5-Letter Words With L
There are 2,167 five-letter words containing L in our dictionary; 1,259 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
The 600 most common of 2,167 words
- equal14 points
- lucky14 points
- black13 points
- block13 points
- clock13 points
- apply12 points
- cycle12 points
- folks12 points
- imply12 points
- walks12 points
- awful11 points
- badly11 points
- blank11 points
- child11 points
- flash11 points
- flown11 points
- fully11 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- shelf11 points
- wheel11 points
- while11 points
- whole11 points
- below10 points
- helps10 points
- leach10 points
- liked10 points
- lunch10 points
- plays10 points
- reply10 points
- album9 points
- apple9 points
- blame9 points
- claim9 points
- daily9 points
- delay9 points
- field9 points
- filed9 points
- flied9 points
- holds9 points
- kills9 points
- light9 points
- likes9 points
- links9 points
- lived9 points
- looks9 points
- lying9 points
- place9 points
- sadly9 points
- skill9 points
- talks9 points
- valid9 points
- world9 points
- would9 points
- alive8 points
- allow8 points
- build8 points
- could8 points
- early8 points
- fails8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- fatal8 points
- fault8 points
- feels8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- final8 points
- flies8 points
- float8 points
- floor8 points
- hello8 points
- holes8 points
- hotel8 points
- leave8 points
- level8 points
- lives8 points
- logic8 points
- lorry8 points
- lower8 points
- model8 points
- novel8 points
- shall8 points
- shell8 points
- silly8 points
- solve8 points
- style8 points
- truly8 points
- value8 points
- vital8 points
- walls8 points
- wills8 points
- alarm7 points
- built7 points
- calls7 points
- class7 points
- clean7 points
- clear7 points
- close7 points
- color7 points
- elect7 points
- label7 points
- labor7 points
- limit7 points
- local7 points
- metal7 points
- miles7 points
- moral7 points
- plain7 points
- plane7 points
- plans7 points
- plant7 points
- plots7 points
- pulls7 points
- scale7 points
- sleep7 points
- small7 points
- smile7 points
- spell7 points
- split7 points
- table7 points
- along6 points
- angle6 points
- deals6 points
- dealt6 points
- glass6 points
- ideal6 points
- lands6 points
- large6 points
- leads6 points
- legal6 points
- loads6 points
- older6 points
- solid6 points
- alias5 points
- alone5 points
- alter5 points
- lasts5 points
- later5 points
- learn5 points
- least5 points
- lines5 points
- lists5 points
- loose5 points
- loses5 points
- rules5 points
- sales5 points
- sells5 points
- steal5 points
- still5 points
- tells5 points
- title5 points
- total5 points
- trial5 points
- until5 points
- usual5 points
- jelly15 points
- jolly15 points
- chalk14 points
- click13 points
- cliff13 points
- lobby12 points
- relax12 points
- blink11 points
- climb11 points
- flaws11 points
- flesh11 points
- flows11 points
- flush11 points
- halve11 points
- newly11 points
- valve11 points
- vinyl11 points
- vowel11 points
- whale11 points
- alpha10 points
- blown10 points
- blows10 points
- civil10 points
- clash10 points
- cloth10 points
- crawl10 points
- curly10 points
- films10 points
- flame10 points
- flips10 points
- lyric10 points
- oddly10 points
- vocal10 points
- alike9 points
- ample9 points
- bible9 points
- blurb9 points
- bulbs9 points
- cable9 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- devil9 points
- flags9 points
- flood9 points
- fluid9 points
- folds9 points
- glory9 points
- glove9 points
- glows9 points
- laugh9 points
- limbs9 points
- loved9 points
- lumps9 points
- lurks9 points
- pupil9 points
- skull9 points
- yield9 points
- blade8 points
- blind8 points
- blood8 points
- cloud8 points
- evils8 points
- fleet8 points
- flour8 points
- flute8 points
- fools8 points
- halls8 points
- halts8 points
- heels8 points
- hills8 points
- layer8 points
- lifts8 points
- liver8 points
- lousy8 points
- lover8 points
- loves8 points
- loyal8 points
- mould8 points
- pedal8 points
- plugs8 points
- relay8 points
- rival8 points
- royal8 points
- slash8 points
- slave8 points
- slows8 points
- balls7 points
- banal7 points
- bells7 points
- bills7 points
- blast7 points
- bless7 points
- bliss7 points
- blues7 points
- boils7 points
- cells7 points
- clone7 points
- clues7 points
- colon7 points
- cools7 points
- cruel7 points
- lemon7 points
- libel7 points
- lodge7 points
- loops7 points
- mails7 points
- males7 points
- meals7 points
- noble7 points
- panel7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pilot7 points
- plate7 points
- polar7 points
- polls7 points
- pulse7 points
- realm7 points
- slept7 points
- slice7 points
- slips7 points
- slope7 points
- smell7 points
- spill7 points
- spoil7 points
- spool7 points
- uncle7 points
- adult6 points
- align6 points
- aloud6 points
- angel6 points
- delta6 points
- dials6 points
- drill6 points
- eagle6 points
- girls6 points
- glean6 points
- goals6 points
- guilt6 points
- lager6 points
- lends6 points
- lined6 points
- lords6 points
- lungs6 points
- ruled6 points
- slang6 points
- slide6 points
- alert5 points
- alien5 points
- atlas5 points
- elite5 points
- laser5 points
- leans5 points
- liter5 points
- litre5 points
- loans5 points
- nails5 points
- rails5 points
- roles5 points
- rolls5 points
- ruler5 points
- rural5 points
- sails5 points
- seals5 points
- slots5 points
- snail5 points
- solar5 points
- soles5 points
- souls5 points
- stale5 points
- stall5 points
- steel5 points
- stole5 points
- tails5 points
- tales5 points
- tiles5 points
- tools5 points
- trail5 points
- hazel17 points
- waltz17 points
- blaze16 points
- blitz16 points
- plaza16 points
- qualm16 points
- flaky15 points
- glaze15 points
- jewel15 points
- lymph15 points
- bulky14 points
- excel14 points
- expel14 points
- fleck14 points
- flick14 points
- flock14 points
- fluff14 points
- milky14 points
- quail14 points
- quell14 points
- quill14 points
- quilt14 points
- bluff13 points
- clack13 points
- cluck13 points
- filch13 points
- filmy13 points
- lynch13 points
- pluck13 points
- skulk13 points
- amply12 points
- axles12 points
- balmy12 points
- belch12 points
- dryly12 points
- exalt12 points
- exile12 points
- extol12 points
- exult12 points
- flake12 points
- flank12 points
- flask12 points
- fluke12 points
- flunk12 points
- hulks12 points
- jails12 points
- jells12 points
- jilts12 points
- jolts12 points
- lanky12 points
- latex12 points
- laxer12 points
- leaky12 points
- lumpy12 points
- mulch12 points
- polyp12 points
- sulky12 points
- yokel12 points
- yolks12 points
- balks11 points
- bleak11 points
- blimp11 points
- bulks11 points
- calks11 points
- caulk11 points
- clamp11 points
- clank11 points
- clerk11 points
- clink11 points
- cloak11 points
- clump11 points
- dimly11 points
- filly11 points
- filth11 points
- flyer11 points
- folly11 points
- fowls11 points
- gulch11 points
- hilly11 points
- holly11 points
- hotly11 points
- hovel11 points
- howls11 points
- leafy11 points
- licks11 points
- lofty11 points
- lowly11 points
- lucks11 points
- madly11 points
- milks11 points
- moldy11 points
- plank11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- polka11 points
- shawl11 points
- slack11 points
- slick11 points
- slyly11 points
- whirl11 points
- wolfs11 points
- yowls11 points
- aptly10 points
- bawls10 points
- belly10 points
- blush10 points
- bowel10 points
- bowls10 points
- brawl10 points
- bully10 points
- burly10 points
- calve10 points
- chili10 points
- chill10 points
- claws10 points
- clefs10 points
- cleft10 points
- clove10 points
- clown10 points
- elbow10 points
- fable10 points
- flaps10 points
- flops10 points
- focal10 points
- godly10 points
- helms10 points
- latch10 points
- leech10 points
- lurch10 points
- manly10 points
- mealy10 points
- nobly10 points
- plows10 points
- ploys10 points
- plush10 points
- prowl10 points
- scaly10 points
- scowl10 points
- slimy10 points
- yelps10 points
- aglow9 points
- amble9 points
- ankle9 points
- balms9 points
- blabs9 points
- blips9 points
- blobs9 points
- blocs9 points
- bloom9 points
- calms9 points
- camel9 points
- clams9 points
- claps9 points
- clasp9 points
- clime9 points
- colic9 points
- dally9 points
- delve9 points
- doily9 points
- dolly9 points
- drawl9 points
- dully9 points
- dwell9 points
- dwelt9 points
- elegy9 points
- fling9 points
- flogs9 points
- flung9 points
- gaily9 points
- gavel9 points
- ghoul9 points
- golfs9 points
- growl9 points
- gulfs9 points
- gully9 points
- haled9 points
- holed9 points
- impel9 points
- keels9 points
- kilns9 points
- kilos9 points
- kilts9 points
- kneel9 points
- knelt9 points
- knoll9 points
- koala9 points
- lakes9 points
- lambs9 points
- lamps9 points
- larks9 points
- leaks9 points
- leeks9 points
- liken9 points
- liker9 points
- limbo9 points
- limps9 points
- livid9 points
- lowed9 points
- maple9 points
- palms9 points
- papal9 points
- plops9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- psalm9 points
- pulps9 points
- scalp9 points
- silks9 points
- slake9 points
- sleek9 points
- slink9 points
- slump9 points
- slunk9 points
- stalk9 points
- sulks9 points
- vigil9 points
- welds9 points
- wield9 points
- wilds9 points
- yodel9 points
- allay8 points
- alley8 points
- alloy8 points
- aloft8 points
- aloof8 points
- anvil8 points
- avail8 points
- bagel8 points
- balds8 points
- baled8 points
- bland8 points
- bleed8 points
- blend8 points
- blond8 points
- blued8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- clang8 points
- cling8 points
- clods8 points
- clogs8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- colds8 points
- elves8 points
- fells8 points
- felon8 points
- felts8 points
- filet8 points
- flail8 points
- flair8 points
- flare8 points
- flats8 points
- fleas8 points
- flees8 points
- flier8 points
- flint8 points
- flirt8 points
- flits8 points
- flora8 points
- floss8 points
- flout8 points
- flues8 points
- foals8 points
- foils8 points
- fouls8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 2,167
- By usage: 933 very common, 326 common, 908 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- lezzy 26
- kylix 19
- zilch 19
- flaxy 18
- glazy 18
- hexyl 18
- jowly 18
- klutz 18
- xylyl 18
- calyx 17
Most common
- equal
- lucky
- black
- block
- clock
- apply
- cycle
- folks
- imply
- walks
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- black (adjective)
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
- block (noun)
- A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
Words that contain the letter L come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 2,167 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. LEZZY is the top scorer here, worth 26 points before any board multiplier.
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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing 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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
908 of the 2,167 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.