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5 Letter Words Ending in L

477 five-letter words end in L. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that end in L

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • email 7to send a message to by computer
  • hotel 8a public lodging
  • local 7relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or…
  • total 5constituting the full quantity or extent
  • small 7of limited size or quantity
  • level 8a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  • still 5with reference to action or condition
  • model 8a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  • legal 6established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
  • final 8occurring at or forming an end or termination
  • trial 5the act of testing something
  • metal 7any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or…
  • panel 7sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of…
  • civil 10pertaining to citizens
  • steel 5an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon
  • royal 8of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other…

All 477 words, A to Z

…IL…UL…LL…OL…AL…YL…EL…WL…RL

…YL (14)

Top score: HEXYL, 18 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a hydrocarbon radical

…WL (11)

Top score: SHAWL, 11 points (tied with two others). Meaning: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

About these words

  • 477 of the 12,987 5-letter words end in L (4%).
  • 362 are good in NWL2023, 477 in Collins Scrabble Words and 345 in ENABLE. 110 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, zizel scores the most (23), then hexyl, xylyl and zygal (18 each), then two words on 17.