22 common words, 61 with definitions — filter by type, find a Wordle guess.
In 5-letter words starting with AL, the most common letters in position 3 are: I, L, O, T, A.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ALACK | noun | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| ALALA | noun | A crow native to Hawaii, of species Corvus hawaiiensis. |
| ALAMO | noun | A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.). |
| ALAND | noun | On dry land, as opposed to in the water. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} |
| ALARM | noun | device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
| ALARY | noun | Pertaining to wings. |
| ALATE | noun | A winged, reproductive form of several social insects. |
| ALBAN | noun | A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or… |
| ALBUM | noun | book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc |
| ALDER | noun | Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family. |
| ALDOL | noun | Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position |
| ALEAK | noun | leaking |
| ALEFT | noun | To or on the left-hand side. |
| ALEPH | noun | The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic… |
| ALERT | adjective | quick to notice potential danger; watchful and ready |
| ALFET | noun | A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm, used as a form of… |
| ALGAE | noun | simple aquatic plants that lack stems and roots |
| ALGAL | noun | An alga. |
| ALGIC | noun | an indigenous language family of North America, including Algonquian, Wiyot, and Yurok |
| ALGID | noun | Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such… |
| ALGIN | noun | Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and… |
| ALGOR | noun | Cold, chilliness. |
| ALGUM | noun | A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible, possibly juniper or red sandalwood. |
| ALIAS | adverb | as known or named at another time or place |
| ALIBI | noun | evidence that one was elsewhere when a crime was committed |
| ALIEN | noun | form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
| ALIGN | verb | to place things in a straight line; to bring into agreement |
| ALIKE | adjective | similar to each other; in the same way |
| ALISH | noun | Resembling or characteristic of ale. |
| ALIST | noun | An association list. |
| ALITE | noun | An impure form of tricalcium silicate. |
| ALIVE | adjective | living; not dead; full of energy and spirit |
| ALKYD | noun | A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for… |
| ALKYL | noun | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic… |
| ALLAY | verb | to diminish or put to rest fear or concern |
| ALLER | noun | The command to start; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en… |
| ALLEY | noun | a narrow passage between or behind buildings |
| ALLOT | verb | to give or apportion something to someone |
| ALLOW | verb | to permit; to let something happen |
| ALLOY | noun | a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements |
| ALLYL | noun | (especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of… |
| ALMUD | noun | A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of dry measure or volume, highly variable by region… |
| ALMUG | noun | Synonym of algum. |
| ALOED | noun | On which aloes are growing. |
| ALOFT | adverb | up in or into the air; at a high altitude |
| ALOGY | noun | unreasonableness, absurdity |
| ALOIN | noun | A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative. |
| ALONE | adjective | having no one else present; without company |
| ALONG | adverb | moving in a constant direction on a path |
| ALOOF | adjective | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
| ALOSE | noun | Any of certain shad: European shad (Alosa alosa); the allice or allis. American shad (Alosa… |
| ALOUD | adverb | audibly; using the spoken voice rather than silently |
| ALPHA | noun | beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations |
| ALTAR | noun | a table or raised platform used in religious ceremonies |
| ALTER | verb | to change in character or composition |
| ALTHO | noun | Nonstandard spelling of although. |
| ALTIN | noun | Alternative form of altyn (“obsolete Russian coin”). |
| ALULA | noun | A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. |
| ALURE | noun | A walkway or passageway. |
| ALVAR | noun | A limestone pavement. |
| ALWAY | noun | At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. |
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This list has 61 five-letter words starting with AL that have definitions. 22 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 12 of them.
If AL is confirmed in positions 1–2, try ALONE, ALERT, ALTER. Those words are in Wordle's answer list and cover common letters in the remaining slots.
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