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5 Letter Words With I 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 633 five-letter words with I and L, with the 148 common ones (still, while, until, light) first.

I and L sit side by side in 478 of these words (76%), most often as IL. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 189 words). 25% repeat a letter, like still. The most common first letter is L (133 words).

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Common 5-letter words with I and L (148)

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 25% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with I and L (633)

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

aalii aboil agile ailed aioli aisle alcid algid algin alias alibi alien alifs align alike aline alist alive aliya aloin anile anils anvil argil ariel arils atilt aulic avail axial axile axils bails balti basil belie bezil biali bialy bible bield bigly bilbo biles bilge bilgy bilks bills billy binal birle birls blain blimp blimy blind bling blini blink blips bliss blite blitz boils brail brill broil build built calif calix cavil ceils celli chiel child chile chili chill choli cibol cilia civil claim clavi click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt clits coils colic colin culti cylix daily deils delis devil dials dildo dills dilly dimly diols dirls doily dolci drail drill drily dulia edile elain elemi elfin elide elint elite eloin email ervil evils exile fails felid field filar filch filed filer files filet fille fillo fills filly films filmy filos filth filum final fitly flail flair flick flics flied flier flies fling flint flips flirt flite flits fluid foils folia folic folie folio frail frill fusil fuzil gaily gelid gilds gilet gills gilly gilts gimel girls girly glair glial glias glide gliff glime glims glint glitz grail grill guild guile guilt hails halid heils helio helix hilar hillo hills hilly hilts hilum hilus icily ideal idled idler idles idols idyll idyls igloo iglus ileac ileal ileum ileus iliac iliad ilial ilium iller illus impel imply indol ingle inkle inlay inlet intel isled isles islet istle ixtle jails jills jilts kails kalif kalis kelim kevil kibla kilim kills kilns kilos kilts kilty klick krill kulfi kylie kylix laari labia laich laics laigh laird lairs lairy laith laity lamia lanai lapin lapis laris lassi lathi layin legit lenis levin levis lewis lexis liana liane liang liard liars libel liber libra libri lichi licht licit licks lidar lidos liege liens liers lieus lieve lifer lifts ligan liger light liked liken liker likes lilac lilos lilts liman limas limba limbi limbo limbs limby limed limen limes limey limit limns limos limpa limps linac lindy lined linen liner lines liney linga lingo lings lingy linin links linky linns linos lints linty linum lions lipid lipin lippy liras lirot lisle lisps lists litai litas liter lithe litho litre lived liven liver lives livid livre logia logic login logoi loins looie loris lotic louie louis lucid ludic lungi lupin lurid lweis lying lyric lysin lysis lytic maile maill mails malic melic miaul milch miler miles milfs milia milks milky mille milli mills milos milpa milts milty moils mooli multi nails nicol nidal nihil nills nival noils noily obeli oboli oculi oiled oiler oldie oleic olein olios olive ollie oriel ovoli oxlip pails palpi peril phial phile pibal pical picul pilaf pilar pilau pilaw pilch pilea piled pilei piles pilis pills pilot pilus pipal pixel plaid plain plait plica plied plier plies plink poilu polio polis prill pulik pulis pupil qibla quail quill quilt rails relic relit reoil rials riels rifle riled riles riley rille rills rival riyal roils roily sails salic salmi shiel shill shily sials sibyl sidle sigil silds silex silks silky sills silly silos silts silty silva sisal skill skirl slain slice slick slide slier slily slime slims slimy sling slink slipe slips slipt slits sloid smile snail soils soldi solei solid spail speil spiel spile spill spilt split spoil stile still stilt styli sulci swail swill swirl sylis tails telia telic teloi thali thill thiol thirl tical tidal tilak tilde tiled tiler tiles tills tilth tilts tirls title toile toils trail trial trill triol tulip twill twirl ugali unlit until uplit urial utile vails vakil valid veils vexil vials vigil viler villa villi vills vinal vinyl viola viols viral virls vital voila voile volti wails while whirl wield wilco wilds wiled wiles wills willy wilts yield yills zilch zilla zills zoril

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More 5-letter word lists with I or L

Starting with I (129)Starting with L (420)Ending in I (166)Ending in L (357) With I and S (1,008)With A and L (961)With E and L (923)With E and I (879)With I and R (690)With A and I (680)With I and N (662)With L and O (621)With I and T (609)With D and I (473)With I and O (405)With L and U (405)

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary has 633, which is 7% of all five-letter words. 148 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 I and L?

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

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. 25% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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