11 Letter Words Starting with L
There are 356 11-letter English words that start with L, ranging alphabetically from LABIALIZING to LYSOGENIZES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: LIQUIDIZING (31), LEXICALIZED (30), LACQUERWORK (29). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.
Word list
L
- LABIALIZING23 pts
- LABIODENTAL14 pts
- LABIOVELARS16 pts
- LABORIOUSLY16 pts
- LABORSAVING17 pts
- LABRADORITE14 pts
- LACCOLITHIC20 pts
- LACERATIONS13 pts
- LACHRYMATOR21 pts
- LACINIATION13 pts
- LACKLUSTERS17 pts
- LACONICALLY18 pts
- LACQUERWARE25 pts
- LACQUERWORK29 pts
- LACRIMATION15 pts
- LACRIMATORS15 pts
- LACTALBUMIN17 pts
- LACTATIONAL13 pts
- LACTIFEROUS16 pts
- LADYFINGERS19 pts
- LAGGARDNESS14 pts
- LAICIZATION22 pts
- LALLYGAGGED18 pts
- LAMBREQUINS24 pts
- LAMEBRAINED16 pts
- LAMELLATELY16 pts
- LAMELLICORN15 pts
- LAMELLIFORM18 pts
- LAMENTATION13 pts
- LAMINARIANS13 pts
- LAMINATIONS13 pts
- LAMINITISES13 pts
- LAMMERGEIER16 pts
- LAMMERGEYER19 pts
- LAMPLIGHTER19 pts
- LANCINATING14 pts
- LANDHOLDERS16 pts
- LANDHOLDING17 pts
- LANDLORDISM15 pts
- LANDLUBBERS16 pts
- LANDLUBBING17 pts
- LANDOWNINGS16 pts
- LANDSCAPERS16 pts
- LANDSCAPING17 pts
- LANDSCAPIST16 pts
- LANDSLIDING14 pts
- LANGBEINITE14 pts
- LANGLAUFERS15 pts
- LANGOSTINOS12 pts
- LANGOUSTINE12 pts
- LANGUIDNESS13 pts
- LANGUISHERS15 pts
- LANGUISHING16 pts
- LANKINESSES15 pts
- LANTHANIDES15 pts
- LAPAROSCOPE17 pts
- LAPAROSCOPY20 pts
- LAPIDIFYING21 pts
- LARCENOUSLY16 pts
- LARGEMOUTHS17 pts
- LARGENESSES12 pts
- LARKINESSES15 pts
- LARYNGOLOGY19 pts
- LASTINGNESS12 pts
- LATCHSTRING17 pts
- LATERALIZED21 pts
- LATERALIZES20 pts
- LATIFUNDIOS15 pts
- LATIFUNDIUM17 pts
- LATITUDINAL12 pts
- LATTICEWORK20 pts
- LAUNDERETTE12 pts
- LAUNDRESSES12 pts
- LAUNDRETTES12 pts
- LAUREATIONS11 pts
- LAVALLIERES14 pts
- LAVENDERING16 pts
- LAWBREAKERS20 pts
- LAWBREAKING21 pts
- LAWLESSNESS14 pts
- LAWRENCIUMS18 pts
- LEADERSHIPS17 pts
- LEAFHOPPERS21 pts
- LEAFLETEERS14 pts
- LEAFLETTING15 pts
- LEAKINESSES15 pts
- LEAPFROGGED19 pts
- LEARNEDNESS12 pts
- LEASEHOLDER15 pts
- LEATHERBACK22 pts
- LEATHERETTE14 pts
- LEATHERLEAF17 pts
- LEATHERLIKE18 pts
- LEATHERNECK20 pts
- LEATHERWOOD18 pts
- LEBENSRAUMS15 pts
- LECHEROUSLY19 pts
- LECITHINASE16 pts
- LECTURESHIP18 pts
- LEGATESHIPS17 pts
- LEGENDARILY16 pts
- LEGERDEMAIN15 pts
- LEGGINESSES13 pts
- LEGIONARIES12 pts
- LEGIONNAIRE12 pts
- LEGISLATING13 pts
- LEGISLATION12 pts
- LEGISLATIVE15 pts
- LEGISLATORS12 pts
- LEGISLATURE12 pts
- LEGITIMATED15 pts
- LEGITIMATES14 pts
- LEGITIMATOR14 pts
- LEGITIMISED15 pts
- LEGITIMISES14 pts
- LEGITIMISMS16 pts
- LEGITIMISTS14 pts
- LEGITIMIZED24 pts
- LEGITIMIZER23 pts
- LEGITIMIZES23 pts
- LEISHMANIAL16 pts
- LEISHMANIAS16 pts
- LEMMINGLIKE20 pts
- LEMNISCATES15 pts
- LENGTHENERS15 pts
- LENGTHENING16 pts
- LENGTHINESS15 pts
- LEPIDOLITES14 pts
- LEPIDOPTERA16 pts
- LEPRECHAUNS18 pts
- LEPROMATOUS15 pts
- LEPROSARIUM15 pts
- LEPTOSPIRAL15 pts
- LEPTOSPIRES15 pts
- LESBIANISMS15 pts
- LETHALITIES14 pts
- LETTERBOXED21 pts
- LETTERFORMS16 pts
- LETTERHEADS15 pts
- LETTERPRESS13 pts
- LETTERSPACE15 pts
- LEUCOCIDINS16 pts
- LEUCOPLASTS15 pts
- LEUKOPENIAS17 pts
- LEUKOPLAKIA21 pts
- LEUKOPLAKIC23 pts
- LEUKORRHEAL18 pts
- LEUKORRHEAS18 pts
- LEUKOTOMIES17 pts
- LEUKOTRIENE15 pts
- LEVELHEADED19 pts
- LEVELNESSES14 pts
- LEVIGATIONS15 pts
- LEVITATIONS14 pts
- LEXICALIZED30 pts
- LEXICALIZES29 pts
- LIABILITIES13 pts
- LIBATIONARY16 pts
- LIBERALISED14 pts
- LIBERALISES13 pts
- LIBERALISMS15 pts
- LIBERALISTS13 pts
- LIBERALIZED23 pts
- LIBERALIZER22 pts
- LIBERALIZES22 pts
- LIBERALNESS13 pts
- LIBERATIONS13 pts
- LIBERTARIAN13 pts
- LIBERTINAGE14 pts
- LIBERTINISM15 pts
- LIBIDINALLY17 pts
- LIBRATIONAL13 pts
- LIBRETTISTS13 pts
- LICENTIATES13 pts
- LICHENOLOGY20 pts
- LICKERISHLY23 pts
- LICKSPITTLE19 pts
- LIEUTENANCY16 pts
- LIEUTENANTS11 pts
- LIFEGUARDED17 pts
- LIFEMANSHIP21 pts
- LIFESAVINGS18 pts
- LIGAMENTOUS14 pts
- LIGHTERAGES16 pts
- LIGHTHEADED20 pts
- LIGHTHOUSES18 pts
- LIGHTNESSES15 pts
- LIGHTNINGED17 pts
- LIGHTPLANES17 pts
- LIGHTSOMELY20 pts
- LIGHTWEIGHT22 pts
- LIKABLENESS17 pts
- LIKELIHOODS19 pts
- LILLIPUTIAN13 pts
- LILTINGNESS12 pts
- LIMELIGHTED18 pts
- LIMITATIONS13 pts
- LIMITEDNESS14 pts
- LIMITLESSLY16 pts
- LIMNOLOGIES14 pts
- LIMNOLOGIST14 pts
- LIMPIDITIES16 pts
- LINCOMYCINS20 pts
- LINEALITIES11 pts
- LINEAMENTAL13 pts
- LINEARISING12 pts
- LINEARITIES11 pts
- LINEARIZING21 pts
- LINEBACKERS19 pts
- LINEBACKING20 pts
- LINECASTERS13 pts
- LINECASTING14 pts
- LINERBOARDS14 pts
- LINGERINGLY16 pts
- LINGONBERRY17 pts
- LINGUISTICS14 pts
- LIONHEARTED15 pts
- LIONIZATION20 pts
- LIPOGENESES14 pts
- LIPOGENESIS14 pts
- LIPOPROTEIN15 pts
- LIPOSUCTION15 pts
- LIPOTROPINS15 pts
- LIPREADINGS15 pts
- LIQUIDAMBAR25 pts
- LIQUIDATING22 pts
- LIQUIDATION21 pts
- LIQUIDATORS21 pts
- LIQUIDITIES21 pts
- LIQUIDIZING31 pts
- LISSOMENESS13 pts
- LISTERIOSES11 pts
- LISTERIOSIS11 pts
- LITERALISMS13 pts
- LITERALISTS11 pts
- LITERALIZED21 pts
- LITERALIZES20 pts
- LITERALNESS11 pts
- LITERATIONS11 pts
- LITERATURES11 pts
- LITHENESSES14 pts
- LITHOGRAPHS20 pts
- LITHOGRAPHY23 pts
- LITHOLOGIES15 pts
- LITHOPHANES19 pts
- LITHOPHYTES22 pts
- LITHOSPHERE19 pts
- LITHOTOMIES16 pts
- LITHOTRIPSY19 pts
- LITIGATIONS12 pts
- LITIGIOUSLY15 pts
- LITTERATEUR11 pts
- LITTERMATES13 pts
- LITTLENECKS17 pts
- LIVABLENESS16 pts
- LIVEABILITY19 pts
- LIVELIHOODS18 pts
- LIVERWURSTS17 pts
- LIVETRAPPED19 pts
- LIVIDNESSES15 pts
- LIXIVIATING22 pts
- LIXIVIATION21 pts
- LOADMASTERS14 pts
- LOATHNESSES14 pts
- LOATHSOMELY19 pts
- LOBECTOMIES17 pts
- LOBOTOMISED16 pts
- LOBOTOMISES15 pts
- LOBOTOMIZED25 pts
- LOBOTOMIZES24 pts
- LOBSTERINGS14 pts
- LOBSTERLIKE17 pts
- LOBULATIONS13 pts
- LOCALIZABLE24 pts
- LOCKKEEPERS23 pts
- LOCOMOTIONS15 pts
- LOCOMOTIVES18 pts
- LOCULICIDAL16 pts
- LOFTINESSES14 pts
- LOGARITHMIC19 pts
- LOGGERHEADS17 pts
- LOGICALNESS14 pts
- LOGISTICIAN14 pts
- LOGNORMALLY17 pts
- LOGOGRAPHIC20 pts
- LOGOMACHIES19 pts
- LOGROLLINGS13 pts
- LOLLYGAGGED18 pts
- LONGANIMITY17 pts
- LONGEVITIES15 pts
- LONGSHORING16 pts
- LONGSIGHTED17 pts
- LOONINESSES11 pts
- LOOSENESSES11 pts
- LOOSESTRIFE14 pts
- LOPHOPHORES21 pts
- LOQUACITIES22 pts
- LOSABLENESS13 pts
- LOUDMOUTHED18 pts
- LOUDSPEAKER18 pts
- LOUSINESSES11 pts
- LOUTISHNESS14 pts
- LOVABLENESS16 pts
- LOVASTATINS14 pts
- LOVEMAKINGS21 pts
- LOWERCASING17 pts
- LOWLINESSES14 pts
- LUBRICATING16 pts
- LUBRICATION15 pts
- LUBRICATIVE18 pts
- LUBRICATORS15 pts
- LUBRICITIES15 pts
- LUCIDNESSES14 pts
- LUCIFERASES16 pts
- LUCKINESSES17 pts
- LUCRATIVELY19 pts
- LUCUBRATION15 pts
- LUDICROUSLY17 pts
- LUMBERJACKS28 pts
- LUMBERYARDS19 pts
- LUMBOSACRAL17 pts
- LUMINESCENT15 pts
- LUMINESCING16 pts
- LUMPINESSES15 pts
- LUMPISHNESS18 pts
- LURIDNESSES12 pts
- LUSTERWARES14 pts
- LUSTFULNESS14 pts
- LUSTINESSES11 pts
- LUSTRATIONS11 pts
- LUTEINIZING21 pts
- LUTEOTROPIC15 pts
- LUTEOTROPIN13 pts
- LUTESTRINGS12 pts
- LUXURIANCES20 pts
- LUXURIANTLY21 pts
- LUXURIATING19 pts
- LUXURIOUSLY21 pts
- LYCANTHROPE21 pts
- LYCANTHROPY24 pts
- LYCOPODIUMS21 pts
- LYMPHOBLAST23 pts
- LYMPHOCYTES26 pts
- LYMPHOCYTIC28 pts
- LYMPHOGRAMS24 pts
- LYMPHOKINES25 pts
- LYOPHILISED20 pts
- LYOPHILISES19 pts
- LYOPHILIZED29 pts
- LYOPHILIZER28 pts
- LYOPHILIZES28 pts
- LYRICALNESS16 pts
- LYSOGENISED16 pts
- LYSOGENISES15 pts
- LYSOGENIZED25 pts
- LYSOGENIZES24 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liquidizing | 31 | 35 |
| 2 | lexicalized | 30 | 33 |
| 3 | lacquerwork | 29 | 32 |
| 4 | lexicalizes | 29 | 32 |
| 5 | lyophilized | 29 | 30 |
| 6 | lumberjacks | 28 | 35 |
| 7 | lymphocytic | 28 | 30 |
| 8 | lyophilizer | 28 | 29 |
| 9 | lyophilizes | 28 | 29 |
| 10 | lymphocytes | 26 | 27 |
Strategy for this list
L is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~5,000 words. L is a flexible letter — it forms LA, LI, LO two-letter words, extends to LY hooks (all -LY adverbs) and combines with almost every vowel and consonant. L-openers with premium potential include LAZED, LAZIEST, LAYING. In Wordle, L is high-frequency in position 2 and 4 (SLATE, PLATE, WHALE) — testing L in one of those positions is a strong mid-game move.
FAQs
How many 11-letter words start with L?
356 valid 11-letter English words begin with L in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).