIDES
FIEFS
FIERS
FIEST
FIFES
FIKES
FINES
FIVES
FLIES
FOSIE
FRIES
FRISE

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

GUISE
GIVES
GEISA
GEIST
GEITS
GIBES
GILES
GILSE
GIRSE
GISEL
GITES
GLEIS
GRISE

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

HEIST
HEIDS
HEILS
HEIRS
HEXIS
HIDES
HIEMS
HIKES
HIPES
HIRES
HIRSE
HIVES
HOISE
HSIEN
HUIES

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

ISLET
ISSUE
IDEAS
ITEMS
ICERS
ICHES
IDEES
IDEST
IDLES
IDOSE
ILEUS
INSEA
INSEE
INSEP
INSET
INSUE
IREOS
ISEUM
ISHES
ISIZE
ISLED
ISLES
ISNAE
ISSEI
ISTLE
ITERS
IVIES

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

KAIES
KEIRS
KEIST
KEPIS
KIBES
KIEFS
KIERS
KIEVS
KIKES
KINES
KIPES
KITES
KREIS

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

LEWIS
LIKES
LINES
LIVES
LEGIS
LEIRS
LEISH
LEISS
LENIS
LESIY
LEVIS
LEXIS
LIEFS
LIENS
LIERS
LIESH
LIEST
LIEUS
LIFES
LILES
LIMES
LIPES
LIPSE
LISES
LISLE
LITES
LWEIS

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

MISER
MILES
MINES
MAISE
MEIDS
MEILS
MEINS
MEISM
MELIS
MERIS
MESIA
MESIC
METIS
MIENS
MIKES
MIMES
MINSE
MIRES
MISCE
MISES
MITES
MIXES
MIZES
MOISE
MUSIE
MYSIE

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

NOISE
NEIFS
NEIST
NELIS
NESKI
NEVIS
NIDES
NIEFS
NIELS
NIESS
NIFES
NINES
NISEI
NISSE
NITES
NIXES

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

POISE
PIPES
PAISE
PEDIS
PEINS
PEISE
PEISY
PENIS
PEPSI
PERIS
PHIES
PIEDS
PIERS
PIEST
PIETS
PIKES
PILES
PINES
PISES
PISTE
PIXES
PIZES
PLEIS
PLIES
PRIES
PRISE
PSIZE

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

RAISE
RESIN
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
RIDES
REAIS
REFIS
REIFS
REIKS
REINS
REIST
RESID
RESIT
RHIES
RIBES
RICES
RIELS
RIEMS
RILES
RIMES
RINES
RIPES
RISES
RITES
RIVES

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

SEIZE
SEPIA
SERIF
SHEIK
SHIED
SHINE
SHIRE
SIEGE
SIEVE
SINCE
SINEW
SINGE
SIREN
SKIER
SLICE
SLIDE
SLIME
SMILE
SMITE
SNIDE
SNIPE
SPIED
SPIEL
SPIKE
SPINE
SPIRE
SPITE
STEIN
SUITE
SWINE
SIDES
SITES
SIZED
SIZES
SPIES
SADIE
SAICE
SAINE
SAITE
SCIRE
SDEIN
SEGNI
SEHRI
SEIFS
SEIGE
SEILS
SEINE
SEIRS
SEISE
SEISM
SEITY
SEIZA
SELLI
SEMIC
SEMIE
SEMIH
SEMIS
SENCI
SENGI
SENIT
SENSI
SENTI
SEPIC
SEPTI
SERAI
SERIA
SERIC
SERIN
SERIO
SERIR
SESIA
SESTI
SEVIR
SEWIN
SHICE
SHIDE
SHIEL
SHIER
SHIES
SHITE
SHIVE
SICEL
SICER
SICES
SICLE
SIDED
SIDER
SIDEY
SIDHE
SIDLE
SIELD
SIENA
SIENS
SIENT
SIEST
SIETH
SIEUR
SIEVA
SIEVY
SIKER
SIKES
SIKET
SILED
SILEN
SILER
SILES
SILEX
SINAE
SINED
SINES
SIPED
SIPER
SIPES
SIRED
SIREE
SIRES
SIREX
SISEL
SISES
SITED
SITHE
SIVER
SIXER
SIXES
SIXTE
SIZEL
SIZER
SKEIF
SKEIN
SKICE
SKIED
SKIES
SKIEY
SKIME
SKITE
SKIVE
SLIER
SLINE
SLIPE
SLITE
SLIVE
SMEIK
SMIZE
SNIED
SNIES
SNITE
SNIVE
SOLEI
SOSIE
SOTIE

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

TILES
TIMES
TIRES
TRIES
TAISE
TEILS
TEINS
TEISE
TICES
TIDES
TIEFS
TIENS
TIERS
TIGES
TIKES
TINES
TIZES
TOISE
TSINE

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

VIEWS
VEILS
VEINS
VIBES
VICES
VIERS
VINES
VIRES
VISED
VISES
VISIE
VISNE
VIVES
VLEIS
VLIES

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

WISER
WINES
WIRES
WIVES
WAISE
WEEIS
WEIDS
WEILS
WEIRS
WEISE
WEISM
WHIES
WIDES
WIELS
WIFES
WILES
WIPES
WISED
WISEN
WISES
WISSE
WISTE
WITES
WIZES
WRIES

5 Letter Words With E, I and S Starting With J, O, Q and other letters

JEDIS
JEWIS
JIBES
JIVES
JOSIE
JUISE
OKIES
OSIDE
OSIER
OWIES
OXIES
QUIES
USINE
YETIS
YIKES
YIPES
YITES
ZEINS
ZEISM
ZEISS
ZEIST
ZINES

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.

SPILE: A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
BOSIE: A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way.
SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
SKIVE: Remove the surface of.
SILEX: A pure form of finely ground silica.
MESIC: Of or pertaining to a meson; – Lawrence Wilets.
SIDLE: Move sideways.
SIXER: The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
DEIST: Of or relating to deism.
FEIST: A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog.
SINEW: Possessing muscular strength. It is on the answer list.
SKEIN: Coils of worsted yarn.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E, I and S?

Yes. SINCE, ISSUE and RAISE 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. ISSUE and SITES are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is TSINE really a word?

Yes. Wild ox of the Malay Archipelago. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

SINCE. 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. ZEISM and ZEINS 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?

MISER, SHIED and SINEW. 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.