5 Letter Words With A, L and S

Every one of the 611 5 letter words with a, l and s, worked out from the word list itself. Answer-list words, everyday words and rare ones are each marked so you can stop where you need to.

Know A and L and S belong in the word but not where? 611 words contain them, AISLE, BASAL, BASIL among them, and 51 can still be the answer.

Everyday English accounts for 44 of these 611 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.

Best First Guesses

With 611 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.

MALES: takes 611 down to 111 at worst.
MAILS: down to 117.
TALES: down to 118.

What These Words Have in Common

365 of them end in S, close to half of the list. If you need a second letter to test, E (143), I (96) and T (73) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 44 of these 611 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With A, L and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AISLE
BASAL
BASIL
BLAST
CLASH
CLASP
EASEL
FALSE
FLASH
FLASK
LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
NASAL
PALSY
PSALM
SADLY
SALAD
SALLY
SALON
SALSA
SALTY
SALVE
SALVO
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHAWL
SHOAL
SLACK
SLAIN
SLANG
SLANT
SLASH
SLATE
SLAVE
SMALL
SNAIL
SNARL
SOLAR
SPLAT
STALE
STALK
STALL
STEAL
USUAL
ALIAS
ATLAS
BALLS
CALLS
DEALS
FAILS
FALLS
FLAGS
GOALS
LAKES
LAMPS
LANDS
LANES
LASER
LEADS
LOADS
LOANS
MAILS
MALES
MEALS
NAILS
PLANS
PLAYS
SALES
TALES
TALKS
WALES
WALKS
WALLS

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

AISLE
ALIAS
ATLAS
ABLES
ACLYS
ACYLS
AGALS
AGLUS
ALANS
ALAPS
ALAYS
ALBAS
ALBUS
ALCES
ALCOS
ALDUS
ALECS
ALEFS
ALEWS
ALFAS
ALGAS
ALGOS
ALIDS
ALIFS
ALIMS
ALIOS
ALISH
ALISO
ALISP
ALIST
ALKES
ALKOS
ALLIS
ALLUS
ALMAS
ALMES
ALNUS
ALODS
ALOES
ALOIS
ALOOS
ALOSA
ALOSE
ALTOS
ALTUS
ALUMS
ALVUS
AMLAS
AMSEL
AMYLS
ANILS
ANLAS
ANSEL
APOLS
ARILS
ARLES
ARSLE
ARSYL
ARYLS
ASALE
ASLOP
ASTEL
ASYLA
ASYLE
AULAS
AULOS
AVELS
AWDLS
AWOLS
AXELS
AXILS
AXLES

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

BASAL
BASIL
BLAST
BALLS
BAALS
BAELS
BAILS
BALAS
BALDS
BALES
BALKS
BALMS
BALSA
BALUS
BASYL
BAWLS
BEALS
BLABS
BLADS
BLAES
BLAGS
BLAHS
BLAMS
BLASE
BLASH
BLATS
BLAWS
BLAYS
BOLAS

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

CLASH
CLASP
CALLS
CALAS
CALFS
CALKS
CALMS
CALOS
CALPS
CARLS
CASAL
CASEL
CAULS
CHALS
CLADS
CLAES
CLAGS
CLAMS
CLANS
CLAPS
CLASS
CLAST
CLATS
CLAUS
CLAWS
CLAYS
COALS
COLAS

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

DEALS
DAALS
DAHLS
DALES
DALIS
DALTS
DARLS
DHALS
DIALS
DUALS

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

FALSE
FLASH
FLASK
FAILS
FALLS
FLAGS
FALES
FALSY
FALUS
FARLS
FEALS
FLABS
FLAKS
FLAMS
FLANS
FLAPS
FLATS
FLAWS
FLAYS
FLEAS
FOALS

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

GOALS
GAELS
GALAS
GALES
GALIS
GALLS
GAOLS
GAULS
GEALS
GILAS
GISLA
GLADS
GLAMS
GLANS
GLASS
GLIAS
GULAS
GUSLA
GYALS

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

HAILS
HALAS
HALES
HALFS
HALLS
HALMS
HALOS
HALSE
HALSH
HALTS
HARLS
HAULS
HEALS
HELAS
HILSA
HULAS
HYLAS

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

KAILS
KALAS
KALES
KALIS
KCALS
KLANS
KLAPS
KLAUS
KOLAS
KULAS

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

LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
LAKES
LAMPS
LANDS
LANES
LASER
LEADS
LOADS
LOANS
LABIS
LACES
LACIS
LACKS
LADES
LAERS
LAICS
LAIDS
LAIKS
LAIRS
LAIUS
LAKHS
LAKSA
LALLS
LAMAS
LAMBS
LAMES
LAMUS
LANAS
LANKS
LANSA
LANTS
LAPAS
LAPIS
LAPPS
LAPSI
LARDS
LARES
LARFS
LARIS
LARKS
LARNS
LARUS
LASED
LASES
LASSI
LASSO
LASSU
LASSY
LASTS
LASTY
LATHS
LATUS
LAUDS
LAUFS
LAVAS
LAVES
LAWKS
LAWNS
LAWSY
LAXES
LAZES
LAZOS
LEAFS
LEAKS
LEAMS
LEANS
LEAPS
LEARS
LEATS
LEPAS
LESYA
LEVAS
LIARS
LIGAS
LILAS
LIMAS
LIPAS
LIRAS
LITAS
LIWAS
LOAFS
LOAMS
LOASA
LOAST
LOLAS
LOMAS
LOTAS
LOTSA
LUAUS
LUKAS
LUMAS
LUNAS
LYAMS
LYASE
LYSSA

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

MAILS
MALES
MEALS
MALAS
MALIS
MALLS
MALMS
MALTS
MALUS
MARLS
MAULS
MELAS
MESAL
MGALS
MISAL
MOALS
MOLAS
MUSAL
MYALS

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

OASAL
ODALS
OLLAS
OPALS
ORALS
OSELA
OSSAL
OVALS

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

PALSY
PSALM
PLANS
PLAYS
PAALS
PAILS
PALAS
PALES
PALIS
PALLS
PALMS
PALPS
PALSA
PALUS
PASUL
PAULS
PAWLS
PEALS
PELAS
PLAAS
PLAPS
PLASH
PLASM
PLASS
PLAST
PLATS
PLAVS
PLEAS
PULAS

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

SADLY
SALAD
SALLY
SALON
SALSA
SALTY
SALVE
SALVO
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHAWL
SHOAL
SLACK
SLAIN
SLANG
SLANT
SLASH
SLATE
SLAVE
SMALL
SNAIL
SNARL
SOLAR
SPLAT
STALE
STALK
STALL
STEAL
SALES
SABAL
SABLE
SABLY
SAILS
SAILY
SAKEL
SALAL
SALAR
SALAS
SALAT
SALAY
SALEM
SALEP
SALET
SALIC
SALIS
SALIX
SALLE
SALMA
SALMI
SALMO
SALOL
SALOP
SALPA
SALPS
SALSE
SALTA
SALTO
SALTS
SALUD
SALUE
SALUS
SALUT
SALVA
SALVY
SAMAL
SAMEL
SAOLA
SAPLE
SAULD
SAULS
SAULT
SAYAL
SCAIL
SCALA
SCALF
SCALL
SCALT
SCALX
SCALZ
SCAUL
SCAWL
SCLAT
SCLAV
SCLAW
SEALS
SEALY
SELAH
SELLA
SELVA
SENAL
SEPAL
SERAL
SETAL
SHALM
SHALY
SHAUL
SHEAL
SHELA
SHOLA
SIALS
SIGLA
SILAS
SILVA
SIMAL
SINAL
SISAL
SIZAL
SKAIL
SKALD
SKOAL
SLABS
SLADE
SLAES
SLAGS
SLAID
SLAIT
SLAKE
SLAKY
SLAMP
SLAMS
SLANE
SLANK
SLAPE
SLAPS
SLARE
SLART
SLASK
SLATH
SLATS
SLATY
SLAUM
SLAVI
SLAVS
SLAWS
SLAYS
SLOAN
SLOAT
SLOKA
SMALM
SMALT
SOLAH
SOLAN
SOLAS
SOLAY
SOLEA

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

TALES
TALKS
TAALS
TABLS
TAELS
TAILS
TALAS
TALCS
TALIS
TALLS
TALUS
TEALS
TESLA
TOLAS
TULSA
TWALS

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

VAILS
VALES
VALIS
VALSA
VALSE
VASAL
VEALS
VIALS
VLAST

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

WALES
WALKS
WALLS
WAILS
WALDS
WALIS
WALSH
WASEL
WAULS
WAWLS
WEALS

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

EASEL
EALES
EARLS
EASLE
ELANS
ELAPS
ELIAS
ISLAM
ISLAY
ISMAL
JAILS
JARLS
NASAL
NAILS
NALAS
NEALS
NILAS
QILAS
RAILS
RALES
RAYLS
REALS
RIALS
ROSAL
RYALS
USUAL
UALIS
UDALS
ULANS
ULNAS
ULVAS
URSAL
YALES
YAWLS
ZEALS
ZILAS

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.

SALPA: Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
PLASH: Interlace the shoots of.
LITAS: The basic unit of money in Lithuania.
SALMI: Ragout of game in a rich sauce.
BLAHS: A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction.
BALAS: A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.
PLASM: The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
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.
SOLAN: Very large white gannet with black wing tips.
SLAKE: Satisfy (thirst).
SLATY: Of the color of slate or granite.
SYLVA: The forest trees growing in a country or region.
SPLAY: Turn outward.
STELA: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
BLASE: Nonchalantly unconcerned.
SWALE: A low area (especially a marshy area between ridges).

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain A, L and S?

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

Is LANSA really a word?

Yes. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

SMALL. 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. ZILAS and ZEALS are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.