Possible Words From eligible
By length, the words from ELIGIBLE split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 3 with 6, 9 with 5, 9 with 4, 17 with 3 and 6 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
1 word · top score 11 · everyday: ELIGIBLE
- eligible11
7 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
1 word · top score 10 (+50 for all 7 tiles) · everyday: LEGIBLE
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with ELIGIBLE letters: LEGIBLE, 10 points.
- legible10
6 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
3 words · top score 9
BEIGEL tops the 6-letter words in ELIGIBLE at 9 points; next come BILLIE on 8 and GILLIE on 7.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
9 words · top score 8 · everyday: BELLE, BEIGE, LIBEL
Of the 9 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ELIGIBLE, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. BELLE, BEIGE and LIBEL are the ones most people know.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
9 words · top score 7 · everyday: BILL, BELL, GILL
Among the 4-letter words from ELIGIBLE, GIBE and GLIB tie for first at 7 points. BILL, BELL and GILL are everyday picks.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
17 words · top score 6 · everyday: BIG, LEG, ILL
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ELIGIBLE are led by BEG, BIG and GIB, 6 points each. LEG, ILL and LIE are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with eligible
6 words · top score 4 · everyday: BE
BE and BI are the top 2-letter words from ELIGIBLE, 4 points each.
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ELIGIBLE With One Letter Changed
Keep every letter of ELIGIBLE but one, change that one, and you get:
- E Y gives ELIGIBLY · unscramble eligibly
- E N gives LIBELING · unscramble libeling
- G D gives ELIDIBLE · unscramble elidible
- L X gives EXIGIBLE · unscramble exigible
- E F gives FILLIBEG · unscramble fillibeg
- I R gives GERBILLE · words from gerbille
More 8-letter words: starting with EL · ending in LE · all 8-letter words
What the Best ELIGIBLE Words Mean
What ELIGIBLE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- ELIGIBLE 11 · 15
- qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
- LEGIBLE 10 · 14
- (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered
- BEIGEL 9 · 12
- (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
- BEIGE 8 · 10
- a very light brown
- BILGE 8 · 11
- where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
- BILLIE 8 · 11
- a comrade
- GLEBE 8 · 11
- plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
- BELIE 7 · 9
- be in contradiction with
ELIGIBLE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
ELIGIBLE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIGIBLE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 46) | 39 | 46 | 39 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BEIGEL, GIBEL, GIBLI, BLEE, GLEI, LIG and EE, 7 in all.
Unscramble ELIGIBLE and you have 46 words, ELIGIBLE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is LEGIBLE, 10 points. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Add a Letter to ELIGIBLE
With one more tile, the letters of ELIGIBLE spell the words below.