11 Letter Words Starting With E

There are 1974 valid 11 letter words that start with E, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 11-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

earthquaked - 28 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

earthquaked - 28 points

Words With Friends

earthquaked - 28 points

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With e

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1974 word list is 55.3 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 eagernesses 12 12 14 38
#2 eaglestones 12 12 15 39
#3 earbashings 17 17 19 53
#4 earlierised 12 12 13 37
#5 earlierises 11 11 12 34
#6 earlierized 21 21 22 64
#7 earlierizes 20 20 21 61
#8 earlinesses 11 11 13 35
#9 earmarkings 18 18 21 57
#10 earnestness 11 11 13 35
#11 earthenware 17 17 17 51
#12 earthflaxes 24 24 24 72
#13 earthlights 18 18 18 54
#14 earthliness 14 14 15 43
#15 earthmaking 21 21 23 65
#16 earthmovers 19 19 20 58
#17 earthmoving 20 20 23 63
🏆 #18 earthquaked 28 28 28 84
#19 earthquaken 27 27 28 82
#20 earthquakes 27 27 27 81

Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 11 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with E will give you far more flexible options try 11 letter words starting with E for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with e?

earthquaked — worth 84 combined points (US Scrabble: 28, UK Scrabble: 28, Words With Friends: 28).

How many 11 letter words start with e?

1974 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter e words will come up far more often.