8-Letter Words Ending in ELLY
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Ending in ELLY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Ending in ELLY 13 words
How common is ELLY at the end of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 eight-letter words ending in ELLY. They average 13.8 points, the best is SOWBELLY (16 points) and G is the most common first letter (30.8%).
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.8
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- G
- 30.8% of words
Most common first letters
- g 30.8%
- t 23.1%
- s 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ea7.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in ELLY
s 1o 1w 4b 3e 1l 1l 1y 4
S 1 + O 1 + W 4 + B 3 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sowbelly
- nounsalt pork from the belly of a hog carcass
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How many eight-letter words ending in ELLY are there?
There are 13 eight-letter words ending in ELLY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in ELLY?
SOWBELLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POTBELLY (15), GRAVELLY (15), KERNELLY (15).
Which rare eight-letter words ending in ELLY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SOWBELLY (16), KERNELLY (15), GORBELLY (14), GOSPELLY (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.