5-letter words with L as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter

5-letter words with L as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter total 242, the largest set in the L family, all ending in LS.

242 wordsTop pick GIRLSHighest score JOWLS 15

55 of 242 are everyday words (23%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
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B
C
D
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G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With L in 4th place, S is the most common 5th letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 55 · most-used first

GIRLS₆
GOALS₆
CALLS₇
FEELS₈
TELLS₅
CELLS₇
FALLS₈
WALLS₈
DEALS₆
TOOLS₅
BALLS₇
BILLS₇
HILLS₈
KILLS₉
FAILS₈
WELLS₈
ROLLS₅
MILLS₇
SOULS₅
MEALS₇
POLLS₇
SELLS₅
HEELS₈
PILLS₇
NAILS₅
PULLS₇
BULLS₇
BELLS₇
FOOLS₈
POOLS₇
HALLS₈
SEALS₅
FUELS₈
DOLLS₆
RAILS₅
BOWLS₁₀
FILLS₈
TAILS₅
MAILS₇
WILLS₈
SOILS₅
SAILS₅
IDOLS₆
YELLS₈
MALLS₇
CURLS₇
COILS₇
EVILS₈

Showing the top 48 of 55 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 242

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

ACYLS₁₀
AMYLS₁₀
ANILS₅
ARILS₅
ARYLS₈
AVELS₈
AWDLS₉
AWOLS₈
AXELS₁₂
AXILS₁₂
BAALS₇
BAELS₇
BAILS₇
BALLS₇
BAWLS₁₀
BEALS₇
BELLS₇
BHELS₁₀
BILLS₇
BIRLS₇
BOILS₇
BOLLS₇
BOOLS₇
BOWLS₁₀
BUHLS₁₀
BULLS₇
BURLS₇
BYRLS₁₀
CALLS₇
CARLS₇
CAULS₇
CEILS₇
CELLS₇
CHALS₁₀
CIELS₇
CILLS₇
CIRLS₇
COALS₇
COILS₇
COLLS₇
COOLS₇
COWLS₁₀
CULLS₇
CURLS₇
DAHLS₉
DEALS₆
DEILS₆
DELLS₆
DHALS₉
DHOLS₉
DIALS₆
DILLS₆
DIOLS₆
DIRLS₆
DOLLS₆
DOOLS₆
DOWLS₉
DUALS₆
DUELS₆
DULLS₆
EARLS₅
ENOLS₅
EORLS₅
EVILS₈
EXULS₁₂
FAILS₈
FALLS₈
FARLS₈
FEALS₈
FEELS₈
FELLS₈
FILLS₈
FOALS₈
FOILS₈
FOOLS₈
FOULS₈
FOWLS₁₁
FUELS₈
FULLS₈
FURLS₈
GALLS₆
GAOLS₆
GEALS₆
GILLS₆
GIRLS₆
GOALS₆
GOELS₆
GOOLS₆
GOWLS₉
GULLS₆
GURLS₆
GYALS₉
HAILS₈
HALLS₈
HARLS₈
HAULS₈
HEALS₈
HEELS₈
HEILS₈
HELLS₈
HERLS₈
HILLS₈
HOWLS₁₁
HULLS₈
HURLS₈
HWYLS₁₄
IDOLS₆
IDYLS₉
JAILS₁₂
JARLS₁₂
JEELS₁₂
JELLS₁₂
JILLS₁₂
JOLLS₁₂
JOWLS₁₅
KAILS₉
KEELS₉
KELLS₉
KILLS₉
KOELS₉
KOHLS₁₂
LALLS₅
LILLS₅
LOLLS₅
LULLS₅
MAILS₇
MALLS₇
MARLS₇
MAULS₇
MEALS₇
MELLS₇
MERLS₇
MEWLS₁₀
MILLS₇
MOILS₇
MOLLS₇
MOOLS₇
MOULS₇
MOYLS₁₀
MUILS₇
MULLS₇
MURLS₇
NAILS₅
NEALS₅
NILLS₅
NIRLS₅
NOELS₅
NOILS₅
NOLLS₅
NOULS₅
NOWLS₈
NULLS₅
NURLS₅
OBOLS₇
ODALS₆
ODYLS₉
OPALS₇
ORALS₅
OVALS₈
OVELS₈
PAALS₇
PAILS₇
PALLS₇
PAULS₇
PAWLS₁₀
PEALS₇
PEELS₇
PELLS₇
PILLS₇
PIRLS₇
POLLS₇
POOLS₇
PULLS₇
PURLS₇
RAILS₅
REALS₅
REELS₅
RIALS₅
RIELS₅
RILLS₅
ROILS₅
ROLLS₅
ROTLS₅
ROULS₅
RYALS₈
SAILS₅
SAULS₅
SCULS₇
SEALS₅
SEELS₅
SEILS₅
SELLS₅
SHULS₈
SIALS₅
SILLS₅
SKOLS₉
SOILS₅
SOOLS₅
SOULS₅
SOWLS₈
TAALS₅
TAELS₅
TAILS₅
TALLS₅
TEALS₅
TEELS₅
TEILS₅
TELLS₅
TILLS₅
TIRLS₅
TOILS₅
TOLLS₅
TOOLS₅
TWALS₈
UDALS₆
VAILS₈
VEALS₈
VEILS₈
VELLS₈
VIALS₈
VILLS₈
VIOLS₈
VIRLS₈
VRILS₈
WAILS₈
WALLS₈
WAULS₈
WAWLS₁₁
WEALS₈
WEELS₈
WEILS₈
WELLS₈
WIELS₈
WILLS₈
WOOLS₈
WULLS₈
YAWLS₁₁
YELLS₈
YILLS₈
YOWLS₁₁
ZEALS₁₄
ZILLS₁₄

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 3rd letter is L.

1st letter

2nd letter

O22%
E19%
A19%

3rd letter

L26%
A14%
I14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; JOWLS tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 54 words
6 points: 25 words
77 points: 58 words
8 points: 59 words
99 points: 15 words
10 points: 12 words
1111 points: 5 words
12 points: 10 words
1313 points: 0 words
14 points: 3 words
1515 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JOWLS	15	18	All three
ZEALS	14	15	All three
ZILLS	14	16	All three
HWYLS	14	13	Collins · NWL
JAILS	12	15	All three
KOHLS	12	12	All three
AXILS	12	13	All three
AXELS	12	13	All three
JILLS	12	16	All three
JARLS	12	15	All three
JELLS	12	16	All three
JOLLS	12	16	Collins only

The LS ending almost always marks a plural or a third-person verb, so GIRLS, TOOLS, CALLS, FEELS, BALLS, WALLS, DEALS and SELLS fill the list. It is by far the biggest pattern in the L family, with 55 common words and 216 carrying a definition. Not one of the 242 has ever served as a Wordle answer.

The L-fourth, S-fifth set at a glance

242 5-letter words match the pattern, all ending in LS.
B- opens eighteen words and M- opens seventeen.
JOWLS scores 15, the highest total in the group.
Fifty-five count as common, far more than any sibling set.
None is a Wordle answer, though all 242 are accepted guesses.

Plurals and third-person verbs fill the list

Almost every entry is a noun in the plural or a verb in the third person. GIRLS, TOOLS, CALLS, FEELS and DEALS are everyday examples, and BAILS, BOWLS, CURLS, HILLS and POOLS add more. The few odd spellings, like HWYLS, ZILLS and KOHLS, come from Collins alone.

Why no Wordle answer ends this way

Wordle has never used a word ending in LS, and the plural s explains why. The game keeps its answers to singular words, so GIRLS and TOOLS never appear, though all 242 are accepted guesses.

The list is also the most everyday of the L patterns: 55 words rank inside the top 25,000, compared with a handful on the rarer sets. That makes it a strong source of safe guesses rather than exotic ones.

Only one word here, BEALS, sits outside Collins, so almost the entire group survives on a tournament word list.

Scoring with an LS ending

Tip

The plural S is worth little on its own, so the points come from the earlier slots. JOWLS, JAILS and JILLS lean on the J, while ZEALS, ZILLS and HWYLS use a Z or a W.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have L fourth and S fifth?

242, the largest pattern in the L family. Every one ends in LS, most as plurals or third-person verbs, and 55 rank as common English words.

Why do so many of these words end in LS?

The LS ending is the plural s after L, so it captures plural nouns and third-person verbs: GIRLS, BALLS, CALLS, TOOLS and SELLS. Wordle has never picked one, since its answers stay singular.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word with L fourth and S fifth?

JOWLS reaches 15 points on its J and W. ZEALS, ZILLS and HWYLS follow on 14, and JAILS, KOHLS, AXILS, AXELS, JILLS and JARLS all land on 12.

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5-letter words with L as the 4th letter and S as the 5th letter

Common words 55 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

The L-fourth, S-fifth set at a glance

Plurals and third-person verbs fill the list

Why no Wordle answer ends this way

Scoring with an LS ending

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