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13 Letter Words Starting With ES

There are 42 valid 13 letter words that start with ES, 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)

eschscholtzia - 32 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

eschscholtzia - 32 points

Words With Friends

eschscholtzia - 33 points

13 Letter Words (42)

View all words starting with ES

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With es

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 42 word list is 68.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 escapologists 18 18 22 58
#2 escargotieres 16 16 18 50
#3 eschatologies 19 19 21 59
#4 eschatologist 19 19 21 59
#5 escheatorship 23 23 23 69
🏆 #6 eschscholtzia 32 32 33 97
#7 eschscholzias 32 32 33 97
#8 esocataphoria 20 20 21 61
#9 esophagectomy 26 26 28 80
#10 esophagitides 20 20 21 61
#11 esophagitises 19 19 20 58
#12 esophagodynia 23 23 24 70
#13 esophagometer 21 21 23 65
#14 esophagopathy 27 27 27 81
#15 esophagoscope 23 23 26 72
#16 esophagoscopy 26 26 28 80
#17 esophagospasm 23 23 26 72
#18 esophagostomy 24 24 25 73
#19 espagnolettes 16 16 20 52
#20 esperantidist 16 16 18 50

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 ES will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with ES for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with es?

eschscholtzia — worth 97 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 33).

How many 13 letter words start with es?

42 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 es words will come up far more often.