12-Letter Words Starting with E

All 221 twelve-letter words that start with E

EA

• earsplitting15adj. Extremely loud, painfully loud.
• earthshaking23adj. Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.
• eavesdropper20n. One who eavesdrops.

EC

• eccentricity21n. The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
• ecclesiastic18adj. Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.
• ecclesiology20n. The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a...
• echinococcus23n. A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to...
• echogenicity23n. The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound...
• echolocation19n. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other...
• eclectically21adv. In an eclectic manner.
• ecocriticism20n. The interdisciplinary study of literature and ecology.
• ecologically20adv. In an ecological manner.
• econometrics18n. The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the...
• economically21adv. In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly.
• ecstatically19adv. In an ecstatic manner.
• ectoparasite16n. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the...
• ecumenically21adv. In an ecumenical manner; from or by the Christian religion.

ED

• editorialist13n. One who writes opinion pieces, especially for a newspaper.
• editorialize22v. To introduce or insert personal opinions, judgments or subjective...
• educationist15n. A specialist in the theory of education.

EF

• effectuation20n. An act of effectuating.
• effeminately23adv. In an effeminate manner.
• effervescent23adj. Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
• efflorescent20adj. Bursting into flower.
• effortlessly21adv. Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.

EH

• ehrlichiosis20n. A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus...

EL

• elasmobranch21n. Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii.
• elastography21n. A method of detection or classification of tumors based on stiffness or...
• electability19n. The capability of a candidate to be elected.
• electrically19adv. By means of electricity.
• electrifying21adj. That electrifies.
• electroclash19n. A music style from the late 1990s fusing dance music, punk and...
• electrogenic17adj. Of or pertaining to electrogenesis.
• electrolysis17n. The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a...
• electrolytic19adj. Relating to electrolysis.
• electrolyzed27adj. Decomposed by electrolysis.
• electrolyzer26n. A device that carries out electrolysis.
• electromatic18adj. Both electric and automatic.
• electrometer16n. A device used to detect and measure static electricity; an electroscope.
• electronical16adj. Electronic.
• electrophile19n. A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts...
• electroplate16v. To coat (an object) with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis.
• electroscope18n. A simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the...
• electroshock23n. Electric shock.
• electrospray19n. A method of ionizing delicate macromolecules for analysis in a mass...
• eleemosynary20adj. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving.
• elementalist14n. An advocate of elementalism.
• ellipsometry19n. An optical technique for investigating the dielectric properties of...
• elliptically19adv. In the form of an ellipse.
• elocutionist14n. Someone who practices or teaches elocution.

EM

• emancipation18n. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery...
• emancipatory21adj. Of or pertaining to emancipation or to an emancipator.
• emasculation16n. The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or...
• embarrassing17n. The action of the verb to embarrass; embarrassment.
• embeddedness19n. The property of being embedded.
• embellishing20n. An embellishment.
• embezzlement36n. The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
• embolization25n. A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective...
• embroidering18n. An embroidered decoration.
• embryologist20n. An expert or specialist in embryology.
• emotionalism16n. An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional...
• emotionality17n. The state or quality of being emotional.
• empathically24adv. In an empathic manner.
• emphatically24adv. In an emphatic manner; with emphasis.

EN

• enantiomeric16adj. Of or pertaining to an enantiomer or the relation between enantiomers.
• encephalitic21adj. Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
• encephalitis19n. Inflammation of the brain.
• enchantingly21adv. In an enchanting manner.
• encirclement18n. The act of encircling or the state of being encircled.
• encountering15n. An encounter; a meeting.
• encroachment21n. An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance...
• encyclopedia22n. A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes)...
• encyclopedic24adj. Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning...
• endangerment16n. The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in...
• endocarditis16n. An inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes also the heart valves.
• endochondral19adj. Within cartilage.
• endogenously17adv. In an endogenous manner.
• endometrioid16adj. Resembling endometrial tissue.
• endometritis15n. Inflammation of the endometrium.
• endomorphism22n. The assimilation of surrounding rock by an intrusive igneous rock.
• endonuclease15n. Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to...
• endoskeleton17n. The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of...
• endosymbiont20n. An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
• endotracheal18adj. Within, or through the trachea.
• endovascular18adj. Within a blood vessel.
• energization22n. The act (or state) of being energized.
• enfeeblement19n. The act of enfeebling; debilitation, enervation or devitalization.
• enfranchised21adj. Emancipated.
• enjoyability27n. The state or condition of being enjoyable.
• enlightening17adj. Serving to enlighten.
• enrofloxacin24n. A fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.
• enshrinement17n. The state of being enshrined.
• entanglement15n. The act of entangling.
• enterobacter16n. Any bacterium of the genus Enterobacter.
• enterococcal18adj. Relating to, or produced by, an enterococcus.
• enterococcus18n. Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus...
• enterprising15adj. Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.
• entertaining13adj. Very amusing; that entertains.
• enthrallment17n. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled.
• enthronement17n. The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.
• enthusiastic17adj. With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
• entomologist15n. A scientist who studies insects.
• entrenchment19n. The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
• entrepreneur14n. A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and...
• envenomation17n. The injection of a venom by means of a sting, etc.
• enzalutamide24n. A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the...

EO

• eosinophilia17n. The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil...
• eosinophilic19adj. That is readily stained with eosin.

EP

• ephebophilia24n. A sexual attraction towards postpubescent adolescents.
• ephemerality22n. The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
• epidemiology21n. The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases...
• epididymitis21n. Inflammation of the epididymis.
• epiglottitis15n. Inflammation of the epiglottis.
• epigrammatic21adj. Having the characteristics of an epigram.
• epigraphical22adj. Epigraphic.
• epileptiform21adj. Of or pertaining to epilepsy, or resembling epilepsy, particularly in...
• episcleritis16n. A benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye...
• episcopalian18adj. Episcopal: pertaining to a bishop of any church.
• episodically20adv. In an episodic manner; in episodes.
• epistemology20n. The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the...
• epithalamium21n. A song or poem celebrating a marriage.

EQ

• equalitarian21adj. Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
• equalization30n. The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
• equatorially24adv. In an equatorial direction.
• equestrienne21n. A female equestrian.
• equidistance24n. Equal distance.
• equilibrated24adj. Subject to equilibration.
• equiprobable27adj. Having equal probability, such as any number from 1 to 6 being the...
• equivalently27adv. In an equivalent manner; equally.
• equivocation26n. A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a...

ER

• erythematous20adj. Of or pertaining to erythema.
• erythrocytic25adj. Of or pertaining to erythrocytes.
• erythroderma21n. An inflammatory skin disease with erythema and scaling that affects...
• erythromycin25n. An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number...

ES

• escapologist17n. An entertainer skilled in the art of escapology.
• escitalopram18n. A drug that functions as an SSRI and is administered orally in the form...
• esomeprazole25n. An isomer of omeprazole (trademark Nexium) that is administered in the...
• esoterically17adv. In an esoteric manner.
• essentialism14n. The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.
• essentialist12n. An advocate of essentialism.
• essentiality15n. The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits...
• establishing18n. The act by which something is established; establishment.
• estrangement15n. The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

ET

• ethanolamine17n. A hydroxy-amine, HO.CH₂.CH₂.NH₂, manufactured by the reaction of...
• ethnobiology21n. The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human...
• ethnocentric19adj. Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.
• ethnogenesis16n. The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
• ethnographer21n. One who practices ethnography.
• ethnographic23adj. Relating to ethnography.
• ethnohistory21n. The history of an indigenous people.
• ethnological18adj. Of or pertaining to ethnology.
• ethylbenzene29n. The hydrocarbon C₆H₅-CH₂CH₃ that is used in the production of styrene.
• etymological20adj. Of or relating to etymology.

EU

• euphorically22adv. In a euphoric manner.

EV

• evangelistic18adj. Pertaining to evangelism or evangelists; spreading the gospel.
• evenhandedly23adv. In an evenhanded manner.
• everchanging22adj. Frequently or constantly changing.
• evergreening17n. The practice of slightly altering a drug to extend patent protections.
• everydayness22n. The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
• evidentially19adv. In an evidential way; according to evidence.
• evisceration17n. A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
• evolutionary18adj. Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
• evolutionism17n. Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or...
• evolutionist15n. A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.
• evolvability23n. The ability to evolve.

EX

• exacerbating24adj. That exacerbates.
• exacerbation23n. An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
• exaggerating22adj. Given to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.
• exaggeration21n. The act of heaping or piling up.
• exasperating22adj. That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates.
• exasperation21n. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation...
• exchangeable27adj. Able to be exchanged.
• excitability26n. The state of being excitable.
• exclusionary24adj. Acting to exclude something.
• exclusionist21n. A person who advocates the exclusion of someone or something.
• excruciating24adj. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing.
• exenteration19n. The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the...
• exfiltration22n. The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy...
• exhaustingly26adv. In an exhausting manner.
• exhaustively28adv. In an exhaustive manner.
• exhibitioner24n. A student at secondary school or university who has been awarded an...
• exhilarating23adj. Refreshingly thrilling.
• exhilaration22n. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful...
• exophthalmos29n. An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
• exoplanetary24adj. Of or pertaining to an exoplanet, a planet outside the solar system.
• exorbitantly24adv. In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
• expansionary24adj. That promotes or exhibits expansion.
• expansionism23n. The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic...
• expansionist21adj. Of or pertaining to expansionism.
• expatriation21n. Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
• experiencing24n. The process of undergoing an experience, or the experience itself.
• experiential21adj. Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
• experimental23adj. Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
• experimenter23n. A person who experiments.
• explantation21n. The act of explanting.
• explicitness23n. The state or characteristic of being explicit.
• exploitation21n. The act of utilizing something; industry.
• exploitative24adj. In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
• expositional21adj. Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
• expressively27adv. In an expressive manner.
• expressivity27n. The quality of being expressive.
• exsanguinate20v. To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of...
• extensometer21n. An electromechanical device for measuring changes in length of an...
• exterminator21n. Someone or something that exterminates.
• extinguished24adj. Having been quenched or eliminated.
• extinguisher23n. A fire extinguisher.
• extortionate19adj. Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining...
• extortionist19n. Someone who extorts; an extortioner.
• extracranial21adj. Not intracranial, but outside the cranium.
• extractivism26n. Extractivist practices in the management of natural resources.
• extraditable22adj. Of a person: able to be extradited.
• extrahepatic26adj. Originating or occurring outside the liver.
• extramarital21adj. Occurring outside marriage.
• extranuclear21adj. Outside the nucleus.
• extrasensory22adj. Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
• extrastriate19adj. Describing that part of the cortex next to the striate cortex.
• extravagance25n. Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
• extravaganza32n. An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama...
• extravasated23adj. Produced by extravasation.
• extremophile26n. Any of many organisms that live under extreme conditions of...
• extroversion22n. The condition of being inside out, especially in relation to the...

Questions about these words

How many twelve-letter words that start with E are there?

Word.ws lists 221 twelve-letter words that start with E, plus 1,443 rare ones.

What are common twelve-letter words that start with E?

experimental, embarrassing, entertaining, establishing, experiencing, entrepreneur, enthusiastic and exploitation.

Which of the twelve-letter words that start with E has the highest letter score?

embezzlement scores 36 points with the standard letter tile values.

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