5-Letter Words Ending With L
100 wordsThe -L ending ranks among the most productive in English, spanning simple words like STEEL and TRIAL to chemistry terms and borrowed vocabulary. This collection offers strong options for word games, with several high-value consonant combinations tucked among everyday vocabulary.
Pattern Guide
Word recommendations for board games.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Top 5-Letter Words
Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
a sloping edge on a cutting tool
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
Top 5-Letter Words
BEZEL demonstrates a significant scoring gap between games—18 points in Words With Friends versus 16 in Scrabble, thanks to WWF's higher Z value. JEWEL and JACAL both hit 18 points in WWF, while J-words score relatively lower in Scrabble where J is worth only 8 points. HEXYL and XYLYL tie at 18 in Scrabble, but WWF's different letter values push XYLYL ahead. Players switching between games should recalibrate their X and J word priorities accordingly.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
STEAL offers excellent coverage with three common consonants and two vowels in different positions. TRIAL and METAL provide alternative vowel arrangements while testing the frequently-used T and L consonants.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
of or relating to alga
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains
the basic unit of money in Thailand
GORAL names a small goat antelope with conical horns found in Asian mountain ranges. Beyond its zoological specificity, it uses only common letters with no repeats—making it a legitimate play that opponents rarely challenge. Worth memorizing for situations where G and R need placement.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.