Words Ending In L
Every English word that ends with "L". Useful for finding rhymes, planning Scrabble plays, and solving crossword clues.
508 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words4
13 Letter Words10
12 Letter Words14
11 Letter Words18
10 Letter Words34
9 Letter Words33
8 Letter Words68
7 Letter Words76
6 Letter Words77
5 Letter Words78
4 Letter Words80
3 Letter Words13
2 Letter Words2
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About These Words
This list holds 508 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.9 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 80 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are l (508), a (350), e (245), i (238), r (190). Vowels make up 39% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 10.5 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PSYCHOLOGICAL at 26, followed by HYPOTHETICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL and PHILOSOPHICAL. 235 of them (46%) contain a letter worth four or more. 76 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are TRANSPOSITIONAL at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AL and EL.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words ending in "L" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 508 words ending in "L". They run from 2 to 7 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 80 of them.
Which of these words ending in "L" scores highest in Scrabble?+
BRAZIL is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of BASHFUL, HELPFUL and HOPEFUL. The list averages 7.9 points per word, and 115 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words ending in "L"?+
The shortest are AL and EL 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 ending in "L"?+
ABIGAIL, ALCOHOL, ARRIVAL and ASEXUAL are the longest at 7 letters. 50 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words ending in "L" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 38% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are L, A, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.