Words that contain 'l' and end in 'yl'


There are 98 words you can use from the dictionary for words that have 'l' in and end with 'yl'.

5 letter words

  • alkyl
  • allyl
  • elayl
  • silyl
  • tolyl
  • valyl
  • xylyl

6 letter words

  • alanyl
  • alphyl
  • glycyl
  • lactyl
  • lauryl
  • leucyl
  • oleoyl
  • oxalyl
  • prolyl
  • toluyl
  • xyloyl

7 letter words

  • acrylyl
  • alkenyl
  • alkoxyl
  • aralkyl
  • biallyl
  • bitolyl
  • chloryl
  • dialkyl
  • diallyl
  • ditolyl
  • fluoryl
  • glyoxyl
  • indolyl
  • lauroyl
  • linalyl
  • malonyl
  • salicyl
  • silicyl
  • valeryl
  • xylenyl

8 letter words

  • aluminyl
  • caprylyl
  • glyceryl
  • glycolyl
  • glycosyl
  • isoallyl
  • lithoxyl
  • melissyl
  • phthalyl
  • quinolyl
  • sulfamyl
  • sulfinyl
  • sulfonyl
  • sulfuryl
  • vanillyl

9 letter words

  • fluorenyl
  • lithophyl
  • mesoxalyl
  • pyrazolyl
  • polycotyl
  • polyvinyl
  • quinaldyl
  • salicylyl
  • sulphamyl
  • sulphinyl
  • sulphonyl
  • sulphuryl
  • vanilloyl

10 letter words

  • acetylenyl
  • chlorophyl
  • cyclohexyl
  • galactosyl
  • imidazolyl
  • pyrrolidyl
  • polydactyl
  • quinazolyl
  • quinolinyl
  • quinoxalyl
  • sulfhydryl
  • sulfurosyl
  • sulphydryl
  • tetrazolyl

11 letter words

  • cholesteryl
  • isophthalyl
  • leptodactyl
  • platydactyl
  • sulphurosyl
  • tellurethyl
  • triglyceryl

12 letter words

  • isoamylethyl
  • sulphophenyl

13 letter words

  • pyrosulphuryl
  • plectospondyl
  • sulphothionyl

14 letter words

  • benzaldiphenyl
  • hydrosulphuryl

15 letter words

  • cyclohexadienyl
  • eleutherodactyl
  • trichloromethyl
  • triphenylmethyl

What is the highest possible score you're able to get in Scrabble using this list of words containing 'l' and ending with 'yl'?
Using this combination, the best word to play is 'alkoxyl' which gets 21 in Scrabble.

In total, how many possible words can you make using this list?
You could make 98 words overall.

Which word in particular from this list has the highest letter count?
The biggest word is 15 characters long, which is 'cyclohexadienyl'.

What is a strange word from all the combinations available ?
One of the most interesting words from this page is 'sulphuryl'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'sulphuryl' means "The hypothetical radical SO2; -- called also sulphon. Sulphuryl chloride, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid, sO2.Cl2, obtained by the action of phosphorus pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and is hence called also sulphuric chloranhydride.".