5-Letter Words Ending With EL

100 words

Words ending in -EL span practical tools, natural elements, and borrowed terms from Hebrew and Arabic. This suffix often signals things you can hold or see—a bezel on a watch, a dowel in woodwork, an easel holding canvas.

Pattern Guide

Word recommendations for board games.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Top 5-Letter Words

HAZEL

Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

17 pts
BEZEL

a sloping edge on a cutting tool

16 pts
JEWEL

a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

15 pts
EXCEL

distinguish oneself

14 pts
EXPEL

eliminate (a substance)

14 pts
JEBEL
14 pts
OUZEL

common black European thrush

14 pts
PIXEL

(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)

14 pts

BEZEL and JEBEL both score 18 points in Words With Friends but only 16 in Scrabble—the J carries the same 10-point value in both games, but WWF's board bonuses can amplify these already-strong letters. HAZEL performs consistently well across both games at 17 points. For raw efficiency, JEWEL delivers 15-18 points without requiring difficult board positioning, while EXCEL and EXPEL offer solid mid-range scores with more common letter combinations.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

STEELStarter

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

ARIELStarter
RAVELStarter

French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)

EASELStarter

an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

Common Words (likely answers)

HOTELCommon

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

LEVELCommon

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

ANGELCommon

the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

MODELCommon

a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

STEEL makes a strong opener with its double-E revealing one of Wordle's most common vowels while testing S, T, and L—three frequently used consonants. EASEL offers similar vowel coverage with a different consonant spread if your strategy favors A over repeated letters.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

BEVEL

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

"bevel the surface"

DOWEL

a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

GIMEL

the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

BEZEL

a sloping edge on a cutting tool

GIMEL names the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Beyond its linguistic interest, this five-letter word plays legally in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, giving you a useful option when you're stuck with that tricky G-I combination.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.

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