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8-letter words ending in EL

There are 61 8-letter words ending in EL in the standard word-game list. The most common are squirrel, parallel, shrapnel, mackerel, carousel, sentinel.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
squirrela kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail17
parallelbeing everywhere equidistant and not intersecting10
shrapnelshell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight13
mackerelflesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish16
carousela conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers10
sentinela person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event8
newsreela short film and commentary about current events11
minstrela singer of folk songs10
cockerela young domestic cock; not older than one year16
aasvogelVulture.12
asphodelany of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves…14
barbicelAny of the hooks on the barbules of a feather that interlock adjacent barbs14
bechamelmilk thickened with a butter and flour roux17
becudgelTo cudgel thoroughly or soundly.14
bedrivelTo drivel on, to put or spill saliva on14
bonspielA tournament in the sport of curling.12
brocatelA kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.12
cascabela bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh14
cogwheela toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of…17
cracknelA hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.16
detasselTo remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.9
disbowelTo disembowel.14
disheveldisarrange or rumple; dishevel15
doggerela comic verse of irregular measure11
dotterelrare plover of upland areas of Eurasia9
estoppela rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled12
flywheelregulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a…20
fontanelany membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus11
forefeelTo feel or perceive beforehand or in advance; to have a presentiment of.14
hydrogela colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium16
hydromelhoney diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented17
lenticelone of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the…10
mangonelcatapult operated by manpower pulling cords attached to a lever and sling to launch projectiles11
materielequipment and supplies of a military force10
mislabelTo label incorrectly.12
muscadelwine from muscat grapes13
muscatelwine from muscat grapes12
penoncela small pennant borne on a lance12
petronelA short but large-caliber, heavy 16th and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism,…10
philomelThe nightingale.15
pickerelflesh of young or small pike16
pinwheelperennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels16
sapropelsludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans12
scrannelSlight; thin; lean; poor10
shlemiel(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler13
spandrelan approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them11
streuselpastry with a topping of streusel8
sublevelAn intermediate level between others in a mine13
subpanelA subsection of a panel12
tafferelA carved panel.14
unkennelTo scare out from a lair or a den.12
whimbrelA large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.18

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