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5 Letter Words With A and L

This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 961 five-letter words with A and L, with the 258 common ones (place, small, black, least) first.

A and L sit side by side in 702 of these words (73%), most often as AL. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 303 words). 26% repeat a letter, like small. The most common first letter is L (175 words).

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Common 5-letter words with A and L (258)

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

Tip: try aisle as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 26% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with A and L (961)

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

aalii abele abler ables aboil acold acyls addle adult afoul agile aglee aglet agley aglow ahold ahull ailed aioli aisle akela alack alamo aland alane alang alans alant alarm alary alate albas album alcid alder aldol alecs alefs aleph alert alfas algae algal algas algid algin algor algum alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya alkyd alkyl allay allee alley allod allot allow alloy allyl almah almas almeh almes almud almug aloes aloft aloha aloin alone along aloof aloud alpha altar alter altho altos alula alums alway amble amole ample amply ampul amyls anele angel angle anile anils ankle anlas annal annul anole anvil appal appel apple apply aptly areal argal argil argle argol ariel arils arles artal artel arval aryls asyla atilt atlas atoll aulic aulos aural avail awful awols axels axial axile axils axled axles azlon azole baals babel babul badly bagel bails balas balds baldy baled baler bales balks balky balls bally balms balmy balsa balti banal basal basil baulk bawls belay belga biali bialy binal blabs black blade blags blahs blain blame blams bland blank blare blase blast blate blats blawn blaws blaze bleak blear bleat bloat bolar bolas boral boyla brail brawl bubal bulla bylaw cabal cable calfs calif calix calks calla calls calms calve calyx camel canal carle carls carol cauld caulk cauls cavil cecal cella chalk chela chola cilia clach clack clade clads clags claim clamp clams clang clank clans claps clapt claro clary clash clasp class clast clave clavi claws clays clean clear cleat cloak coala coals coaly colas colza comal copal coral coxal craal crawl culpa dahls daily dales dally deals dealt decal dedal delay delta dhals dials dobla dolma domal dotal doula drail drawl duals ducal dulia dural dwaal eagle earls early easel eclat elain eland elans elate email equal exalt fable fails falls false farle farls fatal fatly fauld fault fecal fella feral fetal filar final flabs flack flags flail flair flake flaky flame flams flamy flank flans flaps flare flash flask flats flaws flawy flaxy flays fleam fleas float flora flota foals focal folia frail fugal gable gaily galah galas galax galea gales galls gally galop gaols gault gavel gayal gayly glace glade glads glady glair glams gland glans glare glary glass glaze glazy gleam glean gleba glial glias gloam gloat gnarl goals goral graal grail gulag gular gulas gyral hadal hails halal haled haler hales halid hallo halls halma halms halon halos halts halva halve halwa hamal haole haply harls haulm hauls hazel heals hemal hilar holla horal hulas hylas ideal ileac ileal iliac iliad ilial inlay jacal jails jalap jalop jarls joual jugal jural kails kajal kalam kales kalif kalis kalpa kibla koala kolas kraal kulak kwela laari label labia labor labra laced lacer laces lacey lacks laded laden lader lades ladle laevo lagan lager lahar laich laics laigh laird lairs lairy laith laity laked laker lakes lakhs lalls lamas lambs lamby lamed lamer lames lamia lamps lanai lance lands lanes lanky lapel lapin lapis lapse larch lards lardy laree lares large largo laris larks larky larum larva lased laser lases lassi lasso lasts latch lated laten later latex lathe lathi laths lathy latke latte lauan lauds laugh laura lavas laved laver laves lawed lawks lawns lawny laxer laxly layed layer layin layup lazar lazed lazes leach leads leady leafs leafy leaks leaky leans leant leaps leapt learn lears leary lease leash least leave leavy legal lehua leman lemma lepta liana liane liang liard liars libra lidar ligan lilac liman limas limba limpa linac linga liras litai litas llama llano loach loads loafs loams loamy loans loath lobar local logan logia loofa loral loran lotah lotas lotsa lotta lovat loyal luaus lubra luffa lunar lunas lutea lyard lyart lyase lycea lyssa lytta macle madly maile maill mails malar males malic malls malms malmy malts malty manly maple marls marly mauls meals mealy medal metal miaul milia milpa modal molal molar molas moola moral mulla mural myall nails naled nasal natal naval navel neral nidal nival nodal nopal notal nyala octal offal ollas opals orals ovals padle pails palea paled paleo paler pales palet palls pally palms palmy palpi palps palsy panel papal parle parol patly pawls peals pearl pedal penal pepla petal phial phyla pibal pical pilaf pilar pilau pilaw pilea pipal place plack plage plaid plain plait plane plank plans plant plash plasm plate plats platy playa plays plaza plead pleas pleat plena plica polar polka psalm pulas pupal qibla quail quale qualm rails rales rally ralph ratal ratel ravel rawly realm reals regal relax relay renal rials rival riyal royal rugal rumal rural sable sadly sails salad salal salep sales salic sally salmi salol salon salpa salps salsa salts salty salve salvo sauls sault scald scale scall scalp scaly seals selah selva sepal seral setal shale shall shalt shaly shaul shawl sheal shoal sials silva sisal skald skoal slabs slack slags slain slake slams slang slank slant slaps slash slate slats slaty slave slaws slays small smalt snail snarl solan solar spail spale spall splat splay stale stalk stall steal stela sulfa sural swail swale sylva tabla table taels tails talar talas talcs taler tales talks talky tally talon taluk talus tamal teals telae telia tepal tesla thali tical tidal tilak tolan tolar tolas tonal total trail trawl trial tubal typal ugali uhlan ulama ulans ulema ulnad ulnae ulnar ulnas ulpan ultra ulvas unlay ureal urial usual uveal uvula vagal vails vakil vales valet valid valor valse value valve vasal vault veals vealy velar venal vials villa vinal viola viral vital vocal voila volar volta volva vulva wails waled waler wales walks walla walls wally waltz wanly wauls wawls weald weals whale wheal woald xylan yauld yawls yulan zeals zilla zoeal zonal

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More 5-letter word lists with A or L

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both A and L?

Our dictionary has 961, which is 11% of all five-letter words. 258 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with both A and L?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, place, followed by small and later.

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. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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