5-Letter Words Starting With EL
There are 32 five-letter words starting with EL, including 10 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With EL
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- ELITE A group of persons enjoying superior social or economic status
- ELDER A person who is older than you are
- ELECT Select by a vote for an office or membership
- ELBOW The hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
- ELUDE Escape from or evade someone or something
- ELEGY A mournful poem or lament for the dead
- ELOPE Run away secretly with one's beloved to get married
- ELFIN Small and delicate
- ELIDE Leave out or omit a sound, syllable, or part of a text
- ELATE Fill with high spirits or optimism
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: E (25%), N (25%), T (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: I, in 34% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: I, N, D, T, O
- Most have 2 vowels (59%)
- 56% contain a repeated letter
- 10 of the 32 are common puzzle answers (31%)
Other Valid Words
22 additional dictionary words start with EL — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- ELVES
- ELVEN
- ELAND
- ELDIN
- ELVAN
- ELUTE
- ELVER
- ELINT
- ELAIN
- ELEMI
- ELFED
- ELANS
- ELOPS
- ELOIN
- ELSIN
- ELIAD
- ELEET
- ELOGE
- ELOGY
- ELMEN
- ELPEE
- ELCHI
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.