5-Letter Words With L as the Third Letter
There are 584 five-letter words with L as the third letter in our dictionary; 335 of them are common words.
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All 584 words
- folks12 points
- walks12 points
- fully11 points
- below10 points
- helps10 points
- delay9 points
- filed9 points
- holds9 points
- kills9 points
- talks9 points
- valid9 points
- allow8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- hello8 points
- holes8 points
- silly8 points
- solve8 points
- value8 points
- walls8 points
- wills8 points
- calls7 points
- color7 points
- miles7 points
- pulls7 points
- split7 points
- solid6 points
- rules5 points
- sales5 points
- sells5 points
- tells5 points
- jelly15 points
- jolly15 points
- relax12 points
- halve11 points
- valve11 points
- films10 points
- bulbs9 points
- folds9 points
- halls8 points
- halts8 points
- hills8 points
- relay8 points
- balls7 points
- bells7 points
- bills7 points
- cells7 points
- colon7 points
- males7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pilot7 points
- polar7 points
- polls7 points
- pulse7 points
- delta6 points
- ruled6 points
- atlas5 points
- roles5 points
- rolls5 points
- ruler5 points
- solar5 points
- soles5 points
- tales5 points
- tiles5 points
- waltz17 points
- bulky14 points
- milky14 points
- filch13 points
- filmy13 points
- axles12 points
- balmy12 points
- belch12 points
- hulks12 points
- jells12 points
- jilts12 points
- jolts12 points
- mulch12 points
- polyp12 points
- sulky12 points
- yolks12 points
- balks11 points
- bulks11 points
- calks11 points
- filly11 points
- filth11 points
- folly11 points
- gulch11 points
- hilly11 points
- holly11 points
- milks11 points
- moldy11 points
- polka11 points
- wolfs11 points
- belly10 points
- bully10 points
- calve10 points
- helms10 points
- yelps10 points
- aglow9 points
- balms9 points
- calms9 points
- colic9 points
- dally9 points
- delve9 points
- dolly9 points
- dully9 points
- golfs9 points
- gulfs9 points
- gully9 points
- haled9 points
- holed9 points
- kilns9 points
- kilos9 points
- kilts9 points
- palms9 points
- pulps9 points
- silks9 points
- sulks9 points
- welds9 points
- wilds9 points
- allay8 points
- alley8 points
- alloy8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bulge8 points
- colds8 points
- fells8 points
- felon8 points
- felts8 points
- filet8 points
- fulls8 points
- gulps8 points
- haler8 points
- hales8 points
- halos8 points
- hilts8 points
- hulls8 points
- inlay8 points
- molds8 points
- nylon8 points
- paled8 points
- piled8 points
- poled8 points
- rally8 points
- sally8 points
- salty8 points
- salve8 points
- tally8 points
- valet8 points
- valor8 points
- viler8 points
- villa8 points
- volts8 points
- wells8 points
- welts8 points
- wilts8 points
- yells8 points
- abler7 points
- bales7 points
- belie7 points
- belts7 points
- bolts7 points
- bulls7 points
- cello7 points
- colts7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- doled7 points
- gelds7 points
- gilds7 points
- golds7 points
- idled7 points
- lilac7 points
- malls7 points
- malts7 points
- melon7 points
- melts7 points
- mills7 points
- molar7 points
- moles7 points
- molts7 points
- mules7 points
- mulls7 points
- ogled7 points
- paler7 points
- pales7 points
- palls7 points
- pelts7 points
- poles7 points
- polio7 points
- relic7 points
- splat7 points
- tulip7 points
- ailed6 points
- delis6 points
- dills6 points
- doles6 points
- dolls6 points
- dulls6 points
- galas6 points
- gales6 points
- galls6 points
- gills6 points
- gilts6 points
- gulls6 points
- idler6 points
- idles6 points
- igloo6 points
- ogles6 points
- oiled6 points
- riled6 points
- salad6 points
- soled6 points
- tilde6 points
- tiled6 points
- allot5 points
- inlet5 points
- isles5 points
- lilts5 points
- lolls5 points
- lulls5 points
- nulls5 points
- riles5 points
- salon5 points
- salts5 points
- sills5 points
- silos5 points
- silts5 points
- solos5 points
- talon5 points
- tills5 points
- tilts5 points
- tolls5 points
- bylaw13 points
- silky12 points
- welsh11 points
- pylon10 points
- splay10 points
- golly9 points
- melds8 points
- wiles8 points
- colas7 points
- salsa5 points
- zilch19 points
- calyx17 points
- phlox17 points
- xylem17 points
- helix15 points
- balky14 points
- julep14 points
- sylph13 points
- milch12 points
- palmy12 points
- pulpy12 points
- telex12 points
- bilks11 points
- bulgy11 points
- vulva11 points
- belay10 points
- billy10 points
- palsy10 points
- pilaf10 points
- dilly9 points
- velds9 points
- waled9 points
- wiled9 points
- bilge8 points
- folio8 points
- helot8 points
- hulas8 points
- owlet8 points
- salvo8 points
- sully8 points
- vales8 points
- voles8 points
- wales8 points
- balsa7 points
- belle7 points
- bolas7 points
- boles7 points
- bolls7 points
- cilia7 points
- gelid7 points
- gulag7 points
- miler7 points
- molls7 points
- dales6 points
- dells6 points
- dolts6 points
- islet5 points
- rills5 points
- tulle5 points
- baldy11 points
- wally11 points
- welly11 points
- willy11 points
- bally10 points
- pally10 points
- polys10 points
- celeb9 points
- wolds9 points
- fella8 points
- lolly8 points
- telly8 points
- velar8 points
- dildo7 points
- lulus5 points
- tiler5 points
- unlit5 points
- talky12 points
- helve11 points
- holey11 points
- malty10 points
- molly10 points
- velum10 points
- delft9 points
- kolas9 points
- mulct9 points
- filer8 points
- puled8 points
- silty8 points
- sulfa8 points
- villi8 points
- baler7 points
- bolus7 points
- calla7 points
- milts7 points
- pules7 points
- dolor6 points
- ogler6 points
- talus5 points
- kylix19 points
- cylix17 points
- colza16 points
- hulky15 points
- jolty15 points
- xylol15 points
- culex14 points
- jalap14 points
- kulak13 points
- culch12 points
- kalif12 points
- kelly12 points
- felly11 points
- kalpa11 points
- volva11 points
- colly10 points
- cully10 points
- filum10 points
- halms10 points
- hilum10 points
- muley10 points
- agley9 points
- bilbo9 points
- celom9 points
- culms9 points
- culpa9 points
- felid9 points
- galah9 points
- melic9 points
- taluk9 points
- allyl8 points
- belga8 points
- dolce8 points
- filar8 points
- folia8 points
- galop8 points
- golem8 points
- hells8 points
- nelly8 points
- selah8 points
- silva8 points
- tilth8 points
- tolyl8 points
- uhlan8 points
- unlay8 points
- valse8 points
- volar8 points
- yulan8 points
- aulic7 points
- balas7 points
- bolos7 points
- bulla7 points
- cella7 points
- coles7 points
- culet7 points
- malar7 points
- milia7 points
- milos7 points
- molal7 points
- molas7 points
- mulla7 points
- orlop7 points
- pilei7 points
- poler7 points
- polis7 points
- puler7 points
- salep7 points
- salmi7 points
- salpa7 points
- sulci7 points
- telic7 points
- aglet6 points
- dulia6 points
- dulse6 points
- galea6 points
- gules6 points
- silds6 points
- soldo6 points
- aalii5 points
- oiler5 points
- ollas5 points
- rales5 points
- rille5 points
- salol5 points
- solan5 points
- solon5 points
- solus5 points
- talas5 points
- taler5 points
- tolan5 points
- tolus5 points
- xylyl18 points
- folky15 points
- xylan15 points
- yolky15 points
- azlon14 points
- calix14 points
- jalop14 points
- kelpy14 points
- oxlip14 points
- zills14 points
- axled13 points
- galax13 points
- welch13 points
- gulfy12 points
- holks12 points
- jills12 points
- joles12 points
- kilty12 points
- malmy12 points
- silex12 points
- wyled12 points
- yelks12 points
- bilgy11 points
- gulpy11 points
- halva11 points
- hylas11 points
- kalam11 points
- kelep11 points
- kelim11 points
- kelps11 points
- kilim11 points
- pulik11 points
- sylva11 points
- wyles11 points
- calfs10 points
- calif10 points
- halma10 points
- holms10 points
- milty10 points
- pelfs10 points
- pilaw10 points
- ralph10 points
- shlep10 points
- wilco10 points
- delfs9 points
- delly9 points
- gally9 points
- gilly9 points
- halid9 points
- kales9 points
- kolos9 points
- malic9 points
- malms9 points
- milpa9 points
- palpi9 points
- palps9 points
- tilak9 points
- veldt9 points
- voled9 points
- vulgo9 points
- bolds8 points
- coled8 points
- colog8 points
- dolci8 points
- dolma8 points
- fille8 points
- fillo8 points
- filos8 points
- hallo8 points
- helio8 points
- helos8 points
- hilar8 points
- hillo8 points
- hilus8 points
- holla8 points
- hollo8 points
- holts8 points
- hullo8 points
- muled8 points
- riley8 points
- rolfs8 points
- selfs8 points
- selva8 points
- sulfo8 points
- sylis8 points
- vills8 points
- volta8 points
- volte8 points
- volti8 points
- waler8 points
- walla8 points
- yills8 points
- yules8 points
- ables7 points
- biles7 points
- bolar7 points
- celli7 points
- celts7 points
- colin7 points
- culti7 points
- deled7 points
- eclat7 points
- melee7 points
- mells7 points
- mille7 points
- molto7 points
- palea7 points
- palet7 points
- peles7 points
- pelon7 points
- pilar7 points
- pilau7 points
- pilea7 points
- pilis7 points
- pilus7 points
- polos7 points
- pulis7 points
- salic7 points
- salps7 points
- solum7 points
- talcs7 points
- uplit7 points
- aglee6 points
- allod6 points
- deles6 points
- gelee6 points
- gelts6 points
- gular6 points
- iglus6 points
- isled6 points
- naled6 points
- soldi6 points
- toled6 points
- unled6 points
- allee5 points
- anlas5 points
- arles5 points
- iller5 points
- lalls5 points
- nills5 points
- nolos5 points
- orles5 points
- relet5 points
- relit5 points
- salal5 points
- selle5 points
- solei5 points
- sulus5 points
- talar5 points
- telae5 points
- teles5 points
- telia5 points
- teloi5 points
- telos5 points
- tolas5 points
- toles5 points
- tules5 points
- unlet5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 584
- By usage: 237 very common, 98 common, 249 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- kylix 19
- zilch 19
- xylyl 18
- calyx 17
- cylix 17
- phlox 17
- waltz 17
- xylem 17
- colza 16
- folky 15
Most common
- folks
- walks
- fully
- below
- helps
- delay
- filed
- holds
- kills
- talks
Definitions
- folks (noun)
- Your parents.
- fully (adverb)
- To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form).
- below (adverb)
- In or to a place that is lower.
- delay (noun)
- Time during which some action is awaited.
The five-letter words that have L in the third position number 584 in our dictionary. About 335 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
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
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words with L as the third letter?
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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
249 of the 584 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.