6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and L as the 6th letter

Every match closes on L, and the ending decides the character. Mental, dental, rental, verbal and herbal carry the -al adjective tail; vessel, sequel, pencil and petrol take -el. R is the busiest opener with 31 matches, mostly the re- family, and 30 of the 161 are common words.

The E-to-L pattern at a glance

• Each match ends in L, with E locked into the second position.
• 61 matches end -AL, 33 -EL and 29 -IL, so the -al tail alone covers more than a third.
• R opens 31 matches, mostly re- words such as retail, reveal, recall and repeal.
• 30 entries are common words, a high share for this length.
• Jezail leads at 22, then benzyl on 20 and mezcal on 19.

Which E-to-L words end in -al, -el and -il?

The -al adjectives are the core: mental, dental, rental, verbal, herbal, neural and cereal all fit, and the group runs to 61 words.

Vessel, sequel, pencil, petrol, kernel and kestrel show the -el endings, 33 in all. That three-way split gives you a quick way to sort a guess by its final vowel.

The -il group is smaller at 29 and holds words like benzil, mezail and jezail, while an -ll group of 18 covers refill-style doubles.

The five most familiar entries all end -al or -el, which is why the -al group feels so much more everyday than the rare -il names.

Which E-to-L words are worth the tiles?

The top of the list is all rare letters: jezail scores 22 on J and Z, benzyl reaches 20, and mezcal lands 19.

Benzal, benzol, benzil, meazel and mezail each score 17, so the whole upper band comes from just two letter families.