Words Starting With ENT

271 Words Starting With ENT

The prefix ENT appears in 271 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 48 entries. Average word length: 9.7 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 ENT: ENTOMOLOGICALLY (23 pts), ENTEROBACTERIUM (21 pts), ENTOMOPHAGOUS (21 pts), ENTOMOPHILY (21 pts), ENTHYMEMES (20 pts). The shortest is ENTER (5 letters) and the longest is ENTEROBACTERIAL (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in PHONE.

Notable words: ENTER — to go or come in [v].; ENTAIL — to settle an estate on a series of heirs, so that the immediate possessor may not dispose of it [v].; ENTAILS — to settle an estate on a series of heirs, so that the immediate possessor may not dispose of it [v].; ENTAILED — to settle an estate on a series of heirs, so that the immediate possessor may not dispose of it [v]. Browse words starting with GUY for another common pattern.

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