5-Letter Words Ending in EN
There are 74 five-letter words ending in EN in our dictionary; 43 of them are common words.
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All 74 words
- dozen15 points
- women10 points
- given9 points
- taken9 points
- token9 points
- often8 points
- seven8 points
- green6 points
- eaten5 points
- queen14 points
- woken12 points
- alien5 points
- risen5 points
- waken12 points
- haven11 points
- woven11 points
- liken9 points
- widen9 points
- ashen8 points
- liven8 points
- raven8 points
- sheen8 points
- aspen7 points
- preen7 points
- ripen7 points
- semen7 points
- laden6 points
- olden6 points
- linen5 points
- siren5 points
- cozen16 points
- vixen15 points
- waxen15 points
- hymen13 points
- coven10 points
- maven10 points
- doyen9 points
- oaken9 points
- admen8 points
- riven8 points
- oaten5 points
- tween8 points
- lumen7 points
- zazen23 points
- wizen17 points
- dizen15 points
- wheen11 points
- vimen10 points
- yamen10 points
- limen7 points
- nomen7 points
- numen7 points
- paten7 points
- rumen7 points
- unpen7 points
- loden6 points
- treen5 points
- mizen16 points
- axmen14 points
- copen9 points
- daven9 points
- dawen9 points
- doven9 points
- skeen9 points
- coden8 points
- hosen8 points
- owsen8 points
- roven8 points
- rowen8 points
- syren8 points
- arpen7 points
- leben7 points
- laten5 points
- rouen5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 74
- By usage: 30 very common, 13 common, 31 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zazen 23
- wizen 17
- cozen 16
- mizen 16
- dizen 15
- dozen 15
- vixen 15
- waxen 15
- axmen 14
- queen 14
Most common
- dozen
- women
- given
- taken
- token
- often
- seven
- green
- eaten
- queen
Definitions
- dozen (adjective)
- Being one more than eleven.
- given (adjective)
- Acknowledged as a supposition.
- taken (adjective)
- Understood in a certain way; made sense of.
- token (adjective)
- Insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal).
The five-letter words that end in the letters EN number 74 in our dictionary. About 43 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZAZEN, at 23 points.
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
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in EN are there?
Our dictionary has 74 five-letter words ending in EN, of which 43 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 EN?
ZAZEN scores 23 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.