Eel

/iːl/

Scrabble:3 ptsWWF:4 pts3 letters

Definition of Eel

noun

Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

verb

To fish for eels.
To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Anagrams of Eel

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "eel":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "eel" and rearranging:

+kkeel leek leke

+seels else lees seel

+tleet teel tele

Related Word Patterns

EE...Words starting with "ee"...ELWords ending with "el"All 3-letter words Unscramble "eel"

Letter Values

e1

e1

l1

Total: 3 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Eel

aasvogel aerogel aludel angel antechapel antinovel antiparallel antipersonnel apparel appel archangel ariel

Related 3-Letter Words

ear eat eau ebb ecu edh eds eek eff efs eft egg ego eke eld

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Eel"

Eel is a 3-letter word that scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "eel" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Eel" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "eel" is a low-scoring word.