10 Letter Words Ending in L
There are 535 10-letter English words that end in L, ranging alphabetically from ABACTERIAL to ZYGODACTYL. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ZYGODACTYL (29), QUIXOTICAL (28), CINQUEFOIL (24). Roughly 0% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABACTERIAL14 pts
- ABORIGINAL13 pts
- ACADEMICAL17 pts
- ACARICIDAL15 pts
- ACCIDENTAL15 pts
- ACOUSTICAL14 pts
- ACROSTICAL14 pts
- ADDITIONAL12 pts
- ADENOVIRAL14 pts
- ADHESIONAL14 pts
- ADJECTIVAL23 pts
- ALCHEMICAL19 pts
- ALKALOIDAL15 pts
- AMBISEXUAL21 pts
- AMBULACRAL16 pts
- AMMONIACAL16 pts
- ANAGOGICAL14 pts
- ANALOGICAL13 pts
- ANALYTICAL15 pts
- ANARCHICAL17 pts
- ANATOMICAL14 pts
- ANEURYSMAL15 pts
- ANTECHAPEL17 pts
- ANTICLINAL12 pts
- ANTIFUNGAL14 pts
- ANTIMONIAL12 pts
- ANTIPHONAL15 pts
- ANTISEXUAL17 pts
- ANTISOCIAL12 pts
- APOCRYPHAL22 pts
- APOLITICAL14 pts
- APOPHYSEAL20 pts
- APOTHECIAL17 pts
- ARCHETYPAL20 pts
- ARTIFICIAL15 pts
- ASPHERICAL17 pts
- ASSONANTAL10 pts
- ASTEROIDAL11 pts
- AUTARKICAL16 pts
B
- BARRELSFUL15 pts
- BASKETBALL18 pts
- BASKETSFUL19 pts
- BEHAVIORAL18 pts
- BENEFICIAL17 pts
- BEQUEATHAL24 pts
- BICULTURAL14 pts
- BILHARZIAL24 pts
- BINATIONAL12 pts
- BIOCONTROL14 pts
- BIOETHICAL17 pts
- BIOLOGICAL15 pts
- BIOMEDICAL17 pts
- BIPARENTAL14 pts
- BLASTOCOEL14 pts
- BOTRYOIDAL16 pts
- BUCKETSFUL21 pts
- BUTTERBALL14 pts
- BUTTONBALL14 pts
C
- CALCIFEROL17 pts
- CAMPESTRAL16 pts
- CANNABINOL14 pts
- CANNONBALL14 pts
- CARNASSIAL12 pts
- CATAMENIAL14 pts
- CENTENNIAL12 pts
- CENTESIMAL14 pts
- CEREMONIAL14 pts
- CHAINWHEEL21 pts
- CHELICERAL17 pts
- CHIMERICAL19 pts
- CHLAMYDIAL21 pts
- CHROMOPHIL22 pts
- CINQUEFOIL24 pts
- CITATIONAL12 pts
- CLADOPHYLL21 pts
- CLOSESTOOL12 pts
- COGNOMINAL15 pts
- COLLATERAL12 pts
- COLLOQUIAL21 pts
- COLORECTAL14 pts
- COMMERCIAL18 pts
- COMMONWEAL19 pts
- CONCEPTUAL16 pts
- CONCHOIDAL18 pts
- CONFEDERAL16 pts
- CONFRONTAL15 pts
- CONGENITAL13 pts
- CONNATURAL12 pts
- CONSENSUAL12 pts
- CONTEXTUAL19 pts
- CONVENTUAL15 pts
- COROMANDEL15 pts
- COTTONTAIL12 pts
- COVENANTAL15 pts
- CRANESBILL14 pts
- CREDENTIAL13 pts
- CURATORIAL12 pts
D
- DECEMVIRAL18 pts
- DECISIONAL13 pts
- DELIGHTFUL18 pts
- DELUSIONAL11 pts
- DEMONIACAL15 pts
- DERMATOMAL15 pts
- DESMOSOMAL15 pts
- DESPITEFUL16 pts
- DEVOTIONAL14 pts
- DIABOLICAL15 pts
- DIALOGICAL14 pts
- DIAPHYSEAL19 pts
- DIAPHYSIAL19 pts
- DICKCISSEL19 pts
- DICOUMAROL15 pts
- DIDACTICAL16 pts
- DISDAINFUL15 pts
- DISEMBOWEL18 pts
- DISENTHRAL14 pts
- DISGUSTFUL15 pts
- DIVISIONAL14 pts
- DOCUMENTAL15 pts
- DOGMATICAL16 pts
- DROPPERFUL18 pts
- DUODECIMAL16 pts
E
- ECOLOGICAL15 pts
- ECONOMICAL16 pts
- ECTODERMAL15 pts
- ECUMENICAL16 pts
- EGOISTICAL13 pts
- ELECTRICAL14 pts
- ELLIPTICAL14 pts
- EMULSOIDAL13 pts
- ENCYCLICAL19 pts
- ENDODERMAL14 pts
- ENOLOGICAL13 pts
- ENTEROCOEL12 pts
- ENTODERMAL13 pts
- EOSINOPHIL15 pts
- EPICARDIAL15 pts
- EPICENTRAL14 pts
- EPIDEMICAL17 pts
- EPIDIDYMAL19 pts
- EPIGLOTTAL13 pts
- EPIPHYSEAL20 pts
- EPIPHYSIAL20 pts
- EPISODICAL15 pts
- EPITAPHIAL17 pts
- EPITHELIAL15 pts
- EPITOMICAL16 pts
- EQUATIONAL19 pts
- EQUATORIAL19 pts
- EREMITICAL14 pts
- ERGOSTEROL11 pts
- ESOPHAGEAL16 pts
- ETHAMBUTOL17 pts
- EUCALYPTOL17 pts
- EVIDENTIAL14 pts
- EXCISIONAL19 pts
- EXEGETICAL20 pts
- EXOTHERMAL22 pts
- EXTEMPORAL21 pts
- EXTRALEGAL18 pts
- EXTRAMURAL19 pts
F
G
H
- HAUSTORIAL13 pts
- HEBDOMADAL19 pts
- HELICOIDAL16 pts
- HEMIACETAL17 pts
- HEMIHEDRAL19 pts
- HEPTAGONAL16 pts
- HERBICIDAL18 pts
- HERMETICAL17 pts
- HETEROPHIL18 pts
- HIERARCHAL18 pts
- HISTORICAL15 pts
- HOLOHEDRAL17 pts
- HOMESCHOOL20 pts
- HOMOCERCAL19 pts
- HOMOSEXUAL22 pts
- HORIZONTAL22 pts
- HYPABYSSAL23 pts
- HYPAETHRAL21 pts
- HYPODERMAL21 pts
- HYSTERICAL18 pts
I
- IDEATIONAL11 pts
- IDIOLECTAL13 pts
- ILLUSIONAL10 pts
- IMMATERIAL14 pts
- IMMEMORIAL16 pts
- IMPERSONAL14 pts
- INCIDENTAL13 pts
- INDIVIDUAL15 pts
- INDOPHENOL16 pts
- INDUSTRIAL11 pts
- INFLUENZAL22 pts
- INSIGHTFUL17 pts
- INTERLOCAL12 pts
- INTERMODAL13 pts
- INTERMURAL12 pts
- INTERNODAL11 pts
- INTERRENAL10 pts
- INTERTIDAL11 pts
- INTERTRIAL10 pts
- INTERZONAL19 pts
- INTESTINAL10 pts
- INTRAMURAL12 pts
- INTRANASAL10 pts
- INTRAVITAL13 pts
- INTRAZONAL19 pts
- INVOLUCRAL15 pts
- IRRATIONAL10 pts
- ISOCHRONAL15 pts
- ISOGLOSSAL11 pts
- ISOTHERMAL15 pts
J
K
L
M
- MAGNIFICAL18 pts
- MANAGERIAL13 pts
- MANCHINEEL17 pts
- MARGRAVIAL16 pts
- MATRICIDAL15 pts
- MEANINGFUL16 pts
- MECHANICAL19 pts
- MEGAFAUNAL16 pts
- MENARCHEAL17 pts
- MENOPAUSAL14 pts
- MERIDIONAL13 pts
- MESODERMAL15 pts
- METACARPAL16 pts
- METATARSAL12 pts
- METHODICAL18 pts
- MICROPHYLL22 pts
- MICROSOMAL16 pts
- MICROTONAL14 pts
- MILLENNIAL12 pts
- MILLESIMAL14 pts
- MILLIOSMOL14 pts
- MINISCHOOL17 pts
- MIRACIDIAL15 pts
- MISCHANNEL17 pts
- MONARCHIAL17 pts
- MONITORIAL12 pts
- MONOCLONAL14 pts
- MONOPODIAL15 pts
- MONUMENTAL14 pts
- MULTIAXIAL19 pts
- MULTIFOCAL17 pts
- MULTILEVEL15 pts
- MULTIMODAL15 pts
- MUTATIONAL12 pts
- MYOCARDIAL18 pts
N
- NATATORIAL10 pts
- NEGATIONAL11 pts
- NEGLECTFUL16 pts
- NEOLIBERAL12 pts
- NEPHRIDIAL16 pts
- NEUROGLIAL11 pts
- NEUTROPHIL15 pts
- NONACCRUAL14 pts
- NONCAPITAL14 pts
- NONCENTRAL12 pts
- NONETHICAL15 pts
- NONFACTUAL15 pts
- NONFEDERAL14 pts
- NONGENITAL11 pts
- NONINITIAL10 pts
- NONLEXICAL19 pts
- NONLITERAL10 pts
- NONLOGICAL13 pts
- NONMARITAL12 pts
- NONMEDICAL15 pts
- NONMUSICAL14 pts
- NONNATURAL10 pts
- NONOPTIMAL14 pts
- NONRENEWAL13 pts
- NONSPATIAL12 pts
- NONTHERMAL15 pts
- NONTRIVIAL13 pts
- NONTYPICAL17 pts
- NOSOCOMIAL14 pts
- NOTATIONAL10 pts
- NUTATIONAL10 pts
O
P
- PADDLEBALL16 pts
- PARADISIAL13 pts
- PARANOIDAL13 pts
- PARANORMAL14 pts
- PARAPODIAL15 pts
- PARASEXUAL19 pts
- PARENTERAL12 pts
- PARIMUTUEL14 pts
- PAROXYSMAL24 pts
- PARRICIDAL15 pts
- PATHETICAL17 pts
- PATRICIDAL15 pts
- PEDIMENTAL15 pts
- PENNYROYAL18 pts
- PENTAGONAL13 pts
- PERCEPTUAL16 pts
- PERIHELIAL15 pts
- PERIKARYAL19 pts
- PERIODICAL15 pts
- PERIOSTEAL12 pts
- PERIPHERAL17 pts
- PERITONEAL12 pts
- PHALANGEAL16 pts
- PHANTASMAL17 pts
- PHARYNGEAL19 pts
- PHENOMENAL17 pts
- PHEROMONAL17 pts
- PHOSPHORYL23 pts
- PHOTOMURAL17 pts
- PHTHISICAL20 pts
- PITCHERFUL20 pts
- PLASTIDIAL13 pts
- PLATTERFUL15 pts
- POCKETSFUL21 pts
- POLYCLONAL17 pts
- POLYDACTYL21 pts
- POLYHEDRAL19 pts
- POLYNOMIAL17 pts
- POLYPHENOL20 pts
- PONTIFICAL17 pts
- POSITIONAL12 pts
- POSTCOITAL14 pts
- PRAETORIAL12 pts
- PREETHICAL17 pts
- PREFRONTAL15 pts
- PREGENITAL13 pts
- PRELOGICAL15 pts
- PREMARITAL14 pts
- PREMEDICAL17 pts
- PRENUPTIAL14 pts
- PREPUBERAL16 pts
- PRESAGEFUL16 pts
- PRIMORDIAL15 pts
- PRISMOIDAL15 pts
- PROCAMBIAL18 pts
- PROCEDURAL15 pts
- PROCTORIAL14 pts
- PRONOMINAL14 pts
- PROSODICAL15 pts
- PROSTOMIAL14 pts
- PROTONEMAL14 pts
- PROTOTYPAL17 pts
- PROVERBIAL17 pts
- PROVINCIAL17 pts
- PRUDENTIAL13 pts
- PSEUDOCOEL15 pts
- PURPOSEFUL17 pts
- PYROGALLOL16 pts
Q
R
S
- SABBATICAL16 pts
- SACERDOTAL13 pts
- SARCOSOMAL14 pts
- SATCHELFUL18 pts
- SCHOOLGIRL16 pts
- SCLEROTIAL12 pts
- SCRIPTURAL14 pts
- SCULPTURAL14 pts
- SEIGNORIAL11 pts
- SEMANTICAL14 pts
- SEMESTRIAL12 pts
- SEMIANNUAL12 pts
- SEMIFEUDAL16 pts
- SEMIFORMAL17 pts
- SEMILETHAL15 pts
- SEMIPOSTAL14 pts
- SENATORIAL10 pts
- SENTENTIAL10 pts
- SEPTENNIAL12 pts
- SEPTICIDAL15 pts
- SEPULCHRAL17 pts
- SEQUENTIAL19 pts
- SHEATHBILL18 pts
- SHOVELSFUL19 pts
- SIMONIACAL14 pts
- SIMPLICIAL16 pts
- SINCIPITAL14 pts
- SINOATRIAL10 pts
- SINUSOIDAL11 pts
- SITOSTEROL10 pts
- SLEAZEBALL21 pts
- SOLENOIDAL11 pts
- SOLSTITIAL10 pts
- SPERMATIAL14 pts
- SPHENOIDAL16 pts
- SPHEROIDAL16 pts
- SPONSORIAL12 pts
- SPORANGIAL13 pts
- SPORICIDAL15 pts
- SPOROPHYLL20 pts
- SPRIGHTFUL19 pts
- SPRINGTAIL13 pts
- STANDSTILL11 pts
- STOMODAEAL13 pts
- STORKSBILL16 pts
- STRUCTURAL12 pts
- SUBCENTRAL14 pts
- SUBCRUSTAL14 pts
- SUBGLACIAL15 pts
- SUBLIMINAL14 pts
- SUBLINGUAL13 pts
- SUBMAXIMAL23 pts
- SUBMINIMAL16 pts
- SUBMUCOSAL16 pts
- SUBOPTIMAL16 pts
- SUBORBITAL14 pts
- SUBTEXTUAL19 pts
- SUCCESSFUL17 pts
- SULFHYDRYL23 pts
- SUPERMODEL15 pts
- SUPRARENAL12 pts
- SUPRAVITAL15 pts
- SYMBOLICAL19 pts
- SYMPHYSEAL23 pts
- SYMPHYSIAL23 pts
- SYNCHRONAL18 pts
- SYNOPTICAL17 pts
T
- TANGENTIAL11 pts
- TATTERSALL10 pts
- TEACUPSFUL17 pts
- TELEVISUAL13 pts
- TETHERBALL15 pts
- TETRAGONAL11 pts
- THEATRICAL15 pts
- THEISTICAL15 pts
- THEURGICAL16 pts
- THIMBLEFUL20 pts
- THIMEROSAL15 pts
- THIOPENTAL15 pts
- THIOURACIL15 pts
- THOUGHTFUL20 pts
- THUMBWHEEL23 pts
- TINCTORIAL12 pts
- TOCOPHEROL17 pts
- TORRENTIAL10 pts
- TRACTIONAL12 pts
- TRANSEPTAL12 pts
- TRANSFERAL13 pts
- TREPONEMAL14 pts
- TRIGEMINAL13 pts
- TRILATERAL10 pts
- TRILINGUAL11 pts
- TRILITERAL10 pts
- TRIPLETAIL12 pts
- TROCHOIDAL16 pts
- TUMBLERFUL17 pts
- TYRANNICAL15 pts
U
- UFOLOGICAL16 pts
- ULTRASMALL12 pts
- UNBIBLICAL16 pts
- UNCRITICAL14 pts
- UNEVENTFUL16 pts
- UNFAITHFUL19 pts
- UNFRUITFUL16 pts
- UNGRACEFUL16 pts
- UNGRATEFUL14 pts
- UNICAMERAL14 pts
- UNILATERAL10 pts
- UNILINGUAL11 pts
- UNMERCIFUL17 pts
- UNOFFICIAL18 pts
- UNORIGINAL11 pts
- UNPASTORAL12 pts
- UNPUNCTUAL14 pts
- UNSKILLFUL17 pts
- UNTRUTHFUL16 pts
- UROGENITAL11 pts
- UROLOGICAL13 pts
- URTICARIAL12 pts
V
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zygodactyl | 29 | 30 |
| 2 | quixotical | 28 | 31 |
| 3 | cinquefoil | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | bequeathal | 24 | 26 |
| 5 | bilharzial | 24 | 26 |
| 6 | paroxysmal | 24 | 26 |
| 7 | adjectival | 23 | 28 |
| 8 | submaximal | 23 | 28 |
| 9 | quadrivial | 23 | 26 |
| 10 | thumbwheel | 23 | 25 |
FAQs
How many 10-letter words end in L?
535 valid 10-letter English words end in L in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).