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6 letter words with L

Every six-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 · 10149 words in our list

The short answer

There are 10149 six words with L in this list. L is most often the third letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 33 for zizzle.

10149six L words in our list

13%start with L

18%end in S, mostly plurals

9.8average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 6 letter words with L

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

L is the 1st letter (1329)

laager⁷laaris⁶labara⁸labber¹⁰labdas⁹labefy¹⁴labels⁸labial⁸labile⁸labite⁸labium¹⁰lablab¹⁰labneh¹¹labors⁸labour⁸labral⁸labras⁸labret⁸labrid⁹labrum¹⁰labrus⁸labrys¹¹laccic¹²laccin¹⁰laccol¹⁰lacers⁸lacert⁸lacery¹¹lacets⁸laches¹¹lachsa¹¹lacier⁸lacily¹¹lacing⁹lacked¹³lacker¹²lackey¹⁵lacmus¹⁰lacoca¹⁰lacrym¹³lactam¹⁰lactic¹⁰lactid⁹lactim¹⁰lactol⁸lactyl¹¹lacuna⁸lacune⁸ladang⁸ladder⁸laddie⁸ladens⁷laders⁷ladies⁷ladify¹³lading⁸ladino⁷ladkin¹¹ladled⁸ladler⁷ladles⁷ladner⁷ladron⁷ladyfy¹⁶ladyly¹³laelia⁶laered⁷laesie⁶laetic⁸lafite⁹lagans⁷lagena⁷lagend⁸lagers⁷laggar⁸lagged⁹laggen⁸lagger⁸laggin⁸lagoon⁷laguna⁷lagune⁷lahals⁹lahars⁹lahnda¹⁰lahore⁹lahuli⁹laical⁸laichs¹¹laided⁸laidly¹⁰laighs¹⁰laikas¹⁰laiked¹¹laiker¹⁰lainer⁶laiose⁶laipse⁸lairds⁷laired⁷

L is the 2nd letter (1512)

alaaps⁸alacha¹¹alagao⁷alagau⁷alahee⁹alaihi⁹alaite⁶alalia⁶alaloi⁶alalus⁶alamos⁸alands⁷alange⁷alangs⁷alanin⁶alants⁶alanyl⁹alapas⁸alares⁶alarge⁷alaria⁶alaric⁸alarms⁸alarum⁸alasas⁶alaska¹⁰alated⁷alates⁶alauda⁷alaund⁷alaunt⁶alayed¹⁰alazor¹⁵albany¹¹albata⁸albedo⁹albeit⁸albert⁸albian⁸albify¹⁴albino⁸albion⁸albite⁸alboin⁸albuca¹⁰albugo⁹albums¹⁰alburn⁸alcade⁹alcaic¹⁰alcaid⁹alcali⁸alcedo⁹alchem¹³alcids⁹alcine⁸alclad⁹alcool⁸alcove¹¹alcumy¹³alcyon¹¹aldane⁷aldeas⁷aldeia⁷aldern⁷alders⁷aldide⁸aldime⁹aldine⁷aldols⁷aldose⁷aldrin⁷alecks¹²alecup¹⁰alegar⁷aleger⁷alegge⁸alenge⁷alephs¹¹alepot⁸aleppo¹⁰alerce⁸alerse⁶alerta⁶alerts⁶alesan⁶aletap⁸alette⁶alevin⁹alexas¹³alexia¹³alexic¹⁵alexin¹³alexis¹³aleyed¹⁰aleyes⁹alezan¹⁵alfaje¹⁶alfaki¹³alfirk¹³

L is the 3rd letter (2277)

aaliis⁶ablach¹³ablare⁸ablate⁸ablaut⁸ablaze¹⁷ablend⁹ablest⁸ablets⁸abling⁹ablins⁸ablock¹⁴abloom¹⁰ablude⁹ablush¹¹ablute⁸acloud⁹adland⁸adless⁷aflame¹¹aflare⁹afloat⁹aflush¹²aglaia⁷aglaos⁷aglare⁷agleaf¹⁰agleam⁹aglets⁷aglint⁷agloos⁷aileen⁶ailing⁷ailuro⁶amlong⁹anlace⁸anlage⁷anlaut⁶aplace¹⁰aplite⁸aplomb¹²aplome¹⁰apluda⁹arlene⁶arleng⁷arless⁶arline⁶arling⁷arloup⁸aslake¹⁰aslant⁶asleep⁸aslope⁸aslosh⁹atlatl⁶atloid⁷aulder⁷aulete⁶aullay⁹awless⁹axlike¹⁷ayless⁹azlons¹⁵balaam¹⁰balada⁹balafo¹¹balaic¹⁰balant⁸balaos⁸balata⁸balate⁸balawa¹¹balawu¹¹balboa¹⁰balche¹³balcon¹⁰balded¹⁰balden⁹balder⁹baldie⁹baldly¹²baleen⁸balers⁸balete⁸baleys¹¹balian⁸balija¹⁵baline⁸baling⁹balise⁸balita⁸baliti⁸balize¹⁷balkan¹²balkar¹²balked¹³balker¹²balkis¹²ballad⁹ballam¹⁰

L is the 4th letter (1609)

abeles⁸abelia⁸abilao⁸abilla⁸abolla⁸abulia⁸abulic¹⁰accloy¹³aculea⁸aculei⁸acylal¹¹adalat⁷adalid⁸addled⁹addles⁸adelea⁷adelia⁷adolph¹²adular⁷adulce⁹adults⁷aeolia⁶aeolic⁸aeolid⁷aeolis⁶aeolus⁶afflue¹²afflux¹⁹agalma⁹agilas⁷agiler⁷aholds¹⁰aiglet⁷aiolis⁶aisled⁷aisles⁶aizles¹⁵akelas¹⁰akeley¹³amalic¹⁰ambled¹¹ambler¹⁰ambles¹⁰amelet⁸amelia⁸amelus⁸amiles⁸amoles⁸ampler¹⁰amplex¹⁷amulae⁸amulas⁸amulet⁸amulla⁸amylan¹¹amylic¹³amylin¹¹amylom¹³amylon¹¹amylum¹³analav⁹anally⁹analog⁷analyt⁹ancles⁸aneled⁷aneles⁶anelli⁶angled⁸angler⁷angles⁷anglic⁹anglos⁷anilao⁶anilau⁶anilic⁸anilid⁷anilin⁶anilla⁶ankled¹¹ankles¹⁰anklet¹⁰anoles⁶anolis⁶antler⁶antlia⁶antlid⁷apalit⁸apelet⁸apolar⁸apollo⁸apolog⁹appled¹¹apples¹⁰applet¹⁰appley¹³applot¹⁰apulse⁸arales⁶aralia⁶

L is the 5th letter (2143)

abacli¹⁰abdali⁹abvolt¹¹accoll¹⁰acerli⁸acetla⁸achill¹¹acidly¹²acoela⁸aedile⁷aefald¹⁰aemule⁸aerily⁹afawld¹³affile¹²afield¹⁰agedly¹¹agible⁹aguilt⁷ahuula⁹airily⁹amable¹⁰amouli⁸ampule¹⁰ampuls¹⁰ancile⁸ancoly¹¹anerly⁹angela⁷angelo⁷angels⁷angild⁸angili⁷angilo⁷angola⁷angula⁷angule⁷anhele⁹ankoli¹⁰annale⁶annals⁶annaly⁹annule⁶annuli⁶annuls⁶anopla⁸anselm⁸anvils⁹apiole⁸apiols⁸appale¹⁰appall¹⁰appals¹⁰appels¹⁰aquila¹⁵arable⁸arbalo⁸arbela⁸archly¹⁴arcula⁸areola⁶areole⁶argala⁷argali⁷argals⁷argils⁷argols⁷arguli⁷argyle¹⁰argyll¹⁰aridly¹⁰ariels⁶ariole⁶armill⁸armils⁸arnold⁷artels⁶artily⁹ascill⁸ascula⁸ashily¹²askile¹⁰asmile⁸asself⁹astalk¹⁰astely⁹aswell⁹athold¹⁰attila⁶audile⁷aumils⁸auntly⁹availe⁹avails⁹avidly¹³awedly¹³awhile¹²ayield¹⁰aziola¹⁵babble¹²

L is the 6th letter (1279)

abdiel⁹abidal⁹aboral⁸abseil⁸absoil⁸acarol⁸accoil¹⁰acetal⁸acetol⁸acetyl¹¹achtel¹¹acidyl¹²acrawl¹¹actual⁸adenyl¹⁰adipyl¹²adital⁷adoral⁷aecial⁸aerial⁶afenil⁹afetal⁹afocal¹¹agnail⁷agonal⁷aidful¹⁰aimful¹¹amabel¹⁰amatol⁸amdahl¹²amical¹⁰amidol⁹amiral⁸amomal¹⁰amoral⁸amyrol¹¹amytal¹¹androl⁷animal⁸anisal⁶anisil⁶anisol⁶anisyl⁹anneal⁶annual⁶anodal⁷anomal⁸anonol⁶anteal⁶anthol⁹antral⁶anural⁶aortal⁶apical¹⁰apneal⁸apodal⁹appeal¹⁰aprowl¹¹archil¹¹arcual⁸arghel¹⁰armful¹¹aromal⁸aroxyl¹⁶arrhal⁹artful⁹arthel⁹asahel⁹assail⁶asseal⁶assoil⁶astral⁶astrol⁶aswail⁹aswirl⁹atabal⁸atokal¹⁰atonal⁶atoxyl¹⁶atrail⁶atrial⁶atteal⁶atweel⁹atwirl⁹audial⁷aumail⁸auncel⁸aureal⁶averil⁹avital⁹avowal¹²awheel¹²awhirl¹²axonal¹³azazel²⁴azonal¹⁵azrael¹⁵babool¹⁰bachel¹³baetyl¹¹

Words with two Ls (1081)

abilla⁸abolla⁸accoll¹⁰achill¹¹acylal¹¹alalia⁶alaloi⁶alalus⁶alanyl⁹alcali⁸alclad⁹alcool⁸aldols⁷alible⁸alkali¹⁰alkool¹⁰alkyls¹³allays⁹allect⁸allees⁶allege⁷allele⁶allels⁶allene⁶alleve⁹alleys⁹alliak¹⁰allice⁸allied⁷allies⁶allium⁸allods⁷allody¹⁰allons⁶allose⁶allots⁶allows⁹alloxy¹⁶alloys⁹alltud⁷allude⁷allure⁶allyic¹¹allyls⁹allyou⁹alphol¹¹alphyl¹⁴aludel⁷alulae⁶alular⁶alulas⁶alulet⁶alulim⁸alumel⁸amulla⁸anally⁹anelli⁶anilla⁶apollo⁸appall¹⁰argyll¹⁰arilli⁶armill⁸arolla⁶ascill⁸aselli⁶aswell⁹atlatl⁶atolls⁶aullay⁹axilla¹³azolla¹⁵bailli⁸baldly¹²ballad⁹ballam¹⁰ballan⁸ballas⁸ballat⁸balled⁹baller⁸ballet⁸ballon⁸ballot⁸ballow¹¹ballsy¹¹ballup¹⁰balolo⁸batell⁸becall¹⁰bedell⁹bedull⁹beelol⁸befall¹¹befell¹¹begall⁹belial⁸belili⁸belled⁹belles⁸bellic¹⁰bellis⁸bellon⁸bellow¹¹bellum¹⁰bepill¹⁰beroll⁸betell⁸bewall¹¹bilalo⁸billed⁹biller⁸billet⁸billie⁸billon⁸billot⁸billow¹¹billyo¹¹blolly¹¹bluely¹¹boldly¹²bolled⁹bollen⁸boller⁸bollix¹⁵bollox¹⁵boltel⁸boulle⁸brillo⁸brills⁸brolly¹¹bulbel¹⁰bulbil¹⁰bulbul¹⁰bullae⁸bullan⁸bulled⁹buller⁸bullet⁸bulley¹¹bullit⁸bullom¹⁰caball¹⁰cahill¹¹caille⁸calalu⁸calili⁸callan⁸callas⁸callat⁸

…and 931 more in the full list.

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Where does L sit?

Position of L in six-letter words

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

Slot 11329 · 13%laager, laaris, labara

Slot 21512 · 15%alaaps, alacha, alagao

Slot 32277 · 22%aaliis, ablach, ablare

Slot 41609 · 16%abeles, abelia, abilao

Slot 52143 · 21%abacli, abdali, abvolt

Slot 61279 · 13%abdiel, abidal, aboral

Everyday words

Common 6 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.

onlinepeoplehealthshouldpolicypleasepublicschooltravelhotelsfamilylittleselectreallymobilesocialsinglelatestselleralwaysresultlondonlistedlivingcalledislandglobalplayerlyricsmodelssimpleannualgoogleyellowdoublevolumesilversupplyskillsrentalmiddlevalueslengthclientfollowsamplelevelsletteralmostfemalepoliceanimalsimplyvalleylargerretailusefulnormallikelyfilterlongerallowsunlessplacesitselfvisualmanualdetailtitlesweeklymodulecouplelistenlowesthighlyactualeasilyclosedleaguefields

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Which letters keep company with L?

Among the 10149 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside L. They make good second guesses once L is confirmed.

E5828

A4809

I3637

S3373

O2991

U2460

R2373

N2212

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are IE (268), EA (263), IA (231), OO (225), AI (221).

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Sorted by ending

6 letter L words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	1848	aaliis, abeles, ablets, ablins, addles, adless, adults
-E	1579	ablare, ablate, ablaze, ablude, ablute, adulce, aedile
-L	1531	abdiel, abidal, aboral, abseil, absoil, acarol, accoil
-Y	985	accloy, acidly, aerily, agedly, airily, akeley, albany
-D	731	ablend, acloud, adalid, addled, adland, aefald, aeolid
-R	623	adular, agiler, alazor, alegar, aleger, aliner, aliter
-A	515	abelia, abilla, abolla, abulia, acetla, acoela, aculea
-N	491	aileen, alanin, albian, albion, alboin, alburn, alcyon

Ends	Words	Examples
-LE	837	aedile, aemule, affile, agible, alible, allele
-LY	546	acidly, aerily, agedly, airily, anally, ancoly
-AL	514	abidal, aboral, acetal, actual, acylal, adital
-ED	508	addled, aisled, alated, alayed, aleyed, alfred
-ER	493	agiler, aleger, aliner, aliter, almner, ambler
-ES	416	abeles, addles, aisles, aizles, alares, alates

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in L itself: abdiel, abidal, aboral, abseil, absoil, acarol, accoil, accoll, acetal, acetol

Letter patterns

L words with striking patterns

Silent L

should

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ls (1081)

abillaabollaaccollachillacylalalaliaalaloialalusalanylalcalialcladalcoolaldolsaliblealkalialkool

LA and LI openers

372 words start with LA and 274 start with LI in this list.

laagerlaarislabaralabberlabdaslabefylabelslabiallabilelabitelabiumlablablabnehlaborslabourlabral

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

ablazeaffluxaizlesalazoralexasalexiaalexicalexinalexisalezanalfajealjamaaljobaalkoxyalloxyalonzo

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 6 letter words with L

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
zizzle	33	34
mizzly	29	30
fizzle	27	28
fuzzle	27	29
razzly	27	27
sozzly	27	27
wuzzle	27	29
bezzle	26	28
buzzle	26	29
mizzle	26	28
mozzle	26	28
muzzle	26	29

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Words with meanings

6 six-letter L words, defined

healthnounThe state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

pleaseverbTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

policynounA principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.

publicverbTo make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.

singleadjectiveNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.

travelverbTo be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

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Questions about 6 letter words with L

How many six-letter words contain L?

The general English word list used on this page has 10149 six-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 six-letter word?

In this list L is the third letter of 2277, the fifth letter of 2143, the fourth letter of 1609, the second letter of 1512, the first letter of 1329, the sixth letter of 1279.

What are common six-letter words with L?

Everyday examples include online, people, health, should, policy, please, public, school, travel, hotels. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

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

At face value the top scores are zizzle at 33 and mizzly at 29, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there six-letter words that end in L?

Yes: abdiel, abidal, aboral, abseil, absoil, acarol, accoil, accoll.

Which six-letter words have a silent L?

Examples include should. The L is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find six-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.