Words Containing L
Every English word containing "L". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
3,705 words found
15 Letter Words2
confidentiality24congratulations18
14 Letter Words1
responsibility21
13 Letter Words3
relationships18uncomfortable22unfortunately19
12 Letter Words10
accidentally20accomplished24conglomerate17paleontology18professional17relationship17respectfully22specifically24surveillance17unbelievable19
11 Letter Words23
application17beautifully19celebrating16celebration15challenging18comfortable20commercials19complaining18complicated20differently21electricity18essentially14established17explanation20immediately19importantly18methylamine21necessarily16personality16possibility18practically20responsible15technically21
10 Letter Words45
absolutely15accomplish21additional12apparently17basketball18colleagues13collection14commercial18complaints16completely19compliment18constantly15definitely17disclosure13especially17eventually16explaining20facilities15girlfriend15healthcare18impossible16incredible15incredibly18individual15legitimate13officially21originally14particular14personally15physically23previously18reasonable12remarkable18resolution10revolution13ridiculous13settlement12struggling13successful17technology19television13themselves18ultimately15wheelchair21yourselves16
9 Letter Words71
ambulance15annulment11apologies12apologize21available14basically16beautiful14billboard14brilliant11carefully17celebrate13celebrity16certainly14challenge15chemicals18childhood19chocolate16colleague12collected14complaint15completed16correctly16criminals13currently14delicious12delivered14difficult18emotional11employees16establish14excellent18explained19extremely21financial14following16generally13gentleman12gentlemen12hilarious12holocaust14hopefully20identical12including13invisible14knowledge18lightning14listening10literally12locations11meanwhile17miserable13naturally12obviously17ourselves12perfectly19pointless11potential11practical15privilege15realistic11rehearsal12scheduled16seriously12someplace15sprinkles15technical16valentine12violation12volunteer12wonderful16workplace20
8 Letter Words108
actually13adorable11allergic11alliance10although15approval15bachelor15balloons10baseball12believed14bleeding12blocking17building12calendar11canceled13chandler14chemical17children14cleaning11clothing14colorado11complain14complete14criminal12delicate11delivery15dialogue10directly14electric12elements10elevator11employee15entirely11facility16familiar13families13feelings12flirting12floating12florence13followed15football13friendly15grateful12handling13holidays15honestly14horrible13hospital13included12involved15language10laughing13learning9lemonade11lifetime13lighting13lipstick16location10mailroom12marshall13material10millions10multiple12national8necklace16normally13official16original9personal10physical18planning11pleasure10possible12possibly15powerful16probably17problems14realized18recently13regional9relevant11relieved12salesman10salesmen10schedule14secretly13settling9shoulder12sleeping11slightly15solution8stealing9strongly12struggle10suddenly13supplies12talented9terminal10terrible10thankful18thrilled12timeline10ultimate10unlikely15valuable13violence13yourself14
7 Letter Words150
ability12alcohol12allowed11already11alright11animals9apology13article9assault7balance11balcony14balloon9believe12belongs10billion9blanket13blocked16blowing13bottles9bowling13calling10candles10capable13capital11careful12ceiling10central9channel12charlie12circles11classes9classic11cleaned10cleared10clearly12clients9closely12closest9closing10clothes12collect11college10complex20control9counsel9couples11crystal12culture9darling9dealers8dealing9deliver11details8digital9display13dollars8earlier7elderly11element9english11exactly19example18explain16failure10falling11federal11feeling11fielder11filming13finally13flipped15flowers13frankly17funeral10general8glasses8halfway19hallway16handled12healthy16helpful15helping13herself13himself15holding12holiday14hopeful15illegal8illness7include10initial7involve13jealous14jewelry20journal14killing12largest8laughed12laundry11lawsuit10lawyers13leading9learned8leather10leaving11lecture9legally11lesbian9lessons7letters7letting8library12license9lighter11limited10lobster9longest8looking12lottery10magical12malware12medical12million9miracle11musical11natural7painful12planned10plastic11players12playing13pleased10popular11problem13profile12pulling10puzzles27quality19quickly25reality10realize16regular8related8relaxed15release7replace11results7rolling8schools12selfish13
6 Letter Words150
actual8adults7allows9almost8always12animal8apples10asleep8barely11barrel8battle8behalf14belong9blocks14bottle8bubble12bullet8called9cancel10cartel8casual8cereal8circle10claims10classy11clever11client8closed9closer8closet8colors8column10cooler8couple10dealer7deeply12delete7detail7dollar7double9easily9eleven9emails8failed10fairly12fallen9family14fellas9fellow12felony12female11fields10filing10filled10flavor12flight13flower12flying13follow12formal11gallon7gentle7gently10golden8google8guilty10handle10hardly13health12helped12highly16holmes11island7itself9killed11killer10ladder8ladies7landed8lately9latest6lawyer12leader7league7leaves9legacy12lesson6letter6levels9lights10likely13liking11lining7liquor15listen6little6living10loaded8locked13lonely9longer7looked11losers6losing7lovely12loving10mental8middle10mobile10models9morale8mostly11muscle10myself14nailed7nearly9nicely11normal8online6palmer10pencil10people10pickle14pillow11pilots8placed11places10planet8plates8played12player11please8pledge10plenty11police10policy13polite8public12pulled9purple10really9recall8relief9reveal9rolled7salary9salmon8school11settle6should10
5 Letter Words150
adult6aisle5alarm7alert5alike9alive8alley8allow8alone5along6angel6angle6ankle9apple9apply12awful11badly11balls7belly10below10bible9bills7billy10black13blame9blank11blast7bless7blind8block13blond8blood8build8built7calls7carol7child11chili10chill10civil10claim9class7clean7clear7click13cliff13climb11clock13close7clown10colby12colin7color7could8daily9deals6devil9dolly9drill6early8elder6email7falls8false8fault8feels8fella8field9files8final8flame10flash11flask12flirt8floor8flush11folks12fully11girls6glass6grill6hello8helps10holds9holes8holly11hotel8kelly12kills9labor7large6later5laugh9leads6learn5lease5least5leave8legal6legit6level8light9liked10likes9limit7lines5lived9lives8loans5lobby12local7looks9loose5loser5louis5lousy8loved9lover8loves8lower8lucky14lunch10lying9metal7miles7model8molly10moral7motel7nails5novel8older6ollie5pills7pilot7place9plain7plane7plans7plant7plate7plays10plead8ralph10relax12rules5salad6sales5salon5scale7
4 Letter Words150
able6alan4alma6also4bail6bald7ball6bell6belt6bill6blah9blew9blow9blue6bold7bowl9bull6call6calm8cell6club8clue6cold7cool6deal5dial5doll5else4evil7fail7fall7feel7fell7felt7file7fill7film9flat7flip9flow10fool7foul7full7girl5glad6goal5gold6golf8half10hall7held8hell7help9hill7hold8hole7holy10jail11jell11jill11kill8lack10lady8laid5lake8lame6lamp8land5last4late4lead5leak8lean4left7legs5lens4less4lets4liar4lied5lies4life7lift7like8lily7line4lips6list4live7load5loan4lock10logo5long5look8loop6lord5lose4loss4lost4lots4loud5love7luck10lung5mail6male6mall6meal6melt6mile6milk10mole6nail4only7pile6pill6plan6play9plea6plot6plug7plus6pole6pool6pull6real4role4roll4rule4sale4salt4saul4self7sell4slip6slow7sold5solo4soul4tail4talk8tall4tell4till4told5ugly8walk11wall7well7
3 Letter Words22
all3cal5fly9ill3lab5lap5las3law6lay6led4leg4let3lie3lip5lit3lot3low6mel5mil5oil3old4pal5
2 Letter Words3
al2el2la2
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About These Words
This list holds 3,705 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.5 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are l (888), e (529), a (443), i (368), o (298). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.4 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PUZZLES at 27, followed by QUICKLY, ACCOMPLISHED and CONFIDENTIALITY. 447 of them (50%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONFIDENTIALITY and CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AL, EL and LA.
Length distribution
2 letters
3 (0%)
3 letters
22 (2%)
4 letters
150 (17%)
5 letters
150 (17%)
6 letters
150 (17%)
7 letters
150 (17%)
8 letters
108 (12%)
9 letters
71 (8%)
10 letters
45 (5%)
11 letters
23 (3%)
12 letters
10 (1%)
13 letters
3 (0%)
14 letters
1 (0%)
15 letters
2 (0%)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "L" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 3,705 words containing "L". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "L" scores highest in Scrabble?+
LUCKY is the highest scorer at 14 points before board bonuses, ahead of BLACK, BLOCK and CLICK. The list averages 7.0 points per word, and 130 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "L"?+
The shortest are AL, EL and LA at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "L"?+
ADULT, AISLE, ALARM and ALERT are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "L" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 35% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are L, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.