5-letter words with L as the fourth letter

There are 759 five-letter words with L as the fourth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. L is a smooth one-point liquid that slides into openings and endings alike, which keeps this list broad.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with L in the fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abele, acold, acyls, addle and adult. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with l as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
jowly185
fjeld165
qibla165
qualm165
jeely155
jelly155
jhala155
jolly155
jowls155
laxly155

5-letter words with L as the fourth letter (759)

Showing the first 300 of 759. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

abele7acold8acyls10addle7adult6afald9agila6agile6ahold9ahull8aioli5aisle5aizle14akela9alula5amble9amole7ample9amply12amyls10ancle7anele5angle6anglo6anile5anils5ankle9anole5apple9apply12aptly10argle6arils5aryls8asyla8atilt5atoll5avale8avels8awdls9awols8axels12axile12axils12ayelp10azole14baals7badly11baels7bails7bally10baulk11bawls10bayle10belle7bells7belly10bhels10biali7bialy10bible9bield8bigly11bills7billy10birle7birls7bodle8bogle8boils7bolls7bools7boule7boult7bowls10boyla10brill7brule7bugle8buhls10build8built7bulla7bulls7bully10burls7burly10butle7byrls10cable9calla7calls7caple9carle7carls7cauld8caulk11cauls7ceili7ceils7cella7celli7cello7cells7chalk14chals10chela10chelp12child11chile10chili10chill10chola10choli10cholo10chyle13ciels7cills7cirls7coala7coals7coaly10coble9coils7colls7colly10cools7cooly10could8cowls10coyly13culls7cully10curli7curls7curly10cycle12cyclo12daals6dahls9daily9dalle6dally9dault6deals6dealt6deely9deils6dells6delly9dhals9dhole9dholl9dhols9dials6dilli6dills6dilly9dimly11diols6dirls6dobla8doilt6doily9dolls6dolly9doole6dools6dooly9doula6dowle9dowls9dowly12doyly12drill6drily9drole6droll6dryly12duals6duels6dulls6dully9duple8duply11dwale9dwalm11dwell9dwelt9dwile9eagle6earls5early8easle5edile6emule7enols5eorls5esile5ettle5evils8exalt12exile12exuls12exult12fable10fails8falls8farle8farls8fatly11fauld9fault8feals8feels8fella8fells8felly11ferly11feyly14field9fille8fillo8fills8filly11fitly11fjeld16foals8fogle9foils8folly11fonly11fools8foule8fouls8fowls11foyle11frill8fuels8fugle9fugly12fulls8fully11furls8gable8gaily9galls6gally9gaols6gault6gayly12geals6gelly9gerle6ghyll12gibli8gills6gilly9girls6girly9goals6godly10goels6golly9goold7gools6gooly9gowls9goyle9grill6grrls6guild7guile6guilt6gulls6gully9gurls6gurly9gusla6gusle6gusli6guyle9gyals9gyeld10hable10hails8haily11hallo8halls8haole8haply13harls8hauld9haulm10hauls8hault8hayle11heald9heals8heels8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have L as the fourth letter?

Our dictionary lists 759 five-letter words with L in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as L, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABELE is a common five-letter word with L as its fourth letter.

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