417 words carry E and I and L somewhere. AGILE, AISLE, ALIEN are the strongest of them, and 50 sit on the answer list.
The green marks pick out the 50 words here that could still be the solution.
Best First Guesses
With 417 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.
- SLIDE: takes 417 down to 105 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- TILES: down to 118.
- MILES: down to 125.
What These Words Have in Common
E is the ending to expect here, closing 136 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (106), D (65) and A (56). 29 words out of 417 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, I and L
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AGILE
- AISLE
- ALIEN
- ALIKE
- ALIVE
- BELIE
- BIBLE
- BILGE
- DEVIL
- ELFIN
- ELIDE
- ELITE
- EXILE
- FIELD
- FILER
- FILET
- FLIER
- GLIDE
- GUILE
- HELIX
- IDEAL
- IDLER
- IMPEL
- INLET
- ISLET
- LIBEL
- LIEGE
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LINER
- LITHE
- LIVER
- OLIVE
- PERIL
- PIXEL
- PLIED
- PLIER
- RELIC
- RIFLE
- SLICE
- SLIDE
- SLIME
- SMILE
- SPIEL
- TILDE
- UTILE
- WHILE
- WIELD
- YIELD
- CHILE
- FILED
- FILES
- INTEL
- LEWIS
- LIKED
- LIKES
- LINED
- LINES
- LIVED
- LIVES
- MILES
- TILES
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With A
- AGILE
- AISLE
- ALIEN
- ALIKE
- ALIVE
- ADIEL
- AGIEL
- AILED
- AILIE
- AIZLE
- ALICE
- ALIET
- ALIFE
- ALINE
- ALITE
- ALKIE
- ALLIE
- ANILE
- ARIEL
- AVILE
- AXILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With B
- BELIE
- BIBLE
- BILGE
- BAILE
- BALEI
- BEILD
- BELIS
- BELIT
- BELLI
- BEVIL
- BEZIL
- BIELD
- BILED
- BILES
- BIRLE
- BIZEL
- BLIBE
- BLIER
- BLITE
- BLIVE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With C
- CHILE
- CEBIL
- CECIL
- CEILE
- CEILI
- CEILS
- CELIA
- CELLI
- CHIEL
- CIELS
- CINEL
- CLEIK
- CLIED
- CLIES
- CLIME
- CLINE
- CLIPE
- CLITE
- CLIVE
- CRILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With D
- DEVIL
- DECIL
- DEILS
- DELHI
- DELIA
- DELIM
- DELIS
- DELIT
- DIDLE
- DIELS
- DIPLE
- DIVEL
- DOLIE
- DWILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With E
- ELFIN
- ELIDE
- ELITE
- EXILE
- EBLIS
- EDILE
- EILDS
- EISEL
- ELAIC
- ELAIN
- ELCHI
- ELDIN
- ELEMI
- ELFIC
- ELIAD
- ELIAN
- ELIAS
- ELIHU
- ELINT
- ELIOT
- ELIZA
- ELOIN
- ELRIC
- ELSIN
- ELVIS
- ELYMI
- EMILY
- ENLIT
- ENOIL
- EOLID
- ERVIL
- ESILE
- EVILS
- EXFIL
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With F
- FIELD
- FILER
- FILET
- FLIER
- FILED
- FILES
- FELID
- FELIS
- FELIX
- FIDEL
- FILEA
- FILLE
- FLEXI
- FLIED
- FLIES
- FLIPE
- FLITE
- FLRIE
- FOLIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With G
- GLIDE
- GUILE
- GALEI
- GELID
- GIBEL
- GILES
- GILET
- GILSE
- GIMEL
- GISEL
- GLEIR
- GLEIS
- GLEIT
- GLIKE
- GLIME
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With H
- HELIX
- HEILD
- HEILS
- HEILY
- HELIO
- HIDEL
- HIELD
- HUILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With I
- IDEAL
- IDLER
- IMPEL
- INLET
- ISLET
- INTEL
- ICKLE
- IDLED
- IDLES
- ILEAC
- ILEAL
- ILEON
- ILEUM
- ILEUS
- ILLER
- INCEL
- INCLE
- INGLE
- INKLE
- ISLED
- ISLES
- ISTLE
- IXTLE
- IZTLE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With K
- KELIA
- KELIM
- KEVIL
- KIDEL
- KILEH
- KILEY
- KLEIG
- KLIEG
- KREIL
- KYLIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With L
- LIBEL
- LIEGE
- LIKEN
- LINEN
- LINER
- LITHE
- LIVER
- LEWIS
- LIKED
- LIKES
- LINED
- LINES
- LIVED
- LIVES
- LAETI
- LAIDE
- LAINE
- LAKIE
- LEGIS
- LEGIT
- LEIGH
- LEILA
- LEIRS
- LEISH
- LEISS
- LEITH
- LELIA
- LENIN
- LENIS
- LENTI
- LEPID
- LESIY
- LEVIN
- LEVIR
- LEVIS
- LEWIE
- LEXIA
- LEXIC
- LEXIS
- LIANE
- LIBER
- LIBRE
- LICET
- LIEFS
- LIENS
- LIERS
- LIESH
- LIEST
- LIEUE
- LIEUS
- LIEUT
- LIEVE
- LIFEN
- LIFER
- LIFES
- LIFEY
- LIGER
- LIGGE
- LIGNE
- LIKER
- LILES
- LIMED
- LIMEN
- LIMER
- LIMES
- LIMEY
- LINEA
- LINET
- LINEY
- LINGE
- LINIE
- LINJE
- LINNE
- LIPES
- LIPSE
- LISES
- LISLE
- LITED
- LITEM
- LITER
- LITES
- LITIE
- LITRE
- LIVEN
- LIVRE
- LOCIE
- LOEIL
- LOGIE
- LOIPE
- LOOIE
- LOUIE
- LOVIE
- LUITE
- LWEIS
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With M
- MILES
- MAILE
- MALIE
- MEILE
- MEILS
- MELIA
- MELIC
- MELIK
- MELIS
- MENIL
- MERIL
- MILER
- MILLE
- MOILE
- MOLIE
- MULIE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With O
- OLIVE
- OBELI
- OILED
- OILER
- OILET
- OLDIE
- OLEIC
- OLEIN
- OLLIE
- ORIEL
- OVILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With P
- PERIL
- PIXEL
- PLIED
- PLIER
- PIKEL
- PIKLE
- PILAE
- PILEA
- PILED
- PILEI
- PILER
- PILES
- PILEY
- PLEIN
- PLEIS
- PLEXI
- PLIES
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With R
- RELIC
- RIFLE
- RAILE
- RELIE
- RELIG
- RELIT
- REOIL
- RIELS
- RIGEL
- RILED
- RILES
- RILEY
- RILLE
- RIVEL
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With S
- SLICE
- SLIDE
- SLIME
- SMILE
- SPIEL
- SEILS
- SELLI
- SHIEL
- SICEL
- SICLE
- SIDLE
- SIELD
- SILED
- SILEN
- SILER
- SILES
- SILEX
- SISEL
- SIZEL
- SLIER
- SLINE
- SLIPE
- SLITE
- SLIVE
- SOLEI
- SPEIL
- SPILE
- STEIL
- STILE
- SWILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With T
- TILDE
- TILES
- TEILS
- TELEI
- TELIA
- TELIC
- TELOI
- TILED
- TILER
- TIPLE
- TITLE
- TOILE
- TUILE
- TWEIL
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With V
- VEILS
- VEILY
- VELIC
- VEXIL
- VILDE
- VILER
- VILLE
- VLEIS
- VLIES
- VOILE
5 Letter Words With E, I and L Starting With J, N, U and other letters
- JELIB
- JOLIE
- JULIE
- NELIA
- NELIS
- NIELS
- NIFLE
- NIGEL
- NIVEL
- UTILE
- ULYIE
- ULZIE
- UNLIE
- URIEL
- WHILE
- WIELD
- WALIE
- WEILS
- WIELS
- WILED
- WILES
- YIELD
- YLIDE
- YLIKE
- ZIZEL
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.
- SPILE: A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
- LIMEN: The smallest detectable sensation.
- GELID: Extremely cold.
- GIMEL: The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- FELID: Any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws.
- INKLE: A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
- PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It is on the answer list.
- ELIDE: Leave or strike out. It is on the answer list.
- SILEX: A pure form of finely ground silica.
- TILER: A worker who lays tile.
- CLIME: The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time.
- ILEUM: The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
- SIDLE: Move sideways.
- VOILE: A light semitransparent fabric.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, I and L?
Yes. WHILE, FIELD and ALIVE 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. TITLE and BIBLE 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?
WHILE. 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. ZIZEL and YLIKE 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?
BELIE, ELFIN and ELIDE. 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.