5-Letter Words Starting With L
Quick answer: There are 401 valid words that are five letters long and start with L in the ENABLE word list this tool uses. Type your letters into the Word Unscrambler to find the ones your rack can actually play.
A green L at the front is usually followed by a vowel. Here is every five-letter word beginning with L.
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Base Scrabble tile scores, before board premiums — the highest-value words that are five letters long and start with L.
laari, label, labia, labor, labra, laced, lacer, laces, lacey, lacks, laded, laden, lader, lades, ladle, laevo, lagan, lager, lahar, laich, laics, laigh, laird, lairs, laith, laity, laked, laker, lakes, lakhs, lalls, lamas, lambs, lamby, lamed, lamer, lames, lamia, lamps, lanai, lance, lands, lanes, lanky, lapel, lapin, lapis, lapse, larch, lards, lardy, laree, lares, large, largo, laris, larks, larky, larum, larva, lased, laser, lases, lasso, lasts, latch, lated, laten, later, latex, lathe, lathi, laths, lathy, latke, latte, lauan, lauds, laugh, laura, lavas, laved, laver, laves, lawed, lawns, lawny, laxer, laxly, layed, layer, layup, lazar, lazed, lazes, leach, leads, leady, leafs, leafy, leaks, leaky, leans, leant, leaps, leapt, learn, lears, leary, lease, leash, least, leave, leavy, leben, ledge, ledgy, leech, leeks, leers, leery, leets, lefts, lefty, legal, leger, leges, leggy, legit, lehrs, lehua, leman, lemma, lemon, lemur, lends, lenes, lenis, lenos, lense, lento, leone, leper, lepta, letch, lethe, letup, leuds, levee, level, lever, levin, lewis, lexes, lexis, lezzy, liana, liane, liang, liard, liars, libel, liber, libra, libri, lichi, licht, licit, licks, lidar, lidos, liege, liens, liers, lieus, lieve, lifer, lifts, ligan, liger, light, liked, liken, liker, likes, lilac, lilts, liman, limas, limba, limbi, limbo, limbs, limby, limed, limen, limes, limey, limit, limns, limos, limpa, limps, linac, lindy, lined, linen, liner, lines, liney, linga, lingo, lings, lingy, linin, links, linky, linns, linos, lints, linty, linum, lions, lipid, lipin, lippy, liras, lirot, lisle, lisps, lists, litai, litas, liter, lithe, litho, litre, lived, liven, liver, lives, livid, livre, llama, llano, loach, loads, loafs, loams, loamy, loans, loath, lobar, lobby, lobed, lobes, lobos, local, lochs, locks, locos, locum, locus, loden, lodes, lodge, loess, lofts, lofty, logan, loges, loggy, logia, logic, logoi, logos, loins, lolls, lolly, loner, longe, longs, looby, looed, looey, loofa, loofs, looie, looks, looms, loons, loony, loops, loopy, loose, loots, loped, loper, lopes, loppy, loral, loran, lords, lores, loris, lorry, losel, loser, loses, lossy, lotah, lotas, lotic, lotos, lotte, lotto, lotus, lough, louie, louis, loupe, loups, lours, loury, louse, lousy, louts, lovat, loved, lover, loves, lowed, lower, lowes, lowly, lowse, loxed, loxes, loyal, luaus, lubes, luces, lucid, lucks, lucky, lucre, ludes, ludic, luffa, luffs, luged, luger, luges, lulls, lulus, lumen, lumps, lumpy, lunar, lunas, lunch, lunes, lunet, lunge, lungi, lungs, lunks, lunts, lupin, lupus, lurch, lured, lurer, lures, lurid, lurks, lusts, lusty, lusus, lutea, luted, lutes, luxes, lweis, lyard, lyart, lyase, lycea, lycee, lying, lymph, lynch, lyres, lyric, lysed, lyses, lysin, lysis, lyssa, lytic, lytta
All 401 matches in the ENABLE open word list. Use the Word Unscrambler with your exact letters to see which of them you can actually play.
Game Strategy
LIGHT, LEARN, LEMON and LOYAL are handy L-openers; L rarely blends at the start, so focus on the vowel that follows.
Going Deeper
L-initial fives are mostly L-vowel words (LIGHT, LEARN, LEMON, LOYAL, LUNAR, LABEL), since word-initial L-blends are uncommon. The second letter is almost always a vowel — test I, E, A, O, U. Set the length filter to 5 and filter starts-with L.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with L?
The ENABLE word list has 401 five-letter words beginning with L, listed in full on this page. Word-initial L-blends are uncommon in English, so the second letter is almost always a vowel. That keeps the L group simple to work through despite its size. Use the unscrambler with your known letters to shorten it.
What Wordle word starts with L?
LIGHT, LEARN, LEMON and LOYAL are valid five-letter L-words that are useful once L is green. LIGHT and LEARN test different vowel pairs while covering the common consonants G, H, R and N. LOYAL is the one to try when O and Y are still open. This page lists every L opener alphabetically for matching against your greens.
What usually follows a leading L?
A leading L is followed by a vowel in the overwhelming majority of five-letter words: LIGHT, LEARN, LEMON, LOYAL, LUNAR, LABEL, LOGIC and LAYER all fit. English has no productive word-initial L-blend, unlike the BL-, CL-, FL-, GL- and PL- pairs where L comes second. So the useful second-position guesses are I, E, A, O and U. Three of those in one guess normally settles the word.
Is a yellow L more likely in position one or later?
A yellow L is more likely to belong later in the word than at the front, because L appears constantly as the second letter of a blend and at the end of words like ROYAL, LABEL and SMALL. So do not assume an unplaced L opens the word. If your green first letter is already L, this page covers the whole set. Otherwise test L in positions two and five before position one.