AL- words are extremely common in English, covering words from Latin, Arabic, and Old English roots: ALLOW, ALMOST, ALREADY, ALSO, ALWAYS, ALONG, ALONE, ALERT, ALIGN, and ALLEY. AL- is one of the most frequently searched 2-letter combos by word game players.
ALOOF (8 pts) and ALGAE (6 pts) are solid 5-letter AL plays. ALIGHT (9 pts) and ALLURE (6 pts) are strong 6-letter words. Wordle answers starting with AL include ALONE, ALONG, ALOFT, ALERT, ALIEN, and ALGAE.
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