5-Letter Words With SEL
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With SEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With SEL 14 words
How often does SEL appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 five-letter words containing SEL. They average 6.2 points, the best is SELAH (8 points) and 50% end in L.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.2
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- L
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- l 50%
- s 21.4%
- a 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea7.1%
- ei7.1%
- ou7.1%
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 five-letter word containing SEL
s 1e 1l 1a 1h 4
S 1 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + H 4 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
selah
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing SEL are there?
There are 14 five-letter words containing SEL 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 containing SEL?
SELAH is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FUSEL (8), HOSEL (8), SELFS (8).
Which rare five-letter words containing SEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FUSEL (8), HOSEL (8), SELFS (8), SELVA (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.