Words That Start with EL

2-letter words that start with EL

• el2n. The name of the Latin script letter L/l.

3-letter words that start with EL

• eld4n. One's age, age in years, period of life.
• ele3n. Elephant.
• elf6n. A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and...
• elk7n. Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of...
• ell3n. A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm)...
• elm5n. A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees...
• elo3n. Synonym of Elo rating.
• elt3v. To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.

4-letter words that start with EL

• elif7n. A conditional statement in computer code that runs after an "if"...
• elix11v. To draw out or extract.
• elke8n. The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn....
• elmy9adj. Pertaining to elm trees; in which elms grow.
• elon4n. Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”).
• else4adj. Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

5-letter words that start with EL

• elain5n. Eleoptene.
• eland6n. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for...
• elate5v. To make joyful or proud.
• elbow10n. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• elden6v. To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
• elder6adj. Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
• elect7n. One chosen or set apart.
• elegy9n. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
• elemi7n. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
• elfen8adj. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
• elfin8n. An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
• elide6v. To leave out or omit (something).
• elite5adj. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
• ellen5n. Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
• elong6v. To lengthen out; to prolong.
• elope7v. Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
• elote5n. Corn (maize) harvested before reaching full maturity.
• elsen5n. An awl, a pointed tool.
• elude6v. To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using...
• elute5v. To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash...
• elvan8adj. Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock...
• elven8n. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
• elver8n. A young eel.

6-letter words that start with EL

• elachi11n. Synonym of elaichi (“cardamom”).
• elance8v. To throw like a lance; to hurl.
• elapse8v. To pass or move by.
• elated7adj. Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
• eldest7adj. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other...
• elding8n. Firewood; fuel.
• eleven9n. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best...
• elfish12adj. Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
• elicit8v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate...
• elixir13n. A liquid which converts lead to gold.
• elodea7n. Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus Elodea...
• eluent6n. In chromatography, a solvent used in order to effect separation by...
• elvish12adj. Of or having to do with elves; elven.
• elytra9n. Rare, winglike, or elytriform, items that allow players in Minecraft to...

7-letter words that start with EL

• elastic9adj. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to...
• elastin7n. A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has...
• elation7n. An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
• elative10n. In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority”. In some...
• elbowed13adj. Having bends or corners.
• elderly11adj. Old; having lived for relatively many years.
• elected10n. One who is elected.
• elector9n. A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a...
• electro9n. An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
• elegant8adj. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance; having grace, refinement, or...
• elegiac10adj. Of or relating to an elegy.
• element9n. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything...
• elevate10v. To raise (something) to a higher position.
• elision7n. The deliberate omission of something.
• elitism9n. The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
• elitist7adj. Of or relating to elitism.
• elkhorn14n. The horn of an elk.
• ellagic10adj. Of or pertaining to gallnuts.
• ellipse9n. A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances...
• elmwood13n. A wood populated with elm trees.
• eloping10n. An elopement.
• elusion7n. The act of eluding.
• elusive10adj. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
• elution7n. The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
• eluvial10adj. Of or pertaining to eluvium.
• elytron10n. A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over...

8-letter words that start with EL

• elastane8n. Spandex, lycra.
• elastase8n. An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.
• elastica10n. A curve that minimizes bending energy; the shape that a thin flexible...
• elastics10n. A children's game in which players perform various jumping and trapping...
• elbowing14n. A nudge or jostle with the elbow.
• eldritch14adj. Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
• election10n. A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or...
• elective13adj. Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between...
• electret10n. A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a...
• electric12adj. Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity...
• electron10n. The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the...
• electrum12n. An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a...
• elegance11n. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
• elegancy14n. A mock title.
• elegante9n. A fashionable lady.
• elements10n. The weather, such as wind or rain; environmental conditions considered...
• elenchus13n. A technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer...
• elephant13n. A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea...
• eleusine8n. A tropical grass (Eleusine coracana, finger millet) similar to millet...
• elevated12adj. Raised, usually above ground level.
• elevator11n. Anything that raises or uplifts.
• eleventh14adj. The ordinal form of the number eleven.
• eligible11adj. Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate...
• elkhound16n. Norwegian Elkhound, a breed of dog from Norway for hunting elk (US...
• ellipsis10n. A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used...
• elliptic12adj. Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
• elongate9adj. Elongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and...
• eloquent17adj. Fluently persuasive and articulate.
• elsewise11adv. Synonym of otherwise.

9-letter words that start with EL

• elaborate11adj. Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
• elaeagnus10n. Any plant of the genus Elaeagnus.
• elastomer11n. Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.
• eldercare12n. Care for elderly people.
• eldership15n. The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth...
• electable13adj. Able to be elected to office.
• electoral11adj. Relating to or composed of electors.
• electress11n. The wife of a German elector, often used as a title.
• electrics13n. All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.
• electrify17v. To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
• electrode12n. The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and...
• electrons11n. The digital or electronic version of a document.
• elegantly13adv. Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
• elemental11adj. Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
• elevation12n. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a...
• elevenses12n. A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or...
• eliciting12n. An elicitation.
• eliminate11v. To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
• ellipsoid12n. A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular...
• elocution11n. The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of...
• elongated11adj. Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
• elopement13n. The act of running away from home with a paramour.
• eloquence20n. The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
• elsewhere15adv. Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
• elucidate12v. To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to...
• elusively15adv. In an elusive manner.

10-letter words that start with EL

• elaborated13adj. Expanded.
• elasticity15n. The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can...
• elderberry16n. Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;.
• electively18adv. In an elective manner; by choice.
• electorate12n. The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who...
• electorial12adj. Electoral.
• electrical14adj. Related to electricity (or electronics).
• electronic14adj. Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
• electropop16n. A genre fusing electronic and pop music; technopop.
• elementary15adj. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
• eliminator12n. One who, or that which, eliminates.
• elliptical14adj. In a shape of, or reminding of, an ellipse; oval.
• elongation11n. The act of lengthening.
• eloquently22adv. In an eloquent manner; stated well.
• elucidated14adj. Having been made clear or well-understood.

11-letter words that start with EL

• elaborately16adv. In an elaborate manner.
• elaboration13n. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by...
• elaborative16adj. Serving to elaborate.
• elastically16adv. In an elastic manner.
• elasticated14adj. Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of...
• elastomeric15adj. Relating to or composed of elastomers.
• elderflower18n. The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species...
• electorally16adv. In an electoral manner.
• electricals15n. Electrical components of a device or its design.
• electrician15n. A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring...
• electricity18n. Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting...
• electrified17adj. Powered by electricity.
• electrocute15v. To kill by electric shock.
• electroless13adj. Without the use of an external electric current.
• electrolyte16n. A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts...
• electrolyze25v. To decompose by means of, or as a result of electrolysis.
• electronica15n. Any of a wide range of electronic music genres.
• electronics15n. The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the...
• electrospun15adj. Manufactured by means of electrospinning.
• electrotype18n. A plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress...
• electroweak20adj. Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear...
• elementally16adv. In an elemental manner.
• elephantine16adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants.
• elevational14adj. Of or pertaining to an elevation.
• elicitation13n. The act of eliciting.
• eligibility17n. The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.
• elimination13n. The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
• eliminative16adj. Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination.
• ellipsoidal14adj. Of or pertaining to an ellipsoid.
• ellipticity18n. The condition of being elliptical (flattened from perfect circular or...
• elucidating15adj. Serving to make something comprehensible or well understood...
• elucidation14n. A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an...
• elusiveness14n. The state of being elusive.

12-letter words that start with 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.

13-letter words that start with EL

• electroactive20adj. Describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically...
• electrocution17n. Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric...
• electrodermal18adj. Of or pertaining to the electrical properties of skin.
• electromagnet18n. A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated.
• electromotive20adj. Of, relating to, or producing the movement of electrons (an electric...
• electrophilic22adj. Of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient.
• electroplated18adj. Having a thin electrochemical layer of metal deposited on its surface.
• electrostatic17adj. Of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity.
• elephantiasis18n. A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the...

14-letter words that start with EL

• electioneering17n. Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another...
• electrocautery21n. Cauterization by the use of an instrument heated by electricity...
• electrochromic25adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting electrochromism.
• electrodynamic24adj. That involves the movement of electric charges.
• electrofishing23n. A kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they...
• electroforming22n. The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern...
• electrokinetic22adj. Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes...
• electromedical21adj. Relating to electromedicine.
• electromyogram24n. The record produced by an electromyograph in electromyography.
• electronically21adv. By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
• electroplating19n. A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a...
• electrostatics18n. The branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with...
• electrosurgery20n. The application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means...
• electrotherapy24n. The use of electrical energy as a medical treatment.
• electrothermal21adj. Of or pertaining to the production of heat by electricity.
• electrowinning20n. The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in...

15-letter words that start with EL

• electrification22n. The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
• electroacoustic21adj. Of or pertaining to electroacoustics.
• electrocatalyst22n. Any material, normally employed on the surface or an electrode, that...
• electrochemical26adj. Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
• electrodialysis21n. A form of dialysis in which the rate is increased by the presence of an...
• electrodynamics25n. The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their...
• electromagnetic22adj. Relating to electromagnetism.
• electronegative21adj. Having a negative electric charge.
• electrophoresis22n. The migration of electrically charged molecules through a medium under...
• electrophoretic24adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by electrophoresis.
• electroporation19n. The creation of transient pores in the cell membrane, through the...
• electropositive22adj. Having a positive electric charge.
• electrorefining21n. A process, similar to electrowinning, for the removal of impurities...
• electrospinning20n. The use of an electric charge to pull very fine fibres from a liquid.
• electrosurgical20adj. Relating to electrosurgery.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with EL are there?

Word.ws lists 245 words that start with EL, plus 976 rare ones.

What are common words that start with EL?

else, election, electric, elements, elected, el, electronic and element.

Which of the words that start with EL has the highest letter score?

electrolyzed scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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