5 Letter Words Starting with L
There are 401 5-letter English words that start with L, ranging alphabetically from LAARI to LYTTA. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: LEZZY (26), LAXLY (15), LAZED (15). Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
L
- LAARI5 pts
- LABEL7 pts
- LABIA7 pts
- LABOR7 pts
- LABRA7 pts
- LACED8 pts
- LACER7 pts
- LACES7 pts
- LACEY10 pts
- LACKS11 pts
- LADED7 pts
- LADEN6 pts
- LADER6 pts
- LADES6 pts
- LADLE6 pts
- LAEVO8 pts
- LAGAN6 pts
- LAGER6 pts
- LAHAR8 pts
- LAICH10 pts
- LAICS7 pts
- LAIGH9 pts
- LAIRD6 pts
- LAIRS5 pts
- LAITH8 pts
- LAITY8 pts
- LAKED10 pts
- LAKER9 pts
- LAKES9 pts
- LAKHS12 pts
- LALLS5 pts
- LAMAS7 pts
- LAMBS9 pts
- LAMBY12 pts
- LAMED8 pts
- LAMER7 pts
- LAMES7 pts
- LAMIA7 pts
- LAMPS9 pts
- LANAI5 pts
- LANCE7 pts
- LANDS6 pts
- LANES5 pts
- LANKY12 pts
- LAPEL7 pts
- LAPIN7 pts
- LAPIS7 pts
- LAPSE7 pts
- LARCH10 pts
- LARDS6 pts
- LARDY9 pts
- LAREE5 pts
- LARES5 pts
- LARGE6 pts
- LARGO6 pts
- LARIS5 pts
- LARKS9 pts
- LARKY12 pts
- LARUM7 pts
- LARVA8 pts
- LASED6 pts
- LASER5 pts
- LASES5 pts
- LASSO5 pts
- LASTS5 pts
- LATCH10 pts
- LATED6 pts
- LATEN5 pts
- LATER5 pts
- LATEX12 pts
- LATHE8 pts
- LATHI8 pts
- LATHS8 pts
- LATHY11 pts
- LATKE9 pts
- LATTE5 pts
- LAUAN5 pts
- LAUDS6 pts
- LAUGH9 pts
- LAURA5 pts
- LAVAS8 pts
- LAVED9 pts
- LAVER8 pts
- LAVES8 pts
- LAWED9 pts
- LAWNS8 pts
- LAWNY11 pts
- LAXER12 pts
- LAXLY15 pts
- LAYED9 pts
- LAYER8 pts
- LAYUP10 pts
- LAZAR14 pts
- LAZED15 pts
- LAZES14 pts
- LEACH10 pts
- LEADS6 pts
- LEADY9 pts
- LEAFS8 pts
- LEAFY11 pts
- LEAKS9 pts
- LEAKY12 pts
- LEANS5 pts
- LEANT5 pts
- LEAPS7 pts
- LEAPT7 pts
- LEARN5 pts
- LEARS5 pts
- LEARY8 pts
- LEASE5 pts
- LEASH8 pts
- LEAST5 pts
- LEAVE8 pts
- LEAVY11 pts
- LEBEN7 pts
- LEDGE7 pts
- LEDGY10 pts
- LEECH10 pts
- LEEKS9 pts
- LEERS5 pts
- LEERY8 pts
- LEETS5 pts
- LEFTS8 pts
- LEFTY11 pts
- LEGAL6 pts
- LEGER6 pts
- LEGES6 pts
- LEGGY10 pts
- LEGIT6 pts
- LEHRS8 pts
- LEHUA8 pts
- LEMAN7 pts
- LEMMA9 pts
- LEMON7 pts
- LEMUR7 pts
- LENDS6 pts
- LENES5 pts
- LENIS5 pts
- LENOS5 pts
- LENSE5 pts
- LENTO5 pts
- LEONE5 pts
- LEPER7 pts
- LEPTA7 pts
- LETCH10 pts
- LETHE8 pts
- LETUP7 pts
- LEUDS6 pts
- LEVEE8 pts
- LEVEL8 pts
- LEVER8 pts
- LEVIN8 pts
- LEWIS8 pts
- LEXES12 pts
- LEXIS12 pts
- LEZZY26 pts
- LIANA5 pts
- LIANE5 pts
- LIANG6 pts
- LIARD6 pts
- LIARS5 pts
- LIBEL7 pts
- LIBER7 pts
- LIBRA7 pts
- LIBRI7 pts
- LICHI10 pts
- LICHT10 pts
- LICIT7 pts
- LICKS11 pts
- LIDAR6 pts
- LIDOS6 pts
- LIEGE6 pts
- LIENS5 pts
- LIERS5 pts
- LIEUS5 pts
- LIEVE8 pts
- LIFER8 pts
- LIFTS8 pts
- LIGAN6 pts
- LIGER6 pts
- LIGHT9 pts
- LIKED10 pts
- LIKEN9 pts
- LIKER9 pts
- LIKES9 pts
- LILAC7 pts
- LILTS5 pts
- LIMAN7 pts
- LIMAS7 pts
- LIMBA9 pts
- LIMBI9 pts
- LIMBO9 pts
- LIMBS9 pts
- LIMBY12 pts
- LIMED8 pts
- LIMEN7 pts
- LIMES7 pts
- LIMEY10 pts
- LIMIT7 pts
- LIMNS7 pts
- LIMOS7 pts
- LIMPA9 pts
- LIMPS9 pts
- LINAC7 pts
- LINDY9 pts
- LINED6 pts
- LINEN5 pts
- LINER5 pts
- LINES5 pts
- LINEY8 pts
- LINGA6 pts
- LINGO6 pts
- LINGS6 pts
- LINGY9 pts
- LININ5 pts
- LINKS9 pts
- LINKY12 pts
- LINNS5 pts
- LINOS5 pts
- LINTS5 pts
- LINTY8 pts
- LINUM7 pts
- LIONS5 pts
- LIPID8 pts
- LIPIN7 pts
- LIPPY12 pts
- LIRAS5 pts
- LIROT5 pts
- LISLE5 pts
- LISPS7 pts
- LISTS5 pts
- LITAI5 pts
- LITAS5 pts
- LITER5 pts
- LITHE8 pts
- LITHO8 pts
- LITRE5 pts
- LIVED9 pts
- LIVEN8 pts
- LIVER8 pts
- LIVES8 pts
- LIVID9 pts
- LIVRE8 pts
- LLAMA7 pts
- LLANO5 pts
- LOACH10 pts
- LOADS6 pts
- LOAFS8 pts
- LOAMS7 pts
- LOAMY10 pts
- LOANS5 pts
- LOATH8 pts
- LOBAR7 pts
- LOBBY12 pts
- LOBED8 pts
- LOBES7 pts
- LOBOS7 pts
- LOCAL7 pts
- LOCHS10 pts
- LOCKS11 pts
- LOCOS7 pts
- LOCUM9 pts
- LOCUS7 pts
- LODEN6 pts
- LODES6 pts
- LODGE7 pts
- LOESS5 pts
- LOFTS8 pts
- LOFTY11 pts
- LOGAN6 pts
- LOGES6 pts
- LOGGY10 pts
- LOGIA6 pts
- LOGIC8 pts
- LOGOI6 pts
- LOGOS6 pts
- LOINS5 pts
- LOLLS5 pts
- LOLLY8 pts
- LONER5 pts
- LONGE6 pts
- LONGS6 pts
- LOOBY10 pts
- LOOED6 pts
- LOOEY8 pts
- LOOFA8 pts
- LOOFS8 pts
- LOOIE5 pts
- LOOKS9 pts
- LOOMS7 pts
- LOONS5 pts
- LOONY8 pts
- LOOPS7 pts
- LOOPY10 pts
- LOOSE5 pts
- LOOTS5 pts
- LOPED8 pts
- LOPER7 pts
- LOPES7 pts
- LOPPY12 pts
- LORAL5 pts
- LORAN5 pts
- LORDS6 pts
- LORES5 pts
- LORIS5 pts
- LORRY8 pts
- LOSEL5 pts
- LOSER5 pts
- LOSES5 pts
- LOSSY8 pts
- LOTAH8 pts
- LOTAS5 pts
- LOTIC7 pts
- LOTOS5 pts
- LOTTE5 pts
- LOTTO5 pts
- LOTUS5 pts
- LOUGH9 pts
- LOUIE5 pts
- LOUIS5 pts
- LOUPE7 pts
- LOUPS7 pts
- LOURS5 pts
- LOURY8 pts
- LOUSE5 pts
- LOUSY8 pts
- LOUTS5 pts
- LOVAT8 pts
- LOVED9 pts
- LOVER8 pts
- LOVES8 pts
- LOWED9 pts
- LOWER8 pts
- LOWES8 pts
- LOWLY11 pts
- LOWSE8 pts
- LOXED13 pts
- LOXES12 pts
- LOYAL8 pts
- LUAUS5 pts
- LUBES7 pts
- LUCES7 pts
- LUCID8 pts
- LUCKS11 pts
- LUCKY14 pts
- LUCRE7 pts
- LUDES6 pts
- LUDIC8 pts
- LUFFA11 pts
- LUFFS11 pts
- LUGED7 pts
- LUGER6 pts
- LUGES6 pts
- LULLS5 pts
- LULUS5 pts
- LUMEN7 pts
- LUMPS9 pts
- LUMPY12 pts
- LUNAR5 pts
- LUNAS5 pts
- LUNCH10 pts
- LUNES5 pts
- LUNET5 pts
- LUNGE6 pts
- LUNGI6 pts
- LUNGS6 pts
- LUNKS9 pts
- LUNTS5 pts
- LUPIN7 pts
- LUPUS7 pts
- LURCH10 pts
- LURED6 pts
- LURER5 pts
- LURES5 pts
- LURID6 pts
- LURKS9 pts
- LUSTS5 pts
- LUSTY8 pts
- LUSUS5 pts
- LUTEA5 pts
- LUTED6 pts
- LUTES5 pts
- LUXES12 pts
- LWEIS8 pts
- LYARD9 pts
- LYART8 pts
- LYASE8 pts
- LYCEA10 pts
- LYCEE10 pts
- LYING9 pts
- LYMPH15 pts
- LYNCH13 pts
- LYRES8 pts
- LYRIC10 pts
- LYSED9 pts
- LYSES8 pts
- LYSIN8 pts
- LYSIS8 pts
- LYSSA8 pts
- LYTIC10 pts
- LYTTA8 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 | lezzy | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | laxly | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | lazed | 15 | 16 |
| 4 | lymph | 15 | 16 |
| 5 | lucky | 14 | 16 |
| 6 | lazar | 14 | 15 |
| 7 | lazes | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | loxed | 13 | 14 |
| 9 | lynch | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | lumpy | 12 | 15 |
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 5-letter words start with L?
401 valid 5-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).