Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with L as the 3rd Letter
Looking for 5 letter words with L as the 3rd letter? L in the third box often doubles, as in ALLOW, HELLO and CALLS, or follows a vowel, as in VALUE, RULES and BELOW. This page groups them by the letters around the middle box so you can find the right word faster in Wordle, Scrabble and crosswords.
1,096matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with L as the 3rd Letter
- aalii
- abled
- abler
- ables
- ablet
- ablow
- aclys
- adlet
- aflaj
- aflat
- afley
- aflow
- aglee
- aglet
- agley
- agloo
- aglow
- aglus
- ailed
- aillt
- allah
- allay
- allee
- allel
- aller
- alley
- allez
- allis
- allod
- alloo
- allot
- allow
- alloy
- allyl
- amlas
- amlet
- anlas
- anlet
- anlia
- arled
- arles
- aslop
- atlas
- aulae
- aulas
- aulic
- auloi
- aulos
- axled
- axles
- aylet
- ayllu
- azlon
- balai
- balao
- balas
- balat
- balau
- balds
- baldy
- baled
- balei
- baler
- bales
- balks
- balky
- balli
- ballo
- balls
- bally
- balms
- balmy
- balon
- baloo
- balow
- balsa
- balti
- balun
- balus
- balut
- balza
- belah
- belam
- belap
- belar
- belat
- belay
- belch
- belee
- belga
- belie
- belle
- belli
- bells
- belly
- belon
- below
- belts
- belue
- belve
- bilbi
- bilbo
- bilby
- bilch
- biled
- biles
- bilge
- bilgy
- bilic
- bilio
- bilks
- billa
- bills
- billy
- bilos
- bilsh
- bolar
- bolas
- boldo
- bolds
- boled
- boles
- bolis
- bolix
- bolls
- bolly
- bolos
- bolti
- bolts
- bolty
- bolus
- bulak
- bulbs
- bulby
- bulge
- bulgy
- bulks
- bulky
- bulla
- bulls
- bully
- bulse
- bylaw
- calci
- calef
- calfs
- calic
- calid
- calif
- calin
- calix
- calks
- calla
- callo
- calls
- calms
- calmy
- calor
- calos
- calpa
- calps
- calve
- calyx
- celeb
- cella
- celli
- cello
- cells
- celom
- celts
- chlor
- cilia
- cills
- colas
- colat
- colby
- colds
- coled
- colen
- coles
- coley
- colic
- colin
- colla
- colls
- colly
- colob
- colog
- colon
- color
- colts
- colza
- culch
- culet
- culex
- culla
- culls
- cully
- culms
- culmy
- culot
- culpa
- culti
- cults
- culty
- cylix
- dalai
- dalan
- dalar
- daled
- daler
- dales
- dalis
- dalle
- dally
- dalts
- delaw
- delay
- deled
- deles
- delfs
- delft
- delhi
- delim
- delis
- delit
- dells
- delly
- deloo
- delos
- delph
- delta
- delts
- delve
- dildo
- dilis
- dilli
- dills
- dilly
- dilos
- dolce
- dolci
- doled
- doles
- dolia
- dolls
- dolly
- dolma
- dolor
- dolos
- dolts
- dolus
- duler
- dules
- dulia
- dulls
- dully
- dulse
- eales
- eblis
- eclat
- eeler
- eilds
- enlay
- enlit
- eplot
- euler
- exlex
- falaj
- falla
- falls
- fally
- false
- falus
- felch
- felid
- felis
- fella
- fells
- felly
- felon
- felts
- felty
- filao
- filar
- filch
- filea
- filed
- filer
- files
- filet
- filii
- filla
- fille
- fillo
- fills
- filly
- filmi
- films
- filmy
- filos
- filth
- filum
- folds
- foldy
- foley
- folia
- folic
- folie
- folio
- folks
- folky
- folly
- fplot
- fulls
- fully
- fulth
- fultz
- fulwa
- fyles
- galah
- galas
- galax
- galbe
- galea
- galee
- gales
- galet
- galey
- galla
- galls
- gally
- galop
- galut
- galvo
- gelds
- gelee
- gelid
- gelly
- gelts
- gilas
- gilds
- gilet
- gilia
- gilim
- gills
- gilly
- gilpy
- gilse
- gilts
- gilty
- golds
- goldy
- golee
- golem
- goles
- golet
- golfs
- golly
- goloe
- golpe
- golps
- gulae
- gulag
- gular
- gulas
- gulch
- gules
- gulet
- gulfs
- gulfy
- gulix
- gulls
- gully
- gulph
- gulps
- gulpy
- halal
- halas
- halch
- haldu
- haled
- haler
- hales
- halfa
- halfs
- halfy
- halid
- halke
- hallo
- halls
- halma
- halms
- halon
- halos
- halse
- halte
- halts
- halva
- halve
- halwe
- helas
- helco
- heled
- heles
- helio
- helix
- hello
- hells
- helly
- helms
- heloe
- helos
- helot
- helps
- helve
- hilar
- hilch
- hillo
- hills
- hilly
- hilsa
- hilts
- hilum
- hilus
- holds
- holed
- holer
- holes
- holey
- holia
- holks
- holla
- hollo
- holly
- holms
- holon
- holts
- hulas
- hulch
- hules
- hulks
- hulky
- hullo
- hulls
- hully
- hylas
- hyleg
- hyles
- hylic
- idled
- idler
- idles
- igloo
- iglus
- iller
- illth
- illus
- inlaw
- inlay
- inlet
- islam
- islay
- isled
- isles
- islet
- islot
- iulus
- jalap
- jalee
- jalet
- jalop
- jalor
- jalur
- jelab
- jelib
- jello
- jells
- jelly
- jills
- jilts
- joled
- joles
- jolls
- jolly
- jolts
- jolty
- julep
- julid
- kalam
- kalan
- kales
- kalif
- kalis
- kalon
- kalpa
- keleh
- kelek
- kelep
- kelia
- kelim
- kells
- kelly
- kelps
- kelpy
- kelts
- kelty
- kileh
- kiley
- kilij
- kilim
- kills
- kilns
- kilom
- kilos
- kilps
- kilts
- kilty
- kolas
- kolea
- kolos
- kulah
- kulak
- kulan
- kulas
- kulfi
- kyles
- kylie
- kylin
- kylix
- kyloe
- laldy
- lalls
- lilac
- liles
- lills
- lilos
- lilts
- lolls
- lolly
- lolog
- lulab
- lulav
- lulls
- lully
- lulus
- malam
- malar
- malas
- malax
- malay
- malee
- maleo
- males
- malgr
- malic
- malie
- malik
- malis
- malls
- malms
- malmy
- malta
- malts
- malty
- malum
- malva
- malwa
- melam
- melas
- melba
- melch
- melds
- melee
- melic
- melik
- melis
- mells
- meloe
- melon
- melos
- melts
- melty
- milch
- milds
- miler
- miles
- milfs
- milha
- milia
- milko
- milks
- milky
- mille
- mills
- milor
- milos
- milpa
- milts
- milty
- miltz
- molal
- molar
- molas
- molds
- moldy
- moler
- moles
- molet
- molka
- molla
- molle
- molls
- molly
- molpe
- molto
- molts
- molvi
- mulch
- mulct
- muled
- mules
- mulet
- muley
- mulga
- mulla
- mulls
- mulse
- mulsh
- multi
- multo
- mylar
- nalas
- naled
- nalla
- nelis
- nelly
- nills
- nilot
- noles
- nolle
- nolls
- nolos
- nulla
- nullo
- nulls
- nylon
- oblat
- obley
- oelet
- oflag
- ogled
- ogler
- ogles
- oiled
- oiler
- ollas
- ollav
- oller
- ollie
- omlah
- onlap
- onlay
- oolak
- oolly
- orles
- orlet
- orlon
- orlop
- orlos
- oulap
- oulks
- owled
- owler
- owlet
- oxlip
- oylet
- palar
- palas
- palay
- palch
- palea
- paled
- paler
- pales
- palet
- palew
- palis
- palki
- palla
- palli
- palls
- pally
- palmo
- palms
- palmy
- palpi
- palps
- palsy
- palta
- palus
- pelas
- peles
- pelfs
- pells
- pelma
- pelon
- pelta
- pelts
- pflag
- phlox
- pilaf
- pilao
- pilar
- pilau
- pilaw
- pilch
- pilea
- piled
- pilei
- piler
- piles
- pilin
- pilis
- pills
- pilmy
- pilon
- pilot
- pilow
- pilum
- pilus
- polar
- poled
- poler
- poles
- poley
- polio
- polis
- polje
- polka
- polki
- polks
- polls
- polly
- poloi
- polos
- polts
- polyp
- polys
- pulao
- pulas
- puled
- puler
- pules
- pulex
- pulik
- pulis
- pulka
- pulks
- pulli
- pulls
- pulmo
- pulps
- pulpy
- pulse
- pulus
- pylar
- pylic
- pylon
- rales
- rally
- ralph
- relap
- relax
- relay
- reles
- relet
- relic
- relie
- relig
- relit
- relot
- riled
- riles
- riley
- rille
- rills
- rilly
- rolag
- roleo
- roles
- rolfs
- rolls
- ruled
- ruler
- rules
- salad
- salal
- salar
- salat
- salay
- salep
- sales
- salet
- salic
- salix
- salle
- sally
- salma
- salmi
- salol
- salon
- salop
- salpa
- salps
- salsa
- salse
- salta
- salto
- salts
- salty
- salud
- salue
- salus
- salve
- salvo
- salvy
- sclat
- sclaw
- scler
- sclim
- selah
- seles
- selfs
- sella
- selle
- sells
- selly
- selva
- shlep
- shlub
- silds
- siled
- silen
- siler
- siles
- silex
- silks
- silky
- sills
- silly
- silos
- silts
- silty
- silva
- silyl
- sklim
- solah
- solan
- solar
- solas
- solay
- solde
- soldi
- soldo
- solds
- solea
- soled
- solei
- soler
- soles
- solfa
- solid
- solio
- solod
- solon
- solos
- solum
- solus
- solve
- splad
- splat
- splay
- splet
- split
- splog
- sulci
- sulea
- sulfa
- sulfo
- sulka
- sulks
- sulky
- sulla
- sully
- sulph
- sulus
- sylid
- sylis
- sylph
- sylva
- talak
- talao
- talaq
- talar
- talas
- talck
- talcs
- talcy
- talea
- taled
- taler
- tales
- talio
- talis
- talks
- talky
- talli
- talls
- tally
- talma
- talon
- talpa
- taluk
- talus
- telae
- telar
- telco
- teles
- telex
- telia
- telic
- tells
- tellt
- telly
- teloi
- telos
- telyn
- tilak
- tilde
- tiled
- tiler
- tiles
- tills
- tilly
- tilth
- tilts
- tilty
- tolan
- tolar
- tolas
- toldo
- toled
- toles
- tolls
- tolly
- tolts
- tolus
- tolyl
- tules
- tulip
- tulle
- tulpa
- tulsa
- tulsi
- tyler
- tylus
- ualis
- uglis
- uhlan
- uhllo
- uller
- unlap
- unlaw
- unlax
- unlay
- unled
- unlet
- unlid
- unlie
- unlit
- uplay
- upled
- upleg
- uplit
- urlar
- urled
- vales
- valet
- valew
- valid
- valis
- valor
- valse
- value
- valva
- valve
- valyl
- velal
- velar
- velds
- veldt
- veles
- velic
- vells
- velte
- velum
- vilde
- viler
- villa
- ville
- villi
- vills
- volae
- volar
- voled
- voles
- volet
- volks
- volow
- volta
- volte
- volti
- volto
- volts
- volva
- volve
- vulgo
- vulns
- vulva
- waldo
- walds
- waled
- waler
- wales
- walis
- walks
- walla
- walls
- wally
- walth
- walty
- waltz
- welch
- welds
- welke
- welks
- welkt
- wells
- welly
- welsh
- welts
- wilco
- wilds
- wiled
- wiles
- wilga
- wilis
- wilja
- wills
- willy
- wilts
- wolds
- woldy
- wolfs
- wolly
- wolve
- wulls
- wyled
- wyles
- xylan
- xylem
- xylic
- xylol
- xylyl
- yales
- yalla
- yclad
- ycled
- yelek
- yelks
- yells
- yelms
- yelps
- yelts
- yills
- yolks
- yolky
- yulan
- yules
- zilas
- zilch
- zilla
- zills
- zolle
- zulus
Middle Patterns You Will See with L as the Third Letter
Most words in this group follow a handful of middle patterns. AL gives VALUE, SALES and CALLS; UL gives RULES, FULLY and PULSE; EL gives BELOW, TELLS and CELLS; OL gives COLOR, SOLID and HOLDS; IL gives MILES, FILMS and PILOT. Learning them lets you jump from the third letter to a short list of likely words.
Useful five-letter words
VALUE, RULES, BELOW, SALES and ALLOW are the entries you are most likely to meet in a puzzle. COLOR, HELLO and SOLID are worth keeping in reserve.
- VALUE
- RULES
- BELOW
- SALES
- ALLOW
A Wordle Tip for L in the Third Box
A doubled L is worth testing early because LL is behind so many words: CALLS, TELLS, HELLO, FULLY and ALLOW. Otherwise try A, U, E or O in the second box. After that, the outer letters decide between the remaining candidates.
L Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, L is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Keeping a few words in mind, such as VALUE, RULES and BELOW, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
Is a double L common in the third and fourth boxes
Yes. LL gives CALLS, TELLS, WALLS, HELLO, FULLY, ALLOW and many more, so it is one of the best pairings to test when L is green in the third box.
Is L a common third letter in five letter words
L is one of the most common third letters in five letter words. Knowing the usual middle patterns is more helpful than guessing blindly.
What are good 5 letter words with L as the 3rd letter to guess first
VALUE, RULES and BELOW are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. SALES and ALLOW make good follow ups.