Words by starting letters

Words Starting With ELA

There are 97 words that start with ELA, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is ELASTICIZING at 24 points in Scrabble, and 4 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Common Words Starting With ELA And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • ELASTIC noun a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
  • ELABORATE verb add details, as to an account or idea
  • ELAPSED adjective (of time) having passed or slipped by
  • ELASTICITY noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
  • ELAN noun a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  • ELAND noun either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
  • ELANS noun form of ELAN: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
  • ELATE verb fill with high spirits
  • ELANDS noun form of ELAND: either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
  • ELAPID noun any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

EAG · EAR · EAS · EAT · EAV · EBI · EBO · EBR · EBU · ECD · ECH · ECL · ECO · ECS · ECT · ECU · EDA · EDE · EDG · EDI · EEL · EFF · EGA · EGE

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The wider list: words starting with EL.

Just the five letter ones: 5 letter words starting with E.