6 Letter Words That Start With EL

All 42 six-letter words beginning with EL, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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Letter run takes _ as a one-letter gap, so E_O finds lemon. Dictionary keeps only the words your game accepts.

All words · 42
elains6
elands7
elapid9
elapse8
elated7
elater6
elates6
elbows11
elders7
eldest7
elects8
elegit7
elemis8
eleven9
elevon9
elfins9
elfish12
elicit8
elided8
elides7
elints6
elites6
elixir13
elmier8
elodea7
eloign7
eloins6
eloped9
eloper8
elopes8
eluant6
eluate6
eluded8
eluder7
eludes7
eluent6
eluted7
elutes6
eluvia9
elvers9
elvish12
elytra9

6 letter words beginning EL

There are 42 6 letter words beginning with EL in our dictionary — about 9% of the 463 6 letter words that start with E.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 42:42 are valid in Scrabble US, 42 are valid in Scrabble UK and 42 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is elixir at 13 points. The top of the table:

  • elixir · 13 pts
  • elfish · 12 pts
  • elvish · 12 pts
  • elbows · 11 pts
  • elfins · 9 pts
  • elevon · 9 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

16 of them end with S, 6 of them end with D and 5 of them end with R.29of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.