493 Words Starting With EL
The prefix EL appears in 493 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 66 entries. Average word length: 9.5 letters.
Despite being the most common letter overall, E is a surprisingly rare starter. Most E-words are Latin-derived: educate, eliminate, evolve.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with EL: ELECTROLYZING (28 pts), ELECTROMYOGRAPH (28 pts), ELECTROLYZED (27 pts), ELECTROCHEMICAL (26 pts), ELECTROLYZES (26 pts). The shortest is EL (2 letters) and the longest is ELABORATENESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in LATION.
Notable words: ELAN — ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm [n].; ELAIN — a glyceride of oleic acid [n].; ELAINS — a glyceride of oleic acid [n].; ELAPIDS — a kind of snake, including cobras, krait, taipan etc. Browse words starting with QUIN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with EL?
ELECTROLYZING scores 28 points. Runner-up: ELECTROMYOGRAPH at 28 points. See words ending in W for more high-value options.
How many words start with EL?
Our dictionary has 493 words that start with EL. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (66).
What is the shortest word that starts with EL?
EL at just 2 letters. It means: (US) an elevated railroad [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
EL
Three-Letter Words (6)
ELDELFELKELLELMELS
Four-Letter Words (8)
ELANELDSELHIELKSELLSELMSELMYELSE
Five-Letter Words (19)
ELAINELANDELANSELATEELBOWELDERELECTELEGYELEMIELFINELIDEELINTELITEELOINELOPEELUDEELUTEELVERELVES
Six-Letter Words (42)
ELAINSELANDSELAPIDELAPSEELATEDELATERELATESELBOWSELDERSELDESTELECTSELEGITELEMISELEVENELEVONELFINSELFISHELICITELIDEDELIDESELINTSELITESELIXIRELMIERELODEAELOIGNELOINSELOPEDELOPERELOPESELUANTELUATEELUDEDELUDERELUDESELUENTELUTEDELUTESELUVIAELVERSELVISHELYTRA
Seven-Letter Words (61)
ELAPIDSELAPINEELAPSEDELAPSESELASTICELASTINELATERSELATINGELATIONELATIVEELBOWEDELDERLYELDRESSELDRICHELECTEDELECTEEELECTORELECTROELEGANTELEGIACELEGIESELEGISEELEGISTELEGITSELEGIZEELEMENTELENCHIELEVATEELEVENSELEVONSELFLIKEELFLOCKELICITSELIDINGELISIONELITISMELITISTELIXIRSELLIPSEELMIESTELODEASELOIGNSELOINEDELOINERELOPERSELOPINGELUANTSELUATESELUDERSELUDINGELUENTSELUSIONELUSIVEELUSORYELUTINGELUTIONELUVIALELUVIUMELYSIANELYTRONELYTRUM
Eight-Letter Words (66)
ELAPHINEELAPSINGELASTASEELASTICSELASTINSELATEDLYELATERIDELATERINELATIONSELATIVESELBOWINGELDRITCHELECTEESELECTINGELECTIONELECTIVEELECTORSELECTRETELECTRICELECTRONELECTROSELECTRUMELEGANCEELEGANCYELEGIACSELEGISEDELEGISESELEGISTSELEGIZEDELEGIZESELEMENTSELENCHICELENCHUSELENCTICELEPHANTELEVATEDELEVATESELEVATORELEVENTHELFISHLYELFLOCKSELICITEDELICITORELIDIBLEELIGIBLEELIGIBLYELISIONSELITISMSELITISTSELKHOUNDELLIPSESELLIPSISELLIPTICELOIGNEDELOIGNERELOINERSELOININGELONGATEELOQUENTELUSIONSELUTIONSELUVIATEELUVIUMSELVISHLYELYTROIDELYTROUS
Nine-Letter Words (61)
ELABORATEELASTASESELASTOMERELATERIDSELATERINSELATERITEELATERIUMELBOWROOMELDERCAREELDERLIESELDERSHIPELDRESSESELECTABLEELECTIONSELECTIVESELECTORALELECTRESSELECTRETSELECTRICSELECTRIFYELECTRODEELECTROEDELECTRONSELECTRUMSELECTUARYELEDOISINELEGANCESELEGANTLYELEGIACALELEGISINGELEGIZINGELEMENTALELENCHTICELEOPTENEELEPHANTSELEVATEDSELEVATINGELEVATIONELEVATORSELEVENSESELEVENTHSELICITINGELICITORSELIGIBLESELIMINATEELKHOUNDSELLIPSOIDELOCUTIONELOIGNERSELOIGNINGELOINMENTELONGATEDELONGATESELOPEMENTELOQUENCEELSEWHEREELUCIDATEELUSIVELYELUTRIATEELUVIATEDELUVIATES
Ten-Letter Words (46)
ELABORATEDELABORATESELASTICITYELASTOMERSELATEDNESSELATERITESELATERIUMSELBOWROOMSELDERBERRYELDERCARESELDERSHIPSELECAMPANEELECTIVELYELECTORATEELECTRICALELECTRODESELECTROINGELECTROJETELECTRONICELEDOISINSELEGANCIESELEMENTALSELEMENTARYELEOPTENESELEVATIONSELIMINATEDELIMINATESELIMINATORELLIPSOIDSELLIPTICALELOCUTIONSELOINMENTSELONGATINGELONGATIONELOPEMENTSELOQUENCESELOQUENTLYELUCIDATEDELUCIDATESELUCIDATORELUCUBRATEELUTRIATEDELUTRIATESELUTRIATORELUVIATINGELUVIATION
Eleven-Letter Words (54)
ELABORATELYELABORATINGELABORATIONELABORATIVEELASTICALLYELASTICIZEDELASTOMERICELDERLINESSELECAMPANESELECTIONEERELECTORALLYELECTORATESELECTRESSESELECTRICIANELECTRICITYELECTRIFIEDELECTRIFIESELECTROCUTEELECTROFORMELECTROGRAMELECTROJETSELECTROLESSELECTROLOGYELECTROLYTEELECTROLYZEELECTRONICAELECTRONICSELECTROTYPEELECTROWEAKELECTUARIESELEGIACALLYELEMENTALLYELEPHANTINEELICITATIONELIGIBILITYELIMINATINGELIMINATIONELIMINATIVEELIMINATORSELLIPSOIDALELLIPTICALSELLIPTICITYELONGATIONSELUCIDATINGELUCIDATIONELUCIDATIVEELUCIDATORSELUCUBRATEDELUCUBRATESELUSIVENESSELUTRIATINGELUTRIATIONELUTRIATORSELUVIATIONS
Twelve-Letter Words (45)
ELABORATIONSELASMOBRANCHELASTICITIESELATEDNESSESELDERBERRIESELECTABILITYELECTIONEERSELECTIVENESSELECTRICALLYELECTRICIANSELECTRIFYINGELECTROCUTEDELECTROCUTESELECTROFORMSELECTROGENICELECTROGRAMSELECTROLYSESELECTROLYSISELECTROLYTESELECTROLYTICELECTROLYZEDELECTROLYZESELECTROMETERELECTRONICASELECTROPHILEELECTROPHORIELECTROPLATEELECTROSCOPEELECTROSHOCKELECTROTONICELECTROTONUSELECTROTYPEDELECTROTYPERELECTROTYPESELEEMOSYNARYELEMENTARILYELICITATIONSELIMINATIONSELLIPTICALLYELOCUTIONARYELOCUTIONISTELUCIDATIONSELUCUBRATINGELUCUBRATIONELUTRIATIONS
Thirteen-Letter Words (32)
ELABORATENESSELASMOBRANCHSELDERLINESSESELECTIONEEREDELECTIONEERERELECTRICITIESELECTROCUTINGELECTROCUTIONELECTRODERMALELECTROFORMEDELECTROLOGIESELECTROLOGISTELECTROLYZINGELECTROMAGNETELECTROMETERSELECTROPHILESELECTROPHILICELECTROPHORUSELECTROPLATEDELECTROPLATESELECTROSCOPESELECTROSHOCKSELECTROSTATICELECTROTYPERSELECTROTYPINGELEPHANTIASESELEPHANTIASISELIGIBILITIESELLIPTICITIESELOCUTIONISTSELUCUBRATIONSELUSIVENESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (28)
ELECTABILITIESELECTIONEERERSELECTIONEERINGELECTIVENESSESELECTROCUTIONSELECTRODEPOSITELECTRODYNAMICELECTROFISHINGELECTROFORMINGELECTROGENESESELECTROGENESISELECTROKINETICELECTROLOGISTSELECTROMAGNETSELECTROMYOGRAMELECTRONICALLYELECTROOSMOSESELECTROOSMOSISELECTROOSMOTICELECTROPHORESEELECTROPLATINGELECTROSTATICSELECTROSURGERYELECTROTHERAPYELECTROTHERMALELECTROTONUSESELECTROWINNINGELEMENTARINESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (24)
ELABORATENESSESELECTRIFICATIONELECTROACOUSTICELECTROANALYSESELECTROANALYSISELECTROCHEMICALELECTRODEPOSITSELECTRODIALYSESELECTRODIALYSISELECTRODIALYTICELECTRODYNAMICSELECTROFISHINGSELECTROKINETICSELECTROMAGNETICELECTROMYOGRAMSELECTROMYOGRAPHELECTRONEGATIVEELECTROPHORESEDELECTROPHORESESELECTROPHORESISELECTROPHORETICELECTROPOSITIVEELECTROSURGICALELECTROWINNINGS