With RL
83 words, 14 of them common · highest scoring is quarl at 14 points
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About 5 Letter Words With RL
There are 83 five letter words containing RL in our dictionary. The highest scoring is quarl at 14 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 14 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BURLY, GIRLS, SURLY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With RL at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With RL
- quarl14
- quirl14
- quorl14
- jarls12
- kwirl12
- njirl12
- whirl11
- ferly11
Common 5 Letter Words With RL
- burly10
- curls7
- early8
- girly9
- pearl7
- snarl5
- swirl8
- whirl11
5 Letter Words With RL Defined
- burlyAdjective · 10 points
- (of a person) large and strong; heavily built
- curlyAdjective · 10 points
- made, growing, or arranged in curls or curves
- girlsNoun · 6 points
- a female child or adolescent
- pearlNoun · 7 points
- a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem
- surlyAdjective · 8 points
- bad-tempered and unfriendly
- twirlVerb · 8 points
- spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly
5 Letter Words With RL: Questions
How many five letter words containing RL are there?
There are 83 five letter words containing RL in our dictionary, and 14 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing RL?
QUARL is the highest scoring option at 14 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing RL?
BURLY, GIRLS, SURLY are among the most familiar five letter words containing RL. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing RL valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.