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Common 5-Letter Words With L (314)

High Frequency

Everyday English words frequently encountered in Wordle answers, casual games, and crosswords:

abled 8
adult 6
alarm 7
album 9
alert 5
alias 5
alien 5
align 6
alike 9
alive 8
allow 8
alloy 8
alone 5
along 6
alpha 10
alter 5
angel 6
angle 6
apple 9
apply 12
atlas 5
awful 11
badly 11
belle 7
belly 10
below 10
belts 7
bible 9
bills 7
billy 10
black 13
blade 8
blame 9
blank 11
blast 7
blend 8
bless 7
blind 8
blink 11
block 13
blond 8
blood 8
bloom 9
blues 7
build 8
built 7
cable 9
calls 7
camel 9
canal 7
carol 7
cells 7
child 11
chile 10
civil 10
claim 9
class 7
clean 7
clear 7
clerk 11
click 13
cliff 13
climb 11
clips 9
clock 13
clone 7
close 7
cloth 10
cloud 8
clubs 9
colin 7
colon 7
color 7
coral 7
could 8
cycle 12
daily 9
deals 6
dealt 6
delay 9
delta 6
devel 9
devil 9
dolls 6
drill 6
eagle 6
early 8
elder 6
elect 7
elite 5
email 7
equal 14
excel 14
fails 8
falls 8
false 8
fatal 8
fault 8
feels 8
field 9
filed 9
files 8
films 10
final 8
flags 9
flame 10
flash 11
fleet 8
flesh 11
float 8
flood 9
floor 8
flour 8
flows 11
fluid 9
flush 11
flyer 11
focal 10
folks 12
fully 11
girls 6
glass 6
globe 8
glory 9
goals 6
grill 6
guild 7
hello 8
helps 10
hills 8
holds 9
holes 8
holly 11
hotel 8
ideal 6
jewel 15
kelly 12
kills 9
label 7
labor 7
laden 6
lakes 9
lamps 9
lance 7
lands 6
lanes 5
large 6
laser 5
later 5
latex 12
laugh 9
laura 5
layer 8
leads 6
learn 5
lease 5
least 5
leave 8
legal 6
lemon 7
leone 5
level 8
lewis 8
light 9
liked 10
likes 9
limit 7
lined 6
lines 5
links 9
lions 5
lists 5
lived 9
liver 8
lives 8
loads 6
loans 5
lobby 12
local 7
locks 11
lodge 7
logan 6
logic 8
login 6
logos 6
looks 9
loops 7
loose 5
lotus 5
louis 5
loved 9
lover 8
loves 8
lower 8
lucky 14
lunch 10
lying 9
lyric 10
mails 7
males 7
maple 9
meals 7
medal 8
metal 7
miles 7
mills 7
model 8
moral 7
motel 7
nails 5
naval 8
newly 11
noble 7
novel 8
nylon 8
older 6
olive 8
panel 7
pearl 7
pills 7
pilot 7
pixel 14
place 9
plain 7
plane 7
plans 7
plant 7
plate 7
plays 10
plaza 16
plots 7
polar 7
polls 7
pools 7
pulse 7
quilt 14
rally 8
ralph 10
realm 7
rebel 7
relax 12
relay 8
reply 10
roles 5
rolls 5
royal 8
ruled 6
rules 5
rural 5
salad 6
sales 5
sally 8
salon 5
scale 7
sells 5
shall 8
shelf 11
shell 8
silly 8
skill 9
slave 8
sleep 7
slide 6
slope 7
slots 5
small 7
smell 7
smile 7
solar 5
solid 6
solve 8
souls 5
spell 7
split 7
steal 5
steel 5
still 5
style 8
table 7
tales 5
talks 9
tells 5
tiles 5
title 5
tools 5
total 5
trail 5
trial 5
truly 8
ultra 5
uncle 7
until 5
usual 5
valid 9
value 8
valve 11
vault 8
villa 8
vinyl 11
viral 8
vital 8
vocal 10
wales 8
walks 12
walls 8
wells 8
welsh 11
whale 11
wheel 11
while 11
whole 11
world 9
would 9
yield 9

All 5-Letter Words With L (2,170)

Benchmark Lexicon

Complete word list containing L in any position:

aalii 5
abele 7
abled 8
abler 7
ables 7
aboil 7
acold 8
acyls 10
addle 7
adult 6
afoul 8
agile 6
aglee 6
aglet 6
agley 9
aglow 9
ahold 9
ahull 8
ailed 6
aioli 5
aisle 5
akela 9
alack 11
alamo 7
aland 6
alane 5
alang 6
alans 5
alant 5
alarm 7
alary 8
alate 5
albas 7
album 9
alcid 8
alder 6
aldol 6
alecs 7
alefs 8
aleph 10
alert 5
alfas 8
algae 6
algal 6
algas 6
algid 7
algin 6
algor 6
algum 8
alias 5
alibi 7
alien 5
alifs 8
align 6
alike 9
aline 5
alist 5
alive 8
aliya 8
alkyd 13
alkyl 12
allay 8
allee 5
alley 8
allod 6
allot 5
allow 8
alloy 8
allyl 8
almah 10
almas 7
almeh 10
almes 7
almud 8
almug 8
aloes 5
aloft 8
aloha 8
aloin 5
alone 5
along 6
aloof 8
aloud 6
alpha 10
altar 5
alter 5
altho 8
altos 5
alula 5
alums 7
alway 11
amble 9
amole 7
ample 9
amply 12
ampul 9
amyls 10
anele 5
angel 6
angle 6
anile 5
anils 5
ankle 9
anlas 5
annal 5
annul 5
anole 5
anvil 8
appal 9
appel 9
apple 9
apply 12
aptly 10
areal 5
argal 6
argil 6
argle 6
argol 6
ariel 5
arils 5
arles 5
artal 5
artel 5
arval 8
aryls 8
asyla 8
atilt 5
atlas 5
atoll 5
aulic 7
aural 5
avail 8
awful 11
awols 8
axels 12
axial 12
axile 12
axils 12
axled 13
axles 12
azlon 14
azole 14
baals 7
babel 9
babul 9
badly 11
bagel 8
bails 7
balas 7
balds 8
baldy 11
baled 8
baler 7
bales 7
balks 11
balky 14
balls 7
bally 10
balms 9
balmy 12
balsa 7
banal 7
basal 7
basil 7
baulk 11
bawls 10
bedel 8
belay 10
belch 12
belga 8
belie 7
belle 7
bells 7
belly 10
below 10
belts 7
beryl 10
betel 7
bevel 10
bezel 16
bezil 16
biali 7
bialy 10
bible 9
bield 8
bigly 11
bilbo 9
biles 7
bilge 8
bilgy 11
bilks 11
bills 7
billy 10
binal 7
birle 7
birls 7
blabs 9
black 13
blade 8
blahs 10
blain 7
blame 9
blams 9
bland 8
blank 11
blare 7
blase 7
blast 7
blate 7
blats 7
blawn 10
blaws 10
blaze 16
bleak 11
blear 7
bleat 7
blebs 9
bleed 8
bleep 9
blend 8
blent 7
bless 7
blest 7
blets 7
blimp 11
blimy 12
blind 8
blini 7
blink 11
blips 9
bliss 7
blite 7
blitz 16
bloat 7
blobs 9
block 13
blocs 9
bloke 11
blond 8
blood 8
bloom 9
bloop 9
blots 7
blown 10
blows 10
blowy 13
blubs 9
blued 8
bluer 7
blues 7
bluet 7
bluey 10
bluff 13
blume 9
blunt 7
blurb 9
blurs 7
blurt 7
blush 10
blype 12
bogle 8
boils 7
bolar 7
bolas 7
bolds 8
boles 7
bolls 7
bolos 7
bolts 7
bolus 7
boral 7
botel 7
boule 7
bowel 10
bowls 10
boyla 10
brail 7
brawl 10
brill 7
broil 7
bubal 9
bugle 8
buhls 10
build 8
built 7
bulbs 9
bulge 8
bulgy 11
bulks 11
bulky 14
bulla 7
bulls 7
bully 10
burls 7
burly 10
butle 7
butyl 10
bylaw 13
byrls 10
cabal 9
cable 9
calfs 10
calif 10
calix 14
calks 11
calla 7
calls 7
calms 9
calve 10
calyx 17
camel 9
canal 7
carle 7
carls 7
carol 7
cauld 8
caulk 11
cauls 7
cavil 10
cecal 9
ceils 7
celeb 9
cella 7
celli 7
cello 7
cells 7
celom 9
celts 7
ceorl 7
chalk 14
chela 10
chiel 10
child 11
chile 10
chili 10
chill 10
cholo 10
churl 10
chyle 13
cibol 9
cilia 7
civil 10
clach 12
clack 13
clade 8
clads 8
clags 8
claim 9
clamp 11
clams 9
clang 8
clank 11
clans 7
claps 9
clapt 9
claro 7
clary 10
clash 10
clasp 9
class 7
clast 7
clave 10
clavi 10
claws 10
clays 10
clean 7
clear 7
cleat 7
cleek 11
clefs 10
cleft 10
clepe 9
clept 9
clerk 11
clews 10
click 13
cliff 13
clift 10
climb 11
clime 9
cline 7
cling 8
clink 11
clips 9
clipt 9
cloak 11
clock 13
clods 8
clogs 8
clomb 11
clomp 11
clone 7
clonk 11
clons 7
cloot 7
clops 9
close 7
cloth 10
clots 7
cloud 8
clour 7
clout 7
clove 10
clown 10
cloys 10
cloze 16
clubs 9
cluck 13
clued 8
clues 7
clump 11
clung 8
clunk 11
coala 7
coals 7
coaly 10
coble 9
coils 7
colas 7
colds 8
coled 8
coles 7
colic 9
colin 7
colly 10
colog 8
colon 7
color 7
colts 7
colza 16
comal 9
cools 7
cooly 10
copal 9
coral 7
could 8
cowls 10
coxal 14
coyly 13
craal 7
crawl 10
creel 7
cruel 7
culch 12
culet 7
culex 14
culls 7
cully 10
culms 9
culpa 9
culti 7
cults 7
cupel 9
curls 7
curly 10
cycle 12
cyclo 12
cylix 17
cymol 12
dahls 9
daily 9
dales 6
dally 9
deals 6
dealt 6
decal 8
dedal 7
deils 6
delay 9
deled 7
deles 6
delfs 9
delft 9
delis 6
dells 6
delly 9
delta 6
delve 9
devel 9
devil 9
dhals 9
dhole 9
dials 6
dildo 7
dills 6
dilly 9
dimly 11
diols 6
dirls 6
dobla 8
doily 9
dolce 8
dolci 8
doled 7
doles 6
dolls 6
dolly 9
dolma 8
dolor 6
dolts 6
domal 8
dooly 9
dotal 6
dowel 9
doyly 12
drail 6
drawl 9
drill 6
drily 9
droll 6
drool 6
dryly 12
duals 6
ducal 8
duels 6
dulia 6
dulls 6
dully 9
dulse 6
duple 8
dural 6
dwell 9
dwelt 9
dynel 9
eagle 6
earls 5
early 8
easel 5
eclat 7
edile 6
elain 5
eland 6
elans 5
elate 5
elbow 10
elder 6
elect 7
elegy 9
elemi 7
elfin 8
elide 6
elint 5
elite 5
eloin 5
elope 7
elude 6
elute 5
elver 8
elves 8
email 7
enols 5
enrol 5
equal 14
ervil 8
ethyl 11
evils 8
exalt 12
excel 14
exile 12
expel 14
extol 12
exult 12
fable 10
fails 8
falls 8
false 8
farle 8
farls 8
fatal 8
fatly 11
fauld 9
fault 8
fecal 10
feels 8
felid 9
fella 8
fells 8
felly 11
felon 8
felts 8
feral 8
ferly 11
fetal 8
feyly 14
field 9
filar 8
filch 13
filed 9
filer 8
files 8
filet 8
fille 8
fillo 8
fills 8
filly 11
films 10
filmy 13
filos 8
filth 11
filum 10
final 8
fitly 11
fjeld 16
flabs 10
flack 14
flags 9
flail 8
flair 8
flake 12
flaky 15
flame 10
flams 10
flamy 13
flank 12
flans 8
flaps 10
flare 8
flash 11
flask 12
flats 8
flaws 11
flawy 14
flaxy 18
flays 11
fleam 10
fleas 8
fleck 14
fleer 8
flees 8
fleet 8
flesh 11
flews 11
fleys 11
flick 14
flics 10
flied 9
flier 8
flies 8
fling 9
flint 8
flips 10
flirt 8
flite 8
flits 8
float 8
flock 14
flocs 10
floes 8
flogs 9
flong 9
flood 9
floor 8
flops 10
flora 8
floss 8
flota 8
flour 8
flout 8
flown 11
flows 11
flubs 10
flued 9
flues 8
fluff 14
fluid 9
fluke 12
fluky 15
flume 10
flump 12
flung 9
flunk 12
fluor 8
flush 11
flute 8
fluty 11
fluyt 11
flyby 16
flyer 11
flyte 11
foals 8
focal 10
foils 8
folds 9
folia 8
folio 8
folks 12
folky 15
folly 11
fools 8
fouls 8
fowls 11
frail 8
frill 8
fuels 8
fugal 9
fugle 9
fulls 8
fully 11
furls 8
fusel 8
fusil 8
fuzil 17
gable 8
gaily 9
galah 9
galas 6
galax 13
galea 6
gales 6
galls 6
gally 9
galop 8
gaols 6
gault 6
gavel 9
gayal 9
gayly 12
gelds 7
gelee 6
gelid 7
gelts 6
ghoul 9
ghyll 12
gilds 7
gills 6
gilly 9
gilts 6
gimel 8
girls 6
girly 9
glace 8
glade 7
glads 7
glady 10
glair 6
gland 7
glans 6
glare 6
glary 9
glass 6
glaze 15
glazy 18
gleam 8
glean 6
gleba 8
glebe 8
glede 7
gleds 7
gleed 7
gleek 10
glees 6
gleet 6
glens 6
gleys 9
glial 6
glias 6
glide 7
gliff 12
glime 8
glims 8
glint 6
glitz 15
gloam 8
gloat 6
globe 8
globs 8
glogg 8
gloms 8
gloom 8
glops 8
glory 9
gloss 6
glost 6
glout 6
glove 9
glows 9
gloze 15
glued 7
gluer 6
glues 6
gluey 9
glugs 7
glume 8
gluon 6
gluts 6
glyph 14
gnarl 6
goals 6
godly 10
golds 7
golem 8
golfs 9
golly 9
goral 6
graal 6
grail 6
grill 6
growl 9
gruel 6
guild 7
guile 6
guilt 6
gulag 7
gular 6
gulch 11
gules 6
gulfs 9
gulfy 12
gulls 6
gully 9
gulps 8
gulpy 11
gyral 9
hadal 9
hails 8
haled 9
haler 8
hales 8
halid 9
hallo 8
halls 8
halma 10
halms 10
halos 8
halts 8
halva 11
halve 11
hamal 10
haole 8
haply 13
harls 8
haulm 10
hauls 8
hazel 17
heals 8
heels 8
heils 8
helio 8
helix 15
hello 8
hells 8
helms 10
helos 8
helot 8
helps 10
helve 11
hemal 10
herls 8
hexyl 18
hilar 8
hillo 8
hills 8
hilly 11
hilts 8
hilum 10
hilus 8
holds 9
holed 9
holes 8
holey 11
holks 12
holla 8
hollo 8
holly 11
holms 10
holts 8
hooly 11
horal 8
hosel 8
hotel 8
hotly 11
hovel 11
howls 11
hoyle 11
hulas 8
hulks 12
hulky 15
hullo 8
hulls 8
hurls 8
hurly 11
hylas 11
icily 10
ideal 6
idled 7
idler 6
idles 6
idols 6
idyll 9
idyls 9
igloo 6
iglus 6
ileac 7
ileal 5
ileum 7
ileus 5
iliac 7
iliad 6
ilial 5
ilium 7
iller 5
impel 9
imply 12
indol 6
ingle 6
inkle 9
inlay 8
inlet 5
isled 6
isles 5
islet 5
istle 5
ixtle 12
jacal 14
jails 12
jalap 14
jalop 14
jarls 12
jebel 14
jells 12
jelly 15
jewel 15
jills 12
jilts 12
joles 12
jolly 15
jolts 12
jolty 15
joual 12
joule 12
jowls 15
jowly 18
jugal 13
julep 14
jural 12
jurel 12
kails 9
kalam 11
kales 9
kalif 12
kalpa 11
keels 9
kelep 11
kelim 11
kelly 12
kelps 11
kelpy 14
ketol 9
kevel 12
kevil 12
kibla 11
kilim 11
kills 9
kilns 9
kilos 9
kilts 9
kilty 12
klong 10
kloof 12
kluge 10
klutz 18
kneel 9
knell 9
knelt 9
knoll 9
knurl 9
koala 9
koels 9
kohls 12
kolas 9
kolos 9
kraal 9
krill 9
kugel 10
kulak 13
kylix 19
laari 5
label 7
labia 7
labor 7
labra 7
laced 8
lacer 7
laces 7
lacey 10
lacks 11
laded 7
laden 6
lader 6
lades 6
ladle 6
laevo 8
lagan 6
lager 6
lahar 8
laich 10
laics 7
laigh 9
laird 6
lairs 5
laith 8
laity 8
laked 10
laker 9
lakes 9
lakhs 12
lalls 5
lamas 7
lambs 9
lamby 12
lamed 8
lamer 7
lames 7
lamia 7
lamps 9
lanai 5
lance 7
lands 6
lanes 5
lanky 12
lapel 7
lapin 7
lapis 7
lapse 7
larch 10
lards 6
lardy 9
laree 5
lares 5
large 6
largo 6
laris 5
larks 9
larky 12
larum 7
larva 8
lased 6
laser 5
lases 5
lasso 5
lasts 5
latch 10
lated 6
laten 5
later 5
latex 12
lathe 8
lathi 8
laths 8
lathy 11
latke 9
latte 5
lauan 5
lauds 6
laugh 9
laura 5
lavas 8
laved 9
laver 8
laves 8
lawed 9
lawns 8
lawny 11
laxer 12
laxly 15
layed 9
layer 8
layup 10
lazar 14
lazed 15
lazes 14
leach 10
leads 6
leady 9
leafs 8
leafy 11
leaks 9
leaky 12
leans 5
leant 5
leaps 7
leapt 7
learn 5
lears 5
leary 8
lease 5
leash 8
least 5
leave 8
leavy 11
leben 7
ledge 7
ledgy 10
leech 10
leeks 9
leers 5
leery 8
leets 5
lefts 8
lefty 11
legal 6
leger 6
leges 6
leggy 10
legit 6
lehrs 8
lehua 8
leman 7
lemma 9
lemon 7
lemur 7
lends 6
lenes 5
lenis 5
lenos 5
lense 5
lento 5
leone 5
leper 7
lepta 7
letch 10
lethe 8
letup 7
leuds 6
levee 8
level 8
lever 8
levin 8
lewis 8
lexes 12
lexis 12
lezzy 26
liana 5
liane 5
liang 6
liard 6
liars 5
libel 7
liber 7
libra 7
libri 7
lichi 10
licht 10
licit 7
licks 11
lidar 6
lidos 6
liege 6
liens 5
liers 5
lieus 5
lieve 8
lifer 8
lifts 8
ligan 6
liger 6
light 9
liked 10
liken 9
liker 9
likes 9
lilac 7
lilts 5
liman 7
limas 7
limba 9
limbi 9
limbo 9
limbs 9
limby 12
limed 8
limen 7
limes 7
limey 10
limit 7
limns 7
limos 7
limpa 9
limps 9
linac 7
lindy 9
lined 6
linen 5
liner 5
lines 5
liney 8
linga 6
lingo 6
lings 6
lingy 9
linin 5
links 9
linky 12
linns 5
linos 5
lints 5
linty 8
linum 7
lions 5
lipid 8
lipin 7
lippy 12
liras 5
lirot 5
lisle 5
lisps 7
lists 5
litai 5
litas 5
liter 5
lithe 8
litho 8
litre 5
lived 9
liven 8
liver 8
lives 8
livid 9
livre 8
llama 7
llano 5
loach 10
loads 6
loafs 8
loams 7
loamy 10
loans 5
loath 8
lobar 7
lobby 12
lobed 8
lobes 7
lobos 7
local 7
lochs 10
locks 11
locos 7
locum 9
locus 7
loden 6
lodes 6
lodge 7
loess 5
lofts 8
lofty 11
logan 6
loges 6
loggy 10
logia 6
logic 8
login 6
logoi 6
logos 6
loins 5
lolls 5
lolly 8
loner 5
longe 6
longs 6
looby 10
looed 6
looey 8
loofa 8
loofs 8
looie 5
looks 9
looms 7
loons 5
loony 8
loops 7
loopy 10
loose 5
loots 5
loped 8
loper 7
lopes 7
loppy 12
loral 5
loran 5
lords 6
lores 5
loris 5
lorry 8
losel 5
loser 5
loses 5
lossy 8
lotah 8
lotas 5
lotic 7
lotos 5
lotte 5
lotto 5
lotus 5
lough 9
louie 5
louis 5
loupe 7
loups 7
lours 5
loury 8
louse 5
lousy 8
louts 5
lovat 8
loved 9
lover 8
loves 8
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How to Find 5-Letter Words With L

When L is confirmed in your puzzle (such as a yellow tile in Wordle or a tile on your Scrabble rack), use these practical strategies:

  • Test Different Slots: Since L can be placed in positions 1 through 5, test words where L moves away from previous guess slots.
  • Look for Vowel Combinations: Check high-frequency diphthongs and vowel pairings to find high-probability puzzle candidates.
  • Check Starting & Ending Lists: Narrow your candidates by pairing this search with words starting or ending with L.

FAQs: 5-Letter Words With L

Everything you need to know about finding words and solving puzzles.

How many 5-letter words contain the letter L?

There are 2,170 5-letter words that contain L anywhere in the word in our ENABLE1 lexicon, including 314 high-frequency everyday English words.

Does the letter L have to be at a specific position?

No. The words listed on this page contain L anywhere in the 5-letter span—whether at the beginning, in the middle (positions 2, 3, or 4), or at the end.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with L?

The highest scoring 5-letter word containing L is "LEZZY", yielding 26 points in official tournament Scrabble play.

How can I use this list for Wordle when L is yellow?

In Wordle, a yellow tile indicates that the letter is in the word but currently in the wrong position. Browse the words on this page to test alternative slots for L and eliminate impossible combinations.

WORD

5 Letters
Scrabble 0 pts
Words With Friends 0 pts
Vowels 0
Consonants 0
Repeated Letters None

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