5-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and L as the 4th letter

The repeated Ls sit together in the middle, leaving the first, second, and final letters open. That gives you a compact pattern to test: calls ends in S, fully ends in Y, and hello ends in O. Of the 142 entries, 55 are common English words, so familiar guesses share space with less everyday options.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 142 five-letter entries matching the pattern _ _ L L _.
• The most common final letters are S, with 64 words, and Y, with 44.
• A further 14 entries end in A; only 8 each end in E or O.
• The pattern has 28 Wordle answer matches and 141 allowed guesses.
• Collins includes 141 entries, compared with 118 in NWL2023 and 114 in ENABLE.

Which endings and first letters show up most?

S dominates the final slot: 64 words end that way, including calls, tells, cells, and falls. Y is next at 44, with fully, silly, and belly as recognizable examples. Together, those two endings account for most of the pattern, so check them before testing the less frequent A, E, O, or I endings.

The first letter is more evenly spread: H leads with 13 matches, C has 12, and B, D, and F each have 11. Hello gives you the H opening, while calls and cells show two C starts. Don't mistake the common S ending for a likely first letter; starting-letter counts are much closer together.

Which matching words score the most?

Jelly and jolly top the scoring examples at 15 points each. Zilla and zills follow at 14, while kelly scores 12 and fully scores 11. The unusual J- and Z-starting options are worth checking when you need points, but the everyday examples are easier to spot during a pattern solve.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 141 matches, NWL2023 has 118, and ENABLE has 114. The overall count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so an entry accepted in one list may not work in another. Check your game's word list before relying on a marginal play.

Use the repeated letters as fixed clues