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Five letter words that contain el (69)

Found 69 five letter words that contain el. Search pattern: ??el?. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.

Scrabble Scores — Average: 9 pts

Highest: fjeld 16, jeely 15, whelk 15, quell 14, whelm 13

Lowest: teels 5, taels 5, stell 5, stele 5, stela 5

About This Pattern

The search pattern ??el? looks for 5-letter words with an unknown letter in the first position, an unknown letter in the second position, the letter E in the third position, the letter L in the fourth position, an unknown letter in the fifth position. You already know 2 out of 5 letters — only 3 remain to discover.

Where This Helps

  • Crossword puzzles — you have a 5-letter clue with some known letters and need to fill in the blanks.
  • Wordle — narrow down today's answer by checking which 5-letter words fit your known and unknown positions.
  • Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
  • Word games — anagram solvers, hangman helpers, and vocabulary builders all benefit from pattern-based word search.

FAQ

How many words match the pattern ??el??

There are 69 English words matching this pattern.

Which word length is most common for this pattern?

5-letter words are the most common, with 69 matches out of 69 total.

What are some example words matching ??el??

Some matching words include: abele, akela, anele, axels, ayelp.

How does the pattern ??el? work?

Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.

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