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13 Letter Words Starting With ET

There are 47 valid 13 letter words that start with ET, 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)

ethchlorvynol - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

ethchlorvynol - 27 points

Words With Friends

ethchlorvynol - 29 points

13 Letter Words (47)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With et

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 47 word list is 60.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 etchareottine 18 18 19 55
#2 eternalnesses 13 13 16 42
#3 eternisations 13 13 15 41
#4 eternizations 22 22 24 68
#5 ethanedithiol 20 20 20 60
#6 ethanolamines 18 18 21 57
🏆 #7 ethchlorvynol 27 27 29 83
#8 etheostomidae 19 19 19 57
#9 etheostominae 18 18 19 55
#10 etherealising 17 17 19 53
#11 etherealities 16 16 16 48
#12 etherealizing 26 26 28 80
#13 etherialising 17 17 19 53
#14 etherializing 26 26 28 80
#15 etherisations 16 16 16 48
#16 etherizations 25 25 25 75
#17 etheromaniacs 20 20 22 62
#18 ethicalnesses 18 18 20 56
#19 ethmopalatine 20 20 23 63
#20 ethmosphenoid 24 24 25 73

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

ethchlorvynol — worth 83 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 29).

How many 13 letter words start with et?

47 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 et words will come up far more often.