Two Es does not have to mean EE together.
Include letters counts copies across the whole word. EE requires at least two Es, so LEVEL and CHEER both fit even though only CHEER has the consecutive pair EE. EERIE fits too because it has three Es. This list does not impose an exact count of two.
Open these results in the five-letter finder to add the positions you know. An E already placed in a numbered box counts toward the same minimum. For example, E in box 2 plus Include EE still requires two Es in total, not three.
If the letters must be adjacent, put E in two neighboring boxes instead. If you only have a finite rack of letters, use Letters to words; that mode checks the available copies rather than allowing any remaining letters.
Are these five-letter words with exactly two Es?
No. The rule is at least two Es. Five-letter entries with three Es, such as EERIE and GEESE, remain in the list. If your puzzle requires exactly two, check the count in each candidate; the Include letters filter sets a minimum rather than an exact count.
How do I require two Es next to each other?
Use Known positions and place E in neighboring numbered boxes, such as boxes 2 and 3. Include EE on its own allows the Es anywhere. You can leave every other position blank and add excluded letters if your clues rule them out.
Computed from the ESDB 2026.02.25 en_US source, using the same letter matcher as the finder. Inspect the release and data hashes.