Words That Start With ELY
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
All Words That Start With ELY 9 words
7-Letter Words Starting With ELY 4
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With ELY 2
Full 8-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With ELY 1
Full 10-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With ELY 1
Full 12-letter listHow common is ELY at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 9 words that start with ELY. Most are 7 letters long, they average 12 points and the best is ELYTRIFORM (18 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 4 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 18 max
- Longest word
- ELYTRIGEROUS
- 12 letters
- Most common ending
- M
- 22.2% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- m 22.2%
- n 22.2%
- s 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ou22.2%
- ia11.1%
- oi11.1%
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 word that starts with ELY
e 1l 1y 4t 1r 1i 1f 4o 1r 1m 3
E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
elytriform
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with ELY are there?
There are 9 words that start with ELY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 4 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 ELY?
ELYTRIFORM is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELYTRIGEROUS (16), ELYTROID (12), ELYTRUM (12).
What is the longest word that starts with ELY?
ELYTRIGEROUS has 12 letters.