5-Letter Words With L and P
There are 266 five-letter words containing both L and P in our dictionary; 166 of them are common words.
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All 266 words
- apply12 points
- imply12 points
- helps10 points
- plays10 points
- reply10 points
- apple9 points
- place9 points
- plain7 points
- plane7 points
- plans7 points
- plant7 points
- plots7 points
- pulls7 points
- sleep7 points
- spell7 points
- split7 points
- alpha10 points
- flips10 points
- ample9 points
- clips9 points
- lumps9 points
- pupil9 points
- pedal8 points
- plugs8 points
- loops7 points
- panel7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pilot7 points
- plate7 points
- polar7 points
- polls7 points
- pulse7 points
- slept7 points
- slips7 points
- slope7 points
- spill7 points
- spoil7 points
- spool7 points
- plaza16 points
- lymph15 points
- expel14 points
- pluck13 points
- amply12 points
- lumpy12 points
- polyp12 points
- blimp11 points
- clamp11 points
- clump11 points
- plank11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- polka11 points
- aptly10 points
- flaps10 points
- flops10 points
- plows10 points
- ploys10 points
- plush10 points
- prowl10 points
- yelps10 points
- blips9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- impel9 points
- lamps9 points
- limps9 points
- maple9 points
- palms9 points
- papal9 points
- plops9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- psalm9 points
- pulps9 points
- scalp9 points
- slump9 points
- gulps8 points
- loped8 points
- paled8 points
- piled8 points
- plaid8 points
- plead8 points
- plied8 points
- plods8 points
- poled8 points
- elope7 points
- lapel7 points
- lapse7 points
- leaps7 points
- leapt7 points
- leper7 points
- letup7 points
- lisps7 points
- lopes7 points
- opals7 points
- pails7 points
- paler7 points
- pales7 points
- palls7 points
- peals7 points
- pearl7 points
- peels7 points
- pelts7 points
- penal7 points
- peril7 points
- petal7 points
- pleas7 points
- pleat7 points
- plies7 points
- poles7 points
- polio7 points
- pools7 points
- repel7 points
- slaps7 points
- slops7 points
- splat7 points
- tulip7 points
- pixel14 points
- plunk11 points
- pylon10 points
- splay10 points
- slurp7 points
- spiel7 points
- phlox17 points
- glyph14 points
- julep14 points
- phyla13 points
- sylph13 points
- whelp13 points
- palmy12 points
- pulpy12 points
- clomp11 points
- loopy10 points
- palsy10 points
- pawls10 points
- phial10 points
- pilaf10 points
- bleep9 points
- clops9 points
- pupal9 points
- lipid8 points
- lupus7 points
- plait7 points
- purls7 points
- sepal7 points
- sloop7 points
- lippy12 points
- plonk11 points
- pally10 points
- polys10 points
- plebe9 points
- plebs9 points
- prole7 points
- haply13 points
- plumy12 points
- layup10 points
- plash10 points
- platy10 points
- bloop9 points
- duple8 points
- puled8 points
- lapin7 points
- lepta7 points
- plats7 points
- pules7 points
- jalap14 points
- phyle13 points
- flump12 points
- loppy12 points
- kalpa11 points
- skelp11 points
- aleph10 points
- patly10 points
- playa10 points
- slype10 points
- typal10 points
- appel9 points
- clepe9 points
- copal9 points
- culpa9 points
- cupel9 points
- picul9 points
- plasm9 points
- plica9 points
- galop8 points
- plage8 points
- loper7 points
- loupe7 points
- orlop7 points
- parol7 points
- pilei7 points
- plena7 points
- plier7 points
- poilu7 points
- poler7 points
- polis7 points
- poult7 points
- puler7 points
- salep7 points
- salpa7 points
- spall7 points
- spile7 points
- plotz16 points
- jalop14 points
- kelpy14 points
- oxlip14 points
- plack13 points
- blype12 points
- gulpy11 points
- kelep11 points
- kelps11 points
- plink11 points
- pulik11 points
- pelfs10 points
- pilaw10 points
- plews10 points
- plyer10 points
- ralph10 points
- shlep10 points
- ampul9 points
- appal9 points
- clapt9 points
- clept9 points
- clipt9 points
- limpa9 points
- milpa9 points
- palpi9 points
- palps9 points
- pepla9 points
- pibal9 points
- pical9 points
- pipal9 points
- sculp9 points
- glops8 points
- padle8 points
- lapis7 points
- lipin7 points
- loups7 points
- lupin7 points
- nopal7 points
- palea7 points
- palet7 points
- parle7 points
- peles7 points
- pelon7 points
- pilar7 points
- pilau7 points
- pilea7 points
- pilis7 points
- pilus7 points
- polos7 points
- prill7 points
- pulis7 points
- salps7 points
- slipe7 points
- slipt7 points
- spail7 points
- spale7 points
- speel7 points
- speil7 points
- spelt7 points
- spilt7 points
- tepal7 points
- ulpan7 points
- uplit7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 266
- By usage: 118 very common, 48 common, 100 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- phlox 17
- plaza 16
- plotz 16
- lymph 15
- expel 14
- glyph 14
- jalap 14
- jalop 14
- julep 14
- kelpy 14
Most common
- apply
- imply
- helps
- plays
- reply
- apple
- place
- plain
- plane
- plans
Definitions
- apply (verb)
- Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
- imply (verb)
- Express or state indirectly.
- reply (noun)
- A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.
- apple (noun)
- Fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words containing both L and P: 266 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as APPLY and IMPLY lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both L and P?
PHLOX scores 17 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
100 of the 266 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.