Cutting elements having laterally elongated shapes for use with earth-boring tools, earth-boring tools including such cutting elements, and related methods

A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes a volume of superabrasive material on a substrate. The cutting element has an elongated shape in a lateral dimension parallel to a front cutting face of the cutting element, and has a maximum lateral width in a first direction parallel to the front cutting face of the cutting element and a maximum lateral length in a second perpendicular direction parallel to the front cutting face of the cutting element. The maximum lateral length is significantly greater than the maximum lateral width. An earth-boring tool includes one or more such cutting elements mounted to a body of the earth-boring tool. A method of forming such an earth-boring tool includes selecting at least one such cutting element and mounting the cutting element to a body of an earth-boring tool.