5-letter words containing LL

There are 172 5-letter words with a double L in the Scrabble dictionary, about 2% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

Words like Bolls, Filly, Knell, Rills and Trill are on the list. The double L most often sits in the third and fourth boxes, in 116 of the words. The highest scoring is Jelly and Jolly, worth 15 points without any bonuses.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green L and you think it may appear twice in a row, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.