6 Letter Words Starting With L
There are 1329 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
labefy - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
labefy - 14 points
Words With Friends
labefy - 15 points
6 Letter Words (1329)
View all words starting with LTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With l
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1329 word list is 28.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | laager | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #2 | laaris | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #3 | labara | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #4 | labber | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #5 | labdas | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #6 | labefy | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #7 | labels | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #8 | labial | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #9 | labile | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #10 | labite | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #11 | labium | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| #12 | lablab | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| #13 | labneh | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #14 | labors | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #15 | labour | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #16 | labral | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #17 | labras | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #18 | labret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #19 | labrid | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #20 | labrum | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with L for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with l?
labefy — worth 43 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 15).
How many 6 letter words start with l?
1329 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter l words will come up far more often.