Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ELASTIN, ELATION, ELUSION, ELATING, ELUTION and ELUTING. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 17 of the 61 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ELEGIZE17 points
- ELFLOCK16 points
- ELFLIKE14 points
- ELIXIRS14 points
- ELBOWED13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is E (16 words), followed by U (12).
More 7 letter words starting with E
EL at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with EL?
There are 61 7 letter words that start with EL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with EL?
ELEGIZE, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with EL make good guesses?
ELUTION, ELATION and ELUSION use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.