5-letter words with L as the third letter
There are 821 five-letter words with L as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are KYLIX and ZILCH, tied at 19 points. S is the most common first letter among them (81), and the average score is 8.4 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green L in the third position leaves these 821 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with L in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZILCH, KYLIX, XYLYL, CALYX and WALTZ. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an L in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, FALSE 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 821 words.
5-letter words with L as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 821
- Highest scoring
- KYLIX 19 pts
- Average score
- 8.4 pts
- With a definition
- 481 (59%)
- A36
- B57
- C49
- D38
- E4
- F39
- G43
- H58
- I12
- J15
- K32
- L11
- M63
- N12
- O20
- P75
- R21
- S81
- T52
- U10
- V33
- W37
- X5
- Y13
- Z5
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with l as the third letter
5-letter words with L as the third letter (821)
These 300 of the 821 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 have L as the third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 821 five-letter words with L in the third position, 6.5% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as L, these 821 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as FALSE.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with L as the third letter?
KYLIX and ZILCH tie at 19 points in Scrabble. Next come XYLYL (18), CALYX (17) and CYLIX (17). The average is 8.4 points.