5-Letter Words With A and L
There are 954 five-letter words with A and L in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like EMAIL, LOCAL, BLACK appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- email7
- local7
- black13
- total5
- place9
- small7
- shall8
- class7
- value8
- learn5
- sales5
- large6
- table7
- legal6
- least5
- daily9
- early8
- final8
- adult6
- deals6
All 954 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- clear 7
- later 5
- along 6
- loans 5
- album 9
- plans 7
- apply 12
- leave 8
- cable 9
- flash 11
- allow 8
- glass 6
- valid 9
- trial 5
- metal 7
- panel 7
- plant 7
- apple 9
- scale 7
- royal 8
- clean 7
- calls 7
- label 7
- claim 9
- alone 5
- labor 7
- goals 6
- equal 14
- laser 5
- false 8
- falls 8
- alert 5
- rural 5
- leads 6
- wales 8
- delta 6
- alpha 10
- layer 8
- ideal 6
- angel 6
- plate 7
- plain 7
- trail 5
- delay 9
- ultra 5
- plays 10
- solar 5
- pearl 7
- blank 11
- plane 7
- villa 8
- lease 5
- alarm 7
- usual 5
- angle 6
- eagle 6
- alive 8
- talks 9
- lakes 9
- flags 9
- walls 8
- plaza 16
- vital 8
- lands 6
- laura 5
- balls 7
- moral 7
- fault 8
- atlas 5
- ralph 10
- fails 8
- blade 8
- meals 7
- valve 11
- tales 5
- carol 7
- camel 9
- lamps 9
- slave 8
- latex 12
- alien 5
- salon 5
- laugh 9
- maple 9
- blast 7
- relay 8
- loads 6
- rally 8
- vocal 10
- salad 6
- relax 12
- coral 7
- float 8
- males 7
- flame 10
- canal 7
- blame 9
- naval 8
- alter 5
- medal 8
- walks 12
- polar 7
- alias 5
- fatal 8
- nails 5
- steal 5
- alike 9
- dealt 6
- realm 7
- viral 8
- laden 6
- sally 8
- whale 11
- focal 10
- logan 6
- lance 7
- lanes 5
- align 6
- alloy 8
- vault 8
- mails 7
- badly 11
- awful 11
- seals 5
- flats 8
- flora 8
- lemma 9
- halls 8
- alley 8
- loyal 8
- renal 5
- rails 5
- malls 7
- rival 8
- salsa 5
- ankle 9
- sadly 9
- avail 8
- slate 5
- pedal 8
- aloud 6
- playa 10
- clamp 11
- lunar 5
- clash 10
- lacks 11
- ample 9
- silva 8
- fetal 8
- palms 9
- natal 5
- slash 8
- crawl 10
- flaws 11
- hazel 17
- anglo 6
- basil 7
- ariel 5
- lasts 5
- altar 5
- gland 7
- nasal 5
- chalk 14
- viola 8
- blaze 16
- decal 8
- tails 5
- tidal 6
- regal 6
- psalm 9
- leaks 9
- flare 8
- alamo 7
- salts 5
- stall 5
- aloha 8
- algae 6
- valet 8
- slack 11
- flair 8
- aisle 5
- shalt 8
- basal 7
- slang 6
- largo 6
- tally 8
- agile 6
- latch 10
- lilac 7
- waltz 17
- modal 8
- layup 10
- axial 12
- plaid 8
- fable 10
- bland 8
- sails 5
- snail 5
- clans 7
- glare 6
- leafs 8
- lacey 10
- walla 8
- leach 10
- navel 8
- sable 7
- penal 7
- lapse 7
- wally 11
- cloak 11
- glaze 15
- lycra 10
- palsy 10
- mural 7
- scalp 9
- clasp 9
- lambs 9
- slant 5
- leash 8
- slain 5
- quail 14
- plank 11
- claws 10
- manly 10
- polka 11
- liars 5
- salty 8
- valor 8
- glade 7
- libra 7
- flaps 10
- pleas 7
- flask 12
- altos 5
- tesla 5
- plead 8
- grail 6
- lapel 7
- bleak 11
- lathe 8
- bylaw 13
- leaps 7
- stale 5
- lager 6
- babel 9
- llama 7
- shawl 11
- alder 6
- lawns 8
- inlay 8
- volta 8
- anvil 8
- stalk 9
- slams 7
- koala 9
- flank 12
- atoll 5
- sault 5
- slabs 7
- feral 8
- laird 6
- petal 7
- bally 10
- aland 6
- talon 5
- liang 6
- flake 12
- appel 9
- bagel 8
- easel 5
- gable 8
- laced 8
- lanai 5
- latte 5
- reals 5
- shale 8
- calif 10
- clams 9
- papal 9
- labia 7
- vials 8
- aural 5
- jails 12
- dials 6
- bales 7
- tonal 5
- leafy 11
- mylar 10
- frail 8
- aleph 10
- dales 6
- leary 8
- fleas 8
- heals 8
- leaky 12
- molar 7
- earls 5
- axles 12
- fella 8
- alkyl 12
- laces 7
- lapis 7
- aptly 10
- hails 8
- calla 7
- lasso 5
- brawl 10
- tubal 7
- holla 8
- octal 7
- trawl 8
- madly 11
- hallo 8
- tolar 5
- zonal 14
- leans 5
- cabal 9
- clays 10
- ravel 8
- algal 6
- voila 8
- nodal 6
- aloft 8
- arles 5
- coals 7
- balsa 7
- lated 6
- larva 8
- salvo 8
- alibi 7
- flaky 15
- litas 5
- shoal 8
- halts 8
- salve 8
- tabla 7
- leapt 7
- riyal 8
- flack 14
- lidar 6
- carle 7
- allot 5
- selva 8
- gales 6
- foals 8
- plage 8
- halal 8
- ladle 6
- cleat 7
- laity 8
- hales 8
- iliad 6
- slaps 7
- gleam 8
- halos 8
- pilar 7
- gavel 9
- splat 7
- glace 8
- lakhs 12
- linac 7
- lazar 14
- amply 12
- lyase 8
- llano 5
- bloat 7
- glial 6
- plats 7
- belay 10
- slats 5
- galls 6
- ahold 9
- aloof 8
- clary 10
- areal 5
- sisal 5
- clave 10
- culpa 9
- scaly 10
- alums 7
- alist 5
- larch 10
- aline 5
- pleat 7
- clank 11
- gulag 7
- opals 7
- baldy 11
- banal 7
- clade 8
- balms 9
- duals 6
- ables 7
- calyx 17
- pails 7
- clack 13
- maile 7
- caulk 11
- limba 9
- claro 7
- calms 9
- layed 9
- halve 11
- shaul 8
- lamas 7
- telia 5
- glean 6
- ovals 8
- tical 7
- laver 8
- loran 5
- doula 6
- parle 7
- gault 6
- selah 8
- kalam 11
- balmy 12
- allee 5
- allay 8
- alway 11
- swale 8
- offal 11
- exalt 12
- liana 5
- laker 9
- clang 8
- lauds 6
- pales 7
- blain 7
- snarl 5
- halon 8
- iliac 7
- malts 7
- galax 13
- folia 8
- loach 10
- liras 5
- taxol 12
- dural 6
- lapin 7
- weald 9
- rials 5
- afoul 8
- altho 8
- cilia 7
- comal 9
- sylva 11
- liane 5
- flail 8
- eland 6
- talus 5
- loral 5
- hauls 8
- lunas 5
- baler 7
- valse 8
- paler 7
- cella 7
- loath 8
- claps 9
- galas 6
- bails 7
- pilaf 10
- lamer 7
- leman 7
- annul 5
- lanky 12
- colas 7
- bleat 7
- dally 9
- orals 5
- amble 9
- ducal 8
- ulnar 5
- loamy 10
- graal 6
- marly 10
- malic 9
- gaily 9
- allyl 8
- glans 6
- belga 8
- splay 10
- larks 9
- eclat 7
- abled 8
- bulla 7
- mealy 10
- haply 13
- gloat 6
- lagan 6
- drawl 9
- aglow 9
- quale 14
- chela 10
- slags 6
- vagal 9
- plait 7
- ileal 5
- wails 8
- alkyd 13
- scald 8
- tilak 9
- lader 6
- leant 5
- lavas 8
- lutea 5
- pally 10
- annal 5
- phyla 13
- boral 7
- aliya 8
- copal 9
- vales 8
- aioli 5
- galea 6
- sabal 7
- ulama 7
- sulfa 8
- lamia 7
- spall 7
- algor 6
- slays 8
- blase 7
- malty 10
- baled 8
- plena 7
- peals 7
- liman 7
- paled 8
- clast 7
- nyala 8
- nidal 6
- lairs 5
- carls 7
- tolan 5
- mulla 7
- blahs 10
- balas 7
- layin 8
- pupal 9
- aloes 5
- lares 5
- lassi 5
- laten 5
- venal 8
- abele 7
- anele 5
- balks 11
- calve 10
- calix 14
- chola 10
- ulema 7
- loams 7
- bawls 10
- seral 5
- solan 5
- taluk 9
- plasm 9
- wheal 11
- slake 9
- velar 8
- sauls 5
- salmi 7
- stela 5
- parol 7
- uvula 8
- talky 12
- kraal 9
- malar 7
- slaty 8
- blare 7
- volar 8
- vakil 12
- almas 7
- alang 6
- slank 9
- milia 7
- hilar 8
- glady 10
- leavy 11
- linga 6
- palet 7
- lobar 7
- lamed 8
- skald 10
- almes 7
- gally 9
- mauls 7
- platy 10
- vinal 8
- liard 6
- talls 5
- bolas 7
- cecal 9
- talas 5
- lovat 8
- taler 5
- skoal 9
- luaus 5
- azole 14
- galop 8
- halma 10
- anole 5
- limas 7
- xylan 15
- sigla 6
- alack 11
- laith 8
- uveal 8
- lyssa 8
- molas 7
- lardy 9
- phial 10
- algas 6
- gular 6
- hylas 11
- moola 7
- qualm 16
- alane 5
- laded 7
- haole 8
- salal 5
- kulak 13
- talar 5
- alans 5
- axels 12
- lahar 8
- lacer 7
- nopal 7
- kalpa 11
- aldol 6
- sepal 7
- palea 7
- sural 5
- wauls 8
- halva 11
- nival 8
- baulk 11
- pical 9
- fugal 9
- artel 5
- abler 7
- axils 12
- vails 8
- gayly 12
- rales 5
- akela 9
- cavil 10
- palmy 12
- laree 5
- appal 9
- ulpan 7
- kales 9
- balky 14
- onlay 8
- laxer 12
- alfas 8
- lames 7
- brail 7
- logia 6
- bialy 10
- lathi 8
- tamal 7
- lehua 8
- latke 9
- goral 6
- babul 9
- glads 7
- dolma 8
- flans 8
- aglet 6
- plack 13
- algum 8
- laris 5
- ailed 6
- jugal 13
- luffa 11
- yulan 8
- flays 11
- laths 8
- bolar 7
- salep 7
- galah 9
- elain 5
- marls 7
- arval 8
- palps 9
- pilau 7
- ratel 5
- elate 5
- clach 12
- swail 8
- haled 9
- addle 7
- lades 6
- gaols 6
- wanly 11
- anile 5
- lears 5
- binal 7
- colza 16
- lazed 15
- alula 5
- lepta 7
- alary 8
- maill 7
- aalii 5
- aboil 7
- acold 8
- acyls 10
- aglee 6
- agley 9
- ahull 8
- alant 5
- alate 5
- albas 7
- alcid 8
- alecs 7
- alefs 8
- algid 7
- algin 6
- alifs 8
- alkie 9
- allod 6
- almah 10
- almeh 10
- almud 8
- almug 8
- aloin 5
- amole 7
- ampul 9
- amyls 10
- anils 5
- anlas 5
- argal 6
- argil 6
- argle 6
- argol 6
- arils 5
- artal 5
- aryls 8
- asyla 8
- atilt 5
- aulic 7
- awols 8
- axile 12
- axled 13
- azlon 14
- baals 7
- balds 8
- biali 7
- blabs 9
- blaff 13
- blams 9
- blate 7
- blats 7
- blawn 10
- blaws 10
- blear 7
- boyla 10
- bubal 9
- calfs 10
- calks 11
- calos 7
- cauld 8
- cauls 7
- clads 8
- clags 8
- clapt 9
- clavi 10
- coala 7
- coaly 10
- coxal 14
- craal 7
- dahls 9
- dedal 7
- dhals 9
- dobla 8
- domal 8
- dotal 6
- drail 6
- dulia 6
- elans 5
- farle 8
- farls 8
- fatly 11
- fauld 9
- filar 8
- flabs 10
- flams 10
- flamy 13
- flawy 14
- flaxy 18
- fleam 10
- flota 8
- gayal 9
- glair 6
- glams 8
- glary 9
- glazy 18
- gleba 8
- glias 6
- gloam 8
- gnarl 6
- gyral 9
- hadal 9
- haler 8
- halid 9
- halms 10
- hamal 10
- harls 8
- haulm 10
- hemal 10
- horal 8
- hulas 8
- ileac 7
- ilial 5
- jacal 14
- jalap 14
- jalop 14
- jarls 12
- joual 12
- jural 12
- kails 9
- kalif 12
- kibla 11
- kolas 9
- laari 5
- labra 7
- laevo 8
- laich 10
- laics 7
- laigh 9
- laked 10
- lalls 5
- lamby 12
- lards 6
- larky 12
- larum 7
- lased 6
- lases 5
- lathy 11
- lauan 5
- laved 9
- laves 8
- lawed 9
- lawny 11
- laxes 12
- laxly 15
- lazes 14
- leady 9
- ligan 6
- limpa 9
- litai 5
- loafs 8
- loofa 8
- lotah 8
- lotas 5
- louma 7
- lumas 7
- lyard 9
- lyart 8
- lycea 10
- lytta 8
- macle 9
- malms 9
- malmy 12
- miaul 7
- milpa 9
- molal 7
- nalas 5
- naled 6
- notal 5
- ollas 5
- padle 8
- palls 7
- palpi 9
- patly 10
- pawls 10
- pepla 9
- pibal 9
- pilaw 10
- pilea 7
- pipal 9
- plash 10
- plica 9
- ramal 7
- ratal 5
- rawly 11
- rugal 6
- salic 7
- salol 5
- salpa 7
- salps 7
- scall 7
- setal 5
- shaly 11
- sheal 8
- sials 5
- slaws 8
- smalt 7
- spail 7
- spale 7
- taels 5
- talcs 7
- teals 5
- telae 5
- tepal 7
- tolas 5
- typal 10
- uhlan 8
- ulans 5
- ulnad 6
- ulnae 5
- ulnas 5
- ulvas 8
- unlay 8
- ureal 5
- urial 5
- vasal 8
- veals 8
- vealy 11
- volva 11
- waled 9
- waler 8
- wawls 11
- weals 8
- woald 9
- yauld 9
- yawls 11
- yclad 11
- zeals 14
- zoeal 14
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with A and L in them?
There are 954 five-letter words with A and L in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are EMAIL, LOCAL, BLACK.
What are common five-letter words with A and L in them?
EMAIL, LOCAL, BLACK, TOTAL, PLACE are the most frequently used. The full list of 954 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.