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

6-letter words with L fifth and S sixth total 383, including familiar choices such as levels, skills, models, and finals.

383 wordsTop pick LEVELSHighest score ZIZELS 24

51 of 383 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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

6th 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 5th place, E is the most common 6th letter (501 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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14
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Common words 51 · most-used first

LEVELS₉
SKILLS₁₀
MODELS₉
FINALS₉
TRIALS₆
ANGELS₇
WHEELS₁₂
EMAILS₈
HOTELS₉
PUPILS₁₀
NOVELS₉
LABELS₈
REBELS₈
PANELS₈
SMELLS₈
LOCALS₈
MEDALS₉
METALS₈
RIVALS₉
SHELLS₉
TRAILS₆
VOCALS₁₁
SPELLS₈
DEVILS₁₀
IDEALS₇
EQUALS₁₅
ROYALS₉
STEALS₆
MORALS₈
TOWELS₉
TROLLS₆
DRILLS₇
JEWELS₁₆
PEARLS₈
STALLS₆
PIXELS₁₅
CANALS₈
TOTALS₆
PETALS₈
CHILLS₁₁
SKULLS₁₀
ANNALS₆
SPILLS₈
SPOILS₈
CAMELS₁₀
STILLS₆
SNAILS₆
PEDALS₉

Showing the top 48 of 51 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 383

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

ALDOLS₇
ALKYLS₁₃
ALLELS₆
ALLYLS₉
AMPULS₁₀
ANGELS₇
ANNALS₆
ANNULS₆
ANVILS₉
APIOLS₈
APPALS₁₀
APPELS₁₀
ARGALS₇
ARGILS₇
ARGOLS₇
ARIELS₆
ARMILS₈
ARTELS₆
ATOLLS₆
AUMILS₈
AVAILS₉
BABELS₁₀
BABULS₁₀
BAGELS₉
BASILS₈
BEDELS₉
BERYLS₁₁
BETELS₈
BEVELS₁₁
BEZELS₁₇
BEZILS₁₇
BOBOLS₁₀
BORALS₈
BOTELS₈
BOWELS₁₁
BRAILS₈
BRAWLS₁₁
BRILLS₈
BROILS₈
BROOLS₈
BUBALS₁₀
BUTYLS₁₁
CABALS₁₀
CAMELS₁₀
CANALS₈
CAPULS₁₀
CAROLS₈
CAVELS₁₁
CAVILS₁₁
CECILS₁₀
CEORLS₈
CETYLS₁₁
CHIELS₁₁
CHILLS₁₁
CHIRLS₁₁
CHOILS₁₁
CHURLS₁₁
CIBOLS₁₀
CITALS₈
COPALS₁₀
CORALS₈
COWALS₁₁
CRAALS₈
CRAWLS₁₁
CREELS₈
CROOLS₈
CRUELS₈
CUPELS₁₀
CYMOLS₁₃
DATALS₇
DEBELS₉
DECALS₉
DEVELS₁₀
DEVILS₁₀
DHOLLS₁₀
DITALS₇
DOWELS₁₀
DRAILS₇
DRAWLS₁₀
DRILLS₇
DROILS₇
DROLLS₇
DROOLS₇
DURALS₇
DWAALS₁₀
DWELLS₁₀
DYNELS₁₀
EASELS₆
EISELS₆
EMAILS₈
ENROLS₆
EQUALS₁₅
ERVILS₉
ETHALS₉
ETHYLS₁₂
EUSOLS₆
EXCELS₁₅
EXPELS₁₅
EXTOLS₁₃
FANALS₉
FEMALS₁₁
FERALS₉
FINALS₉
FLAILS₉
FORELS₉
FRAILS₉
FRILLS₉
FURALS₉
FUROLS₉
FUSELS₉
FUSILS₉
FUZILS₁₈
GAVELS₁₀
GAYALS₁₀
GAZALS₁₆
GEMELS₉
GHOULS₁₀
GHYLLS₁₃
GIBELS₉
GIMELS₉
GNARLS₇
GORALS₇
GRAALS₇
GRAILS₇
GRILLS₇
GROWLS₁₀
GRRRLS₇
GRUELS₇
HALALS₉
HAMALS₁₁
HAZELS₁₈
HEXYLS₁₉
HOSELS₉
HOTELS₉
HOVELS₁₂
IDEALS₇
IDYLLS₁₀
IMPELS₁₀
INCELS₈
INDOLS₇
INTELS₆
JACALS₁₅
JARULS₁₃
JAVELS₁₆
JEBELS₁₅
JEWELS₁₆
JODELS₁₄
JOUALS₁₃
JUGALS₁₄
JURELS₁₃
KAHALS₁₃
KERELS₁₀
KETOLS₁₀
KEVELS₁₃
KEVILS₁₃
KIDELS₁₁
KNARLS₁₀
KNEELS₁₀
KNELLS₁₀
KNOLLS₁₀
KNURLS₁₀
KRAALS₁₀
KRILLS₁₀
KUGELS₁₁
KVELLS₁₃
LABELS₈
LAHALS₉
LAPELS₈
LEGALS₇
LEMELS₈
LEVELS₉
LIBELS₈
LOCALS₈
LORELS₆
LOSELS₆
LYSOLS₉
MAILLS₈
MANULS₈
MEDALS₉
MERELS₈
MERILS₈
MESELS₈
METALS₈
METOLS₈
MIAULS₈
MODALS₉
MODELS₉
MOGULS₉
MOHELS₁₁
MONALS₈
MORALS₈
MORELS₈
MOTELS₈
MURALS₈
MYALLS₁₁
NAHALS₉
NASALS₆
NAVELS₉
NEBELS₈
NERALS₆
NEROLS₆
NEVELS₉
NEWELS₉
NICOLS₈
NIHILS₉
NONYLS₉
NOPALS₈
NOVELS₉
OCTALS₈
OCTYLS₁₁
OFFALS₁₂
ORIELS₆
ORVALS₉
OSMOLS₈
OUSELS₆
OUZELS₁₅
PANELS₈
PAROLS₈
PEARLS₈
PEDALS₉
PERILS₈
PETALS₈
PHIALS₁₁
PIBALS₁₀
PICULS₁₀
PIKULS₁₂
PIPALS₁₀
PIPULS₁₀
PIXELS₁₅
POKALS₁₂
PRIALS₈
PRILLS₈
PROLLS₈
PROULS₈
PROWLS₁₁
PUGILS₉
PUPILS₁₀
PUZELS₁₇
PYGALS₁₂
QUAILS₁₅
QUELLS₁₅
QUILLS₁₅
QUOLLS₁₅
RATALS₆
RATELS₆
RAVELS₉
REBELS₈
RECALS₈
REFELS₉
REGALS₇
REOILS₆
REPELS₈
REVELS₉
RIGOLS₇
RIVALS₉
RIVELS₉
RIYALS₉
ROMALS₈
ROWELS₉
ROYALS₉
RUBELS₈
RUMALS₈
RURALS₆
SABALS₈
SALALS₆
SALOLS₆
SCAILS₈
SCALLS₈
SCHULS₁₁
SCOWLS₁₁
SCULLS₈
SEGOLS₇
SEPALS₈
SEWELS₉
SHAULS₉
SHAWLS₁₂
SHEALS₉
SHEELS₉
SHELLS₉
SHEOLS₉
SHIELS₉
SHILLS₉
SHOALS₉
SHOOLS₉
SHORLS₉
SIBYLS₁₁
SIGILS₇
SIMULS₈
SISALS₆
SIZELS₁₅
SKAILS₁₀
SKELLS₁₀
SKILLS₁₀
SKIRLS₁₀
SKOALS₁₀
SKOOLS₁₀
SKULLS₁₀
SMALLS₈
SMELLS₈
SNAILS₆
SNARLS₆
SNELLS₆
SNOOLS₆
SOKOLS₁₀
SORELS₆
SOTOLS₆
SPAILS₈
SPALLS₈
SPAULS₈
SPAWLS₁₁
SPEALS₈
SPEELS₈
SPEILS₈
SPELLS₈
SPIALS₈
SPIELS₈
SPILLS₈
SPOILS₈
SPOOLS₈
SPYALS₁₁
STALLS₆
STEALS₆
STEELS₆
STEILS₆
STELLS₆
STILLS₆
STOOLS₆
STULLS₆
SWAILS₉
SWAYLS₁₂
SWEALS₉
SWEELS₉
SWELLS₉
SWILLS₉
SWIRLS₉
SYBILS₁₁
TAMALS₈
TAXOLS₁₃
TEPALS₈
TEWELS₉
THILLS₉
THIOLS₉
THIRLS₉
THOWLS₁₂
THURLS₉
TICALS₈
TOLYLS₉
TOTALS₆
TOWELS₉
TRAILS₆
TRAWLS₉
TRIALS₆
TRILLS₆
TRIOLS₆
TROLLS₆
TRULLS₆
TWEELS₉
TWILLS₉
TWIRLS₉
UMBELS₁₀
URIALS₆
USUALS₆
VAKILS₁₃
VEXILS₁₆
VIGILS₁₀
VINALS₉
VINYLS₁₂
VITALS₉
VOCALS₁₁
VOWELS₁₂
VOXELS₁₆
WEDELS₁₀
WHEALS₁₂
WHEELS₁₂
WHIRLS₁₂
WHORLS₁₂
WRAWLS₁₂
XYLOLS₁₆
XYLYLS₁₉
YODELS₁₀
YOKELS₁₃
ZIZELS₂₄
ZORILS₁₅

Letters by positionIn 27% of these words the 4th letter is E.

1st letter

S19%
C7%
P6%

2nd letter

E14%
R13%
O12%

3rd letter

A10%
I9%
O8%

4th letter

E27%
A24%
L12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZIZELS tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 48 words
7 points: 27 words
88 points: 83 words
9 points: 81 words
1010 points: 54 words
11 points: 31 words
1212 points: 16 words
13 points: 14 words
1414 points: 2 words
15 points: 13 words
1616 points: 6 words
17 points: 3 words
1818 points: 2 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZIZELS	24	25	Collins only
HEXYLS	19	18	All three
XYLYLS	19	19	All three
HAZELS	18	18	All three
FUZILS	18	20	All three
BEZELS	17	19	All three
BEZILS	17	19	All three
PUZELS	17	20	Collins only
JEWELS	16	19	All three
VOXELS	16	18	Collins · NWL
GAZALS	16	18	Collins only
VEXILS	16	18	All three

The fixed ending is -ls, but the first four letters leave room for a broad mix: 51 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. You’ll recognize levels, skills, models, and trials; less familiar entries share the same pattern. That split makes the clue practical for ordinary play, while the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary.

6-letter words with L fifth and S sixth at a glance

All 383 matches place L in position five and S in position six.
Levels, skills, models, and finals are familiar examples with different openings.
Just 51 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
ZIZELS leads the listed Scrabble scores at 24 points.
Collins accepts 379 matches, compared with 288 in NWL2023 and 269 in ENABLE.

Everyday choices have varied openings

Among recognizable options, levels and skills are plural forms you may spot quickly; models, finals, trials, angels, wheels, emails, hotels, pupils, and novels widen the set. These examples share the ending without sharing one opening, so lock in the final pair first, then test the first four letters against your rack or clue.

Openings are led by S: 73 matches begin with that letter, while C is next with 27. That gap is striking because the ending is fixed; check S-starting candidates early, but don’t stop there. The many C-, P-, and T-starting entries keep this pattern from narrowing to one word family.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

ZIZELS scores 24 in Scrabble, ahead of HEXYLS and XYLYLS at 19 each; HAZELS and FUZILS each score 18. Familiar spelling does not predict rack value: JEWELS and VOXELS score 16 apiece, while ordinary choices such as levels and skills are not among the ten listed top scorers. The average score is 9.4, putting those leaders well above the typical match.

Dictionary coverage is broad but not universal: Collins has 379 matches, NWL2023 has 288, and ENABLE has 269. Those totals overlap, so they cannot be added. The 6-letter words with L fifth and S sixth are not guaranteed in every game; check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

How many common words have L as the fifth letter and S as the sixth?

There are 51 common matches, using the top-25,000 frequency cutoff. Levels, skills, models, finals, and trials are recognizable examples. The remaining matches include less familiar forms, so commonness narrows the search but does not describe all 383 words.

Which L-fifth, S-sixth word scores highest in Scrabble?

ZIZELS scores highest among the listed matches, at 24 points. HEXYLS and XYLYLS each score 19, while HAZELS and FUZILS each reach 18. A familiar word such as JEWELS scores 16, showing that common spelling and high tile value do not always go together.

Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE accept the same matches?

No; the dictionary counts differ. Collins includes 379 matches, NWL2023 includes 288, and ENABLE includes 269. The lists overlap, so those counts are not separate groups to add together. Check the word list used by your game when an unfamiliar answer matters.

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