5-letter words that end in e
- achee — Alternative spelling of akee.
- ackee — a sapindaceous tree, Blighia sapida, native to tropical Africa and cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit, edible when cooked
- acrue — Misspelling of accrue.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- adage — An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.
- addie — a female given name, form of Adeline.
- addle — If something addles someone's mind or brain, they become confused and unable to think properly.
- adele — a feminine name
- adige — a river in N Italy, flowing southeast to the Adriatic. Length: 354 km (220 miles)
- adobe — Adobe is a mixture of mud and straw that is dried into bricks in the sun and used for building, especially in hot countries.
- adore — If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
- adoze — asleep; dozing
- adure — (obsolete) To burn up.
- aegae — ancient name of Edessa, a market town in Greece: ancient capital of Macedonia. Pop: 15 980 (latest est)
- aerie — the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey that builds in a high place
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- afore — before
- agade — a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360–2180 bc)
- agane — Obsolete spelling of again.
- agape — If you describe someone as having their mouth agape, their mouth is open very wide, often because they are very surprised by something.
- agate — Agate is a very hard stone which is used to make jewellery.
- agave — any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as pulque and tequila
- agaze — gazing at something; staring
- agene — a chemical (nitrogen trichloride) formerly used to bleach flour
- aggie — an agricultural student
- agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- agoge — the rigorous Spartan educational training system
- agone — ago; past
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- aimee — a female given name.
- aisle — An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
- aisne — a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
- aizle — a red-hot ember or hot ashes
- akene — any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- akure — a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Ondo state: agricultural trade centre. Pop: 434 000 (2005 est)
- alane — (inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3.
- alate — having wings or winglike extensions
- albee — Edward. 1928–2016, US dramatist. His plays include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), Seascape (1975), Marriage Play (1986), Three Tall Women (1990), and Goat (2004)
- alene — a female given name, form of Helen.
- alfie — a male given name, form of Alfred.
- algae — Algae is a type of plant with no stems or leaves that grows in water or on damp surfaces.
- algie — a male given name, form of Algernon.
- alice — a feminine name: dim. Elsie; var. Alicia
- alife — Artificial Life
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- aline — align
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- alkie — alky
- allee — a path or a walkway in a landscaped area that is bordered by trees, tall plants, hedges, or fencing
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.