5-Letter Words Ending in SE
There are 103 five-letter words ending in SE in our dictionary; 59 of them are common words.
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All 103 words
- whose11 points
- chose10 points
- phase10 points
- false8 points
- horse8 points
- house8 points
- these8 points
- those8 points
- worse8 points
- abuse7 points
- amuse7 points
- cause7 points
- cease7 points
- close7 points
- pause7 points
- arise5 points
- loose5 points
- noise5 points
- raise5 points
- sense5 points
- chase10 points
- verse8 points
- curse7 points
- mouse7 points
- parse7 points
- prose7 points
- pulse7 points
- dense6 points
- arose5 points
- erase5 points
- nurse5 points
- reuse5 points
- tense5 points
- terse5 points
- lapse7 points
- moose7 points
- obese7 points
- poise7 points
- purse7 points
- douse6 points
- geese6 points
- goose6 points
- guise6 points
- lease5 points
- louse5 points
- noose5 points
- rinse5 points
- rouse5 points
- tease5 points
- posse7 points
- copse9 points
- dowse9 points
- abase7 points
- manse7 points
- gorse6 points
- anise5 points
- souse5 points
- ukase9 points
- cruse7 points
- hawse11 points
- bowse10 points
- fosse8 points
- valse8 points
- bouse7 points
- brose7 points
- burse7 points
- carse7 points
- cense7 points
- corse7 points
- morse7 points
- perse7 points
- prase7 points
- prese7 points
- druse6 points
- dulse6 points
- erose5 points
- roose5 points
- seise5 points
- tasse5 points
- torse5 points
- jesse12 points
- fease8 points
- fesse8 points
- frise8 points
- hanse8 points
- hoise8 points
- lowse8 points
- lyase8 points
- tawse8 points
- youse8 points
- birse7 points
- blase7 points
- marse7 points
- masse7 points
- mense7 points
- paise7 points
- passe7 points
- pease7 points
- peise7 points
- prise7 points
- lense5 points
- touse5 points
- urase5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 103
- By usage: 49 very common, 10 common, 44 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jesse 12
- hawse 11
- whose 11
- bowse 10
- chase 10
- chose 10
- phase 10
- copse 9
- dowse 9
- ukase 9
Most common
- whose
- chose
- phase
- false
- horse
- house
- these
- those
- worse
- abuse
Definitions
- phase (noun)
- Any distinct time period in a sequence of events.
- false (adjective)
- Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.
- horse (noun)
- Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.
- house (noun)
- A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words ending in SE: 103 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as WHOSE and CHOSE lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words ending in SE once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in SE?
JESSE scores 12 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
44 of the 103 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.