Words Containing EL
- 12,744 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing EL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing EL 12,744 words
3-Letter Words With EL 16
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words With EL 101
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words With EL 340
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With EL 805
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With EL 1,260
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With EL 1,876
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With EL 2,094
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With EL 1,849
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With EL 1,506
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With EL 1,074
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With EL 751
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With EL 482
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With EL 344
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With EL 83
17-Letter Words With EL 64
18-Letter Words With EL 42
19-Letter Words With EL 30
20-Letter Words With EL 17
21-Letter Words With EL 9
How often does EL appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 12,744 words containing EL. Most are 9 letters long, they average 14.9 points, the best is ELECTROMYOGRAPHICALLY (39 points) and 37.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 12,744
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 2,094 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.9
- out of 39 max
- Longest word
- ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAMS
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.4% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.4%
- y 12.2%
- e 8.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie6.4%
- io5.8%
- ee4.1%
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 containing EL
e 1l 1e 1c 3t 1r 1o 1m 3y 4o 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4
E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 39 points
- Double word
- 78 pts
- Triple word
- 117 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
electromyographically
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing EL are there?
There are 12,744 words containing EL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 2,094 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing EL?
ELECTROMYOGRAPHICALLY is worth 39 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH (36), OVERINTELLECTUALIZING (36), QUELQUECHOSES (36).
What are some common words containing EL?
Everyday examples include YELLOW, IMMEDIATELY, SHELF, SEPARATELY, ULTIMATELY, RELEASE, SELECT, SHELL. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing EL?
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAMS has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, TELECOMMUNICATIONS (18 letters) is the longest common one.