5 Letter Words Containing ELL

There are 46+ five letter words with ELL in our English dictionary. Every five-letter ELL word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with ELL.

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Popular 5-Letter Words With ELL

cells 7
tells 5
shell 8
kelly 12
smell 7
wells 8
spell 7
felly 11
gelly 9
hello 8
hells 8
jello 12

All 5-Letter Words With ELL (43 words)

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How Common is ELL as a Middle 5 Letter word?

There are 46 5-letter words containing ELL in English. The average Scrabble score here is 8.3, with -S endings dominating (30% of them).

Total Words
46
Avg Scrabble Score
8.3
Most Common Ending (30%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
UE

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Highest-Scoring 5-Letter ELL-Words in Scrabble

jelly 15
quell 14
jello 12
jells 12
kvell 12
kelly 12

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ELL?

15 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ELL is jelly with a total of 15 points.

J 8
E 1
L 1
L 1
Y 4
noun 1. a fruit-flavoured dessert made by warming and then cooling a liquid containing gelatin or a similar setting agent in a mould or dish so that it sets into a semi-solid, somewhat elastic mass
noun 2. a small sweet made with gelatin
noun 3. gelignite
noun 4. jelly shoes
verb 1. set (food) as or in a jelly
Synonyms:
conservebottletincanpotchillfreezefreeze-dryquick-freezedrydesiccatedehydrate
adjective 1. jealous

FAQ 5 Letter Words With ELL

  • How many 5 letter words containing ELL are in the English dictionary?

    There are 46 5-letter words in the English dictionary that contain ELL. The average Scrabble score across them is 8.3.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words containing ELL worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "quell", "jello", "jelly", "spell" contain ELL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jelly" is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words containing ELL?

    Everyday 5-letter words containing ELL include "cells", "tells", "shell", "kelly", "smell".