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5-Letter Words With L

2,163 five-letter words contain L; 675 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1alert0.381.45
2alter0.451.38
3later0.501.34
4ariel0.511.31
5laser0.471.32
6learn0.421.37
7renal0.351.43
8clear0.401.33

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The words, common first

Starting with A 141

aalii abele abler ables aboil acold acyls addle adult afoul agile aglee aglet agley aglow ahold ahull ailed aioli aisle akela alack alamo aland alane alang alans alant alarm alary alate albas album alcid alder aldol alecs alefs aleph alert alfas algae algal algas algid algin algor algum alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya alkyd alkyl allay allee alley allod allot allow alloy allyl almah almas almeh almes almud almug aloes aloft aloha aloin alone along aloof aloud alpha altar alter altho altos alula alums alway amble amole ample amply ampul amyls anele angel angle anile anils ankle anlas annal annul anole anvil appal appel apple apply aptly areal argal argil argle argol ariel arils arles artal artel arval aryls asyla atilt atlas atoll aulic aural avail awful awols axels axial axile axils axled axles azlon azole

Starting with B 157

baals babel babul badly bagel bails balas balds baldy baled baler bales balks balky balls bally balms balmy balsa banal basal basil baulk bawls bedel belay belch belga belie belle bells belly below belts beryl betel bevel bezel bezil biali bialy bible bield bigly bilbo biles bilge bilgy bilks bills billy binal birle birls blabs black blade blahs blain blame blams bland blank blare blase blast blate blats blawn blaws blaze bleak blear bleat blebs bleed bleep blend blent bless blest blets blimp blimy blind blini blink blips bliss blite blitz bloat blobs block blocs bloke blond blood bloom bloop blots blown blows blowy blubs blued bluer blues bluet bluey bluff blume blunt blurb blurs blurt blush blype bogle boils bolar bolas bolds boles bolls bolos bolts bolus boral botel boule bowel bowls boyla brail brawl brill broil bubal bugle buhls build built bulbs bulge bulgy bulks bulky bulla bulls bully burls burly butle butyl bylaw byrls

Starting with C 160

cabal cable calfs calif calix calks calla calls calms calve calyx camel canal carle carls carol cauld caulk cauls cavil cecal ceils celeb cella celli cello cells celom celts ceorl chalk chela chiel child chile chili chill cholo churl chyle cibol cilia civil clach clack clade clads clags claim clamp clams clang clank clans claps clapt claro clary clash clasp class clast clave clavi claws clays clean clear cleat cleek clefs cleft clepe clept clerk clews click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt cloak clock clods clogs clomb clomp clone clonk clons cloot clops close cloth clots cloud clour clout clove clown cloys cloze clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk coala coals coaly coble coils colas colds coled coles colic colin colly colog colon color colts colza comal cools cooly copal coral could cowls coxal coyly craal crawl creel cruel culch culet culex culls cully culms culpa culti cults cupel curls curly cycle cyclo cylix cymol

Starting with D 64

dahls daily dales dally deals dealt decal dedal deils delay deled deles delfs delft delis dells delly delta delve devel devil dhals dhole dials dills dilly dimly diols dirls dobla doily dolce dolci doled doles dolls dolly dolma dolor dolts domal dooly dotal dowel doyly drail drawl drill drily droll drool dryly duals ducal duels dulia dulls dully dulse duple dural dwell dwelt dynel

Starting with E 37

eagle earls early easel eclat edile elain eland elans elate elbow elder elect elegy elemi elfin elide elint elite eloin elope elude elute elver elves enols enrol equal ervil ethyl evils exalt excel exile expel extol exult

Starting with F 139

fable fails falls false farle farls fatal fatly fauld fault feels felid fella fells felly felon felts feral ferly fetal feyly field filar filch filed filer files filet fille fillo fills filly films filmy filos filth filum final fitly fjeld flabs flack flags flail flair flake flaky flame flams flamy flank flans flaps flare flash flask flats flaws flawy flaxy flays fleam fleas fleck fleer flees fleet flesh flews fleys flick flics flied flier flies fling flint flips flirt flite flits float flock flocs floes flogs flong flood floor flops flora floss flota flour flout flown flows flubs flued flues fluff fluid fluke fluky flume flump flung flunk fluor flush flute fluty fluyt flyby flyer flyte foals focal foils folds folia folio folks folky folly fools fouls fowls frail frill fuels fugal fugle fulls fully furls fusel fusil fuzil

Starting with G 111

gable gaily galah galas galax galea gales galls gally galop gaols gault gavel gayal gayly gelds gelee gelid gelts ghoul ghyll gilds gills gilly gilts gimel girls girly glace glade glads glady glair gland glans glare glary glass glaze glazy gleam glean gleba glebe glede gleds gleed gleek glees gleet glens gleys glial glias glide gliff glime glims glint glitz gloam gloat globe globs glogg gloms gloom glops glory gloss glost glout glove glows gloze glued gluer glues gluey glugs glume gluon gluts glyph gnarl goals godly golds golem golfs golly goral graal grail grill growl gruel guild guile guilt gulag gular gulch gules gulfs gulfy gulls gully gulps gulpy gyral

Starting with H 69

hadal hails haled haler hales halid hallo halls halma halms halos halts halva halve hamal haole haply harls haulm hauls hazel heals heels heils helio helix hello hells helms helos helot helps helve hemal herls hexyl hilar hillo hills hilly hilts hilum hilus holds holed holes holey holks holla hollo holly holms holts hooly horal hosel hotel hotly hovel howls hoyle hulas hulks hulky hullo hulls hurls hurly hylas

Starting with I 31

icily ideal idled idler idles idols idyll idyls igloo iglus ileac ileal ileum ileus iliac iliad ilial ilium iller impel imply indol ingle inkle inlay inlet isled isles islet istle ixtle

Starting with J 23

jacal jails jalap jalop jarls jebel jells jelly jewel jills jilts joles jolly jolts jolty joual joule jowls jowly jugal julep jural jurel

Starting with K 40

kails kalam kales kalif kalpa keels kelep kelim kelly kelps kelpy ketol kevel kevil kibla kilim kills kilns kilos kilts kilty klong kloof kluge klutz kneel knell knelt knoll knurl koala koels kohls kolas kolos kraal krill kugel kulak kylix

Starting with L 401

label labor laced laces lacey lacks laden lager laird lakes lakhs lambs lamps lance lands lanes lapse large laser lasts latch later latex latte laugh laura lawns layer leach leads leafs leafy leaks leaky leans leaps leapt learn lease leash least leave ledge leech lefty legal legit lemon lends leone level lever levin lewis liang liars libel licks lifts light liked likes lilac limbo limbs limit lined linen liner lines lingo links lions lipid lists liter litre lived liver lives loads loans lobby lobes local locks locus lodge lofty logan logic logos loner longs looks looms loops loose lords lorry loser loses lotto lotus louie louis lousy loved lover loves lower lowly loyal lucid lucky lumen lumps lunar lunch lungs lupus lured lying lymph lynch lyric

Plus 275 rarer words — the filter above shows them all.

Starting with M 75

macle madly maile maill mails malar males malic malls malms malmy malts malty manly maple marls marly mauls meals mealy medal melds melee melic mells melon melts merle merls metal mewls miaul milch miler miles milia milks milky mille mills milos milpa milts milty modal model mogul mohel moils molal molar molas molds moldy moles molls molly molto molts moola mools moral morel motel mould moult muhly mulch mulct muled mules muley mulla mulls mural

Starting with N 30

nails naled nasal natal naval navel nelly nerol newel newly nicol nidal nihil nills nival noble nobly nodal noels noils noily nolos nonyl nopal notal novel nulls nurls nyala nylon

Starting with O 41

obeli obole oboli obols octal octyl oculi oddly odyle odyls offal ogled ogler ogles oiled oiler olden older oldie oleic olein oleos oleum olios olive ollas ology opals orals oriel orles orlop osmol ousel ouzel ovals ovoli ovolo ovule owlet oxlip

Starting with P 131

padle pails palea paled paler pales palet palls pally palms palmy palpi palps palsy panel papal parle parol patly pawls peals pearl pedal peels peles pelfs pelon pelts penal pepla peril petal phial phlox phyla phyle pibal pical picul pilaf pilar pilau pilaw pilea piled pilei piles pilis pills pilot pilus pipal pixel place plack plage plaid plain plait plane plank plans plant plash plasm plate plats platy playa plays plaza plead pleas pleat plebe plebs plena plews plica plied plier plies plink plods plonk plops plots plotz plows ploys pluck plugs plumb plume plump plums plumy plunk plush plyer poilu polar poled poler poles polio polis polka polls polos polyp polys pools poult prill prole prowl psalm puled puler pules pulik pulis pulls pulps pulpy pulse pupal pupil purls pylon

Starting with Q 6

quail quale qualm quell quill quilt

Starting with R 51

rails rales rally ralph ratal ratel ravel rawly realm reals rebel redly reels refel refly regal relax relay relet relic relit renal reoil repel reply revel rials riels rifle riled riles riley rille rills rival riyal roble roils roily roles rolfs rolls rotls rowel royal ruble rugal ruled ruler rules rural

Starting with S 230

sable sadly sails salad salal salep sales salic sally salmi salol salon salpa salps salsa salts salty salve salvo sauls sault scald scale scall scalp scaly schul scold scowl sculk scull sculp seals seels seely selah selfs selle sells selva sepal seral setal shale shall shalt shaly shaul shawl sheal shelf shell sheol shiel shill shily shlep shoal shool shorl shuln shuls shyly sials sibyl sidle sigil silds silex silks silky sills silly silos silts silty silva sisal skald skelm skelp skill skirl skoal skulk skull slabs slack slags slain slake slams slang slank slant slaps slash slate slats slaty slave slaws slays sleds sleek sleep sleet slept slews slice slick slide slier slily slime slims slimy sling slink slipe slips slipt slits slobs sloes slogs sloid slojd sloop slope slops slosh sloth slots slows sloyd slubs slued slues sluff slugs slump slums slung slunk slurb slurp slurs slush slyer slyly slype small smalt smell smelt smile smolt snail snarl snell snool socle soils sokol solan solar soldi soldo soled solei soles solid solon solos solum solus solve sonly sorel sotol souls spail spale spall speel speil spell spelt spiel spile spill spilt splat splay split spoil spool stale stalk stall steal steel stela stele stile still stilt stole stool stull style styli sulci sulfa sulfo sulks sulky sully sulus sural surly swail swale swell swill swirl sylis sylph sylva

Starting with T 74

tabla table taels tails talar talas talcs taler tales talks talky tally talon taluk talus tamal teals teels telae teles telex telia telic tells telly teloi telos tepal tesla thill thiol thirl thole thurl tical tidal tilak tilde tiled tiler tiles tills tilth tilts tirls title toile toils tolan tolas toled toles tolls tolus tolyl tonal tools total towel trail trawl trial trill triol troll trull truly tubal tules tulip tulle twill twirl typal

Starting with U 26

uhlan ulama ulans ulcer ulema ulnad ulnae ulnar ulnas ulpan ultra ulvas umbel uncle unlay unled unlet unlit until uplit ureal urial usual utile uveal uvula

Starting with V 47

vagal vails vakil vales valet valid valor valse value valve vasal vault veals vealy veils velar velds veldt velum venal vexil vials vigil viler villa villi vills vinal vinyl viola viols viral virls vital vocal voila voile volar voled voles volta volte volti volts volva vowel vulgo

Starting with W 51

wails waled waler wales walks walla walls wally waltz wanly wauls wawls weald weals wedel welch welds wells welly welsh welts wetly whale wheal wheel whelk whelm whelp while whirl whole whorl wield wilco wilds wiled wiles wills willy wilts woald woful wolds wolfs wools wooly world would wryly wyled wyles

Starting with X 4

xylan xylem xylol xylyl

Starting with Y 16

yauld yawls yelks yells yelps yield yills ylems yodel yodle yokel yolks yolky yowls yulan yules

Starting with Z 8

zeals zilch zills zlote zloty zoeal zonal zoril

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain L?

Our list has 2,163. 675 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain L?

WOULD, COULD, STILL, WORLD, WHILE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains L?

ALERT. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.38 green and 1.45 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.