13 Letter Words Starting with L
There are 119 13-letter English words that start with L, ranging alphabetically from LABANOTATIONS to LYSOLECITHINS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: LYMPHOGRAPHIC (31), LEXICOGRAPHIC (30), LEXICOGRAPHER (28). The longest entry here is LABANOTATIONS at 13 letters.
Word list
L
- LABANOTATIONS15 pts
- LABIALIZATION24 pts
- LABORIOUSNESS15 pts
- LACKADAISICAL22 pts
- LACTOBACILLUS19 pts
- LACTOGLOBULIN18 pts
- LAGGARDNESSES16 pts
- LAMELLIBRANCH22 pts
- LANDOWNERSHIP22 pts
- LANGUIDNESSES15 pts
- LANGUISHINGLY21 pts
- LANGUISHMENTS19 pts
- LAPAROSCOPIES19 pts
- LAPAROSCOPIST19 pts
- LARYNGECTOMEE21 pts
- LARYNGOLOGIES18 pts
- LARYNGOSCOPES21 pts
- LASTINGNESSES14 pts
- LATERIZATIONS22 pts
- LATINIZATIONS22 pts
- LATITUDINALLY17 pts
- LAUGHABLENESS19 pts
- LAUGHINGSTOCK24 pts
- LAUREATESHIPS18 pts
- LAWLESSNESSES16 pts
- LEARNEDNESSES14 pts
- LEATHERLEAVES19 pts
- LECHEROUSNESS18 pts
- LEGALIZATIONS23 pts
- LEGISLATIVELY20 pts
- LEGISLATORIAL14 pts
- LEGITIMATIONS16 pts
- LEGITIMATIZED26 pts
- LEGITIMATIZES25 pts
- LEISHMANIASES18 pts
- LEISHMANIASIS18 pts
- LEISURELINESS13 pts
- LENGTHINESSES17 pts
- LEPIDOPTERANS18 pts
- LEPIDOPTERIST18 pts
- LEPIDOPTEROUS18 pts
- LEPRECHAUNISH23 pts
- LEPTOCEPHALUS22 pts
- LEPTOSPIROSES17 pts
- LEPTOSPIROSIS17 pts
- LETHARGICALLY22 pts
- LETTERBOXINGS23 pts
- LETTERPRESSES15 pts
- LETTERSPACING18 pts
- LEXICOGRAPHER28 pts
- LEXICOGRAPHIC30 pts
- LEXICOLOGISTS23 pts
- LIBERALNESSES15 pts
- LIBERATIONIST15 pts
- LIBRARIANSHIP20 pts
- LICHENOLOGIES19 pts
- LICHENOLOGIST19 pts
- LICKERISHNESS22 pts
- LIEBFRAUMILCH25 pts
- LIEUTENANCIES15 pts
- LIGHTFASTNESS20 pts
- LIGHTSOMENESS19 pts
- LIGNIFICATION19 pts
- LIKABLENESSES19 pts
- LILTINGNESSES14 pts
- LIMITEDNESSES16 pts
- LIMITLESSNESS15 pts
- LINEARIZATION22 pts
- LINEBREEDINGS17 pts
- LINGONBERRIES16 pts
- LINGUISTICIAN16 pts
- LIQUEFACTIONS27 pts
- LISSOMENESSES15 pts
- LISTENERSHIPS18 pts
- LITERALNESSES13 pts
- LITHIFICATION21 pts
- LITHOGRAPHERS22 pts
- LITHOGRAPHIES22 pts
- LITHOGRAPHING23 pts
- LITHOTRIPSIES18 pts
- LITHOTRIPTERS18 pts
- LITHOTRIPTORS18 pts
- LITIGIOUSNESS14 pts
- LIVABLENESSES18 pts
- LIVEABILITIES18 pts
- LOATHSOMENESS18 pts
- LOCALIZATIONS24 pts
- LOCKSMITHINGS25 pts
- LOCKSTITCHING25 pts
- LOGICALNESSES16 pts
- LOGOGRAMMATIC21 pts
- LOLLAPALOOZAS24 pts
- LONGANIMITIES16 pts
- LOSABLENESSES15 pts
- LOUTISHNESSES16 pts
- LOVABLENESSES18 pts
- LOWERCLASSMAN20 pts
- LOWERCLASSMEN20 pts
- LUCRATIVENESS18 pts
- LUDICROUSNESS16 pts
- LUMINESCENCES19 pts
- LUMPISHNESSES20 pts
- LUNCHEONETTES18 pts
- LUSTFULNESSES16 pts
- LUTEINIZATION22 pts
- LUTEOTROPHINS18 pts
- LUXURIOUSNESS20 pts
- LYCANTHROPIES23 pts
- LYMPHADENITIS24 pts
- LYMPHATICALLY28 pts
- LYMPHOBLASTIC27 pts
- LYMPHOCYTOSES28 pts
- LYMPHOCYTOSIS28 pts
- LYMPHOGRAPHIC31 pts
- LYMPHOMATOSES25 pts
- LYMPHOMATOSIS25 pts
- LYMPHOSARCOMA27 pts
- LYRICALNESSES18 pts
- LYSOLECITHINS21 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 | lymphographic | 31 | 34 |
| 2 | lexicographic | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | lexicographer | 28 | 31 |
| 4 | lymphatically | 28 | 31 |
| 5 | lymphocytoses | 28 | 29 |
| 6 | lymphocytosis | 28 | 29 |
| 7 | liquefactions | 27 | 31 |
| 8 | lymphoblastic | 27 | 31 |
| 9 | lymphosarcoma | 27 | 30 |
| 10 | legitimatized | 26 | 29 |
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 13-letter words start with L?
119 valid 13-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).