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Words That Start With ELU

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Popular Words That Start With ELU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With ELU 64 words

6-Letter Words Starting With ELU 10

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7-Letter Words Starting With ELU 13

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8-Letter Words Starting With ELU 5

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9-Letter Words Starting With ELU 5

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10-Letter Words Starting With ELU 9

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11-Letter Words Starting With ELU 13

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12-Letter Words Starting With ELU 4

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How common is ELU at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 64 words that start with ELU. Most are 7 letters long, they average 10.9 points, the best is ELUCIDATIVE (17 points) and 37.5% end in S.

Total words
64
Most common length
7 letters
13 words
Average Scrabble score
10.9
out of 17 max
Longest word
ELUCUBRATIONS
13 letters
Most common ending
S
37.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 37.5%
  • e 15.6%
  • d 9.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia25%
  • io18.8%
  • ua6.3%

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 word that starts with ELU

e 1l 1u 1c 3i 1d 2a 1t 1i 1v 4e 1

E 1 + L 1 + U 1 + C 3 + I 1 + D 2 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

elucidative

  1. adjectivethat makes clear“a clarifying example”
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How many words that start with ELU are there?

There are 64 words that start with ELU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 13 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with ELU?

ELUCIDATIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELUCIDATORY (17), ELUCUBRATING (17), ELUCUBRATIONS (17).

What are some common words that start with ELU?

Everyday examples include ELUSIVE, ELUCIDATE, ELUDE, ELUCIDATION, ELUSIVELY, ELUDING, ELUDED, ELUDES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with ELU?

ELUCUBRATIONS has 13 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ELUCIDATE (9 letters) is the longest common one.