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5-Letter Words Ending in YL

There are 14 five-letter words ending in YL on Word.ws, from acryl to vinyl. The most common are vinyl, ethyl, beryl, alkyl and butyl.

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All 14 five-letter words ending in YL

  • acryl10n. The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO-.
  • 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...
  • beryl10n. A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular...
  • butyl10n. Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally...
  • cetyl10n. The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes.
  • ethyl11n. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane...
  • hexyl18n. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally...
  • lysyl11adj. Of or pertaining to lysine.
  • octyl10n. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇...
  • sibyl10n. A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
  • silyl8n. The radical SiH₃ derived from silane.
  • tosyl8n. Toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl.
  • vinyl11n. The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
24 rare five-letter words ending in YL

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words ending in YL are there?
Word.ws lists 14 five-letter words ending in YL, plus 24 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words ending in YL?
vinyl, ethyl, beryl, alkyl, butyl, sibyl, allyl and silyl.
Which of the five-letter words ending in YL has the highest letter score?
hexyl scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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