7-letter words ending in L

The 992 7-letter words ending in L include GENERAL, CONTROL and SEVERAL, and 426 of them finish in -AL.

992 wordsTop pick GENERALHighest score JEZEBEL 25

117 of 992 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S ends the most 7-letter words (11,365); V ends the fewest (1). L ranks #9 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 117 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 117 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 992

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

  • ABAXIAL16
  • ABETTAL9
  • ABIGAIL10
  • ABUTTAL9
  • ABYSMAL14
  • ABYSSAL12
  • ACAUDAL10
  • ACCRUAL11
  • ACCUSAL11
  • ACHIRAL12
  • ACNODAL10
  • ACRYLYL15
  • ACTINAL9
  • ADAGIAL9
  • ADAXIAL15
  • ADMIRAL10
  • ADNEXAL15
  • ADRENAL8
  • AEROGEL8
  • AEROSOL7
  • AFFINAL13
  • AFFIXAL20
  • AINSELL7
  • AIRBALL9
  • AIRFOIL10
  • AIRMAIL9
  • AKENIAL11
  • ALBINAL9
  • ALCOHOL12
  • ALLHEAL10
  • ALODIAL8
  • AMENTAL9
  • AMMIRAL11
  • AMMONAL11
  • AMYGDAL14
  • ANAXIAL14
  • ANCONAL9
  • ANETHOL10
  • ANGINAL8
  • ANTHILL10
  • ANTICAL9
  • APNOEAL9
  • APOGEAL10
  • APOSTIL9
  • APPAREL11
  • APPERIL11
  • APSIDAL10
  • APTERAL9
  • ARMSFUL12
  • AROUSAL7
  • ARRAYAL10
  • ARRIVAL10
  • ARSENAL7
  • ASEXUAL14
  • ASHFALL13
  • ASOCIAL9
  • ASPRAWL12
  • ATHRILL10
  • AUGURAL8
  • AURORAL7
  • AUSTRAL7
  • AXOLOTL14
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  • BALEFUL12
  • BALNEAL9
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  • BANEFUL12
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  • BASINAL9
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  • BATGIRL10
  • BATHYAL15
  • BATTILL9
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  • BEDROLL10
  • BEJEWEL19
  • BEMEDAL12
  • BENOMYL14
  • BENTHAL12
  • BENZOYL21
  • BEPEARL11
  • BESTIAL9
  • BESTILL9
  • BIAXIAL16
  • BIFOCAL14
  • BIJURAL16
  • BILEVEL12
  • BIMANAL11
  • BIMETAL11
  • BIMODAL12
  • BIOFUEL12
  • BIPEDAL12
  • BITONAL9
  • BIVINYL15
  • BIZONAL18
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  • BOBTAIL11
  • BODEFUL13
  • BOERBUL11
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  • BOWLFUL15
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  • BOXHAUL19
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  • BRIMFUL14
  • BRINJAL16
  • BRISTOL9
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  • BURGHUL13
  • BURRELL9
  • BURRHEL12
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  • BUTYRAL12
  • BUTYRYL15
  • CACODYL15
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  • CAMBREL13
  • CAMERAL11
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  • CANSFUL12
  • CANTHAL12
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  • CAPITOL11
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  • CARACAL11
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  • CARAMEL11
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  • CAREFUL12
  • CARINAL9
  • CAROMEL11
  • CARPOOL11
  • CARRELL9
  • CARTFUL12
  • CASTRAL9
  • CATCALL11
  • CATFALL12
  • CATTAIL9
  • CENSUAL9
  • CENTRAL9
  • CERAMAL11
  • CERRIAL9
  • CESURAL9
  • CHAEBOL14
  • CHAETAL12
  • CHANCEL14
  • CHANNEL12
  • CHAPPAL16
  • CHARNEL12
  • CHASMAL14
  • CHATTEL12
  • CHERVIL15
  • CHESSEL12
  • CHLORAL12
  • CHORDAL13
  • CHOREAL12
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  • CHROMEL14
  • CHROMYL17
  • CHUNNEL12
  • CITADEL10
  • CLAUSAL9
  • CLOACAL11
  • CLYPEAL14
  • CNEMIAL11
  • COAEVAL12
  • COASTAL9
  • COAXIAL16
  • CODICIL12
  • COEQUAL18
  • COLONEL9
  • COLUMEL11
  • COMICAL13
  • COMITAL11
  • CONCEAL11
  • CONCHAL14
  • CONGEAL10
  • CONICAL11
  • CONSEIL9
  • CONTROL9
  • CORBEIL11
  • CORDIAL10
  • CORIVAL12
  • CORNEAL9
  • CORNUAL9
  • CORONAL9
  • CORONEL9
  • CORYZAL21
  • COSTREL9
  • COTIDAL10
  • COUNCIL11
  • COUNSEL9
  • COWBELL14
  • COWGIRL13
  • COWHEEL15
  • CRANIAL9
  • CREEDAL10
  • CREOSOL9
  • CRESTAL9
  • CRISSAL9
  • CROPFUL14
  • CRUCIAL11
  • CRUSTAL9
  • CRYPTAL14
  • CRYSTAL12
  • CUBICAL13
  • CUBITAL11
  • CUPGALL12
  • CUPSFUL14
  • CURTAIL9
  • CUSTREL9
  • CYNICAL14
  • CYTOSOL12
  • DAMFOOL13
  • DAMOSEL10
  • DAMOZEL19
  • DANAZOL17
  • DAREFUL11
  • DATIVAL11
  • DAYSAIL11
  • DEASIUL8
  • DEASOIL8
  • DECADAL11
  • DECANAL10
  • DECIBEL12
  • DECIMAL12
  • DECRIAL10
  • DEEDFUL12
  • DEISEAL8
  • DEPOSAL10
  • DERNFUL11
  • DESKILL12
  • DESPOIL10
  • DEVISAL11
  • DEWFALL14
  • DEWFULL14
  • DEXTRAL15
  • DIALLEL8
  • DIARIAL8
  • DIBUTYL13
  • DICOTYL13
  • DIEDRAL9
  • DIETHYL14
  • DIGITAL9
  • DIGONAL9
  • DIREFUL11
  • DISHFUL14
  • DISLEAL8
  • DISMAYL13
  • DISTILL8
  • DITHIOL11
  • DIURNAL8
  • DOGGREL10
  • DOGTAIL9
  • DOLEFUL11
  • DOMICAL12
  • DOMICIL12
  • DONEGAL9
  • DOOMFUL13
  • DOTTREL8
  • DREIDEL9
  • DREVILL11
  • DRYWALL14
  • DRYWELL14
  • DUREFUL11
  • DUTIFUL11
  • DYSODIL12
  • EARBALL9
  • EASEFUL10
  • ECTYPAL14
  • EDENTAL8
  • EDICTAL10
  • ELUVIAL10
  • ELYTRAL10
  • EMBOWEL14
  • EMBROIL11
  • EMPANEL11
  • ENCINAL9
  • ENGRAIL8
  • ENSHELL10
  • ENSNARL7
  • ENTERAL7
  • ENTHRAL10
  • ENTRAIL7
  • ENTRALL7
  • ENWHEEL13
  • EPAXIAL16
  • EPHORAL12
  • EPIGEAL10
  • EPOCHAL14
  • EQUINAL16
  • ESCROLL9
  • ESPANOL9
  • ESTIVAL10
  • ESTRIOL7
  • ESTRUAL7
  • ETERNAL7
  • ETHANAL10
  • ETHANOL10
  • ETHICAL12
  • ETHINYL13
  • ETHOXYL20
  • ETHYNYL16
  • EUGENOL8
  • EVANGEL11
  • EXCUSAL16
  • EXPOSAL16
  • EXUVIAL17
  • EYEBALL12
  • FACTFUL15
  • FACTUAL12
  • FALAFEL13
  • FANGIRL11
  • FANNELL10
  • FANTAIL10
  • FARTHEL13
  • FASCIAL12
  • FATEFUL13
  • FAUCIAL12
  • FEARFUL13
  • FEDERAL11
  • FELAFEL13
  • FEMINAL12
  • FEMORAL12
  • FIGURAL11
  • FINICAL12
  • FISHFUL16
  • FISTFUL13
  • FLANNEL10
  • FLOATEL10
  • FLUIDAL11
  • FLUVIAL13
  • FOODFUL14
  • FORKFUL17
  • FORMFUL15
  • FOXTAIL17
  • FRACTAL12
  • FRAMPAL14
  • FRESNEL10
  • FRETFUL13
  • FRONTAL10
  • FULFILL13
  • FUNERAL10
  • FURBALL12
  • FUSAROL10
  • FUTCHEL15
  • FUTURAL10
  • GADWALL12
  • GAINFUL11
  • GAMBREL12
  • GAMETAL10
  • GANGREL9
  • GARBOIL10
  • GASAHOL11
  • GASHFUL14
  • GASOHOL11
  • GASTRAL8
  • GAZEFUL20
  • GEMINAL10
  • GENERAL8
  • GENITAL8
  • GENTEEL8
  • GEOIDAL9
  • GHARIAL11
  • GINGALL9
  • GIRASOL8
  • GIROSOL8
  • GLACIAL10
  • GLADFUL12
  • GLAREAL8
  • GLEEFUL11
  • GLOSSAL8
  • GLOTTAL8
  • GLUTEAL8
  • GLYPTAL13
  • GNATHAL11
  • GOMERAL10
  • GOMEREL10
  • GOMERIL10
  • GONADAL9
  • GRADUAL9
  • GRAPNEL10
  • GRAUPEL10
  • GREMIAL10
  • GUMBALL12
  • GUMBOIL12
  • GUSTFUL11
  • GUTSFUL11
  • HANDFUL14
  • HANDSEL11
  • HARMFUL15
  • HATCHEL15
  • HATEFUL13
  • HATSFUL13
  • HAVEREL13
  • HEADFUL14
  • HEDERAL11
  • HEEDFUL14
  • HELICAL12
  • HELPFUL15
  • HEMATAL12
  • HERNIAL10
  • HERSALL10
  • HOBNAIL12
  • HOLDALL11
  • HOPEFUL15
  • HORNFUL13
  • HUMERAL12
  • HUMORAL12
  • HURTFUL13
  • HUSHFUL16
  • HYMENAL15
  • HYOIDAL14
  • HYPURAL15
  • ICEBALL11
  • ICEFALL12
  • ILLEGAL8
  • IMMORAL11
  • IMPANEL11
  • IMPEARL11
  • IMPERIL11
  • INCISAL9
  • INCIVIL12
  • INCUDAL10
  • INDEXAL15
  • INDOXYL18
  • INDWELL11
  • INFIDEL11
  • INITIAL7
  • INKWELL14
  • INSHELL10
  • INSTALL7
  • INSTILL7
  • INTHRAL10
  • INTIMAL9
  • INVITAL10
  • IRIDEAL8
  • IRIDIAL8
  • ISCHIAL12
  • ISOAMYL12
  • JAMBOOL18
  • JARSFUL17
  • JAWFALL20
  • JEJUNAL21
  • JEOFAIL17
  • JESTFUL17
  • JETFOIL17
  • JEZEBEL25
  • JINGALL15
  • JONQUIL23
  • JOURNAL14
  • JUGSFUL18
  • JUVENAL17
  • KAKODYL19
  • KARAKUL15
  • KESTREL11
  • KISTFUL14
  • KNAIDEL12
  • KNEIDEL12
  • KNEVELL14
  • KURSAAL11
  • LACTEAL9
  • LACUNAL9
  • LAMINAL9
  • LANGREL8
  • LANITAL7
  • LATERAL7
  • LATOSOL7
  • LEXICAL16
  • LIBERAL9
  • LIFEFUL13
  • LIMACEL11
  • LIMINAL9
  • LINALOL7
  • LINGUAL8
  • LIONCEL9
  • LISTFUL10
  • LITERAL7
  • LITORAL7
  • LOBTAIL9
  • LOCHIAL12
  • LOCKFUL16
  • LOESSAL7
  • LOGICAL10
  • LOGROLL8
  • LOOFFUL13
  • LORRELL7
  • LOWBALL12
  • LUGSAIL8
  • LUMENAL9
  • LUMINAL9
  • LUNGFUL11
  • LUSTFUL10
  • LUSTRAL7
  • LYOPHIL15
  • LYRICAL12
  • MACERAL11
  • MAGICAL12
  • MANDREL10
  • MANDRIL10
  • MANTEEL9
  • MARITAL9
  • MARSHAL12
  • MARTIAL9
  • MASTFUL12
  • MATINAL9
  • MAXIMAL18
  • MAXWELL19
  • MAYORAL12
  • MAZEFUL21
  • MEDICAL12
  • MEDUSAL10
  • MEMBRAL13
  • MENSUAL9
  • MENTHOL12
  • METICAL11
  • MIASMAL11
  • MILFOIL12
  • MIMICAL13
  • MINDFUL13
  • MINERAL9
  • MINIMAL11
  • MISBILL11
  • MISCALL11
  • MISDEAL10
  • MISDIAL10
  • MISFALL12
  • MISFELL12
  • MISTELL9
  • MISTFUL12
  • MISTRAL9
  • MOANFUL12
  • MOCHELL14
  • MONADAL10
  • MONDIAL10
  • MONGREL10
  • MONOFIL12
  • MOORILL9
  • MORRELL9
  • MUCHELL14
  • MUCOSAL11
  • MUDSILL10
  • MULMULL11
  • MUSEFUL12
  • MUSICAL11
  • MYRRHOL15
  • NADIRAL8
  • NAGMAAL10
  • NAPHTOL12
  • NARWHAL13
  • NATURAL7
  • NEEDFUL11
  • NEMORAL9
  • NESTFUL10
  • NETBALL9
  • NEUTRAL7
  • NITINOL7
  • NODICAL10
  • NOMBRIL11
  • NOMINAL9
  • NONFUEL10
  • NONORAL7
  • NONWOOL10
  • NOSTRIL7
  • NOTCHEL12
  • NOUSELL7
  • NUCLEAL9
  • NUMERAL9
  • NUPTIAL9
  • NUTBALL9
  • NUTGALL8
  • NUTMEAL9
  • NYMPHAL17
  • OATMEAL9
  • OBITUAL9
  • OCTANOL9
  • OCTAVAL12
  • ODDBALL11
  • ODORFUL11
  • OEDIPAL10
  • OENOMEL9
  • OESTRAL7
  • OINOMEL9
  • OMENTAL9
  • OPTICAL11
  • OPTIMAL11
  • ORBITAL9
  • ORCINOL9
  • ORDINAL8
  • OSCHEAL12
  • OSMOLAL9
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  • OUTCALL9
  • OUTDUEL8
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  • OUTFEEL10
  • OUTFOOL10
  • OUTHAUL10
  • OUTHOWL13
  • OUTKILL11
  • OUTPOLL9
  • OUTPULL9
  • OUTROLL7
  • OUTSAIL7
  • OUTSELL7
  • OUTTELL7
  • OUTWELL10
  • OUTWILL10
  • OUTYELL10
  • OVARIAL10
  • OVERALL10
  • OVOIDAL11
  • OXYPHIL22
  • PAGEFUL13
  • PAGINAL10
  • PAILFUL12
  • PAINFUL12
  • PAIRIAL9
  • PALATAL9
  • PALLIAL9
  • PALMFUL14
  • PALUDAL10
  • PAPYRAL14
  • PARASOL9
  • PARBOIL11
  • PARTIAL9
  • PASCHAL14
  • PASCUAL11
  • PASQUIL18
  • PATBALL11
  • PATRIAL9
  • PAYROLL12
  • PAYWALL15
  • PEAFOWL15
  • PEDICEL12
  • PEDOCAL12
  • PEDRAIL10
  • PENICIL11
  • PENNILL9
  • PEREGAL10
  • PERORAL9
  • PERUSAL9
  • PESTFUL12
  • PEYTRAL12
  • PEYTREL12
  • PHASEAL12
  • PHRASAL12
  • PIGTAIL10
  • PINBALL11
  • PINCURL11
  • PINFALL12
  • PINITOL9
  • PINTAIL9
  • PIPEFUL14
  • PITFALL12
  • PITHFUL15
  • PITIFUL12
  • PIVOTAL12
  • PLAYFUL15
  • PLEONAL9
  • PLEURAL9
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  • PLUTEAL9
  • PLUVIAL12
  • POINTEL9
  • POITREL9
  • POKEFUL16
  • POTBOIL11
  • POUNDAL10
  • POUTFUL12
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  • PREBOIL11
  • PRECOOL11
  • PREDIAL10
  • PREMEAL11
  • PREORAL9
  • PREPILL11
  • PREQUEL18
  • PRESELL9
  • PRETELL9
  • PRETZEL18
  • PREVAIL12
  • PREYFUL15
  • PROBALL11
  • PROCTAL11
  • PROTHYL15
  • PUBERAL11
  • PURSUAL9
  • PUSHFUL15
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  • QUETZAL25
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  • RACKFUL16
  • RADICAL10
  • RADICEL10
  • RAGDOLL9
  • RAGEFUL11
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  • RASCHEL12
  • RATTAIL7
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  • REDTAIL8
  • REEXPEL16
  • REFUSAL10
  • REFUTAL10
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  • REMODEL10
  • REMOVAL12
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  • RESTFUL10
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  • ROOMFUL12
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  • RUTHFUL13
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  • SAHIWAL13
  • SAKSAUL11
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  • SATCHEL12
  • SATYRAL10
  • SAWBILL12
  • SAWMILL12
  • SCALPEL11
  • SCANDAL10
  • SCHNELL12
  • SCISSEL9
  • SCISSIL9
  • SCLERAL9
  • SCRAVEL12
  • SCRIBAL11
  • SCROTAL9
  • SCURRIL9
  • SEAFOWL13
  • SEAGULL8
  • SEAWALL10
  • SECONAL9
  • SEGETAL8
  • SEISMAL9
  • SEMINAL9
  • SENSUAL7
  • SEROSAL7
  • SERUMAL9
  • SETWALL10
  • SEVERAL10
  • SEXFOIL17
  • SHEDFUL14
  • SHEITEL10
  • SHIMAAL12
  • SHIPFUL15
  • SHOPFUL15
  • SHRINAL10
  • SHRIVEL13
  • SHTETEL10
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  • SKILFUL14
  • SKINFUL14
  • SKYSAIL14
  • SNORKEL11
  • SOMITAL9
  • SOMNIAL9
  • SONGFUL11
  • SORORAL7
  • SOULFUL10
  • SOYMEAL12
  • SPACIAL11
  • SPANCEL11
  • SPANIEL9
  • SPATHAL12
  • SPATIAL9
  • SPECIAL11
  • SPHERAL12
  • SPIEGEL10
  • SPIGNEL10
  • SPONDYL13
  • SPONSAL9
  • SPOUSAL9
  • SPUDGEL11
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  • STAMMEL11
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  • STANNEL7
  • STANYEL10
  • STEMPEL11
  • STENCIL9
  • STERNAL7
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  • STIGMAL10
  • STOICAL9
  • STOKVEL14
  • STRATAL7
  • STRIGIL8
  • STROBIL9
  • STROMAL9
  • STRUDEL8
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  • SUBGOAL10
  • SUBORAL9
  • SUBOVAL12
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SUDORAL8
  • SUNDIAL8
  • SURREAL7
  • SURVEIL10
  • SUTURAL7
  • SWAYFUL16
  • SYNFUEL13
  • SYNODAL11
  • SYZYGAL23
  • TACTFUL12
  • TACTUAL9
  • TALEFUL10
  • TANKFUL14
  • TAPETAL9
  • TARSEAL7
  • TASSELL7
  • TEABOWL12
  • TEARFUL10
  • TEEMFUL12
  • TEENFUL10
  • TENDRIL8
  • TENTFUL10
  • TERTIAL7
  • TESTRIL7
  • TETANAL7
  • TEXTUAL14
  • THEELOL10
  • THERMAL12
  • THERMEL12
  • THIAZOL19
  • THIONYL13
  • TIERCEL9
  • TIMBRAL11
  • TIMBREL11
  • TIMOLOL9
  • TINCHEL12
  • TINFOIL10
  • TISSUAL7
  • TOENAIL7
  • TOILFUL10
  • TOMFOOL12
  • TONNELL7
  • TOPFULL12
  • TOPICAL11
  • TOPSAIL9
  • TOPSOIL9
  • TOXICAL16
  • TRAMELL9
  • TRAMMEL11
  • TRAVAIL10
  • TRAYFUL13
  • TREFOIL10
  • TRENAIL7
  • TRENTAL7
  • TRESSEL7
  • TRIVIAL10
  • TROCHAL12
  • TROCHIL12
  • TROMMEL11
  • TRUCIAL9
  • TRUNCAL9
  • TRUNNEL7
  • TRYSAIL10
  • TUBEFUL12
  • TUMBREL11
  • TUMBRIL11
  • TUMORAL9
  • TUNEFUL10
  • TURMOIL9
  • TWIBILL12
  • TYPICAL14
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  • UMBONAL11
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  • UNCIVIL12
  • UNEQUAL16
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  • UNLEVEL10
  • UNMORAL9
  • UNPANEL9
  • UNRAVEL10
  • UNROYAL10
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  • UNSNARL7
  • UNSPELL9
  • UNSPOOL9
  • UNSTEEL7
  • UNUSUAL7
  • UNVITAL10
  • UNVOCAL12
  • UPRISAL9
  • UPSKILL13
  • UPSWELL12
  • UPWHIRL15
  • UREDIAL8
  • UTENSIL7
  • UXORIAL14
  • VAGINAL11
  • VANPOOL12
  • VASEFUL13
  • VASSAIL10
  • VATICAL12
  • VEGETAL11
  • VENTAIL10
  • VENTRAL10
  • VERMEIL12
  • VERMELL12
  • VERONAL10
  • VESICAL12
  • VESSAIL10
  • VESTRAL10
  • VIALFUL13
  • VICINAL12
  • VICTUAL12
  • VIMINAL12
  • VIRTUAL10
  • VITRAIL10
  • VITRIOL10
  • VOLUBIL12
  • WADMAAL13
  • WADMOLL13
  • WAGTAIL11
  • WAILFUL13
  • WAKEFUL17
  • WAMEFUL15
  • WASSAIL10
  • WASTREL10
  • WAXBILL19
  • WAYBILL15
  • WEBMAIL14
  • WILEFUL13
  • WILLFUL13
  • WIMBREL14
  • WISHFUL16
  • WISTFUL13
  • WITWALL13
  • WOOSELL10
  • WORKFUL17
  • WRYBILL15
  • XYLENOL17
  • XYLITOL17
  • ZEALFUL19
  • ZESTFUL19
  • ZOARIAL16
  • ZOOIDAL17
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is A.
1st letter
  1. C10%
  2. S10%
  3. P8%
2nd letter
  1. A17%
  2. E15%
  3. O12%
3rd letter
  1. R11%
  2. T10%
  3. S9%
4th letter
  1. I12%
  2. T10%
  3. E9%
5th letter
  1. F13%
  2. R11%
  3. I10%
6th letter
  1. A43%
  2. U14%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JEZEBEL tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 70 words
  2. 8 points: 56 words
  3. 99 points: 178 words
  4. 10 points: 155 words
  5. 1111 points: 138 words
  6. 12 points: 150 words
  7. 1313 points: 64 words
  8. 14 points: 60 words
  9. 1515 points: 40 words
  10. 16 points: 32 words
  11. 1717 points: 17 words
  12. 18 points: 10 words
  13. 1919 points: 9 words
  14. 20 points: 4 words
  15. 2121 points: 4 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 2 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEZEBEL2529All three
QUETZAL2527All three
JONQUIL2328All three
SYZYGAL2323All three
OXYPHIL2222All three
BENZOYL2123All three
JEJUNAL2128All three
CORYZAL2122All three
MAZEFUL2124Collins only
AFFIXAL2021All three
ETHOXYL2019All three
GAZEFUL2023Collins only

A final L is easy to build around, because a handful of suffixes explain most of the list. Learn -AL, -FUL and -EL and you cover roughly two thirds of the 992 words. The rest are rarer shapes, and a few carry the big Scrabble scores.

Seven-letter L-enders at a glance

  • 992 words end in L, and 117 of them are common English.
  • 757 have a definition, and the average Scrabble score is 11.2.
  • C opens 103 of them and S opens 101; P follows with 78.
  • JEZEBEL and QUETZAL top the scores at 25 points each.
  • The 6-letter list has 813 words and the 8-letter list has 1,247.

Which L endings cover the most words?

-AL is the giant: 426 words, about 43 percent of the list. Examples are GENERAL, SEVERAL, SPECIAL, medical, central, natural and capital. Inside that group, -RAL covers 76 words, -IAL 59 and -NAL 52.

-FUL comes next with 127, such as careful and helpful. Then -EL with 123, as in channel, and -LL with 119, as in overall. Only 91 words end in -IL and 57 in -OL, so those are poor first guesses.

Which letters start these words?

C and S lead with 103 and 101, which together make 204 words, or about one in five. CONTROL and CENTRAL show the C group; SEVERAL and SPECIAL show the S group. P is third at 78, and A and T share 62 each.

Knowing the first and last letters leaves five open slots. A C start with an -AL finish already points to capital or central, and an S start with -AL gives special or several. Each of those four uses exactly seven tiles, so a crossword grid with the right gaps confirms them quickly.

Does an L ending make a good bingo?

It does. Any 7-letter word played from a full rack earns the 50-point bingo bonus, so the average word here is worth about 61 points: 11.2 plus 50 is 61.2. L is a one-point tile that sits easily beside common vowels, so the bonus does most of the work.

For the big scores you need rare tiles. JEZEBEL leans on a J and a Z worth 18 together, QUETZAL on a Q and a Z worth 20, and JONQUIL scores 23. Add the bonus to a 25-pointer and a lucky rack yields 75.

What are the dictionary limits?

Note

Collins accepts 971 of the 992, NWL2023 accepts 779 and ENABLE accepts 717. Check your game's word list before playing a rarity such as SYZYGAL.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words end in L?
There are 992 seven-letter words ending in L. Collins accepts 971 of them, NWL2023 accepts 779 and ENABLE accepts 717, so the number you can play depends on the dictionary your game uses.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word ending in L?
JEZEBEL and QUETZAL tie at 25 points before bonuses. JONQUIL and SYZYGAL follow at 23, then OXYPHIL at 22 and BENZOYL at 21. All are rare, so check your game's word list.
Which ending is most common for 7-letter words ending in L?
-AL is by far the most common, covering 426 of the 992 words. -FUL follows with 127, then -EL with 123 and -LL with 119. Together those four endings account for 795 words.
How many 7-letter L words are common English?
Only 117 of the 992 are common by everyday frequency, though 757 have a definition. GENERAL, CONTROL, SEVERAL, SPECIAL and MEDICAL are among the ones you will meet most often.

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