5-Letter Words That Start and End With the Same Letter

There are 494 5-letter words that start and end with the same letter in the ENABLE word list. About 19% (96) are everyday words you will actually meet in text, such as going, local, level. The rest are rare, technical or dictionary-only words that are still valid in word games.

The most common starting letters are S (276), E (32), R (30).

Use our Wordle solver to narrow these down from your guesses, or the anagram solver to unscramble letters.

Most common 5-letter words that start and end with the same letter

going local level seems shows trust legal river sales stars songs treat sites sides steps signs shoes shots tight ships

All 494 5-letter words that start and end with the same letter

A (29)

abaca abaka aboma aceta adyta aecia agama agora agria ajiva ajuga akela aliya aloha alpha alula ameba amiga amnia anima antra aorta apnea areca arena aroma asana asyla atria

B (1)

blurb

C (10)

ceric civic codec colic comic conic cosec cubic cusec cynic

D (28)

dared dated dawed dazed deked deled dewed diced diked dined dived doled domed doped dosed doted dowed dozed dread dreed dried druid dryad duded duked duped dured dyked

E (32)

eagle eagre edile educe eerie elate elide elite elope elude elute emcee emote emyde enate endue ensue enure epode erase erode erose etape etude etwee evade evite evoke exile exine exude eyrie

F (2)

feoff fluff

G (3)

glogg going gulag

H (14)

harsh hatch haugh heath heigh heuch heugh hitch hooch horah hotch humph hunch hutch

I (3)

iambi indri issei

K (10)

kaiak kamik kapok kayak kiosk knack knock kopek kulak kyack

L (9)

label lapel legal level libel local loral losel loyal

M (5)

madam maxim miasm minim modem

N (5)

ninon niton nomen numen nylon

O (4)

ortho outdo outgo ovolo

P (4)

pinup plump polyp primp

R (30)

racer radar raker raper rarer raser rater raver rawer razer razor rebar recur refer ricer rider rifer rigor rimer riper riser river roger roper rotor rover rower ruder ruler rumor

S (276)

sabes sacks sades sadis safes sagas sages sagos saids sails sains sakes sakis sales salps salts samps sands sanes sards saris sarks saros sates satis sauls saves saxes scabs scads scags scams scans scars scats scops scots scows scuds scums scups scuts seals seams sears seats sects seeds seeks seels seems seeps seers segos seifs selfs sells semes semis sends septs seres serfs setts sexes sexts shads shags shahs shams shaws shays sheas sheds shews shies shims shins ships shits shivs shoes shogs shoos shops shots shows shris shuls shuns shuts sials sibbs sices sicks sides sifts sighs signs sikes silds silks sills silos silts simas simps sines sings sinhs sinks sinus sipes sires sises sites situs sixes sizes skags skats skees skegs skeps skews skids skies skims skins skips skits skuas slabs slags slams slaps slats slaws slays sleds slews slims slips slits slobs sloes slogs slops slots slows slubs slues slugs slums slurs sluts smews smogs smuts snags snaps snaws sneds snibs snips snits snobs snogs snots snows snubs snugs snyes soaks soaps soars socks sodas sofas softs soils sojas sokes soles solos solus somas sones songs sooks soots sophs soras sorbs sords sores sorns sorts sorus soths souks souls soups sours soyas spaes spans spars spats spays specs spews spics spies spiks spins spits spivs spots spuds spues spurs stabs stags stars stats stays stems steps stets stews sties stirs stoas stobs stops stoss stows stubs studs stums stuns styes subas sucks sudds suers suets sughs suits sulks sulus sumos sumps sunns supes suras surds surfs swabs swags swans swaps swats sways swigs swims swiss swobs swops swots syces sykes sylis syncs syphs

T (22)

tacet tacit taint tarot taunt tempt tenet theft tight tinct toast torot tract trait trapt treat trout trust tryst tweet twist twixt

W (1)

widow

X (1)

xerox

Y (5)

yechy yeuky yolky yucky yummy

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