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Words containing ELL

Words that have the letters ELL 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 1,504 playable words containing ELL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is CHANCELLORSHIPS. The highest-scoring is MOZZARELLAS, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing ELL

MISCELLANEOUS18
COMPELLING17
EXCELLENT17
MARVELLOUS17
CHANCELLOR16
COMPELLED16
CANCELLING15
COUNSELLING15
INTELLECTUAL15
INTELLIGENCE15
JELLIES15
JELLY15
TRAVELLING15
CANCELLED14
COUNSELLED14
FAREWELL14
TRAVELLED14
FELLOWS13

Highest-scoring words containing ELL

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

MOZZARELLAS29
ZOOXANTHELLAE29
MOZZARELLA28
ZOOXANTHELLA28
FELLOWSHIPPING27
JELLYFISHES26
INTELLECTUALIZE26
FELLOWSHIPPED26
EXTRACELLULARLY26
OVEREMBELLISHED26
BEJEWELLING25
CHANCELLORSHIPS25

3-letter words containing ELL (1)

ELL3

4-letter words containing ELL (12)

BELL6
CELL6
DELL5
ELLS4
FELL7
HELL6
JELL12
MELL6
SELL4
TELL4
WELL7
YELL6

5-letter words containing ELL (34)

BELLE7
BELLS7
BELLY9
CELLA7
CELLI7
CELLO7
CELLS7
DELLS6
DELLY8
DWELL9
FELLA8
FELLS8
FELLY10
HELLO7
HELLS7
JELLS13
JELLY15
KELLY10
KNELL8
MELLS7
NELLY7
QUELL14
SELLE5
SELLS5
SHELL7
SMELL7
SNELL5
SPELL7
SWELL8
TELLS5
TELLY7
WELLS8
WELLY10
YELLS7

6-letter words containing ELL (58)

BEDELL9
BEFELL11
BELLED9
BELLES8
BELLOW11
CELLAE8
CELLAR8
CELLED9
CELLOS8
DUELLI8
DUELLO8
DWELLS10
FELLAH11
FELLAS9
FELLED10
FELLER9
FELLOE9
FELLOW12
GELLED8
HELLED9
HELLER8
HELLOS8
JELLED15
KNELLS9
MELLED9
MELLOW11
MICELL10
NELLIE6
NIELLI6
NIELLO6
OCELLI8
PAELLA8
PELLET8
QUELLS15
REFELL9
RESELL6
RETELL6
SELLER6
SELLES6
SHELLS8
SHELLY10
SMELLS8
SMELLY10
SNELLS6
SPELLS8
STELLA6
SWELLS9
TELLER6
TELLYS8
UNSELL7
UNWELL10
UPWELL12
VELLUM13
WELLED10
WELLIE9
YELLED9
YELLER8
YELLOW11

7-letter words containing ELL (137)

BARBELL11
BELLBOY13
BELLHOP13
BELLIED10
BELLIES9
BELLING10
BELLOWS12
CELLARS9
CELLIST9
CRUELLY12
DUELLED10
DWELLER11
ELLIPSE9
FELLEST10
FELLING11
FELLOWS13
FUELLED12
GAZELLE16
GELLING9
HAZELLY19
HELLBOX17
HELLION9
HELLISH11
INKWELL13
JELLABA17
JELLIED16
JELLIES15
JELLIFY20
JELLING16
KNELLED11
MAXWELL18
MELLOWS12
NOVELLA11
OUTSELL8
PATELLA9
PELLETS9
QUELLED17
QUELLER16
RESELLS7
RESPELL9
RETELLS7
RUBELLA10
SELLERS7
SELLING8
SELLOUT8
SHELLAC11
SHELLED10
SHELLER9
SMELLED10
SPELLED10
SPELLER9
STELLAR7
SWELLED11
SWELLER10
TELLERS7
TELLING8
TRELLIS7
WELLING11
YELLING10
YELLOWS12

The 60 most common shown, 77 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ELL (250)

BELLBOYS14
BELLHOPS14
BELLOWED14
BELLYFUL16
BELLYING13
BEVELLED15
BLUEBELL13
CELLISTS10
CELLULAR11
CRUELLER11
DUELLING11
DUMBBELL16
DWELLERS12
DWELLING13
ELLIPSES10
ELLIPSIS10
ELLIPTIC12
EXCELLED17
EXPELLED17
FAREWELL14
FORETELL11
FUELLING13
GAZELLES17
GRAVELLY15
IMPELLED13
INKWELLS14
JELLYING19
JEWELLED20
JEWELLER19
LABELLED11
LEVELLED13
LIBELLED11
MELLOWED14
MELLOWER13
MISSPELL12
MODELLED12
NUTSHELL11
PANELLED11
PELLETED11
PELLUCID14
POTBELLY14
QUELLING18
RAVELLED13
REBELLED11
REPELLED11
REVELLED13
REVELLER12
SEASHELL10
SHELLING11
SMELLIER10
SMELLING11
SPELLING11
SWELLEST11
SWELLING12
TELLTALE8
TOWELLED12
UMBRELLA13
YELLOWED14
YELLOWER13
YODELLED12

The 60 most common shown, 190 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ELL (302)

BARRELLED12
BELLOWING15
BLUEBELLS14
BUSHELLED15
CANCELLED14
CELLULOSE12
CHISELLED14
COMPELLED16
CRUELLEST12
DISPELLED13
DRIVELLED15
DUMBBELLS17
DWELLINGS14
EMBELLISH15
ENAMELLED12
EXCELLENT17
EXCELLING18
EXPELLING18
FAREWELLS15
FUNNELLED14
GRAVELLED15
GROVELLED15
IMPELLING14
INTELLECT11
JELLYFISH24
JEWELLERS20
JEWELLERY22
JEWELLING21
KENNELLED13
LABELLING12
LEVELLING14
MARVELLED16
MELLOWEST14
MELLOWING15
MISSPELLS13
MODELLING13
PARCELLED14
PROPELLED14
PROPELLER13
PUMMELLED17
RAVELLING14
REFUELLED14
REVELLERS13
REVELLING14
SATELLITE9
SHELLFISH16
SHOVELLED16
SPELLBIND14
SPELLINGS12
SWELLINGS13
SWIVELLED17
TOWELLING13
TRAVELLED14
TRAVELLER13
TROWELLED13
UMBRELLAS14
WEASELLED13
YELLOWEST14
YELLOWING15
YODELLING13

The 60 most common shown, 242 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ELL (267)

APPARELLED15
BARRELLING13
BEDFELLOWS19
BELLYACHED19
BUSHELLING16
CANCELLING15
CELLOPHANE16
CHANCELLOR16
CHANNELLED15
CHISELLING15
COMPELLING17
COUNSELLED14
COUNSELLOR13
DISPELLING14
DRIVELLING16
ELLIPTICAL14
ENAMELLING13
EXCELLENCE20
FELLOWSHIP20
FLANNELLED14
FUNNELLING15
GRAVELLING16
GROVELLING16
GRUELLINGS13
INTELLECTS12
JELLYBEANS22
KENNELLING14
MARVELLING17
MARVELLOUS17
MISCELLANY16
MISSPELLED15
MOZZARELLA28
PANELLINGS13
PARCELLING15
PROPELLERS14
PROPELLING15
PUMMELLING18
QUARRELLED20
RAVELLINGS15
REBELLIONS12
REBELLIOUS13
REFUELLING15
REMODELLED14
REPELLENTS12
SATELLITES10
SHOVELLING17
SHRIVELLED17
SPELLBINDS15
SPELLBOUND16
SWIVELLING18
TASSELLING11
TINSELLING11
TOWELLINGS14
TRAVELLERS14
TRAVELLING15
TRELLISING11
TROWELLING14
TUNNELLING12
UNRAVELLED16
WEASELLING14

The 60 most common shown, 207 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ELL (177)

APPARELLING16
APPELLATION15
BEJEWELLING25
BELLICOSITY17
BELLIGERENT14
BELLWETHERS18
BELLYACHING20
BELLYBUTTON18
BESTSELLERS13
BOOKSELLERS16
CEREBELLUMS18
CHANCELLERY19
CHANCELLORS17
CHANNELLING16
COCKLESHELL20
COUNSELLING15
COUNSELLORS14
DISHEVELLED19
EMBELLISHED18
EMBELLISHES17
EXCELLENCES21
EXCELLENTLY21
FELLOWSHIPS21
FLAGELLATED16
FLAGELLATES15
FLANNELLING15
FORETELLING15
GROUNDSWELL17
HELLENIZING22
IMPANELLING16
INTELLIGENT12
JELLYFISHES26
JEWELLERIES22
MELLIFLUOUS18
MISSPELLING16
MOZZARELLAS29
MUSKELLUNGE19
OVERSELLING16
PELLETIZERS21
PELLETIZING22
PLAYFELLOWS21
PROPELLANTS15
QUARRELLING21
RATHSKELLER16
RELABELLING14
REMODELLING15
SALMONELLAE13
SALTCELLARS13
SHELLACKING19
SHELLFISHES18
SHRIVELLING18
SPELLBINDER16
SQUIRRELLED21
STORYTELLER13
SWELLHEADED18
TRAMMELLING16
UNRAVELLING17
VIOLONCELLO17
WELLSPRINGS17
YOKEFELLOWS22

The 60 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ELL (103)

APPELLATIONS16
APPELLATIVES20
AQUARELLISTS21
BECUDGELLING20
BEDRIVELLING20
BELLIGERENCE17
BELLIGERENCY19
BELLIGERENTS15
BELLYBUTTONS19
BIFLAGELLATE18
BIPROPELLANT18
CANCELLATION16
CELLULOLYTIC19
COCKLESHELLS21
COMPELLINGLY21
DISBOWELLING19
DISHEVELLING20
ELLIPTICALLY18
EMBELLISHING19
EXCELLENCIES22
FELLMONGERED19
FELLOWSHIPED23
FLABELLIFORM22
FLAGELLATING17
FLAGELLATION16
GESELLSCHAFT20
GROUNDSWELLS18
HELLACIOUSLY19
HELLGRAMMITE19
INTELLECTUAL15
INTELLIGENCE15
INTELLIGIBLE15
INTELLIGIBLY17
INTERSTELLAR12
MADEMOISELLE17
MISCELLANIES16
MISSPELLINGS17
PHILHELLENIC20
PRECANCELLED19
PUNCHINELLOS19
RATHSKELLERS17
REBELLIOUSLY17
SCHOOLFELLOW22
SHELLACKINGS20
SHELLCRACKER21
SHELLFISHERY21
SHELLSHOCKED22
SPELLBINDERS17
SPELLBINDING18
SQUIRRELLING22
STORYTELLERS14
SUBUMBRELLAS20
UNCOMPELLING20
UNDERBELLIES16
UNDERSELLING15
VALPOLICELLA20
VIOLONCELLOS18
YELLOWHAMMER23
YELLOWTHROAT19
ZOOXANTHELLA28

The 60 most common shown, 43 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,504 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.90%) are containing ELL. Most of them, 302, have 9 letters. 14 start with ELL, 82 end with it and 1,409 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 ELL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,504 words containing ELL, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ELL?

MOZZARELLAS, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZOOXANTHELLAE (29), MOZZARELLA (28) and ZOOXANTHELLA (28).

What are the most common words containing ELL?

MISCELLANEOUS, COMPELLING, EXCELLENT, MARVELLOUS, CHANCELLOR and COMPELLED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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