Word list

5 letter words ending in L

347 words in our dictionary end in L and have five letters. 139 of them are everyday words, such as EMAIL, HOTEL, LOCAL, TOTAL.

347 words.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • HEXYL 18
  • XYLYL 18
  • FUZIL 17
  • HAZEL 17
  • BEZEL 16
  • BEZIL 16
  • JEWEL 15
  • VEXIL 15
  • Good guesses from this list, with five different letters: EMAIL, HOTEL, MODEL.

Letter before L

  • A
    123
  • E
    74
  • L
    41
  • I
    38
  • O
    25
  • R
    14
  • U
    12
  • Y
    12

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Questions

How many 5 letter words ending in L are there?

Our dictionary has 347, and 139 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

HEXYL, worth 18 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 5 letter words ending in L?

EMAIL, HOTEL, LOCAL, TOTAL, SMALL are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example ????l.

Is this list good for Wordle?

It is a starting point, not the official Wordle list. Everyday words are shown first because answers are usually common. For clue-by-clue help use the Wordle solver.