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9-letter words with L as the 5th letter

A curated list of 9-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: absoluter, absolutes, absolvers.

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1633 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
absoluter94
absolutes94
absolvers93
absolving93
abuilding93
accolades94
acellular94
achalasia94
achilleas93
acrolects93
acroleins93
acroliths93
acrylates94
acyclovir94
aerolites94
aeroliths93
affiliate93
agallochs93
airplanes93
aldolases94
alfilaria94
alkalised94
alkalises94
alkalized94
alkalizes94
alkaloids93
alkaloses94
alkalosis94
alkalotic94
alkylated94
alkylates94
allelisms93
alleluias93
ambulacra94
ambulance93
ambulated94
ambulates94
ampullary94
anaclitic94
anaglyphs93
anaplasia94
ancillary94
angelfish93
angelical94
angelicas94
angeluses94
angularly94
angulated94
angulates94
ankylosed94
ankyloses94
ankylosis94
ankylotic94
annalists93
annelidan94
annulling93
annulment93
annuluses94
antalgics93
antelopes94
antilabor94
anvilling93
anviltops93
aphelions93
apholates94
aphyllies93
appalling93
appellant93
appellate93
appellees93
appellors93
aquilegia94
arbalests93
arbalists93
arbelests93
argillite93
arillodes94
artillery94
ashplants92
athelings93
auntliest92
autolysed94
autolyses94
autolysis94
autolytic94
autolyzed94
autolyzes94
auxiliary94
available93
availably94
awfullest93
awfulness93
axoplasms93
babblings92
bacillary94
backlands92
backlight92
backlists92
bafflegab93
balalaika94
balklines93
banalized94
banalizes94
bantlings92
baseliner94
baselines94
basilicae93
basilican94
basilicas94
basilisks93
bdelliums92
becalming93
bedplates93
befalling93
begalling93
begulfing93
beholders93
beholding93
beltlines93
beryllium93
betelnuts93
bevellers93
bevelling93
bewilders93
bicolored94
bicolours93
bifilarly94
bioplasms92
birdlimed93
birdlimes93
bisulfate93
bisulfide93
bisulfite93
bivalents93
bluelines93
boatloads92
bobolinks93
bombloads92
booklores93
booklouse92
bootlaces93
bootlicks92
bottleful93
bottlings92
botulinal94
botulinum94
botulinus94
botulisms93
bouillons92
bowelless93
bowelling93
brailling92
braillist92
brawliest92
brilliant92
briolette92
brislings92
bubalises94
bubblegum93
bubbliest92
bucklered93
buddleias92
bumblebee92
bumblings92
bundlings92
bunglings92
buntlines93
burbliest92
bushlands92
bustlines93
busulfans93
butylated94
butylates94
butylenes94
cabaletta94
cabalisms93
cabalists93
caballero94
caballing93
cagelings93
camelback93
cameleers93
camellias93
canalised94
canalises94
canalized94
canalizes94
canallers93
canalling93
candlelit93
candlenut93
candlepin93
canulated94
canulates94
capillary94
carillons93
carollers93
carolling93
caroluses94
cartloads92
caseloads93
catalases94
catalatic94
catalepsy94
catalexes94
catalexis94
cataloged94
cataloger94
catalogue93
catalyses94
catalysis94
catalysts93
catalytic94
catalyzed94
catalyzer94
catalyzes94
cattleman93
cattlemen93
cattleyas92
cavalcade93
cavaleros94
cavaletti94
cavaliers93
cavallies93
cavalries93
cavillers93
cavilling93
ceruleans93
challenge92
challises93
chaplains92
chapleted93
charlatan93
charlocks92
charlotte92
chilliest92
chillness92
chitlings92
choplogic93
cichlidae92
cisalpine93
cisplatin93
civilians93
civilised94
civilises94
civilized94
civilizer94
civilizes94
cobalamin94
cobaltine93
cobaltite93
cobaltous93
cocklebur93
cocklofts92
coculture93
coholders93
comeliest93
complains92
complaint92
complects92
completed93
completer93
completes93
complexed93
complexer93
complexes93
complexly93
compliant92
complices93
complicit93
compliers92
complines93
complying92
conclaves93
concluded93
concluder93
concludes93
conelrads93
conflated93
conflates93
conflicts92
confluent92
confluxes93
conglobed93
conglobes93
copolymer94
copulated94
copulates94
coralline93
coralloid93
corelated94
corelates94
corollary94
corollate93
costliest92
cotillion93
cotillons93
cotyledon94
couplings92
covalence93
covalency94
covelline93
covellite93
coxalgias93
coxalgies93
crawliest92
crawlways92
creolised93
creolises93
creolized93
creolizes93
cromlechs92
croplands92
cruellest92
cruelness92
cruelties92
cryolites93
cucullate93
cuddliest92
cumulated94
cumulates94
cupellers93
cupelling93
cupolaing93
cymblings92
cytologic94
cytolyses94
cytolysin94
cytolysis94
cytolytic94
dabblings92
darkliest92
datelined94
datelines94
dayflower93
deadliest92
deadlifts92
deadlight92
deadlines93
deadlocks92
decalcify94
decaliter94
decalogue93
deciliter94
decillion93
decollate93
decollete93
decolored94
decolours93
defalcate93
defiladed94
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defoliant93
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dekaliter94
demilunes94
demulcent93
depilated94
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derelicts93
desalters93
desalting93
deselects93
desilvers93
desolated94
desolater94
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desulfurs93
desultory94
devaluate93
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developed94
developer94
developes94
devilfish93
devilkins93
devilling93
devilment93
devilries93
devilwood93
devolving93
diablerie92
diallages93
diallings92
diallists92
dimpliest92
disallows93
disclaims92
disclimax93
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discloser93
discloses93
displaced93
displaces93
displants92
displayed92
displease92
disploded93
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displumed93
displumes93
disulfide93
disulfids93
divulgers93
divulging93
djellabah93
djellabas93
docklands92
doodlebug93
doubleton93
doubloons92
doublures93
dowelling93
downlands92
downlinks92
downloads92
draglines93
drawliest92
drillable92
drillings92
drollness92
droplight92
drumliest92
ducklings92
duellists92
dumplings92
dunelands93
duralumin94
dwellings92
dysplasia93
ebullient93
echeloned94
echolalia94
echolalic94
effulgent93
effulging93
eggplants92
embalmers93
embalming93
embellish93
emboldens93
embolisms93
emollient93
endolymph93
endplates93
enfiladed94
enfilades94
enfolders93
enfolding93
engilding93
engulfing93
enhaloing93
enrollees93
enrollers93
enrolling93
ensilaged94
ensilages94
entelechy94
enucleate93
enveloped94
envelopes94
epaulette93
epiblasts93
epsilonic94
equalised94
equaliser94
equalises94
equalized94
equalizer94
equalizes94
equalling93
escaladed94
escalader94
escalades94
escalated94
escalates94
escalator94
escallops93
escaloped94
esculents93
espaliers93
ethylated94
ethylates94
ethylenes94
ethylenic94
etiolated94
etiolates94
etiologic94
eucalypti94
eucalypts93
excellent93
excelling93
excelsior93
exculpate93
exfoliate93
exhalants93
exhalents93
expellees93
expellers93
expelling93
expulsing93
expulsion93
expulsive93
extollers93
extolling93
extolment93
fabulists93
faculties93
fairleads92
familiars93
familisms93
farmlands92
fatalisms93
fatalists93
fayalites93
featliest92
feculence93
fettlings92
figulines94
filmlands92
finalised94
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finalisms93
finalists93
finalized94
finalizes94
firelight93
firelocks93
fishlines93
flatlands92
flatlings92
focalised94
focalises94
focalized94
focalizes94
folklives93
folklores93
folkloric93
fondlings92
footloose92
forelands93
forelimbs93
forelocks93
forklifts92
foxgloves93
frailness92
frailties92
frauleins92
freelance92
freeloads92
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frillings92
fuselages94
fusileers93
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fusillade93
fusulinid94
gainliest92
ganglands92
gangliest92
ganglions92
gantleted93
gantlines93
gantlopes93
gasaliers93
gaseliers93
gasolenes94
gasoliers93
gasolines94
gasolinic94
gavelkind93
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gavelocks93
gentleman93
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giggliest92
gladliest92
gnarliest92
goggliest92
goodliest92
graplines93
graylings92
gridlocks92
grillades93
grillages93
grillroom92
grillwork92
grisliest92
growliest92
gruelings92
gruellers92
gruelling92
guillemet93
guillemot93
guilloche92
gunflints92
hackliest92
hairlines93
hairlocks92
halflives93
handlebar93
handlings92
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handlooms92
havelocks93
hazelhens93
hazelnuts93
headlamps92
headlands92
headlight92
headlined93
headliner93
headlines93
headlocks92
heirlooms92
helilifts93
hemelytra94
hemolymph93
hemolyses94
hemolysin94
hemolysis94
hemolytic94
hemolyzed94
hemolyzes94
heralding93
hifalutin94
highlands92
highlifes93
highlight92
hirelings93
homelands93
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homologue93
homolyses94
homolysis94
homolytic94
horologes94
hotbloods92
hoteldoms93
hoteliers93
hovelling93
humiliate93
hypallage93
iceblinks93
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idealized94
idealizer94
idealizes94
idealless93
idealogue93
ideologic94
ideologue93
idiolects93
idyllists93
imbalance93
imbalmers93
imbalming93
imboldens93
immolated94
immolates94
immolator94
impellers93
impelling93
impellors93
impolitic94
impulsing93
impulsion93
impulsive93
inculcate93
inculpate93
indelible93
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indolence93
indulgent93
indulgers93
indulging93
indulines94
infalling93
infolders93
infolding93
ingulfing93
inhalants93
inhalator94
inholding93
inselberg93
insolated94
insolates94
insolence93
insolents93
insoluble93
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insolvent93
insulants93
insularly94
insulated94
insulates94
insulator94
insulters93
insulting93
intellect93
invalided94
invalidly94
involucra94
involucre93
involuted94
involutes94
involvers93
involving93
inwalling93
isallobar94
isoclines94
isopleths93
jacklight92
jaculated94
jaculates94
jangliest92
javelinas94
javelined94
jewellers93
jewellery94
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jewelries93
jewelweed93
jiggliest92
jingliest92
jocularly94
jongleurs92
jubilance93
jubilated94
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jugglings92
jugulated94
jugulates94
jungliest92
kabeljous93
kentledge92
kerplunks92
kiloliter94
kindliest92
kindlings92
kingliest92
knowledge92
knurliest92
kryolites93
kryoliths92
labelable93
labellers93
labelling93
ladyloves94
lamellate93
lamplight92
landlines93
landlords92
langlaufs92
lanolines94
lavalavas94
lavaliere93
lavaliers93
lazulites94
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levuloses94
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lifelines94
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limelight93
limuloids93
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linoleate93
linoleums93
lipolyses94
lipolysis94
lipolytic94
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localised94
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localites94
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loneliest93
longlines93
lordliest92
lordlings92
loudliest92
loveliest93
lovelocks93
loyalisms92
loyalists92
loyalties92
maculated94
maculates94
madeleine93
mainlands92
mainlined93
mainlines93
maiolicas93
majolicas94
mamaligas94
mamelukes94
manslayer92
mantlings92
marbleise92
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marblings92
matelotes94
maxillary94
mayflower93
measliest92
medalists93
medalling93
medallion93
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metallize93
metalloid93
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metalware93
metalwork93
middleman93
middlemen93
middlings92
minelayer93
misaligns93
misallied93
misallies93
misalters93
misclaims92
misplaced93
misplaces93
misplants92
misplayed92
mispleads92
mistletoe92
mobilised94
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modulator94
monellins93
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monologue93
moonlight92
moorlands92
moralised94
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mucilages94
mucklucks92
mucolytic94
mudslides93
mufflered93
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myoclonic93
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napalming93
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necklines93
needlings92
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nielloing92
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nurslings92
obsolesce93
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oriflamme93
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outblooms92
outbluffs92
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outflying92
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outglowed93
outplayed92
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papillote93
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psylliums92
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puddliest92
puddlings92
pugilisms93
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pupillary94
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purslanes93
purulence93
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rafflesia93
ramillies93
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rieslings92
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romeldale93
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rowelling93
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scallywag93
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semolinas94
sepulcher93
sepulchre92
sepulture93
serologic94
settlings92
shalloons92
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shellwork92
sherlocks92
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shielders92
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shielings92
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singleton93
sinologue93
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souvlakia93
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sparlings92
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spillover93
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squilgeed92
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stableman93
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starlight92
starlings92
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zoogloeas92

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?
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