5-Letter Words With G and L
There are 223 five-letter words containing both G and L in our dictionary; 120 of them are common words.
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All 223 words
- light9 points
- lying9 points
- logic8 points
- along6 points
- angle6 points
- glass6 points
- large6 points
- legal6 points
- flags9 points
- glory9 points
- glove9 points
- glows9 points
- laugh9 points
- plugs8 points
- lodge7 points
- align6 points
- angel6 points
- eagle6 points
- girls6 points
- glean6 points
- goals6 points
- guilt6 points
- lager6 points
- lungs6 points
- slang6 points
- glaze15 points
- gulch11 points
- godly10 points
- aglow9 points
- elegy9 points
- fling9 points
- flogs9 points
- flung9 points
- gaily9 points
- gavel9 points
- ghoul9 points
- golfs9 points
- growl9 points
- gulfs9 points
- gully9 points
- vigil9 points
- bagel8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- clang8 points
- cling8 points
- clogs8 points
- clung8 points
- gable8 points
- gleam8 points
- globe8 points
- gloom8 points
- gulps8 points
- gelds7 points
- gilds7 points
- glade7 points
- glads7 points
- gland7 points
- glide7 points
- glued7 points
- golds7 points
- guild7 points
- ledge7 points
- ogled7 points
- agile6 points
- algae6 points
- galas6 points
- gales6 points
- galls6 points
- gills6 points
- gilts6 points
- glare6 points
- glens6 points
- glint6 points
- gloat6 points
- gloss6 points
- glues6 points
- gluts6 points
- gnarl6 points
- grill6 points
- gruel6 points
- guile6 points
- gulls6 points
- igloo6 points
- lingo6 points
- longs6 points
- lunge6 points
- ogles6 points
- regal6 points
- sling6 points
- slogs6 points
- slugs6 points
- slung6 points
- glitz15 points
- leggy10 points
- golly9 points
- globs8 points
- legit6 points
- logos6 points
- glyph14 points
- bulgy11 points
- gluey9 points
- bilge8 points
- mogul8 points
- gelid7 points
- gulag7 points
- grail6 points
- largo6 points
- liege6 points
- loges6 points
- slags6 points
- girly9 points
- lough9 points
- algal6 points
- lings6 points
- luges6 points
- fugal9 points
- glans6 points
- gluon6 points
- ogler6 points
- gloze15 points
- jugal13 points
- ghyll12 points
- klong10 points
- loggy10 points
- agley9 points
- flong9 points
- galah9 points
- glary9 points
- gyral9 points
- ology9 points
- vagal9 points
- belga8 points
- bogle8 points
- galop8 points
- gimel8 points
- glebe8 points
- gloam8 points
- gloms8 points
- glume8 points
- golem8 points
- plage8 points
- algid7 points
- glede7 points
- luged7 points
- aglet6 points
- algin6 points
- algor6 points
- argal6 points
- argil6 points
- argol6 points
- galea6 points
- glair6 points
- gleet6 points
- glias6 points
- goral6 points
- gules6 points
- ingle6 points
- lagan6 points
- leges6 points
- ligan6 points
- liger6 points
- logan6 points
- logia6 points
- longe6 points
- lungi6 points
- sigil6 points
- glazy18 points
- galax13 points
- gayly12 points
- gliff12 points
- gulfy12 points
- bigly11 points
- bilgy11 points
- gulpy11 points
- glady10 points
- gleek10 points
- kluge10 points
- kugel10 points
- ledgy10 points
- fugle9 points
- gally9 points
- gayal9 points
- gilly9 points
- gleys9 points
- laigh9 points
- lingy9 points
- vulgo9 points
- algum8 points
- almug8 points
- clags8 points
- colog8 points
- glace8 points
- gleba8 points
- glime8 points
- glims8 points
- glogg8 points
- glops8 points
- gleds7 points
- gleed7 points
- glugs7 points
- aglee6 points
- alang6 points
- algas6 points
- argle6 points
- gaols6 points
- gault6 points
- gelee6 points
- gelts6 points
- glees6 points
- glial6 points
- glost6 points
- glout6 points
- gluer6 points
- graal6 points
- gular6 points
- iglus6 points
- leger6 points
- liang6 points
- linga6 points
- logoi6 points
- luger6 points
- rugal6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 223
- By usage: 93 very common, 27 common, 103 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- glazy 18
- glaze 15
- glitz 15
- gloze 15
- glyph 14
- galax 13
- jugal 13
- gayly 12
- ghyll 12
- gliff 12
Most common
- light
- lying
- logic
- along
- angle
- glass
- large
- legal
- flags
- glory
Definitions
- light (adjective)
- Of comparatively little physical weight or density.
- lying (noun)
- The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.
- logic (noun)
- The branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.
- along (adverb)
- With a forward motion.
Words that contain both G and L come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 223 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. GLAZY is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that contain both G and L, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
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 G and L are there?
Our dictionary has 223 five-letter words containing both G and L, of which 120 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 G and L?
GLAZY 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.