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5 Letter Words With LE

The full 780 5 letter words with le, with the 93 that can be the solution grouped at the top.

Updated October 28, 2026 ·5 min read
5 Letter Words With LE with Wordle answers like ABLED, AGILE, AISLE

Near the word's end is where many 5 letter words with LE spell their pair, so a yellow L and E point there first.

In those spellings the L comes fourth and the E follows it, as in ANKLE and WHILE.

For a Wordle guess, try that final pair early; crossword solvers after a rarer answer of the same shape have AMBLE, a leisurely walk.

List of 5 Letter Words With LE

  • ABLED
  • AGILE
  • AISLE
  • ALERT
  • ALLEY
  • AMBLE
  • AMPLE
  • ANGLE
  • ANKLE
  • APPLE
  • BALER
  • BELLE
  • BIBLE
  • BLEAK
  • BLEAT
  • BLEED
  • BLEEP
  • BLEND
  • BLESS
  • BOULE
  • BUGLE
  • CABLE
  • CLEAN
  • CLEAR
  • CLEAT
  • CLEFT
  • CLERK
  • CYCLE
  • EAGLE
  • ELECT
  • ELEGY
  • EXILE
  • FABLE
  • FILER
  • FILET
  • FLECK
  • FLEET
  • FLESH
  • GLEAM
  • GLEAN
  • GOLEM
  • GUILE
  • IDLER
  • INLET
  • ISLET
  • LADLE
  • LEACH
  • LEAFY
  • LEAKY
  • LEANT
  • LEAPT
  • LEARN
  • LEASE
  • LEASH
  • LEAST
  • LEAVE
  • LEDGE
  • LEECH
  • LEERY
  • LEFTY
  • LEGAL
  • LEGGY
  • LEMON
  • LEMUR
  • LEPER
  • LEVEL
  • LEVER
  • MAPLE
  • MELEE
  • NOBLE
  • PALER
  • PLEAD
  • PLEAT
  • RIFLE
  • RULER
  • SCALE
  • SHALE
  • SLEEK
  • SLEEP
  • SLEET
  • SLEPT
  • SMILE
  • STALE
  • STOLE
  • STYLE
  • TABLE
  • TULLE
  • UNCLE
  • UTILE
  • VALET
  • WHALE
  • WHILE
  • WHOLE
  • ALLEN
  • CHILE
  • FILED
  • FILES
  • HOLES
  • LEADS
  • LEONE
  • LEWIS
  • MALES
  • MILES
  • ROLES
  • RULED
  • RULES
  • SALES
  • TALES
  • TILES
  • TYLER
  • WALES
  • ABELE
  • ABLER
  • ABLES
  • ABLET
  • ACALE
  • ADDLE
  • ADLET
  • AEGLE
  • AFLEY
  • AGLEE
  • AGLET
  • AGLEY
  • AHOLE
  • AILED
  • AIZLE
  • AKULE
  • ALEAK
  • ALECK
  • ALECS
  • ALEEM
  • ALEFS
  • ALEFT
  • ALENU
  • ALEPH
  • ALEUT
  • ALEWS
  • ALEYE
  • ALLEE
  • ALLEL
  • ALLER
  • ALLEZ
  • AMLET
  • AMOLE
  • ANCLE
  • ANELE
  • ANILE
  • ANLET
  • ANOLE
  • ARGLE

Common 5 Letter Words With LE

  • WHILE
  • WHOLE
  • LEAST
  • LEVEL
  • LEAVE
  • CLEAR
  • LEARN
  • STYLE
  • LEGAL
  • SLEEP
  • TABLE
  • CLEAN
  • SCALE
  • APPLE
  • SMILE
  • CYCLE
  • BIBLE
  • CABLE
  • UNCLE
  • ANGLE
  • ALERT
  • FLEET
  • NOBLE
  • FLESH
  • BLESS
  • LEASE
  • EAGLE
  • LEMON
  • ELECT
  • CLERK
  • WHALE
  • BLEND
  • MAPLE
  • BELLE
  • RULES
  • SALES
  • MILES
  • LEADS
  • WALES
  • FILED
  • LEWIS
  • FILES
  • ROLES
  • ALLEN
  • HOLES
  • RULED
  • MALES
  • TYLER
  • TALES
  • CHILE
  • TILES
  • LEONE

5 Letter Words With LE for Wordle

  • LEASE
  • TALES
  • MALES
  • WHILE
  • WHOLE
  • LEAST
  • LEVEL
  • LEAVE
  • CLEAR
  • LEARN
  • STYLE
  • LEGAL
  • SLEEP
  • TABLE
  • CLEAN
  • SCALE
  • APPLE
  • SMILE
  • CYCLE
  • BIBLE
  • CABLE
  • UNCLE
  • ANGLE
  • ALERT
  • FLEET
  • NOBLE
  • FLESH
  • BLESS
  • EAGLE
  • LEMON
  • ELECT
  • CLERK
  • WHALE
  • BLEND
  • MAPLE
  • BELLE
  • STOLE
  • RIFLE
  • SLEPT
  • ANKLE
  • ALLEY
  • EXILE
  • RULER
  • AISLE
  • BLEED
  • AMPLE
  • SHALE
  • LEVER
  • PLEAD
  • LEASH
  • INLET
  • BLEAK
  • STALE
  • AGILE
  • LEDGE
  • SLEEK
  • LEAFY
  • LEACH
  • LEFTY
  • MELEE

5 Letter Words With LE by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With LE

  • LEAST
  • LEVEL
  • LEAVE
  • LEARN
  • LEGAL
  • LEASE
  • LEMON
  • LEVER
  • LEASH
  • LEDGE
  • LEAFY
  • LEACH

Full list: 5 Letter Words Starting with LE

5 Letter Words With LE as Second and Third Letters

  • CLEAR
  • SLEEP
  • CLEAN
  • ALERT
  • FLEET
  • FLESH
  • BLESS
  • ELECT
  • CLERK
  • BLEND
  • SLEPT
  • BLEED

5 Letter Words With LE as Third and Fourth Letters

  • ALLEY
  • RULER
  • INLET
  • MELEE
  • VALET
  • PALER
  • FILET
  • GOLEM
  • ISLET
  • FILER
  • IDLER
  • ABLED

5 Letter Words Ending in LE

  • WHILE
  • WHOLE
  • STYLE
  • TABLE
  • SCALE
  • APPLE
  • SMILE
  • CYCLE
  • BIBLE
  • CABLE
  • UNCLE
  • ANGLE

Full list: 5 Letter Words Ending in LE

5 Letter Words With LE and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With LE and A

  • LEAST
  • LEAVE
  • CLEAR
  • LEARN
  • LEGAL
  • TABLE
  • CLEAN
  • SCALE
  • APPLE
  • CABLE
  • ANGLE
  • ALERT

5 Letter Words With LE and S

  • LEAST
  • STYLE
  • SLEEP
  • SCALE
  • SMILE
  • FLESH
  • BLESS
  • LEASE
  • STOLE
  • SLEPT
  • AISLE
  • SHALE

5 Letter Words With LE and E

  • LEVEL
  • LEAVE
  • SLEEP
  • FLEET
  • LEASE
  • EAGLE
  • ELECT
  • BELLE
  • EXILE
  • BLEED
  • LEVER
  • LEDGE

5 Letter Words With LE and O

  • WHOLE
  • NOBLE
  • LEMON
  • STOLE
  • GOLEM
  • BOULE
  • ROLES
  • HOLES
  • LEONE
  • POLES
  • DOYLE
  • FOLEY

5 Letter Words With LE and I

  • WHILE
  • SMILE
  • BIBLE
  • RIFLE
  • EXILE
  • AISLE
  • INLET
  • AGILE
  • FILET
  • ISLET
  • GUILE
  • FILER

5 Letter Words With LE and T

  • LEAST
  • STYLE
  • TABLE
  • ALERT
  • FLEET
  • ELECT
  • STOLE
  • SLEPT
  • INLET
  • STALE
  • LEFTY
  • VALET

5 Letter Words With LE by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With A

  • APPLE
  • ANGLE
  • ALERT
  • ANKLE
  • ALLEY
  • AISLE
  • AMPLE
  • AGILE
  • AMBLE
  • ABLED
  • ALLEN
  • AXLES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With B

  • BIBLE
  • BLESS
  • BLEND
  • BELLE
  • BLEED
  • BLEAK
  • BLEEP
  • BUGLE
  • BALER
  • BLEAT
  • BOULE
  • BALES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With C

  • CLEAR
  • CLEAN
  • CYCLE
  • CABLE
  • CLERK
  • CLEFT
  • CLEAT
  • CHILE
  • CALEB
  • COLES
  • CELEB
  • CALLE

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With D

  • DOYLE
  • DALEK
  • DALES
  • DOBLE
  • DOLED
  • DOLES
  • DALLE
  • DUPLE
  • DHOLE
  • DALER
  • DELES
  • DROLE

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With E

  • EAGLE
  • ELECT
  • EXILE
  • ELEGY
  • ELLEN
  • EARLE
  • EULER
  • ECOLE
  • ENGLE
  • EALES
  • EMLEN
  • ELEME

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With F

  • FLEET
  • FLESH
  • FABLE
  • FILET
  • FLECK
  • FILER
  • FILED
  • FILES
  • FOLEY
  • FLEAS
  • FLEUR
  • FLEES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With G

  • GLEAM
  • GOLEM
  • GUILE
  • GLEAN
  • GLENN
  • GILES
  • GABLE
  • GALEN
  • GALES
  • GLENS
  • GLEBE
  • GULES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With H

  • HOLES
  • HELEN
  • HOLED
  • HALES
  • HOYLE
  • HOLEY
  • HAYLE
  • HAOLE
  • HARLE
  • HAZLE
  • HUILE
  • HALED

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With I

  • INLET
  • ISLET
  • IDLER
  • ISLES
  • INGLE
  • IDLED
  • IDLES
  • ILEUM
  • ILEAL
  • ILLER
  • ILEUS
  • ICKLE

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With K

  • KILEY
  • KYLES
  • KLETT
  • KAYLE
  • KALES
  • KELEH
  • KELEK
  • KELEP
  • KILEH
  • KLEIG
  • KMOLE
  • KNULE

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With L

  • LEAST
  • LEVEL
  • LEAVE
  • LEARN
  • LEGAL
  • LEASE
  • LEMON
  • LEVER
  • LEASH
  • LEDGE
  • LEAFY
  • LEACH

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With M

  • MAPLE
  • MELEE
  • MILES
  • MALES
  • MULES
  • MOLES
  • MERLE
  • MILLE
  • MILER
  • MOLLE
  • MELES
  • MOLEY

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With O

  • OILED
  • OILER
  • OLEIC
  • OWLER
  • OLENA
  • OGLED
  • OWLET
  • OVULE
  • OLEUM
  • OLLER
  • ORALE
  • OGLES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With P

  • PLEAD
  • PALER
  • PLEAT
  • POLES
  • PILES
  • PLEAS
  • PILED
  • PALES
  • PEELE
  • PLEBS
  • PLEIN
  • PALED

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With R

  • RIFLE
  • RULER
  • RULES
  • ROLES
  • RULED
  • RILEY
  • RILED
  • RUBLE
  • RILES
  • ROBLE
  • RALES
  • ROULE

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With S

  • STYLE
  • SLEEP
  • SCALE
  • SMILE
  • STOLE
  • SLEPT
  • SHALE
  • STALE
  • SLEEK
  • SLEET
  • SALES
  • SALEM

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With T

  • TABLE
  • TULLE
  • TYLER
  • TALES
  • TILES
  • TITLE
  • TILED
  • THULE
  • TUPLE
  • TELEX
  • THOLE
  • TELES

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With U

  • UNCLE
  • UTILE
  • ULEMA
  • UMBLE
  • ULLER
  • UNLED
  • UNLEG
  • UNLET
  • UPLED
  • UPLEG
  • URLED

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With V

  • VALET
  • VILLE
  • VOLES
  • VALES
  • VOILE
  • VEALE
  • VELES
  • VILER
  • VALEW
  • VLEIS
  • VOLED
  • VOLET

5 Letter Words With LE Starting With W

  • WHILE
  • WHOLE
  • WHALE
  • WALES
  • WILES
  • WYLES
  • WALER
  • WALED
  • WANLE
  • WHSLE
  • WILED
  • WYLED

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With LE

  • HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
  • SPILE: A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
  • 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.
  • INKLE: A linen tape used for trimming as a decoration.
  • SOCLE: A plain plinth that supports a wall.
  • ANELE: Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
  • LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
  • ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
  • DHOLE: Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
  • LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
  • ADDLE: Become rotten.
  • DUPLE: Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
  • ROBLE: Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
  • OVULE: A small or immature ovum.
  • PROLE: A member of the working class (not necessarily employed).
  • CLEWS: The cords used to suspend a hammock.
  • OWLET: Young owl.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words with LE?

There are 780 of them. The everyday ones include WHILE, WHOLE, LEAST, LEVEL and LEAVE.

How many 5 letter words have LE in them?

780 in total, and 93 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with LE are Wordle answers?

93 of them have been answers, among them CLEAR, LEARN, STYLE, LEGAL and SLEEP.

What 5 letter words have LE in the middle?

406 of them, including CLEAR, SLEEP, CLEAN, ALERT and FLEET.

Is this the same as 5 Letter Words With E and L?

No. Every word here keeps LE together, in that order. ALERT does, ALIEN does not. 5 Letter Words With E and L takes those letters anywhere in the word.

Can a Wordle answer have LE side by side?

Yes. WHILE, WHOLE and LEAST 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. LEVEL and LEAVE 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

WHILE. 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. ZOLLE and YULES 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?

ABLED, AMBLE and BALER. 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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