5-Letter Words Ending in LL
There are 41 five-letter words ending in LL in our dictionary; 31 of them are common words.
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All 41 words
- skill9 points
- shall8 points
- shell8 points
- small7 points
- spell7 points
- still5 points
- skull9 points
- smell7 points
- spill7 points
- drill6 points
- stall5 points
- quell14 points
- quill14 points
- chill10 points
- dwell9 points
- knoll9 points
- frill8 points
- swell8 points
- swill8 points
- droll6 points
- grill6 points
- trill5 points
- troll5 points
- idyll9 points
- knell9 points
- shill8 points
- twill8 points
- scull7 points
- atoll5 points
- krill9 points
- brill7 points
- ghyll12 points
- thill8 points
- spall7 points
- stull5 points
- trull5 points
- ahull8 points
- maill7 points
- prill7 points
- scall7 points
- snell5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 41
- By usage: 23 very common, 8 common, 10 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quell 14
- quill 14
- ghyll 12
- chill 10
- dwell 9
- idyll 9
- knell 9
- knoll 9
- krill 9
- skill 9
Most common
- skill
- shall
- shell
- small
- spell
- still
- skull
- smell
- spill
- drill
Definitions
- skill (noun)
- An ability that has been acquired by training.
- shell (noun)
- Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun.
- small (adjective)
- Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
- spell (noun)
- A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words ending in LL: 41 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as SKILL and SHALL lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in LL are there?
Our dictionary has 41 five-letter words ending in LL, of which 31 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in LL?
QUELL scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.