Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'L'
High-scoring words:
KYLIX
(19 pts), ZILCH
(19 pts), XYLYL
(18 pts), CALYX
(17 pts), CYLIX
(17 pts)
This page lists all 609 valid five-letter Scrabble words with
L as the middle (position 3) letter
(TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value.
Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green
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All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.
609
Total Words
8.3
Avg Score (pts)
KYLIX
Top Word (19 pts)
157
Words ≥ 10 pts
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AALII5
ABLED8
ABLER7
ABLES7
AGLEE6
AGLET6
AGLEY9
AGLOW9
AILED6
ALLAY8
ALLEE5
ALLEY8
ALLOD6
ALLOT5
ALLOW8
ALLOY8
ALLYL8
ANLAS5
ARLES5
ATLAS5
AULIC7
AXLED13
AXLES12
AZLON14
BALAS7
BALDS8
BALDY11
BALED8
BALER7
BALES7
BALKS11
BALKY14
BALLS7
BALLY10
BALMS9
BALMY12
BALSA7
BELAY10
BELCH12
BELGA8
BELIE7
BELLE7
BELLS7
BELLY10
BELON7
BELOW10
BELTS7
BILBO9
BILBY12
BILES7
BILGE8
BILGY11
BILKS11
BILLS7
BILLY10
BOLAR7
BOLAS7
BOLDS8
BOLES7
BOLLS7
BOLOS7
BOLTS7
BOLUS7
BULBS9
BULGE8
BULGY11
BULKS11
BULKY14
BULLA7
BULLS7
BULLY10
BYLAW13
CALFS10
CALIF10
CALIX14
CALKS11
CALLA7
CALLS7
CALMS9
CALOS7
CALVE10
CALYX17
CELEB9
CELLA7
CELLI7
CELLO7
CELLS7
CELOM9
CELTS7
CILIA7
COLAS7
COLBY12
COLDS8
COLED8
COLES7
COLIC9
COLIN7
COLLY10
COLOG8
COLON7
COLOR7
COLTS7
COLZA16
CULCH12
CULET7
CULEX14
CULLS7
CULLY10
CULMS9
CULPA9
CULTI7
CULTS7
CYLIX17
DALES6
DALLY9
DELAY9
DELED7
DELES6
DELFS9
DELFT9
DELIS6
DELLS6
DELLY9
DELTA6
DELTS6
DELVE9
DILDO7
DILLS6
DILLY9
DOLCE8
DOLCI8
DOLED7
DOLES6
DOLLS6
DOLLY9
DOLMA8
DOLOR6
DOLTS6
DULIA6
DULLS6
DULLY9
DULSE6
ECLAT7
FALLS8
FALSE8
FELID9
FELLA8
FELLS8
FELLY11
FELON8
FELTS8
FILAR8
FILCH13
FILED9
FILER8
FILES8
FILET8
FILLE8
FILLO8
FILLS8
FILLY11
FILMI10
FILMS10
FILMY13
FILOS8
FILTH11
FILUM10
FOLDS9
FOLEY11
FOLIA8
FOLIC10
FOLIO8
FOLKS12
FOLKY15
FOLLY11
FULLS8
FULLY11
GALAH9
GALAS6
GALAX13
GALEA6
GALES6
GALLS6
GALLY9
GALOP8
GELDS7
GELEE6
GELID7
GELTS6
GILDS7
GILLS6
GILLY9
GILTS6
GOLDS7
GOLEM8
GOLFS9
GOLLY9
GULAG7
GULAR6
GULCH11
GULES6
GULFS9
GULFY12
GULLS6
GULLY9
GULPS8
GULPY11
HALAL8
HALED9
HALER8
HALES8
HALID9
HALLO8
HALLS8
HALMA10
HALMS10
HALON8
HALOS8
HALTS8
HALVA11
HALVE11
HELIO8
HELIX15
HELLO8
HELLS8
HELMS10
HELOS8
HELOT8
HELPS10
HELVE11
HILAR8
HILLO8
HILLS8
HILLY11
HILTS8
HILUM10
HILUS8
HOLDS9
HOLED9
HOLES8
HOLEY11
HOLKS12
HOLLA8
HOLLO8
HOLLY11
HOLMS10
HOLTS8
HULAS8
HULKS12
HULKY15
HULLO8
HULLS8
HYLAS11
IDLED7
IDLER6
IDLES6
IGLOO6
IGLUS6
ILLER5
INLAY8
INLET5
ISLED6
ISLES5
ISLET5
JALAP14
JALOP14
JELLO12
JELLS12
JELLY15
JILLS12
JILTS12
JOLES12
JOLLY15
JOLTS12
JOLTY15
JULEP14
KALAM11
KALES9
KALIF12
KALPA11
KELEP11
KELIM11
KELLY12
KELPS11
KELPY14
KELTS9
KILIM11
KILLS9
KILNS9
KILOS9
KILTS9
KILTY12
KOLAS9
KOLOS9
KULAK13
KYLIX19
LALLS5
LILAC7
LILOS5
LILTS5
LOLLS5
LOLLY8
LULLS5
LULUS5
MALAR7
MALES7
MALIC9
MALLS7
MALMS9
MALMY12
MALTS7
MALTY10
MELDS8
MELEE7
MELIC9
MELLS7
MELON7
MELTS7
MELTY10
MILCH12
MILDS8
MILER7
MILES7
MILIA7
MILKS11
MILKY14
MILLE7
MILLS7
MILOS7
MILPA9
MILTS7
MILTY10
MOLAL7
MOLAR7
MOLAS7
MOLDS8
MOLDY11
MOLES7
MOLLS7
MOLLY10
MOLTO7
MOLTS7
MULCH12
MULCT9
MULED8
MULES7
MULEY10
MULLA7
MULLS7
MYLAR10
NALAS5
NALED6
NELLY8
NILLS5
NOLOS5
NULLS5
NYLON8
OGLED7
OGLER6
OGLES6
OILED6
OILER5
OLLAS5
ONLAY8
ORLES5
ORLON5
ORLOP7
OWLET8
OXLIP14
PALEA7
PALED8
PALER7
PALES7
PALET7
PALLS7
PALLY10
PALMS9
PALMY12
PALPI9
PALPS9
PALSY10
PELES7
PELFS10
PELON7
PELTS7
PHLOX17
PILAF10
PILAR7
PILAU7
PILAW10
PILEA7
PILED8
PILEI7
PILES7
PILIS7
PILLS7
PILOT7
PILUS7
POLAR7
POLED8
POLER7
POLES7
POLIO7
POLIS7
POLKA11
POLLS7
POLOS7
POLYP12
POLYS10
PULED8
PULER7
PULES7
PULIK11
PULIS7
PULLS7
PULPS9
PULPY12
PULSE7
PYLON10
RALES5
RALLY8
RALPH10
RELAX12
RELAY8
RELET5
RELIC7
RELIT5
RILED6
RILES5
RILEY8
RILLE5
RILLS5
ROLES5
ROLFS8
ROLLS5
RULED6
RULER5
RULES5
SALAD6
SALAL5
SALEP7
SALES5
SALIC7
SALLY8
SALMI7
SALOL5
SALON5
SALPA7
SALPS7
SALSA5
SALTS5
SALTY8
SALVE8
SALVO8
SELAH8
SELFS8
SELLE5
SELLS5
SELVA8
SHLEP10
SHLUB10
SILDS6
SILEX12
SILKS9
SILKY12
SILLS5
SILLY8
SILOS5
SILTS5
SILTY8
SILVA8
SOLAN5
SOLAR5
SOLDI6
SOLDO6
SOLED6
SOLEI5
SOLES5
SOLID6
SOLON5
SOLOS5
SOLUM7
SOLUS5
SOLVE8
SPLAT7
SPLAY10
SPLIT7
SULCI7
SULFA8
SULFO8
SULKS9
SULKY12
SULLY8
SULUS5
SYLIS8
SYLPH13
SYLVA11
TALAR5
TALAS5
TALCS7
TALER5
TALES5
TALKS9
TALKY12
TALLS5
TALLY8
TALON5
TALUK9
TALUS5
TELAE5
TELCO7
TELES5
TELEX12
TELIA5
TELIC7
TELLS5
TELLY8
TELOI5
TELOS5
TILAK9
TILDE6
TILED6
TILER5
TILES5
TILLS5
TILTH8
TILTS5
TOLAN5
TOLAR5
TOLAS5
TOLED6
TOLES5
TOLLS5
TOLUS5
TOLYL8
TULES5
TULIP7
TULLE5
UHLAN8
UNLAY8
UNLED6
UNLET5
UNLIT5
UPLIT7
VALES8
VALET8
VALID9
VALOR8
VALSE8
VALUE8
VALVE11
VELAR8
VELDS9
VELDT9
VELUM10
VILER8
VILLA8
VILLI8
VILLS8
VOLAR8
VOLED9
VOLES8
VOLTA8
VOLTE8
VOLTI8
VOLTS8
VOLVA11
VULGO9
VULVA11
WALED9
WALER8
WALES8
WALKS12
WALLA8
WALLS8
WALLY11
WALTZ17
WELCH13
WELDS9
WELLS8
WELLY11
WELSH11
WELTS8
WILCO10
WILDS9
WILED9
WILES8
WILLS8
WILLY11
WILTS8
WOLDS9
WOLFS11
WYLED12
WYLES11
XYLAN15
XYLEM17
XYLOL15
XYLYL18
YCLAD11
YELKS12
YELLS8
YELPS10
YILLS8
YOLKS12
YOLKY15
YULAN8
YULES8
ZILCH19
ZILLS14
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many five-letter words have L as the middle letter?
There are 609 valid five-letter Scrabble words with L as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'L''?
The highest-scoring word is KYLIX with 19 Scrabble points. Out of 609 words, 157 score 10 or more points.
What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?
The average Scrabble score is 8.3 points per word. 80 words score 5 points or less, 372 score between 6 and 9 points, and 157 score 10 or more points.
Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?
Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.