6 Letter Words Containing EL
There are 559 6-letter English words that contain EL, from ABELES to YOKELS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: WHELKY (19), WURZEL (18), HAZELS (18). Average word length in this list is 6 letters.
Word list
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B
- BABELS10 pts
- BAGELS9 pts
- BARBEL10 pts
- BARELY11 pts
- BARREL8 pts
- BASELY11 pts
- BEDELL9 pts
- BEDELS9 pts
- BEFELL11 pts
- BEHELD12 pts
- BELADY12 pts
- BELAUD9 pts
- BELAYS11 pts
- BELDAM11 pts
- BELEAP10 pts
- BELFRY14 pts
- BELGAS9 pts
- BELIED9 pts
- BELIEF11 pts
- BELIER8 pts
- BELIES8 pts
- BELIKE12 pts
- BELIVE11 pts
- BELLED9 pts
- BELLES8 pts
- BELLOW11 pts
- BELONG9 pts
- BELOWS11 pts
- BELTED9 pts
- BELTER8 pts
- BELUGA9 pts
- BETELS8 pts
- BETHEL11 pts
- BEVELS11 pts
- BEZELS17 pts
- BIELDS9 pts
- BLUELY11 pts
- BOATEL8 pts
- BORDEL9 pts
- BOTELS8 pts
- BOWELS11 pts
- BULBEL10 pts
- BUSHEL11 pts
- BYELAW14 pts
C
- CAMELS10 pts
- CANCEL10 pts
- CANNEL8 pts
- CARCEL10 pts
- CARPEL10 pts
- CARREL8 pts
- CARTEL8 pts
- CARVEL11 pts
- CELEBS10 pts
- CELERY11 pts
- CELIAC10 pts
- CELLAE8 pts
- CELLAR8 pts
- CELLED9 pts
- CELLOS8 pts
- CELOMS10 pts
- CHAPEL13 pts
- CHELAE11 pts
- CHELAS11 pts
- CHIELD12 pts
- CHIELS11 pts
- CHISEL11 pts
- CICELY13 pts
- COELOM10 pts
- COMELY13 pts
- COMPEL12 pts
- CORBEL10 pts
- CORMEL10 pts
- CORNEL8 pts
- CREELS8 pts
- CRENEL8 pts
- CREWEL11 pts
- CUDGEL10 pts
- CUPELS10 pts
- CUTELY11 pts
D
- DAMSEL9 pts
- DARNEL7 pts
- DECKEL13 pts
- DELATE7 pts
- DELAYS10 pts
- DELEAD8 pts
- DELETE7 pts
- DELFTS10 pts
- DELICT9 pts
- DELIME9 pts
- DELIST7 pts
- DELTAS7 pts
- DELTIC9 pts
- DELUDE8 pts
- DELUGE8 pts
- DELUXE14 pts
- DELVED11 pts
- DELVER10 pts
- DELVES10 pts
- DEVELS10 pts
- DIESEL7 pts
- DIRELY10 pts
- DISPEL9 pts
- DJEBEL16 pts
- DONZEL16 pts
- DORSEL7 pts
- DOSSEL7 pts
- DOTTEL7 pts
- DOWELS10 pts
- DRIVEL10 pts
- DUELED8 pts
- DUELER7 pts
- DUELLI7 pts
- DUELLO7 pts
- DUFFEL13 pts
- DWELLS10 pts
- DYNELS10 pts
E
- EASELS6 pts
- EELIER6 pts
- EKUELE10 pts
- ELAINS6 pts
- ELANDS7 pts
- ELAPID9 pts
- ELAPSE8 pts
- ELATED7 pts
- ELATER6 pts
- ELATES6 pts
- ELBOWS11 pts
- ELDERS7 pts
- ELDEST7 pts
- ELECTS8 pts
- ELEGIT7 pts
- ELEMIS8 pts
- ELEVEN9 pts
- ELEVON9 pts
- ELFINS9 pts
- ELFISH12 pts
- ELICIT8 pts
- ELIDED8 pts
- ELIDES7 pts
- ELINTS6 pts
- ELITES6 pts
- ELIXIR13 pts
- ELMIER8 pts
- ELODEA7 pts
- ELOIGN7 pts
- ELOINS6 pts
- ELOPED9 pts
- ELOPER8 pts
- ELOPES8 pts
- ELUANT6 pts
- ELUATE6 pts
- ELUDED8 pts
- ELUDER7 pts
- ELUDES7 pts
- ELUENT6 pts
- ELUTED7 pts
- ELUTES6 pts
- ELUVIA9 pts
- ELVERS9 pts
- ELVISH12 pts
- ELYTRA9 pts
- ENAMEL8 pts
- EXCELS15 pts
- EXPELS15 pts
- EYELET9 pts
- EYELID10 pts
F
- FARDEL10 pts
- FARFEL12 pts
- FAVELA12 pts
- FEELER9 pts
- FELIDS10 pts
- FELINE9 pts
- FELLAH12 pts
- FELLAS9 pts
- FELLED10 pts
- FELLER9 pts
- FELLOE9 pts
- FELLOW12 pts
- FELONS9 pts
- FELONY12 pts
- FELTED10 pts
- FENNEL9 pts
- FERREL9 pts
- FIELDS10 pts
- FINELY12 pts
- FJELDS17 pts
- FODGEL11 pts
- FREELY12 pts
- FUELED10 pts
- FUELER9 pts
- FUNNEL9 pts
- FUSELS9 pts
G
H
- HALLEL9 pts
- HANSEL9 pts
- HASSEL9 pts
- HAZELS18 pts
- HEELED10 pts
- HEELER9 pts
- HELIAC11 pts
- HELIOS9 pts
- HELIUM11 pts
- HELLED10 pts
- HELLER9 pts
- HELLOS9 pts
- HELMED12 pts
- HELMET11 pts
- HELOTS9 pts
- HELPED12 pts
- HELPER11 pts
- HELVED13 pts
- HELVES12 pts
- HIRSEL9 pts
- HOMELY14 pts
- HOSELS9 pts
- HOSTEL9 pts
- HOTELS9 pts
- HOUSEL9 pts
- HOVELS12 pts
- HUGELY13 pts
I
J
K
L
M
- MANGEL9 pts
- MANTEL8 pts
- MARCEL10 pts
- MARVEL11 pts
- MELDED10 pts
- MELDER9 pts
- MELEES8 pts
- MELLED9 pts
- MELLOW11 pts
- MELODY12 pts
- MELOID9 pts
- MELONS8 pts
- MELTED9 pts
- MELTER8 pts
- MELTON8 pts
- MERELY11 pts
- MICELL10 pts
- MISSEL8 pts
- MODELS9 pts
- MOHELS11 pts
- MORELS8 pts
- MORSEL8 pts
- MOTELS8 pts
- MUSSEL8 pts
- MUTELY11 pts
- MUTUEL8 pts
- MYCELE13 pts
- MYELIN11 pts
- MYSELF14 pts
N
O
P
- PAELLA8 pts
- PALELY11 pts
- PANELS8 pts
- PARCEL10 pts
- PARREL8 pts
- PASSEL8 pts
- PASTEL8 pts
- PEELED9 pts
- PEELER8 pts
- PELAGE9 pts
- PELITE8 pts
- PELLET8 pts
- PELMET10 pts
- PELOTA8 pts
- PELTED9 pts
- PELTER8 pts
- PELTRY11 pts
- PELVES11 pts
- PELVIC13 pts
- PELVIS11 pts
- PENCEL10 pts
- PETREL8 pts
- PIXELS15 pts
- POMELO10 pts
- POMMEL12 pts
- PRELIM10 pts
- PROPEL10 pts
- PUMELO10 pts
- PUMMEL12 pts
- PURELY11 pts
Q
R
- RAPPEL10 pts
- RARELY9 pts
- RATELS6 pts
- RAVELS9 pts
- REBELS8 pts
- REELED7 pts
- REELER6 pts
- REFEEL9 pts
- REFELL9 pts
- REFELS9 pts
- REFELT9 pts
- REFUEL9 pts
- REHEEL9 pts
- RELACE8 pts
- RELAID7 pts
- RELATE6 pts
- RELAYS9 pts
- RELEND7 pts
- RELENT6 pts
- RELETS6 pts
- RELEVE9 pts
- RELICS8 pts
- RELICT8 pts
- RELIED7 pts
- RELIEF9 pts
- RELIER6 pts
- RELIES6 pts
- RELINE6 pts
- RELINK10 pts
- RELISH9 pts
- RELIST6 pts
- RELIVE9 pts
- RELOAD7 pts
- RELOAN6 pts
- RELOCK12 pts
- RELOOK10 pts
- RELUCT8 pts
- RELUME8 pts
- REMELT8 pts
- REPELS8 pts
- RESELL6 pts
- RETELL6 pts
- REVELS9 pts
- REWELD10 pts
- RIDGEL8 pts
- RIFELY12 pts
- RIPELY11 pts
- RONDEL7 pts
- RONNEL6 pts
- ROWELS9 pts
- RUDELY10 pts
- RUNNEL6 pts
S
- SAFELY12 pts
- SAGELY10 pts
- SAMIEL8 pts
- SANELY9 pts
- SAUREL6 pts
- SEELED7 pts
- SEIDEL7 pts
- SELAHS9 pts
- SELDOM9 pts
- SELECT8 pts
- SELFED10 pts
- SELLER6 pts
- SELLES6 pts
- SELSYN9 pts
- SELVAS9 pts
- SELVES9 pts
- SEQUEL15 pts
- SHEKEL13 pts
- SHELLS9 pts
- SHELLY12 pts
- SHELTA9 pts
- SHELTY12 pts
- SHELVE12 pts
- SHELVY15 pts
- SHEQEL18 pts
- SHIELD10 pts
- SHIELS9 pts
- SHOVEL12 pts
- SIMNEL8 pts
- SKELMS12 pts
- SKELPS12 pts
- SMELLS8 pts
- SMELLY11 pts
- SMELTS8 pts
- SNELLS6 pts
- SNIVEL9 pts
- SOLELY9 pts
- SOLGEL7 pts
- SORELS6 pts
- SORELY9 pts
- SORREL6 pts
- SPEELS8 pts
- SPELLS8 pts
- SPELTS8 pts
- SPELTZ17 pts
- SPIELS8 pts
- SPINEL8 pts
- STEELS6 pts
- STEELY9 pts
- STELAE6 pts
- STELAI6 pts
- STELAR6 pts
- STELES6 pts
- STELIC8 pts
- STELLA6 pts
- STIPEL8 pts
- STREEL6 pts
- SURELY9 pts
- SVELTE9 pts
- SWELLS9 pts
- SWIVEL12 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | whelky | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | wurzel | 18 | 20 |
| 3 | hazels | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | sheqel | 18 | 18 |
| 5 | fjelds | 17 | 20 |
| 6 | bezels | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | speltz | 17 | 19 |
| 8 | djebel | 16 | 20 |
| 9 | jewels | 16 | 19 |
| 10 | donzel | 16 | 18 |
FAQs
How many 6-letter words contain EL?
559 valid 6-letter English words contain the letters EL in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).