Words Containing LA

Q: How many words contain "LA"?

10,272 valid English words contain the sequence LA.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing LA?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing LA?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES — 25 letters.

There are 10,272 English words that contain the sequence LA. Range: ABLATE to ZORILLAS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 points; the longest is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 25 letters.

By length — 10,272 words containing LA

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12-letter(915)
13-letter(609)
14-letter(397)
15-letter(233)

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Showing the first 600 of 10,272 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	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
2	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
3	chemoprophylaxes	40	42
4	chemoprophylaxis	40	42
5	photophosphorylations	39	40
6	chemoprophylactic	38	42
7	cyclohexylamines	38	41
8	photophosphorylation	38	39
9	cyclohexylamine	37	40
10	hyperpolarizations	37	39

What these words mean

phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
chemoprophylaxes: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
chemoprophylaxis: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
photophosphorylations: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
chemoprophylactic: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
cyclohexylamines: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
photophosphorylation: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
cyclohexylamine: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperpolarizations: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "LA"?

10,272 valid English words contain LA.

Best Scrabble word containing LA?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 44 pts.

Longest word containing LA?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters).