551 words
5 Letter Words Starting With L
There are 551 5-letter words that start with L. The highest-scoring word is LEZZY, worth 26 points, valid across all three major dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF). 150 of these words — including LABDA, LABIS, LACET — aren't valid across all three major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF).
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LAARI5
LABDA8
CSWLABEL7
LABIA7
LABIS7
CSWLABOR7
LABRA7
LACED8
LACER7
LACES7
LACET7
CSWLACEY10
LACKS11
LADED7
LADEN6
LADER6
LADES6
LADLE6
LAERS5
CSWLAEVO8
LAGAN6
LAGER6
LAHAR8
LAICH10
LAICS7
LAIDS6
CSWLAIGH9
LAIKA9
CSWLAIKS9
CSWLAIRD6
LAIRS5
LAIRY8
CSWLAITH8
LAITY8
LAKED10
LAKER9
LAKES9
LAKHS12
LAKIN9
CSWLAKSA9
CSWLALDY9
CSWLALLS5
LAMAS7
LAMBS9
LAMBY12
LAMED8
LAMER7
LAMES7
LAMIA7
LAMMY12
CSWLAMPS9
LANAI5
LANAS5
CSWLANCE7
LANCH10
CSWLANDE6
CSWLANDS6
LANES5
LANKS9
CSWLANKY12
LANTS5
CSWLAPEL7
LAPIN7
LAPIS7
LAPJE14
CSWLAPSE7
LARCH10
LARDS6
LARDY9
LAREE5
LARES5
LARGE6
LARGO6
LARIS5
LARKS9
LARKY12
LARNS5
CSWLARUM7
LARVA8
LASED6
LASER5
LASES5
LASSI5
TWL+CSWLASSO5
LASSU5
CSWLASTS5
LATAH8
CSWLATCH10
LATED6
LATEN5
LATER5
LATEX12
LATHE8
LATHI8
LATHS8
LATHY11
LATKE9
LATTE5
LAUAN5
LAUCH10
CSWLAUDS6
LAUFS8
CSWLAUGH9
LAUND6
CSWLAURA5
LAVAS8
LAVED9
LAVER8
LAVES8
LAVRA8
CSWLAWED9
LAWER8
CSWLAWIN8
CSWLAWKS12
CSWLAWNS8
LAWNY11
LAXER12
LAXES12
TWL+CSWLAXLY15
LAYED9
LAYER8
LAYIN8
TWL+CSWLAYUP10
LAZAR14
LAZED15
LAZES14
LAZOS14
CSWLAZZI23
CSWLAZZO23
CSWLEACH10
LEADS6
LEADY9
LEAFS8
LEAFY11
LEAKS9
LEAKY12
LEAMS7
CSWLEANS5
LEANT5
LEANY8
CSWLEAPS7
LEAPT7
LEARE5
CSWLEARN5
LEARS5
LEARY8
LEASE5
LEASH8
LEAST5
LEATS5
CSWLEAVE8
LEAVY11
LEAZE14
CSWLEBEN7
LECCY12
CSWLEDGE7
LEDGY10
LEDUM8
CSWLEEAR5
CSWLEECH10
LEEKS9
LEEPS7
CSWLEERS5
LEERY8
LEESE5
CSWLEETS5
LEFTE8
CSWLEFTS8
LEFTY11
LEGAL6
LEGER6
LEGES6
LEGGE7
CSWLEGGY10
LEGIT6
LEHRS8
LEHUA8
LEIRS5
CSWLEISH8
CSWLEMAN7
LEMED8
CSWLEMEL7
CSWLEMES7
CSWLEMMA9
LEMON7
LEMUR7
LENDS6
LENES5
LENGS6
CSWLENIS5
LENOS5
LENSE5
LENTI5
CSWLENTO5
LEONE5
LEPER7
LEPID8
CSWLEPRA7
CSWLEPTA7
LERED6
CSWLERES5
CSWLERPS7
CSWLESBO7
TWL+CSWLESES5
TWL+CSWLESTS5
CSWLETCH10
LETHE8
LETUP7
LEUCH10
CSWLEUCO7
CSWLEUDS6
LEUGH9
CSWLEVEE8
LEVEL8
LEVER8
LEVIN8
LEVIS8
TWL+CSWLEWIS8
LEXES12
LEXIS12
LEZES14
CSWLEZZA23
CSWLEZZY26
LIANA5
LIANE5
LIANG6
LIARD6
LIARS5
LIART5
CSWLIBEL7
LIBER7
LIBRA7
LIBRI7
LICHI10
LICHT10
LICIT7
LICKS11
LIDAR6
LIDOS6
LIEFS8
CSWLIEGE6
LIENS5
LIERS5
LIEUS5
LIEVE8
LIFER8
LIFES8
CSWLIFTS8
LIGAN6
LIGER6
LIGGE7
CSWLIGHT9
LIGNE6
CSWLIKED10
LIKEN9
LIKER9
LIKES9
LIKIN9
CSWLILAC7
LILLS5
CSWLILOS5
TWL+CSWLILTS5
LIMAN7
LIMAS7
LIMAX14
CSWLIMBA9
LIMBI9
LIMBO9
LIMBS9
LIMBY12
LIMED8
LIMEN7
LIMES7
LIMEY10
LIMIT7
LIMMA9
CSWLIMNS7
LIMOS7
LIMPA9
LIMPS9
LINAC7
LINCH10
CSWLINDS6
CSWLINDY9
LINED6
LINEN5
LINER5
LINES5
LINEY8
LINGA6
LINGO6
LINGS6
LINGY9
LININ5
LINKS9
LINKY12
LINNS5
LINNY8
CSWLINOS5
LINTS5
LINTY8
LINUM7
LINUX12
CSWLIONS5
LIPID8
LIPIN7
LIPOS7
CSWLIPPY12
LIRAS5
LIRKS9
CSWLIROT5
LISKS9
CSWLISLE5
LISPS7
LISTS5
LITAI5
LITAS5
LITED6
CSWLITER5
LITES5
CSWLITHE8
LITHO8
LITHS8
CSWLITRE5
LIVED9
LIVEN8
LIVER8
LIVES8
LIVID9
LIVOR8
CSWLIVRE8
LLAMA7
LLANO5
LOACH10
LOADS6
LOAFS8
LOAMS7
LOAMY10
LOANS5
LOAST5
CSWLOATH8
LOAVE8
CSWLOBAR7
LOBBY12
LOBED8
LOBES7
LOBOS7
LOBUS7
CSWLOCAL7
LOCHS10
LOCKS11
LOCOS7
LOCUM9
LOCUS7
LODEN6
LODES6
LODGE7
LOESS5
LOFTS8
LOFTY11
LOGAN6
LOGES6
LOGGY10
LOGIA6
LOGIC8
LOGIE6
CSWLOGIN6
TWL+CSWLOGOI6
LOGON6
TWL+CSWLOGOS6
LOHAN8
CSWLOIDS6
TWL+CSWLOINS5
LOIPE7
CSWLOIRS5
CSWLOKES9
CSWLOLLS5
LOLLY8
LOLOG6
CSWLOMAS7
CSWLOMED8
CSWLOMES7
CSWLONER5
LONGA6
CSWLONGE6
LONGS6
LOOBY10
LOOED6
LOOEY8
LOOFA8
LOOFS8
LOOIE5
LOOKS9
LOOMS7
LOONS5
LOONY8
LOOPS7
LOOPY10
LOORD6
CSWLOOSE5
LOOTS5
LOPED8
LOPER7
LOPES7
LOPPY12
LORAL5
LORAN5
LORDS6
LORDY9
CSWLOREL5
CSWLORES5
LORIC7
CSWLORIS5
LORRY8
LOSED6
CSWLOSEL5
LOSEN5
CSWLOSER5
LOSES5
LOSSY8
LOTAH8
LOTAS5
LOTES5
CSWLOTIC7
LOTOS5
LOTTE5
LOTTO5
LOTUS5
LOUED6
CSWLOUGH9
LOUIE5
LOUIS5
LOUMA7
TWL+CSWLOUND6
CSWLOUNS5
CSWLOUPE7
LOUPS7
LOURE5
CSWLOURS5
LOURY8
LOUSE5
LOUSY8
LOUTS5
LOVAT8
LOVED9
LOVER8
LOVES8
LOVEY11
CSWLOWAN8
CSWLOWED9
LOWER8
LOWES8
LOWLY11
LOWND9
CSWLOWNE8
CSWLOWNS8
CSWLOWPS10
CSWLOWRY11
CSWLOWSE8
LOWTS8
CSWLOXED13
LOXES12
LOYAL8
LOZEN14
CSWLUACH10
CSWLUAUS5
LUBED8
TWL+CSWLUBES7
LUBRA7
CSWLUCES7
LUCID8
LUCKS11
LUCKY14
LUCRE7
LUDES6
LUDIC8
LUDOS6
CSWLUFFA11
LUFFS11
LUGED7
LUGER6
LUGES6
LULLS5
LULUS5
LUMAS7
TWL+CSWLUMEN7
LUMME9
CSWLUMMY12
CSWLUMPS9
LUMPY12
LUNAR5
LUNAS5
LUNCH10
LUNES5
LUNET5
LUNGE6
LUNGI6
LUNGS6
LUNKS9
LUNTS5
LUPIN7
LUPUS7
LURCH10
LURED6
LURER5
LURES5
LUREX12
TWL+CSWLURGI6
CSWLURGY9
CSWLURID6
LURKS9
LURRY8
CSWLURVE8
CSWLUSER5
CSWLUSHY11
CSWLUSKS9
CSWLUSTS5
LUSTY8
LUSUS5
LUTEA5
LUTED6
LUTER5
CSWLUTES5
LUVVY14
CSWLUXES12
LWEIS8
LYAMS10
CSWLYARD9
LYART8
LYASE8
LYCEA10
LYCEE10
LYCRA10
TWL+CSWLYING9
LYMES10
CSWLYMPH15
LYNCH13
LYNES8
CSWLYRES8
LYRIC10
LYSED9
LYSES8
LYSIN8
LYSIS8
LYSOL8
CSWLYSSA8
LYTED9
CSWLYTES8
CSWLYTHE11
CSWLYTIC10
LYTTA8
The number on each tile is its Scrabble point value. Words without a tag are valid in TWL, SOWPODS (Collins/CSW) and ENABLE (Words with Friends); tagged words (e.g. "CSW", "TWL+WWF") are only valid under the dictionaries shown.