7 Letter Words Starting With E
There are 1809 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
earache - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
earache - 12 points
Words With Friends
earclip - 14 points
7 Letter Words (1809)
View all words starting with ETop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With e
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1809 word list is 31.0 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | eagerer | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #2 | eagerly | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #3 | eagless | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #4 | eaglets | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #5 | eagling | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| #6 | eagrass | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #7 | eanling | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| #8 | earable | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #9 | earache | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #10 | earball | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #11 | earbash | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #12 | earbobs | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #13 | earbuds | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #14 | earclip | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| #15 | earcons | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #16 | earding | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #17 | eardrop | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #18 | eardrum | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 🏆 #19 | earflap | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #20 | earfuls | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with E for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with e?
earflap — worth 38 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 7 letter words start with e?
1809 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter e words will come up far more often.