5-Letter Words Ending In AL
There are 123 five-letter words that end in AL in our word list. The most common are STEAL, FINAL and TRIAL.
COXAL, EQUAL and JACAL score the most in Scrabble, at 14 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (10 words). For Wordle, try RENAL: it tests R, E, N, A and L, five of the most common letters in five-letter words.
Only 5% of them have a double letter, such as OFFAL and APPAL, compared with 13% of all five-letter words.
- Words
- 123
- Top score
- COXAL · 14
- Groups
- 23
Common 5-letter words ending in AL and their meanings
- steal5 pts
- verb: take without the owner's consent
- final8 pts
- adjective: occurring at or forming an end or termination
- trial5 pts
- noun: the act of testing something
- local7 pts
- adjective: relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
- total5 pts
- adjective: constituting the full quantity or extent
- usual5 pts
- adjective: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- legal6 pts
- adjective: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- royal8 pts
- adjective: of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
- metal7 pts
- noun: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
- moral7 pts
- adjective: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
- equal14 pts
- adjective: having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
- loyal8 pts
- adjective: steadfast in allegiance or duty
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 123 5-letter words ending in AL
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 90
- algal6
- annal5
- appal9
- areal5
- argal6
- artal5
- arval8
- aural5
- axial12
Starting with B 50
- banal7
- basal7
- binal7
- boral7
- bubal9
Starting with C 82
- cabal9
- canal7
- cecal9
- comal9
- copal9
- coral7
- coxal14
- craal7
Starting with D 60
- decal8
- dedal7
- domal8
- dotal6
- ducal8
- dural6
Starting with E 11
- equal14
Starting with F 73
- fatal8
- fecal10
- feral8
- fetal8
- final8
- focal10
- fugal9
Starting with G 50
- gayal9
- glial6
- goral6
- graal6
- gyral9
Starting with H 40
- hadal9
- hamal10
- hemal10
- horal8
Starting with I 31
- ideal6
- ileal5
- ilial5
Starting with J 40
- jacal14
- joual12
- jugal13
- jural12
Starting with K 10
- kraal9
Starting with L 43
- legal6
- local7
- loral5
- loyal8
Starting with M 64
- medal8
- metal7
- modal8
- molal7
- moral7
- mural7
Starting with N 82
- nasal5
- natal5
- naval8
- nidal6
- nival8
- nodal6
- nopal7
- notal5
Starting with O 20
- octal7
- offal11
Starting with P 92
- papal9
- pedal8
- penal7
- petal7
- phial10
- pibal9
- pical9
- pipal9
- pupal9
Starting with R 85
- ratal5
- regal6
- renal5
- rival8
- riyal8
- royal8
- rugal6
- rural5
Starting with S 101
- salal5
- sepal7
- seral5
- setal5
- sheal8
- shoal8
- sisal5
- skoal9
- steal5
- sural5
Starting with T 93
- tamal7
- tepal7
- tical7
- tidal6
- tonal5
- total5
- trial5
- tubal7
- typal10
Starting with U 41
- ureal5
- urial5
- usual5
- uveal8
Starting with V 72
- vagal9
- vasal8
- venal8
- vinal8
- viral8
- vital8
- vocal10
Starting with W 10
- wheal11
Starting with Z 20
- zoeal14
- zonal14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in AL are there?
There are 123 five-letter words that end in AL in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in AL in Scrabble?
COXAL, EQUAL and JACAL are tied for the highest score, at 14 points each, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in AL?
Common examples include STEAL, FINAL, TRIAL, LOCAL, TOTAL and USUAL.
Which 5-letter words ending in AL have no repeated letters?
75 of them use each letter only once, such as STEAL, FINAL, TRIAL and ROYAL.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like STEAL, FINAL and TRIAL. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.