5-Letter Words Ending In SE
There are 103 five-letter words that end in SE in our word list. The most common are CAUSE, CLOSE and HOUSE.
JESSE scores the most in Scrabble, at 12 points. More of them start with P than any other letter (16 words). For Wordle, CAUSE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 103
- Top score
- JESSE · 12
- Groups
- 21
Common 5-letter words ending in SE and their meanings
- cause7 pts
- verb: give rise to
- close7 pts
- adjective: at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- house8 pts
- noun: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- raise5 pts
- verb: raise the level or amount of something
- sense5 pts
- noun: a general conscious awareness
- horse8 pts
- noun: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- arise5 pts
- verb: come into existence
- pause7 pts
- verb: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- phase10 pts
- noun: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- noise5 pts
- noun: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- curse7 pts
- verb: utter obscenities or profanities
- cease7 pts
- verb: put an end to a state or an activity
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 103 5-letter words ending in SE
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 6
- abase7
- abuse7
- amuse7
- anise5
- arise5
- arose5
Starting with B 6
- birse7
- blase7
- bouse7
- bowse10
- brose7
- burse7
Starting with C 11
- carse7
- cause7
- cease7
- cense7
- chase10
- chose10
- close7
- copse9
- corse7
- cruse7
- curse7
Starting with D 5
- dense6
- douse6
- dowse9
- druse6
- dulse6
Starting with E 2
- erase5
- erose5
Starting with F 5
- false8
- fease8
- fesse8
- fosse8
- frise8
Starting with G 4
- geese6
- goose6
- gorse6
- guise6
Starting with H 5
- hanse8
- hawse11
- hoise8
- horse8
- house8
Starting with J 1
- jesse12
Starting with L 7
- lapse7
- lease5
- lense5
- loose5
- louse5
- lowse8
- lyase8
Starting with M 7
- manse7
- marse7
- masse7
- mense7
- moose7
- morse7
- mouse7
Starting with N 3
- noise5
- noose5
- nurse5
Starting with O 1
- obese7
Starting with P 16
- paise7
- parse7
- passe7
- pause7
- pease7
- peise7
- perse7
- phase10
- poise7
- posse7
- prase7
- prese7
- prise7
- prose7
- pulse7
- purse7
Starting with R 5
- raise5
- reuse5
- rinse5
- roose5
- rouse5
Starting with S 3
- seise5
- sense5
- souse5
Starting with T 9
- tasse5
- tawse8
- tease5
- tense5
- terse5
- these8
- those8
- torse5
- touse5
Starting with U 2
- ukase9
- urase5
Starting with V 2
- valse8
- verse8
Starting with W 2
- whose11
- worse8
Starting with Y 1
- youse8
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in SE are there?
There are 103 five-letter words that end in SE in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in SE in Scrabble?
JESSE is for the highest score at 12 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in SE?
Common examples include CAUSE, CLOSE, HOUSE, RAISE, SENSE and HORSE.
Which 5-letter words ending in SE have no repeated letters?
66 of them use each letter only once, such as CAUSE, CLOSE, HOUSE and RAISE.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like CAUSE, CLOSE and HOUSE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.