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6-Letter Words With L

There are 4,538 six-letter words containing L in our dictionary; 2,344 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 4,538 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 4,538
  • By usage: 1,566 very common, 778 common, 2,194 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. zizzle 33
  2. mizzly 29
  3. fizzle 27
  4. mizzle 26
  5. muzzle 26
  6. pizzle 26
  7. puzzle 26
  8. dazzle 25
  9. guzzle 25
  10. lezzes 24

Most common

  1. highly
  2. behalf
  3. family
  4. firmly
  5. kindly
  6. myself
  7. walked
  8. cycles
  9. flight
  10. flying

Definitions

highly (adverb)
To a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect.
behalf (noun)
As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as ‘on behalf of’ rather than ‘in behalf of’).
family (noun)
A social unit living together.
firmly (adverb)
With resolute determination.

Looking for six-letter words containing L? You are in the right place. This list has 4,538 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as HIGHLY and BEHALF appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

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

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

Which six-letter words containing L are the most common?

HIGHLY, BEHALF and FAMILY are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the six-letter words containing L you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.

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