8 Letter Words Containing L

There are 10,979 8-letter English words that contain L, from AARDWOLF to ZYMOLOGY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JAZZLIKE (37), ZIZZLING (36), FRIZZILY (32). Roughly 14% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Showing the first 600 of 10,979 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	jazzlike	37	40
2	zizzling	36	39
3	frizzily	32	32
4	kolkhozy	31	30
5	bemuzzle	30	34
6	embezzle	30	33
7	fizzling	30	33
8	frazzled	30	31
9	frizzled	30	31
10	swizzled	30	31

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How many 8-letter words contain L?

10,979 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters 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).

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