5-Letter Words Starting With EL
There are 19 five-letter words starting with EL in our dictionary; 13 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 19 words
- elect7 points
- elite5 points
- elbow10 points
- elegy9 points
- elves8 points
- elope7 points
- elder6 points
- elude6 points
- elfin8 points
- elate5 points
- elide6 points
- elver8 points
- eland6 points
- elemi7 points
- elute5 points
- elain5 points
- elans5 points
- elint5 points
- eloin5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 19
- By usage: 8 very common, 5 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- elbow 10
- elegy 9
- elfin 8
- elver 8
- elves 8
- elect 7
- elemi 7
- elope 7
- eland 6
- elder 6
Most common
- elect
- elite
- elbow
- elegy
- elves
- elope
- elder
- elude
- elfin
- elate
Definitions
- elect (adjective)
- Selected as the best.
- elite (adjective)
- Selected as the best.
- elbow (noun)
- Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped.
- elegy (noun)
- A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
The five-letter words that start with the letters EL number 19 in our dictionary. About 13 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ELBOW, at 10 points.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with EL?
ELBOW scores 10 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
6 of the 19 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.