There are 787 5 letter words starting with L in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 5-letter words (787 of them); the spread is every one of them exactly 5 letters long. The longest entries are laang, laari and laban. Five-letter lists like this one are the working tool of Wordle players: fix the letter your grid has confirmed, then scan what is left. Scrabble and Words With Friends players use the same lists to spot plays that fit a tight board.
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5-letter words (787)
laang laari laban labba labby labda label labia labis labor labra lacca laced lacer laces lacet lacey lache lacis lacks lacto laded laden lader lades ladik ladin ladle laers laeti laevo lagan lagen lager lagly lagna lahar laich laics laids laigh laika laiks laine laird lairs lairy laith laity laius laked laker lakes lakey lakhs lakie lakin lakke laksa laldy lalls lally lamas lamba lambs lamby lamda lamed lamel lamer lames lamia lamin lammy lamna lampf lamps lamus lamut lanai lanao lanas lanaz lance lanch lande lands lanes laney langi lango lanks lanky lanny lansa lants lanum lapel lapin lapis lapje lapon lappa lapps lapse lapsi larch lards lardy laree lares large largo largy laria larid larin laris larix larks larky larns laron larry larum larus larva larve lased laser lases lassi lasso lassu lasts lasty latah latax latch lated laten later latex lathe lathi laths lathy latin latke laton latro latte latus lauan lauch laude lauds laufs laugh lauia laund laura laure laury lautu lavas laved laver laves lavic lavra lawed lawer lawin lawks lawns lawny lawzy laxer laxes laxly layed layer layia layin layne layup lazar lazed lazes lazos lazzi lazzo leach leads leady leafs leafy leaks leaky leams leans leant leany leaps leapt leare learn lears leary lease leash least leath leats leave leavy leaze leban leben lebes leccy leche leden ledge ledgy ledol ledum leear leech leeds leeks leeky leeps leers leery leese leets lefte lefts lefty legal leger leges legge leggy legis legit legoa legua lehay lehrs lehua leigh leila leirs leish leiss leith lekha lelia leman lemed lemel lemes lemma lemna lemon lemur lenad lenca lench lends lendu lenes lengs lenin lenis lenny lenos lense lenth lenti lento leone leora lepal lepas leper lepid leppy lepra lepre lepry lepta lepus lered leres lerot lerps lerwa lesbo lesed leses lesgh lesiy lessn leste lests lesya letch lethe lethy letty letup leuch leuco leuds leugh leuma leung levee level leven lever levet levin levir levis lewie lewis lewth lewty lexes lexia lexic lexis lezes lezza lezzy lhota liana liane liang liard liars liart libby libel liber libra libre libri libya licca licet lichi licht licit licks lidar lidia lidos liefs liege liens liers liesh liest lieue lieus lieut lieve lifen lifer lifes lifey lifts ligan ligas liger ligge light ligne liked liken liker likes likin lilac lilas liles lills lilly lilos lilts liman limas limax limba limbi limbo limbs limbu limby limed limen limer limes limey limit limli limma limmu limns limos limpa limps limpy limsy linac linch linda lindo linds lindy linea lined linen liner lines linet liney linga linge lingo lings lingy linha linie linin linja linje links linky linne linns linny linon linos lints linty linum linus linux lions lipan lipic lipid lipin lipos lippy lipse liras lirks lirot lisks lisle lisps lists listy liszt litai litas litch lited liter lites lithe lithi litho liths lithy litra litre litui litus lived liven liver lives livid livor livre liwan llama llano lloyd lludd loach loads loafs loams loamy loans loasa loast loath loave lobal lobar lobby lobed lobes lobos lobus local loche lochi lochs lochy locks locky locos locum locus loden lodes lodge lodha lodur loeil loess lofts lofty logan loges loggy logia logic logie login logis logoi logon logos lohan lohar loids loins loipe loirs lokao lokes loket lolls lolly lolog lomas lomed lomes lomta loner longa longe longs looby looch looed looey loofa loofs looie looks looky looms loons loony loope loops loopy loord loory loose loots loped loper lopes loppy loral loran lords lordy lored lorel loren lores loric loris loros lorry lorum losed losel losen loser loses lossy lotah lotan lotas lotes lotic lotor lotos lotta lotte lotto lotus louch loued louey lough louie louis loulu louma lound louns loupe loups lourd loure lours loury louse lousy louts louty lovat loved lovee lover loves lovey lowan lowed lower lowes lowly lownd lowne lowns lowps lowry lowse lowth lowts loxed loxes loxia loxic loyal lozen lrecl luach luaus lubed lubes lubra lucan luces lucet lucia lucid lucks lucky lucre luddy ludes ludic ludos luffa luffs luged luger luges luian luigi luite lukan lukas luket lulab lulav lulls lully lulus lumas lumen lumme lummy lumps lumpy lumut lunar lunas lunch lunda lunel lunes lunet lunge lungi lungs lungy lunka lunks lunts lupid lupin lupis lupus lural lurch lured lurer lures lurex lurgi lurgy lurid lurks lurky lurry lurve luser lushy lusks lusky lusts lusty lusus lutao lutea luted luteo luter lutes lutra luvvy luxes luxus lweis lyams lyard lyart lyase lycea lycee lycid lycra lycus lydia lyery lygus lying lyken lymes lymph lynch lynes lynne lyres lyric lyrid lysed lyses lysin lysis lysol lyssa lyted lytes lythe lytic lytta
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words starting with L are there?
Our word list contains 787 5 letter words starting with L, out of 382,657 entries in total. Every word is exactly 5 letters long.
What are the longest 5 letter words starting with L?
The longest are laang (5 letters), laari (5 letters) and laban (5 letters).
Which 5 letter words starting with L score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are lezzy (26 points), lazzi (23 points) and lazzo (23 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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