4-letter words containing L

1,056 words, everyday words first.

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1,056 wordsTop pick WILLHighest score LEZZ 22

393 of 1,056 are everyday words (37%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

Letter
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C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A appears in the most 4-letter words (1,965); Q appears in the fewest (23). L ranks #8 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 393 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 393 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 1,056

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AALS₄
ABLE₆
ABLY₉
ACYL₉
AGLU₅
AGLY₈
AILS₄
ALAE₄
ALAN₄
ALAP₆
ALAR₄
ALAS₄
ALAY₇
ALBA₆
ALBE₆
ALBS₆
ALCO₆
ALEC₆
ALEE₄
ALEF₇
ALES₄
ALEW₇
ALFA₇
ALFS₇
ALGA₅
ALIF₇
ALIT₄
ALKO₈
ALKY₁₁
ALLS₄
ALLY₇
ALMA₆
ALME₆
ALMS₆
ALOD₅
ALOE₄
ALOW₇
ALPS₆
ALSO₄
ALTO₄
ALTS₄
ALUM₆
AMLA₆
AMYL₉
ANAL₄
ANIL₄
ARIL₄
ARLE₄
ARYL₇
AULA₄
AULD₅
AVAL₇
AVEL₇
AWDL₈
AWLS₇
AWOL₇
AXAL₁₁
AXEL₁₁
AXIL₁₁
AXLE₁₁
BAAL₆
BAEL₆
BAIL₆
BALD₇
BALE₆
BALK₁₀
BALL₆
BALM₈
BALS₆
BALU₆
BAWL₉
BEAL₆
BELL₆
BELS₆
BELT₆
BHEL₉
BILE₆
BILK₁₀
BILL₆
BIRL₆
BLAB₈
BLAD₇
BLAE₆
BLAG₇
BLAH₉
BLAM₈
BLAT₆
BLAW₉
BLAY₉
BLEB₈
BLED₇
BLEE₆
BLET₆
BLEW₉
BLEY₉
BLIN₆
BLIP₈
BLOB₈
BLOC₈
BLOG₇
BLOT₆
BLOW₉
BLUB₈
BLUE₆
BLUR₆
BOIL₆
BOLA₆
BOLD₇
BOLE₆
BOLL₆
BOLO₆
BOLT₆
BOOL₆
BOWL₉
BUHL₉
BULB₈
BULK₁₀
BULL₆
BURL₆
BYRL₉
CALF₉
CALK₁₀
CALL₆
CALM₈
CALO₆
CALP₈
CALS₆
CALX₁₃
CARL₆
CAUL₆
CEIL₆
CELL₆
CELS₆
CELT₆
CHAL₉
CIEL₆
CILL₆
CIRL₆
CLAD₇
CLAG₇
CLAM₈
CLAN₆
CLAP₈
CLAT₆
CLAW₉
CLAY₉
CLEF₉
CLEG₇
CLEM₈
CLEW₉
CLIP₈
CLIT₆
CLOD₇
CLOG₇
CLON₆
CLOP₈
CLOT₆
CLOU₆
CLOW₉
CLOY₉
CLUB₈
CLUE₆
COAL₆
COIL₆
COLA₆
COLD₇
COLE₆
COLL₆
COLS₆
COLT₆
COLY₉
COOL₆
COWL₉
CULL₆
CULM₈
CULT₆
CURL₆
DAHL₈
DALE₅
DALI₅
DALS₅
DALT₅
DEAL₅
DEIL₅
DELE₅
DELF₈
DELI₅
DELL₅
DELO₅
DELS₅
DELT₅
DHAL₈
DHOL₈
DIAL₅
DIEL₅
DILL₅
DIOL₅
DIRL₅
DOLE₅
DOLL₅
DOLS₅
DOLT₅
DOOL₅
DOWL₈
DUAL₅
DUEL₅
DULE₅
DULL₅
DULY₈
EALE₄
EARL₄
EELS₄
EELY₇
EGAL₅
EILD₅
ELAN₄
ELDS₅
ELFS₇
ELHI₇
ELKS₈
ELLS₄
ELMS₆
ELMY₉
ELSE₄
ELTS₄
ENOL₄
EORL₄
EVIL₇
EXUL₁₁
FAIL₇
FALL₇
FALX₁₄
FARL₇
FEAL₇
FEEL₇
FELL₇
FELT₇
FILA₇
FILE₇
FILK₁₁
FILL₇
FILM₉
FILO₇
FILS₇
FLAB₉
FLAG₈
FLAK₁₁
FLAM₉
FLAN₇
FLAP₉
FLAT₇
FLAW₁₀
FLAX₁₄
FLAY₁₀
FLEA₇
FLED₈
FLEE₇
FLEG₈
FLEW₁₀
FLEX₁₄
FLEY₁₀
FLIC₉
FLIM₉
FLIP₉
FLIR₇
FLIT₇
FLIX₁₄
FLOC₉
FLOE₇
FLOG₈
FLOP₉
FLOR₇
FLOW₁₀
FLUB₉
FLUE₇
FLUS₇
FLUX₁₄
FOAL₇
FOIL₇
FOLD₈
FOLK₁₁
FOLX₁₄
FOOL₇
FOUL₇
FOWL₁₀
FUEL₇
FULL₇
FURL₇
FYLE₁₀
GALA₅
GALE₅
GALL₅
GALS₅
GAOL₅
GEAL₅
GELD₆
GELS₅
GELT₅
GILA₅
GILD₆
GILL₅
GILT₅
GIRL₅
GLAD₆
GLAM₇
GLED₆
GLEE₅
GLEG₆
GLEI₅
GLEN₅
GLEY₈
GLIA₅
GLIB₇
GLID₆
GLIM₇
GLIT₅
GLOB₇
GLOM₇
GLOP₇
GLOW₈
GLUE₅
GLUG₆
GLUM₇
GLUT₅
GOAL₅
GOEL₅
GOLD₆
GOLE₅
GOLF₈
GOLP₇
GOOL₅
GOWL₈
GULA₅
GULE₅
GULF₈
GULL₅
GULP₇
GULS₅
GULY₈
GURL₅
GYAL₈
HAIL₇
HALE₇
HALF₁₀
HALL₇
HALM₉
HALO₇
HALT₇
HARL₇
HAUL₇
HEAL₇
HEEL₇
HEIL₇
HELD₈
HELE₇
HELL₇
HELM₉
HELO₇
HELP₉
HERL₇
HILA₇
HILD₈
HILI₇
HILL₇
HILT₇
HOLD₈
HOLE₇
HOLK₁₁
HOLM₉
HOLO₇
HOLP₉
HOLS₇
HOLT₇
HOLY₁₀
HOWL₁₀
HULA₇
HULE₇
HULK₁₁
HULL₇
HURL₇
HWYL₁₃
HYLA₁₀
HYLE₁₀
IDLE₅
IDLY₈
IDOL₅
IDYL₈
IGLU₅
ILEA₄
ILEX₁₁
ILIA₄
ILKA₈
ILKS₈
ILLS₄
ILLY₇
INLY₇
ISLE₄
JAIL₁₁
JARL₁₁
JEEL₁₁
JELL₁₁
JILL₁₁
JILT₁₁
JOLE₁₁
JOLL₁₁
JOLS₁₁
JOLT₁₁
JOWL₁₄
KAAL₈
KAIL₈
KALE₈
KALI₈
KEEL₈
KELL₈
KELP₁₀
KELT₈
KEWL₁₁
KILD₉
KILL₈
KILN₈
KILO₈
KILP₁₀
KILT₈
KLAP₁₀
KLIK₁₂
KOEL₈
KOHL₁₁
KOLA₈
KOLO₈
KULA₈
KYLE₁₁
LABS₆
LACE₆
LACK₁₀
LACS₆
LACY₉
LADE₅
LADS₅
LADY₈
LAER₄
LAGS₅
LAHS₇
LAIC₆
LAID₅
LAIK₈
LAIN₄
LAIR₄
LAKE₈
LAKH₁₁
LAKY₁₁
LALL₄
LAMA₆
LAMB₈
LAME₆
LAMP₈
LAMS₆
LANA₄
LAND₅
LANE₄
LANG₅
LANK₈
LANT₄
LANX₁₁
LAPS₆
LARD₅
LARE₄
LARI₄
LARK₈
LARN₄
LARP₆
LARS₄
LASE₄
LASH₇
LASS₄
LAST₄
LATE₄
LATH₇
LATI₄
LATS₄
LATU₄
LAUD₅
LAUF₇
LAVA₇
LAVE₇
LAVS₇
LAWK₁₁
LAWN₇
LAWS₇
LAYS₇
LAZE₁₃
LAZO₁₃
LAZY₁₆
LEAD₅
LEAF₇
LEAK₈
LEAL₄
LEAM₆
LEAN₄
LEAP₆
LEAR₄
LEAS₄
LEAT₄
LECH₉
LEDE₅
LEED₅
LEEK₈
LEEP₆
LEER₄
LEES₄
LEET₄
LEFT₇
LEGS₅
LEHR₇
LEIR₄
LEIS₄
LEKE₈
LEKS₈
LEKU₈
LEME₆
LEND₅
LENG₅
LENO₄
LENS₄
LENT₄
LEPS₆
LEPT₆
LERE₄
LERP₆
LESS₄
LEST₄
LETS₄
LEUD₅
LEVA₇
LEVE₇
LEVO₇
LEVS₇
LEVY₁₀
LEWD₈
LEWK₁₁
LEYS₇
LEZZ₂₂
LIAR₄
LIAS₄
LIBS₆
LICE₆
LICH₉
LICK₁₀
LIDO₅
LIDS₅
LIED₅
LIEF₇
LIEN₄
LIER₄
LIES₄
LIEU₄
LIFE₇
LIFT₇
LIGS₅
LIKE₈
LILL₄
LILO₄
LILT₄
LILY₇
LIMA₆
LIMB₈
LIME₆
LIMN₆
LIMO₆
LIMP₈
LIMY₉
LIND₅
LINE₄
LING₅
LINK₈
LINN₄
LINO₄
LINS₄
LINT₄
LINY₇
LION₄
LIPA₆
LIPE₆
LIPO₆
LIPS₆
LIRA₄
LIRE₄
LIRI₄
LIRK₈
LISK₈
LISP₆
LIST₄
LITE₄
LITH₇
LITS₄
LITU₄
LIVE₇
LOAD₅
LOAF₇
LOAM₆
LOAN₄
LOBE₆
LOBI₆
LOBO₆
LOBS₆
LOCA₆
LOCH₉
LOCI₆
LOCK₁₀
LOCO₆
LOCS₆
LODE₅
LODS₅
LOFT₇
LOGE₅
LOGO₅
LOGS₅
LOGY₈
LOID₅
LOIN₄
LOIR₄
LOKE₈
LOLL₄
LOMA₆
LOME₆
LONE₄
LONG₅
LOOF₇
LOOK₈
LOOM₆
LOON₄
LOOP₆
LOOR₄
LOOS₄
LOOT₄
LOPE₆
LOPS₆
LORD₅
LORE₄
LORN₄
LORY₇
LOSE₄
LOSH₇
LOSS₄
LOST₄
LOTA₄
LOTE₄
LOTH₇
LOTI₄
LOTO₄
LOTS₄
LOUD₅
LOUN₄
LOUP₆
LOUR₄
LOUS₄
LOUT₄
LOVE₇
LOWE₇
LOWN₇
LOWP₉
LOWS₇
LOWT₇
LOYS₇
LUAU₄
LUBE₆
LUCE₆
LUCK₁₀
LUDE₅
LUDO₅
LUDS₅
LUES₄
LUFF₁₀
LUGE₅
LUGS₅
LUIT₄
LUKE₈
LULL₄
LULU₄
LUMA₆
LUMP₈
LUMS₆
LUNA₄
LUNE₄
LUNG₅
LUNK₈
LUNS₄
LUNT₄
LUNY₇
LURE₄
LURK₈
LURS₄
LUSH₇
LUSK₈
LUST₄
LUTE₄
LUTZ₁₃
LUVS₇
LUXE₁₁
LWEI₇
LYAM₉
LYCH₁₂
LYES₇
LYME₉
LYMS₉
LYNE₇
LYNX₁₄
LYRA₇
LYRE₇
LYSE₇
LYTE₇
MAIL₆
MALA₆
MALE₆
MALI₆
MALL₆
MALM₈
MALS₆
MALT₆
MARL₆
MAUL₆
MEAL₆
MELA₆
MELD₇
MELL₆
MELS₆
MELT₆
MERL₆
MEWL₉
MILD₇
MILE₆
MILF₉
MILK₁₀
MILL₆
MILO₆
MILS₆
MILT₆
MOIL₆
MOLA₆
MOLD₇
MOLE₆
MOLL₆
MOLS₆
MOLT₆
MOLY₉
MOOL₆
MOYL₉
MUIL₆
MULE₆
MULL₆
MURL₆
MYAL₉
NAIL₄
NALA₄
NEAL₄
NILL₄
NILS₄
NIRL₄
NOEL₄
NOIL₄
NOLE₄
NOLL₄
NOLO₄
NOUL₄
NOWL₇
NULL₄
NURL₄
OBOL₆
ODAL₅
ODYL₈
OGLE₅
OILS₄
OILY₇
OLDE₅
OLDS₅
OLDY₈
OLEA₄
OLEO₄
OLES₄
OLID₅
OLIO₄
OLLA₄
OLMS₆
OLPE₆
ONLY₇
OPAL₆
ORAL₄
ORLE₄
OULD₅
OULK₈
OVAL₇
OVEL₇
OWLS₇
OWLY₁₀
PAAL₆
PAIL₆
PALE₆
PALI₆
PALL₆
PALM₈
PALP₈
PALS₆
PALY₉
PAUL₆
PAWL₉
PEAL₆
PEEL₆
PELA₆
PELE₆
PELF₉
PELL₆
PELT₆
PIAL₆
PILA₆
PILE₆
PILI₆
PILL₆
PILY₉
PIRL₆
PLAN₆
PLAP₈
PLAT₆
PLAY₉
PLEA₆
PLEB₈
PLED₇
PLEW₉
PLEX₁₃
PLIE₆
PLIM₈
PLOD₇
PLOP₈
PLOT₆
PLOW₉
PLOY₉
PLUE₆
PLUG₇
PLUM₈
PLUS₆
POLE₆
POLK₁₀
POLL₆
POLO₆
POLS₆
POLT₆
POLY₉
POOL₆
PULA₆
PULE₆
PULI₆
PULK₁₀
PULL₆
PULP₈
PULS₆
PULU₆
PULY₉
PURL₆
RAIL₄
RALE₄
REAL₄
REEL₄
RELY₇
RIAL₄
RIEL₄
RILE₄
RILL₄
ROIL₄
ROLE₄
ROLF₇
ROLL₄
ROTL₄
ROUL₄
RULE₄
RULY₇
RYAL₇
SAIL₄
SALE₄
SALL₄
SALP₆
SALS₄
SALT₄
SAUL₄
SCUL₆
SEAL₄
SEEL₄
SEIL₄
SELD₅
SELE₄
SELF₇
SELL₄
SELS₄
SHUL₇
SIAL₄
SILD₅
SILE₄
SILK₈
SILL₄
SILO₄
SILT₄
SKOL₈
SLAB₆
SLAE₄
SLAG₅
SLAM₆
SLAP₆
SLAT₄
SLAW₇
SLAY₇
SLED₅
SLEE₄
SLEW₇
SLEY₇
SLID₅
SLIM₆
SLIP₆
SLIT₄
SLOB₆
SLOE₄
SLOG₅
SLOP₆
SLOT₄
SLOW₇
SLUB₆
SLUE₄
SLUG₅
SLUM₆
SLUR₄
SLUT₄
SOIL₄
SOLA₄
SOLD₅
SOLE₄
SOLI₄
SOLO₄
SOLS₄
SOOL₄
SOUL₄
SOWL₇
SULK₈
SULU₄
SYLI₇
TAAL₄
TAEL₄
TAIL₄
TALA₄
TALC₆
TALE₄
TALI₄
TALK₈
TALL₄
TEAL₄
TEEL₄
TEIL₄
TELA₄
TELD₅
TELE₄
TELL₄
TELS₄
TELT₄
TILE₄
TILL₄
TILS₄
TILT₄
TIRL₄
TOIL₄
TOLA₄
TOLD₅
TOLE₄
TOLL₄
TOLT₄
TOLU₄
TOOL₄
TULE₄
TWAL₇
UDAL₅
UGLY₈
ULAN₄
ULES₄
ULEX₁₁
ULNA₄
ULUS₄
ULVA₇
VAIL₇
VALE₇
VALI₇
VEAL₇
VEIL₇
VELA₇
VELD₈
VELE₇
VELL₇
VIAL₇
VILD₈
VILE₇
VILL₇
VIOL₇
VIRL₇
VLEI₇
VLOG₈
VOLA₇
VOLE₇
VOLK₁₁
VOLS₇
VOLT₇
VRIL₇
VULN₇
WAIL₇
WALD₈
WALE₇
WALI₇
WALK₁₁
WALL₇
WALY₁₀
WAUL₇
WAWL₁₀
WEAL₇
WEEL₇
WEIL₇
WELD₈
WELK₁₁
WELL₇
WELP₉
WELT₇
WIEL₇
WILD₈
WILE₇
WILI₇
WILL₇
WILT₇
WILY₁₀
WOLD₈
WOLF₁₀
WOOL₇
WULL₇
WYLE₁₀
YALD₈
YALE₇
YAWL₁₀
YELD₈
YELK₁₁
YELL₇
YELM₉
YELP₉
YELT₇
YILL₇
YLEM₉
YLKE₁₁
YOLD₈
YOLK₁₁
YOWL₁₀
YULE₇
ZEAL₁₃
ZELS₁₃
ZILA₁₃
ZILL₁₃
ZOLS₁₃
ZULU₁₃

Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 3rd letter is L.

1st letter

L26%
S6%
P6%

2nd letter

L21%
O18%
A16%

3rd letter

L36%
A10%
E8%

4th letter

L24%
E13%
S11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 4 in Scrabble; LEZZ tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.

44 points: 228 words
5 points: 118 words
66 points: 216 words
7 points: 211 words
88 points: 116 words
9 points: 69 words
1010 points: 36 words
11 points: 38 words
1212 points: 2 words
13 points: 12 words
1414 points: 8 words
15 points: 0 words
1616 points: 1 words
17 points: 0 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LEZZ	22	23	Collins only
LAZY	16	16	All three
FLEX	14	15	All three
FLUX	14	16	All three
LYNX	14	15	All three
FLAX	14	15	All three
JOWL	14	17	All three
FLIX	14	15	Collins only
FOLX	14	15	NWL only
FALX	14	15	All three
ZEAL	13	14	All three
ZULU	13	16	Collins only

About these words

There are 1,056 4-letter words that contain L in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 393 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are L (279), S (66), P (63).

The most common last letters are L (252), E (135), S (111).

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