5 Letter Words Starting With L
There are 812 valid 5 letter words that start with L, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
labby - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
labby - 12 points
Words With Friends
labby - 14 points
5 Letter Words (812)
View all words starting with LTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With l
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 812 word list is 25.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | laang | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| #2 | laari | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #3 | laban | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #4 | labba | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 🏆 #5 | labby | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #6 | labda | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #7 | label | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| #8 | labia | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #9 | labis | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #10 | labor | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #11 | labra | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #12 | lacca | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| #13 | laced | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #14 | lacer | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #15 | laces | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #16 | lacet | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #17 | lacey | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #18 | lache | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #19 | lacis | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #20 | lacks | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with L will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with L for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with l?
labby — worth 38 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 5 letter words start with l?
812 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter l words will come up far more often.