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5 Letter Words With L as the Fourth Letter

Most people think of would, still, world, while first. The full list of five-letter words with L as the fourth letter is longer: 547 words. Of those, 119 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 428 are valid guesses only.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: aisle.

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Common 5-letter words with L as the fourth letter (119)

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

The letter before the L is most often L (117 words), and the one after it S (181 words). On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 215 words). 44% repeat a letter, like still. The most common first letter is S (78 words).

All 5-letter words with L as the fourth letter (547)

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

abele acold acyls addle adult agile ahold ahull aioli aisle akela alula amble amole ample amply amyls anele angle anile anils ankle anole apple apply aptly argle arils aryls asyla atilt atoll awols axels axile axils azole baals badly bails balls bally baulk bawls belle bells belly biali bialy bible bield bigly bills billy birle birls bogle boils bolls boule bowls boyla brill bugle buhls build built bulla bulls bully burls burly butle byrls cable calla calls carle carls cauld caulk cauls ceils cella celli cello cells chalk chela child chile chili chill chola choli cholo chyle coala coals coaly coble coils colly cools cooly could cowls coyly culls cully curls curly cycle cyclo dahls daily dally deals dealt deils dells delly dhals dhole dials dills dilly dimly diols dirls dobla doily dolls dolly dooly doula doyly drill drily droll dryly duals duels dulls dully duple dwell dwelt eagle earls early edile enols evils exalt exile exult fable fails falls farle farls fatly fauld fault feels fella fells felly ferly feyly field fille fillo fills filly fitly fjeld foals foils folly fools fouls fowls frill fuels fugle fulls fully furls gable gaily galls gally gaols gault gayly ghyll gills gilly girls girly goals godly golly gooly grill guild guile guilt gulls gully hails hallo halls haole haply harls haulm hauls heals heels heils hello hells herls hillo hills hilly holla hollo holly hooly hotly howls hoyle hullo hulls hurls hurly icily idols idyll idyls imply ingle inkle istle ixtle jails jarls jello jells jelly jills jolly joule jowls jowly kails keels kelly kibla kills knell knelt knoll koala koels kohls krill kwela ladle lalls laxly lisle lolls lolly lowly lulls macle madly maile maill mails malls manly maple marls marly mauls meals mealy mells merle merls mewls mille milli mills moils molls molly moola mooli mools mould moult muhly mulla mulls myall nails nelly newly nills noble nobly noels noils noily nulls nurls nyala obeli obole oboli obols oculi oddly odyle odyls opals orals ovals ovoli ovolo ovule padle pails palls pally parle patly pawls peals peels pepla phile phyla phyle pills poilu polls pools poult prill prole psalm pulls purls qibla quale qualm quell quill quilt rails rally rawly realm reals redly reels refly reply rials riels rifle rille rills roble roils roily rolls rotls ruble sable sadly sails sally sauls sault scald scale scall scalp scaly scold sculk scull sculp seals seels seely selle sells shale shall shalt shaly shelf shell shill shily shuln shuls shyly sials sidle sills silly skald skelm skelp skill skulk skull slily slyly small smalt smell smelt smile smolt snell socle soils sonly souls spale spall spell spelt spile spill spilt stale stalk stall stela stele stile still stilt stole stull style styli sully surly swale swell swill tabla table taels tails tally teals teels tells telly tesla thali thill thole tills tirls title toile toils tolls tools trill troll trull truly tulle tuple twill ugali uncle utile uvula vails vault veals vealy veils vials villa villi vills viola viols virls voila voile wails walla walls wally wanly wauls wawls weald weals wells welly wetly whale whelk whelm whelp while whole wield wills willy woald wools wooly world would wryly yauld yawls yells yield yills yodle yowls zeals zilla zills

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More 5-letter word lists with L

Starting with L (420)Ending in L (357)Second letter L (523)Third letter L (614) With A and L (961)With E and L (923)With I and L (633)With L and O (621)With L and U (405)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have L as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary has 547, which is 6.1% of all five-letter words. 119 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try aisle. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 44% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

Which letters most often sit next to the L?

The letter before the L is most often L (117 words), and the one after it S (181 words).

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