5-Letter Words Ending in YL
There are 12 five-letter words ending in YL in our dictionary; 4 of them are common words.
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All 12 words
- vinyl11 points
- beryl10 points
- sibyl10 points
- ethyl11 points
- hexyl18 points
- alkyl12 points
- butyl10 points
- allyl8 points
- tolyl8 points
- xylyl18 points
- octyl10 points
- nonyl8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 12
- By usage: 1 very common, 3 common, 8 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- hexyl 18
- xylyl 18
- alkyl 12
- ethyl 11
- vinyl 11
- beryl 10
- butyl 10
- octyl 10
- sibyl 10
- allyl 8
Most common
- vinyl
- beryl
- sibyl
- ethyl
- hexyl
- alkyl
- butyl
- allyl
- tolyl
- xylyl
Definitions
- vinyl (noun)
- A univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene.
- beryl (noun)
- The chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems.
- sibyl (noun)
- A woman who tells fortunes.
- ethyl (noun)
- The univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom.
Words that end in the letters YL come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 12 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. HEXYL is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words ending in YL are there?
Our dictionary has 12 five-letter words ending in YL, of which 4 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 YL?
HEXYL scores 18 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.