Know E and I and T belong in the word but not where? BEFIT, CUTIE, DEBIT and more contain them, and 49 are possible answers, marked green.
16 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 370 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TRIES: takes 370 down to 81 at worst.
- TIRES: down to 91.
- TILES: down to 96.
What These Words Have in Common
117 of them end in E, about a third of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (107), R (81) and N (64) appear here more than any others. Only 25 of the 370 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, I and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BEFIT
- CUTIE
- DEBIT
- DEITY
- EDICT
- EIGHT
- ELITE
- ETHIC
- EVICT
- EXIST
- FETID
- FILET
- HEIST
- INEPT
- INERT
- INLET
- INTER
- IRATE
- ISLET
- LITHE
- MERIT
- PIETY
- QUIET
- QUITE
- REFIT
- REMIT
- RIVET
- SMITE
- SPITE
- STEIN
- SUITE
- TEPID
- THEIR
- THIEF
- TIGER
- TILDE
- TIMER
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRIED
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- TWICE
- TWINE
- UNITE
- UNTIE
- UTILE
- WHITE
- WRITE
- CITED
- INTEL
- ITEMS
- SITES
- TILES
- TIMES
- TIRED
- TIRES
- TRIES
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With B
- BEFIT
- BEATI
- BELIT
- BESIT
- BESTI
- BETID
- BETIS
- BEWIT
- BIDET
- BISET
- BITED
- BITER
- BITES
- BITEY
- BITTE
- BIZET
- BLITE
- BOETI
- BOITE
- BRITE
- BTISE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With C
- CUTIE
- CITED
- CAITE
- CEINT
- CENTI
- CESTI
- CETIC
- CETID
- CETIN
- CITEE
- CITER
- CITES
- CIVET
- CLITE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With D
- DEBIT
- DEITY
- DEDIT
- DEIST
- DELIT
- DEMIT
- DEPIT
- DETIN
- DIETS
- DIETY
- DITED
- DITER
- DITES
- DIVET
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With E
- EDICT
- EIGHT
- ELITE
- ETHIC
- EVICT
- EXIST
- EATIN
- EDITH
- EDITS
- EEJIT
- EFITS
- ELINT
- ELIOT
- EMITS
- ENLIT
- ENTIA
- EOITH
- EPIST
- ERMIT
- ETHID
- ETIAM
- ETICS
- ETTIN
- ETUIS
- EUCTI
- EVITE
- EXITE
- EXITS
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With F
- FETID
- FILET
- FECIT
- FEINT
- FEIST
- FETIS
- FIENT
- FIEST
- FITTE
- FLITE
- FOETI
- FREIT
- FRITE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With G
- GEIST
- GEITS
- GENIT
- GETIC
- GETID
- GILET
- GITES
- GLEIT
- GREIT
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With I
- INEPT
- INERT
- INLET
- INTER
- IRATE
- ISLET
- INTEL
- ITEMS
- IDENT
- IDEST
- IDETA
- IDITE
- INKET
- INNET
- INSET
- INTUE
- ISTLE
- ITCZE
- ITEMY
- ITERS
- ITHER
- IXTLE
- IZOTE
- IZTLE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With K
- KATIE
- KEFTI
- KEIST
- KEITA
- KEITH
- KIMET
- KITED
- KITER
- KITES
- KITHE
- KITKE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With L
- LITHE
- LAETI
- LEGIT
- LEITH
- LENTI
- LICET
- LIEST
- LIEUT
- LINET
- LITED
- LITEM
- LITER
- LITES
- LITIE
- LITRE
- LUITE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With M
- MERIT
- MATIE
- MEINT
- MEITH
- METHI
- METIC
- METIF
- METIN
- METIS
- MITER
- MITES
- MITEY
- MITIE
- MITRE
- MIXTE
- MTIER
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With P
- PIETY
- PERIT
- PETIT
- PETRI
- PETTI
- PEWIT
- PIERT
- PIEST
- PIETA
- PIETE
- PIETS
- PINTE
- PIPET
- PISTE
- PIUTE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With R
- REFIT
- REMIT
- RIVET
- REBIT
- RECIT
- RECTI
- REIST
- RELIT
- RESIT
- RETIA
- RETIE
- RETIN
- RETIP
- RIFTE
- RITES
- RITHE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With S
- SMITE
- SPITE
- STEIN
- SUITE
- SITES
- SAITE
- SEITY
- SENIT
- SENTI
- SEPTI
- SESTI
- SHITE
- SIENT
- SIEST
- SIETH
- SIKET
- SITED
- SITHE
- SIXTE
- SKITE
- SLITE
- SNITE
- SOTIE
- STEID
- STEIK
- STEIL
- STERI
- STIED
- STIES
- STIFE
- STILE
- STIME
- STINE
- STIPE
- STIRE
- STITE
- STIVE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With T
- TEPID
- THEIR
- THIEF
- TIGER
- TILDE
- TIMER
- TRIBE
- TRICE
- TRIED
- TRIPE
- TRITE
- TWICE
- TWINE
- TILES
- TIMES
- TIRED
- TIRES
- TRIES
- TAISE
- TARIE
- TATIE
- TAWIE
- TEIAN
- TEIID
- TEILS
- TEIND
- TEINS
- TEISE
- TELEI
- TELIA
- TELIC
- TELOI
- TEMIN
- TEMPI
- TENAI
- TENIA
- TENIO
- TERAI
- TERRI
- TETRI
- TEWIT
- THEIC
- THEIN
- THINE
- TIARE
- TIBER
- TIBET
- TIBEY
- TICED
- TICER
- TICES
- TIDED
- TIDES
- TIEFS
- TIENS
- TIERS
- TIGES
- TIGRE
- TIKES
- TILED
- TILER
- TIMBE
- TIMED
- TIMET
- TIMNE
- TINEA
- TINED
- TINES
- TINGE
- TINNE
- TIPLE
- TIRER
- TIRVE
- TITER
- TITHE
- TITLE
- TITRE
- TIVER
- TIZES
- TOILE
- TOISE
- TOWIE
- TOZIE
- TREIF
- TRIDE
- TRIER
- TRIKE
- TRINE
- TSINE
- TUILE
- TWEIL
- TWIER
- TWIRE
- TWITE
- TYDIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With W
- WHITE
- WRITE
- WAITE
- WISTE
- WITED
- WITEN
- WITES
- WITHE
5 Letter Words With E, I and T Starting With A, H, N and other letters
- ALIET
- ALITE
- ARITE
- ARTIE
- AXITE
- HEIST
- HIATE
- HITHE
- NEIST
- NEPIT
- NIPET
- NITER
- NITES
- NITRE
- OILET
- OUTIE
- QUIET
- QUITE
- UNITE
- UNTIE
- UTILE
- UPTIE
- URITE
- UTERI
- VENTI
- VINET
- VITAE
- VITEX
- YETIS
- YITES
- YITIE
- ZEIST
- ZIBET
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.
- RETIE: Tie again or anew.
- TENIA: A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.
- TITRE: The concentration of a solution as determined by titration.
- TILER: A worker who lays tile.
- TITER: The concentration of a solution as determined by titration.
- PIETA: A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
- BEFIT: Accord or comport with. It is on the answer list.
- WITHE: Strong flexible twig.
- CIVET: Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
- DEIST: Of or relating to deism.
- TINEA: Infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches.
- FEIST: A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog.
- FETID: Offensively malodorous. It is on the answer list.
- MITER: Confer a miter on (a bishop).
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, I and T?
Yes. THEIR, WHITE and QUITE 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. TITLE 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 PEWIT really a word?
Yes. Small black-headed European gull. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THEIR. 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. ZIBET and YITIE 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?
BEFIT, FETID and LITHE. 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.