Common 9-letter words that end in L
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- financial★14involving financial matters
- technical★16of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- political★13pertaining to politics
- potential★11existing in possibility
- beautiful★14esthetically pleasing
- essential★9absolutely necessary
- universal★12of worldwide scope or applicability
- classical★13of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its…
- personnel★11group of people willing to obey orders
- editorial★10a newspaper article expressing the opinion of an editor
- practical★15concerned with actual use or practice
- wonderful★16extraordinarily good or great
- principal★15most important element
- spiritual★11concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
- municipal★15relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
- thumbnail★16the nail of the thumb
emotional★11identical★12numerical★13appraisal★13graphical★17retrieval★12empirical★15cathedral★15bacterial★13electoral★11paintball★not in WWF13preschool★16whirlpool★17botanical★13bilateral★11bilingual★12abdominal★14dismissal★12perpetual★13treadmill★12medicinal★14celestial★11microbial★15sectional★11perennial★11waterfall★15rehearsal★12inaugural★10canonical★13fictional★14skeptical★17pictorial★13
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…AL
9-letter words ending in AL (698)
Top score: QUIZZICAL, 38 points. pertaining to mild puzzlement
financial★14technical★16political★13potential★11essential★9universal★12classical★13editorial★10practical★15principal★15spiritual★11municipal★15emotional★11identical★12numerical★13
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appraisal★13graphical★17retrieval★12empirical★15cathedral★15bacterial★13electoral★11botanical★13bilateral★11bilingual★12abdominal★14dismissal★12perpetual★13medicinal★14celestial★11microbial★15sectional★11perennial★11rehearsal★12inaugural★10canonical★13fictional★14skeptical★17pictorial★13elemental★11actuarial★11spherical★16continual★11impartial★13paralegal★12dynamical★17custodial★12menstrual★11ancestral★11nocturnal★11portrayal★14unnatural★9whimsical★19dispersal★12anecdotal★12perinatal★11illogical★12quizzical38ribozymalnot in WWF25asphyxialnot in WWF24myxoviral24azimuthal23equivocal23frenzicalUK23polyzonalUK23rhizobial23hexapodalUK22pyridoxal22rhizoidal22xiphoidalUK22equifinalUK21hexameralUK21horizonal21nymphicalUK21polyaxialUK21postfixalnot in WWF21psychical21vizierial21acquittal20backpedal20equimolalnot in WWF20hexagonal20hypethralnot in WWF20khedivial20obloquialnot in WWF20obsequialUK20protozoal20quanticalUK20sporozoalnot in WWF20squamosal20trapezialnot in WWF20antefixalnot in WWF19coccygeal19epiphytalUK19exodermalUK19flexionalnot in WWF19fluxional19homotypalUK19indexical19juridical19lachrymal19paradoxalUK19quinoidalnot in WWF19zoogloealnot in WWF19bacchanal18crypticalnot in WWF18effluvialnot in WWF18epitaxial18exosporalUK18hypnoidal18hypogaealUK18junctural18pacificalnot in WWF18pansexual18pharyngalnot in WWF18postaxial18rhombicalnot in WWF18toxocaralUK18typhoidalnot in WWF18archducal17archrivalnot in WWF17confervalnot in WWF17convivial17cycloidal17effectual17ependymalUK17erythemalUK17femicidalUK17homicidal17hymenaealUK17hyperrealnot in WWF17officinal17phacoidalUK17pycnidial17pyorrhealnot in WWF17pyramidal17rhabdomalnot in WWF17rhonchialnot in WWF17sympodial17syncytial17varifocalUK17veneficalUK17wheatmealnot in WWF17wholemealnot in WWF17acronycalnot in WWF16archaicalnot in WWF16bismuthalnot in WWF16branchial16bronchial16calycinalnot in WWF16chaparral16chapteralnot in WWF16chronicalUK16coccoidalnot in WWF16cochineal16conformal16disavowal16embryonal16eparchialnot in WWF16ephemeral16extrorsalUK16flopticalUK16forbiddalUK16hepaticalUK16isochimalUK16isocrymalUK16isopycnalUK16mareschalUK16marischalUK16mirificalUK16monarchal16nachtmaalUK16nonsexual16parochial16petechial16postcaval16prefacialUK16preverbal16primaevalnot in WWF16pyriticalnot in WWF16semivocalUK16sexennialnot in WWF16sextantalUK16stomachalUK16stypticalnot in WWF16symmetralUK16symposialUK16textorialUK16thermicalUK16thyroidal16toponymalUK16triumphal16uncynical16unisexual16untypical16vaccinial16vasovagal16vicesimalUK16adverbial15ammonicalUK15amyloidalUK15avifaunal15baptismal15basifugalUK15bicameral15bicipital15bucolicalUK15cacuminal15cheloidalUK15chiliadalnot in WWF15choroidal15commensal15committal15commutualUK15comprisalnot in WWF15decapodalnot in WWF15dichasialnot in WWF15disprovalnot in WWF15distichalnot in WWF15duumviralUK15dyspnoealUK15dystocialUK15edificialnot in WWF15ekisticalnot in WWF15episcopal15ethmoidal15factoidalnot in WWF15fatidical15feticidalnot in WWF15filicidalUK15gymnasialnot in WWF15isohyetal15kineticalUK15lumbricalnot in WWF15mediaeval15membranalnot in WWF15mimeticalUK15obconicalnot in WWF15occipital15overpedal15oviductal15palpebral15penumbral15pericopalnot in WWF15phalangalnot in WWF15piecemeal15polemical15polygonal15precocial15prefeudal15pterygialnot in WWF15rachidialUK15sceptical15subapical15subhedralUK15synodical15umbilical15uropygialnot in WWF15veridical15vicegeralnot in WWF15viceregal15vigesimal15vindemialUK15viricidal15virucidal15viscoidalnot in WWF15ablativalUK14alecithalnot in WWF14anaphoralnot in WWF14anarchialUK14antitypalUK14arboviralnot in WWF14betrothal14bigeminal14biradicalnot in WWF14calvarialnot in WWF14cardiacalUK14catarrhal14cleithralUK14colluvial14concordalnot in WWF14conferral14cothurnalnot in WWF14cynosuralnot in WWF14decubitalUK14demonical14dominical14dropsical14enchorialnot in WWF14endemicalnot in WWF14epicedialUK14epidermal14epifaunal14ethericalUK14factional14factorial14fanatical14fantasmalUK14foraminal14fracturalnot in WWF14funebrialUK14fungoidalUK14herbarialnot in WWF14heretical14isophotal14leviticalUK14lysosomal14miticidal14monadicalnot in WWF14monodical14mournivalUK14myoneural14nonfiscalnot in WWF14nonformal14nonverbal14omnicidalnot in WWF14orificial14parodicalnot in WWF14pigmentalUK14polytonal14poriferalnot in WWF14postviralUK14prebendal14precaudalnot in WWF14prodromal14reprieval14revictual14rouncevalUK14satyricalnot in WWF14semifinal14seneschal14subcaudalUK14subdermal14sublethal14subnivealUK14subvassal14subversalUK14subvisual14surficial14sweetmealUK14synagogal14synclinal14theriacal14trichinal14trifacialnot in WWF14trionymalUK14undecimalUK14unethical14unlyrical14vaticinal14vectorial14venaticalnot in WWF14vertebral14vibrissalnot in WWF14vicennial14virilocalnot in WWF14voluminalUK14abactinalUK13accentual13acriticalnot in WWF13acronicalnot in WWF13acropetal13acrosomal13agentivalnot in WWF13albiticalnot in WWF13algicidal13ambrosial13ancipitalnot in WWF13antipapal13ascetical13asciticalUK13aspectual13atemporal13basilicalnot in WWF13basipetal13bicoastal13binominalUK13biosocial13blastemal13calcaneal13causticalUK13centricalnot in WWF13cercarial13circuital13cladodial13cloacinalUK13connubial13corporeal13coseismalnot in WWF13dandiacal13decagonalnot in WWF13diarrheal13discoidal13druidical13ecclesial13emptionalUK13genitival13genocidal13georgicalnot in WWF13hodiernalUK13ictericalnot in WWF13ingluvialUK13ismaticalUK13laconicalUK13laryngeal13lemniscal13liposomal13lithoidalnot in WWF13longaevalUK13manubrialnot in WWF13marmoreal13marsupial13mercurial13metameralUK13middorsal13nonfeudalnot in WWF13obeliscalnot in WWF13pactionalUK13paroemialUK13pectinealUK13percentalnot in WWF13piperonal13piratical13placental13popliteal13prebuttalUK13precoital13preputial13prerectalnot in WWF13primatial13primitialUK13prosaicalnot in WWF13prosocialUK13puerperal13purpurealUK13regicidal13ribosomal13saprobialnot in WWF13sciaticalUK13seismicalnot in WWF13semimetal13semuncialUK13sigmoidal13subcostalnot in WWF13submentalUK13submittal13subnormal13subsacralUK13subsocial13succursalUK13synedrialUK13syringealnot in WWF13trihedral13unmusical13vestigial13adnominalnot in WWF12aetherealnot in WWF12agnaticalnot in WWF12agnominalUK12angelical12antipodal12antiroyalnot in WWF12antiviral12armigeral12authorial12autocidalUK12cadastral12cadential12carotidalnot in WWF12collegial12colloidal12congenial12coordinalUK12crinoidalnot in WWF12decennial12deistical12demential12denominal12diactinalUK12dialectal12diametral12dictional12disabusalnot in WWF12disbursalnot in WWF12dissocial12doctorialnot in WWF12doctrinal12elegiacal12englacialnot in WWF12episodialUK12eugenicalnot in WWF12evasionalnot in WWF12eviternalUK12fenestral12fissional12forestealUK12forestial12fossorial12fraternal12galenical12genericalnot in WWF12genetical12gnosticalnot in WWF12hesternalUK12idiotical12isotheralnot in WWF12libidinal12lognormal12magistral12magnesialUK12martingalnot in WWF12mastoidalUK12meningeal12mesoglealnot in WWF12nonfilialnot in WWF12nonlethal12nonvisual12novennialUK12octagonal12oologicalnot in WWF12organicalUK12ovationalnot in WWF12paludinalUK12paradisal12perradialUK12pilonidalnot in WWF12preludialnot in WWF12presidial12presignalnot in WWF12prosodialUK12regiminalUK12relativalUK12rotaviralnot in WWF12rotiferalnot in WWF12segmental12sporidialUK12stapedial12stomodeal12subdorsalUK12sudaminalUK12tegmental12thesaural12traversal12triforialUK12uncongealUK12uncordialUK12unlogicalUK12versional12viatorialUK12adenoidal11alimentalnot in WWF11altricial11amatorialUK11anaclinalUK11anorectalUK11aperturalnot in WWF11arsenical11astomatalnot in WWF11auctorial11autosomal11baritonal11biliteralUK11botulinal11bursarialnot in WWF11cantorial11censorial11centurialnot in WWF11cisternal11claustral11cloistral11coeternal11coitional11colostral11construalnot in WWF11creatural11criterialnot in WWF11cursorial11eirenicalnot in WWF11epineuralUK11eristical11erratical11gerundialnot in WWF11glenoidalUK11illiberal11incisuralUK11isoclinalnot in WWF11lunaticalUK11matutinal11mentorialUK11miliarial11missionalnot in WWF11monsoonal11nectarealUK11nectarialnot in WWF11nonanimal11noncasual11noncausal11noncerealnot in WWF11noncoital11nonmanual11nonmental11nonmortalnot in WWF11nonmutualnot in WWF11nonnormalnot in WWF11nonpostalnot in WWF11nonracial11nonsocial11nontribalnot in WWF11octennialnot in WWF11olecranalnot in WWF11palestralnot in WWF11palustralUK11passional11pertussalnot in WWF11plaustralUK11postnasalnot in WWF11postnatal11posttrial11prelatialUK11pretorialnot in WWF11raptorial11recountalnot in WWF11recruitalUK11rectorial11remnantalnot in WWF11reperusalUK11rusticialUK11sacrarialnot in WWF11satanicalnot in WWF11satirical11sciential11sclerosalnot in WWF11sclerotalUK11sectarialUK11sectorial11semestral11semirural11semitonal11soriticalUK11staminealnot in WWF11stercoralUK11subaerial11subastralnot in WWF11subneuralUK11suctional11suctorial11superreal11surprisal11tectorialnot in WWF11tetanicalnot in WWF11trinomial11unpartialUK11agrestialUK10antidotal10antinodal10diuturnalUK10endosteal10interdealUK10isodontalUK10lunitidalnot in WWF10nonagonalnot in WWF10redressalnot in WWF10rodentialnot in WWF10seignoralUK10signorialUK10steroidal10tangentalnot in WWF10tridentalnot in WWF10triradialUK10undersealUK10uredinial10antenatal9artisanal9erosional9estuarial9introitalUK9listerialUK9nonlineal9nonneuralnot in WWF9nonserialnot in WWF9oratorialUK9rearousal9sartorial9sensorial9serotinal9sessional9sinistral9stational9tensional9tensorialnot in WWF9tentorialnot in WWF9tonsorial9torsional9triennial9triserialUK9tuitional9unilineal9uniserialnot in WWF9
…IL
9-letter words ending in IL (60)
Top score: DONEPEZIL, 21 points (tied with one other)
thumbnail★16voicemail★not in WWF16tadalafil★not in WWF13daredevil★14donepezilUK21hygrophilUK21checkrailUK20chokecoilUK20blackmail19hydrofoil19minoxidil19myofibril19photophilUK19ombrophilUK18acidophil17
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blacktail17overcivilnot in WWF17slavophilUK17arctophilUK16caprifoilUK16charbroil16chemtrailnot in WWF16eightfoilUK16lunchpailUK16necrophilUK16scotophilnot in WWF16verapamil16anglophilUK15audiophilUK15captopril15modafinilUK15shavetail15whitetail15browntailUK14envermeilUK14multifoilnot in WWF14sharptailnot in WWF14subfossil14courbarilUK13supercoil13swingtailUK13swordtail13broadtail12greenmail12harestailUK12horsetail12nonfossil12shirttail12sprigtailnot in WWF12thorntailnot in WWF12enalaprilnot in WWF11guardrail11mousetailnot in WWF11nonpareil11scaletailnot in WWF11spritsail11tormentil11disentail10undersoilnot in WWF10interrailUK9
…UL
9-letter words ending in UL (112)
Top score: QUIVERFUL, 24 points. as much as a quiver will hold
beautiful★14wonderful★16stressful★12colourful★not in WWF14unhelpful★17plentiful★14quiverfulnot in WWF24rhizocaulUK23behovefulUK20bucketful20pocketful20chanceful19choicefulUK19frightful19speechfulUK19
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advicefulUK18basketful18beakerfulUK18changeful18chargefulUK18devicefulUK18dismayfulUK18effortful18flavorful18flowerful18gowpenfulUK18healthful18impactfulnot in WWF18plightfulUK18rebukefulUK18shovelful18showerfulUK18unwishfulUK18barrowfulUK17blithefulnot in WWF17breathfulUK17bushelfulnot in WWF17dipperful17harborful17humourfulUK17prayerful17scathefulUK17stenchful17unbashfulUK17unharmfulnot in WWF17unhopeful17avengefulnot in WWF16drawerful16forgetful16hungerfulUK16kettlefulnot in WWF16lengthfulUK16rewardfulUK16scoopsful16teacupful16throngfulUK16trunksful16unheedfulnot in WWF16unskilfulnot in WWF16debatefulUK15deceitful15grudgefulUK15remindful15sorrowful15strifefulnot in WWF15thirstfulUK15threatfulUK15thrustful15unfearfulnot in WWF15unhurtfulUK15unmindful15wasterfulUK15barrelful14bottleful14bountiful14caterwaul14closetful14designfulUK14gardenful14masterful14matterfulnot in WWF14molestfulUK14plaintful14platesful14praisefulnot in WWF14regardful14reposeful14saucerfulUK14screenfulnot in WWF14sourcefulnot in WWF14spiritfulUK14spleenful14spoonsful14spritefulUK14tablesful14uncarefulUK14unpainfulnot in WWF14unpitifulUK14untactful14needlefulUK13proconsul13regretful13subconsulnot in WWF13undutiful13ungainfulUK13unneedfulnot in WWF13resentful12resultful12streetfulUK12terrorfulUK12unrestful12untunefulnot in WWF12
…LL
9-letter words ending in LL (121)
Top score: SCUZZBALL, 31 points
paintball★not in WWF13treadmill★12waterfall★15shortfall★15reinstall★9scuzzballnot in WWF31avizefullUK24chockfullnot in WWF23buckyball22hawksbill21brickwallUK20fluffballnot in WWF20megaphyllUK20razorbill20blackball19
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blackpoll19cataphyllnot in WWF19jellyrollnot in WWF19mesophyll19beachballnot in WWF18bodyshellUK18bombshell18breakwallnot in WWF18catchpoll18pickadillUK18punchball18waulkmillUK18whitewall18windchill18backstallUK17chainfallnot in WWF17doddypollUK17fiberfill17fibrefill17glycocollUK17honeybellnot in WWF17ivorybill17numbskull17overchill17stickball17trackball17wallyballnot in WWF17whipstallnot in WWF17clamshell16curveball16doughballUK16drecksillUK16floodwallnot in WWF16hardshellUK16hedgebillUK16lampshell16nightfall16photocallnot in WWF16photocell16piccadillUK16screwball16bandshellnot in WWF15bookstall15bridewell15broomball15chargrillnot in WWF15comptrollUK15dancehallnot in WWF15dratchellUK15earthfallUK15eightballnot in WWF15lothefullUK15overswellUK15pannikellUK15permabullUK15softshell15speedwell15swordbillUK15barrefullUK14broadbillnot in WWF14crossfallUK14doddipollUK14dodgeball14guildhall14homestallUK14multihull14multiwall14overspill14speedball14thornbillUK14underkillnot in WWF14watermillUK14bonnibellUK13crossbill13governallUK13gronefullUK13headstall13multicell13slimeball13spoonbill13stoopball13supercellnot in WWF13aeroshellUK12aspergillnot in WWF12astrofellUK12footstallnot in WWF12forestall12gristmill12roundballnot in WWF12stairwell12stingbullUK12stonewall12bannerallUK11centinellUK11centonellUK11ensorcell11intercell11misenroll11steamroll11stoolballUK11supersell11redistill10undersell10intertill9ritornellUK9uninstallnot in WWF9
…OL
9-letter words ending in OL (32)
Top score: CARBACHOL, 18 points (tied with one other). a cholinergic agonist drug used to treat glaucoma
…YL
9-letter words ending in YL (18)
Top score: ZANTHOXYL, 31 points
…EL
9-letter words ending in EL (62)
Top score: SCHNITZEL, 23 points (tied with one other). deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
personnel★11schnitzel23shlimazelnot in WWF23becquerelnot in WWF22zinfandel22frikkadelUK21megapixelnot in WWF21threequelUK21wormwheelnot in WWF20handwheel19mispickelnot in WWF19rijstafelnot in WWF19freewheel18moygashelUK18schnorkel18
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cartwheel17cockateelnot in WWF17cockatiel17millwheelUK17mouthfeelnot in WWF17semivowel17cashspielnot in WWF16dishtowel16farnarkelUK16gearwheel16haemocoelnot in WWF16handtowelUK16moschatelnot in WWF16schlemiel16sidewheelUK16archangel15nosewheel15pimpernel15precancel15tailwheelnot in WWF15astrophelUK14involucelnot in WWF14plasmagel14pretravel14rechannel14shtreimelnot in WWF14uncharnelUK14barbastelUK13cocounsel13entrammelUK13pennoncel13pipistrelnot in WWF13reapparelUK13roundheelnot in WWF13unapparelUK13antinovel12biodieselnot in WWF12langspielUK12outtravelnot in WWF12reistafelUK12scoundrel12singspiel12carrousel11groundsel11neurocoelnot in WWF11spirituel11ungenteel10
…RL
9-letter words ending in RL (4)
Top score: CHOIRGIRL, 15 points. a girl who sings in a choir
…WL
9-letter words ending in WL (4)
Top score: PUNCHBOWL, 21 points (tied with two others)
…HL
9-letter words ending in HL (2)
Top score: SCHLEMIHL, 19 points
About these words
- 1,113 of the 43,178 9-letter words end in L (3%).
- 814 are good in NWL2023, 1,112 in Collins Scrabble Words, 814 in WOW24 and 549 in the Words With Friends list. 77 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, quizzical scores the most (38), then scuzzball and zanthoxyl (31 each), then xanthoxyl (29), then two words on 25.