5-Letter Words Starting With L
There are 401 five-letter words starting with L. 126 are common English words, listed first; the other 275 are valid but rarer.
Common 5-letter words starting with L (126)
The likeliest answers in word games, A to Z.
- label
- labor
- laced
- laces
- lacey
- lacks
- laden
- lager
- laird
- lakes
- lakhs
- lambs
- lamps
- lance
- lands
- lanes
- lapse
- large
- laser
- lasts
- latch
- later
- latex
- latte
- laugh
- laura
- lawns
- layer
- leach
- leads
- leafs
- leafy
- leaks
- leaky
- leans
- leaps
- leapt
- learn
- lease
- leash
- least
- leave
- ledge
- leech
- lefty
- legal
- legit
- lemon
- lends
- leone
- level
- lever
- levin
- lewis
- liang
- liars
- libel
- licks
- lifts
- light
- liked
- likes
- lilac
- limbo
- limbs
- limit
- lined
- linen
- liner
- lines
- lingo
- links
- lions
- lipid
- lists
- liter
- litre
- lived
- liver
- lives
- loads
- loans
- lobby
- lobes
- local
- locks
- locus
- lodge
- lofty
- logan
- logic
- logos
- loner
- longs
- looks
- looms
- loops
- loose
- lords
- lorry
- loser
- loses
- lotto
- lotus
- louie
- louis
- lousy
- loved
- lover
- loves
- lower
- lowly
- loyal
- lucid
- lucky
- lumen
- lumps
- lunar
- lunch
- lungs
- lupus
- lured
- lying
- lymph
- lynch
- lyric
Less common 5-letter words starting with L (275)
LA… (67)
- laari
- labia
- labra
- lacer
- laded
- lader
- lades
- ladle
- laevo
- lagan
- lahar
- laich
- laics
- laigh
- lairs
- laith
- laity
- laked
- laker
- lalls
- lamas
- lamby
- lamed
- lamer
- lames
- lamia
- lanai
- lanky
- lapel
- lapin
- lapis
- larch
- lards
- lardy
- laree
- lares
- largo
- laris
- larks
- larky
- larum
- larva
- lased
- lases
- lasso
- lated
- laten
- lathe
- lathi
- laths
- lathy
- latke
- lauan
- lauds
- lavas
- laved
- laver
- laves
- lawed
- lawny
- laxer
- laxly
- layed
- layup
- lazar
- lazed
- lazes
LE… (35)
- leady
- leant
- lears
- leary
- leavy
- leben
- ledgy
- leeks
- leers
- leery
- leets
- lefts
- leger
- leges
- leggy
- lehrs
- lehua
- leman
- lemma
- lemur
- lenes
- lenis
- lenos
- lense
- lento
- leper
- lepta
- letch
- lethe
- letup
- leuds
- levee
- lexes
- lexis
- lezzy
LI… (61)
- liana
- liane
- liard
- liber
- libra
- libri
- lichi
- licht
- licit
- lidar
- lidos
- liege
- liens
- liers
- lieus
- lieve
- lifer
- ligan
- liger
- liken
- liker
- lilts
- liman
- limas
- limba
- limbi
- limby
- limed
- limen
- limes
- limey
- limns
- limos
- limpa
- limps
- linac
- lindy
- liney
- linga
- lings
- lingy
- linin
- linky
- linns
- linos
- lints
- linty
- linum
- lipin
- lippy
- liras
- lirot
- lisle
- lisps
- litai
- litas
- lithe
- litho
- liven
- livid
- livre
LL… (2)
- llama
- llano
LO… (61)
- loach
- loafs
- loams
- loamy
- loath
- lobar
- lobed
- lobos
- lochs
- locos
- locum
- loden
- lodes
- loess
- lofts
- loges
- loggy
- logia
- logoi
- loins
- lolls
- lolly
- longe
- looby
- looed
- looey
- loofa
- loofs
- looie
- loons
- loony
- loopy
- loots
- loped
- loper
- lopes
- loppy
- loral
- loran
- lores
- loris
- losel
- lossy
- lotah
- lotas
- lotic
- lotos
- lotte
- lough
- loupe
- loups
- lours
- loury
- louse
- louts
- lovat
- lowed
- lowes
- lowse
- loxed
- loxes
LU… (35)
- luaus
- lubes
- luces
- lucks
- lucre
- ludes
- ludic
- luffa
- luffs
- luged
- luger
- luges
- lulls
- lulus
- lumpy
- lunas
- lunes
- lunet
- lunge
- lungi
- lunks
- lunts
- lupin
- lurch
- lurer
- lures
- lurid
- lurks
- lusts
- lusty
- lusus
- lutea
- luted
- lutes
- luxes
LW… (1)
- lweis
LY… (13)
- lyard
- lyart
- lyase
- lycea
- lycee
- lyres
- lysed
- lyses
- lysin
- lysis
- lyssa
- lytic
- lytta
No words on this page match those letters.
By the numbers
At a glance
- Words
- 401
- Common words
- 126 (31%)
- Most frequent second letter
- A (95 words)
Quick answers
Questions
How many 5-letter words starting with L are there?
401 in our list (the public-domain ENABLE word list). 126 of them are common English words; the other 275 are valid but rarely used.
What are the most common 5-letter words starting with L?
By how often they appear in everyday English: LATER, LARGE, LEAST, LEVEL, LOCAL.
Which letter most often comes after L in these words?
A, in 95 of the 401 words (24%).