5-Letter Words With L
There are 2,167 five-letter words with L. 676 are common English words, listed first; the other 1,491 are valid but rarer.
Common 5-letter words with L (676)
The likeliest answers in word games, A to Z.
- adult
- agile
- aisle
- alamo
- alarm
- album
- alert
- algae
- alias
- alibi
- alien
- align
- alike
- alive
- alley
- allow
- alloy
- aloft
- aloha
- alone
- along
- aloud
- alpha
- altar
- alter
- ample
- angel
- angle
- ankle
- anvil
- apple
- apply
- aptly
- ariel
- atlas
- avail
- awful
- axial
- badly
- bagel
- balls
- basal
- basil
- belle
- bells
- belly
- below
- belts
- bible
- bills
- billy
- black
- blade
- blame
- bland
- blank
- blast
- blaze
- bleak
- bleed
- bleep
- blend
- bless
- blind
- blink
- bliss
- blitz
- block
- bloke
- blond
- blood
- bloom
- blown
- blows
- blues
- bluff
- blunt
- blush
- boils
- bolts
- bowel
- bowls
- brawl
- brill
- build
- built
- bulbs
- bulge
- bulky
- bulls
- bully
- cabal
- cable
- calif
- calls
- camel
- canal
- carol
- celeb
- cello
- cells
- chalk
- child
- chile
- chili
- chill
- civil
- claim
- clamp
- clams
- clans
- clash
- clasp
- class
- claws
- clean
- clear
- clerk
- click
- cliff
- climb
- cling
- clips
- cloak
- clock
- clone
- close
- cloth
- cloud
- clout
- clown
- clubs
- clues
- coils
- coles
- colin
- colon
- color
- colts
- cools
- coral
- could
- crawl
- cruel
- cults
- curls
- curly
- cycle
- daily
- deals
- dealt
- decal
- delay
- delta
- delve
- devil
- dials
- dolce
- dolls
- dolly
- drill
- drool
- dwell
- eagle
- early
- elbow
- elder
- elect
- elite
- elves
- equal
- evils
- excel
- exile
- expel
- fable
- fails
- falls
- false
- fatal
- fault
- fecal
- feels
- fella
- felon
- feral
- fetal
- field
- filed
- files
- fills
- filly
- films
- filth
- final
- flags
- flair
- flake
- flame
- flank
- flaps
- flare
- flash
- flask
- flats
- flaws
- fleas
- fleet
- flesh
- flick
- flies
- fling
- flint
- flips
- flirt
- float
- flock
- flood
- floor
- flops
- flora
- floss
- flour
- flown
- flows
- fluff
- fluid
- fluke
- flung
- flush
- flute
- flyer
- focal
- folds
- folio
- folks
- folly
- fools
- fouls
- frail
- fuels
- fully
- gable
- gills
- girls
- girly
- gland
- glare
- glass
- glaze
- glide
- globe
- gloom
- glory
- gloss
- glove
- glued
- goals
- godly
- golds
- grail
- grill
- growl
- guild
- guilt
- gulls
- gully
- hails
- halls
- hazel
- heals
- heels
- helix
- hello
- hells
- helps
- hills
- hilly
- holds
- holed
- holes
- holly
- hotel
- ideal
- idols
- imply
- inlet
- isles
- jails
- jelly
- jewel
- jolly
- kelly
- kills
- kilos
- kneel
- koala
- 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
- madly
- mails
- males
- malls
- manly
- maple
- meals
- medal
- melee
- melon
- melts
- merle
- metal
- miles
- milky
- mills
- modal
- model
- mogul
- molds
- moles
- molly
- moral
- motel
- mould
- mules
- mural
- nails
- nasal
- natal
- naval
- nelly
- newly
- noble
- novel
- nylon
- oddly
- oiled
- older
- olive
- palms
- palsy
- panel
- papal
- pearl
- pedal
- penal
- peril
- petal
- piled
- piles
- pills
- pilot
- pixel
- place
- plaid
- plain
- plane
- plank
- plans
- plant
- plate
- playa
- plays
- plaza
- plead
- pleas
- plots
- pluck
- plugs
- plume
- plump
- plush
- polar
- poles
- polio
- polka
- polls
- pools
- psalm
- pulls
- pulse
- pupil
- quail
- quell
- quill
- quilt
- rails
- rally
- ralph
- realm
- rebel
- reels
- regal
- relax
- relay
- relic
- renal
- repel
- reply
- revel
- rifle
- riley
- rival
- roles
- rolls
- royal
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- rural
- sadly
- sails
- salad
- sales
- sally
- salon
- salsa
- salts
- salty
- scale
- scalp
- seals
- sells
- shale
- shall
- shalt
- shawl
- shelf
- shell
- silky
- silly
- silva
- skill
- skull
- slabs
- slack
- slain
- slams
- slang
- slant
- slaps
- slash
- slate
- slave
- sleek
- sleep
- slept
- slice
- slick
- slide
- slime
- slimy
- sling
- slips
- slope
- sloth
- slots
- slows
- slugs
- slump
- slums
- slurs
- small
- smell
- smile
- snail
- soils
- solar
- soles
- solid
- solos
- solve
- souls
- spell
- spelt
- spill
- split
- spoil
- stale
- stalk
- stall
- steal
- steel
- still
- stole
- stool
- style
- sully
- swell
- swirl
- table
- tails
- tales
- talks
- tally
- tells
- telly
- tesla
- tidal
- tiled
- tiles
- title
- tolls
- tonal
- tools
- total
- towel
- trail
- trial
- troll
- truly
- tulip
- ulcer
- ultra
- uncle
- until
- usual
- valet
- valid
- valor
- value
- valve
- vault
- vials
- vigil
- villa
- vinyl
- viola
- viral
- vital
- vocal
- volts
- vowel
- wales
- walks
- walls
- wally
- waltz
- welch
- wells
- welsh
- whale
- wheel
- while
- whole
- wield
- wills
- willy
- world
- would
- yells
- yield
Less common 5-letter words with L (1,491)
A… (103)
- aalii
- abele
- abler
- ables
- aboil
- acold
- acyls
- addle
- afoul
- aglee
- aglet
- agley
- aglow
- ahold
- ahull
- ailed
- aioli
- akela
- alack
- aland
- alane
- alang
- alans
- alant
- alary
- alate
- albas
- alcid
- alder
- aldol
- alecs
- alefs
- aleph
- alfas
- algal
- algas
- algid
- algin
- algor
- algum
- alifs
- aline
- alist
- aliya
- alkyd
- alkyl
- allay
- allee
- allod
- allot
- allyl
- almah
- almas
- almeh
- almes
- almud
- almug
- aloes
- aloin
- aloof
- altho
- altos
- alula
- alums
- alway
- amble
- amole
- amply
- ampul
- amyls
- anele
- anile
- anils
- anlas
- annal
- annul
- anole
- appal
- appel
- areal
- argal
- argil
- argle
- argol
- arils
- arles
- artal
- artel
- arval
- aryls
- asyla
- atilt
- atoll
- aulic
- aural
- awols
- axels
- axile
- axils
- axled
- axles
- azlon
- azole
B… (104)
- baals
- babel
- babul
- bails
- balas
- balds
- baldy
- baled
- baler
- bales
- balks
- balky
- bally
- balms
- balmy
- balsa
- banal
- baulk
- bawls
- bedel
- belay
- belch
- belga
- belie
- beryl
- betel
- bevel
- bezel
- bezil
- biali
- bialy
- bield
- bigly
- bilbo
- biles
- bilge
- bilgy
- bilks
- binal
- birle
- birls
- blabs
- blahs
- blain
- blams
- blare
- blase
- blate
- blats
- blawn
- blaws
- blear
- bleat
- blebs
- blent
- blest
- blets
- blimp
- blimy
- blini
- blips
- blite
- bloat
- blobs
- blocs
- bloop
- blots
- blowy
- blubs
- blued
- bluer
- bluet
- bluey
- blume
- blurb
- blurs
- blurt
- blype
- bogle
- bolar
- bolas
- bolds
- boles
- bolls
- bolos
- bolus
- boral
- botel
- boule
- boyla
- brail
- broil
- bubal
- bugle
- buhls
- bulgy
- bulks
- bulla
- burls
- burly
- butle
- butyl
- bylaw
- byrls
C… (103)
- calfs
- calix
- calks
- calla
- calms
- calve
- calyx
- carle
- carls
- cauld
- caulk
- cauls
- cavil
- cecal
- ceils
- cella
- celli
- celom
- celts
- ceorl
- chela
- chiel
- cholo
- churl
- chyle
- cibol
- cilia
- clach
- clack
- clade
- clads
- clags
- clang
- clank
- claps
- clapt
- claro
- clary
- clast
- clave
- clavi
- clays
- cleat
- cleek
- clefs
- cleft
- clepe
- clept
- clews
- clift
- clime
- cline
- clink
- clipt
- clods
- clogs
- clomb
- clomp
- clonk
- clons
- cloot
- clops
- clots
- clour
- clove
- cloys
- cloze
- cluck
- clued
- clump
- clung
- clunk
- coala
- coals
- coaly
- coble
- colas
- colds
- coled
- colic
- colly
- colog
- colza
- comal
- cooly
- copal
- cowls
- coxal
- coyly
- craal
- creel
- culch
- culet
- culex
- culls
- cully
- culms
- culpa
- culti
- cupel
- cyclo
- cylix
- cymol
D… (50)
- dahls
- dales
- dally
- dedal
- deils
- deled
- deles
- delfs
- delft
- delis
- dells
- delly
- devel
- dhals
- dhole
- dildo
- dills
- dilly
- dimly
- diols
- dirls
- dobla
- doily
- dolci
- doled
- doles
- dolma
- dolor
- dolts
- domal
- dooly
- dotal
- dowel
- doyly
- drail
- drawl
- drily
- droll
- dryly
- duals
- ducal
- duels
- dulia
- dulls
- dully
- dulse
- duple
- dural
- dwelt
- dynel
E… (25)
- earls
- easel
- eclat
- edile
- elain
- eland
- elans
- elate
- elegy
- elemi
- elfin
- elide
- elint
- eloin
- elope
- elude
- elute
- elver
- enols
- enrol
- ervil
- ethyl
- exalt
- extol
- exult
F… (73)
- farle
- farls
- fatly
- fauld
- felid
- fells
- felly
- felts
- ferly
- feyly
- filar
- filch
- filer
- filet
- fille
- fillo
- filmy
- filos
- filum
- fitly
- fjeld
- flabs
- flack
- flail
- flaky
- flams
- flamy
- flans
- flawy
- flaxy
- flays
- fleam
- fleck
- fleer
- flees
- flews
- fleys
- flics
- flied
- flier
- flite
- flits
- flocs
- floes
- flogs
- flong
- flota
- flout
- flubs
- flued
- flues
- fluky
- flume
- flump
- flunk
- fluor
- fluty
- fluyt
- flyby
- flyte
- foals
- foils
- folia
- folky
- fowls
- frill
- fugal
- fugle
- fulls
- furls
- fusel
- fusil
- fuzil
G… (86)
- gaily
- galah
- galas
- galax
- galea
- gales
- galls
- gally
- galop
- gaols
- gault
- gavel
- gayal
- gayly
- gelds
- gelee
- gelid
- gelts
- ghoul
- ghyll
- gilds
- gilly
- gilts
- gimel
- glace
- glade
- glads
- glady
- glair
- glans
- glary
- glazy
- gleam
- glean
- gleba
- glebe
- glede
- gleds
- gleed
- gleek
- glees
- gleet
- glens
- gleys
- glial
- glias
- gliff
- glime
- glims
- glint
- glitz
- gloam
- gloat
- globs
- glogg
- gloms
- glops
- glost
- glout
- glows
- gloze
- gluer
- glues
- gluey
- glugs
- glume
- gluon
- gluts
- glyph
- gnarl
- golem
- golfs
- golly
- goral
- graal
- gruel
- guile
- gulag
- gular
- gulch
- gules
- gulfs
- gulfy
- gulps
- gulpy
- gyral
H… (53)
- hadal
- haled
- haler
- hales
- halid
- hallo
- halma
- halms
- halos
- halts
- halva
- halve
- hamal
- haole
- haply
- harls
- haulm
- hauls
- heils
- helio
- helms
- helos
- helot
- helve
- hemal
- herls
- hexyl
- hilar
- hillo
- hilts
- hilum
- hilus
- holey
- holks
- holla
- hollo
- holms
- holts
- hooly
- horal
- hosel
- hotly
- hovel
- howls
- hoyle
- hulas
- hulks
- hulky
- hullo
- hulls
- hurls
- hurly
- hylas
I… (26)
- icily
- idled
- idler
- idles
- idyll
- idyls
- igloo
- iglus
- ileac
- ileal
- ileum
- ileus
- iliac
- iliad
- ilial
- ilium
- iller
- impel
- indol
- ingle
- inkle
- inlay
- isled
- islet
- istle
- ixtle
J… (19)
- jacal
- jalap
- jalop
- jarls
- jebel
- jells
- jills
- jilts
- joles
- jolts
- jolty
- joual
- joule
- jowls
- jowly
- jugal
- julep
- jural
- jurel
K… (35)
- kails
- kalam
- kales
- kalif
- kalpa
- keels
- kelep
- kelim
- kelps
- kelpy
- ketol
- kevel
- kevil
- kibla
- kilim
- kilns
- kilts
- kilty
- klong
- kloof
- kluge
- klutz
- knell
- knelt
- knoll
- knurl
- koels
- kohls
- kolas
- kolos
- kraal
- krill
- kugel
- kulak
- kylix
L… (275)
- laari
- labia
- labra
- lacer
- laded
- lader
- lades
- ladle
- laevo
- lagan
- lahar
- laich
- laics
- laigh
- lairs
- laith
- laity
- laked
- laker
- lalls
- lamas
- lamby
- lamed
- lamer
- lames
- lamia
- lanai
- lanky
- lapel
- lapin
- lapis
- larch
- lards
- lardy
- laree
- lares
- largo
- laris
- larks
- larky
- larum
- larva
- lased
- lases
- lasso
- lated
- laten
- lathe
- lathi
- laths
- lathy
- latke
- lauan
- lauds
- lavas
- laved
- laver
- laves
- lawed
- lawny
- laxer
- laxly
- layed
- layup
- lazar
- lazed
- lazes
- leady
- leant
- lears
- leary
- leavy
- leben
- ledgy
- leeks
- leers
- leery
- leets
- lefts
- leger
- leges
- leggy
- lehrs
- lehua
- leman
- lemma
- lemur
- lenes
- lenis
- lenos
- lense
- lento
- leper
- lepta
- letch
- lethe
- letup
- leuds
- levee
- lexes
- lexis
- lezzy
- liana
- liane
- liard
- liber
- libra
- libri
- lichi
- licht
- licit
- lidar
- lidos
- liege
- liens
- liers
- lieus
- lieve
- lifer
- ligan
- liger
- liken
- liker
- lilts
- liman
- limas
- limba
- limbi
- limby
- limed
- limen
- limes
- limey
- limns
- limos
- limpa
- limps
- linac
- lindy
- liney
- linga
- lings
- lingy
- linin
- linky
- linns
- linos
- lints
- linty
- linum
- lipin
- lippy
- liras
- lirot
- lisle
- lisps
- litai
- litas
- lithe
- litho
- liven
- livid
- livre
- llama
- llano
- loach
- loafs
- loams
- loamy
- loath
- lobar
- lobed
- lobos
- lochs
- locos
- locum
- loden
- lodes
- loess
- lofts
- loges
- loggy
- logia
- logoi
- loins
- lolls
- lolly
- longe
- looby
- looed
- looey
- loofa
- loofs
- looie
- loons
- loony
- loopy
- loots
- loped
- loper
- lopes
- loppy
- loral
- loran
- lores
- loris
- losel
- lossy
- lotah
- lotas
- lotic
- lotos
- lotte
- lough
- loupe
- loups
- lours
- loury
- louse
- louts
- lovat
- lowed
- lowes
- lowse
- loxed
- loxes
- luaus
- lubes
- luces
- lucks
- lucre
- ludes
- ludic
- luffa
- luffs
- luged
- luger
- luges
- lulls
- lulus
- lumpy
- lunas
- lunes
- lunet
- lunge
- lungi
- lunks
- lunts
- lupin
- lurch
- lurer
- lures
- lurid
- lurks
- lusts
- lusty
- lusus
- lutea
- luted
- lutes
- luxes
- lweis
- lyard
- lyart
- lyase
- lycea
- lycee
- lyres
- lysed
- lyses
- lysin
- lysis
- lyssa
- lytic
- lytta
M… (48)
- macle
- maile
- maill
- malar
- malic
- malms
- malmy
- malts
- malty
- marls
- marly
- mauls
- mealy
- melds
- melic
- mells
- merls
- mewls
- miaul
- milch
- miler
- milia
- milks
- mille
- milos
- milpa
- milts
- milty
- mohel
- moils
- molal
- molar
- molas
- moldy
- molls
- molto
- molts
- moola
- mools
- morel
- moult
- muhly
- mulch
- mulct
- muled
- muley
- mulla
- mulls
N… (21)
- naled
- navel
- nerol
- newel
- nicol
- nidal
- nihil
- nills
- nival
- nobly
- nodal
- noels
- noils
- noily
- nolos
- nonyl
- nopal
- notal
- nulls
- nurls
- nyala
O… (37)
- obeli
- obole
- oboli
- obols
- octal
- octyl
- oculi
- odyle
- odyls
- offal
- ogled
- ogler
- ogles
- oiler
- olden
- oldie
- oleic
- olein
- oleos
- oleum
- olios
- ollas
- ology
- opals
- orals
- oriel
- orles
- orlop
- osmol
- ousel
- ouzel
- ovals
- ovoli
- ovolo
- ovule
- owlet
- oxlip
P… (88)
- padle
- pails
- palea
- paled
- paler
- pales
- palet
- palls
- pally
- palmy
- palpi
- palps
- parle
- parol
- patly
- pawls
- peals
- peels
- peles
- pelfs
- pelon
- pelts
- pepla
- phial
- phlox
- phyla
- phyle
- pibal
- pical
- picul
- pilaf
- pilar
- pilau
- pilaw
- pilea
- pilei
- pilis
- pilus
- pipal
- plack
- plage
- plait
- plash
- plasm
- plats
- platy
- pleat
- plebe
- plebs
- plena
- plews
- plica
- plied
- plier
- plies
- plink
- plods
- plonk
- plops
- plotz
- plows
- ploys
- plumb
- plums
- plumy
- plunk
- plyer
- poilu
- poled
- poler
- polis
- polos
- polyp
- polys
- poult
- prill
- prole
- prowl
- puled
- puler
- pules
- pulik
- pulis
- pulps
- pulpy
- pupal
- purls
- pylon
Q… (2)
- quale
- qualm
R… (27)
- rales
- ratal
- ratel
- ravel
- rawly
- reals
- redly
- refel
- refly
- relet
- relit
- reoil
- rials
- riels
- riled
- riles
- rille
- rills
- riyal
- roble
- roils
- roily
- rolfs
- rotls
- rowel
- ruble
- rugal
S… (151)
- sable
- salal
- salep
- salic
- salmi
- salol
- salpa
- salps
- salve
- salvo
- sauls
- sault
- scald
- scall
- scaly
- schul
- scold
- scowl
- sculk
- scull
- sculp
- seels
- seely
- selah
- selfs
- selle
- selva
- sepal
- seral
- setal
- shaly
- shaul
- sheal
- sheol
- shiel
- shill
- shily
- shlep
- shoal
- shool
- shorl
- shuln
- shuls
- shyly
- sials
- sibyl
- sidle
- sigil
- silds
- silex
- silks
- sills
- silos
- silts
- silty
- sisal
- skald
- skelm
- skelp
- skirl
- skoal
- skulk
- slags
- slake
- slank
- slats
- slaty
- slaws
- slays
- sleds
- sleet
- slews
- slier
- slily
- slims
- slink
- slipe
- slipt
- slits
- slobs
- sloes
- slogs
- sloid
- slojd
- sloop
- slops
- slosh
- sloyd
- slubs
- slued
- slues
- sluff
- slung
- slunk
- slurb
- slurp
- slush
- sluts
- slyer
- slyly
- slype
- smalt
- smelt
- smolt
- snarl
- snell
- snool
- socle
- sokol
- solan
- soldi
- soldo
- soled
- solei
- solon
- solum
- solus
- sonly
- sorel
- sotol
- spail
- spale
- spall
- speel
- speil
- spiel
- spile
- spilt
- splat
- splay
- spool
- stela
- stele
- stile
- stilt
- stull
- styli
- sulci
- sulfa
- sulfo
- sulks
- sulky
- sulus
- sural
- surly
- swail
- swale
- swill
- sylis
- sylph
- sylva
T… (52)
- tabla
- taels
- talar
- talas
- talcs
- taler
- talky
- talon
- taluk
- talus
- tamal
- teals
- teels
- telae
- teles
- telex
- telia
- telic
- teloi
- telos
- tepal
- thill
- thiol
- thirl
- thole
- thurl
- tical
- tilak
- tilde
- tiler
- tills
- tilth
- tilts
- tirls
- toile
- toils
- tolan
- tolas
- toled
- toles
- tolus
- tolyl
- trawl
- trill
- triol
- trull
- tubal
- tules
- tulle
- twill
- twirl
- typal
U… (21)
- uhlan
- ulama
- ulans
- ulema
- ulnad
- ulnae
- ulnar
- ulnas
- ulpan
- ulvas
- umbel
- unlay
- unled
- unlet
- unlit
- uplit
- ureal
- urial
- utile
- uveal
- uvula
V… (32)
- vagal
- vails
- vakil
- vales
- valse
- vasal
- veals
- vealy
- veils
- velar
- velds
- veldt
- velum
- venal
- vexil
- viler
- villi
- vills
- vinal
- viols
- virls
- voila
- voile
- volar
- voled
- voles
- volta
- volte
- volti
- volva
- vulgo
- vulva
W… (34)
- wails
- waled
- waler
- walla
- wanly
- wauls
- wawls
- weald
- weals
- wedel
- welds
- welly
- welts
- wetly
- wheal
- whelk
- whelm
- whelp
- whirl
- whorl
- wilco
- wilds
- wiled
- wiles
- wilts
- woald
- woful
- wolds
- wolfs
- wools
- wooly
- wryly
- wyled
- wyles
X… (4)
- xylan
- xylem
- xylol
- xylyl
Y… (14)
- yauld
- yawls
- yelks
- yelps
- yills
- ylems
- yodel
- yodle
- yokel
- yolks
- yolky
- yowls
- yulan
- yules
Z… (8)
- zeals
- zilch
- zills
- zlote
- zloty
- zoeal
- zonal
- zoril
No words on this page match those letters.
By the numbers
At a glance
- Words
- 2,167
- Common words
- 676 (31%)
- L more than once
- 199 words
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 401 | 509 | 584 | 532 | 345 |
Quick answers
Questions
How many 5-letter words with L are there?
2,167 in our list (the public-domain ENABLE word list). 676 of them are common English words; the other 1,491 are valid but rarely used.
What are the most common 5-letter words with L?
By how often they appear in everyday English: WOULD, COULD, STILL, WHILE, WORLD.
Where does L usually sit in a 5-letter word?
Most often in the third position (584 words). 199 words contain L more than once.