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5-letter words with L as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when L is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aalii, abled, abler.

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592 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aalii52
abled52
abler52
ables52
aglee51
aglet52
agley52
aglow52
ailed52
allay52
allee51
alley52
allod52
allot52
allow52
alloy52
allyl52
anlas52
arles52
atlas52
aulic52
axled52
axles52
azlon52
balas52
balds51
baldy52
baled52
baler52
bales52
balks51
balky52
balls51
bally52
balms51
balmy52
balsa52
belay52
belch51
belga52
belie51
belle51
bells51
belly52
below52
belts51
bilbo52
biles52
bilge51
bilgy52
bilks51
bills51
billy52
bolar52
bolas52
bolds51
boles52
bolls51
bolos52
bolts51
bolus52
bulbs51
bulge51
bulgy52
bulks51
bulky52
bulla52
bulls51
bully52
bylaw52
calfs51
calif52
calix52
calks51
calla52
calls51
calms51
calve51
calyx52
celeb52
cella52
celli52
cello52
cells51
celom52
celts51
cilia52
colas52
colds51
coled52
coles52
colic52
colin52
colly52
colog52
colon52
color52
colts51
colza52
culch51
culet52
culex52
culls51
cully52
culms51
culpa52
culti52
cults51
cylix52
dales52
dally52
delay52
deled52
deles52
delfs51
delft51
delis52
dells51
delly52
delta52
delve51
dildo52
dills51
dilly52
dolce51
dolci52
doled52
doles52
dolls51
dolly52
dolma52
dolor52
dolts51
dulia52
dulls51
dully52
dulse51
eclat52
falls51
false51
felid52
fella52
fells51
felly52
felon52
felts51
filar52
filch51
filed52
filer52
files52
filet52
fille51
fillo52
fills51
filly52
films51
filmy52
filos52
filth51
filum52
folds51
foley52
folia52
folic52
folio52
folks51
folky52
folly52
fulls51
fully52
galah52
galas52
galax52
galea52
gales52
galls51
gally52
galop52
gelds51
gelee51
gelid52
gelts51
gilds51
gills51
gilly52
gilts51
golds51
golem52
golfs51
golly52
gulag52
gular52
gulch51
gules52
gulfs51
gulfy52
gulls51
gully52
gulps51
gulpy52
halal52
haled52
haler52
hales52
halid52
hallo52
halls51
halma52
halms51
halon52
halos52
halts51
halva52
halve51
helio52
helix52
hello52
hells51
helms51
helos52
helot52
helps51
helve51
hilar52
hillo52
hills51
hilly52
hilts51
hilum52
hilus52
holds51
holed52
holes52
holey52
holks51
holla52
hollo52
holly52
holms51
holts51
hulas52
hulks51
hulky52
hullo52
hulls51
hylas52
idled52
idler52
idles52
igloo52
iglus52
iller52
inlay52
inlet52
isled52
isles52
islet52
jalap52
jalop52
jello52
jells51
jelly52
jills51
jilts51
joles52
jolly52
jolts51
jolty52
julep52
kalam52
kales52
kalif52
kalpa52
kelep52
kelim52
kelly52
kelps51
kelpy52
kilim52
kills51
kilns51
kilos52
kilts51
kilty52
kolas52
kolos52
kulak52
kylix52
lalls51
lilac52
lilts51
lolls51
lolly52
lulls51
lulus52
malar52
males52
malic52
malls51
malms51
malmy52
malts51
malty52
melds51
melee51
melic52
mells51
melon52
melts51
milch51
miler52
miles52
milia52
milks51
milky52
mille51
mills51
milos52
milpa52
milts51
milty52
molal52
molar52
molas52
molds51
moldy52
moles52
molls51
molly52
molto52
molts51
mulch51
mulct51
muled52
mules52
muley52
mulla52
mulls51
multi52
naled52
nelly52
nills51
nolos52
nulls51
nylon52
ogled52
ogler52
ogles52
oiled52
oiler52
ollas52
orles52
orlop52
owlet52
oxlip52
palea52
paled52
paler52
pales52
palet52
palls51
pally52
palms51
palmy52
palpi52
palps51
palsy52
peles52
pelfs51
pelon52
pelts51
phlox51
pilaf52
pilar52
pilau52
pilaw52
pilea52
piled52
pilei52
piles52
pilis52
pills51
pilot52
pilus52
polar52
poled52
poler52
poles52
polio52
polis52
polka52
polls51
polos52
polyp52
polys52
puled52
puler52
pules52
pulik52
pulis52
pulls51
pulps51
pulpy52
pulse51
pylon52
rales52
rally52
ralph51
relax52
relay52
relet52
relic52
relit52
riled52
riles52
riley52
rille51
rills51
roles52
rolfs51
rolls51
ruled52
ruler52
rules52
salad52
salal52
salep52
sales52
salic52
sally52
salmi52
salol52
salon52
salpa52
salps51
salsa52
salts51
salty52
salve51
salvo52
selah52
selfs51
selle51
sells51
selva52
shlep51
silds51
silex52
silks51
silky52
sills51
silly52
silos52
silts51
silty52
silva52
solan52
solar52
soldi52
soldo52
soled52
solei52
soles52
solid52
solon52
solos52
solum52
solus52
solve51
splat51
splay51
split51
sulci52
sulfa52
sulfo52
sulks51
sulky52
sully52
sulus52
sylis52
sylph51
sylva52
talar52
talas52
talcs51
taler52
tales52
talks51
talky52
tally52
talon52
taluk52
talus52
telae51
teles52
telex52
telia52
telic52
tells51
telly52
teloi52
telos52
tilak52
tilde51
tiled52
tiler52
tiles52
tills51
tilth51
tilts51
tolan52
tolas52
toled52
toles52
tolls51
tolus52
tolyl52
tules52
tulip52
tulle51
uglis52
uhlan52
unlay52
unled52
unlet52
unlit52
uplit52
vales52
valet52
valid52
valor52
valse51
value51
valve51
velar52
velds51
veldt51
velum52
viler52
villa52
villi52
vills51
volar52
voled52
voles52
volta52
volte51
volti52
volts51
volva52
vulgo52
vulva52
waled52
waler52
wales52
walks51
walla52
walls51
wally52
waltz51
welch51
welds51
wells51
welly52
welsh51
welts51
wilco52
wilds51
wiled52
wiles52
wills51
willy52
wilts51
wolds51
wolfs51
wyled52
wyles52
xylan52
xylem52
xylol52
xylyl52
yelks51
yells51
yelps51
yills51
yolks51
yolky52
yulan52
yules52
zilch51
zills51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed L in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping L locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.