5-Letter Words With A and L
There are 929 five-letter words containing both A and L in our dictionary; 499 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 929 words
- equal14 points
- black13 points
- apply12 points
- walks12 points
- awful11 points
- badly11 points
- blank11 points
- flash11 points
- lacks11 points
- leach10 points
- plays10 points
- album9 points
- apple9 points
- blame9 points
- claim9 points
- daily9 points
- delay9 points
- place9 points
- sadly9 points
- talks9 points
- valid9 points
- alive8 points
- allow8 points
- early8 points
- fails8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- fatal8 points
- fault8 points
- final8 points
- float8 points
- leave8 points
- shall8 points
- value8 points
- vital8 points
- walls8 points
- alarm7 points
- calls7 points
- class7 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- label7 points
- labor7 points
- local7 points
- metal7 points
- moral7 points
- plain7 points
- plane7 points
- plans7 points
- plant7 points
- scale7 points
- small7 points
- table7 points
- along6 points
- angle6 points
- deals6 points
- dealt6 points
- glass6 points
- ideal6 points
- lands6 points
- large6 points
- leads6 points
- legal6 points
- loads6 points
- alias5 points
- alone5 points
- alter5 points
- lasts5 points
- later5 points
- learn5 points
- least5 points
- sales5 points
- steal5 points
- total5 points
- trial5 points
- usual5 points
- chalk14 points
- relax12 points
- flaws11 points
- halve11 points
- valve11 points
- whale11 points
- alpha10 points
- clash10 points
- crawl10 points
- flame10 points
- vocal10 points
- alike9 points
- ample9 points
- cable9 points
- flags9 points
- laugh9 points
- blade8 points
- halls8 points
- halts8 points
- layer8 points
- loyal8 points
- pedal8 points
- relay8 points
- rival8 points
- royal8 points
- slash8 points
- slave8 points
- balls7 points
- banal7 points
- blast7 points
- mails7 points
- males7 points
- meals7 points
- panel7 points
- plate7 points
- polar7 points
- realm7 points
- adult6 points
- align6 points
- aloud6 points
- angel6 points
- delta6 points
- dials6 points
- eagle6 points
- glean6 points
- goals6 points
- lager6 points
- slang6 points
- alert5 points
- alien5 points
- atlas5 points
- laser5 points
- leans5 points
- loans5 points
- nails5 points
- rails5 points
- rural5 points
- sails5 points
- seals5 points
- snail5 points
- solar5 points
- stale5 points
- stall5 points
- tails5 points
- tales5 points
- trail5 points
- hazel17 points
- waltz17 points
- blaze16 points
- plaza16 points
- qualm16 points
- flaky15 points
- glaze15 points
- quail14 points
- clack13 points
- amply12 points
- axles12 points
- balmy12 points
- exalt12 points
- flake12 points
- flank12 points
- flask12 points
- jails12 points
- lanky12 points
- latex12 points
- laxer12 points
- leaky12 points
- balks11 points
- bleak11 points
- calks11 points
- caulk11 points
- clamp11 points
- clank11 points
- cloak11 points
- leafy11 points
- madly11 points
- plank11 points
- polka11 points
- shawl11 points
- slack11 points
- aptly10 points
- bawls10 points
- brawl10 points
- calve10 points
- claws10 points
- fable10 points
- flaps10 points
- focal10 points
- latch10 points
- manly10 points
- mealy10 points
- scaly10 points
- aglow9 points
- amble9 points
- ankle9 points
- balms9 points
- blabs9 points
- calms9 points
- camel9 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- dally9 points
- drawl9 points
- gaily9 points
- gavel9 points
- haled9 points
- koala9 points
- lakes9 points
- lambs9 points
- lamps9 points
- larks9 points
- leaks9 points
- maple9 points
- palms9 points
- papal9 points
- psalm9 points
- scalp9 points
- slake9 points
- stalk9 points
- allay8 points
- alley8 points
- alloy8 points
- aloft8 points
- aloof8 points
- anvil8 points
- avail8 points
- bagel8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bland8 points
- clang8 points
- flail8 points
- flair8 points
- flare8 points
- flats8 points
- fleas8 points
- flora8 points
- foals8 points
- frail8 points
- gable8 points
- gleam8 points
- hails8 points
- haler8 points
- hales8 points
- halos8 points
- hauls8 points
- heals8 points
- inlay8 points
- laced8 points
- lamed8 points
- larva8 points
- lathe8 points
- laths8 points
- lawns8 points
- leafs8 points
- leash8 points
- loafs8 points
- loath8 points
- medal8 points
- modal8 points
- naval8 points
- navel8 points
- ovals8 points
- paled8 points
- plaid8 points
- plead8 points
- rally8 points
- ravel8 points
- sally8 points
- salty8 points
- salve8 points
- scald8 points
- shoal8 points
- slays8 points
- tally8 points
- trawl8 points
- valet8 points
- valor8 points
- vault8 points
- vials8 points
- villa8 points
- viola8 points
- viral8 points
- wails8 points
- abler7 points
- alibi7 points
- bails7 points
- bales7 points
- basil7 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- canal7 points
- carol7 points
- clans7 points
- cleat7 points
- coals7 points
- coral7 points
- glade7 points
- glads7 points
- gland7 points
- laces7 points
- laded7 points
- lamer7 points
- lames7 points
- lance7 points
- lapel7 points
- lapse7 points
- leaps7 points
- leapt7 points
- lilac7 points
- llama7 points
- malls7 points
- malts7 points
- mauls7 points
- molar7 points
- mural7 points
- octal7 points
- opals7 points
- pails7 points
- paler7 points
- pales7 points
- palls7 points
- peals7 points
- pearl7 points
- penal7 points
- petal7 points
- pleas7 points
- pleat7 points
- slabs7 points
- slams7 points
- slaps7 points
- splat7 points
- agile6 points
- ailed6 points
- algae6 points
- galas6 points
- gales6 points
- galls6 points
- glare6 points
- gloat6 points
- gnarl6 points
- laden6 points
- lades6 points
- ladle6 points
- lards6 points
- lauds6 points
- regal6 points
- salad6 points
- tidal6 points
- aisle5 points
- allot5 points
- altar5 points
- altos5 points
- annul5 points
- aural5 points
- earls5 points
- easel5 points
- lairs5 points
- lanes5 points
- lease5 points
- liars5 points
- lunar5 points
- nasal5 points
- orals5 points
- reals5 points
- salon5 points
- salts5 points
- slain5 points
- slant5 points
- slate5 points
- slats5 points
- snarl5 points
- talon5 points
- tonal5 points
- ultra5 points
- bylaw13 points
- fecal10 points
- splay10 points
- aloha8 points
- decal8 points
- fetal8 points
- bloat7 points
- colas7 points
- elate5 points
- lasso5 points
- salsa5 points
- calyx17 points
- laxly15 points
- lazed15 points
- balky14 points
- flack14 points
- lazes14 points
- zonal14 points
- phyla13 points
- axial12 points
- palmy12 points
- flays11 points
- offal11 points
- vulva11 points
- wanly11 points
- wheal11 points
- yawls11 points
- belay10 points
- cavil10 points
- larch10 points
- loamy10 points
- palsy10 points
- pawls10 points
- phial10 points
- pilaf10 points
- babel9 points
- cabal9 points
- lemma9 points
- pupal9 points
- waled9 points
- afoul8 points
- ducal8 points
- feral8 points
- hulas8 points
- laity8 points
- salvo8 points
- shale8 points
- shalt8 points
- uvula8 points
- vales8 points
- venal8 points
- wales8 points
- weals8 points
- addle7 points
- alums7 points
- balsa7 points
- basal7 points
- bolas7 points
- cilia7 points
- gulag7 points
- labia7 points
- lamas7 points
- plait7 points
- sable7 points
- sepal7 points
- alder6 points
- dales6 points
- grail6 points
- largo6 points
- nodal6 points
- slags6 points
- aloes5 points
- atoll5 points
- latte5 points
- llano5 points
- luaus5 points
- natal5 points
- renal5 points
- sisal5 points
- teals5 points
- ulnae5 points
- baldy11 points
- wally11 points
- bally10 points
- pally10 points
- fella8 points
- flans8 points
- velar8 points
- algal6 points
- laird6 points
- alkyd13 points
- haply13 points
- talky12 points
- alack11 points
- blahs10 points
- layup10 points
- malty10 points
- plash10 points
- platy10 points
- cecal9 points
- fugal9 points
- kolas9 points
- kraal9 points
- lardy9 points
- laved9 points
- skoal9 points
- clade8 points
- laves8 points
- riyal8 points
- sulfa8 points
- baler7 points
- blear7 points
- calla7 points
- lapin7 points
- lepta7 points
- lobar7 points
- plats7 points
- tabla7 points
- tubal7 points
- eland6 points
- glans6 points
- areal5 points
- atilt5 points
- lanai5 points
- rials5 points
- talus5 points
- ulnar5 points
- colza16 points
- azole14 points
- flawy14 points
- jacal14 points
- jalap14 points
- lazar14 points
- quale14 points
- jugal13 points
- kulak13 points
- alkyl12 points
- axils12 points
- jural12 points
- kalif12 points
- lakhs12 points
- fatly11 points
- kalpa11 points
- lathy11 points
- luffa11 points
- volva11 points
- aleph10 points
- bialy10 points
- boyla10 points
- chela10 points
- clary10 points
- clave10 points
- clavi10 points
- clays10 points
- coaly10 points
- fleam10 points
- halms10 points
- hamal10 points
- haulm10 points
- hemal10 points
- loach10 points
- marly10 points
- patly10 points
- playa10 points
- skald10 points
- typal10 points
- agley9 points
- appel9 points
- babul9 points
- bubal9 points
- copal9 points
- culpa9 points
- dahls9 points
- galah9 points
- glary9 points
- gyral9 points
- kails9 points
- laker9 points
- latke9 points
- macle9 points
- plasm9 points
- plica9 points
- taluk9 points
- vagal9 points
- weald9 points
- woald9 points
- alary8 points
- allyl8 points
- belga8 points
- dobla8 points
- filar8 points
- folia8 points
- galop8 points
- gloam8 points
- haole8 points
- horal8 points
- lathi8 points
- lavas8 points
- laver8 points
- lyssa8 points
- lytta8 points
- nival8 points
- nyala8 points
- plage8 points
- selah8 points
- silva8 points
- slaty8 points
- swale8 points
- uhlan8 points
- unlay8 points
- valse8 points
- volar8 points
- yulan8 points
- abele7 points
- algid7 points
- aulic7 points
- balas7 points
- binal7 points
- blain7 points
- blate7 points
- blats7 points
- brail7 points
- bulla7 points
- cauls7 points
- cella7 points
- claro7 points
- craal7 points
- dedal7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 929
- By usage: 372 very common, 127 common, 430 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- flaxy 18
- glazy 18
- calyx 17
- hazel 17
- waltz 17
- blaze 16
- colza 16
- plaza 16
- qualm 16
- flaky 15
Most common
- equal
- black
- apply
- walks
- awful
- badly
- blank
- flash
- lacks
- leach
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- apply (verb)
- Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
The five-letter words that contain both A and L number 929 in our dictionary. About 499 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is FLAXY, at 18 points.
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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both A and L are there?
Our dictionary has 929 five-letter words containing both A and L, of which 499 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 containing both A and L?
FLAXY 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.