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Common 5-Letter Words Ending in ED (37)

High Frequency

Everyday English verbs and adjectives ending in ED frequently appearing in Wordle:

added 8
aimed 8
armed 8
asked 10
based 8
bored 8
boxed 15
breed 8
cited 8
dated 7
dried 7
ended 7
faced 11
filed 9
fired 9
fixed 16
hired 9
hoped 11
liked 10
lined 6
lived 9
loved 9
mixed 15
moved 11
naked 10
named 8
noted 6
owned 9
rated 6
ruled 6
saved 9
sized 15
speed 8
tired 6
tried 6
voted 9
wired 9

All 5-Letter Words Ending in ED (388)

Benchmark Lexicon

Complete word list ending with the letters ED:

aahed 9
ached 11
acned 8
acred 8
acted 8
added 8
aided 7
ailed 6
aimed 8
aired 6
anted 6
arced 8
armed 8
ashed 9
asked 10
awned 9
axled 13
baaed 8
baked 12
baled 8
baned 8
bared 8
based 8
bated 8
bayed 11
bided 9
biked 12
biped 10
bleed 8
blued 8
boded 9
boned 8
booed 8
bored 8
bowed 11
boxed 15
breed 8
bused 8
caged 9
caked 12
caned 8
caped 10
cared 8
cased 8
caved 11
cawed 11
ceded 9
cered 8
cited 8
clued 8
coded 9
coked 12
coled 8
coned 8
cooed 8
coped 10
cored 8
coted 8
coved 11
cowed 11
coxed 15
coyed 11
creed 8
cried 8
cubed 10
cured 8
dared 7
dated 7
dawed 10
dazed 16
deked 11
deled 7
dewed 10
diced 9
diked 11
dined 7
dived 10
doled 7
domed 9
doped 9
dosed 7
doted 7
dowed 10
dozed 16
dreed 7
dried 7
duded 8
duked 11
duped 9
dured 7
dyked 14
eared 6
eased 6
eaved 9
ebbed 10
eched 11
edged 8
egged 8
embed 10
ended 7
erred 6
faced 11
faded 10
faked 13
famed 11
fared 9
fated 9
faxed 16
fayed 12
fazed 18
feted 9
feued 9
fifed 12
filed 9
fined 9
fired 9
fixed 16
flied 9
flued 9
foxed 16
freed 9
fried 9
fumed 11
fused 9
fuzed 18
gaged 8
gamed 9
gaped 9
gated 7
gazed 16
gibed 9
gleed 7
glued 7
gored 7
greed 7
guyed 10
gybed 12
gyred 10
gyved 13
haded 10
haled 9
hared 9
hated 9
hawed 12
hayed 12
hazed 18
hewed 12
hexed 16
hided 10
hiked 13
hired 9
hived 12
hoked 13
holed 9
homed 11
honed 9
hoped 11
hosed 9
hyped 14
idled 7
imbed 10
imped 10
inked 10
inned 6
irked 10
isled 6
ivied 9
jaded 14
japed 15
jawed 16
jewed 16
jibed 15
jived 16
joked 17
jowed 16
joyed 16
juked 17
keyed 13
kited 10
kneed 10
laced 8
laded 7
laked 10
lamed 8
lased 6
lated 6
laved 9
lawed 9
layed 9
lazed 15
liked 10
limed 8
lined 6
lived 9
lobed 8
looed 6
loped 8
loved 9
lowed 9
loxed 13
luged 7
lured 6
luted 6
lysed 9
maced 10
maned 8
mated 8
mawed 11
mayed 11
mazed 17
meted 8
mewed 11
miked 12
mimed 10
mined 8
mired 8
mixed 15
mooed 8
moped 10
moved 11
mowed 11
muled 8
mured 8
mused 8
muted 8
naked 10
naled 6
named 8
nided 7
nixed 13
nosed 6
noted 6
nuked 10
oared 6
offed 12
ogled 7
oiled 6
oohed 9
oozed 15
opted 8
orbed 8
outed 6
owned 9
paced 10
paged 9
paled 8
paned 8
pared 8
pated 8
paved 11
pawed 11
payed 11
piked 12
piled 8
pined 8
piped 10
plied 8
poked 12
poled 8
pored 8
posed 8
poxed 15
preed 8
pried 8
puked 12
puled 8
raced 8
raged 7
raked 10
raped 8
rared 6
rased 6
rated 6
raved 9
raxed 13
rayed 9
razed 15
reded 7
refed 9
rewed 9
riced 8
riled 6
rimed 8
riped 8
rived 9
robed 8
roped 8
rosed 6
roved 9
rowed 9
ruled 6
ryked 13
sabed 8
saned 6
sated 6
saved 9
sawed 9
sered 6
sewed 9
sexed 13
shied 9
shoed 9
shred 9
sided 7
siped 8
sired 6
sited 6
sized 15
skeed 10
skied 10
skyed 13
slued 6
soled 6
sowed 9
spaed 8
speed 8
spied 8
spued 8
steed 6
stied 6
styed 9
tamed 8
taped 8
tared 6
tawed 9
taxed 13
tewed 9
tided 7
tiled 6
timed 8
tined 6
tired 6
toked 10
toled 6
toned 6
toped 8
toted 6
towed 9
toyed 9
treed 6
tried 6
trued 6
tsked 10
tubed 8
tuned 6
tweed 9
tyned 9
typed 11
tyred 9
umped 10
unfed 9
unled 6
unwed 9
upped 10
urged 7
vaned 9
vexed 16
viced 11
vined 9
vised 9
voled 9
voted 9
vowed 12
waded 10
waged 10
waked 13
waled 9
waned 9
wared 9
waved 12
waxed 16
wifed 12
wiled 9
wined 9
wiped 11
wired 9
wised 9
wited 9
wived 12
wooed 9
wowed 12
wried 9
wyled 12
wyted 12
yawed 12
yoked 13
yowed 12
zoned 15

Solving Words Ending in ED

When Wordle or crossword clues place ED at the end of a 5-letter word:

  • Check 3-Letter Root Stems: Many 5-letter ED words are formed from simple 3-letter verbs or nouns with added inflection (e.g. ACT → ACTED, ARM → ARMED, ASK → ASKED).
  • Root Drop E: Verbs ending in E often add only D (e.g. BAKE → BAKED, CARE → CARED, RACE → RACED).
  • Consonant Doubling: Watch for verbs that double the final consonant before ED (e.g. BED → BEDDED isn't 5 letters, but FITTED is 6, while ADDED doubles D).
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FAQs: 5-Letter Words Ending in ED

Everything you need to know about finding words and solving puzzles.

What types of words make up 5-letter words ending in ED?

Most 5-letter words ending in "ed" are regular past-tense verbs (such as "ACTED", "BAKED", "CARED", or "LOVED") or descriptive participial adjectives (such as "ARMED", "TIRED", or "SPEED").

How many 5-letter words end in ED?

There are 388 valid 5-letter words ending in "ed" in our ENABLE1 lexicon, including 37 common everyday words.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in ED?

The highest scoring 5-letter word ending in ED is "FAZED", which earns 18 points in standard Scrabble.

How does locking in an ED ending help in Wordle?

When your Wordle clues confirm that tiles 4 and 5 are E and D, you instantly eliminate over 95% of all possible 5-letter words, narrowing your choices down to just 388 candidates (and only 37 common terms).