Five-letter words starting with L
There are 401 five-letter words that start with L in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 4.6% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is lezzy, worth 26 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 401 five-letter words starting with L
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with L
- lezzy 26 points
- laxly 15 points
- lazed 15 points
- lymph 15 points
- lazar 14 points
- lazes 14 points
- lucky 14 points
- loxed 13 points
- lynch 13 points
- lakhs 12 points
- lamby 12 points
- lanky 12 points
- larky 12 points
- latex 12 points
- laxer 12 points
- leaky 12 points
- lexes 12 points
- lexis 12 points
- limby 12 points
- linky 12 points
- lippy 12 points
- lobby 12 points
- loppy 12 points
- loxes 12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are la (95), lo (94), li (87), le (61), lu (44). 32 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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