Words That Start With EM

There are over 1.1K words that begin with EM in English. From 2-letter words to 15-letter entries, find EM-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with EM.

2 letter EM-words icon
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2-Letter Words Starting With EM

Short high-frequency EM-words:

em

3 letter EM-words icon
5

3-Letter Words Starting With EM

Short high-frequency EM-words:

eme

emf

emo

ems

emu

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4 letter EM-words icon
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4-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 4-letter EM-words:

emma

emit

emes

emeu

emic

emir

emmy

emos

empt

emus

emyd

emys

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5 letter EM-words icon
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5-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 5-letter EM-words:

empty

email

ember

embox

embus

emend

emerg

emery

emeus

emits

emmas

emmer

emmet

emmew

emmys

emoji

emong

emove

emule

emyds

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6 letter EM-words icon
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6-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 6-letter EM-words:

empire

employ

emerge

embryo

emails

embace

embays

embeds

embosk

embrue

emeers

emends

emigre

emmews

emotes

empath

emunge

emured

emures

emydes

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7 letter EM-words icon
137

7-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 7-letter EM-words:

emerged

emperor

emitted

employs

emotion

embassy

embrace

emacsen

emanant

embaces

embaled

emblema

embogue

embolic

embolus

eminent

empight

emptins

empusas

empuses

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8 letter EM-words icon
194

8-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 8-letter EM-words:

employed

emphasis

embedded

emission

emerging

emotions

employee

emperors

employer

embarked

embraced

embiggen

emboiled

embusies

emissile

emongest

employes

emporium

emprises

emulsive

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9 letter EM-words icon
200

9-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 9-letter EM-words:

employees

emergency

emotional

emissions

empirical

emergence

emphasize

employers

employing

emigrated

embiggens

emboldens

embolisms

embolizes

embowment

embroiler

emollient

empaestic

empoisons

empowered

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10 letter EM-words icon
174

10-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 10-letter EM-words:

employment

emphasized

emphasizes

embalmment

emblazoned

emblazonry

embossment

embrittles

embroiders

embroiling

embruement

embryulcia

emmenology

emotivists

empanelled

empathizes

empoverish

empurpling

emulgences

emulsified

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11 letter EM-words icon
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11-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 11-letter EM-words:

emaciations

embarcation

embarkments

embodiments

embracement

embruements

emergencies

emmetropias

emolliences

emotionally

emotiveness

emotivities

empalements

empanoplied

empanoplies

emperishing

empiecement

empoisoning

empowerment

emulsifying

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12 letter EM-words icon
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12-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 12-letter EM-words:

emancipation

emancipators

emasculative

emasculators

embellishing

embezzlement

emblematized

emblematizes

embowerments

embranchment

embrocations

emigrational

emissivities

emotionalist

emotionalize

empanelments

empassionate

empoverisher

empyreumatic

emulatresses

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13 letter EM-words icon
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13-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 13-letter EM-words:

embarquements

embarrassedly

embarrassment

embolectomies

embolisations

embourgeoises

embracingness

embranchments

embranglement

embryectomies

embryogeneses

embryogenesis

embryotically

emotionalisms

emotionalized

emotionalizes

empiricalness

empoisonments

empressements

emulsionizing

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14 letter EM-words icon
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14-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 14-letter EM-words:

embarrassingly

embarrassments

embeddednesses

embellishingly

emblematically

embranglements

embrittlements

emigrationists

emotionalising

emotionalistic

emotionalities

emotionalizing

empathetically

emphaticalness

empyreumatical

empyreumatised

empyreumatises

empyreumatized

empyreumatizes

emulsification

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15 letter EM-words icon
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15-Letter Words Starting With EM

Common 15-letter EM-words:

emancipationist

embracingnesses

embryologically

emotionlessness

empiricalnesses

employabilities

empoverishments

empyreumatising

empyreumatizing

emulsifications

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1,139 Common Words Starting with EM

Most Common Length
9
(200 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.4
(out of 37)
Most Common Ending
s
(36%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with EM?

37 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with EM is embezzlements with a total of 37 points.

E 1
M 3
B 3
E 1
Z 10
Z 10
L 1
E 1
M 3
E 1
N 1
T 1
S 1
noun 1. theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer
Synonyms:
misappropriationtheftstealingrobbingrobberythievingpilferingpilferageappropriationabstractionswindling

Words that begin with EM are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in EM and words with EM. Try our five letter words starting with EM page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With EM

  • How many words starting with EM are in the English dictionary?

    There are 1,139 words in the English dictionary that start with EM, and most of them are 9 letters long (200 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with EM?

    The longest word starting with EM is "emulsifications" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "employment" is the longest common word starting with EM.

  • Are there any rare words starting with EM worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "empyreumatize", "embezzlement", "emotionalize", "emblematize" start with EM and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "embezzlement" is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with EM?

    Most words starting with EM are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "employees", "emergency", "emotional", "emissions", "empirical".

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