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Words containing EL

Words that have the letters EL in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,704 playable words containing EL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ALLELOMORPHISMS. The highest-scoring is CONJUNCTIVELY, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing EL

APPROXIMATELY27
EXCLUSIVELY26
COMPARATIVELY25
EFFECTIVELY25
EXCESSIVELY25
OVERWHELMING24
EXTENSIVELY23
OVERWHELMED23
UNBELIEVABLY23
ADEQUATELY22
RESPECTIVELY22
APPROPRIATELY21
DEVELOPMENTS21
INTERACTIVELY21
OVERWHELMS21
UNBELIEVABLE21
DEVELOPMENT20
ELECTRONICALLY20

Highest-scoring words containing EL

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

CONJUNCTIVELY32
SCULPTURESQUELY32
SUBJECTIVELY31
DISJUNCTIVELY31
OVERBEJEWELED31
PROJECTIVELY30
ACQUISITIVELY30
WELTSCHMERZES30
COMMUNICATIVELY30
OBJECTIVELY29
COMPREHENSIVELY29
MOZZARELLAS29

2-letter words containing EL (1)

3-letter words containing EL (14)

BEL5
CEL5
DEL4
EEL3
ELD4
ELF6
ELK6
ELL3
ELM5
ELS3
GEL4
MEL5
SEL3
TEL3

4-letter words containing EL (73)

AXEL10
BELL6
BELS6
BELT6
CELL6
CELS6
CELT6
DELE5
DELF8
DELI5
DELL5
DUEL6
EELS4
EELY6
ELHI6
ELKS7
ELLS4
ELMS6
ELMY8
ELSE4
FEEL7
FELL7
FELT7
FUEL8
GELD6
GELS5
HEEL6
HELD7
HELL6
HELM8
HELO6
HELP8
JELL12
KEEL7
KELP9
KOEL7
MELD7
MELL6
MELS6
MELT6
NOEL4
PEEL6
PELE6
PELF9
PELT6
REEL4
RELY6
SELF7
SELL4
TELL4
VELA8
VELD9
WEEL7
WELD8
WELL7
WELT7
YELD7
YELK9
YELL6
YELP8

The 60 most common shown, 13 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing EL (233)

ANGEL6
BELCH11
BELLS7
BELLY9
BELOW10
BOWEL10
CAMEL9
CELLS7
CRUEL8
DELAY8
DELTA6
DELVE10
DWELL9
DWELT9
ELBOW10
ELECT7
ELITE5
ELVES9
EXCEL13
EXPEL13
FEELS8
FIELD9
FUELS9
GAVEL10
HAZEL15
HEELS7
HELLO7
HELMS9
HELPS9
HOTEL7
HOVEL11
IMPEL9
JELLS13
JELLY15
JEWEL16
LABEL7
LEVEL9
LIBEL7
MODEL8
NAVEL9
NOVEL9
PANEL7
QUELL14
RAVEL9
RELAX11
RELAY7
REVEL9
SELLS5
SHELF10
SHELL7
SMELL7
SPELL7
SPELT7
STEEL5
TELLS5
VOWEL12
WELDS9
WHEEL10
YIELD8
YOKEL10

The 60 most common shown, 173 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing EL (559)

ANGELS7
BARELY10
BARREL8
BELIEF11
BELONG9
CANCEL10
CHAPEL12
COMPEL12
DELAYS9
DELETE7
DIESEL7
DRIVEL11
ELECTS8
ELEVEN10
FELLOW12
FIELDS10
FREELY11
GOSPEL9
HELMET10
HELPED11
HUGELY12
ITSELF9
KERNEL9
LABELS8
LATELY8
LEVELS10
LIKELY11
LIVELY12
LONELY8
LOVELY12
MELODY11
MERELY10
MODELS9
MYSELF13
NAMELY10
NICELY10
NOVELS10
PANELS8
PURELY11
RARELY8
RELIEF9
SAFELY11
SELDOM9
SELECT8
SEQUEL15
SHELLS8
SHELVE12
SMELLS8
SMELLY10
SOLELY8
SPELLS8
SURELY9
TRAVEL10
TWELVE13
VESSEL10
WEASEL9
WHEELS11
WIDELY12
YELLOW11
YIELDS9

The 60 most common shown, 499 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing EL (884)

BELIEFS12
BELIEVE13
BELONGS10
BELOVED14
CANCELS11
CHANNEL11
CLOSELY11
COMPELS13
COUNSEL10
CRUELTY12
DELAYED11
DELETED9
DELETES8
DELIGHT11
DELIVER12
DEVELOP14
ELDERLY10
ELECTED10
ELEGANT8
ELEMENT9
ELITIST7
FEELING11
FELLOWS13
HELPFUL15
HELPING12
HERSELF12
HIMSELF14
JAVELIN19
JELLIES15
JEWELED19
JEWELER18
JEWELRY20
LABELED10
LARGELY10
LOOSELY9
MODELED11
NOVELTY13
ONESELF10
RELATED8
RELATES7
RELAXED14
RELAXES13
RELEASE7
RELIEVE11
RELYING10
SELECTS9
SELFISH12
SELLING8
SHELTER9
SHELVES13
SPELLED10
SQUELCH20
TELLING8
TRAVELS11
TUNNELS8
USELESS8
VAGUELY15
WEASELS10
WELCOME14
WELFARE13

The 60 most common shown, 824 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing EL (1,325)

ACTIVELY16
BELIEVED15
BELIEVER14
BELIEVES14
BELONGED12
CANCELED13
CARELESS10
CELLULAR11
CHANNELS12
COUNSELS11
DELAYING12
DELETING10
DELICATE11
DELIGHTS12
DELIVERS13
DELIVERY15
DELUSION10
DEVELOPS15
ELECTING11
ELECTION10
ELECTRIC12
ELECTRON10
ELEMENTS10
ELEPHANT12
ELEVATOR12
ELIGIBLE11
ENTIRELY10
ENVELOPE14
FAREWELL14
FEELINGS12
HELPLESS12
HOPELESS12
LABELING11
LABELLED11
MODELING12
MODELLED12
NAMELESS10
PARALLEL10
PIPELINE12
RELATIVE12
RELAXING15
RELEVANT12
RELIABLE10
RELIABLY12
RELIEVED13
RELIEVES12
REMOTELY12
SCARCELY14
SELECTED11
SEVERELY14
SKELETON11
SPELLING11
TRAVELED13
UMBRELLA13
UNIQUELY20
UNLIKELY14
VELOCITY16
WELCOMED16
WELCOMES15
YOURSELF14

The 60 most common shown, 1,265 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing EL (1,269)

ADVERSELY16
BELIEVERS15
BELIEVING16
BELONGING13
CANCELING14
CANCELLED14
CELEBRATE13
COMPELLED16
CORRELATE11
COUNSELED13
DELICIOUS13
DELIGHTED14
DELIVERED15
DEVELOPED17
DEVELOPER16
ELABORATE11
ELECTIONS11
ELECTORAL11
ELEPHANTS13
ELEVATORS13
ELIMINATE11
ELSEWHERE14
ENVELOPES15
EXCELLENT17
EXTREMELY19
GENUINELY13
GUIDELINE12
IMMENSELY15
INTELLECT11
INTENSELY11
LABELLING12
MARVELOUS16
MASSIVELY17
MODELINGS13
MODELLING13
OURSELVES14
OVERWHELM20
PARALLELS11
PERSONNEL11
PRECISELY15
PRIVATELY17
RELATIVES13
RELEVANCE15
RELIEVING14
RELIGIOUS11
RELUCTANT12
ROUTINELY12
SELECTING12
SELECTION11
SELECTIVE15
SINCERELY13
SPELLINGS12
STRANGELY12
TELEPHONE13
TELESCOPE13
TRAVELING14
TRAVELLED14
UNHELPFUL18
UNWELCOME17
WELCOMING17

The 60 most common shown, 1,209 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing EL (1,008)

ABSOLUTELY15
ACCELERATE14
ACCURATELY17
ADEQUATELY22
BELIEVABLE18
CANCELLING15
CELEBRATED15
CELEBRATES14
CHANCELLOR16
COMPELLING17
COMPLETELY18
CONVERSELY18
COUNSELING14
COUNSELLED14
DEFINITELY16
DELIBERATE13
DELIGHTFUL18
DELIGHTING15
DELIMITERS13
DELINQUENT20
DELIVERING16
DEVELOPERS17
DEVELOPING18
EFFUSIVELY23
ELECTORATE12
ELECTRICAL14
ELECTRONIC14
ELEMENTARY14
ELIMINATED13
ELIMINATES12
ELOQUENTLY21
EXCELLENCE20
GUIDELINES13
HALLELUJAH23
HELICOPTER16
HOPELESSLY16
INFELICITY17
INFINITELY15
IRRELEVANT14
LIKELIHOOD16
MARVELLOUS17
MODERATELY15
OVERWHELMS21
POSITIVELY18
RELATIVELY16
RELATIVITY16
RELINQUISH21
RELOCATION12
RELUCTANCE15
REVELATION14
SATELLITES10
SEPARATELY14
SQUELCHING24
TELEPHONES14
TELEVISION14
THEMSELVES18
TRAVELLING15
ULTIMATELY15
UNRELIABLE13
YOURSELVES17

The 60 most common shown, 948 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing EL (835)

ARCHIPELAGO18
ATTENTIVELY17
BATTLEFIELD17
BELABOURING17
CARTWHEELED19
CELEBRATING16
CELEBRATION15
CHANCELLORS17
CORRELATION13
COUNSELLING15
DELICIOUSLY17
DELINQUENCY25
DELINQUENTS21
DELIVERANCE18
DESPERATELY16
DEVELOPMENT20
DISBELIEVED19
DISBELIEVES18
EFFECTIVELY25
ELECTRICITY17
ELECTRONICS15
ELIMINATING14
EMBELLISHED18
EVANGELICAL18
EXCELLENTLY21
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXTENSIVELY23
FELLOWSHIPS21
FORTUNATELY17
HALLELUJAHS24
IMMEDIATELY18
IMPULSIVELY22
INTELLIGENT12
INTUITIVELY18
JELLYFISHES26
LIVELIHOODS18
NONETHELESS13
OBJECTIVELY29
OVERWHELMED23
PRELIMINARY17
PREMATURELY18
PSYCHEDELIC22
QUARRELLING21
QUARRELSOME22
RECURSIVELY20
RELIABILITY15
RELUCTANTLY16
SELECTIVELY19
SHELLFISHES18
SHRIVELLING18
SQUIRRELING21
SQUIRRELLED21
TENTATIVELY17
UNBELIEVERS18
UNDEVELOPED20
WAVELENGTHS21
WHEELBARROW21
WHEELCHAIRS20
WINDSHIELDS18

The 60 most common shown, 775 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing EL (594)

ACCELERATING17
ACCELERATION16
ACCELERATORS16
AGGRESSIVELY20
ARCHIPELAGOS19
ARTICULATELY17
BATTLEFIELDS18
CANCELLATION16
CARTWHEELING20
CELEBRATIONS16
COLLECTIVELY22
CONCLUSIVELY23
DELIBERATELY17
DELIBERATING16
DEVELOPMENTS21
DISBELIEVING20
ELECTRICALLY18
ELECTRICIANS16
ELECTRIFYING20
ELECTROCUTED18
ELECTROCUTES17
ELECTROLYSIS16
EMBELLISHING19
EVANGELISTIC19
EXPRESSIVELY26
FIGURATIVELY23
HELICOPTERED19
IMMACULATELY21
IMPRESSIVELY22
INADEQUATELY24
INDEFINITELY18
INFELICITIES17
INFIDELITIES16
INTELLECTUAL15
INTELLIGENCE15
INTELLIGIBLY17
IRRELEVANCES18
LEGITIMATELY17
MANTELPIECES18
MELODRAMATIC19
MISSPELLINGS17
NEVERTHELESS18
OVERWHELMING24
PASSIONATELY16
PERSUASIVELY21
PSYCHEDELICS23
PUMPERNICKEL24
RELATIONSHIP16
RELATIVISTIC18
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
RESPECTIVELY22
SPELLBINDING18
SQUIRRELLING22
SUCCESSIVELY23
TELEGRAPHING18
UNBELIEVABLE21
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNPARALLELED16
WHEELBARROWS22

The 60 most common shown, 534 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,704 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.6%) are containing EL. Most of them, 1,325, have 8 letters. 482 start with EL, 423 end with it and 6,800 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with EL

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing EL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,704 words containing EL, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing EL?

CONJUNCTIVELY, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SCULPTURESQUELY (32), SUBJECTIVELY (31) and DISJUNCTIVELY (31).

What are the most common words containing EL?

APPROXIMATELY, EXCLUSIVELY, COMPARATIVELY, EFFECTIVELY, EXCESSIVELY and OVERWHELMING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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