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Elites

Q: What does elites mean?

elites is the plural of elite, which means “a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status”.

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About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Common · plural of elite

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does elites mean?

noun

a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
Synonymselite group

Definitions shown for elite, the base form of elites.

Is ELITES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is ELITES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

e ₁l ₁i ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

7 pts

e ₁l ₂i ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

6 pts

e ₁l ₁i ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

e ₁l ₂i ₁t ₁e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ELITES

Anagrams 1

listee

Best shorter words top 30 of 80

eisel 5 elite 5 esile 5 islet 5 istle 5 leets 5 lites 5 sleet 5 steel 5 steil 5 stele 5 stile 5 teels 5 teils 5 teles 5 tiles 5 eels 4 else 4 elts 4 isle 4 lees 4 leet 4 leis 4 lest 4 lets 4 lies 4 list 4 lite 4 lits 4 seel 4

See all 80 words made from ELITES

Hooks for ELITES

Add one letter to the front or back of ELITES to make another word.

Front hooks

pelites velites

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ELITES

Common words that share the ending -ITES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

invites unites excites rewrites ignites incites petites recites respites reunites termites frostbites writes bites sites whites cites satellites smites spites kites mites rites appetites

All words ending in -ITES

Elites: quick answers

Is ELITES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ELITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ELITES worth?

ELITES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does elites mean?

elites is the plural of elite, which means “a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status”.

What words can you make with the letters in ELITES?

You can make 80 shorter words from ELITES, such as EISEL, ELITE, ESILE, ISLET. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of ELITES?

ELITES rearranges into LISTEE.