Words Containing LE

Q: How many words contain "LE"?

15,206 valid English words contain the sequence LE.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing LE?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing LE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 15,206 English words that contain the sequence LE. Range: ABATABLE to ZORILLES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 24% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 15,206 words containing LE

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3-letter(14)
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5-letter(354)
6-letter(1,126)
7-letter(2,131)
8-letter(2,696)
9-letter(2,190)
10-letter(1,835)
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12-letter(1,093)
13-letter(748)
14-letter(535)
15-letter(349)

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Showing the first 600 of 15,206 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	electroencephalographically	47	55
2	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
3	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
4	puzzleheadednesses	43	46
5	hexamethylenetetramines	43	45
6	cholecystectomized	42	45
7	hexamethylenetetramine	42	44
8	immunoelectrophoretically	41	49
9	plethysmographically	41	45
10	puzzleheadedness	41	44

What these words mean

electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadednesses: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramines: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
cholecystectomized: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramine: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunoelectrophoretically: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
plethysmographically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadedness: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "LE"?

15,206 valid English words contain LE.

Best Scrabble word containing LE?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 pts.

Longest word containing LE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).