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5 Letter Words Ending in L

A green L in the last tile? Then 357 words are still in play. The answer is most likely one of the 146 common ones, listed first below (still, until, small, local).

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Common 5-letter words ending in L (146)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

The letter right before the final L is most often A: 128 of these words end in AL. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 193 words). 41% repeat a letter, like still. The most common first letter is S (57 words).

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All 5-letter words ending in L (357)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aboil afoul ahull aldol algal alkyl allyl ampul angel annal annul anvil appal appel areal argal argil argol ariel artal artel arval atoll aural avail awful axial babel babul bagel banal basal basil bedel beryl betel bevel bezel bezil binal boral botel bowel brail brawl brill broil bubal butyl cabal camel canal carol cavil cecal ceorl chiel chill churl cibol civil comal copal coral coxal craal crawl creel cruel cupel cymol decal dedal devel devil domal dotal dowel drail drawl drill droll drool ducal dural dwaal dwell dynel easel email enrol equal ervil ethyl excel expel extol fatal fecal feral fetal final flail focal frail frill fugal fusel fusil fuzil gavel gayal ghoul ghyll gimel glial gnarl goral graal grail grill growl gruel gyral hadal halal hamal hazel hemal hexyl horal hosel hotel hovel ideal idyll ileal ilial impel indol intel jacal jebel jewel joual jugal jural jurel kajal ketol kevel kevil kneel knell knoll knurl kraal krill kugel label lapel legal level libel local loral losel loyal maill medal metal miaul modal model mogul mohel molal moral morel motel mural myall nasal natal naval navel neral nerol newel nicol nidal nihil nival nodal nonyl nopal notal novel octal octyl offal oriel osmol ousel ouzel panel papal parol pearl pedal penal peril petal phial pibal pical picul pipal pixel prill prowl pupal pupil quail quell quill ratal ratel ravel rebel refel regal renal reoil repel revel rival riyal rowel royal rubel rugal rumal rural salal salol scall schul scowl scull sepal seral setal shall shaul shawl sheal shell sheol shiel shill shoal shool shorl sibyl sigil sisal skill skirl skoal skull small smell snail snarl snell snool sokol sorel sotol spail spall speel speil spell spiel spill spoil spool stall steal steel still stool stull suppl sural swail swell swill swirl tamal tepal theol thill thiol thirl thurl tical tidal tolyl tonal total towel trail trawl trial trill triol troll trull tubal twill twirl typal umbel until ureal urial usual uveal vagal vakil vasal venal vexil vigil vinal vinyl viral vital vocal vowel voxel wedel wheal wheel whirl whorl woful xylol xylyl yodel yokel zoeal zonal zoril

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words end in L?

Our dictionary has 357, which is 4% of all five-letter words. 146 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word ending in L?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, still, followed by until and small.

Which letter most often comes before the final L?

The letter right before the final L is most often A: 128 of these words end in AL.

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