Word list

5 letter words with L

2,171 words in our dictionary contain L and have five letters. 952 of them are everyday words, such as WOULD, CLICK, EMAIL, WORLD.

2,171 words. Showing the 1,200 most common; use the filters or Show all for the rest.

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):

  • KYLIX 19
  • ZILCH 19
  • FLAXY 18
  • GLAZY 18
  • HEXYL 18
  • JOWLY 18
  • KLUTZ 18
  • XYLYL 18
  • 322 of the everyday words end in S and 33 in ED. Wordle answers are rarely plurals or past tenses, so skip those first.
  • Good guesses from this list, with five different letters: WOULD, EMAIL, WORLD.

Where L sits

  • inside
    1,487
  • first letter
    401
  • last letter
    283

Use this list

1Stuck on a rack?

Put your tiles in the word finder or the Scrabble word finder.

2Playing Wordle?

Enter your clues in the Wordle solver.

3Want a puzzle?

Try the word searches or the daily games below.

SCRAMBLE game screenshot
Play with words

SCRAMBLE: daily anagram

SCRAMBLE gives you seven letters and a clock. Make words and find the long one.

Play SCRAMBLE

More word lists

Questions

How many 5 letter words with L are there?

Our dictionary has 2,171, and 952 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?

KYLIX, worth 19 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 with L?

WOULD, CLICK, EMAIL, WORLD, LINKS 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.