Words Containing L

Q: How many words contain "L"?

68,552 valid English words contain the letter L.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing L?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing L?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 68,552 English words that contain the letter L. Range: AAL to ZYMOLOGY. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 9.7 letters.

By length — 68,552 words containing L

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Showing the first 600 of 68,552 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	electroencephalographically	47	55
2	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
3	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
4	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
5	psychophysiologically	45	48
6	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
7	hydrochlorothiazides	45	43
8	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
9	quizzicality	44	46
10	hydrochlorothiazide	44	42

What these words mean

electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzicality: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazide: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "L"?

68,552 valid English words contain L.

Best Scrabble word containing L?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.

Longest word containing L?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).