5-letter words containing p, e, l
- lepid — (obsolete) pleasant; jocose.
- leppy — an unbranded or motherless calf; maverick.
- lepra — Leprosy Relief Association
- lepta — an aluminum coin of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a drachma.
- lepto — leptospirosis.
- lepus — a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Orion and Columba
- letup — cessation; pause; relief.
- lippe — a former state in NW Germany: now part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- loipe — a cross-country skiing track
- loped — to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
- loper — a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- lopes — Plural form of lope.
- lopez — Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo López Arellano) 1921–2010, Honduran air force general: president of Honduras 1963–75.
- loupe — any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- maple — any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap. Compare maple family.
- nepal — a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- olpes — Plural form of olpe.
- opole — a city in Upper Silesia, SW Poland, on the Oder River.
- pale- — paleo-
- palea — a chafflike scale or bract.
- paled — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- paler — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- pales — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- paley — Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
- palme — (Sven) Olof (Joachim) [sven oo-lawf yoo-ah-kim] /svɛn ˈu lɔf ˈyu ɑ kɪm/ (Show IPA), 1927–86, Swedish political leader: prime minister 1969–76, 1982–86; assassinated.
- panel — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- parle — talk; parley.
- peale — Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- pearl — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- pedal — a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- peele — George, 1558?–97? English dramatist.
- pelee — Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4428 feet (1350 meters).
- pella — a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- pelly — a river in SE Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Yukon River. 330 miles (530 km) long.
- pelma — the sole of the foot
- pelon — (in Latin America) hairless
- pelta — a small shield, usually crescent shaped, used in ancient times
- penal — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pepla — a short full flounce or an extension of a garment below the waist, covering the hips.
- peril — exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- perl5 — (language, tool) A commonly used but unofficial term for 5.* versions of Perl.
- perle — a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- petal — one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- phyle — (in ancient Greece) a tribe or clan, based on supposed kinship.
- pilea — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piled — having a pile, as velvet and other fabrics.
- piler — someone who makes a pile or places things on a pile
- piles — a hemorrhoid.
- pinel — Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- pixel — picture element