5 Letter Words Ending in EL
Here are all 57 5 letter words ending in EL, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 20 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with B, L, M. Good picks with five different letters include model, hotel, novel, panel.
- Words found
- 57
- Most used
- level
- Most common first letter
- B
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Common 5 letter words ending in EL
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality |
| 2 | model | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process |
| 3 | hotel | a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services |
| 4 | steel | an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon |
| 5 | novel | an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story |
| 6 | panel | sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something |
| 7 | wheel | a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or... |
| 8 | angel | person of exceptional holiness |
| 9 | label | assign a label to; designate with a label |
| 10 | cruel | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
| 11 | rebel | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War |
| 12 | towel | a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping |
| 13 | excel | distinguish oneself |
| 14 | pixel | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored... |
| 15 | jewel | a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry |
| 16 | camel | cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions |
| 17 | motel | a motor hotel |
| 18 | hazel | of a light brown or yellowish brown color |
| 19 | libel | a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person |
| 20 | vowel | a speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
| 21 | expel | force to leave or move out |
| 22 | kneel | rest one's weight on one's knees |
| 23 | repel | cause to move back by force or influence |
| 24 | bagel | (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust |
| 25 | revel | take delight in |
| 26 | navel | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached |
| 27 | babel | a confusion of voices and other sounds |
| 28 | bezel | a sloping edge on a cutting tool |
| 29 | lapel | lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar |
| 30 | ravel | French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) |
| 31 | easel | an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas) |
| 32 | gavel | a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge |
| 33 | spiel | replay (as a melody) |
| 34 | morel | any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap |
| 35 | bevel | cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel |
| 36 | betel | Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians |
| 37 | oriel | a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall |
| 38 | gruel | a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) |
| 39 | creel | a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish |
| 40 | dowel | a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together |
5 letter words ending in el, by first letter
A (3)
- angel
- ariel
- appel
B (7)
- bowel
- bagel
- babel
- bezel
- bevel
- betel
- bedel
C (3)
- cruel
- camel
- creel
D (2)
- devel
- dowel
E (3)
- excel
- expel
- easel
G (2)
- gavel
- gruel
H (3)
- hotel
- hazel
- hovel
I (1)
- impel
J (2)
- jewel
- jebel
K (2)
- kneel
- kugel
L (4)
- level
- label
- libel
- lapel
M (4)
- model
- motel
- morel
- mohel
N (3)
- novel
- navel
- newel
O (1)
- oriel
P (2)
- panel
- pixel
R (4)
- rebel
- repel
- revel
- ravel
S (4)
- steel
- spiel
- sorel
- shiel
T (1)
- towel
U (1)
- umbel
V (1)
- vowel
W (2)
- wheel
- wedel
Y (2)
- yodel
- yokel
More 5 letter word lists
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Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in EL are there?
This list has 57, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in EL?
level, model, hotel, steel, novel, panel, wheel, angel.
Which 5 letter words ending in EL are good Wordle guesses?
model, hotel, novel, panel, angel, cruel use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.