8-Letter Words With ELF
- 28 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With ELF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With ELF 28 words
How often does ELF appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 28 eight-letter words containing ELF. They average 13.7 points, the best is TWELFTHS (17 points) and 50% end in S.
- Total words
- 28
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.7
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- d 17.9%
- f 7.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie10.7%
- oo7.1%
- ea3.6%
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 containing ELF
t 1w 4e 1l 1f 4t 1h 4s 1
T 1 + W 4 + E 1 + L 1 + F 4 + T 1 + H 4 + S 1 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
twelfths
Form of twelfth
- nounposition 12 in a countable series of things
- nounone part in twelve equal parts
- adjectivecoming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
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How many eight-letter words containing ELF are there?
There are 28 eight-letter words containing ELF 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 containing ELF?
TWELFTHS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELFISHLY (17), ELFLOCKS (17), SHELFFUL (17).
What are some common eight-letter words containing ELF?
Everyday examples include YOURSELF, SELFLESS, TWELFTHS, SELFSAME, BELFRIES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing ELF score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ELFISHLY (17), ELFLOCKS (17), SHELFFUL (17), THEMSELF (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.