5 Letter Words With L and S

Every one of the 1,577 5 letter words with 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.

1,577 words carry L and S somewhere. AISLE, BASAL, BASIL are the strongest of them, and 126 sit on the answer list.

The green marks pick out the 126 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 1,577 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 1,577 down to 192 at worst.
WALES: down to 198.
MALES: down to 201.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on S more than any other letter: 1,003 words, close to half of the set. The company these words keep: A (611), E (564) and O (417). Only 116 of the 1,577 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With L and S

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AISLE
BASAL
BASIL
BLAST
BLESS
BLISS
BLUSH
CLASH
CLASP
CLOSE
EASEL
FALSE
FLASH
FLASK
FLESH
FLOSS
FLUSH
GLOSS
ISLET
LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
LOCUS
LOOSE
LOSER
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUPUS
LUSTY
NASAL
PALSY
PLUSH
PSALM
PULSE
SADLY
SALAD
SALLY
SALON
SALSA
SALTY
SALVE
SALVO
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SCOLD
SCOWL
SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHAWL
SHELF
SHELL
SHOAL
SHYLY
SILKY
SILLY
SKILL
SKULK
SKULL
SLACK
SLAIN
SLANG
SLANT
SLASH
SLATE
SLAVE
SLEEK
SLEEP
SLEET
SLEPT
SLICE
SLICK
SLIDE
SLIME
SLIMY
SLING
SLINK
SLOOP
SLOPE
SLOSH
SLOTH
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SLYLY
SMALL
SMELL
SMELT
SMILE
SNAIL
SNARL
SOLAR
SOLID
SOLVE
SPELL
SPELT
SPIEL
SPILL
SPILT
SPLAT
SPLIT
SPOIL
SPOOL
STALE
STALK
STALL
STEAL
STEEL
STILL
STILT
STOLE
STOOL
STYLE
SULKY
SULLY
SURLY
SWELL
SWILL
SWIRL
USUAL
WELSH
ALIAS
ATLAS
BALLS
BELTS
BILLS
BLOGS
BLUES
CALLS
CELLS
CLIPS
CLUBS
DEALS
DOLLS
FAILS
FALLS
FEELS
FILES
FILMS
FLAGS
FLOWS
FOLKS
GIRLS
GOALS
HELPS

5 Letter Words With 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 L and S Starting With B

BASAL
BASIL
BLAST
BLESS
BLISS
BLUSH
BALLS
BELTS
BILLS
BLOGS
BLUES
BAALS
BAELS
BAILS
BALAS
BALDS
BALES
BALKS
BALMS
BALSA
BALUS
BASYL
BAWLS
BEALS
BELIS
BELLS
BHELS
BILES
BILKS
BILOS
BILSH
BIRLS
BLABS
BLADS
BLAES
BLAGS
BLAHS
BLAMS
BLASE
BLASH
BLATS
BLAWS
BLAYS
BLEBS
BLEES
BLENS
BLEST
BLETS
BLEYS
BLINS
BLIPS
BLIST
BLITS
BLOBS
BLOCS
BLOTS
BLOWS
BLUBS
BLUDS
BLURS
BOILS
BOLAS
BOLDS
BOLES
BOLIS
BOLKS
BOLLS
BOLOS
BOLTS
BOLUS
BOOLS
BOWLS
BUHLS
BULBS
BULKS
BULLS
BULSE
BURLS
BYRLS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With C

CLASH
CLASP
CLOSE
CALLS
CELLS
CLIPS
CLUBS
CALAS
CALFS
CALKS
CALMS
CALOS
CALPS
CARLS
CASAL
CASEL
CAULS
CEILS
CELTS
CHALS
CIELS
CILLS
CIRLS
CLADS
CLAES
CLAGS
CLAMS
CLANS
CLAPS
CLASS
CLAST
CLATS
CLAUS
CLAWS
CLAYS
CLEFS
CLEGS
CLEMS
CLEWS
CLIES
CLITS
CLODS
CLOES
CLOGS
CLONS
CLOPS
CLOSH
CLOTS
CLOUS
CLOWS
CLOYS
CLUES
COALS
COILS
COLAS
COLDS
COLES
COLLS
COLTS
COOLS
COWLS
CULLS
CULMS
CULTS
CURLS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With D

DEALS
DOLLS
DAALS
DAHLS
DALES
DALIS
DALTS
DARLS
DEILS
DELES
DELFS
DELIS
DELLS
DELOS
DELTS
DESYL
DHALS
DHOLS
DIALS
DIELS
DILIS
DILLS
DILOS
DIOLS
DIRLS
DISLI
DOLES
DOLOS
DOLTS
DOLUS
DOOLS
DOWLS
DUALS
DUELS
DULES
DULLS
DULSE

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With E

EASEL
EALES
EARLS
EASLE
EBLIS
EILDS
EISEL
ELANS
ELAPS
ELIAS
ELOPS
ELSES
ELSIN
ELVES
ELVIS
EMULS
ENOLS
EORLS
ESILE
EUSOL
EVILS
EXULS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With F

FALSE
FLASH
FLASK
FLESH
FLOSS
FLUSH
FAILS
FALLS
FEELS
FILES
FILMS
FLAGS
FLOWS
FOLKS
FALES
FALSY
FALUS
FARLS
FEALS
FELIS
FELLS
FELTS
FILKS
FILLS
FILOS
FLABS
FLAKS
FLAMS
FLANS
FLAPS
FLATS
FLAWS
FLAYS
FLEAS
FLEES
FLEGS
FLEWS
FLEYS
FLICS
FLIES
FLIMS
FLIPS
FLIRS
FLISK
FLITS
FLOBS
FLOCS
FLOES
FLOGS
FLOPS
FLORS
FLOSH
FLOTS
FLUBS
FLUES
FLUSK
FOALS
FOILS
FOLDS
FOOLS
FOULS
FOWLS
FUELS
FULLS
FURLS
FUSEL
FUSIL
FYLES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With G

GLOSS
GIRLS
GOALS
GAELS
GALAS
GALES
GALIS
GALLS
GAOLS
GAULS
GEALS
GELDS
GELTS
GHUSL
GILAS
GILDS
GILES
GILLS
GILSE
GILTS
GISEL
GISLA
GLADS
GLAMS
GLANS
GLASS
GLEDS
GLEES
GLEIS
GLENS
GLEYS
GLIAS
GLIBS
GLIMS
GLISK
GLISS
GLIST
GLITS
GLOBS
GLOMS
GLOPS
GLOST
GLOWS
GLUES
GLUGS
GLUMS
GLUTS
GOELS
GOLDS
GOLES
GOLFS
GOLPS
GOOLS
GOWLS
GRRLS
GULAS
GULES
GULFS
GULLS
GULPS
GURLS
GUSLA
GUSLE
GUSLI
GYALS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With H

HELPS
HILLS
HOLDS
HOLES
HAILS
HALAS
HALES
HALFS
HALLS
HALMS
HALOS
HALSE
HALSH
HALTS
HARLS
HAULS
HEALS
HEELS
HEILS
HELAS
HELES
HELLS
HELMS
HELOS
HERLS
HILSA
HILTS
HILUS
HOLKS
HOLMS
HOLOS
HOLTS
HOSEL
HOWLS
HULAS
HULES
HULKS
HULLS
HURLS
HWYLS
HYLAS
HYLES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With I

ISLET
IDLES
IDLIS
IDOLS
IDYLS
IGLUS
ILEUS
ILLUS
IMLIS
INSOL
ISLAM
ISLAY
ISLED
ISLES
ISLOT
ISMAL
ISOLN
ISTLE
IULUS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With J

JAILS
JARLS
JEELS
JELLS
JHILS
JILLS
JILTS
JOLES
JOLLS
JOLTS
JOWLS
JULES
JULUS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With K

KILLS
KAILS
KALAS
KALES
KALIS
KCALS
KEELS
KELLS
KELPS
KELTS
KILNS
KILOS
KILPS
KILTS
KLANS
KLAPS
KLAUS
KLIKS
KLOPS
KLOSH
KOELS
KOHLS
KOLAS
KOLIS
KOLOS
KULAS
KYLES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With L

LAPSE
LEASE
LEASH
LEAST
LOCUS
LOOSE
LOSER
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUPUS
LUSTY
LAKES
LAMPS
LANDS
LANES
LASER
LEADS
LEWIS
LIKES
LINES
LINKS
LIONS
LISTS
LIVES
LOADS
LOANS
LOCKS
LOGOS
LOOKS
LOOPS
LOTUS
LOUIS
LOVES
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
LEBES
LEDES
LEEDS
LEEKS
LEEPS
LEERS
LEESE
LEETS
LEFTS
LEGES
LEGIS
LEHRS
LEIRS
LEISH
LEISS
LEMES
LENDS
LENES
LENGS
LENIS
LENOS
LENSE
LEPAS
LEPUS
LERES
LERPS
LESBO
LESED
LESES
LESGH
LESIY
LESOS
LESSN
LESTE
LESTS
LESYA
LEUDS
LEVAS
LEVES
LEVIS
LEXES
LEXIS
LEZES
LIARS
LICKS
LIDOS
LIEFS
LIENS
LIERS
LIESH
LIEST
LIEUS
LIFES
LIFTS
LIGAS
LILAS
LILES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With M

MAILS
MALES
MEALS
MILES
MILLS
MALAS
MALIS
MALLS
MALMS
MALTS
MALUS
MARLS
MAULS
MEILS
MELAS
MELDS
MELES
MELIS
MELLS
MELOS
MELTS
MERLS
MESAL
MESEL
MESYL
MEWLS
MGALS
MILDS
MILFS
MILKS
MILOS
MILTS
MIRLS
MISAL
MISLS
MISLY
MOALS
MOILS
MOLAS
MOLDS
MOLES
MOLLS
MOLOS
MOLTS
MOLYS
MOOLS
MOSEL
MOSUL
MOULS
MOYLS
MUILS
MULES
MULLS
MULSE
MULSH
MURLS
MUSAL
MYALS
MYSEL

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With N

NASAL
NAILS
NALAS
NEALS
NELIS
NIELS
NILAS
NILLS
NIRLS
NMOLS
NOELS
NOILS
NOLES
NOLLS
NOLOS
NOULS
NOWLS
NULLS
NURLS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With O

OASAL
OBOLS
ODALS
ODYLS
OGLES
OLEHS
OLEOS
OLIOS
OLLAS
OLPES
OLSON
OMULS
OPALS
ORALS
ORLES
ORLOS
ORSEL
OSELA
OSLIN
OSMOL
OSSAL
OULKS
OUSEL
OVALS
OVELS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With P

PALSY
PLUSH
PSALM
PULSE
PILLS
PLANS
PLAYS
PLOTS
POLLS
POOLS
PAALS
PAILS
PALAS
PALES
PALIS
PALLS
PALMS
PALPS
PALSA
PALUS
PASUL
PAULS
PAWLS
PEALS
PEELS
PELAS
PELES
PELFS
PELLS
PELSH
PELTS
PELUS
PERLS
PILES
PILIS
PILUS
PIRLS
PLAAS
PLAPS
PLASH
PLASM
PLASS
PLAST
PLATS
PLAVS
PLEAS
PLEBS
PLEIS
PLESH
PLETS
PLEWS
PLIES
PLIGS
PLIMS
PLIPS
PLISH
PLISS
PLODS
PLOPS
PLOWS
PLOYS
PLUDS
PLUES
PLUGS
PLUMS
PLUPS
POLES
POLIS
POLKS
POLOS
POLTS
POLYS
POSOL
PULAS
PULES
PULIS
PULKS
PULLS
PULPS
PULUS
PURLS
PUSLE

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With R

ROLES
ROLLS
RULES
RAILS
RALES
RAYLS
REALS
REELS
RELES
RELOS
RESOL
RIALS
RIELS
RILES
RILLS
ROILS
ROLFS
ROSAL
ROSEL
ROTLS
ROULS
RYALS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With S

SADLY
SALAD
SALLY
SALON
SALSA
SALTY
SALVE
SALVO
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SCOLD
SCOWL
SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHAWL
SHELF
SHELL
SHOAL
SHYLY
SILKY
SILLY
SKILL
SKULK
SKULL
SLACK
SLAIN
SLANG
SLANT
SLASH
SLATE
SLAVE
SLEEK
SLEEP
SLEET
SLEPT
SLICE
SLICK
SLIDE
SLIME
SLIMY
SLING
SLINK
SLOOP
SLOPE
SLOSH
SLOTH
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SLYLY
SMALL
SMELL
SMELT
SMILE
SNAIL
SNARL
SOLAR
SOLID
SOLVE
SPELL
SPELT
SPIEL
SPILL
SPILT
SPLAT
SPLIT
SPOIL
SPOOL
STALE
STALK
STALL
STEAL
STEEL
STILL
STILT
STOLE
STOOL
STYLE
SULKY
SULLY
SURLY
SWELL
SWILL
SWIRL
SALES
SELLS
SLOTS
SOULS
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
SCELP
SCHUL
SCLAT
SCLAV
SCLAW

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With T

TALES
TALKS
TELLS
TILES
TOOLS
TAALS
TABLS
TAELS
TAILS
TALAS
TALCS
TALIS
TALLS
TALUS
TEALS
TEELS
TEILS
TELES
TELOS
TESLA
TILLS
TILTS
TIRLS
TOILS
TOLAS
TOLES
TOLLS
TOLTS
TOLUS
TOPSL
TOSYL
TULES
TULPS
TULSA
TULSI
TWALS
TYLUS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With U

USUAL
UALIS
UDALS
UGLIS
ULANS
ULCUS
ULMOS
ULMUS
ULNAS
ULVAS
UNSLY
URSAL

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With V

VAILS
VALES
VALIS
VALSA
VALSE
VASAL
VEALS
VEILS
VELDS
VELES
VELLS
VIALS
VILLS
VIOLS
VIRLS
VLAST
VLEIS
VLIES
VLOGS
VOLES
VOLKS
VOLTS
VRILS
VULNS

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With W

WELSH
WALES
WALKS
WALLS
WELLS
WAILS
WALDS
WALIS
WALSH
WASEL
WAULS
WAWLS
WEALS
WEELS
WEILS
WELDS
WELKS
WELTS
WHILS
WHSLE
WIELS
WILDS
WILES
WILIS
WILLS
WILTS
WOLDS
WOLFS
WOOLS
WULLS
WYLES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With Y

YALES
YAWLS
YELKS
YELLS
YELMS
YELPS
YELTS
YILLS
YLEMS
YLIDS
YLKES
YOLKS
YOLPS
YOWLS
YULES

5 Letter Words With L and S Starting With Q, X or Z

QILAS
XOLOS
ZEALS
ZILAS
ZILLS
ZULUS

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.
SALPA: Minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end.
PLASH: Interlace the shoots of.
SKIRL: Play the bagpipes.
SOCLE: A plain plinth that supports a wall.
LITAS: The basic unit of money in Lithuania.
DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
FUSIL: A light flintlock musket.
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.
CLEWS: The cords used to suspend a hammock.
SLOPS: Cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain).
SILEX: A pure form of finely ground silica.
VALSE: A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain L and S?

Yes. STILL, SMALL 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. 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 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?

STILL. 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. ZILLS and ZILAS 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?

SCALD, SCOWL and SHYLY. 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.