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Words That Start with EC

There are 121 words that start with EC on Word.ws, from 3 to 15 letters. The most common length is 9 letters (23 words). The words used most often are economic, economy, economics, echo and economist.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

3-letter words that start with EC

  • eco5n. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary...
  • ecu5n. The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European...

4-letter words that start with EC

  • ecad7n. An organism whose form has been affected by its environment.
  • ecce8interj. An interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
  • echo9n. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
  • echt9adj. Proper, real, genuine, true to type.
  • ecru6n. A beige colour.

5-letter words that start with EC

  • ecchi12adj. Of animation, erotic, lascivious, lewd, naughty, sexy, suggestive.

6-letter words that start with EC

  • echard12n. The portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to...
  • echium13n. Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.
  • echoey14adj. That echoes; having an echoing quality.
  • echoic13adj. Of or pertaining to an echo.
  • ecocar10n. A car designed to have minimal impact on the natural environment.
  • ectomy13n. Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
  • ectopy13n. Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.
  • ecurie8n. A stable.
  • eczema19n. Synonym of atopic dermatitis.

7-letter words that start with EC

  • eccrine11adj. Pertaining to a sweat gland.
  • ecdysis13n. The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other...
  • echelle12n. An echelle grating.
  • echelon12n. A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
  • echidna13n. Any of the small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the...
  • echinus12n. A sea urchin.
  • echoing13n. The act of something that echoes.
  • eclipse11n. An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between...
  • eclogue10n. A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a...
  • ecocide12n. The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such...
  • ecology13n. The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with...
  • economy14n. The study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of...
  • ecotone9n. A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities...
  • ecotype14n. A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
  • ecozone18n. A large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and...
  • ecstasy12n. Intense pleasure.
  • ectasia9n. Synonym of ectasis.
  • ectopia11n. The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal...
  • ectopic13adj. Relating to ectopia.
  • ecumene11n. Unification of Christianity and of Christendom.

8-letter words that start with EC

  • ecclesia12n. The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
  • ecdysone14n. A hormone in insects and other arthropods that promotes molting.
  • echinoid14n. Any sea urchin or sea dollar of the class Echinoidea.
  • echoplex22v. To echo received text characters back to the computer that sent them.
  • eclectic14adj. Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines...
  • eclectus12n. An eclectus parrot (Eclectus spp.).
  • eclipsed13adj. With its disc sable (or, modernly, of another specified tincture).
  • ecliptic14n. The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path...
  • eclogite11n. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and...
  • eclosion10n. The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the...
  • ecolabel12n. A label on a product that states that it has been produced in an...
  • ecolodge12n. A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported...
  • ecologic13adj. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their...
  • economic14adj. Pertaining to an economy.
  • ecstatic12adj. Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
  • ectoderm13n. The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan...

9-letter words that start with EC

  • eccentric15adj. Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
  • ecclesial13adj. Synonym of ecclesiastical.
  • echeveria17n. Any member of the speciose genus Echeveria of succulents, many species...
  • echinacea16n. Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple...
  • echogenic17adj. Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and...
  • echolalia14n. The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by...
  • echovirus17n. A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae...
  • eclampsia15n. A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to...
  • eclamptic17adj. Of or pertaining to eclampsia.
  • eclectica15n. Eclectic items considered as a whole.
  • eclipsing14n. The act or process by which something is eclipsed.
  • ecodesign13n. An approach to product design that considers the environmental impact...
  • ecologist12n. A scholar of ecology.
  • economics15n. Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management...
  • economism15n. The belief that economic causes or factors have dominance over all...
  • economist13n. An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and...
  • economize22v. To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in...
  • ecosphere16n. The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in...
  • ecosystem16n. A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that...
  • ectomorph18n. Someone with a lean, only slightly muscular body.
  • ectoplasm15n. A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a...
  • ectropion13n. A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of...
  • ecumenism15n. Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the...

10-letter words that start with EC

  • ecchymosis22n. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially...
  • echinoderm18n. An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric...
  • echolocate17v. To locate by means of echolocation.
  • ecliptical16adj. Of or pertaining to an eclipse.
  • ecocentric16adj. Focused on ecological concerns.
  • ecojustice21n. A form of justice that considers the rights of organisms and the...
  • ecological15adj. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their...
  • economical16adj. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
  • economizer23n. A person who avoids waste.
  • ecotourism14n. Responsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna...
  • ectodermal15adj. Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
  • ectodomain15n. The portion of a polypeptide on a cell membrane that extends beyond the...
  • ecumenical16adj. Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian...
  • eczematous23adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with eczema.

11-letter words that start with EC

  • eclecticism19n. The quality of being eclectic.
  • ecofeminism20n. A sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism.
  • ecofeminist18adj. Of or relating to ecofeminism.
  • econometric17adj. Combining economics and mathematics; relating to measurement of an...
  • ectoplasmic19adj. Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
  • ectothermic20adj. Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies...

12-letter words that start with 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.

13-letter words that start with EC

14-letter words that start with EC

  • ecclesiastical20adj. Of or pertaining to the church.
  • echinococcosis25n. A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by...
  • echocardiogram25n. The visual image formed by an echocardiograph.
  • econometrician20n. Someone who studies, uses or works in econometrics.

15-letter words that start with EC

876 rare words that start with EC

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with EC are there?
Word.ws lists 121 words that start with EC, plus 876 rare ones.
What are common words that start with EC?
economic, economy, economics, echo, economist, economically, eclipse and ecological.
Which of the words that start with EC has the highest letter score?
ectomycorrhizal scores 36 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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