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5-Letter Words Starting With ELE

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With ELE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With ELE 3 words

How common is ELE at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with ELE. They average 7.7 points and the best is ELEGY (9 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
7.7
out of 9 max
Everyday words
67%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
I
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • i 33.3%
  • t 33.3%
  • y 33.3%

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with ELE

e 1l 1e 1g 2y 4

E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + G 2 + Y 4 = 9 points

Double word
18 pts
Triple word
27 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

elegy

  1. nouna mournful poem; a lament for the dead
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How many five-letter words that start with ELE are there?

There are 3 five-letter words that start with ELE 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 five-letter word that starts with ELE?

ELEGY is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELECT (7), ELEMI (7).