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5 Letter Words With A, E and L

All 653 5 letter words with a, e and l, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

5 Letter Words With A, E and L with answers like ABLED, AGILE, AISLE

Know A and E and L belong in the word but not where? ABLED, AGILE, AISLE and more contain them, and 115 are past Wordle answers, marked green.

About 18% (115) have been actual Wordle answers. ALERT is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 653 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

  • TALES: takes 653 down to 198 at worst.
  • LANES: down to 205.
  • LASER: down to 205.

What These Words Have in Common

193 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (143), R (99) and T (96). 66 of the 653 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.

Best 5 Letter Words With A, E and L

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

  • ABLED
  • AGILE
  • AISLE
  • ALERT
  • ALGAE
  • ALIEN
  • ALIKE
  • ALIVE
  • ALLEY
  • ALONE
  • ALTER
  • AMBLE
  • AMPLE
  • ANGEL
  • ANGLE
  • ANKLE
  • APPLE
  • BAGEL
  • BALER
  • BLADE
  • BLAME
  • BLARE
  • BLAZE
  • BLEAK
  • BLEAT
  • CABLE
  • CAMEL
  • CLEAN
  • CLEAR
  • CLEAT
  • DEALT
  • DECAL
  • DELAY
  • DELTA
  • EAGLE
  • EARLY
  • EASEL
  • ECLAT
  • ELATE
  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • EXALT
  • FABLE
  • FALSE
  • FELLA
  • FERAL
  • FETAL
  • FLAKE
  • FLAME
  • FLARE
  • GAVEL
  • GLADE
  • GLARE
  • GLAZE
  • GLEAM
  • GLEAN
  • HALVE
  • HAZEL
  • IDEAL
  • LABEL
  • LADEN
  • LADLE
  • LAGER
  • LANCE
  • LAPEL
  • LAPSE
  • LARGE
  • LATER
  • LATHE
  • LATTE
  • LAYER
  • LEACH
  • LEAFY
  • LEAKY
  • LEANT
  • LEAPT
  • LEARN
  • LEASE
  • LEASH
  • LEAST
  • LEAVE
  • LEGAL
  • MAPLE
  • MEALY
  • MEDAL
  • METAL
  • NAVEL
  • PALER
  • PANEL
  • PEARL
  • PEDAL
  • PENAL
  • PETAL
  • PLACE
  • PLANE
  • PLATE
  • PLEAD
  • PLEAT
  • REALM
  • REGAL
  • RELAX
  • RELAY
  • RENAL
  • SALVE
  • SCALE
  • SHALE
  • SLATE
  • SLAVE
  • STALE
  • STEAL
  • TABLE
  • VALET
  • VALUE
  • VALVE
  • WHALE
  • ALLEN
  • DEALS
  • LAKES
  • LANES
  • LASER
  • LATEX
  • LEADS
  • MALES
  • MEALS
  • SALES
  • TALES
  • WALES
  • ABELE
  • ABLER
  • ABLES
  • ABLET
  • ACALE
  • ACCEL
  • ACOEL
  • ADDLE
  • ADELA
  • ADIEL
  • ADLET
  • AEGLE
  • AFLEY
  • AGIEL
  • AGLEE
  • AGLET
  • AGLEY
  • AGNEL
  • AHOLE
  • AILED
  • AILIE
  • AIZLE
  • AKELA

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With A

  • ABLED
  • AGILE
  • AISLE
  • ALERT
  • ALGAE
  • ALIEN
  • ALIKE
  • ALIVE
  • ALLEY
  • ALONE
  • ALTER
  • AMBLE
  • AMPLE
  • ANGEL
  • ANGLE
  • ANKLE
  • APPLE
  • ALLEN
  • ABELE
  • ABLER
  • ABLES
  • ABLET
  • ACALE
  • ACCEL
  • ACOEL
  • ADDLE
  • ADELA
  • ADIEL
  • ADLET
  • AEGLE
  • AFLEY
  • AGIEL
  • AGLEE
  • AGLET
  • AGLEY
  • AGNEL
  • AHOLE
  • AILED
  • AILIE
  • AIZLE
  • AKELA
  • AKULE
  • ALANE
  • ALATE
  • ALBEE
  • ALCAE
  • ALCEA
  • ALCES
  • ALDEA
  • ALDEN
  • ALDER
  • ALEAK
  • ALECK
  • ALECS
  • ALEEM
  • ALEFS
  • ALEFT
  • ALENU
  • ALEPH
  • ALEUT
  • ALEWS
  • ALEYE
  • ALFET
  • ALHET
  • ALICE
  • ALIET
  • ALIFE
  • ALINE
  • ALITE
  • ALKES
  • ALKIE
  • ALLEE
  • ALLEL
  • ALLER
  • ALLEZ
  • ALLIE
  • ALMEH
  • ALMES
  • ALOED
  • ALOES
  • ALOSE
  • ALOWE
  • ALPEN
  • ALURE
  • AMELU
  • AMLET
  • AMOLE
  • AMSEL
  • AMZEL
  • ANCLE
  • ANELE
  • ANILE
  • ANLET
  • ANOLE
  • ANSEL
  • APPEL
  • AREAL
  • AREEL
  • ARGEL
  • ARGLE
  • ARIEL
  • ARLED
  • ARLES
  • ARSLE
  • ARTEL
  • ARVEL
  • ASALE
  • ASTEL
  • ASYLE
  • ATELO
  • ATELY
  • ATHEL
  • ATLEE
  • ATOLE
  • ATTLE
  • ATULE
  • AULAE
  • AVALE
  • AVELL
  • AVELS
  • AVILE
  • AWEEL
  • AXELS
  • AXILE
  • AXLED
  • AXLES
  • AYELP
  • AYLET
  • AZOLE

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With B

  • BAGEL
  • BALER
  • BLADE
  • BLAME
  • BLARE
  • BLAZE
  • BLEAK
  • BLEAT
  • BABEL
  • BABLE
  • BAELS
  • BAGLE
  • BAILE
  • BALED
  • BALEI
  • BALES
  • BATEL
  • BAYLE
  • BEALA
  • BEALS
  • BELAH
  • BELAM
  • BELAP
  • BELAR
  • BELAT
  • BELAY
  • BELGA
  • BELLA
  • BLAER
  • BLAES
  • BLAKE
  • BLASE
  • BLATE
  • BLEAH
  • BLEAR

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With C

  • CABLE
  • CAMEL
  • CLEAN
  • CLEAR
  • CLEAT
  • CALEB
  • CALEF
  • CALLE
  • CALVE
  • CANEL
  • CAPEL
  • CAPLE
  • CARLE
  • CASEL
  • CATEL
  • CAVEL
  • CECAL
  • CELIA
  • CELLA
  • CERAL
  • CHELA
  • CLADE
  • CLAES
  • CLAKE
  • CLAME
  • CLAPE
  • CLARE
  • CLAVE
  • CLAYE
  • CLEAD
  • CLEAM

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With D

  • DEALT
  • DECAL
  • DELAY
  • DELTA
  • DEALS
  • DALEA
  • DALED
  • DALEK
  • DALER
  • DALES
  • DALLE
  • DEDAL
  • DELAW
  • DELIA
  • DELLA
  • DEMAL
  • DEVAL
  • DEWAL
  • DWALE

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With E

  • EAGLE
  • EARLY
  • EASEL
  • ECLAT
  • ELATE
  • EMAIL
  • EQUAL
  • EXALT
  • EABLY
  • EAGLY
  • EALED
  • EALES
  • EARLE
  • EARLS
  • EASLE
  • ECTAL
  • EGALL
  • ELAIC
  • ELAIN
  • ELAMP
  • ELAND
  • ELANS
  • ELAPS
  • ELAYL
  • ELEAN
  • ELIAD
  • ELIAN
  • ELIAS
  • ELIZA
  • ELLAN
  • ELOAH
  • ELVAN
  • ENLAY
  • ENTAL
  • ERGAL
  • ETHAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With F

  • FABLE
  • FALSE
  • FELLA
  • FERAL
  • FETAL
  • FLAKE
  • FLAME
  • FLARE
  • FALES
  • FARLE
  • FAVEL
  • FEALS
  • FECAL
  • FEMAL
  • FILEA
  • FLANE
  • FLEAK
  • FLEAM
  • FLEAR
  • FLEAS
  • FLEAY
  • FLETA

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With G

  • GAVEL
  • GLADE
  • GLARE
  • GLAZE
  • GLEAM
  • GLEAN
  • GABLE
  • GAELS
  • GALBE
  • GALEA
  • GALED
  • GALEE
  • GALEI
  • GALEN
  • GALES
  • GALET
  • GALEY
  • GARLE
  • GAZEL
  • GEALS
  • GENAL
  • GLACE
  • GLAVE
  • GLEAD
  • GLEBA
  • GLOEA
  • GULAE

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With H

  • HALVE
  • HAZEL
  • HABLE
  • HALED
  • HALER
  • HALES
  • HALKE
  • HALSE
  • HALTE
  • HALWE
  • HAMEL
  • HAOLE
  • HARLE
  • HATEL
  • HAVEL
  • HAYLE
  • HAZLE
  • HEALD
  • HEALS
  • HELAS
  • HELLA
  • HEMAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With K

  • KABEL
  • KALES
  • KAMEL
  • KAREL
  • KAYLE
  • KELIA
  • KELLA
  • KEMAL
  • KETAL
  • KOLEA
  • KWELA

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With L

  • LABEL
  • LADEN
  • LADLE
  • LAGER
  • LANCE
  • LAPEL
  • LAPSE
  • LARGE
  • LATER
  • LATHE
  • LATTE
  • LAYER
  • LEACH
  • LEAFY
  • LEAKY
  • LEANT
  • LEAPT
  • LEARN
  • LEASE
  • LEASH
  • LEAST
  • LEAVE
  • LEGAL
  • LAKES
  • LANES
  • LASER
  • LATEX
  • LEADS
  • LABNE
  • LACED
  • LACER
  • LACES
  • LACET
  • LACEY
  • LACHE
  • LADED
  • LADEE
  • LADER
  • LADES
  • LAERS
  • LAETI
  • LAEVO
  • LAGEN
  • LAIDE
  • LAINE
  • LAKED
  • LAKER
  • LAKEY
  • LAKIE
  • LAKKE
  • LAMED
  • LAMEL
  • LAMER
  • LAMES
  • LANDE
  • LANED
  • LANEY
  • LAPJE
  • LAREE
  • LARES
  • LARVE
  • LASED
  • LASES
  • LATED
  • LATEN
  • LATKE
  • LAUDE
  • LAURE
  • LAVED
  • LAVER
  • LAVES
  • LAWED
  • LAWER
  • LAXED
  • LAXER
  • LAXES
  • LAYED
  • LAYNE
  • LAZED
  • LAZES
  • LEADY
  • LEAFS
  • LEAKS
  • LEAMS
  • LEANS
  • LEANY
  • LEAPS
  • LEARE
  • LEARS
  • LEARY
  • LEATH
  • LEATS
  • LEAVY
  • LEAZE
  • LEBAN
  • LEEAR
  • LEGOA
  • LEGUA
  • LEHAY
  • LEHUA
  • LEILA
  • LEKHA
  • LELIA
  • LEMAN
  • LEMMA
  • LEMNA
  • LENAD
  • LENCA
  • LEORA
  • LEPAK
  • LEPAL
  • LEPAS
  • LEPRA
  • LEPTA
  • LERWA
  • LESYA
  • LEUMA
  • LEVAS
  • LEXIA
  • LEZZA
  • LIANE
  • LINEA
  • LOAVE
  • LUTEA
  • LYASE
  • LYCEA

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With M

  • MAPLE
  • MEALY
  • MEDAL
  • METAL
  • MALES
  • MEALS
  • MABEL
  • MACLE
  • MAERL
  • MAILE
  • MALAE
  • MALEE
  • MALEO
  • MALIE
  • MARLE
  • MAZEL
  • MEAUL
  • MELAM
  • MELAS
  • MELBA
  • MELIA
  • MESAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With N

  • NAVEL
  • NABLE
  • NAGEL
  • NALED
  • NAWLE
  • NEALS
  • NEELA
  • NELIA
  • NEPAL
  • NERAL
  • NEXAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With P

  • PALER
  • PANEL
  • PEARL
  • PEDAL
  • PENAL
  • PETAL
  • PLACE
  • PLANE
  • PLATE
  • PLEAD
  • PLEAT
  • PADLE
  • PAGLE
  • PALEA
  • PALED
  • PALES
  • PALET
  • PALEW
  • PAREL
  • PARLE
  • PATEL
  • PEALS
  • PELAS
  • PELAU
  • PELMA
  • PELTA
  • PEOLA
  • PEPLA
  • PERLA
  • PHEAL
  • PILAE
  • PILEA
  • PLAGE
  • PLEAS
  • PLENA
  • PRELA

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With R

  • REALM
  • REGAL
  • RELAX
  • RELAY
  • RENAL
  • RAILE
  • RALES
  • RATEL
  • RAVEL
  • RAYLE
  • REAAL
  • READL
  • REALO
  • REALS
  • RECAL
  • RELAP
  • REPLA
  • RETAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With S

  • SALVE
  • SCALE
  • SHALE
  • SLATE
  • SLAVE
  • STALE
  • STEAL
  • SALES
  • SABLE
  • SAKEL
  • SALEM
  • SALEP
  • SALET
  • SALLE
  • SALSE
  • SALUE
  • SAMEL
  • SAPLE
  • SEALS
  • SEALY
  • SELAH
  • SELLA
  • SELVA
  • SENAL
  • SEPAL
  • SERAL
  • SETAL
  • SHEAL
  • SHELA
  • SLADE
  • SLAES
  • SLAKE
  • SLANE
  • SLAPE
  • SLARE
  • SOLEA
  • SPALE
  • SPEAL
  • STELA
  • SULEA
  • SWALE
  • SWEAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With T

  • TABLE
  • TALES
  • TABEL
  • TAELS
  • TAGEL
  • TALEA
  • TALED
  • TALER
  • TEALS
  • TECLA
  • TELAE
  • TELAR
  • TELIA
  • TENLA
  • TEPAL
  • TESLA
  • THALE
  • TWALE

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With V

  • VALET
  • VALUE
  • VALVE
  • VALES
  • VALEW
  • VALSE
  • VEALE
  • VEALS
  • VEALY
  • VELAL
  • VELAR
  • VENAL
  • VOLAE

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With W

  • WHALE
  • WALES
  • WALED
  • WALER
  • WALIE
  • WAMEL
  • WANLE
  • WASEL
  • WEALD
  • WEALS
  • WHEAL

5 Letter Words With A, E and L Starting With I, J, O and other letters

  • IDEAL
  • ILEAC
  • ILEAL
  • JALEE
  • JALEO
  • JALET
  • JAVEL
  • JELAB
  • OLATE
  • OLENA
  • OLPAE
  • ORALE
  • OSELA
  • QUALE
  • QUEAL
  • ULEMA
  • ULNAE
  • UREAL
  • UVEAL
  • YALES
  • YAMEL
  • YEALM
  • ZEALS
  • ZOEAL

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

  • HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
  • RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
  • GLEBA: Fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn.
  • AGLET: Metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon.
  • ELATE: Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism. It has been an answer.
  • ANELE: Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
  • CECAL: Of or like a cecum.
  • ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
  • ECLAT: Enthusiastic approval. It has been an answer.
  • UVEAL: Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
  • ADDLE: Become rotten.
  • SEPAL: One of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower.
  • VALSE: A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat.
  • ALOES: A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
  • CALVE: Birth.
  • CHELA: A Hindu disciple of a swami.
  • SLAKE: Satisfy (thirst).
  • GALEA: An organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A, E and L?

Yes. PLACE, LATER and LEAST have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

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

Is AXILE really a word?

Yes. Relating to or attached to the axis. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

PLACE. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. ZOEAL and ZEALS are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ABLED, AMBLE and BALER. All three have been answers, 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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