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5-letter words with L as the 4th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when L is fixed in the 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abele, acold, acyls.

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535 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abele	5	2
acold	5	2
acyls	5	2
addle	5	1
adult	5	2
agile	5	2
ahold	5	2
ahull	5	2
aioli	5	2
aisle	5	1
akela	5	3
alula	5	3
amble	5	1
amole	5	2
ample	5	1
amply	5	2
amyls	5	2
anele	5	2
angle	5	1
anile	5	2
anils	5	2
ankle	5	1
anole	5	2
apple	5	1
apply	5	2
aptly	5	2
argle	5	1
arils	5	2
aryls	5	2
asyla	5	3
atilt	5	2
atoll	5	2
awols	5	2
axels	5	2
axile	5	2
axils	5	2
azole	5	2
baals	5	1
badly	5	2
bails	5	1
balls	5	1
bally	5	2
baulk	5	1
bawls	5	1
belle	5	1
bells	5	1
belly	5	2
biali	5	2
bialy	5	2
bible	5	1
bield	5	1
bigly	5	2
bills	5	1
billy	5	2
birle	5	1
birls	5	1
bogle	5	1
boils	5	1
bolls	5	1
boule	5	1
bowls	5	1
boyla	5	2
brill	5	1
bugle	5	1
buhls	5	1
build	5	1
built	5	1
bulla	5	2
bulls	5	1
bully	5	2
burls	5	1
burly	5	2
butle	5	1
byrls	5	1
cable	5	1
calla	5	2
calls	5	1
carle	5	1
carls	5	1
cauld	5	1
caulk	5	1
cauls	5	1
ceils	5	1
cella	5	2
celli	5	2
cello	5	2
cells	5	1
chalk	5	1
chela	5	2
child	5	1
chile	5	1
chili	5	2
chill	5	1
cholo	5	2
chyle	5	1
coala	5	2
coals	5	1
coaly	5	2
coble	5	1
coils	5	1
colly	5	2
cools	5	1
cooly	5	2
could	5	1
cowls	5	1
coyly	5	2
culls	5	1
cully	5	2
curls	5	1
curly	5	2
cycle	5	1
cyclo	5	2
dahls	5	1
daily	5	2
dally	5	2
deals	5	1
dealt	5	1
deils	5	1
dells	5	1
delly	5	2
dhals	5	1
dhole	5	1
dials	5	1
dills	5	1
dilly	5	2
dimly	5	2
diols	5	1
dirls	5	1
dobla	5	2
doily	5	2
dolls	5	1
dolly	5	2
dooly	5	2
doula	5	2
doyly	5	2
drill	5	1
drily	5	2
droll	5	1
dryly	5	2
duals	5	1
duels	5	1
dulls	5	1
dully	5	2
duple	5	1
dwell	5	1
dwelt	5	1
eagle	5	1
earls	5	1
early	5	2
ebola	5	3
edile	5	2
enols	5	2
evils	5	2
exalt	5	2
exile	5	2
exult	5	2
fable	5	1
fails	5	1
falls	5	1
farle	5	1
farls	5	1
fatly	5	2
fauld	5	1
fault	5	1
feels	5	1
fella	5	2
fells	5	1
felly	5	2
ferly	5	2
feyly	5	2
field	5	1
fille	5	1
fillo	5	2
fills	5	1
filly	5	2
fitly	5	2
fjeld	5	1
foals	5	1
foils	5	1
folly	5	2
fools	5	1
fouls	5	1
fowls	5	1
frill	5	1
fuels	5	1
fugle	5	1
fulls	5	1
fully	5	2
furls	5	1
gable	5	1
gaily	5	2
galls	5	1
gally	5	2
gaols	5	1
gault	5	1
gayly	5	2
ghyll	5	1
gills	5	1
gilly	5	2
girls	5	1
girly	5	2
goals	5	1
godly	5	2
golly	5	2
grill	5	1
guild	5	1
guile	5	1
guilt	5	1
gulls	5	1
gully	5	2
hails	5	1
hallo	5	2
halls	5	1
haole	5	1
haply	5	2
harls	5	1
haulm	5	1
hauls	5	1
heals	5	1
heels	5	1
hello	5	2
hells	5	1
herls	5	1
hillo	5	2
hills	5	1
hilly	5	2
holla	5	2
hollo	5	2
holly	5	2
hooly	5	2
hotly	5	2
howls	5	1
hoyle	5	1
hullo	5	2
hulls	5	1
hurls	5	1
hurly	5	2
icily	5	3
idols	5	2
idyll	5	2
idyls	5	2
imply	5	2
ingle	5	1
inkle	5	1
istle	5	1
ixtle	5	1
jails	5	1
jarls	5	1
jello	5	2
jells	5	1
jelly	5	2
jills	5	1
jolly	5	2
joule	5	1
jowls	5	1
jowly	5	2
kails	5	1
keels	5	1
kelly	5	2
kibla	5	2
kills	5	1
knell	5	1
knelt	5	1
knoll	5	1
koala	5	2
koels	5	1
kohls	5	1
krill	5	1
ladle	5	1
lalls	5	1
laxly	5	2
lisle	5	1
lolls	5	1
lolly	5	2
lowly	5	2
lulls	5	1
macle	5	1
madly	5	2
maile	5	1
maill	5	1
mails	5	1
malls	5	1
manly	5	2
maple	5	1
marls	5	1
marly	5	2
mauls	5	1
meals	5	1
mealy	5	2
mells	5	1
merle	5	1
merls	5	1
mewls	5	1
mille	5	1
mills	5	1
moils	5	1
molls	5	1
molly	5	2
moola	5	2
mools	5	1
mould	5	1
moult	5	1
muhly	5	2
mulla	5	2
mulls	5	1
nails	5	1
nelly	5	2
newly	5	2
nills	5	1
noble	5	1
nobly	5	2
noels	5	1
noils	5	1
noily	5	2
nulls	5	1
nurls	5	1
nyala	5	2
obeli	5	3
obole	5	2
oboli	5	3
obols	5	2
oculi	5	3
oddly	5	2
odyle	5	2
odyls	5	2
opals	5	2
orals	5	2
ovals	5	2
ovoli	5	3
ovolo	5	3
ovule	5	2
padle	5	1
pails	5	1
palls	5	1
pally	5	2
parle	5	1
patly	5	2
pawls	5	1
peals	5	1
peels	5	1
pepla	5	2
phyla	5	2
phyle	5	1
pills	5	1
poilu	5	2
polls	5	1
pools	5	1
poult	5	1
prill	5	1
prole	5	1
psalm	5	1
pulls	5	1
purls	5	1
quale	5	1
qualm	5	1
quell	5	1
quill	5	1
quilt	5	1
quoll	5	1
rails	5	1
rally	5	2
rawly	5	2
realm	5	1
reals	5	1
redly	5	2
reels	5	1
refly	5	2
reply	5	2
rials	5	1
riels	5	1
rifle	5	1
rille	5	1
rills	5	1
roble	5	1
roils	5	1
roily	5	2
rolls	5	1
rotls	5	1
ruble	5	1
sable	5	1
sadly	5	2
sails	5	1
sally	5	2
sauls	5	1
sault	5	1
scald	5	1
scale	5	1
scall	5	1
scalp	5	1
scaly	5	2
scold	5	1
sculk	5	1
scull	5	1
sculp	5	1
seals	5	1
seels	5	1
seely	5	2
selle	5	1
sells	5	1
shale	5	1
shall	5	1
shalt	5	1
shaly	5	2
shelf	5	1
shell	5	1
shill	5	1
shily	5	2
shuln	5	1
shuls	5	1
shyly	5	2
sials	5	1
sidle	5	1
sills	5	1
silly	5	2
skald	5	1
skelm	5	1
skelp	5	1
skill	5	1
skulk	5	1
skull	5	1
slily	5	2
slyly	5	2
small	5	1
smalt	5	1
smell	5	1
smelt	5	1
smile	5	1
smolt	5	1
snell	5	1
socle	5	1
soils	5	1
sonly	5	2
souls	5	1
spale	5	1
spall	5	1
spell	5	1
spelt	5	1
spile	5	1
spill	5	1
spilt	5	1
stale	5	1
stalk	5	1
stall	5	1
stela	5	2
stele	5	1
stile	5	1
still	5	1
stilt	5	1
stole	5	1
stull	5	1
style	5	1
styli	5	2
sully	5	2
surly	5	2
swale	5	1
swell	5	1
swill	5	1
tabla	5	2
table	5	1
taels	5	1
tails	5	1
tally	5	2
teals	5	1
teels	5	1
tells	5	1
telly	5	2
tesla	5	2
thill	5	1
thole	5	1
tills	5	1
tirls	5	1
title	5	1
toile	5	1
toils	5	1
tolls	5	1
tools	5	1
trill	5	1
troll	5	1
trull	5	1
truly	5	2
tulle	5	1
twill	5	1
uncle	5	1
utile	5	2
uvula	5	3
vails	5	1
vault	5	1
veals	5	1
vealy	5	2
veils	5	1
vials	5	1
villa	5	2
villi	5	2
vills	5	1
viola	5	2
viols	5	1
virls	5	1
voila	5	2
voile	5	1
wails	5	1
walla	5	2
walls	5	1
wally	5	2
wanly	5	2
wauls	5	1
wawls	5	1
weald	5	1
weals	5	1
wells	5	1
welly	5	2
wetly	5	2
whale	5	1
whelk	5	1
whelm	5	1
whelp	5	1
while	5	1
whole	5	1
wield	5	1
wills	5	1
willy	5	2
woald	5	1
wools	5	1
wooly	5	2
world	5	1
would	5	1
wryly	5	2
yauld	5	1
yawls	5	1
yells	5	1
yield	5	1
yills	5	1
yodle	5	1
yowls	5	1
zeals	5	1
zills	5	1

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed L in the 4th 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.