5-Letter Words Ending in EM
There are 10 five-letter words ending in EM in our dictionary; 4 of them are common words.
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All 10 words
- harem10 points
- totem7 points
- modem10 points
- xylem17 points
- proem9 points
- golem8 points
- satem7 points
- rehem10 points
- adeem8 points
- retem7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 2 very common, 2 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- xylem 17
- harem 10
- modem 10
- rehem 10
- proem 9
- adeem 8
- golem 8
- retem 7
- satem 7
- totem 7
Most common
- harem
- totem
- modem
- xylem
- proem
- golem
- satem
- rehem
- adeem
- retem
Definitions
- harem (noun)
- Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household.
- totem (noun)
- A clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object.
- modem (noun)
- (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
- xylem (noun)
- The woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels.
Below you will find all 10 five-letter words ending in EM from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. HAREM, TOTEM and MODEM are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in EM are there?
Our dictionary has 10 five-letter words ending in EM, of which 4 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in EM?
XYLEM scores 17 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.