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ella

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɛl.ə/

Definition of ella

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A female given name.
    “She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls […]”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A female given name.
    “She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls […]”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Gabriella, or Daniella.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  4. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  6. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  7. (countable, uncountable)A placename:

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Etymology

A 19th-century shortening of Eleanor or Ellen, later also used for any name ending in -ella, such as Gabriella or Daniella. Similar abbreviations have been formed independently in many European languages, for any name containing the syllable -el-, e.g. Elisabeth.

Anagrams of ella

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Words you can make from ella

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3-letter words

4 words

2-letter words

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Hooks

2 extensions · 2 front

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