5-Letter Words Ending With L

100 words

The -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

HEXYL
18 pts
XYLYL
18 pts
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
VEXIL
15 pts
XYLOL

a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent

15 pts
COXAL
14 pts

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)

STEALStarter

move stealthily

TRIALStarter

trying something to find out about it

METALStarter

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

STEELStarter

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Common Words (likely answers)

STILLCommon

to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

UNTILCommon

As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till.

SHALLCommon
SMALLCommon

not large but sufficient in size or amount

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

ALGAL

of or relating to alga

CHURL

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

GORAL

small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains

TICAL

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.

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