5-letter words ending in L
There are 470 five-letter words that end in L in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZIZEL at 23 points. S starts the most of them, 79, and the average score is 8.3 points.
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These 470 words are 3.7% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green L in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 470 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in L, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, PEARL is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 470 words.
5-letter words ending in L in numbers
- Words
- 470
- Highest scoring
- ZIZEL 23 pts
- Average score
- 8.3 pts
- With a definition
- 245 (52%)
- A32
- B25
- C29
- D22
- E12
- F18
- G19
- H10
- I9
- J11
- K19
- L12
- M22
- N20
- O8
- P30
- Q4
- R25
- S79
- T27
- U7
- V13
- W7
- X2
- Y3
- Z5
Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in l
5-letter words ending in L (470)
These 300 of the 470 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words end in L?
470, which is 3.7% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 245 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word ending in L for Scrabble?
ZIZEL scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come HEXYL (18), XYLYL (18) and ZYGAL (18). The average is 8.3 points.
Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in L start with?
S, in 79 of the 470 (17%). A follows with 32.
What should I guess in Wordle with an L in the last slot?
PEARL. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 470 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.