8-Letter Words With NELL
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With NELL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With NELL 17 words
How often does NELL appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 eight-letter words containing NELL. They average 11.5 points, the best is QUENELLE (17 points) and 23.5% end in E.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 23.5% of words
Most common last letters
- e 23.5%
- s 23.5%
- a 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ue5.9%
- ui5.9%
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 NELL
q 10u 1e 1n 1e 1l 1l 1e 1
Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 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).
quenelle
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing NELL are there?
There are 17 eight-letter words containing NELL 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 NELL?
QUENELLE is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are QUINELLA (17), ZANELLAS (17), KERNELLY (15).
Which rare eight-letter words containing NELL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include QUINELLA (17), ZANELLAS (17), KERNELLY (15), FANNELLS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.