Wordle game help: 5-letter words with 'EE'

Though most days will be easy enough for Wordle fans, some of them will present a bigger challenge. Sometimes, after finding a couple of letters from the answer, you might feel like you need outside help to find out what to do next.

Five-letter words with “EE” to try on Wordle

ACKEE
ADEEM
AGLEE
AGREE
AIYEE
AKEES
ALLEE
AMEER
APEEK
BEECH
BEEDI
BEEFS

BEEFY
BEEPS
BEERS
BEERY
BEETS
BLEED
BLEEP
BREED
BREES
CHEEK
CHEEP
CHEER

CLEEK
COOEE
CREED
CREEK
CREEL
CREEP
CUVEE
DEEDS
DEEDY
DEEMS
DEEPS
DEERS

DEETS
DONEE
DREED
DREES
DWEEB
EEJIT
EENSY
EERIE
EMCEE
EMEER
EPEES
ETWEE

FEEBS
FEEDS
FEELS
FEEZE
FLEER
FLEES

FLEET
FREED
FREER
FREES
FUSEE
FUZEE

GEEKS
GEEKY
GEESE
GEEST
GELEE
GHEES

GLEED
GLEEK
GLEES
GLEET
GREED
GREEK

GREEN
GREES
GREET
HEEDS
HEELS
HEEZE

HIREE
JEEPS
JEERS
JEEZE
KEEFS
KEEKS

KEELS
KEENS
KEEPS
KEETS
KEEVE
KNEED

KNEEL
KNEES
KREEP
LAREE
LEECH
LEEKS

LEERS
LEERY
LEETS
LEVEE
MAMEE
MEEDS

MEETS
MELEE
NEEDS
NEEDY
NEEMS
NEEPS

NGWEE
OGEED
OGEES
PAYEE
PEEKS
PEELS

PEENS
PEEPS
PEERS
PEERY
PEEVE
PEWEE

PREED
PREEN
PREES
PUREE
QUEEN
QUEER

RAGEE
RAKEE
RAMEE
RANEE
RAZEE
REEDS

REEDY
REEFS
REEFY
REEKS
REEKY
REELS

REEST
REEVE
RESEE
RUPEE
SAREE
SCREE

SEEDS
SEEDY
SEEKS
SEELS
SEELY
SEEMS

SEEPS
SEEPY
SEERS
SEMEE
SHEEN
SHEEP

SHEER
SHEET
SIREE
SKEED
SKEEN
SKEES

SKEET
SLEEK
SLEEP
SLEET
SMEEK
SNEER

SPEED
SPEEL
SPEER
SPREE
STEED
STEEK

STEEL
STEEP
STEER
SWEEP
SWEER
SWEET

SYCEE
TEELS
TEEMS
TEENS
TEENY
TEETH

TEPEE
THREE
TOPEE
TREED
TREEN
TREES

TUTEE
TWEED
TWEEN
TWEEP
TWEER
TWEET

TYEES
UNDEE
UNSEE
VEENA
VEEPS
VEERS

VEERY
WEEDS
WEEDY
WEEKS
WEENS
WEENY

WEEPS
WEEPY
WEEST
WEETS
WHEEL
WHEEN

WHEEP
WOWEE
YEESH
YOGEE
ZOWEE

Considering the fact that you know the two instances of “E” are together in the word, you probably also know exactly where they are. That already narrows down your options: cross out all the words that don’t fit your criteria, and you will have a much shorter list than the one above. “EE” is much more common as the second and third letters in the word, or the third and fourth. It is also much more common as the two ending letters than the two starting letters, though both of those cases are already less common. Now, you need to figure out what the other three letters are, and the most likely options will differ based on that placement.

Looking at the possible combinations of letters, “S” is by far the one that appears the most frequently, followed by “R.” Taking a closer look, however, most of those occurrences of the “S” are at the end of words, as a grammatical mark for a plural form. Knowing that Wordle will never pick a plural form as the answer, means you should probably prioritize other letters. And that takes us back to the placement of the “EE” in your word.

If you found that the word starts with the sequence “EE,” there are only three options for words: “EEJIT,” “EENSY,” and “EERIE.” That means only “J,” “I,” “T,” “N,” “S,” “Y,” “R,” and a third instance of “E” can appear. Having any information about any of those letters might already solve the case for you.

For words with “EE” as the second and third letters, not taking “S” into account, the letters most likely to appear are “D,” “K,” “P,” “R,” and “Y”—the latter, frequently at the end. When “EE” is the third and fourth letter, “R” takes the lead as the most common letter for the combination. After that, “D,” “K,” “L,” “P,” and “T” are pretty much tied.

Lastly, with the “EE” as the final two letters of the word, you might need to consider the presence of another vowel: “A” joins “R” as the letter most likely to appear; “E” comes next, along with the “S” (which, in this situation, is a good guess) and the “U.” So, among the five letters most likely to fill the gaps, three are vowels. And, aside from words like “COOEE” or “NGWEE,” those five letters should give you some good information on most of the list.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).