13 Letter Words Starting With ED
There are 16 valid 13 letter words that start with ED, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
editorialized - 24 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
editorialized - 24 points
Words With Friends
editorialized - 25 points
13 Letter Words (16)
View all words starting with EDTop 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With ed
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 16 word list is 56.5 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | editorialised | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #2 | editorialiser | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #3 | editorialises | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #4 | editorialists | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| 🏆 #5 | editorialized | 24 | 24 | 25 | 73 |
| #6 | editorializer | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
| #7 | editorializes | 23 | 23 | 24 | 70 |
| #8 | edrioasteroid | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #9 | edriophthalma | 24 | 24 | 25 | 73 |
| #10 | educabilities | 18 | 18 | 22 | 58 |
| #11 | educatability | 21 | 21 | 24 | 66 |
| #12 | educationable | 18 | 18 | 23 | 59 |
| #13 | educationally | 19 | 19 | 23 | 61 |
| #14 | educationeses | 16 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| #15 | educationists | 16 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| #16 | edulcorations | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 13 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 ED will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with ED for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with ed?
editorialized — worth 73 combined points (US Scrabble: 24, UK Scrabble: 24, Words With Friends: 25).
How many 13 letter words start with ed?
16 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ed words will come up far more often.