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4 letter words with L

Every four-letter word that contains L, grouped by where the L sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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L can sit in any slot · 1530 words in our list

The short answer

There are 1530 four words with L in this list. L is most often the third letter, and the most common last letter is L. The top face-value Scrabble score is 22 for lezz.

1530four L words in our list

25%start with L

24%end in L

6.6average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 4 letter words with L

Grouped by where L first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

L is the 1st letter (377)

LA78 words

labs⁶lace⁶lack¹⁰lacs⁶lacy⁹lade⁵lads⁵lady⁸laen⁴laer⁴laet⁴laft⁷lags⁵lahs⁷laic⁶laid⁵laik⁸lain⁴lair⁴lait⁴lake⁸lakh¹¹laky¹¹lall⁴lalo⁴lama⁶lamb⁸lame⁶lamm⁸lamp⁸lams⁶lana⁴land⁵lane⁴lang⁵lank⁸lant⁴lanx¹¹laos⁴lapb⁸lapp⁸laps⁶lard⁵lare⁴lari⁴lark⁸larn⁴larp⁶lars⁴lasa⁴lase⁴lash⁷lasi⁴lask⁸lass⁴last⁴lata⁴late⁴lath⁷lati⁴lats⁴latu⁴laud⁵lauf⁷laun⁴laur⁴laus⁴lava⁷lave⁷lavs⁷lavy¹⁰lawk¹¹lawn⁷laws⁷lays⁷laze¹³lazo¹³lazy¹⁶

LE69 words

lead⁵leaf⁷leah⁷leak⁸leal⁴leam⁶lean⁴leap⁶lear⁴leas⁴leat⁴lech⁹leck¹⁰lect⁶leda⁵lede⁵leds⁵leed⁵leef⁷leek⁸leep⁶leer⁴lees⁴leet⁴left⁷lege⁵legs⁵lehi⁷lehr⁷leif⁷leir⁴leis⁴leke⁸leks⁸leku⁸leme⁶lena⁴lend⁵lene⁴leng⁵leno⁴lens⁴lent⁴leon⁴leos⁴lepa⁶leps⁶lept⁶lere⁴lerp⁶lese⁴less⁴lest⁴lete⁴leto⁴lets⁴lett⁴leud⁵leuk⁸leva⁷leve⁷levi⁷levo⁷levs⁷levy¹⁰lewd⁸lewk¹¹leys⁷lezz²²

LG1 words

lgth⁸

LI73 words

liar⁴lias⁴libr⁶libs⁶lice⁶lich⁹lick¹⁰lida⁵lide⁵lido⁵lids⁵lied⁵lief⁷lien⁴lier⁴lies⁴lieu⁴life⁷lifo⁷lift⁷lige⁵ligs⁵liin⁴lija¹¹like⁸lila⁴lile⁴lill⁴lilo⁴lilt⁴lily⁷lima⁶limb⁸lime⁶limn⁶limo⁶limp⁸limu⁶limy⁹lina⁴lind⁵line⁴ling⁵link⁸linn⁴lino⁴lins⁴lint⁴liny⁷lion⁴lipa⁶lipe⁶lipo⁶lips⁶lira⁴lire⁴liri⁴lirk⁸lisa⁴lise⁴lish⁷lisk⁸lisp⁶liss⁴list⁴lite⁴lith⁷liti⁴lits⁴litu⁴litz¹³live⁷liza¹³

LL4 words

ller⁴lleu⁴llew⁷llyn⁷

LN1 words

lndg⁶

LO89 words

load⁵loaf⁷loam⁶loan⁴lobe⁶lobi⁶lobo⁶lobs⁶loca⁶loch⁹loci⁶lock¹⁰locn⁶loco⁶locs⁶lode⁵lods⁵loed⁵loft⁷loge⁵logo⁵logs⁵logy⁸loid⁵loin⁴loir⁴lois⁴loka⁸loke⁸loki⁸lola⁴loli⁴loll⁴lolo⁴lolz¹³loma⁶lome⁶lond⁵lone⁴long⁵lonk⁸loob⁶lood⁵loof⁷look⁸loom⁶loon⁴loop⁶loor⁴loos⁴loot⁴lope⁶lops⁶lora⁴lord⁵lore⁴lori⁴lorn⁴loro⁴lors⁴lory⁷lose⁴losh⁷loss⁴lost⁴lota⁴lote⁴loth⁷loti⁴loto⁴lots⁴loud⁵louk⁸loun⁴loup⁶lour⁴lous⁴lout⁴love⁷lowa⁷lowe⁷lown⁷lowp⁹lows⁷lowt⁷lowy¹⁰loyd⁸loyn⁷loys⁷

LU45 words

luau⁴luba⁶lube⁶luce⁶luck¹⁰lucy⁹lude⁵ludo⁵luds⁵lues⁴luff¹⁰luge⁵lugs⁵luis⁴luit⁴luke⁸lula⁴lull⁴lulu⁴lulz¹³luma⁶lump⁸lums⁶luna⁴lune⁴lung⁵lunk⁸lunn⁴luns⁴lunt⁴luny⁷lupe⁶lura⁴lure⁴lurg⁵luri⁴lurk⁸lurs⁴lush⁷lusk⁸lust⁴lute⁴lutz¹³luvs⁷luxe¹¹

LV1 words

lvov¹⁰

LW2 words

lwei⁷lwop⁹

LY14 words

lyam⁹lyas⁷lych¹²lyes⁷lyme⁹lyms⁹lyne⁷lynn⁷lynx¹⁴lyon⁷lyra⁷lyre⁷lyse⁷lyte⁷

L is the 2nd letter (337)

alae⁴alai⁴alan⁴alap⁶alar⁴alas⁴alay⁷alba⁶albe⁶albi⁶albs⁶alca⁶alce⁶alco⁶aldm⁷alea⁴alec⁶alee⁴alef⁷alem⁶alen⁴ales⁴alew⁷alex¹¹alfa⁷alfs⁷alga⁵algy⁸alia⁴alif⁷alii⁴alin⁴alit⁴alix¹¹alko⁸alky¹¹alle⁴allo⁴alls⁴ally⁷alma⁶alme⁶alms⁶alod⁵aloe⁴aloo⁴alop⁶alow⁷alps⁶also⁴alto⁴alts⁴alum⁶alur⁴alus⁴alya⁷blab⁸blad⁷blae⁶blag⁷blah⁹blam⁸blan⁶blas⁶blat⁶blaw⁹blay⁹bldg⁸bldr⁷blea⁶bleb⁸bled⁷blee⁶bleo⁶blet⁶bleu⁶blew⁹bley⁹blin⁶blip⁸blit⁶blob⁸bloc⁸blog⁷blok¹⁰blot⁶blow⁹blub⁸blud⁷blue⁶blup⁸blur⁶blvd¹⁰clad⁷clag⁷clam⁸clan⁶clap⁸clar⁶clat⁶claw⁹clay⁹cled⁷clee⁶clef⁹cleg⁷clem⁸clep⁸clew⁹clin⁶clio⁶clip⁸clit⁶cliv⁹clod⁷clof⁹clog⁷clon⁶clop⁸clos⁶clot⁶clou⁶clow⁹cloy⁹club⁸clue⁶clum⁸dlvy¹¹elan⁴elds⁵elec⁶elem⁶elev⁷elfs⁷elhi⁷elia⁴elix¹¹elks⁸ella⁴elle⁴ells⁴elms⁶elmy⁹elne⁴elod⁵elon⁴elsa⁴else⁴elts⁴elul⁴elve⁷flab⁹flag⁸flak¹¹flam⁹flan⁷flap⁹flat⁷flav¹⁰flaw¹⁰flax¹⁴flay¹⁰flea⁷fled⁸flee⁷fleg⁸flem⁹flet⁷flew¹⁰flex¹⁴fley¹⁰flic⁹flim⁹flip⁹flir⁷flit⁷flix¹⁴flob⁹floc⁹floe⁷flog⁸flon⁷flop⁹flor⁷flot⁷flow¹⁰flox¹⁴flub⁹flue⁷flus⁷flux¹⁴glad⁶glam⁷glar⁵gled⁶glee⁵gleg⁶glei⁵glen⁵glew⁸gley⁸glia⁵glib⁷glid⁶glim⁷glis⁵glit⁵glob⁷glod⁶glom⁷glop⁷glor⁵glos⁵glow⁸gloy⁸glub⁷glue⁵glug⁶glum⁷glut⁵glyc¹⁰glyn⁸hler⁷hlqn¹⁶ilea⁴ilex¹¹ilia⁴ilka⁸ilks⁸ills⁴illy⁷ilot⁴ilth⁷ilya⁷klam¹⁰klan⁸klap¹⁰klik¹²klip¹⁰klom¹⁰klop¹⁰klva¹¹olaf⁷olam⁶olax¹¹olde⁵olds⁵oldy⁸olea⁴oleg⁵oleo⁴oles⁴olga⁵olid⁵olio⁴olla⁴olms⁶olof⁷olor⁴olpe⁶plak¹⁰plan⁶plap⁸plat⁶play⁹plea⁶pleb⁸pled⁷plew⁹plex¹³plie⁶plim⁸plod⁷plop⁸plot⁶plow⁹ploy⁹plud⁷plue⁶plug⁷plum⁸plup⁸plur⁶plus⁶slab⁶slad⁵slae⁴slag⁵slam⁶slap⁶slat⁴slav⁷slaw⁷slay⁷sleb⁶sled⁵slee⁴slew⁷sley⁷slid⁵slik⁸slim⁶slip⁶slit⁴slob⁶slod⁵sloe⁴slog⁵slon⁴sloo⁴slop⁶slot⁴slow⁷slub⁶slud⁵slue⁴slug⁵slum⁶slup⁶slur⁴slut⁴ulan⁴ules⁴ulex¹¹ulla⁴ulmo⁶ulna⁴ulta⁴ulto⁴ulua⁴ulus⁴ulva⁷vlei⁷vlog⁸vlsi⁷ylem⁹ylke¹¹

L is the 3rd letter (523)

aals⁴able⁶ably⁹acle⁶aclu⁶agla⁵aglu⁵agly⁸aile⁴ails⁴amla⁶amli⁶aoli⁴arle⁴atle⁴atli⁴aula⁴auld⁵aulu⁴awls⁷axle¹¹bala⁶bald⁷bale⁶bali⁶balk¹⁰ball⁶balm⁸balr⁶bals⁶balt⁶balu⁶bbls⁸bdle⁷bdls⁷bela⁶beld⁷belk¹⁰bell⁶bels⁶belt⁶bely⁹bile⁶bilk¹⁰bill⁶bilo⁶bklr¹⁰bola⁶bold⁷bole⁶bolk¹⁰boll⁶bolo⁶bolt⁶bulb⁸bulk¹⁰bull⁶bult⁶calc⁸calf⁹calk¹⁰call⁶calm⁸calo⁶calp⁸cals⁶calx¹³cele⁶cell⁶cels⁶celt⁶cill⁶cola⁶cold⁷cole⁶coli⁶colk¹⁰coll⁶colp⁸cols⁶colt⁶coly⁹cull⁶culm⁸culp⁸cult⁶dale⁵dalf⁸dali⁵dalk⁹dals⁵dalt⁵dele⁵delf⁸deli⁵dell⁵delo⁵dels⁵delt⁵dely⁸dill⁵dilo⁵dola⁵dole⁵dolf⁸doli⁵doll⁵dols⁵dolt⁵dulc⁷dule⁵dull⁵dult⁵duly⁸eale⁴eels⁴eely⁷eila⁴eild⁵eole⁴exla¹¹fala⁷falk¹¹fall⁷falx¹⁴fele⁷fell⁷fels⁷felt⁷fila⁷file⁷fili⁷filk¹¹fill⁷film⁹filo⁷fils⁷filt⁷fold⁸fole⁷folk¹¹foll⁷folx¹⁴fula⁷fulk¹¹full⁷fyle¹⁰gala⁵gale⁵gali⁵gall⁵galp⁷gals⁵galt⁵galv⁸geld⁶gell⁵gels⁵gelt⁵gila⁵gild⁶gile⁵gill⁵gilo⁵gils⁵gilt⁵gola⁵gold⁶gole⁵golf⁸goli⁵goll⁵golo⁵golp⁷gula⁵guld⁶gule⁵gulf⁸gull⁵gulo⁵gulp⁷guls⁵gult⁵guly⁸gyle⁸hala⁷hale⁷half¹⁰hall⁷halm⁹halo⁷halp⁹hals⁷halt⁷hdlc¹⁰held⁸hele⁷hell⁷helm⁹helo⁷help⁹hila⁷hild⁸hile⁷hili⁷hill⁷hilt⁷hola⁷hold⁸hole⁷holi⁷holk¹¹holl⁷holm⁹holo⁷holp⁹hols⁷holt⁷holw¹⁰holy¹⁰hula⁷hule⁷hulk¹¹hull⁷hulu⁷huly¹⁰hyla¹⁰hyle¹⁰hyli¹⁰idle⁵idly⁸iglu⁵inly⁷isle⁴isls⁴itll⁴izle¹³jell¹¹jill¹¹jilt¹¹jole¹¹joll¹¹jols¹¹jolt¹¹jule¹¹july¹⁴kala⁸kale⁸kali⁸kalo⁸keld⁹kele⁸kelk¹²kell⁸kelp¹⁰kelt⁸kild⁹kill⁸kiln⁸kilo⁸kilp¹⁰kilt⁸kola⁸koli⁸kolo⁸kula⁸kuli⁸kulm¹⁰kyle¹¹kylo¹¹mala⁶male⁶mali⁶mall⁶malm⁸malo⁶mals⁶malt⁶mela⁶meld⁷mele⁶mell⁶mels⁶melt⁶mila⁶mild⁷mile⁶milf⁹milk¹⁰mill⁶milo⁶mils⁶milt⁶mola⁶mold⁷mole⁶moll⁶mols⁶molt⁶moly⁹mule⁶mulk¹⁰mull⁶mulm⁸mult⁶nala⁴nale⁴nell⁴nile⁴nill⁴nils⁴nold⁵nole⁴noll⁴nolo⁴nolt⁴null⁴obli⁶ogle⁵oils⁴oily⁷only⁷orle⁴orlo⁴orly⁷oslo⁴ould⁵oulk⁸owls⁷owly¹⁰pala⁶pale⁶pali⁶pall⁶palm⁸palp⁸pals⁶palt⁶paly⁹pela⁶pele⁶pelf⁹pell⁶pels⁶pelt⁶pelu⁶pila⁶pile⁶pili⁶pill⁶pilm⁸pily⁹pole⁶polk¹⁰poll⁶polo⁶pols⁶polt⁶poly⁹pula⁶pule⁶puli⁶pulk¹⁰pull⁶pulp⁸puls⁶pulu⁶pulv⁹puly⁹pyla⁹rale⁴ralf⁷rall⁴rals⁴rely⁷rile⁴rill⁴role⁴rolf⁷roll⁴rule⁴rull⁴ruly⁷sala⁴sale⁴sall⁴salm⁶salp⁶sals⁴salt⁴sdlc⁷seld⁵sele⁴self⁷sell⁴sels⁴selt⁴shlu⁷sild⁵sile⁴silk⁸sill⁴silo⁴silt⁴sola⁴sold⁵sole⁴soli⁴soln⁴solo⁴sols⁴solv⁷stlg⁵sula⁴suld⁵sulk⁸sull⁴sulu⁴syli⁷syll⁷tala⁴talc⁶tald⁵tale⁴tali⁴talk⁸tall⁴tela⁴teld⁵tele⁴teli⁴tell⁴tels⁴telt⁴tile⁴till⁴tils⁴tilt⁴tola⁴told⁵tole⁴toll⁴tolt⁴tolu⁴tula⁴tule⁴tulu⁴ugli⁵ugly⁸uily⁷upla⁶vale⁷vali⁷vall⁷vela⁷veld⁸vele⁷vell⁷velo⁷vila⁷vild⁸vile⁷vili⁷vill⁷vola⁷vole⁷volk¹¹vols⁷volt⁷vulg⁸vuln⁷vvll¹⁰wald⁸wale⁷wali⁷walk¹¹wall⁷walt⁷waly¹⁰weld⁸welf¹⁰weli⁷welk¹¹well⁷welp⁹wels⁷welt⁷wild⁸wile⁷wili⁷wilk¹¹will⁷wilt⁷wily¹⁰wkly¹⁴wold⁸wolf¹⁰wulk¹¹wull⁷wyle¹⁰xyla¹⁴xylo¹⁴yalb⁹yald⁸yale⁷yali⁷yeld⁸yelk¹¹yell⁷yelm⁹yelp⁹yelt⁷yill⁷yilt⁷yold⁸yolk¹¹yule⁷zels¹³zila¹³zill¹³zoll¹³zols¹³zulu¹³

L is the 4th letter (293)

abel⁶acyl⁹agal⁵aiel⁴akal⁸amal⁶amel⁶amil⁶amyl⁹anal⁴anil⁴aoul⁴appl⁸aril⁴aryl⁷aval⁷avel⁷awdl⁸awol⁷axal¹¹axel¹¹axil¹¹baal⁶bael⁶bail⁶baul⁶bawl⁹beal⁶bhel⁹bhil⁹bibl⁸biol⁶birl⁶boil⁶bool⁶boul⁶bowl⁹bual⁶buhl⁹burl⁶byrl⁹carl⁶caul⁶cawl⁹ceil⁶chal⁹chil⁹chol⁹ciel⁶cirl⁶coal⁶coil⁶coml⁸cool⁶coul⁶cowl⁹ctrl⁶curl⁶cycl¹¹cyul⁹daal⁵dahl⁸dail⁵deal⁵decl⁷deil⁵deul⁵dhal⁸dhol⁸dial⁵diel⁵diol⁵dipl⁷dirl⁵dobl⁷dool⁵dowl⁸dual⁵duel⁵earl⁴eccl⁸ecol⁶egal⁵egol⁵emil⁶encl⁶engl⁵enol⁴eorl⁴epil⁶eral⁴eval⁷evil⁷excl¹³exul¹¹fail⁷farl⁷feal⁷feel⁷feil⁷fiel⁷foal⁷foil⁷fool⁷foul⁷fowl¹⁰fuel⁷furl⁷gael⁵gail⁵gaol⁵gaul⁵geal⁵genl⁵geol⁵girl⁵goal⁵goel⁵gool⁵gowl⁸grrl⁵gunl⁵gurl⁵gyal⁸hail⁷harl⁷haul⁷heal⁷heel⁷heil⁷heml⁹herl⁷hool⁷howl¹⁰htel⁷hurl⁷hwyl¹³idol⁵idyl⁸incl⁶infl⁷intl⁴ipil⁶ital⁴itel⁴ixil¹¹jail¹¹jarl¹¹jeel¹¹jerl¹¹joel¹¹joul¹¹jowl¹⁴kaal⁸kail⁸karl⁸kcal¹⁰keel⁸kerl⁸kewl¹¹kiel⁸kmel¹⁰koel⁸kohl¹¹koil⁸kral⁸mail⁶marl⁶maul⁶meal⁶merl⁶mewl⁹mgal⁷mijl¹³moil⁶mool⁶moul⁶moyl⁹muil⁶murl⁶myal⁹myel⁹nael⁴nail⁴natl⁴neal⁴neil⁴nirl⁴noel⁴noil⁴noul⁴nowl⁷nurl⁴obol⁶odal⁵odel⁵odyl⁸opal⁶oral⁴oval⁷ovel⁷oxyl¹⁴paal⁶pail⁶parl⁶paul⁶pawl⁹peal⁶peel⁶peul⁶phil⁹pial⁶pirl⁶poil⁶pool⁶publ⁸purl⁶pyal⁹qual¹³rail⁴raul⁴real⁴reel⁴refl⁷repl⁶rial⁴riel⁴roil⁴rool⁴rotl⁴roul⁴ryal⁷sail⁴saul⁴scil⁶scul⁶seal⁴seel⁴seil⁴shel⁷shul⁷sial⁴siol⁴skal⁸skel⁸skil⁸skol⁸soil⁴sool⁴soul⁴sowl⁷taal⁴tael⁴tail⁴teal⁴teel⁴teil⁴tirl⁴toil⁴tool⁴twal⁷ucal⁶udal⁵unal⁴ural⁴urol⁴util⁴uval⁷vail⁷veal⁷veil⁷vial⁷viol⁷virl⁷vril⁷wail⁷warl⁷waul⁷wawl¹⁰weal⁷weel⁷weil⁷wiel⁷wirl⁷wool⁷xctl¹³yarl⁷yawl¹⁰yeel⁷youl⁷yowl¹⁰zeal¹³zool¹³

Words with two Ls (108)

alle⁴allo⁴alls⁴ally⁷ball⁶bell⁶bill⁶boll⁶bull⁶call⁶cell⁶cill⁶coll⁶cull⁶dell⁵dill⁵doll⁵dull⁵ella⁴elle⁴ells⁴elul⁴fall⁷fell⁷fill⁷foll⁷full⁷gall⁵gell⁵gill⁵goll⁵gull⁵hall⁷hell⁷hill⁷holl⁷hull⁷ills⁴illy⁷itll⁴jell¹¹jill¹¹joll¹¹kell⁸kill⁸lall⁴lalo⁴leal⁴lila⁴lile⁴lill⁴lilo⁴lilt⁴lily⁷ller⁴lleu⁴llew⁷llyn⁷lola⁴loli⁴loll⁴lolo⁴lolz¹³lula⁴lull⁴lulu⁴lulz¹³mall⁶mell⁶mill⁶moll⁶mull⁶nell⁴nill⁴noll⁴null⁴olla⁴pall⁶pell⁶pill⁶poll⁶pull⁶rall⁴rill⁴roll⁴rull⁴sall⁴sell⁴sill⁴sull⁴syll⁷tall⁴tell⁴till⁴toll⁴ulla⁴vall⁷vell⁷vill⁷vvll¹⁰wall⁷well⁷will⁷wull⁷yell⁷yill⁷zill¹³zoll¹³

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Where does L sit?

Position of L in four-letter words

Words are counted by their first L, so each word appears once. Words with two Ls are listed separately below.

Slot 1377 · 25%labs, lace, lack

Slot 2337 · 22%alae, alai, alan

Slot 3523 · 34%aals, able, ably

Slot 4293 · 19%abel, acyl, agal

Everyday words

Common 4 letter words with L

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

willonlyalsohelplikelistlastwellmailfulllifereallinelongfilelinklovecallsalelookleftliveplanjulyplaylessblogsellclubbluefilmcellselftellablegoldlandbilltalkelseplusfeelgirlgolfloanhalfpaullakelossheldlostrolelogoleadmalelatefalltoolhilldealholdhallwallruletoldcoolpoollordflatflowlawslotsballgoalsoldpalmoralcoldwildfuel

Wordle

Which letters keep company with L?

Among the 1530 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside L. They make good second guesses once L is confirmed.

A538

E494

O410

I368

S251

U249

T169

D163

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (33), AI (25), EE (25), OO (25), OU (20).

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Sorted by ending

4 letter L words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-L	373	abel, acyl, agal, aiel, akal, amal, amel
-E	167	able, acle, aile, alae, albe, alce, alee
-S	134	aals, ails, alas, albs, ales, alfs, alls
-A	107	agla, alba, alca, alea, alfa, alga, alia
-T	91	alit, balt, belt, blat, blet, blit, blot
-D	79	alod, auld, bald, beld, blad, bled, blud
-Y	63	ably, agly, alay, algy, alky, ally, bely
-K	58	balk, belk, bilk, blok, bolk, bulk, calk

Ends	Words	Examples
-LE	81	able, acle, aile, alle, arle, atle
-LL	78	ball, bell, bill, boll, bull, call
-AL	61	agal, akal, amal, anal, aval, axal
-LA	54	agla, amla, aula, bala, bela, bola
-IL	51	amil, anil, aril, axil, bail, bhil
-LS	48	aals, ails, alls, awls, bals, bbls

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in L itself: abel, acyl, agal, aiel, akal, amal, amel, amil, amyl, anal

Letter patterns

L words with striking patterns

Silent L

walktalkhalfcalfcalmfolkyolk

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ls (108)

allealloallsallyballbellbillbollbullcallcellcillcollculldelldill

LO and LA openers

89 words start with LO and 78 start with LA in this list.

loadloafloamloanlobelobilobolobslocalochlocilocklocnlocolocslode

L with Z, X, J or Q (16)

alexalixaxalaxelaxilaxlecalxelixexclexlaexulfalxflaxflexflixflox

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 4 letter words with L

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
lezz	22	23
hlqn	16	17
lazy	16	16
falx	14	15
flax	14	15
flex	14	15
flix	14	15
flox	14	15
flux	14	16
folx	14	15
jowl	14	17
july	14	17

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Words with meanings

15 four-letter L words, defined

alsoadverb(focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. “They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast.”

helpnounAction given to provide assistance; aid. “I need some help with my homework.”

lastadjectiveFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind. ““Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.”

leftnounThe left side or direction.

likenoun(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers). “Tell me your likes and dislikes.”

linknounSome text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. “Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.”

listnounA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.

longnounA long vowel.

lovenounStrong affection.

onlynounAn only child.

plannounA drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. “The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.”

realnounA commodity; see realty.

salenounA hall.

welladjectiveIn good health. “I had been sick, but now I'm well.”

willverb(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something). “Do what you will.”

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Questions about 4 letter words with L

How many four-letter words contain L?

The general English word list used on this page has 1530 four-letter words with L. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does L usually sit in a four-letter word?

In this list L is the third letter of 523, the first letter of 377, the second letter of 337, the fourth letter of 293.

What are common four-letter words with L?

Everyday examples include will, only, also, help, like, list, last, well, mail, full. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which four-letter L words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are lezz at 22 and hlqn at 16, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there four-letter words that end in L?

Yes: abel, acyl, agal, aiel, akal, amal, amel, amil.

Which four-letter words have a silent L?

Examples include walk, talk, half, calf, calm, folk. The L is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find four-letter words with L in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ L in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with L and words containing L?

Words starting with L must begin with it. Words containing L can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.