Words starting with L

5,053 words in the ENABLE list start with L. The most common are LIKE, LIFE, LAST and LOVE. They run from 2 to 20 letters, and the highest-scoring is LEXICOGRAPHICALLY at 37 points.

Words
5,053
Lengths
2–20 letters
Top score
37 (LEXICOGRAPHICALLY)

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The words

2-letter words 3

la2 li2 lo2

3-letter words 44

lab5 lac5lad4 lag4 lam5lap5 lar3las3lat3lav6law6 lax10lay6 lea3led4lee3 leg4 lei3lek7let3 leu3lev6lex10ley6lez12lib5lid4 lie3 lin3lip5 lis3lit3 lob5log4 loo3lop5lot3 low6 lox10lug4lum5luv6lux10lye6

5-letter words 401

label7 labor7 lacks11lakes9lance7 lands6lanes5large6 laser5 lasts5later5 laugh9 laura5layer8 leads6learn5 lease5 least5 leave8 legal6 legit6lemon7 level8 lewis8light9 liked10 likes9limit7 lined6 lines5links9 lions5lists5lived9liver8 lives8loads6 loans5lobby12 local7 locks11lodge7 logan6logic8 looks9loose5 lords6loser5 loses5louis5loved9 lover8 loves8lower8 loyal8 lucky14 lunch10 lungs6lying9 lynch13
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8-letter words 890

labeling11labelled11 laborers10labrador11lacrosse10landfill12landings10landlord10 landmark15 language10 latitude9laughing13 laughter12 launched14launcher13launches13lavender12lawsuits11leaflets11learners8learning9 lecturer10 lectures10leftists11leftover14legality12leggings11lemonade11lesbians10leukemia14leverage12 liberals10licences12licensed11 licenses10lifelong12 lifetime13 ligament11lighting13 likeness12likewise15 limiting11 lingerie9lipstick16 listened9listener8listings9literacy13 literary11 literate8lobbying16locality13 locating11location10 lockdown18longtime11 lordship14lowering12 luncheon13lymphoma20
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9-letter words 702

labelling12labourers11labyrinth17laminated12landlords11landmarks16landowner13landscape14 landslide11languages11laughable15launchers14launching15 lawmakers18lecturers11lecturing12leftovers15legalized20legendary14 leisurely12lettering10letterman11leveraged14leviathan15liability14 liberated12liberties11librarian11libraries11licensing12lifeguard14lifestyle15 lifetimes14ligaments12lightning14 limelight15limestone11 limitless11limousine11lingering11liquidity22listeners9listening10 literally12 livestock18 lobbyists16localized21locations11logically15logistics12 longevity16longitude11loopholes14loyalists12loyalties12lubricant13lucrative14ludicrous12lunchtime16luxurious16
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10-letter words 491

laboratory15 laceration12lackluster16lamentable14landlocked18landowners14landscaped16landscapes15landslides12languished15laundering12leadership16 legalizing21legislated12legislator11legitimacy18 legitimate13 legitimize22lengthened15lengthwise17lenticular12leprechaun17letterhead14leveraging15levitation13liberalism14liberating13liberation12 liberators12librarians12lieutenant10 lifeguards15lifesaving17lifestyles16lightening15lighthouse17likelihood18 limitation12 limousines12linebacker18linguistic13 liquidated21liquidator20literature10 lithograph19litigation11 liturgical13livelihood17localities12locomotion14locomotive17logistical13loneliness10 loveliness13lubricants14lubricated15lumberjack27luminaries12luminosity15lymphocyte25
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11-letter words 355

laboriously16labradorite14lacerations13lamentation13landholders16landscapers16landscaping17languishing16laparoscopy20lawbreakers20lawlessness14leaderships17leatherback22lectureship18legionaries12legionnaire12legislating13legislation12 legislative15 legislators12legislature12 legitimized24legitimizes23lengthening16lepidoptera16leprechauns18letterpress13liabilities13liberalised14liberalized23libertarian13lieutenants11lightheaded20lighthouses18lightweight22 limitations13linebackers19linguistics14lipoprotein15liposuction15liquidating22liquidation21liquidators21literatures11lithographs20lithography23lithosphere19livelihoods18locomotives18logarithmic19loggerheads17loudspeaker18lubricating16lubrication15ludicrously17lumberjacks28luminescent15luxuriously21lymphocytes26lymphocytic28
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12-letter words 226

laboratories14labyrinthine20lactobacilli18lamentations14landholdings18langoustines13laparoscopic20laryngectomy23laryngoscope20laryngoscopy23leapfrogging20leaseholders16leathernecks21lectureships19legalization22legionnaires13legislations13legislatures13legitimately18legitimating16legitimation15legitimising16legitimizing25lepidopteran17letterboxing22leukocytosis21leukotrienes16lexicography30liberalising15liberalizing24libertarians14lifeguarding18lighthearted20lightweights23lilliputians14lipoproteins16liquefaction26liquidations22listenership17listlessness12lithographed22lithographer21lithographic23lithological18lithospheric22liturgically18localization23locksmithing24logistically18logisticians15lollapalooza23lollygagging19longitudinal14longshoreman18longshoremen18loudspeakers19luminescence18luminiferous17luminosities14luncheonette17
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13-letter words 119

lackadaisical22lactobacillus19laughingstock24legislatively20leishmaniasis18leptospirosis17lexicographer28lexicographic30librarianship20linearization22lithographers22localizations24lymphoblastic27
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14-letter words 83

lasciviousness19lateralization23legitimization26leukodystrophy30lexicographers29liberalization25libertarianism18licentiousness16lightheartedly25linguistically20longitudinally19lyophilization31
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15-letter words 46

laboriousnesses17labyrinthodonts24lackadaisically27laryngectomized33latensification20lateralizations24latitudinarians16laughablenesses21lexicographical32lignocellulosic20logarithmically26lymphadenopathy34
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16-letter words 16

lamentablenesses20landlubberliness21largeheartedness21lasciviousnesses21latensifications21leukodystrophies29libidinousnesses19licentiousnesses18lightheartedness24lithographically30localizabilities29longheadednesses22
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17-letter words 10

latitudinarianism20lepidopterologies23lepidopterologist23levelheadednesses25lexicographically37longsightednesses23lumpenproletariat23lymphadenopathies33lymphangiographic36lymphogranulomata30

18-letter words 9

landlubberlinesses23largeheartednesses23latitudinarianisms21lepidopterological26lepidopterologists24lightheartednesses26lipopolysaccharide33lumpenproletariats24lymphangiographies35

19-letter words 1

lipopolysaccharides34

20-letter words 2

lymphogranulomatoses33lymphogranulomatosis33

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

lexicographically37lymphangiographic36lymphangiography36lymphangiographies35lymphadenopathy34lipopolysaccharides34lipopolysaccharide33laryngectomized33lexicalizations33lymphadenopathies33

Questions

How many words start with L?

5,053 words in the ENABLE word list start with L.

What is the longest word that starts with L?

LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSES, with 20 letters. Next come LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSIS and LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with L?

LEXICOGRAPHICALLY, worth 37 points with Scrabble letter values.