Is ELL a Scrabble word?
Yes. ELL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)
Noun 3 meanings
The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)
An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
Something that is L-shaped.
Etymology
From Middle English elle, elne, from Old English eln (“the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger; a unit of measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *alinu, from Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“elbow, forearm”).
ELL at a glance
ELL has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + L 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #28,439 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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