5-Letter Words Starting With PEL
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With PEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With PEL 8 words
How common is PEL at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words that start with PEL. They average 7.6 points and the best is PELFS (10 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.6
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 62.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 62.5%
- a 25%
- n 12.5%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with PEL
p 3e 1l 1f 4s 1
P 3 + E 1 + L 1 + F 4 + S 1 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pelfs
Form of pelf
- nouninformal terms for money
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How many five-letter words that start with PEL are there?
There are 8 five-letter words that start with PEL 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 PEL?
PELFS is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PELMA (9), PELTS (7), PELAS (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with PEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PELFS (10), PELMA (9), PELAS (7), PELES (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.