9-Letter Words With ELUS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With ELUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With ELUS 8 words
How often does ELUS appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words containing ELUS. They average 12.5 points and the best is SPHACELUS (16 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 25%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- io25%
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 containing ELUS
s 1p 3h 4a 1c 3e 1l 1u 1s 1
S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1 + L 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sphacelus
- nounnecrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- nounthe localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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How many nine-letter words containing ELUS are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words containing ELUS 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 containing ELUS?
SPHACELUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELUSIVELY (15), PRELUSIVE (14), PRELUSORY (14).
Which rare nine-letter words containing ELUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PRELUSORY (14), PRELUSION (11), ANGELUSES (10), DELUSTERS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.