9 Letter Words Starting with L
There are 702 9-letter English words that start with L, ranging alphabetically from LAAGERING to LYTICALLY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: LIQUIDIZE (28), LYSOZYMES (26), LOCKBOXES (24). Average word length in this list is 9 letters.
Word list
L
- LAAGERING11 pts
- LABDANUMS14 pts
- LABELABLE13 pts
- LABELLERS11 pts
- LABELLING12 pts
- LABIALIZE20 pts
- LABORIOUS11 pts
- LABORITES11 pts
- LABOURERS11 pts
- LABOURING12 pts
- LABRADORS12 pts
- LABURNUMS13 pts
- LABYRINTH17 pts
- LACCOLITH16 pts
- LACERATED12 pts
- LACERATES11 pts
- LACERTIDS12 pts
- LACEWINGS15 pts
- LACEWOODS15 pts
- LACEWORKS18 pts
- LACHRYMAL19 pts
- LACINIATE11 pts
- LACKERING16 pts
- LACKEYING19 pts
- LACONISMS13 pts
- LACQUERED21 pts
- LACQUERER20 pts
- LACQUEYED24 pts
- LACRIMALS13 pts
- LACROSSES11 pts
- LACTATING12 pts
- LACTATION11 pts
- LACUNARIA11 pts
- LADDERING12 pts
- LADLEFULS13 pts
- LADYBIRDS16 pts
- LADYHOODS17 pts
- LADYLOVES16 pts
- LADYPALMS17 pts
- LADYSHIPS18 pts
- LAETRILES9 pts
- LAGGARDLY15 pts
- LAGNAPPES14 pts
- LAGNIAPPE14 pts
- LAGOMORPH17 pts
- LAICISING12 pts
- LAICIZING21 pts
- LAITANCES11 pts
- LAKEFRONT16 pts
- LAKEPORTS15 pts
- LAKESHORE16 pts
- LAKESIDES14 pts
- LALLYGAGS14 pts
- LAMBASTED14 pts
- LAMBASTES13 pts
- LAMBENTLY16 pts
- LAMBKILLS17 pts
- LAMBSKINS17 pts
- LAMEBRAIN13 pts
- LAMELLATE11 pts
- LAMENTERS11 pts
- LAMENTING12 pts
- LAMINARIA11 pts
- LAMINARIN11 pts
- LAMINATED12 pts
- LAMINATES11 pts
- LAMINATOR11 pts
- LAMINITIS11 pts
- LAMISTERS11 pts
- LAMPBLACK21 pts
- LAMPERSES13 pts
- LAMPLIGHT17 pts
- LAMPOONED14 pts
- LAMPOONER13 pts
- LAMPPOSTS15 pts
- LAMPSHELL16 pts
- LAMPYRIDS17 pts
- LANCELETS11 pts
- LANCEWOOD15 pts
- LANDAULET10 pts
- LANDFALLS13 pts
- LANDFILLS13 pts
- LANDFORMS15 pts
- LANDGRABS13 pts
- LANDLINES10 pts
- LANDLORDS11 pts
- LANDMARKS16 pts
- LANDOWNER13 pts
- LANDSCAPE14 pts
- LANDSIDES11 pts
- LANDSKIPS16 pts
- LANDSLEIT10 pts
- LANDSLIDE11 pts
- LANDSLIPS12 pts
- LANGLAUFS13 pts
- LANGOUSTE10 pts
- LANGRAGES11 pts
- LANGSHANS13 pts
- LANGSYNES13 pts
- LANGUAGES11 pts
- LANGUIDLY14 pts
- LANIARIES9 pts
- LANKINESS13 pts
- LANNERETS9 pts
- LANOLINES9 pts
- LANTHANUM14 pts
- LANTHORNS12 pts
- LAPBOARDS14 pts
- LAPIDATED13 pts
- LAPIDATES12 pts
- LAPIDISTS12 pts
- LAPPERING14 pts
- LAPSTRAKE15 pts
- LARBOARDS12 pts
- LARCENERS11 pts
- LARCENIES11 pts
- LARCENIST11 pts
- LARCENOUS11 pts
- LARGENESS10 pts
- LARGESSES10 pts
- LARGHETTO13 pts
- LARIATING10 pts
- LARKINESS13 pts
- LARKSPURS15 pts
- LARRIGANS10 pts
- LARRIKINS13 pts
- LARRUPERS11 pts
- LARRUPING12 pts
- LARVICIDE15 pts
- LARYNGALS13 pts
- LARYNGEAL13 pts
- LASSITUDE10 pts
- LASTINGLY13 pts
- LATCHKEYS21 pts
- LATECOMER13 pts
- LATEENERS9 pts
- LATENCIES11 pts
- LATERALED10 pts
- LATERALLY12 pts
- LATERITES9 pts
- LATERITIC11 pts
- LATERIZED19 pts
- LATERIZES18 pts
- LATEWOODS13 pts
- LATHERERS12 pts
- LATHERING13 pts
- LATHWORKS19 pts
- LATHYRISM17 pts
- LATICIFER14 pts
- LATINIZED19 pts
- LATINIZES18 pts
- LATITUDES10 pts
- LATOSOLIC11 pts
- LATTICING12 pts
- LAUDANUMS12 pts
- LAUDATION10 pts
- LAUDATIVE13 pts
- LAUDATORS10 pts
- LAUDATORY13 pts
- LAUGHABLE15 pts
- LAUGHABLY18 pts
- LAUGHINGS14 pts
- LAUGHTERS13 pts
- LAUNCHERS14 pts
- LAUNCHING15 pts
- LAUNCHPAD17 pts
- LAUNDERED11 pts
- LAUNDERER10 pts
- LAUNDRESS10 pts
- LAUNDRIES10 pts
- LAUREATED10 pts
- LAUREATES9 pts
- LAURELING10 pts
- LAURELLED10 pts
- LAVALAVAS15 pts
- LAVALIERE12 pts
- LAVALIERS12 pts
- LAVATIONS12 pts
- LAVEERING13 pts
- LAVENDERS13 pts
- LAVEROCKS18 pts
- LAVISHERS15 pts
- LAVISHEST15 pts
- LAVISHING16 pts
- LAWGIVERS16 pts
- LAWLESSLY15 pts
- LAWMAKERS18 pts
- LAWMAKING19 pts
- LAWNMOWER17 pts
- LAWYERING16 pts
- LAXATIONS16 pts
- LAXATIVES19 pts
- LAXNESSES16 pts
- LAYABOUTS14 pts
- LAYERAGES13 pts
- LAYERINGS13 pts
- LAYPEOPLE16 pts
- LAYPERSON14 pts
- LAZARETTE18 pts
- LAZARETTO18 pts
- LAZULITES18 pts
- LAZURITES18 pts
- LAZYBONES23 pts
- LEACHABLE16 pts
- LEACHATES14 pts
- LEACHIEST14 pts
- LEADPLANT12 pts
- LEADSCREW15 pts
- LEADWORKS17 pts
- LEADWORTS13 pts
- LEAFLETED13 pts
- LEAFSTALK16 pts
- LEAFWORMS17 pts
- LEAGUERED11 pts
- LEAKINESS13 pts
- LEAKPROOF18 pts
- LEAPFROGS15 pts
- LEARNABLE11 pts
- LEARNEDLY13 pts
- LEARNINGS10 pts
- LEASEBACK17 pts
- LEASEHOLD13 pts
- LEASTWAYS15 pts
- LEASTWISE12 pts
- LEATHERED13 pts
- LEAVENING13 pts
- LECHAYIMS19 pts
- LECHERIES14 pts
- LECHERING15 pts
- LECHEROUS14 pts
- LECITHINS14 pts
- LECTOTYPE16 pts
- LECTURERS11 pts
- LECTURING12 pts
- LEEBOARDS12 pts
- LEECHLIKE18 pts
- LEERINGLY13 pts
- LEFTOVERS15 pts
- LEGALESES10 pts
- LEGALISED11 pts
- LEGALISES10 pts
- LEGALISMS12 pts
- LEGALISTS10 pts
- LEGALIZED20 pts
- LEGALIZER19 pts
- LEGALIZES19 pts
- LEGATIONS10 pts
- LEGENDARY14 pts
- LEGGINESS11 pts
- LEGIONARY13 pts
- LEGISLATE10 pts
- LEISTERED10 pts
- LEISURELY12 pts
- LEITMOTIF14 pts
- LEITMOTIV14 pts
- LEMNISCAL13 pts
- LEMNISCUS13 pts
- LEMONADES12 pts
- LEMUROIDS12 pts
- LENGTHENS13 pts
- LENGTHIER13 pts
- LENGTHILY16 pts
- LENIENCES11 pts
- LENIENTLY12 pts
- LENITIONS9 pts
- LENITIVES12 pts
- LENTICELS11 pts
- LENTICULE11 pts
- LEOTARDED11 pts
- LEPIDOTES12 pts
- LEPORIDAE12 pts
- LEPROSIES11 pts
- LEPROUSLY14 pts
- LEPTOSOME13 pts
- LEPTOTENE11 pts
- LESPEDEZA21 pts
- LESSENING10 pts
- LESSONING10 pts
- LETHALITY15 pts
- LETHARGIC15 pts
- LETTERERS9 pts
- LETTERING10 pts
- LETTERMAN11 pts
- LETTERMEN11 pts
- LEUCEMIAS13 pts
- LEUKAEMIA15 pts
- LEUKEMIAS15 pts
- LEUKEMICS17 pts
- LEUKEMOID16 pts
- LEUKOCYTE18 pts
- LEUKOTOMY18 pts
- LEVANTERS12 pts
- LEVANTING13 pts
- LEVATORES12 pts
- LEVELLERS12 pts
- LEVELLING13 pts
- LEVELNESS12 pts
- LEVERAGED14 pts
- LEVERAGES13 pts
- LEVIATHAN15 pts
- LEVIGATED14 pts
- LEVIGATES13 pts
- LEVIRATES12 pts
- LEVIRATIC14 pts
- LEVITATED13 pts
- LEVITATES12 pts
- LEVODOPAS15 pts
- LEVULOSES12 pts
- LEWISITES12 pts
- LEWISSONS12 pts
- LEXICALLY21 pts
- LIABILITY14 pts
- LIBATIONS11 pts
- LIBECCHIO18 pts
- LIBECCIOS15 pts
- LIBELANTS11 pts
- LIBELISTS11 pts
- LIBELLANT11 pts
- LIBELLEES11 pts
- LIBELLERS11 pts
- LIBELLING12 pts
- LIBELLOUS11 pts
- LIBERALLY14 pts
- LIBERATED12 pts
- LIBERATES11 pts
- LIBERATOR11 pts
- LIBERTIES11 pts
- LIBERTINE11 pts
- LIBIDINAL12 pts
- LIBRARIAN11 pts
- LIBRARIES11 pts
- LIBRATING12 pts
- LIBRATION11 pts
- LIBRATORY14 pts
- LIBRETTOS11 pts
- LIBRIFORM16 pts
- LICENCEES13 pts
- LICENCERS13 pts
- LICENCING14 pts
- LICENSEES11 pts
- LICENSERS11 pts
- LICENSING12 pts
- LICENSORS11 pts
- LICENSURE11 pts
- LICHENING15 pts
- LICHENINS14 pts
- LICHENOUS14 pts
- LICKERISH18 pts
- LICKSPITS17 pts
- LICORICES13 pts
- LIDOCAINE12 pts
- LIFEBLOOD15 pts
- LIFEBOATS14 pts
- LIFEGUARD14 pts
- LIFELINES12 pts
- LIFESAVER15 pts
- LIFESTYLE15 pts
- LIFETIMES14 pts
- LIFEWORKS19 pts
- LIFTGATES13 pts
- LIGAMENTS12 pts
- LIGATIONS10 pts
- LIGATURED11 pts
- LIGATURES10 pts
- LIGHTBULB17 pts
- LIGHTENED14 pts
- LIGHTENER13 pts
- LIGHTERED14 pts
- LIGHTFACE18 pts
- LIGHTFAST16 pts
- LIGHTINGS14 pts
- LIGHTLESS13 pts
- LIGHTNESS13 pts
- LIGHTNING14 pts
- LIGHTSHIP18 pts
- LIGHTSOME15 pts
- LIGHTWOOD17 pts
- LIGNIFIED14 pts
- LIGNIFIES13 pts
- LIGROINES10 pts
- LIKELIEST13 pts
- LILANGENI10 pts
- LILLIPUTS11 pts
- LILTINGLY13 pts
- LIMBEREST13 pts
- LIMBERING14 pts
- LIMEKILNS15 pts
- LIMELIGHT15 pts
- LIMERICKS17 pts
- LIMESTONE11 pts
- LIMEWATER14 pts
- LIMITABLE13 pts
- LIMITEDLY15 pts
- LIMITLESS11 pts
- LIMNOLOGY15 pts
- LIMONENES11 pts
- LIMONITES11 pts
- LIMONITIC13 pts
- LIMOUSINE11 pts
- LIMPIDITY17 pts
- LIMPSIEST13 pts
- LIMULOIDS12 pts
- LINALOOLS9 pts
- LINCHPINS16 pts
- LINEALITY12 pts
- LINEAMENT11 pts
- LINEARISE9 pts
- LINEARITY12 pts
- LINEARIZE18 pts
- LINEATION9 pts
- LINERLESS9 pts
- LINGERERS10 pts
- LINGERIES10 pts
- LINGERING11 pts
- LINGUALLY13 pts
- LINGUINES10 pts
- LINGUINIS10 pts
- LINGUISTS10 pts
- LINIMENTS11 pts
- LINKWORKS20 pts
- LINOLEATE9 pts
- LINOLEUMS11 pts
- LINSTOCKS15 pts
- LINTWHITE15 pts
- LIONESSES9 pts
- LIONISERS9 pts
- LIONISING10 pts
- LIONIZERS18 pts
- LIONIZING19 pts
- LIPOCYTES16 pts
- LIPOLYSES14 pts
- LIPOLYSIS14 pts
- LIPOLYTIC16 pts
- LIPOSOMAL13 pts
- LIPOSOMES13 pts
- LIPPENING14 pts
- LIPPERING14 pts
- LIPSTICKS17 pts
- LIQUATING19 pts
- LIQUATION18 pts
- LIQUEFIED22 pts
- LIQUEFIER21 pts
- LIQUEFIES21 pts
- LIQUIDATE19 pts
- LIQUIDITY22 pts
- LIQUIDIZE28 pts
- LIQUIFIED22 pts
- LIQUIFIES21 pts
- LIQUORICE20 pts
- LIQUORING19 pts
- LIRIPIPES13 pts
- LISSOMELY14 pts
- LISTENERS9 pts
- LISTENING10 pts
- LITERALLY12 pts
- LITERATES9 pts
- LITERATIM11 pts
- LITERATOR9 pts
- LITERATUS9 pts
- LITHARGES13 pts
- LITHEMIAS14 pts
- LITHENESS12 pts
- LITHESOME14 pts
- LITHIASES12 pts
- LITHIASIS12 pts
- LITHIFIED16 pts
- LITHIFIES15 pts
- LITHOLOGY16 pts
- LITHOPONE14 pts
- LITHOSOLS12 pts
- LITHOTOMY17 pts
- LITIGABLE12 pts
- LITIGANTS10 pts
- LITIGATED11 pts
- LITIGATES10 pts
- LITIGATOR10 pts
- LITIGIOUS10 pts
- LITTERBAG12 pts
- LITTERBUG12 pts
- LITTERERS9 pts
- LITTERING10 pts
- LITTORALS9 pts
- LITURGICS12 pts
- LITURGIES10 pts
- LITURGIST10 pts
- LIVELIEST12 pts
- LIVERWORT15 pts
- LIVERYMAN17 pts
- LIVERYMEN17 pts
- LIVESTOCK18 pts
- LIVETRAPS14 pts
- LIVIDNESS13 pts
- LIXIVIATE19 pts
- LIXIVIUMS21 pts
- LOADSTARS10 pts
- LOADSTONE10 pts
- LOANWORDS13 pts
- LOATHINGS13 pts
- LOATHNESS12 pts
- LOATHSOME14 pts
- LOBATIONS11 pts
- LOBBYGOWS20 pts
- LOBBYISMS18 pts
- LOBBYISTS16 pts
- LOBECTOMY18 pts
- LOBELINES11 pts
- LOBSCOUSE13 pts
- LOBSTERED12 pts
- LOBSTICKS17 pts
- LOBULATED12 pts
- LOCALISED12 pts
- LOCALISES11 pts
- LOCALISMS13 pts
- LOCALISTS11 pts
- LOCALITES11 pts
- LOCALIZED21 pts
- LOCALIZES20 pts
- LOCATABLE13 pts
- LOCATIONS11 pts
- LOCATIVES14 pts
- LOCKBOXES24 pts
- LOCKDOWNS19 pts
- LOCKSMITH20 pts
- LOCKSTEPS17 pts
- LOCOFOCOS16 pts
- LOCOMOTED14 pts
- LOCOMOTES13 pts
- LOCOMOTOR13 pts
- LOCOWEEDS15 pts
- LOCUTIONS11 pts
- LODESTARS10 pts
- LODESTONE10 pts
- LODGEMENT13 pts
- LODGMENTS13 pts
- LODICULES12 pts
- LOFTINESS12 pts
- LOGAOEDIC13 pts
- LOGARITHM15 pts
- LOGICALLY15 pts
- LOGICIANS12 pts
- LOGICISED13 pts
- LOGICISES12 pts
- LOGICIZED22 pts
- LOGICIZES21 pts
- LOGISTICS12 pts
- LOGNORMAL12 pts
- LOGOGRAMS13 pts
- LOGOGRAPH16 pts
- LOGOGRIPH16 pts
- LOGOMACHS17 pts
- LOGOMACHY20 pts
- LOGORRHEA13 pts
- LOGOTYPES15 pts
- LOGROLLED11 pts
- LOGROLLER10 pts
- LOINCLOTH14 pts
- LOITERERS9 pts
- LOITERING10 pts
- LOLLIPOPS13 pts
- LOLLOPING12 pts
- LOLLYGAGS14 pts
- LOLLYPOPS16 pts
- LOMENTUMS13 pts
- LONELIEST9 pts
- LONESOMES11 pts
- LONGBOATS12 pts
- LONGERONS10 pts
- LONGEVITY16 pts
- LONGEVOUS13 pts
- LONGHAIRS13 pts
- LONGHANDS14 pts
- LONGHEADS14 pts
- LONGHORNS13 pts
- LONGHOUSE13 pts
- LONGICORN12 pts
- LONGINGLY14 pts
- LONGITUDE11 pts
- LONGLINES10 pts
- LONGSHIPS15 pts
- LONGSPURS12 pts
- LONGUEURS10 pts
- LOOKALIKE17 pts
- LOOKDOWNS17 pts
- LOONINESS9 pts
- LOOPHOLED15 pts
- LOOPHOLES14 pts
- LOOSENERS9 pts
- LOOSENESS9 pts
- LOOSENING10 pts
- LOPPERING14 pts
- LOPSTICKS17 pts
- LOQUACITY23 pts
- LORDLIEST10 pts
- LORDLINGS11 pts
- LORDSHIPS15 pts
- LORGNETTE10 pts
- LORICATES11 pts
- LORIKEETS13 pts
- LOTHARIOS12 pts
- LOTTERIES9 pts
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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 | liquidize | 28 | 30 |
| 2 | lysozymes | 26 | 26 |
| 3 | lockboxes | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | lacqueyed | 24 | 26 |
| 5 | lyricized | 24 | 25 |
| 6 | lazybones | 23 | 25 |
| 7 | loquacity | 23 | 25 |
| 8 | lyricizes | 23 | 24 |
| 9 | logicized | 22 | 25 |
| 10 | liquefied | 22 | 24 |
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 9-letter words start with L?
702 valid 9-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).