5-Letter Words With I and L
There are 602 five-letter words containing both I and L in our dictionary; 324 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 602 words
- imply12 points
- child11 points
- while11 points
- liked10 points
- claim9 points
- daily9 points
- field9 points
- filed9 points
- flied9 points
- kills9 points
- light9 points
- likes9 points
- links9 points
- lived9 points
- lying9 points
- skill9 points
- valid9 points
- alive8 points
- build8 points
- fails8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- final8 points
- flies8 points
- lives8 points
- logic8 points
- silly8 points
- vital8 points
- wills8 points
- built7 points
- limit7 points
- miles7 points
- plain7 points
- smile7 points
- split7 points
- ideal6 points
- solid6 points
- alias5 points
- lines5 points
- lists5 points
- still5 points
- title5 points
- trial5 points
- until5 points
- click13 points
- cliff13 points
- blink11 points
- climb11 points
- vinyl11 points
- civil10 points
- films10 points
- flips10 points
- lyric10 points
- alike9 points
- bible9 points
- clips9 points
- devil9 points
- fluid9 points
- limbs9 points
- pupil9 points
- yield9 points
- blind8 points
- evils8 points
- hills8 points
- lifts8 points
- liver8 points
- rival8 points
- bills7 points
- bliss7 points
- boils7 points
- libel7 points
- mails7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pilot7 points
- slice7 points
- slips7 points
- spill7 points
- spoil7 points
- align6 points
- dials6 points
- drill6 points
- girls6 points
- guilt6 points
- lined6 points
- slide6 points
- alien5 points
- elite5 points
- liter5 points
- litre5 points
- nails5 points
- rails5 points
- sails5 points
- snail5 points
- tails5 points
- tiles5 points
- trail5 points
- blitz16 points
- flick14 points
- milky14 points
- quail14 points
- quill14 points
- quilt14 points
- filch13 points
- filmy13 points
- exile12 points
- jails12 points
- jilts12 points
- blimp11 points
- clink11 points
- dimly11 points
- filly11 points
- filth11 points
- hilly11 points
- licks11 points
- milks11 points
- slick11 points
- whirl11 points
- chili10 points
- chill10 points
- slimy10 points
- blips9 points
- clime9 points
- colic9 points
- doily9 points
- fling9 points
- gaily9 points
- impel9 points
- kilns9 points
- kilos9 points
- kilts9 points
- liken9 points
- liker9 points
- limbo9 points
- limps9 points
- livid9 points
- silks9 points
- slink9 points
- vigil9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- anvil8 points
- avail8 points
- cling8 points
- filet8 points
- flail8 points
- flair8 points
- flier8 points
- flint8 points
- flirt8 points
- flits8 points
- foils8 points
- frail8 points
- frill8 points
- hails8 points
- hilts8 points
- inlay8 points
- limed8 points
- lithe8 points
- liven8 points
- lucid8 points
- olive8 points
- piled8 points
- plaid8 points
- plied8 points
- rifle8 points
- swill8 points
- swirl8 points
- twirl8 points
- veils8 points
- vials8 points
- viler8 points
- villa8 points
- viola8 points
- viral8 points
- wails8 points
- wilts8 points
- alibi7 points
- bails7 points
- basil7 points
- belie7 points
- broil7 points
- coils7 points
- gilds7 points
- glide7 points
- guild7 points
- idled7 points
- lilac7 points
- limes7 points
- lisps7 points
- mills7 points
- pails7 points
- peril7 points
- plies7 points
- polio7 points
- relic7 points
- slime7 points
- slims7 points
- tulip7 points
- agile6 points
- ailed6 points
- delis6 points
- dills6 points
- gills6 points
- gilts6 points
- glint6 points
- grill6 points
- guile6 points
- idler6 points
- idles6 points
- idols6 points
- igloo6 points
- lingo6 points
- lurid6 points
- oiled6 points
- riled6 points
- sidle6 points
- sling6 points
- tidal6 points
- tilde6 points
- tiled6 points
- aisle5 points
- inlet5 points
- isles5 points
- lairs5 points
- liars5 points
- lilts5 points
- linen5 points
- liner5 points
- lions5 points
- loins5 points
- riles5 points
- sills5 points
- silos5 points
- silts5 points
- slain5 points
- slier5 points
- slits5 points
- soils5 points
- tills5 points
- tilts5 points
- toils5 points
- trill5 points
- glitz15 points
- pixel14 points
- silky12 points
- elfin8 points
- wiles8 points
- limos7 points
- spiel7 points
- legit6 points
- oldie6 points
- liens5 points
- stilt5 points
- zilch19 points
- helix15 points
- axial12 points
- milch12 points
- bilks11 points
- fitly11 points
- billy10 points
- cavil10 points
- icily10 points
- phial10 points
- pilaf10 points
- sibyl10 points
- dilly9 points
- idyll9 points
- wiled9 points
- bilge8 points
- folio8 points
- laity8 points
- lifer8 points
- lipid8 points
- shill8 points
- styli8 points
- twill8 points
- viols8 points
- voile8 points
- cilia7 points
- gelid7 points
- labia7 points
- licit7 points
- limns7 points
- miler7 points
- plait7 points
- elide6 points
- grail6 points
- liege6 points
- islet5 points
- lisle5 points
- rills5 points
- roils5 points
- sisal5 points
- stile5 points
- lexis12 points
- lippy12 points
- willy11 points
- limey10 points
- girly9 points
- krill9 points
- brill7 points
- dildo7 points
- laird6 points
- lidos6 points
- lings6 points
- tiler5 points
- unlit5 points
- filer8 points
- linty8 points
- riyal8 points
- silty8 points
- villi8 points
- blini7 points
- ileum7 points
- ilium7 points
- lapin7 points
- milts7 points
- moils7 points
- atilt5 points
- lanai5 points
- loris5 points
- oriel5 points
- rials5 points
- kylix19 points
- cylix17 points
- zoril14 points
- axils12 points
- ixtle12 points
- kalif12 points
- bialy10 points
- clavi10 points
- filum10 points
- hilum10 points
- lytic10 points
- bilbo9 points
- felid9 points
- inkle9 points
- kails9 points
- lindy9 points
- melic9 points
- picul9 points
- plica9 points
- skirl9 points
- bield8 points
- filar8 points
- flite8 points
- folia8 points
- fusil8 points
- gimel8 points
- lathi8 points
- levin8 points
- lewis8 points
- livre8 points
- ludic8 points
- lweis8 points
- lysin8 points
- lysis8 points
- nihil8 points
- nival8 points
- roily8 points
- silva8 points
- thill8 points
- thiol8 points
- tilth8 points
- algid7 points
- aulic7 points
- binal7 points
- birls7 points
- blain7 points
- brail7 points
- cline7 points
- elemi7 points
- ileac7 points
- iliac7 points
- lamia7 points
- liber7 points
- libra7 points
- limen7 points
- lotic7 points
- milia7 points
- milos7 points
- obeli7 points
- oboli7 points
- oculi7 points
- oleic7 points
- pilei7 points
- plier7 points
- poilu7 points
- polis7 points
- salmi7 points
- spile7 points
- sulci7 points
- telic7 points
- tical7 points
- algin6 points
- argil6 points
- dulia6 points
- glair6 points
- glias6 points
- ingle6 points
- liard6 points
- ligan6 points
- liger6 points
- logia6 points
- lungi6 points
- sigil6 points
- silds6 points
- aalii5 points
- aloin5 points
- anile5 points
- anils5 points
- ariel5 points
- arils5 points
- ileal5 points
- ileus5 points
- istle5 points
- lenis5 points
- liana5 points
- linin5 points
- litas5 points
- louis5 points
- oiler5 points
- olein5 points
- riels5 points
- rille5 points
- toile5 points
- urial5 points
- utile5 points
- fuzil17 points
- bezil16 points
- vexil15 points
- calix14 points
- oxlip14 points
- zills14 points
- axile12 points
- blimy12 points
- gliff12 points
- jills12 points
- kevil12 points
- kilty12 points
- limby12 points
- linky12 points
- silex12 points
- vakil12 points
- bigly11 points
- bilgy11 points
- kelim11 points
- kibla11 points
- kilim11 points
- plink11 points
- pulik11 points
- shily11 points
- calif10 points
- chiel10 points
- chile10 points
- clift10 points
- flics10 points
- laich10 points
- lichi10 points
- licht10 points
- milty10 points
- pilaw10 points
- wilco10 points
- cibol9 points
- clipt9 points
- drily9 points
- gilly9 points
- halid9 points
- idyls9 points
- laigh9 points
- limba9 points
- limbi9 points
- limpa9 points
- lingy9 points
- malic9 points
- milpa9 points
- palpi9 points
- pibal9 points
- pical9 points
- pipal9 points
- tilak9 points
- alcid8 points
- alifs8 points
- aliya8 points
- dolci8 points
- ervil8 points
- fille8 points
- fillo8 points
- filos8 points
- glime8 points
- glims8 points
- heils8 points
- helio8 points
- hilar8 points
- hillo8 points
- hilus8 points
- laith8 points
- lieve8 points
- liney8 points
- litho8 points
- noily8 points
- ovoli8 points
- riley8 points
- shiel8 points
- slily8 points
- swail8 points
- sylis8 points
- thirl8 points
- vails8 points
- vills8 points
- vinal8 points
- virls8 points
- voila8 points
- volti8 points
- yills8 points
- aboil7 points
- biali7 points
- biles7 points
- birle7 points
- blite7 points
- ceils7 points
- celli7 points
- colin7 points
- culti7 points
- laics7 points
- lapis7 points
- libri7 points
- liman7 points
- limas7 points
- linac7 points
- linum7 points
- lipin7 points
- lupin7 points
- maile7 points
- maill7 points
- miaul7 points
- mille7 points
- nicol7 points
- pilar7 points
- pilau7 points
- pilea7 points
- pilis7 points
- pilus7 points
- prill7 points
- pulis7 points
- salic7 points
- slipe7 points
- slipt7 points
- spail7 points
- speil7 points
- spilt7 points
- uplit7 points
- deils6 points
- diols6 points
- dirls6 points
- drail6 points
- edile6 points
- glial6 points
- iglus6 points
- iliad6 points
- indol6 points
- isled6 points
- liang6 points
- lidar6 points
- linga6 points
- logoi6 points
- nidal6 points
- sloid6 points
- soldi6 points
- aioli5 points
- aline5 points
- alist5 points
- elain5 points
- elint5 points
- eloin5 points
- ilial5 points
- iller5 points
- laari5 points
- laris5 points
- liane5 points
- liers5 points
- lieus5 points
- linns5 points
- linos5 points
- lints5 points
- liras5 points
- lirot5 points
- litai5 points
- looie5 points
- louie5 points
- nills5 points
- noils5 points
- olios5 points
- relit5 points
- reoil5 points
- sials5 points
- solei5 points
- telia5 points
- teloi5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 602
- By usage: 243 very common, 81 common, 278 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- kylix 19
- zilch 19
- cylix 17
- fuzil 17
- bezil 16
- blitz 16
- glitz 15
- helix 15
- vexil 15
- calix 14
Most common
- imply
- child
- while
- liked
- claim
- daily
- field
- filed
- flied
- kills
Definitions
- imply (verb)
- Express or state indirectly.
- child (noun)
- A young person of either sex.
- while (noun)
- A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
- liked (adjective)
- Found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form.
The five-letter words that contain both I and L number 602 in our dictionary. About 324 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 KYLIX, at 19 points.
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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both I and L once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both I and L are there?
Our dictionary has 602 five-letter words containing both I and L, of which 324 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 I and L?
KYLIX scores 19 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.