5 letter words with L as the third letter
There are 973 five-letter words with L as the third letter.
112 of them were in Wordle's original answer list; the other 861 are accepted as guesses.
Words with L as the third letter that were Wordle answers (112)
- ABLED
- AGLOW
- ALLAY
- ALLEY
- ALLOT
- ALLOW
- ALLOY
- BALER
- BALMY
- BELCH
- BELIE
- BELLE
- BELLY
- BELOW
- BILGE
- BILLY
- BULGE
- BULKY
- BULLY
- BYLAW
- CELLO
- COLON
- COLOR
- DALLY
- DELAY
- DELTA
- DELVE
- DILLY
- DOLLY
- DULLY
- ECLAT
- FALSE
- FELLA
- FELON
- FILER
- FILET
- FILLY
- FILMY
- FILTH
- FOLIO
- FOLLY
- FULLY
- GOLEM
- GOLLY
- GULCH
- GULLY
- HALVE
- HELIX
- HELLO
- HILLY
- HOLLY
- IDLER
- IGLOO
- INLAY
- INLET
- ISLET
- JELLY
- JOLLY
- LILAC
- MELEE
- MELON
- MILKY
- MOLAR
- MOLDY
- MULCH
- NYLON
- PALER
- PALSY
- PILOT
- POLAR
- POLKA
- POLYP
- PULPY
- PULSE
- RALLY
- RALPH
- RELAX
- RELAY
- RELIC
- RULER
- SALAD
- SALLY
- SALON
- SALSA
- SALTY
- SALVE
- SALVO
- SILKY
- SILLY
- SOLAR
- SOLID
- SOLVE
- SPLAT
- SPLIT
- SULKY
- SULLY
- TALLY
- TALON
- TILDE
- TULIP
- TULLE
- UNLIT
- VALET
- VALID
- VALOR
- VALUE
- VALVE
- VILLA
- WALTZ
- WELCH
- WELSH
- WILLY
Other accepted guesses with L as the third letter (861)
- AALII
- ABLER
- ABLES
- ABLET
- ABLOW
- ADLIB
- AFLAJ
- AFLAP
- AFLOW
- AGLEE
- AGLET
- AGLEY
- AGLOO
- AGLUS
- AILED
- ALLAN
- ALLEE
- ALLEL
- ALLEN
- ALLER
- ALLIN
- ALLIS
- ALLOD
- ALLUS
- ALLYL
- AMLAS
- ANLAS
- ARLED
- ARLES
- ATLAS
- AULAS
- AULIC
- AULOI
- AULOS
- AXLED
- AXLES
- AZLON
- BALAS
- BALDS
- BALDY
- BALED
- BALES
- BALKS
- BALKY
- BALLO
- BALLS
- BALLY
- BALMS
- BALOI
- BALON
- BALOO
- BALOT
- BALSA
- BALTI
- BALUN
- BALUS
- BALUT
- BELAH
- BELAR
- BELAY
- BELEE
- BELGA
- BELIT
- BELLI
- BELLO
- BELLS
- BELON
- BELTS
- BELVE
- BILAL
- BILAT
- BILBO
- BILBY
- BILED
- BILES
- BILGY
- BILKS
- BILLS
- BOLAR
- BOLAS
- BOLDO
- BOLDS
- BOLES
- BOLET
- BOLIX
- BOLKS
- BOLLS
- BOLOS
- BOLTS
- BOLUS
- BULBS
- BULGY
- BULKS
- BULLA
- BULLS
- BULSE
- CALFS
- CALID
- CALIF
- CALIX
- CALKS
- CALLA
- CALLE
- CALLS
- CALMS
- CALMY
- CALOS
- CALPA
- CALPS
- CALVE
- CALYX
- CELEB
- CELLA
- CELLI
- CELLS
- CELLY
- CELOM
- CELTS
- CILIA
- CILLS
- COLAS
- COLBY
- COLDS
- COLED
- COLES
- COLEY
- COLIC
- COLIN
- COLLE
- COLLS
- COLLY
- COLOG
- COLTS
- COLZA
- CULCH
- CULET
- CULEX
- CULLS
- CULLY
- CULMS
- CULPA
- CULTI
- CULTS
- CULTY
- CYLIX
- DALED
- DALEK
- DALES
- DALIS
- DALLE
- DALTS
- DELED
- DELES
- DELFS
- DELFT
- DELIS
- DELLA
- DELLS
- DELLY
- DELOS
- DELPH
- DELTS
- DILDO
- DILLI
- DILLS
- DOLCE
- DOLCI
- DOLED
- DOLEE
- DOLES
- DOLEY
- DOLIA
- DOLIE
- DOLLS
- DOLMA
- DOLOR
- DOLOS
- DOLTS
- DULCE
- DULES
- DULIA
- DULLS
- DULSE
- EALED
- EALES
- EILDS
- ENLIT
- EOLID
- FALAJ
- FALES
- FALLS
- FALSY
- FELCH
- FELID
- FELIX
- FELLS
- FELLY
- FELTS
- FELTY
- FILAR
- FILCH
- FILED
- FILES
- FILII
- FILKS
- FILLE
- FILLO
- FILLS
- FILMI
- FILMS
- FILON
- FILOS
- FILUM
- FOLDS
- FOLEY
- FOLIA
- FOLIC
- FOLIE
- FOLKS
- FOLKY
- FULLA
- FULLS
- FULTH
- FULWA
- FYLES
- GALAH
- GALAS
- GALAX
- GALEA
- GALED
- GALES
- GALIA
- GALIS
- GALLS
- GALLY
- GALOP
- GALUT
- GALVO
- GELDS
- GELEE
- GELID
- GELLY
- GELTS
- GILAS
- GILDS
- GILET
- GILIA
- GILLS
- GILLY
- GILPY
- GILTS
- GOLDS
- GOLDY
- GOLES
- GOLFS
- GOLPE
- GOLPS
- GULAB
- GULAG
- GULAR
- GULAS
- GULES
- GULET
- GULFS
- GULFY
- GULLS
- GULPH
- GULPS
- GULPY
- HALAL
- HALDI
- HALED
- HALER
- HALES
- HALFA
- HALFS
- HALID
- HALLO
- HALLS
- HALMA
- HALMS
- HALON
- HALOS
- HALSE
- HALSH
- HALTS
- HALVA
- HALWA
- HELED
- HELES
- HELIO
- HELLA
- HELLS
- HELLY
- HELMS
- HELOS
- HELOT
- HELPS
- HELVE
- HILAR
- HILCH
- HILLO
- HILLS
- HILSA
- HILTS
- HILUM
- HILUS
- HOLDS
- HOLED
- HOLES
- HOLEY
- HOLKS
- HOLLA
- HOLLO
- HOLME
- HOLMS
- HOLON
- HOLOS
- HOLTS
- HULAS
- HULES
- HULKS
- HULKY
- HULLO
- HULLS
- HULLY
- HYLAS
- HYLEG
- HYLES
- HYLIC
- IDLED
- IDLES
- IDLIS
- IGLUS
- ILLER
- ILLTH
- IMLIS
- ISLED
- ISLES
- JALAP
- JALEO
- JALOP
- JELAB
- JELLO
- JELLS
- JILLS
- JILTS
- JOLED
- JOLES
- JOLIE
- JOLLO
- JOLLS
- JOLTS
- JOLTY
- JULEP
- JULIA
- KALAM
- KALAS
- KALES
- KALIF
- KALIS
- KALPA
- KALUA
- KELEP
- KELIM
- KELLS
- KELLY
- KELPS
- KELPY
- KELTS
- KELTY
- KILEY
- KILIG
- KILIM
- KILLS
- KILNS
- KILOS
- KILPS
- KILTS
- KILTY
- KOLAS
- KOLOS
- KULAK
- KULAN
- KULAS
- KULFI
- KYLES
- KYLIE
- KYLIN
- KYLIX
- KYLOE
- LALDY
- LALLS
- LILLS
- LILOS
- LILTS
- LILTY
- LOLAS
- LOLED
- LOLLO
- LOLLS
- LOLLY
- LOLOG
- LOLOS
- LULLS
- LULUS
- MALAE
- MALAI
- MALAM
- MALAR
- MALAS
- MALAX
- MALEO
- MALES
- MALIC
- MALIK
- MALIS
- MALKY
- MALLS
- MALMS
- MALMY
- MALTS
- MALTY
- MALUS
- MALVA
- MALWA
- MELAM
- MELAS
- MELBA
- MELCH
- MELDS
- MELES
- MELIC
- MELIK
- MELLS
- MELOE
- MELOS
- MELTS
- MELTY
- MILCH
- MILDS
- MILER
- MILES
- MILFS
- MILIA
- MILKO
- MILKS
- MILLE
- MILLS
- MILLY
- MILOR
- MILOS
- MILPA
- MILTS
- MILTY
- MILTZ
- MOLAL
- MOLAS
- MOLDS
- MOLED
- MOLER
- MOLES
- MOLEY
- MOLIE
- MOLLA
- MOLLE
- MOLLO
- MOLLS
- MOLLY
- MOLOI
- MOLOS
- MOLTO
- MOLTS
- MOLUE
- MOLVI
- MOLYS
- MULAI
- MULCT
- MULED
- MULES
- MULEY
- MULGA
- MULIE
- MULLA
- MULLS
- MULSE
- MULSH
- MYLAR
- NALAS
- NALED
- NALLA
- NELIA
- NELIS
- NELLY
- NILAS
- NILLS
- NOLES
- NOLLE
- NOLLS
- NOLOS
- NULLA
- NULLO
- NULLS
- NULLY
- OFLAG
- OGLED
- OGLER
- OGLES
- OILED
- OILER
- OILET
- OLLAS
- OLLAV
- OLLER
- OLLIE
- OMLAH
- ONLAP
- ONLAY
- ORLES
- ORLON
- ORLOP
- OSLIN
- OULKS
- OWLED
- OWLER
- OWLET
- OXLIP
- PALAK
- PALAR
- PALAS
- PALAY
- PALEA
- PALED
- PALES
- PALET
- PALIS
- PALKI
- PALLA
- PALLS
- PALLU
- PALLY
- PALMS
- PALMY
- PALPI
- PALPS
- PALSA
- PALUS
- PELAS
- PELAU
- PELCH
- PELES
- PELFS
- PELLS
- PELMA
- PELOG
- PELON
- PELSH
- PELTA
- PELTS
- PELUS
- PHLOX
- PILAE
- PILAF
- PILAO
- PILAR
- PILAU
- PILAW
- PILCH
- PILEA
- PILED
- PILEI
- PILER
- PILES
- PILEY
- PILIN
- PILIS
- PILLS
- PILON
- PILOW
- PILUM
- PILUS
- POLED
- POLER
- POLES
- POLEY
- POLIO
- POLIS
- POLJE
- POLKS
- POLLO
- POLLS
- POLLY
- POLOS
- POLTS
- POLYS
- PULAO
- PULAS
- PULED
- PULER
- PULES
- PULIK
- PULIS
- PULKA
- PULKS
- PULLI
- PULLS
- PULLY
- PULMO
- PULPS
- PULUS
- PULUT
- PYLON
- QILAS
- RALES
- RALLI
- RELET
- RELIE
- RELIT
- RELLO
- RELOS
- RILED
- RILES
- RILEY
- RILLE
- RILLS
- RILLY
- ROLAG
- ROLEO
- ROLES
- ROLFS
- ROLLS
- ROLLY
- RULED
- RULES
- RULLY
- SALAL
- SALAS
- SALAT
- SALEP
- SALES
- SALET
- SALIC
- SALIS
- SALIX
- SALLE
- SALMI
- SALOL
- SALOP
- SALPA
- SALPS
- SALSE
- SALTO
- SALTS
- SALUD
- SALUE
- SALUT
- SCLIM
- SELAH
- SELES
- SELFS
- SELFY
- SELKY
- SELLA
- SELLE
- SELLS
- SELVA
- SHLEP
- SHLUB
- SILDS
- SILED
- SILEN
- SILER
- SILES
- SILEX
- SILKS
- SILLS
- SILOS
- SILTS
- SILTY
- SILVA
- SKLIM
- SOLAH
- SOLAN
- SOLAS
- SOLDE
- SOLDI
- SOLDO
- SOLDS
- SOLED
- SOLEI
- SOLER
- SOLES
- SOLON
- SOLOS
- SOLUM
- SOLUS
- SPLAY
- SPLOG
- SULCI
- SULFA
- SULFO
- SULKS
- SULLS
- SULPH
- SULUS
- SYLIS
- SYLPH
- SYLVA
- TALAK
- TALAQ
- TALAR
- TALAS
- TALCS
- TALCY
- TALEA
- TALER
- TALES
- TALIK
- TALKS
- TALKY
- TALLS
- TALMA
- TALPA
- TALUK
- TALUS
- TELAE
- TELCO
- TELES
- TELEX
- TELIA
- TELIC
- TELLS
- TELLY
- TELOI
- TELOS
- TILAK
- TILED
- TILER
- TILES
- TILLS
- TILLY
- TILTH
- TILTS
- TOLAN
- TOLAR
- TOLAS
- TOLED
- TOLES
- TOLLS
- TOLLY
- TOLTS
- TOLUS
- TOLYL
- TULES
- TULPA
- TULPS
- TULSI
- TYLER
- UHLAN
- UNLAP
- UNLAW
- UNLAY
- UNLED
- UNLEG
- UNLET
- UNLID
- UPLAY
- UPLED
- UPLIT
- VALES
- VALIS
- VALLI
- VALSE
- VELAR
- VELDS
- VELDT
- VELES
- VELLS
- VELUM
- VILDE
- VILER
- VILLE
- VILLI
- VILLS
- VOLAE
- VOLAR
- VOLED
- VOLES
- VOLET
- VOLKE
- VOLKS
- VOLTA
- VOLTE
- VOLTI
- VOLTS
- VOLVA
- VOLVE
- VULGO
- VULNS
- VULVA
- WALDO
- WALDS
- WALED
- WALER
- WALES
- WALIE
- WALIS
- WALKS
- WALLA
- WALLS
- WALLY
- WALTY
- WELDS
- WELKE
- WELKS
- WELKT
- WELLS
- WELLY
- WELTS
- WILCO
- WILDS
- WILED
- WILES
- WILGA
- WILIS
- WILJA
- WILLS
- WILTS
- WOLDS
- WOLFS
- WOLLY
- WOLVE
- WULLS
- WYLED
- WYLES
- XOLOS
- XYLAN
- XYLEM
- XYLIC
- XYLOL
- XYLYL
- YALES
- YCLAD
- YCLED
- YELKS
- YELLS
- YELMS
- YELPS
- YELTS
- YILLS
- YOLKS
- YOLKY
- YOLPS
- YULAN
- YULES
- ZILAS
- ZILCH
- ZILLA
- ZILLS
- ZOLLE
- ZULUS
Good guesses from this list
Words from this list whose letters are the most common among these 973 words, so they cut the list down fastest: PALES, MALES, TALES, DALES, YALES, HALES.
Which letters go where
| Position | Most common letters (word count) |
|---|---|
| First letter | P (93), S (89), M (88) |
| Second letter | A (216), O (189), I (166) |
| Third letter | L (973) |
| Fourth letter | E (190), L (171), A (117) |
| Fifth letter | S (327), Y (119), E (70) |
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