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5 Letter Words Ending in L

All 807 5 letter words ending in l, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Updated October 28, 2026 ·6 min read
5 Letter Words Ending in L for Wordle, among them AFOUL, ANGEL, ANNUL

Once Wordle turns the last square green on L, 5 letter words ending in L still leave a solver guessing whether that L is doubled.

Plenty of them end in a double L, as STILL and SMALL do, and each L gets its own tile colour.

Those colours confirm the pair, so a guess with L in both final squares tests the doubled spelling in a single row.

List of 5 Letter Words Ending in L

  • AFOUL
  • ANGEL
  • ANNUL
  • ANVIL
  • ATOLL
  • AVAIL
  • AWFUL
  • AXIAL
  • BAGEL
  • BASAL
  • BASIL
  • BETEL
  • BEVEL
  • BEZEL
  • BOWEL
  • BRAWL
  • BROIL
  • CABAL
  • CAMEL
  • CAROL
  • CAVIL
  • CHILL
  • CIVIL
  • CORAL
  • CRAWL
  • CRUEL
  • DECAL
  • DEVIL
  • DOWEL
  • DRAWL
  • DRILL
  • DROLL
  • DROOL
  • DWELL
  • EASEL
  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • EXCEL
  • EXPEL
  • EXTOL
  • FATAL
  • FERAL
  • FETAL
  • FINAL
  • FLAIL
  • FOCAL
  • FRAIL
  • FRILL
  • GAVEL
  • GHOUL
  • GRAIL
  • GRILL
  • GROWL
  • GRUEL
  • HAZEL
  • HOTEL
  • HOVEL
  • IDEAL
  • IDYLL
  • IMPEL
  • JEWEL
  • KNEEL
  • KNOLL
  • KRILL
  • LABEL
  • LAPEL
  • LEGAL
  • LEVEL
  • LIBEL
  • LOCAL
  • LOYAL
  • MEDAL
  • METAL
  • MODAL
  • MODEL
  • MOGUL
  • MORAL
  • MOTEL
  • MURAL
  • NASAL
  • NATAL
  • NAVAL
  • NAVEL
  • NOVEL
  • OCTAL
  • OFFAL
  • PANEL
  • PAPAL
  • PEARL
  • PEDAL
  • PENAL
  • PERIL
  • PETAL
  • PIXEL
  • PROWL
  • PUPAL
  • PUPIL
  • QUAIL
  • QUELL
  • QUILL
  • REBEL
  • REGAL
  • RENAL
  • REPEL
  • REVEL
  • RIVAL
  • ROYAL
  • RURAL
  • SCOWL
  • SHALL
  • SHAWL
  • SHELL
  • SHOAL
  • SKILL
  • SKULL
  • SMALL
  • SMELL
  • SNAIL
  • SNARL
  • SPELL
  • SPIEL
  • SPILL
  • SPOIL
  • SPOOL
  • STALL
  • STEAL
  • STEEL
  • STILL
  • STOOL
  • SWELL
  • SWILL
  • SWIRL
  • TIDAL
  • TONAL
  • TOTAL
  • TOWEL
  • TRAIL
  • TRAWL
  • TRIAL
  • TROLL
  • TUBAL
  • TWIRL
  • UNTIL
  • USUAL
  • VIGIL
  • VINYL
  • VIRAL
  • VITAL
  • VOCAL
  • VOWEL

Common 5 Letter Words Ending in L

  • STILL
  • UNTIL
  • SMALL
  • LOCAL
  • LEVEL
  • FINAL
  • TOTAL
  • MODEL
  • LEGAL
  • SHALL
  • HOTEL
  • CIVIL
  • TRIAL
  • ROYAL
  • METAL
  • STEEL
  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • NOVEL
  • USUAL
  • RURAL
  • PANEL
  • WHEEL
  • SMELL
  • AWFUL
  • MORAL
  • ANGEL
  • TRAIL
  • IDEAL
  • LABEL
  • SKILL
  • STEAL
  • MEDAL
  • SHELL
  • VITAL
  • SPELL
  • DEVIL
  • NAVAL
  • VOCAL
  • PEARL
  • FATAL
  • DRILL
  • REBEL
  • VIRAL
  • CAROL
  • VINYL
  • CORAL
  • GRILL
  • EXCEL
  • PIXEL
  • JEWEL
  • FOCAL
  • CAMEL
  • MOTEL
  • INTEL
  • DEVEL

Best 5 Letter Words Ending in L for Wordle

  • STEAL
  • CAROL
  • CORAL
  • STILL
  • UNTIL
  • SMALL
  • LOCAL
  • LEVEL
  • FINAL
  • TOTAL
  • MODEL
  • LEGAL
  • SHALL
  • HOTEL
  • CIVIL
  • TRIAL
  • ROYAL
  • METAL
  • STEEL
  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • NOVEL
  • USUAL
  • RURAL
  • PANEL
  • WHEEL
  • SMELL
  • AWFUL
  • MORAL
  • ANGEL
  • TRAIL
  • IDEAL
  • LABEL
  • SKILL
  • MEDAL
  • SHELL
  • VITAL
  • SPELL
  • DEVIL
  • NAVAL
  • VOCAL
  • PEARL
  • FATAL
  • DRILL
  • REBEL
  • VIRAL
  • VINYL
  • GRILL
  • EXCEL
  • PIXEL
  • JEWEL
  • FOCAL
  • CAMEL
  • MOTEL
  • LOYAL
  • CHILL
  • RIVAL
  • CRUEL
  • SKULL
  • TOWEL

5 Letter Words Ending in L by Fourth Letter

5 Letter Words Ending in AL

  • LOCAL
  • FINAL
  • TOTAL
  • LEGAL
  • TRIAL
  • ROYAL
  • METAL
  • EQUAL
  • USUAL
  • RURAL
  • MORAL
  • IDEAL

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in AL

5 Letter Words Ending in EL

  • LEVEL
  • MODEL
  • HOTEL
  • STEEL
  • NOVEL
  • PANEL
  • WHEEL
  • ANGEL
  • LABEL
  • REBEL
  • EXCEL
  • PIXEL

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in EL

5 Letter Words Ending in IL

  • UNTIL
  • CIVIL
  • EMAIL
  • TRAIL
  • DEVIL
  • PUPIL
  • SPOIL
  • SNAIL
  • BASIL
  • AVAIL
  • GRAIL
  • PERIL

5 Letter Words Ending in LL

  • STILL
  • SMALL
  • SHALL
  • SMELL
  • SKILL
  • SHELL
  • SPELL
  • DRILL
  • GRILL
  • CHILL
  • SKULL
  • SPILL

5 Letter Words Ending in OL

  • CAROL
  • STOOL
  • DROOL
  • SPOOL
  • EXTOL
  • NICOL
  • ENROL
  • COBOL
  • SKOOL
  • LYSOL
  • SOKOL
  • THIOL

5 Letter Words Ending in RL

  • PEARL
  • SWIRL
  • WHIRL
  • TWIRL
  • SNARL
  • WHORL
  • GRRRL
  • SHIRL
  • CHURL
  • THURL
  • SKIRL
  • GNARL

5 Letter Words Ending in UL

  • AWFUL
  • MOGUL
  • GHOUL
  • AFOUL
  • ANNUL
  • SEOUL
  • RAHUL
  • MOSUL
  • SHAUL
  • SIMUL
  • BABUL
  • PIKUL

5 Letter Words Ending in WL

  • CRAWL
  • BRAWL
  • SHAWL
  • GROWL
  • PROWL
  • TRAWL
  • SCOWL
  • DRAWL
  • CROWL
  • CHAWL
  • FROWL
  • SCAWL

5 Letter Words Ending in YL

  • VINYL
  • DARYL
  • ETHYL
  • BERYL
  • ALKYL
  • BUTYL
  • SIBYL
  • CARYL
  • ALLYL
  • SILYL
  • OCTYL
  • CETYL

5 Letter Words Ending in L by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in L

  • AWFUL
  • ANGEL
  • AVAIL
  • AXIAL
  • ANVIL
  • ATOLL
  • AFOUL
  • ANNUL
  • APRIL
  • ARIEL
  • ALKYL
  • ANSEL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A

5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in L

  • BASIL
  • BOWEL
  • BRAWL
  • BASAL
  • BAGEL
  • BEZEL
  • BEVEL
  • BETEL
  • BROIL
  • BRILL
  • BABEL
  • BERYL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B

5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending in L

  • CIVIL
  • CAROL
  • CORAL
  • CAMEL
  • CHILL
  • CRUEL
  • CRAWL
  • CABAL
  • CAVIL
  • CANAL
  • CECIL
  • CYRIL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C

5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending in L

  • DEVIL
  • DRILL
  • DWELL
  • DROOL
  • DECAL
  • DROLL
  • DRAWL
  • DOWEL
  • DEVEL
  • DARYL
  • DONAL
  • DUCAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D

5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending in L

  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • EXCEL
  • EXPEL
  • EASEL
  • EXTOL
  • ETHEL
  • ETHYL
  • ENROL
  • EISEL
  • EXFIL
  • ECTAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with E

5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending in L

  • FINAL
  • FATAL
  • FOCAL
  • FETAL
  • FERAL
  • FRAIL
  • FLAIL
  • FRILL
  • FIDEL
  • FECAL
  • FOREL
  • FUGAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F

5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in L

  • GRILL
  • GRAIL
  • GROWL
  • GHOUL
  • GAVEL
  • GRUEL
  • GLIAL
  • GRRRL
  • GRAAL
  • GAZAL
  • GENAL
  • GORAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G

5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in L

  • HOTEL
  • HAZEL
  • HOVEL
  • HALAL
  • HAVEL
  • HAMEL
  • HYDEL
  • HAMAL
  • HEXYL
  • HOWEL
  • HADAL
  • HEMAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with H

5 Letter Words Starting With I and Ending in L

  • IDEAL
  • IDYLL
  • IMPEL
  • INTEL
  • INCEL
  • ILEAL
  • ICTAL
  • INDOL
  • INTNL
  • INTIL
  • IDRYL
  • ILIAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with I

5 Letter Words Starting With J and Ending in L

  • JEWEL
  • JEBEL
  • JUGAL
  • JURAL
  • JAVEL
  • JODEL
  • JABUL
  • JACAL
  • JARUL
  • JHEEL
  • JHOOL
  • JOKOL

5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending in L

  • KNEEL
  • KNOLL
  • KRILL
  • KAREL
  • KEMAL
  • KNELL
  • KAMEL
  • KAJAL
  • KANAL
  • KUGEL
  • KRAAL
  • KABEL

5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending in L

  • LOCAL
  • LEVEL
  • LEGAL
  • LABEL
  • LOYAL
  • LIBEL
  • LAPEL
  • LAVAL
  • LYSOL
  • LORAL
  • LEMEL
  • LUNEL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with L

5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending in L

  • MODEL
  • METAL
  • MORAL
  • MEDAL
  • MOTEL
  • MURAL
  • MODAL
  • MOGUL
  • MOSUL
  • MABEL
  • MAHAL
  • MOBIL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M

5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending in L

  • NOVEL
  • NAVAL
  • NASAL
  • NATAL
  • NAVEL
  • NOBEL
  • NEPAL
  • NIGEL
  • NIALL
  • NICOL
  • NAGEL
  • NODAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with N

5 Letter Words Starting With O and Ending in L

  • OFFAL
  • OCTAL
  • ODELL
  • ORIEL
  • ORVAL
  • OCTYL
  • OUZEL
  • OADAL
  • OASAL
  • OLEYL
  • OMMEL
  • ONDOL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with O

5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in L

  • PANEL
  • PEARL
  • PIXEL
  • PUPIL
  • PEDAL
  • PENAL
  • PAPAL
  • PERIL
  • PETAL
  • PROWL
  • PUPAL
  • PATEL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P

5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending in L

  • ROYAL
  • RURAL
  • REBEL
  • RIVAL
  • RENAL
  • REGAL
  • REPEL
  • REVEL
  • RAHUL
  • RAVEL
  • RIGEL
  • RUBEL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with R

5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in L

  • STILL
  • SMALL
  • SHALL
  • STEEL
  • SMELL
  • SKILL
  • STEAL
  • SHELL
  • SPELL
  • SKULL
  • SPILL
  • SPOIL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S

5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending in L

  • TOTAL
  • TRIAL
  • TRAIL
  • TOWEL
  • TROLL
  • TIDAL
  • TONAL
  • TWIRL
  • TRAWL
  • TUBAL
  • TAMIL
  • TRILL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T

5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending in L

  • UNTIL
  • USUAL
  • URIEL
  • UDELL
  • UMBEL
  • UVEAL
  • UINAL
  • UNOIL
  • UPFUL
  • UREAL
  • URIAL
  • URNAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U

5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending in L

  • VITAL
  • VOCAL
  • VIRAL
  • VINYL
  • VOWEL
  • VIGIL
  • VENAL
  • VOXEL
  • VAGAL
  • VAKIL
  • VINAL
  • VASAL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with V

5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in L

  • WHEEL
  • WHIRL
  • WHORL
  • WHEAL
  • WEDEL
  • WHOLL
  • WAMEL
  • WASEL
  • WHARL
  • WHEWL
  • WHILL
  • WOFUL

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in L in Scrabble

  1. HAZEL 17 points
  2. BEZEL 16 points
  3. JEWEL 15 points
  4. XYLOL 15 points
  5. EQUAL 14 points
  6. EXCEL 14 points
  7. EXPEL 14 points
  8. OUZEL 14 points
  9. QUAIL 14 points
  10. QUELL 14 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in L

  • GNARL: Twist into a state of deformity.
  • HADAL: Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
  • RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
  • MONAL: Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
  • ROWEL: A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
  • SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
  • GIMEL: The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  • GORAL: Small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains.
  • BRAIL: Take in a sail with a brail.
  • TICAL: The basic unit of money in Thailand.
  • ICTAL: Of or relating to a seizure or convulsion.
  • OUZEL: Common black European thrush.
  • CECAL: Of or like a cecum.
  • CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
  • FUSIL: A light flintlock musket.
  • APPAL: Strike with disgust or revulsion.
  • FUGAL: Of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue.
  • NOPAL: Cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words ending in L?

There are 807 of them. The everyday ones include STILL, UNTIL, SMALL, LOCAL and LEVEL.

How many 5 letter words end in L?

807 in total, and 153 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words ending in L are Wordle answers?

153 of them have been answers, among them FINAL, TOTAL, MODEL, LEGAL and SHALL.

What 5 letter words start with S and end in L?

107 of them, including STILL, SMALL, SHALL, STEEL and SMELL.

Can a Wordle answer end in L?

Yes. STILL, UNTIL and SMALL all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. STILL and SMALL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is AMPUL really a word?

Yes. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle). It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

STILL. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZYGAL and ZORIL are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ANNUL, BETEL and BROIL. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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