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6-letter words with A as the 5th letter and L as the 6th letter

6-letter words with A as the 5th letter and L as the 6th letter number 321, from familiar SOCIAL to high-scoring QUEZAL.

321 wordsTop pick SOCIALHighest score QUEZAL 24

58 of 321 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (536 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 58 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 58 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 321

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

  • ABORAL8
  • ACETAL8
  • ACTUAL8
  • AECIAL8
  • AERIAL6
  • AGONAL7
  • AMORAL8
  • AMYTAL11
  • ANIMAL8
  • ANNEAL6
  • ANNUAL6
  • ANODAL7
  • ANTRAL6
  • ANURAL6
  • AORTAL6
  • APICAL10
  • APNEAL8
  • APODAL9
  • APPEAL10
  • ASTRAL6
  • ATABAL8
  • ATOKAL10
  • ATONAL6
  • ATRIAL6
  • AUDIAL7
  • AVITAL9
  • AVOWAL12
  • AXONAL13
  • AZONAL15
  • BARBAL10
  • BEDRAL9
  • BENZAL17
  • BHARAL11
  • BIAXAL15
  • BOREAL8
  • BRIDAL9
  • BROMAL10
  • BRUMAL10
  • BRUTAL8
  • BUCCAL12
  • BUNTAL8
  • BURIAL8
  • BURSAL8
  • BYSSAL11
  • CAECAL10
  • CANTAL8
  • CARNAL8
  • CARPAL10
  • CASUAL8
  • CAUDAL9
  • CAUSAL8
  • CENTAL8
  • CERCAL10
  • CEREAL8
  • CHEVAL14
  • CHIRAL11
  • CHITAL11
  • CHORAL11
  • CITRAL8
  • CLINAL8
  • CLONAL8
  • COAXAL15
  • COCCAL12
  • COEVAL11
  • COITAL8
  • CORRAL8
  • COSTAL8
  • COTWAL11
  • COUCAL10
  • CREDAL9
  • CRINAL8
  • CROTAL8
  • CRURAL8
  • CUNEAL8
  • CURIAL8
  • CURSAL8
  • CURTAL8
  • CUSPAL10
  • CYMBAL15
  • DAEDAL8
  • DENIAL7
  • DENTAL7
  • DERMAL9
  • DISCAL9
  • DISMAL9
  • DISTAL7
  • DORSAL7
  • DOSSAL7
  • DUCTAL9
  • ENODAL7
  • ENSEAL6
  • EPICAL10
  • ESPIAL8
  • ESTRAL6
  • FACIAL11
  • FAECAL11
  • FALLAL9
  • FARFAL12
  • FAUCAL11
  • FAUNAL9
  • FECIAL11
  • FEODAL10
  • FERIAL9
  • FESTAL9
  • FETIAL9
  • FEUDAL10
  • FILIAL9
  • FINIAL9
  • FISCAL11
  • FLORAL9
  • FOETAL9
  • FONTAL9
  • FORMAL11
  • FOVEAL12
  • FRUGAL10
  • FUNGAL10
  • FURCAL11
  • FUTSAL9
  • GARIAL7
  • GAVIAL10
  • GENIAL7
  • GHAZAL19
  • GIMBAL11
  • GIMMAL11
  • GINGAL8
  • GLOBAL9
  • GOORAL7
  • GYMBAL14
  • GYMMAL14
  • HAEMAL11
  • HALLAL9
  • HAMMAL13
  • HARTAL9
  • HERBAL11
  • HIATAL9
  • HIEMAL11
  • HYETAL12
  • HYMNAL14
  • HYPHAL17
  • INSTAL6
  • IRIDAL7
  • IRREAL6
  • JACKAL19
  • JANDAL14
  • JINGAL14
  • JOVIAL16
  • JUMBAL17
  • KEYPAL15
  • KHAYAL16
  • KOTWAL13
  • LABIAL8
  • LABRAL8
  • LAICAL8
  • LARVAL9
  • LETHAL9
  • LIENAL6
  • LINEAL6
  • LOREAL6
  • LUTEAL6
  • MAHMAL13
  • MAMMAL12
  • MANGAL9
  • MANUAL8
  • MEATAL8
  • MEDIAL9
  • MENIAL8
  • MENSAL8
  • MENTAL8
  • MESCAL10
  • MESIAL8
  • MEZCAL19
  • MISKAL12
  • MISSAL8
  • MISTAL8
  • MITRAL8
  • MONIAL8
  • MORSAL8
  • MORTAL8
  • MUGHAL12
  • MUTUAL8
  • NARIAL6
  • NARWAL9
  • NASIAL6
  • NERVAL9
  • NEURAL6
  • NORMAL8
  • NOUNAL6
  • NUCHAL11
  • OBITAL8
  • OGIVAL10
  • OMASAL8
  • OOIDAL7
  • OORIAL6
  • ORDEAL7
  • OSTEAL6
  • OSTIAL6
  • PALEAL8
  • PALPAL10
  • PARDAL9
  • PARIAL8
  • PARRAL8
  • PASCAL10
  • PAUCAL10
  • PAUSAL8
  • PEEPAL10
  • PENIAL8
  • PENNAL8
  • PHONAL11
  • PINEAL8
  • PINNAL8
  • PLAGAL9
  • PLEXAL15
  • PLICAL10
  • PLURAL8
  • PODIAL9
  • PONGAL9
  • PONTAL8
  • PORTAL8
  • POSTAL8
  • PRIMAL10
  • PULPAL10
  • PUTEAL8
  • QAWWAL21
  • QUEZAL24
  • RACIAL8
  • RADIAL7
  • RAMEAL8
  • RASCAL8
  • RECOAL8
  • RECTAL8
  • REDEAL7
  • REDIAL7
  • REGNAL7
  • RENTAL6
  • REPEAL8
  • RESEAL6
  • RETIAL6
  • RETRAL6
  • REVEAL9
  • RHINAL9
  • RICTAL8
  • RITUAL6
  • ROSEAL6
  • SACRAL8
  • SALLAL6
  • SAMBAL10
  • SANDAL7
  • SANTAL6
  • SCUTAL8
  • SENDAL7
  • SEPTAL8
  • SERIAL6
  • SERVAL9
  • SEXUAL13
  • SHAMAL11
  • SIGNAL7
  • SIMIAL8
  • SLAHAL9
  • SOCIAL8
  • SORTAL6
  • SPINAL8
  • SPIRAL8
  • SPITAL8
  • SPORAL8
  • SQUEAL15
  • STATAL6
  • STOMAL8
  • SULCAL8
  • TARNAL6
  • TARSAL6
  • TECTAL8
  • TELIAL6
  • TERGAL7
  • TERNAL6
  • THECAL11
  • THENAL9
  • TIBIAL8
  • TIMBAL10
  • TINCAL8
  • TINDAL7
  • TINEAL6
  • TOMBAL10
  • TOMIAL8
  • TRAGAL7
  • TRIBAL8
  • TRINAL6
  • TUSSAL6
  • TYMBAL13
  • UMBRAL10
  • UNCIAL8
  • UNGUAL7
  • UNHEAL9
  • UNITAL6
  • UNLEAL6
  • UNREAL6
  • UNSEAL6
  • UNWEAL9
  • URINAL6
  • VALVAL12
  • VANDAL10
  • VARSAL9
  • VASSAL9
  • VEINAL9
  • VENIAL9
  • VERBAL11
  • VERMAL11
  • VERNAL9
  • VERSAL9
  • VESTAL9
  • VIDUAL10
  • VINEAL9
  • VISTAL9
  • VISUAL9
  • VORPAL11
  • VULVAL12
  • WADMAL12
  • WITHAL12
  • WORRAL9
  • XENIAL13
  • ZOOEAL15
  • ZOONAL15
Letters by positionIn 19% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C11%
  2. A9%
  3. P8%
2nd letter
  1. E19%
  2. A18%
  3. O13%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. N13%
  3. S9%
4th letter
  1. T14%
  2. I13%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; QUEZAL tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 47 words
  2. 7 points: 26 words
  3. 88 points: 91 words
  4. 9 points: 53 words
  5. 1010 points: 32 words
  6. 11 points: 27 words
  7. 1212 points: 13 words
  8. 13 points: 7 words
  9. 1414 points: 6 words
  10. 15 points: 9 words
  11. 1616 points: 2 words
  12. 17 points: 3 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 3 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 1 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUEZAL2426All three
QAWWAL2122Collins only
JACKAL1923All three
GHAZAL1920Collins · NWL
MEZCAL1922All three
HYPHAL1716All three
BENZAL1720All three
JUMBAL1723All three
JOVIAL1620All three
KHAYAL1615Collins only
SQUEAL1517All three
CYMBAL1518All three

That pattern fixes two positions but leaves the first four letters open, so familiar results include SOCIAL, NORMAL, GLOBAL, ANNUAL, ACTUAL, and MENTAL. The pool has 321 entries, but just 58 rank among the commonest English words. Expect a mix: everyday terms sit beside specialist vocabulary, and the opening letter C leads with 35 entries.

At a glance: the fixed L ending

  • Exactly 321 tournament-dictionary words place A fifth and L last.
  • Collins contains 316, NWL2023 257, and ENABLE 241; overlapping entries mean those counts do not add up to the total.
  • Just 58 entries rank within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • SOCIAL, NORMAL, GLOBAL, ANNUAL, and ACTUAL are familiar examples.
  • QUEZAL leads the scoring list at 24 points.

How many 6-letter words have A fifth and L sixth?

There are 321 matches. C is the most common starting letter, with 35 words; A follows with 29, then P with 26 and S with 25. That spread gives you a practical search order: test C and A first when the opening letters are still unknown.

The final L is unusually productive for this fixed pattern: the same A-in-fifth pattern ending in S has 536 matches, while ending in N has 242. Keeping the fifth letter fixed, E and I produce 191 and 80 matches when followed by L, compared with A’s 321.

Which words score well, and what should you watch for?

QUEZAL scores 24 points, QAW​​WAL scores 21, and JACKAL, GHAZAL, and MEZCAL each score 19. The pattern itself does not guarantee a big play; the Q, Z, or J does the heavy lifting. Save those letters for a premium square when the board gives you room.

SOCIAL and GLOBAL are easy to recognize, but many of the 321 entries are less familiar. The dictionary totals differ: Collins includes 316, compared with 257 in NWL2023 and 241 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure option.

Questions people ask

Which familiar words have A as the fifth letter and L last?
SOCIAL, NORMAL, GLOBAL, ANNUAL, ACTUAL, and MENTAL are familiar matches. Each has six letters, with A in position five and L in position six. These everyday examples are a small, recognizable slice of the 321 tournament-dictionary entries.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
QUEZAL is the highest scorer, at 24 points. QAW​​WAL follows at 21, while JACKAL, GHAZAL, and MEZCAL each score 19. The high values come from premium letters, so board placement still matters when you choose a play.
Do all 321 words appear in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The totals are 316 in Collins, 257 in NWL2023, and 241 in ENABLE, with entries overlapping across those dictionaries. An unfamiliar match may not be accepted in your game, so check the word list used by your version before playing it.

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