3-Letter Words Starting With EL
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 3-Letter Words Starting With EL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 3-Letter Words Starting With EL 7 words
How common is EL at the start of three-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 three-letter words that start with EL. They average 4.4 points and the best is ELK (7 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 4.4
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 43%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 14.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 14.3%
- f 14.3%
- k 14.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring three-letter word that starts with EL
e 1l 1k 5
E 1 + L 1 + K 5 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
elk
- nounlarge northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
- nounlarge North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
- nouncommon deer of temperate Europe and Asia
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How many three-letter words that start with EL are there?
There are 7 three-letter words that start with EL 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 three-letter word that starts with EL?
ELK is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELF (6), ELM (5), ELD (4).
What are some common three-letter words that start with EL?
Everyday examples include ELF, ELM, ELK, ELL. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.