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6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter: 37 matches, from EAGLES to the high-scoring EFFLUX.

37 wordsTop pick EAGLESHighest score EFFLUX 19

5 of 37 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (116 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 37 · most-used first

  • EAGLES7
  • EMPLOY13
  • EVOLVE12
  • EMBLEM12
  • EXILED14
  • EXILES13
  • EYELID10
  • EFFLUX19
  • EXALTS13
  • EYELET9
  • EVILLY12
  • EXILIC15
  • EAGLED8
  • EAGLET7
  • EXULTS13
  • EPILOG9
  • ETALON6
  • EVILER9
  • EGGLER8
  • EPULIS8
  • ETTLED7
  • EGALLY10
  • EXILER13
  • EARLAP8
  • EASLES6
  • EDILES7
  • EMBLIC12
  • EMULED9
  • EMULES8
  • EMULGE9
  • ENGLUT7
  • ENOLIC8
  • ESILES6
  • ETTLES6
  • EVOLUE9
  • EVULSE9
  • EYALET9
All valid words 37

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • EAGLED8
  • EAGLES7
  • EAGLET7
  • EARLAP8
  • EASLES6
  • EDILES7
  • EFFLUX19
  • EGALLY10
  • EGGLER8
  • EMBLEM12
  • EMBLIC12
  • EMPLOY13
  • EMULED9
  • EMULES8
  • EMULGE9
  • ENGLUT7
  • ENOLIC8
  • EPILOG9
  • EPULIS8
  • ESILES6
  • ETALON6
  • ETTLED7
  • ETTLES6
  • EVILER9
  • EVILLY12
  • EVOLUE9
  • EVOLVE12
  • EVULSE9
  • EXALTS13
  • EXILED14
  • EXILER13
  • EXILES13
  • EXILIC15
  • EXULTS13
  • EYALET9
  • EYELET9
  • EYELID10
Letters by positionIn 49% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. M16%
  2. X16%
  3. A14%
3rd letter
  1. I24%
  2. U16%
  3. G14%
5th letter
  1. E49%
  2. I14%
  3. U8%
6th letter
  1. S27%
  2. D14%
  3. T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; EFFLUX tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 4 words
  2. 7 points: 5 words
  3. 88 points: 6 words
  4. 9 points: 8 words
  5. 1010 points: 2 words
  6. 11 points: 0 words
  7. 1212 points: 4 words
  8. 13 points: 5 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
  11. 1616 points: 0 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EFFLUX1921All three
EXILIC1517All three
EXILED1415All three
EMPLOY1315All three
EXILES1314All three
EXALTS1314All three
EXULTS1315All three
EXILER1314Collins · NWL
EVOLVE1215All three
EMBLEM1216All three
EVILLY1214All three
EMBLIC1216Collins only

The pattern is E _ _ L _ _: your first and fourth letters are fixed, leaving four positions to solve. Familiar options include EMPLOY, EVOLVE, EMBLEM, and EYELID, but only five of the 37 matches rank among the commonest English words. The rest make this a clue-solving list more than a set of everyday vocabulary.

The E _ _ L _ _ pattern at a glance

  • There are 37 tournament-dictionary matches for E in position one and L in position four.
  • EFFLUX leads the scoring examples at 19 points; EXILIC follows at 15.
  • The most common final letter is S, with 10 matches ending that way.
  • Collins lists all 37 matches; NWL2023 lists 24 and ENABLE lists 21.
  • The average score across the 37 matches is 9.7 points.

Which words fit E _ _ L _ _?

Start with recognizable candidates: EAGLES, EMPLOY, EVOLVE, EMBLEM, EXILED, EXILES, and EYELID all fit the pattern. Their different endings can narrow a board quickly: 10 matches end in S, while five end in D.

Less familiar entries include EFFLUX, EXILIC, ETALON, EPULIS, and EGGLER. That mix explains the gap between 37 dictionary matches and just five common words. If your game rejects a candidate, check its word list: Collins includes more of these matches than either NWL2023 or ENABLE.

How does this pattern compare with other letter pairs?

Keeping E first but changing the fourth letter can open far more choices: the E-and-I pattern has 116 matches, compared with 37 for E and L. Keeping L fourth and changing the first letter also changes the scale; S _ _ L _ _ has 197 matches.

For scoring, EFFLUX is the standout at 19 points, while EXILIC scores 15. Those totals use the letters’ base values, before premium board squares. The rare X and F make EFFLUX the striking play, but its unusual vocabulary means it is not a safe everyday guess.

6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and L as the 4th letter

Tip

Lock in E and L, then test the final letter: S is the strongest starting branch, with 10 matches. For another length, the same pattern has 15 five-letter matches and 100 seven-letter matches.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have E first and L fourth?
There are 37 six-letter matches with E in the first position and L in the fourth. The pattern is E _ _ L _ _. Only five rank among the commonest English words, so expect many less familiar entries among the full set.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
EFFLUX is the highest-scoring listed match, worth 19 points before board bonuses. EXILIC comes next at 15. Premium squares can change a play’s total, so those figures describe the letters alone.
Which ending is worth testing first?
S is the strongest first branch for the E _ _ L _ _ pattern, with 10 of the 37 matches ending in S. D follows with five, while E and T each close four. Testing S first covers the largest share of the list before you narrow the middle letters.

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