5-Letter Words Ending in L

All 377 five-letter words ending in L

A

• abdal8n. A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
• acral7adj. Of or pertaining to peripheral body parts, such as toes and fingers.
• acryl10n. The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-.
• afoul8adv. In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
• agnel6n. A 13th century French gold coin.
• aldol6n. Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position.
• algal6adj. Pertaining to, or like, algae.
• alkyl12n. Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁...
• allyl8n. The univalent radical, CH₂=CH-CH₂-, existing especially in oils of...
• angel6n. An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other...
• annal5n. The record of a single event or item.
• annul5v. To formally revoke the validity of.
• anvil8n. A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon...
• appal9v. UK spelling of appall.
• appel9n. An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten...
• arbol7n. A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper.
• areal5adj. Of or pertaining to an area or geographic region.
• argal6adv. Thus, therefore.
• argol6n. Potassium tartrate.
• ariel5n. A kind of mountain gazelle, native to Arabia.
• artel5n. A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective.
• arval8n. The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.
• atall5adv. In any degree; at all.
• athel8n. A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East...
• atoll5n. A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely...
• aural5adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
• avail8v. To turn to the advantage of.
• awful11adj. Very bad.
• axial12adj. Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis.

B

• babel9n. A confused noise made by a number of voices.
• babul9n. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly...
• bagel8n. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
• banal7adj. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing...
• basal7adj. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of...
• basil7n. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• bedel8n. An administrative official at universities in several European...
• beryl10n. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular...
• betel7n. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination.
• bevel10n. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• bezel16n. The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
• boral7n. Aluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
• bosal7n. A type of noseband used on a horse.
• bowel10n. A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
• brail7n. A small rope used to truss up sails.
• brawl10n. A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people...
• brill7n. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
• broil7v. To expose to great heat.
• butyl10n. Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally...

C

• cabal9n. A secret plot.
• cadel8n. An ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced...
• camel9n. A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus...
• canal7n. An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel...
• capel9n. A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin...
• carol7n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
• casal7adj. Of or relating to a case.
• caval10adj. Relating to the vena cava.
• cavil10v. To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
• cecil9n. A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
• cetyl10n. The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.
• chawl13n. A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for...
• cheel10n. A girl.
• chill10n. A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
• churl10n. A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl...
• civil10adj. Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the...
• comal9n. A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other...
• conal7adj. Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic.
• copal9n. A resinous exudation from various tropical trees, especially Hymenaea...
• coral7n. Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most...
• cowal10n. A billabong, or stagnant pool.
• coxal14adj. Sciatic (relating to the hip).
• crawl10v. To move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm...
• creel7n. A woven basket, especially a wicker basket.
• crowl10n. A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
• cruel7adj. Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless...

D

• dalal6n. A broker; a middleman.
• decal8n. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another...
• decel8n. Synonym of decelerationist.
• desal6n. Desalination.
• devil9n. An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive...
• dodol7n. A sweet, sticky toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery...
• dotel6n. A dotard.
• dowel9n. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting...
• drawl9v. To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
• drill6v. To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
• droll6adj. Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• drool6v. To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
• ducal8adj. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they...
• dural6adj. Relating to the dura mater.
• dwell9n. A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given...

E

• easel5n. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting...
• eisel5n. Vinegar, verjuice.
• email7n. A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network...
• enrol5v. UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada standard spelling of...
• equal14adj. The same in one or more respects.
• equol14n. An isoflavandiol metabolized from daidzein by bacterial flora in the...
• ethel8n. The rune ᛟ.
• ethyl11n. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane...
• excel14v. To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone...
• expel14v. To eject.
• extol12v. To praise; to make high.

F

• famil10n. A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a...
• fasel8v. To unravel or become frayed.
• fatal8adj. Causing death or destruction.
• favel11adj. Yellow or dun in colour.
• fecal10adj. Of or relating to feces.
• feral8adj. Wild; untamed.
• fetal8adj. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
• final8n. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term...
• flail8n. A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with...
• focal10adj. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
• forel8n. A kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
• frail8adj. Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and...
• frill8n. A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
• fugal9adj. Relating to a fugue.
• fusil8n. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in...

G

• gabel8n. Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
• gadol7n. An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.
• gavel9n. Rent.
• genal6adj. Of or relating to the cheeks.
• ghoul9n. A demon said to feed on corpses.
• ghusl9n. A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of...
• ghyll12n. A ravine.
• gimel8n. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic...
• glial6adj. Of or pertaining to glia.
• gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• gnoll6n. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms...
• gonal6adj. Relating to a gonion.
• goral6n. A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four...
• grail6n. The Holy Grail.
• grill6n. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of...
• grool6n. Vaginal lubrication derived from sexual arousal.
• growl9n. A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
• grrrl6n. A riot grrrl.
• gruel6n. A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the...
• gulal6n. A colored powder often used during the Holi festival.

H

• hadal9adj. Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.
• halal8adj. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
• hamal10n. A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.
• hazel17n. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called...
• hemal10adj. American standard spelling of haemal.
• hexyl18n. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally...
• hilal8adj. Of or pertaining to a hilum.
• hosel8n. The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club...
• hotel8n. A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in...
• hovel11n. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from...
• howel11n. A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their...
• hydel12adj. Hydroelectric.

I

• ictal7adj. Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure...
• ideal6adj. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• idyll9n. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's...
• ileal5adj. Of or pertaining to the ileum.
• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
• indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
• intel5n. Intelligence (secret information).

J

• javel15n. A vagabond.
• jebel14n. A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
• jewel15n. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
• jugal13adj. Relating to a jugum.
• jural12adj. Of or pertaining to law.

K

• kahal12n. The local governing body of a former European Jewish community...
• kajal16n. Kohl.
• kamal11n. A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient...
• kanal9n. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan...
• kaval12n. A chromatic end-blown flute of Asia and eastern Europe.
• kawal12n. A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the...
• kegel10n. The pubococcygeal muscles.
• ketal9n. Any acetal derived from a ketone.
• kneel9v. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a...
• knell9v. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• knoll9n. A small mound or rounded hill.
• knurl9n. A contorted knot in wood.
• kovil12n. A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.
• kraal9n. In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
• krill9n. Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order...
• kugel10n. A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked...
• kural9n. A Tamil poetic couplet.

L

• label7n. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it...
• lapel7n. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or...
• laval8adj. Of or relating to lava.
• legal6adj. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
• lemel7n. Metal filings.
• level8adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
• libel7n. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage...
• local7adj. From or in a nearby location.
• loral5adj. Of or pertaining to the lore.
• loyal8adj. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or...
• lugal6n. A ruler of a city state in ancient Sumer.
• lunel5n. A type of sweet muscat wine.
• lysyl11adj. Of or pertaining to lysine.

M

• mahal10n. A summerhouse.
• manal7adj. Of, like or pertaining to the hand.
• maril7n. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from...
• mazal16adj. Relating to a maze.
• medal8n. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a...
• menil7adj. Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.
• meral7adj. Pertaining to the merus or meropodite.
• metal7n. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a...
• misal7n. An Indian dish of vegetables in a spicy gravy.
• modal8adj. Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
• model8n. A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.
• mogul8n. A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
• mohel10n. The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
• monal7n. Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus.
• moral7adj. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour...
• morel7n. A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper...
• motel7n. A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major...
• moval10n. Removal (the transfer of one's home or business).
• mugil8n. Any fish of the genus Mugil of mugilid mullets.
• mural7n. A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.
• myall10n. An Aboriginal person living according to tradition.

N

• nabal7n. A long, straight, valveless brass trumpet used in the traditional music...
• nahal8n. Synonym of wadi.
• nasal5adj. Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
• natal5adj. Of or relating to birth.
• naval8adj. Of or relating to a navy.
• navel8n. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals...
• nebel7n. A Hebrew stringed instrument, possibly the same as the nabla.
• neral5n. Citral.
• newel8n. A central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are...
• nidal6adj. Of or pertaining to a nidus.
• nihil8n. A nihil dicit.
• nival8adj. Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference...
• nodal6adj. Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
• nopal7n. A prickly pear cactus from the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia...
• novel8adj. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin...

O

• octal7n. The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
• octyl10n. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇...
• offal11n. The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
• oreal5adj. Inhabiting high mountains.
• oriel5n. A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a...
• orval8n. A sage, of species Salvia viridis.
• ouzel14n. A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).

P

• padel8n. A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in...
• pagal8n. Mentally ill person; lunatic.
• panel7n. A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a...
• papal9adj. Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
• parol7adj. Word of mouth.
• patel7n. A village head man.
• pearl7n. Nacre; mother-of-pearl.
• pedal8n. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a...
• penal7adj. Of or relating to punishment.
• peril7n. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
• petal7n. One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies...
• phial10n. A bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such...
• pixel14n. One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a...
• pokal11n. A tall drinking cup.
• prill7v. To flow, spurt.
• proll7v. To prowl or search after; to plunder, to rob.
• prowl10v. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to...
• pupal9adj. Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
• pupil9n. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

Q

• quail14v. To waste away; to fade, to wither.
• quell14v. To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force...
• quill14n. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
• quoll14n. Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found...

R

• ramal7adj. Relating to a branch.
• rasul5n. A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of...
• ratel5n. Synonym of honey badger.
• ravel8v. To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
• reaal5n. An obsolete currency in Curaçao, equivalent to six stuivers.
• rebel7n. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
• regal6adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.
• renal5adj. Pertaining to the kidneys.
• repel7v. To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
• reval8n. A revalidated ticket.
• revel8n. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
• rigol6n. A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from...
• rival8n. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as...
• riyal8n. The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams.
• roval8n. A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a...
• rowel8n. A small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types.
• royal8adj. Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
• rugal6adj. Folded.
• rural5adj. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

S

• sabal7n. Any palm of the genus Sabal of American dwarf fan palms; usually called...
• salal5n. A leathery-leaved North American shrub, Gaultheria shallon, with edible...
• scowl10n. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of...
• scull7n. A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side...
• sepal7n. One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such...
• seral5adj. Being dried or withered.
• sewel8n. A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to...
• shail8v. To walk or move unsteadily or haphazardly; stumbling or shuffling.
• shall8v. Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first...
• shawl11n. A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head...
• shell8n. The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans...
• shiel8n. A shepherd's hut or shieling.
• shill8n. A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
• shoal8n. A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.
• shool8v. To move materials with a shovel.
• sibyl10n. A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
• sigil6n. A seal, signature or signet.
• silyl8n. The radical SiH₃ derived from silane.
• simul7n. An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays...
• sinal5adj. Pertaining to the sinuses.
• sisal5n. A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its...
• skall9v. To scale; to mount.
• skeel9n. A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
• skell9n. A homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway.
• skill9n. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually...
• skirl9v. To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
• skoal9interj. A toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
• skull9n. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium...
• small7adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
• smell7n. A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the...
• snail5n. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic)...
• snarl5v. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
• snell5adj. Quick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.
• sobel7n. A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone...
• somal7adj. Of or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.
• sorel5n. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
• spall7n. A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
• speal7n. Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”).
• speel7v. To climb.
• spell7n. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• spiel7n. A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to...
• spill7v. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to...
• spoil7v. To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
• spool7n. A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound...
• stall5n. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
• steal5v. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned...
• steel5n. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than...
• stell5v. To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
• still5adj. Not moving; calm.
• stoll5v. To understand.
• stool5n. A seat for one person without a back or armrests.
• stull5n. A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to...
• sural5adj. Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.
• swell8v. To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape...
• swill8n. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially...
• swirl8v. To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

T

• taxol12n. A taxane, C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄, used to treat cancer; Taxol.
• texel12n. An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be...
• thall8n. A style of progressive metal music related to djent, with particular...
• thill8n. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between...
• thiol8n. A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen...
• thurl8n. Either of the rear hip joints where the hip connects to the upper leg...
• tical7n. An old Thai measurement of weight, the baht, of about 15 grams.
• tidal6adj. Relating to tides.
• tonal5adj. Of or relating to tones or tonality.
• toral5adj. Of or pertaining to a torus.
• toril5n. A bullpen, especially one attached to a bullfighting arena where the...
• tosyl8n. Toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl.
• total5n. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
• towel8n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet...
• trail5v. To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
• trawl8n. A net or dragnet used for trawling.
• trial5n. An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well...
• trill5n. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as...
• triol5n. Any trihydroxy alcohol.
• troll5n. A giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature...
• trull5n. A set of three special trump cards used in some Tarock games, having a...
• tubal7adj. Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.
• twill8n. A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular...
• twirl8n. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

U

• umbel9n. A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the...
• until5prep. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
• usual5adj. Most commonly occurring; typical.
• uveal8adj. Of or pertaining to the uvea.

V

• vagal9adj. Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
• vasal8adj. Relating to a vessel (of the body).
• venal8adj. Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than...
• vigil9n. An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially...
• vinal8n. Polyvinyl alcohol fibers.
• vinyl11n. The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
• viral8adj. Of or relating to a biological virus.
• vital8adj. Relating to or characteristic of life.
• vocal10adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
• vowel11n. A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction...
• voxel15n. The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element...

W

• wakil12n. In Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or...
• wheal11n. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from...
• wheel11n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating...
• whirl11v. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
• whorl11n. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles...

Y

• yodel9v. To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly...

Z

• zonal14adj. Divided into zones.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words ending in L are there?

Word.ws lists 377 five-letter words ending in L, plus 276 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words ending in L?

still, until, small, local, level, final, total and model.

Which of the five-letter words ending in L has the highest letter score?

hexyl scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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