9-Letter Words Starting With PEL
- 22 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With PEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With PEL 22 words
How common is PEL at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 22 nine-letter words that start with PEL. They average 14 points, the best is PELORIZED (21 points) and 31.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 22
- Average Scrabble score
- 14
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 5%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 31.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 31.8%
- y 18.2%
- d 13.6%
Top vowel pairs
- ia4.5%
- io4.5%
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 PEL
p 3e 1l 1o 1r 1i 1z 10e 1d 2
P 3 + E 1 + L 1 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pelorized
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many nine-letter words that start with PEL are there?
There are 22 nine-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 nine-letter word that starts with PEL?
PELORIZED is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PELLETIZE (20), PELECYPOD (19), PELVIFORM (19).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with PEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PELORIZED (21), PELLETIZE (20), PELVIFORM (19), PELLETIFY (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.