5-Letter Words Starting With L
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400 of the 172,434 ENABLE words shown on this site are 5-letter words that start with L (about 0.23%). Every word here is the same length. Using commonly used tile values, LAXLY (15 points) scores the most. 280 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 400 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.23% |
| Length | All 5 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | LAXLY, 15 |
| No repeated letters | 280 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| L | 400 |
Patterns in this list
- 1 reads the same backward and forward, such as
LEVEL. - The most common endings here are
-ES(35),-ER(27),-ED(24). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 279 of these words.
- The average length is 5.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Lthan with any other letter (400).
All 5-letter L words
LA… 95
laari label labia labor labra laced lacer laces lacey lacks laded laden lader lades ladle laevo lagan lager lahar laich laics laigh laird lairs laith laity laked laker lakes lakhs lalls lamas lambs lamby lamed lamer lames lamia lamps lanai lance lands lanes lanky lapel lapin lapis lapse larch lards lardy laree lares large largo laris larks larky larum larva lased laser lases lasso lasts latch lated laten later latex lathe lathi laths lathy latke latte lauan lauds laugh laura lavas laved laver laves lawed lawns lawny laxer laxly layed layer layup lazar lazed lazes
LE… 60
leach leads leady leafs leafy leaks leaky leans leant leaps leapt learn lears leary lease leash least leave leavy leben ledge ledgy leech leeks leers leery leets lefts lefty legal leger leges leggy legit lehrs lehua leman lemma lemon lemur lends lenes lenis lenos lense lento leone leper lepta letch lethe letup leuds levee level lever levin lewis lexes lexis
LI… 87
liana liane liang liard liars libel liber libra libri lichi licht licit licks lidar lidos liege liens liers lieus lieve lifer lifts ligan liger light liked liken liker likes lilac lilts liman limas limba limbi limbo limbs limby limed limen limes limey limit limns limos limpa limps linac lindy lined linen liner lines liney linga lingo lings lingy linin links linky linns linos lints linty linum lions lipid lipin lippy liras lirot lisle lisps lists litai litas liter lithe litho litre lived liven liver lives livid livre
LL… 2
llama llano
LO… 94
loach loads loafs loams loamy loans loath lobar lobby lobed lobes lobos local lochs locks locos locum locus loden lodes lodge loess lofts lofty logan loges loggy logia logic logoi logos loins lolls lolly loner longe longs looby looed looey loofa loofs looie looks looms loons loony loops loopy loose loots loped loper lopes loppy loral loran lords lores loris lorry losel loser loses lossy lotah lotas lotic lotos lotte lotto lotus lough louie louis loupe loups lours loury louse lousy louts lovat loved lover loves lowed lower lowes lowly lowse loxed loxes loyal
LU… 44
luaus lubes luces lucid lucks lucky lucre ludes ludic luffa luffs luged luger luges lulls lulus lumen lumps lumpy lunar lunas lunch lunes lunet lunge lungi lungs lunks lunts lupin lupus lurch lured lurer lures lurid lurks lusts lusty lusus lutea luted lutes luxes
LW… 1
lweis
LY… 17
lyard lyart lyase lycea lycee lying lymph lynch lyres lyric lysed lyses lysin lysis lyssa lytic lytta
Using these words
Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 5 letters with its Length filter: entering ABLOR would find LABOR among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.