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5 Letter Words Starting With L

Looking for 5 letter words starting with L? We found 196, and 62 are words you would use every day, such as LATER, LEAST and LOCAL. The most common second letter is A, found in 48 of them.

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Words
196
62 common
Top letters in spots 2 to 5
e52%s45%a39%o28%i25%
Repeated letters
59
30% of words, like LOCAL
2+ vowels
145
74% of words

Common 5 letter words starting with L

62 everyday words, ranked by how often they appear in English, most common first.

  1. later
  2. least
  3. local
  4. level
  5. large
  6. looks
  7. leave
  8. light
  9. learn
  10. lives
  11. lower
  12. legal
  13. loved
  14. lines
  15. lived
  16. labor
  17. lucky
  18. liked
  19. likes
  20. links

More common words, in order (42)

limit lying laugh loves lunch leads loans loose label layer lists lands logic lover loads laser loyal liver loses lemon lined lodge lords lobby lungs locks lasts lacks lifts limbs loops lyric liter lends libel lousy leans leach lorry lumps lager lurks

More 5 letter words starting with L

The other 134 words in our dictionary, A to Z. Most are rarer words, plurals and word forms that many word games accept.

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LA... 37

labia laced laces laded laden lades ladle lairs laity lakes lamas lambs lamed lamer lames lamps lance lanes lanky lapel lapse larch lards largo larks larva latch latex lathe laths latte lauds lawns laxer laxly lazed lazes

LE... 21

leafs leafy leaks leaky leaps lease leash ledge leech leeks leers leery lefts lefty lemma lemme lemur leper letup levee lever

LI... 24

liars licit licks liege lifer liken liker lilac lilts limbo limed limes limns limps linen liner lingo lions lipid lisle lisps lithe liven livid

LL... 2

llama llano

LO... 29

loafs loamy loath lobed lobes locus lodes lofts lofty loges login logon loins lolls longs looms loons loony loopy loots loped lopes loser lotto lotus louse louts lowed lowly

LU... 18

luaus lubed lubes lucid lucks lucre lulls lumpy lunar lunge lupus lurch lured lures lurid lusts lusty lutes

LY... 3

lymph lynch lyres

Tips for this pattern

  • Check the second letter. A follows the L in 48 words (24%), as in LATER and LARGE. O (48) and I (39) come next.
  • Look at the last letter. 39% of five letter words starting with L end in S, like LOOKS and LIVES. Most of those are plurals, which some daily word games never use as answers.
  • A strong first guess. If you know the word starts with L, LASER is a good opener: it tests A, S, E and R, four of the seven most common letters in the open spots.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words starting with L are there?

Our dictionary has 196 five letter words starting with L. 62 of them are common everyday words, and the other 134 are rarer words that are still in our dictionary.

What are the most common 5 letter words starting with L?

LATER, LEAST, LOCAL, LEVEL and LARGE, ranked by how often they appear in everyday English. 59 of all 196 words repeat a letter, and 145 have two or more vowels.

What is the most common second letter in 5 letter words starting with L?

A. 48 of the 196 words (24%) have A second, such as LATER and LARGE. O is next with 48 words, then I with 39.

Word lists are based on SCOWL. “Most common” order uses data from wordfreq by Robyn Speer, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.