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

The repeated L narrows the search, but the words range from familiar terms like really and skills to less common entries such as azolla and quolls. S is the most frequent first letter, while S and Y dominate the endings. Use the fixed L pair to filter a clue, then check the opening and final letters against your board.

At a glance: words with a double L

• The pattern contains 112 six-letter words in Collins.
• Really, skills, smells, shells and spells are recognizable examples.
• S begins 32 words, far more than any other starting letter.
• S ends 46 words; Y is next, with 31.

What do six-letter double-L words look like?

Many entries form familiar plurals or verb forms: shells, spells, drills, stalls, spills and grills all end in S. Others finish in Y, including really, wholly, chilly and smelly. That split makes the last letter a strong clue when the L pair is already fixed.

Only 21 words fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Really, skills and smells are everyday choices; words such as azolla and quolls are less likely to appear in ordinary play. Treat the list as a pattern match, not a promise that every option will feel familiar.

Which double-L words score well, and where are they valid?

Wholly, quills, azolla, quells, quolls, whally and whilly each score 15 points in Scrabble before board bonuses. Chilly scores 14. The Q and W entries bring valuable letters, but a high tile score does not make an unfamiliar word a safe play.

Collins includes all 112 entries, compared with 89 in NWL2023 and 83 in ENABLE. The counts differ by dictionary, so check your game's word list before challenging or playing an obscure option. For a quick board search, first sort by the known starting or ending letter.