9-Letter Words Starting With JEL
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With JEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With JEL 8 words
How common is JEL at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words that start with JEL. They average 20.6 points and the best is JELLYFISH (25 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.6
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- d 12.5%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ie25%
- ea12.5%
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 nine-letter word that starts with JEL
j 8e 1l 1l 1y 4f 4i 1s 1h 4
J 8 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
jellyfish
- nounlarge siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- nounany of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
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How many nine-letter words that start with JEL are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words that start with JEL 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 nine-letter word that starts with JEL?
JELLYFISH is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JELLYLIKE (23), JELLYBEAN (21), JELLABAHS (21).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with JEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include JELLABAHS (21), JELUTONGS (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.