Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with L as the 4th Letter

Need help finding 5 letter words with L as the 4th letter? L in the fourth box is very common, and it closes words in LD, LL, LE, LY and LS, such as WOULD, STILL, WHILE, EARLY and GIRLS. The endings and examples below make it quicker to solve Wordle, Scrabble and crossword clues.

1,000matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with L as the 4th Letter

abele
abilo
acale
acold
acyls
addle
adult
afald
agila
agile
ahold
aholt
ahull
aillt
aioli
aisle
aizle
akala
akela
akule
alala
alula
amala
amalg
amble
amelu
amole
ample
amply
amula
amylo
amyls
ancle
anele
angle
anglo
anile
anils
ankle
anole
anoli
apili
apple
apply
aptly
argle
arils
arsle
artly
aryls
asale
asyla
asyle
atelo
ately
atilt
atole
atoll
attle
atule
avale
avell
avels
avile
awald
awalt
awdls
awkly
awols
axels
axile
axils
ayelp
ayllu
azole
baals
bable
badly
baels
bagle
baile
bailo
bails
bakli
balli
ballo
balls
bally
barly
bauld
baulk
bawls
bawly
bayle
beala
beele
beild
belle
belli
bells
belly
bhalu
bhels
biali
bialy
bible
bield
bigly
billa
bills
billy
birle
birls
bodle
bogle
boils
boily
bolls
bolly
bools
booly
boule
boult
bovld
bowla
bowle
bowls
bowly
boyla
brill
broll
brule
bugle
buhls
build
built
bulla
bulls
bully
burls
burly
butle
byrls
cable
calla
callo
calls
camla
canli
caple
carle
carls
cauld
cauli
caulk
cauls
ceile
ceili
ceils
cella
celli
cello
cells
chalk
chals
chela
chelp
child
chile
chili
chill
chola
chold
choli
cholo
chyle
ciels
cills
cirls
coala
coals
coaly
coble
coils
colla
colls
colly
conli
cools
cooly
could
cowle
cowls
coyly
crile
crull
cubla
culla
culls
cully
cumly
curli
curls
curly
cycle
cyclo
daals
dahls
daily
dalle
dally
danli
dault
deals
dealt
deely
deils
dekle
dells
delly
dhals
dhole
dholl
dhols
dials
didle
dilli
dills
dilly
dimly
diols
diple
dirls
disli
dobla
dogly
doilt
doily
dolls
dolly
doole
dooli
dools
dooly
doula
dowle
dowls
dowly
doylt
doyly
drill
drily
drole
droll
dryly
duali
duals
duels
dulls
dully
duole
dupla
duple
duply
dwale
dwalm
dwell
dwelt
dwile
eably
eagle
earls
early
easle
ecole
edile
egall
emule
emuls
enols
eorls
epulo
esile
ettle
evils
exalt
exile
exuls
exult
fable
fails
falla
falls
fally
farle
farls
fatly
fauld
fault
faulx
feals
feels
feely
fella
fells
felly
ferly
feyly
field
filla
fille
fillo
fills
filly
fitly
fjeld
foals
foaly
fogle
foils
folly
fonly
fools
foule
fouls
fowls
foxly
foyle
frill
fuels
fugle
fugly
fulls
fully
funli
furls
gable
gaels
gaily
galla
galls
gally
gaols
garle
gauls
gault
gayly
geals
gelly
gerle
ghole
ghyll
gibli
gills
gilly
girls
girly
gisla
glali
goals
godly
goels
golly
goold
gools
gooly
gowls
goyle
grill
grrls
guelf
guild
guile
guilt
guily
gulls
gully
gumly
gurle
gurls
gurly
gusla
gusle
gusli
guyle
gwely
gyals
gyeld
hable
hails
haily
hallo
halls
hamli
haole
haply
harls
hauld
haulm
hauls
hault
hayle
hazle
heald
heals
heels
heild
heils
heily
hello
hells
helly
herls
hibla
hield
hillo
hills
hilly
hiply
holla
hollo
holly
hooly
horla
hotly
hoult
howls
hoyle
huile
hullo
hulls
hully
hurls
hurly
hwyls
icily
ickle
idola
idols
idyll
idyls
ighly
imply
incle
ingle
inglu
inkle
inula
isoln
istle
italy
ixtle
iztle
jagla
jails
jarls
jeels
jeely
jello
jells
jelly
jhala
jills
jolls
jolly
joola
joule
jowls
jowly
kails
kayle
keels
kells
kelly
khula
kibla
kills
kmole
knell
knelt
knoll
koala
koali
koels
kohls
koila
krill
kvell
kwela
ladle
lagly
lalls
laxly
lills
limli
lisle
lolls
lolly
loulu
lowly
lulls
lully
macle
madly
maile
maill
mails
malls
manly
maple
marle
marli
marls
marly
matlo
mauls
meals
mealy
medle
meile
mells
merle
merls
mewls
mille
mills
mimly
mirly
misly
moble
moile
moils
molla
molle
molls
molly
moola
mooli
mools
mooly
mopla
mould
mouls
moult
mouly
moyle
moyls
muhly
muils
mulla
mulls
murls
murly
mvule
myall
nabla
nable
nails
naily
nalla
nawle
neals
neeld
neele
nelly
newly
nifle
nills
nirls
nirly
noble
nobly
noels
noils
noily
nolle
nolls
nonly
nould
noule
nouls
nowls
nulla
nullo
nulls
nurls
nurly
nyala
obeli
obole
oboli
obols
oculi
odals
oddly
odyle
odyls
oftly
ohelo
onely
oolly
opals
opelu
orale
orals
osela
outly
ovals
ovels
ovile
ovoli
ovolo
ovule
oxfly
paals
padle
pagle
pails
palla
palli
palls
pally
paoli
paolo
parle
parli
parly
patly
pauls
pawls
peals
peele
peels
pells
pepla
phyla
phyle
piala
pigly
pikle
pills
pirls
poilu
polls
polly
pooli
pools
pooly
poule
poulp
poult
prela
prill
prole
proll
psalm
pulli
pulls
purls
pusle
qibla
quale
qualm
quell
quelt
quila
quill
quilt
quoll
radly
raile
rails
rally
ranli
rauli
rawly
rayle
realm
realo
reals
redly
reels
refly
regle
repla
reply
rhila
rials
riels
rifle
rille
rills
rilly
roble
roils
roily
rolls
rotls
roule
rouls
ruble
ruely
rumly
ryals
sable
sably
sadly
sails
saily
salle
sally
saola
saple
sauld
sauls
sault
scala
scald
scale
scall
scalp
scalt
scalx
scaly
scalz
scelp
scolb
scold
sculk
scull
sculp
sculs
scult
seals
seeld
seels
seely
seils
sella
selle
sells
selly
sexly
shale
shall
shalm
shalt
shaly
sheld
shelf
shell
shilf
shill
shily
shola
shole
shule
shuln
shuls
shyly
sials
sicle
sidle
sield
sigla
sills
silly
skald
skelf
skell
skelm
skelp
skill
skols
skulk
skull
skulp
slily
slyly
small
smalm
smalt
smell
smelt
smile
smily
smolt
snell
socle
soils
soily
sonly
soole
sools
souls
soulx
souly
soulz
sowle
sowls
soyle
sozly
spald
spale
spall
spalt
speld
spelk
spell
spelt
spile
spill
spilt
spole
spule
stale
stalk
stall
stela
stele
stell
stilb
stile
still
stilt
stola
stold
stole
stoln
stull
stulm
style
styli
stylo
sulla
sully
surly
svelt
swale
swaly
swell
swelp
swelt
swile
swill
swoln
taals
tabla
table
taels
tails
taily
talli
talls
tally
taula
tauld
teals
teels
teils
tells
tellt
telly
tenla
tesla
tewly
thala
thale
thali
thelf
thilk
thill
thole
tholi
thule
thulr
tills
tilly
tiple
tirls
title
toile
toils
tolls
tolly
tools
tould
trild
trill
troll
trull
truly
tulle
tumli
tuple
tutly
twale
twals
twalt
twill
twilt
udals
ugali
uhllo
ululu
umble
uncle
unold
unsly
upfly
urali
utile
uvala
uvula
vails
vault
veale
veals
vealy
veils
veily
vells
vials
villa
ville
villi
vills
viola
viold
viols
virls
voila
voile
voulu
vrils
wails
waily
walla
walls
wally
wanle
wanly
warly
waulk
wauls
wawls
weald
weals
weels
weils
wells
welly
wetly
whale
whalm
whalp
whaly
whelk
whelm
whelp
while
whilk
whill
whils
whole
wholl
whulk
wield
wiels
wills
willy
winly
woald
wolly
woold
woolf
wools
wooly
world
would
wryly
wulls
wurly
yalla
yaply
yarly
yauld
yawls
yealm
yells
yeply
yield
yills
ymolt
yodle
yowls
zeals
zilla
zills
zolle

Common Endings for 5 Letter Words with L as the 4th Letter

Most words in this group follow a handful of endings. LD gives WOULD, COULD and WORLD; LL gives STILL, SMALL and SHALL; LE gives WHILE, WHOLE and STYLE; LY gives EARLY, DAILY and FULLY; LS gives GIRLS, GOALS and CALLS. Learning them lets you jump from the fourth letter to a short list of likely words.

Useful five-letter words

Start with WOULD, COULD, STILL, WORLD and WHILE. Each one is a valid answer for this pattern, which makes it a safe test. SMALL, EARLY and CHILD are worth keeping in reserve.

WOULD
COULD
STILL
WORLD
WHILE

A Wordle Tip for L in the Fourth Box

D, L and E in the fifth box are the first tests, with LD behind WOULD, COULD, WORLD, CHILD and FIELD, and LL behind STILL and SMALL. With the ending in place, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.

Playing These Words in Scrabble

In Scrabble, L is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Knowing words like WOULD, COULD and STILL helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.

Frequently asked questions

Is WOULD or COULD the better guess

Both are strong, and they share every letter except the first. WOULD tests W, while COULD tests C, so choose whichever letter you have not yet ruled out.

Is L a common fourth letter in five letter words

L is one of the most common fourth letters in five letter words. Knowing the usual endings is more helpful than guessing blindly.

What are good 5 letter words with L as the 4th letter to guess first

WOULD, COULD and STILL are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. WORLD and WHILE make good follow ups.