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5-letter words with L as the 5th letter

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

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349 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aboil52
afoul52
ahull52
aldol52
algal52
alkyl52
allyl52
ampul52
angel52
annal52
annul52
anvil52
appal52
appel52
areal52
argal52
argil52
argol52
ariel52
artal52
artel52
arval52
atoll52
aural52
avail52
awful52
axial52
babel52
babul52
bagel52
banal52
basal52
basil52
bedel52
beryl52
betel52
bevel52
bezel52
bezil52
binal52
boral52
botel52
bowel52
brail51
brawl51
brill51
broil51
bubal52
butyl52
cabal52
camel52
canal52
carol52
cavil52
cecal52
ceorl51
chiel51
chill51
churl51
cibol52
civil52
comal52
copal52
coral52
coxal52
craal51
crawl51
creel51
cruel51
cupel52
cymol52
decal52
dedal52
devel52
devil52
domal52
dotal52
dowel52
drail51
drawl51
drill51
droll51
drool51
ducal52
dural52
dwell51
dynel52
easel52
email52
enrol52
equal52
ervil52
ethyl52
excel52
expel52
extol52
fatal52
fecal52
feral52
fetal52
final52
flail51
focal52
frail51
frill51
fugal52
fusel52
fusil52
fuzil52
gavel52
gayal51
ghoul51
ghyll51
gimel52
glial51
gnarl51
goral52
graal51
grail51
grill51
growl51
gruel51
gyral52
hadal52
halal52
hamal52
hazel52
hemal52
hexyl52
horal52
hosel52
hotel52
hovel52
ideal52
idyll52
ileal52
ilial52
impel52
indol52
jacal52
jebel52
jewel52
joual51
jugal52
jural52
jurel52
ketol52
kevel52
kevil52
kneel51
knell51
knoll51
knurl51
kraal51
krill51
kugel52
label52
lapel52
legal52
level52
libel52
local52
loral52
losel52
loyal51
maill51
medal52
metal52
miaul51
modal52
model52
mogul52
mohel52
molal52
moral52
morel52
motel52
mural52
nasal52
natal52
naval52
navel52
nerol52
newel52
nicol52
nidal52
nihil52
nival52
nodal52
nonyl52
nopal52
notal52
novel52
octal52
octyl52
offal52
oriel52
osmol52
ousel52
ouzel52
panel52
papal52
parol52
pearl51
pedal52
penal52
peril52
petal52
phial51
pibal52
pical52
picul52
pipal52
pixel52
prill51
prowl51
pupal52
pupil52
quail51
quell51
quill51
quoll51
ratal52
ratel52
ravel52
rebel52
refel52
regal52
renal52
reoil51
repel52
revel52
rival52
riyal51
rowel52
royal51
rugal52
rural52
salal52
salol52
scall51
schul51
scowl51
scull51
sepal52
seral52
setal52
shall51
shaul51
shawl51
sheal51
shell51
sheol51
shiel51
shill51
shoal51
shool51
shorl51
sibyl52
sigil52
sisal52
skill51
skirl51
skoal51
skull51
small51
smell51
snail51
snarl51
snell51
snool51
sokol52
sorel52
sotol52
spail51
spall51
speel51
speil51
spell51
spiel51
spill51
spoil51
spool51
stall51
steal51
steel51
still51
stool51
stull51
sural52
swail51
swell51
swill51
swirl51
tamal52
tepal52
thill51
thiol51
thirl51
thurl51
tical52
tidal52
tolyl52
tonal52
total52
towel52
trail51
trawl51
trial51
trill51
triol51
troll51
trull51
tubal52
twill51
twirl51
typal52
umbel52
until52
ureal52
urial52
usual52
uveal52
vagal52
vakil52
vasal52
venal52
vexil52
vigil52
vinal52
vinyl52
viral52
vital52
vocal52
vowel52
voxel52
wedel52
wheal51
wheel51
whirl51
whorl51
woful52
xylol52
xylyl52
yodel52
yokel52
zoeal51
zonal52
zoril52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed L in the 5th 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.