5-letter words with L as the first letter

There are 554 five-letter words with L as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. L is a smooth one-point liquid that slides into openings and endings alike, which keeps this list broad.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with L in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include laari, labda, label, labis and labor. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with l as the first letter

WordScoreLength
lezzy265
lazzi235
lazzo235
lezza235
laxly155
lazed155
lymph155
lapje145
lavvy145
lazar145

5-letter words with L as the first letter (554)

Showing the first 300 of 554. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

laari5labda8label7labis7labor7labra7laced8lacer7laces7lacet7lacey10lacks11laded7laden6lader6lades6ladle6laers5laevo8lagan6lager6lahar8laich10laics7laids6laigh9laika9laiks9laird6lairs5lairy8laith8laity8laked10laker9lakes9lakhs12lakin9laksa9laldy9lalls5lamas7lambs9lamby12lamed8lamer7lames7lamia7lammy12lamps9lanai5lanas5lance7lanch10lande6lands6lanes5lanks9lanky12lants5lapel7lapin7lapis7lapje14lapse7larch10lards6lardy9laree5lares5large6largo6laris5larks9larky12larns5larum7larva8lased6laser5lases5lassi5lasso5lassu5lasts5latah8latch10lated6laten5later5latex12lathe8lathi8laths8lathy11latke9latte5lauan5lauch10lauds6laufs8laugh9laund6laura5lavas8laved9laver8laves8lavra8lavvy14lawed9lawer8lawin8lawks12lawns8lawny11laxer12laxes12laxly15layed9layer8layin8layup10lazar14lazed15lazes14lazos14lazzi23lazzo23leach10leads6leady9leafs8leafy11leaks9leaky12leams7leans5leant5leany8leaps7leapt7leare5learn5lears5leary8lease5leash8least5leats5leave8leavy11leaze14leben7leccy12ledge7ledgy10ledum8leear5leech10leeks9leeps7leers5leery8leese5leets5leeze14lefte8lefts8lefty11legal6leger6leges6legge7leggy10legit6lehrs8lehua8leirs5leish8leman7lemed8lemel7lemes7lemma9lemon7lemur7lends6lenes5lengs6lenis5lenos5lense5lenti5lento5leone5leper7lepid8lepra7lepta7lered6leres5lerps7lesbo7leses5lests5letch10lethe8letup7leuch10leuco7leuds6leugh9levee8level8lever8leves8levin8levis8lewis8lexes12lexis12lezes14lezza23lezzy26liana5liane5liang6liard6liars5liart5libel7liber7libra7libri7lichi10licht10licit7licks11lidar6lidos6liefs8liege6liens5liers5lieus5lieve8lifer8lifes8lifts8ligan6liger6ligge7light9ligne6liked10liken9liker9likes9likin9lilac7lills5lilos5lilts5liman7limas7limax14limba9limbi9limbo9limbs9limby12limed8limen7limes7limey10limit7limma9limns7limos7limpa9limps9linac7linch10linds6lindy9lined6linen5liner5lines5liney8linga6lingo6lings6lingy9linin5links9linky12linns5linny8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have L as the first letter?

Our dictionary lists 554 five-letter words with L in the first position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as L, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

LAARI is a common five-letter word with L as its first letter.

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