Word list

5-Letter Words That Start With L

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like LEAVE, LOOKS and LATER come first.

• LEAVEVery common · Tile score 8
• LOOKSVery common · Tile score 9
• LATERVery common · Tile score 5
• LEASTVery common · Tile score 5
• LIGHTVery common · Tile score 9
• LUCKYVery common · Tile score 14
• LIVESVery common · Tile score 8
• LEARNVery common · Tile score 5
• LOVEDVery common · Tile score 9
• LUNCHVery common · Tile score 10
• LYINGVery common · Tile score 9
• LIKEDVery common · Tile score 10
• LIKESVery common · Tile score 9
• LOVESVery common · Tile score 8
• LIVEDVery common · Tile score 9
• LAUGHVery common · Tile score 9
• LARRY*Very common · Tile score 8
• LEVELVery common · Tile score 8
• LOOSEVery common · Tile score 5
• LOCALVery common · Tile score 7
• LARGEVery common · Tile score 6
• LINESVery common · Tile score 5
• LEGALVery common · Tile score 6
• LAURAVery common · Tile score 5
• LOWERVery common · Tile score 8
• LOGANVery common · Tile score 6
• LOSERVery common · Tile score 5
• LOVERVery common · Tile score 8
• LINDA*Very common · Tile score 6
• LOUISVery common · Tile score 5
• LOUSYVery common · Tile score 8
• LEWISVery common · Tile score 8
• LEADSVery common · Tile score 6
• LIVERVery common · Tile score 8
• LIMITVery common · Tile score 7
• LOBBYVery common · Tile score 12
• LABORVery common · Tile score 7
• LEMONVery common · Tile score 7
• LOYALVery common · Tile score 8
• LATIN*Very common · Tile score 5
• LANCEVery common · Tile score 7
• LUNGSVery common · Tile score 6
• LOSESVery common · Tile score 5
• LOUIEVery common · Tile score 5
• LASERVery common · Tile score 5
• LANDSCommon · Tile score 6
• LABELCommon · Tile score 7
• LOGICCommon · Tile score 8
• LOCKSCommon · Tile score 11
• LODGECommon · Tile score 7
• LINEDCommon · Tile score 6
• LIONSCommon · Tile score 5
• LEASECommon · Tile score 5
• LYNCHCommon · Tile score 13
• LASTSCommon · Tile score 5
• LILLY*Common · Tile score 8
• LEASHCommon · Tile score 8
• LISTSCommon · Tile score 5
• LAYERCommon · Tile score 8
• LUCIA*Common · Tile score 7
• LIARSCommon · Tile score 5
• LOADSCommon · Tile score 6
• LEDGECommon · Tile score 7
• LORDSCommon · Tile score 6
• LEVERCommon · Tile score 8
• LEERYCommon · Tile score 8
• LEFTYCommon · Tile score 11
• LONERCommon · Tile score 5
• LINENCommon · Tile score 5
• LINKSCommon · Tile score 9
• LOANSCommon · Tile score 5
• LEGITCommon · Tile score 6
• LIMBSCommon · Tile score 9
• LACEYCommon · Tile score 10
• LATTECommon · Tile score 5
• LOONYCommon · Tile score 8
• LIFTSCommon · Tile score 8
• LIMBOCommon · Tile score 9
• LEAKSCommon · Tile score 9
• LORDYCommon · Tile score 9
• LACKSCommon · Tile score 11
• LAKESCommon · Tile score 9
• LUNARCommon · Tile score 5
• LAMPSCommon · Tile score 9
• LOTUSCommon · Tile score 5
• LANESCommon · Tile score 5
• LATCHCommon · Tile score 10
• LOOKYCommon · Tile score 12
• LEARYCommon · Tile score 8
• LEECHCommon · Tile score 10
• LIANGCommon · Tile score 6
• LITERCommon · Tile score 5
• LUMPYCommon · Tile score 12
• LUMPSCommon · Tile score 9
• LUPUSCommon · Tile score 7
• LOWLYCommon · Tile score 11
• LOUSECommon · Tile score 5
• LAMBSCommon · Tile score 9
• LOTTOCommon · Tile score 5
• LADENCommon · Tile score 6
• LEEDS*Common · Tile score 6
• LATEXCommon · Tile score 12
• LUREDCommon · Tile score 6
• LLAMACommon · Tile score 7
• LAPSECommon · Tile score 7
• LEAPSCommon · Tile score 7
• LOREN*Common · Tile score 5
• LOINSCommon · Tile score 5
• LUCIDCommon · Tile score 8
• LEONECommon · Tile score 5
• LEPERCommon · Tile score 7
• LINERCommon · Tile score 5
• LORRYCommon · Tile score 8
• LAIRDCommon · Tile score 6
• LINGOCommon · Tile score 6
• LOOPSCommon · Tile score 7
• LAWNSCommon · Tile score 8
• LIEGECommon · Tile score 6
• LACEDCommon · Tile score 8
• LAYNE*Common · Tile score 8

* 8 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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