10-Letter Words Starting With ELU
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With ELU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With ELU 9 words
How common is ELU at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 ten-letter words that start with ELU. They average 12.4 points and the best is ELUCIDATED (14 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.4
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 22.2% of words
Most common last letters
- d 22.2%
- r 22.2%
- s 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ia55.6%
- io11.1%
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 ten-letter word that starts with ELU
e 1l 1u 1c 3i 1d 2a 1t 1e 1d 2
E 1 + L 1 + U 1 + C 3 + I 1 + D 2 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
elucidated
Form of elucidate
- verbmake clear and (more) comprehensible“clarify the mystery surrounding her death”
- verbmake free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear“Could you clarify these remarks?”
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How many ten-letter words that start with ELU are there?
There are 9 ten-letter words that start with ELU 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 ten-letter word that starts with ELU?
ELUCIDATED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELUCUBRATE (14), ELUVIATING (14), ELUCIDATES (13).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with ELU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ELUCUBRATE (14), ELUVIATING (14), ELUTRIATED (11), ELUTRIATES (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.