5-Letter Words With E and L
There are 893 five-letter words containing both E and L in our dictionary; 522 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 893 words
- equal14 points
- cycle12 points
- shelf11 points
- wheel11 points
- while11 points
- whole11 points
- below10 points
- helps10 points
- leach10 points
- liked10 points
- reply10 points
- apple9 points
- blame9 points
- delay9 points
- field9 points
- filed9 points
- flied9 points
- likes9 points
- lived9 points
- place9 points
- alive8 points
- early8 points
- false8 points
- feels8 points
- files8 points
- flies8 points
- hello8 points
- holes8 points
- hotel8 points
- leave8 points
- level8 points
- lives8 points
- lower8 points
- model8 points
- novel8 points
- shell8 points
- solve8 points
- style8 points
- value8 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- close7 points
- elect7 points
- label7 points
- metal7 points
- miles7 points
- plane7 points
- scale7 points
- sleep7 points
- smile7 points
- spell7 points
- table7 points
- angle6 points
- deals6 points
- dealt6 points
- ideal6 points
- large6 points
- leads6 points
- legal6 points
- older6 points
- alone5 points
- alter5 points
- later5 points
- learn5 points
- least5 points
- lines5 points
- loose5 points
- loses5 points
- rules5 points
- sales5 points
- sells5 points
- steal5 points
- tells5 points
- title5 points
- jelly15 points
- relax12 points
- flesh11 points
- halve11 points
- newly11 points
- valve11 points
- vowel11 points
- whale11 points
- flame10 points
- alike9 points
- ample9 points
- bible9 points
- cable9 points
- devil9 points
- glove9 points
- loved9 points
- yield9 points
- blade8 points
- evils8 points
- fleet8 points
- flute8 points
- heels8 points
- layer8 points
- liver8 points
- lover8 points
- loves8 points
- pedal8 points
- relay8 points
- slave8 points
- bells7 points
- bless7 points
- blues7 points
- cells7 points
- clone7 points
- clues7 points
- cruel7 points
- lemon7 points
- libel7 points
- lodge7 points
- males7 points
- meals7 points
- noble7 points
- panel7 points
- piles7 points
- plate7 points
- pulse7 points
- realm7 points
- slept7 points
- slice7 points
- slope7 points
- smell7 points
- uncle7 points
- angel6 points
- delta6 points
- eagle6 points
- glean6 points
- lager6 points
- lends6 points
- lined6 points
- ruled6 points
- slide6 points
- alert5 points
- alien5 points
- elite5 points
- laser5 points
- leans5 points
- liter5 points
- litre5 points
- roles5 points
- ruler5 points
- seals5 points
- soles5 points
- stale5 points
- steel5 points
- stole5 points
- tales5 points
- tiles5 points
- hazel17 points
- blaze16 points
- glaze15 points
- jewel15 points
- excel14 points
- expel14 points
- fleck14 points
- quell14 points
- axles12 points
- belch12 points
- exalt12 points
- exile12 points
- extol12 points
- exult12 points
- flake12 points
- fluke12 points
- jells12 points
- latex12 points
- laxer12 points
- leaky12 points
- yokel12 points
- bleak11 points
- clerk11 points
- flyer11 points
- hovel11 points
- leafy11 points
- belly10 points
- bowel10 points
- calve10 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- elbow10 points
- fable10 points
- helms10 points
- leech10 points
- mealy10 points
- yelps10 points
- amble9 points
- ankle9 points
- camel9 points
- clime9 points
- delve9 points
- dwell9 points
- dwelt9 points
- elegy9 points
- gavel9 points
- haled9 points
- holed9 points
- impel9 points
- keels9 points
- kneel9 points
- knelt9 points
- lakes9 points
- leaks9 points
- leeks9 points
- liken9 points
- liker9 points
- lowed9 points
- maple9 points
- plume9 points
- slake9 points
- sleek9 points
- welds9 points
- wield9 points
- yodel9 points
- alley8 points
- bagel8 points
- baled8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blued8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- clued8 points
- elves8 points
- fells8 points
- felon8 points
- felts8 points
- filet8 points
- flare8 points
- fleas8 points
- flees8 points
- flier8 points
- flues8 points
- fuels8 points
- gable8 points
- gleam8 points
- globe8 points
- haler8 points
- hales8 points
- heals8 points
- laced8 points
- lamed8 points
- lathe8 points
- leafs8 points
- leash8 points
- leery8 points
- lefts8 points
- levee8 points
- lever8 points
- limed8 points
- lithe8 points
- liven8 points
- loped8 points
- lyres8 points
- medal8 points
- navel8 points
- olive8 points
- paled8 points
- piled8 points
- plead8 points
- plied8 points
- poled8 points
- ravel8 points
- revel8 points
- rifle8 points
- salve8 points
- slews8 points
- slyer8 points
- swell8 points
- towel8 points
- valet8 points
- veils8 points
- viler8 points
- wells8 points
- welts8 points
- yells8 points
- abler7 points
- bales7 points
- belie7 points
- belts7 points
- blare7 points
- bleat7 points
- bluer7 points
- cello7 points
- cleat7 points
- doled7 points
- elope7 points
- gelds7 points
- glade7 points
- glide7 points
- glued7 points
- idled7 points
- laces7 points
- laded7 points
- lamer7 points
- lames7 points
- lance7 points
- lapel7 points
- lapse7 points
- leaps7 points
- leapt7 points
- ledge7 points
- leper7 points
- letup7 points
- limes7 points
- lobes7 points
- lopes7 points
- melon7 points
- melts7 points
- moles7 points
- motel7 points
- mules7 points
- ogled7 points
- paler7 points
- pales7 points
- peals7 points
- pearl7 points
- peels7 points
- pelts7 points
- penal7 points
- peril7 points
- petal7 points
- pleas7 points
- pleat7 points
- plies7 points
- poles7 points
- rebel7 points
- relic7 points
- repel7 points
- slime7 points
- smelt7 points
- ulcer7 points
- agile6 points
- ailed6 points
- algae6 points
- delis6 points
- doles6 points
- duels6 points
- elder6 points
- elude6 points
- gales6 points
- glare6 points
- glens6 points
- glues6 points
- gruel6 points
- guile6 points
- idler6 points
- idles6 points
- laden6 points
- lades6 points
- ladle6 points
- lunge6 points
- lured6 points
- ogles6 points
- oiled6 points
- olden6 points
- regal6 points
- riled6 points
- sidle6 points
- sleds6 points
- soled6 points
- tilde6 points
- tiled6 points
- aisle5 points
- earls5 points
- easel5 points
- enrol5 points
- inlet5 points
- isles5 points
- lanes5 points
- lease5 points
- leers5 points
- linen5 points
- liner5 points
- loser5 points
- louse5 points
- lures5 points
- lutes5 points
- reals5 points
- reels5 points
- riles5 points
- slate5 points
- sleet5 points
- slier5 points
- pixel14 points
- welsh11 points
- bevel10 points
- fecal10 points
- leggy10 points
- decal8 points
- elfin8 points
- fetal8 points
- melds8 points
- wiles8 points
- spiel7 points
- legit6 points
- oldie6 points
- elate5 points
- liens5 points
- loner5 points
- xylem17 points
- helix15 points
- lazed15 points
- whelk15 points
- julep14 points
- lazes14 points
- whelp13 points
- joule12 points
- telex12 points
- lefty11 points
- wetly11 points
- wheal11 points
- belay10 points
- beryl10 points
- clews10 points
- flume10 points
- mewls10 points
- babel9 points
- bleep9 points
- dowel9 points
- gluey9 points
- knell9 points
- lemma9 points
- umbel9 points
- velds9 points
- waled9 points
- wiled9 points
- bilge8 points
- feral8 points
- floes8 points
- helot8 points
- lifer8 points
- lobed8 points
- newel8 points
- ovule8 points
- owlet8 points
- rowel8 points
- shale8 points
- vales8 points
- venal8 points
- voile8 points
- voles8 points
- wales8 points
- weals8 points
- addle7 points
- belle7 points
- boles7 points
- creel7 points
- gelid7 points
- lemur7 points
- lubes7 points
- lucre7 points
- miler7 points
- ruble7 points
- sable7 points
- sepal7 points
- alder6 points
- dales6 points
- dells6 points
- elide6 points
- liege6 points
- lodes6 points
- loges6 points
- slued6 points
- aloes5 points
- islet5 points
- latte5 points
- lisle5 points
- noels5 points
- renal5 points
- sloes5 points
- slues5 points
- stile5 points
- teals5 points
- tulle5 points
- ulnae5 points
- lexis12 points
- bloke11 points
- welly11 points
- limey10 points
- celeb9 points
- plebe9 points
- plebs9 points
- fella8 points
- telly8 points
- velar8 points
- betel7 points
- prole7 points
- luges6 points
- tiler5 points
- bezel16 points
- whelm13 points
- ethyl11 points
- helve11 points
- holey11 points
- velum10 points
- cecal9 points
- delft9 points
- laved9 points
- clade8 points
- duple8 points
- elver8 points
- filer8 points
- laves8 points
- puled8 points
- thole8 points
- baler7 points
- blear7 points
- bluet7 points
- ileum7 points
- lepta7 points
- lumen7 points
- morel7 points
- pules7 points
- eland6 points
- ogler6 points
- areal5 points
- lento5 points
- oriel5 points
- hexyl18 points
- fjeld16 points
- gloze15 points
- azole14 points
- culex14 points
- feyly14 points
- jebel14 points
- ouzel14 points
- quale14 points
- chyle13 points
- phyle13 points
- ixtle12 points
- jurel12 points
- kelly12 points
- kevel12 points
- luxes12 points
- cleek11 points
- felly11 points
- flews11 points
- flyte11 points
- skelp11 points
- aleph10 points
- bluey10 points
- chela10 points
- clave10 points
- fleam10 points
- hemal10 points
- muley10 points
- slype10 points
- agley9 points
- appel9 points
- blebs9 points
- celom9 points
- clepe9 points
- coble9 points
- cupel9 points
- dhole9 points
- felid9 points
- inkle9 points
- laker9 points
- latke9 points
- macle9 points
- melic9 points
- redly9 points
- weald9 points
- yodle9 points
- bedel8 points
- belga8 points
- bield8 points
- bogle8 points
- dolce8 points
- fleer8 points
- flite8 points
- gimel8 points
- glebe8 points
- glume8 points
- golem8 points
- haole8 points
- hells8 points
- laver8 points
- lethe8 points
- levin8 points
- lewis8 points
- livre8 points
- lweis8 points
- lyses8 points
- nelly8 points
- plage8 points
- selah8 points
- swale8 points
- valse8 points
- abele7 points
- blate7 points
- botel7 points
- boule7 points
- cella7 points
- ceorl7 points
- cline7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 893
- By usage: 387 very common, 135 common, 371 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- lezzy 26
- hexyl 18
- hazel 17
- xylem 17
- bezel 16
- bezil 16
- blaze 16
- cloze 16
- fjeld 16
- glaze 15
Most common
- equal
- cycle
- shelf
- wheel
- while
- whole
- below
- helps
- leach
- liked
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- cycle (noun)
- An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
- shelf (noun)
- A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.
- wheel (noun)
- A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines).
There are 893 five-letter words containing both E and L, and 522 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is LEZZY at 26 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both E and L are there?
Our dictionary has 893 five-letter words containing both E and L, of which 522 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 E and L?
LEZZY scores 26 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.