11-letter words starting with L

11-letter words starting with L number 684, from legislation and lightweight to the 31-point scorer liquidizing.

684 wordsTop pick LEGISLATIONHighest score LIQUIDIZING 31

12 of 684 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 11-letter words (3,092); Y starts the fewest (31). L ranks #18 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 12 · most-used first

LEGISLATION₁₂
LEGISLATIVE₁₅
LEGISLATURE₁₂
LIMITATIONS₁₃
LIGHTWEIGHT₂₂
LEGISLATORS₁₂
LIBERTARIAN₁₃
LIABILITIES₁₃
LINGUISTICS₁₄
LOCOMOTIVES₁₈
LIQUIDATION₂₁
LANDSCAPING₁₇

All valid words 684

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

LABEFACTION₁₈
LABIALISING₁₄
LABIALITIES₁₃
LABIALIZING₂₃
LABIODENTAL₁₄
LABIONASALS₁₃
LABIOVELARS₁₆
LABOREDNESS₁₄
LABORIOUSLY₁₆
LABORSAVING₁₇
LABOURATORY₁₆
LABOURINGLY₁₇
LABRADOODLE₁₅
LABRADORITE₁₄
LABYRINTHAL₁₉
LABYRINTHIC₂₁
LACCOLITHIC₂₀
LACEMAKINGS₂₀
LACERATIONS₁₃
LACERTILIAN₁₃
LACHRYMATOR₂₁
LACINIATION₁₃
LACKLUSTERS₁₇
LACKLUSTRES₁₇
LACONICALLY₁₈
LACONICISMS₁₇
LACQUERINGS₂₃
LACQUERWARE₂₅
LACQUERWORK₂₉
LACRIMATION₁₅
LACRIMATORS₁₅
LACRIMATORY₁₈
LACRYMATORS₁₈
LACRYMATORY₂₁
LACTALBUMIN₁₇
LACTATIONAL₁₃
LACTESCENCE₁₇
LACTIFEROUS₁₆
LACTIFLUOUS₁₆
LACTOFLAVIN₁₉
LACTOMETERS₁₅
LACTOSCOPES₁₇
LACTOSURIAS₁₃
LADDERBACKS₂₁
LADDISHNESS₁₆
LADIESWEARS₁₅
LADYFINGERS₁₉
LAEVIGATING₁₆
LAEVOGYRATE₁₈
LAEVOROTARY₁₇
LAGERPHONES₁₇
LAGGARDNESS₁₄
LAGOMORPHIC₂₁
LAICISATION₁₃
LAICIZATION₂₂
LALAPALOOZA₂₂
LALLYGAGGED₁₈
LALLYGAGGER₁₇
LAMBDACISMS₂₀
LAMBREQUINS₂₄
LAMEBRAINED₁₆
LAMELLATELY₁₆
LAMELLATION₁₃
LAMELLICORN₁₅
LAMELLIFORM₁₈
LAMELLOSITY₁₆
LAMENTATION₁₃
LAMENTINGLY₁₇
LAMINARIANS₁₃
LAMINARISED₁₄
LAMINARISES₁₃
LAMINARIZED₂₃
LAMINARIZES₂₂
LAMINATIONS₁₃
LAMINECTOMY₂₀
LAMINITISES₁₃
LAMMERGEIER₁₆
LAMMERGEYER₁₉
LAMPADARIES₁₆
LAMPHOLDERS₁₉
LAMPLIGHTER₁₉
LAMPOONISTS₁₅
LAMPROPHYRE₂₃
LANCEOLATED₁₄
LANCINATING₁₄
LANCINATION₁₃
LANDAMMANNS₁₆
LANDAULETTE₁₂
LANDDAMNING₁₆
LANDFILLING₁₆
LANDGRAVATE₁₆
LANDGRAVINE₁₆
LANDHOLDERS₁₆
LANDHOLDING₁₇
LANDLORDISM₁₅
LANDLUBBERS₁₆
LANDLUBBING₁₇
LANDMARKING₁₉
LANDOWNINGS₁₆
LANDSCAPERS₁₆
LANDSCAPING₁₇
LANDSCAPIST₁₆
LANDSKIPPED₂₁
LANDSKNECHT₂₁
LANDSLIDDEN₁₄
LANDSLIDING₁₄
LANDWAITERS₁₅
LANGBEINITE₁₄
LANGLAUFERS₁₅
LANGOSTINOS₁₂
LANGOUSTINE₁₂
LANGUESCENT₁₄
LANGUIDNESS₁₃
LANGUISHERS₁₅
LANGUISHING₁₆
LANKINESSES₁₅
LANSQUENETS₂₀
LANTERNISTS₁₁
LANTHANIDES₁₅
LANTHANOIDS₁₅
LANZKNECHTS₂₉
LAPAROSCOPE₁₇
LAPAROSCOPY₂₀
LAPIDARISTS₁₄
LAPIDATIONS₁₄
LAPIDESCENT₁₆
LAPIDIFYING₂₁
LAPILLIFORM₁₈
LARCENOUSLY₁₆
LARGEMOUTHS₁₇
LARGENESSES₁₂
LARKINESSES₁₅
LARKISHNESS₁₈
LARRIKINISM₁₇
LARVICIDING₁₈
LARVIPAROUS₁₆
LARYNGEALLY₁₈
LARYNGISMUS₁₇
LARYNGOLOGY₁₉
LARYNGOTOMY₂₀
LASTINGNESS₁₂
LATCHSTRING₁₇
LATERALISED₁₂
LATERALISES₁₁
LATERALIZED₂₁
LATERALIZES₂₀
LATERALLING₁₂
LATERIGRADE₁₃
LATERITIOUS₁₁
LATESCENCES₁₅
LATIFUNDIOS₁₅
LATIFUNDIUM₁₇
LATIROSTRAL₁₁
LATISEPTATE₁₃
LATITANCIES₁₃
LATITATIONS₁₁
LATITUDINAL₁₂
LATROCINIES₁₃
LATROCINIUM₁₅
LATTERMATHS₁₆
LATTICEWORK₂₀
LAUDABILITY₁₇
LAUDATORIES₁₂
LAUGHWORTHY₂₄
LAUNCEGAYES₁₇
LAUNDERETTE₁₂
LAUNDRESSES₁₂
LAUNDRETTES₁₂
LAUNDROMATS₁₄
LAURDALITES₁₂
LAUREATIONS₁₁
LAURUSTINES₁₁
LAURUSTINUS₁₁
LAURVIKITES₁₈
LAVALLIERES₁₄
LAVENDERING₁₆
LAVERBREADS₁₇
LAVEROCKING₂₁
LAVISHMENTS₁₉
LAWBREAKERS₂₀
LAWBREAKING₂₁
LAWLESSNESS₁₄
LAWRENCIUMS₁₈
LEADERBOARD₁₅
LEADERETTES₁₂
LEADERSHIPS₁₇
LEAFCUTTERS₁₆
LEAFHOPPERS₂₁
LEAFINESSES₁₄
LEAFLETEERS₁₄
LEAFLETTING₁₅
LEAFROLLERS₁₄
LEAKINESSES₁₅
LEAPFROGGED₁₉
LEARINESSES₁₁
LEARNEDNESS₁₂
LEASEHOLDER₁₅
LEATHERBACK₂₂
LEATHERETTE₁₄
LEATHERHEAD₁₈
LEATHERIEST₁₄
LEATHERINGS₁₅
LEATHERLEAF₁₇
LEATHERLIKE₁₈
LEATHERNECK₂₀
LEATHERWEAR₁₇
LEATHERWOOD₁₈
LEATHERWORK₂₁
LEBENSRAUMS₁₅
LECHEROUSLY₁₉
LECITHINASE₁₆
LECTORSHIPS₁₈
LECTURESHIP₁₈
LEECHCRAFTS₂₁
LEERINESSES₁₁
LEGATESHIPS₁₇
LEGATIONARY₁₅
LEGATISSIMO₁₄
LEGENDARIES₁₃
LEGENDARILY₁₆
LEGENDISING₁₄
LEGENDIZING₂₃
LEGERDEMAIN₁₅
LEGGINESSES₁₃
LEGIBLENESS₁₄
LEGIONARIES₁₂
LEGIONELLAE₁₂
LEGIONELLAS₁₂
LEGIONNAIRE₁₂
LEGISLATING₁₃
LEGISLATION₁₂
LEGISLATIVE₁₅
LEGISLATORS₁₂
LEGISLATURE₁₂
LEGITIMATED₁₅
LEGITIMATES₁₄
LEGITIMATOR₁₄
LEGITIMISED₁₅
LEGITIMISER₁₄
LEGITIMISES₁₄
LEGITIMISMS₁₆
LEGITIMISTS₁₄
LEGITIMIZED₂₄
LEGITIMIZER₂₃
LEGITIMIZES₂₃
LEGLESSNESS₁₂
LEIOMYOMATA₁₈
LEISHMANIAE₁₆
LEISHMANIAL₁₆
LEISHMANIAS₁₆
LEMMATISING₁₆
LEMMATIZING₂₅
LEMMINGLIKE₂₀
LEMNISCATES₁₅
LEMONFISHES₁₉
LENGTHENERS₁₅
LENGTHENING₁₆
LENGTHINESS₁₅
LENOCINIUMS₁₅
LENTICULARS₁₃
LENTIGINOSE₁₂
LENTIGINOUS₁₂
LEPIDOLITES₁₄
LEPIDOPTERA₁₆
LEPIDOSIREN₁₄
LEPRECHAUNS₁₈
LEPRECHAWNS₂₁
LEPROMATOUS₁₅
LEPROSARIUM₁₅
LEPROSERIES₁₃
LEPROSITIES₁₃
LEPROUSNESS₁₃
LEPTOCERCAL₁₇
LEPTODACTYL₁₉
LEPTOKURTIC₁₉
LEPTOPHOSES₁₈
LEPTORRHINE₁₆
LEPTOSPIRAL₁₅
LEPTOSPIRES₁₅
LESBIANISMS₁₅
LESSEESHIPS₁₆
LETHALITIES₁₄
LETHARGICAL₁₇
LETHARGISED₁₆
LETHARGISES₁₅
LETHARGIZED₂₅
LETHARGIZES₂₄
LETHIFEROUS₁₇
LETTERBOXED₂₁
LETTERBOXES₂₀
LETTERFORMS₁₆
LETTERHEADS₁₅
LETTERPRESS₁₃
LETTERSPACE₁₅
LEUCAEMOGEN₁₆
LEUCHAEMIAS₁₈
LEUCOBLASTS₁₅
LEUCOCIDINS₁₆
LEUCOCRATIC₁₇
LEUCODERMAL₁₆
LEUCODERMAS₁₆
LEUCODERMIA₁₆
LEUCODERMIC₁₈
LEUCOMAINES₁₅
LEUCOPENIAS₁₅
LEUCOPLAKIA₁₉
LEUCOPLASTS₁₅
LEUCORRHEAS₁₆
LEUCORRHOEA₁₆
LEUCOTOMIES₁₅
LEUKOBLASTS₁₇
LEUKODERMAL₁₈
LEUKODERMAS₁₈
LEUKODERMIC₂₀
LEUKOPENIAS₁₇
LEUKOPLAKIA₂₁
LEUKOPLAKIC₂₃
LEUKORRHEAL₁₈
LEUKORRHEAS₁₈
LEUKOTOMIES₁₇
LEUKOTRIENE₁₅
LEVAMISOLES₁₆
LEVELHEADED₁₉
LEVELNESSES₁₄
LEVIGATIONS₁₅
LEVIRATICAL₁₆
LEVIRATIONS₁₄
LEVITATIONS₁₄
LEVITICALLY₁₉
LEXICALISED₂₁
LEXICALISES₂₀
LEXICALIZED₃₀
LEXICALIZES₂₉
LEXIGRAPHIC₂₆
LHERZOLITES₂₃
LIABILITIES₁₃
LIBATIONARY₁₆
LIBELLOUSLY₁₆
LIBERALISED₁₄
LIBERALISER₁₃
LIBERALISES₁₃
LIBERALISMS₁₅
LIBERALISTS₁₃
LIBERALIZED₂₃
LIBERALIZER₂₂
LIBERALIZES₂₂
LIBERALNESS₁₃
LIBERATIONS₁₃
LIBERTARIAN₁₃
LIBERTICIDE₁₆
LIBERTINAGE₁₄
LIBERTINISM₁₅
LIBIDINALLY₁₇
LIBIDINISTS₁₄
LIBRATIONAL₁₃
LIBRETTISTS₁₃
LICENTIATES₁₃
LICHENOLOGY₂₀
LICITNESSES₁₃
LICKERISHLY₂₃
LICKPENNIES₁₉
LICKSPITTLE₁₉
LIEUTENANCY₁₆
LIEUTENANTS₁₁
LIFEGUARDED₁₇
LIFEMANSHIP₂₁
LIFESAVINGS₁₈
LIFESTYLERS₁₇
LIGAMENTARY₁₇
LIGAMENTOUS₁₄
LIGHTENINGS₁₆
LIGHTERAGES₁₆
LIGHTHEADED₂₀
LIGHTHOUSES₁₈
LIGHTKEEPER₂₁
LIGHTNESSES₁₅
LIGHTNINGED₁₇
LIGHTPLANES₁₇
LIGHTSOMELY₂₀
LIGHTSPEEDS₁₈
LIGHTWEIGHT₂₂
LIGNICOLOUS₁₄
LIGNIVOROUS₁₅
LIGNOCAINES₁₄
LIKABLENESS₁₇
LIKEABILITY₂₀
LIKELIHOODS₁₉
LILLIPUTIAN₁₃
LILTINGNESS₁₂
LIMBURGITES₁₆
LIMELIGHTED₁₈
LIMELIGHTER₁₇
LIMITARIANS₁₃
LIMITATIONS₁₃
LIMITEDNESS₁₄
LIMITLESSLY₁₆
LIMNOLOGIES₁₄
LIMNOLOGIST₁₄
LIMPIDITIES₁₆
LINCOMYCINS₂₀
LINEALITIES₁₁
LINEAMENTAL₁₃
LINEARISING₁₂
LINEARITIES₁₁
LINEARIZING₂₁
LINEBACKERS₁₉
LINEBACKING₂₀
LINECASTERS₁₃
LINECASTING₁₄
LINERBOARDS₁₄
LINGBERRIES₁₄
LINGERINGLY₁₆
LINGONBERRY₁₇
LINGUISTERS₁₂
LINGUISTICS₁₄
LINOCUTTING₁₄
LIONHEARTED₁₅
LIONISATION₁₁
LIONIZATION₂₀
LIPECTOMIES₁₇
LIPIDOPLAST₁₆
LIPOCHROMES₂₀
LIPOGENESES₁₄
LIPOGENESIS₁₄
LIPOMATOSES₁₅
LIPOMATOSIS₁₅
LIPOPROTEIN₁₅
LIPOSUCKING₂₀
LIPOSUCTION₁₅
LIPOTROPIES₁₅
LIPOTROPINS₁₅
LIPPINESSES₁₅
LIPREADINGS₁₅
LIPSTICKING₂₀
LIQUEFIABLE₂₅
LIQUESCENCE₂₄
LIQUESCENCY₂₇
LIQUIDAMBAR₂₅
LIQUIDATING₂₂
LIQUIDATION₂₁
LIQUIDATORS₂₁
LIQUIDISERS₂₁
LIQUIDISING₂₂
LIQUIDITIES₂₁
LIQUIDIZERS₃₀
LIQUIDIZING₃₁
LIQUORISHLY₂₆
LIRIODENDRA₁₃
LISSOMENESS₁₃
LISTERIOSES₁₁
LISTERIOSIS₁₁
LITERALISED₁₂
LITERALISER₁₁
LITERALISES₁₁
LITERALISMS₁₃
LITERALISTS₁₁
LITERALIZED₂₁
LITERALIZER₂₀
LITERALIZES₂₀
LITERALNESS₁₁
LITERARYISM₁₆
LITERATIONS₁₁
LITERATURED₁₂
LITERATURES₁₁
LITHENESSES₁₄
LITHOCHROMY₂₄
LITHOCLASTS₁₆
LITHODOMOUS₁₇
LITHOGENOUS₁₅
LITHOGLYPHS₂₃
LITHOGRAPHS₂₀
LITHOGRAPHY₂₃
LITHOLAPAXY₂₆
LITHOLOGIES₁₅
LITHOLOGIST₁₅
LITHOMARGES₁₇
LITHOMETEOR₁₆
LITHOPHANES₁₉
LITHOPHYSAE₂₂
LITHOPHYSES₂₂
LITHOPHYTES₂₂
LITHOPHYTIC₂₄
LITHOPRINTS₁₆
LITHOSPHERE₁₉
LITHOSTATIC₁₆
LITHOTOMIES₁₆
LITHOTOMIST₁₆
LITHOTOMOUS₁₆
LITHOTRIPSY₁₉
LITHOTRITES₁₄
LITHOTRITIC₁₆
LITHOTRITOR₁₄
LITIGATIONS₁₂
LITIGIOUSLY₁₅
LITTERATEUR₁₁
LITTERMATES₁₃
LITTLENECKS₁₇
LITTLEWORTH₁₇
LITURGISTIC₁₄
LIVABLENESS₁₆
LIVEABILITY₁₉
LIVELIHEADS₁₈
LIVELIHOODS₁₈
LIVERLEAVES₁₇
LIVERMORIUM₁₈
LIVERWURSTS₁₇
LIVESTREAMS₁₆
LIVETRAPPED₁₉
LIVIDNESSES₁₅
LIXIVIATING₂₂
LIXIVIATION₂₁
LOADMASTERS₁₄
LOADSAMONEY₁₇
LOAMINESSES₁₃
LOATHEDNESS₁₅
LOATHLINESS₁₄
LOATHNESSES₁₄
LOATHSOMELY₁₉
LOBECTOMIES₁₇
LOBOTOMISED₁₆
LOBOTOMISES₁₅
LOBOTOMIZED₂₅
LOBOTOMIZES₂₄
LOBSTERINGS₁₄
LOBSTERLIKE₁₇
LOBTAILINGS₁₄
LOBULATIONS₁₃
LOCALISABLE₁₅
LOCALIZABLE₂₄
LOCALNESSES₁₃
LOCKKEEPERS₂₃
LOCOMOBILES₁₇
LOCOMOTIONS₁₅
LOCOMOTIVES₁₈
LOCORESTIVE₁₆
LOCULAMENTS₁₅
LOCULATIONS₁₃
LOCULICIDAL₁₆
LOCUTIONARY₁₆
LOFTINESSES₁₄
LOGAGRAPHIA₁₈
LOGARITHMIC₁₉
LOGGERHEADS₁₇
LOGICALNESS₁₄
LOGISTICIAN₁₄
LOGNORMALLY₁₇
LOGOCENTRIC₁₆
LOGODAEDALY₁₇
LOGOGRAPHER₁₈
LOGOGRAPHIC₂₀
LOGOGRIPHIC₂₀
LOGOMACHIES₁₉
LOGOMACHIST₁₉
LOGOPAEDICS₁₇
LOGORRHOEAS₁₅
LOGROLLINGS₁₃
LOITERINGLY₁₅
LOLLYGAGGED₁₈
LOLLYGAGGER₁₇
LONGANIMITY₁₇
LONGANIMOUS₁₄
LONGEVITIES₁₅
LONGINQUITY₂₄
LONGJUMPING₂₄
LONGLININGS₁₃
LONGPRIMERS₁₆
LONGSHORING₁₆
LONGSIGHTED₁₇
LONGWEARING₁₆
LOONINESSES₁₁
LOOPINESSES₁₃
LOOSENESSES₁₁
LOOSESTRIFE₁₄
LOOYENWORKS₂₁
LOPHOBRANCH₂₃
LOPHOPHORES₂₁
LOQUACITIES₂₂
LORICATIONS₁₃
LOSABLENESS₁₃
LOUDHAILERS₁₅
LOUDMOUTHED₁₈
LOUDSPEAKER₁₈
LOUNDERINGS₁₃
LOUNGECORES₁₄
LOUNGEWEARS₁₅
LOUSINESSES₁₁
LOUTISHNESS₁₄
LOVABLENESS₁₆
LOVASTATINS₁₄
LOVEABILITY₁₉
LOVELIHEADS₁₈
LOVEMAKINGS₂₁
LOWBALLINGS₁₇
LOWBROWISMS₂₁
LOWERCASING₁₇
LOWLIGHTING₁₉
LOWLINESSES₁₄
LOXODROMICS₂₃
LOXODROMIES₂₁
LOYALNESSES₁₄
LUBRICATING₁₆
LUBRICATION₁₅
LUBRICATIVE₁₈
LUBRICATORS₁₅
LUBRICITIES₁₅
LUBRICOUSLY₁₈
LUBRITORIUM₁₅
LUCIDNESSES₁₄
LUCIFERASES₁₆
LUCKENBOOTH₂₂
LUCKENGOWAN₂₁
LUCKINESSES₁₇
LUCKPENNIES₁₉
LUCRATIVELY₁₉
LUCUBRATING₁₆
LUCUBRATION₁₅
LUCUBRATORS₁₅
LUDICROUSLY₁₇
LUKEWARMISH₂₃
LUKEWARMTHS₂₃
LUMBAGINOUS₁₆
LUMBERINGLY₁₉
LUMBERJACKS₂₈
LUMBERYARDS₁₉
LUMBOSACRAL₁₇
LUMBRICALES₁₇
LUMBRICALIS₁₇
LUMBRICUSES₁₇
LUMINARISMS₁₅
LUMINARISTS₁₃
LUMINATIONS₁₃
LUMINESCENT₁₅
LUMINESCING₁₆
LUMISTEROLS₁₃
LUMPINESSES₁₅
LUMPISHNESS₁₈
LUMPSUCKERS₂₁
LUNATICALLY₁₆
LUNCHEONING₁₇
LURIDNESSES₁₂
LUSKISHNESS₁₈
LUSTERWARES₁₄
LUSTFULNESS₁₄
LUSTINESSES₁₁
LUSTRATIONS₁₁
LUSTREWARES₁₄
LUTEINISING₁₂
LUTEINIZING₂₁
LUTEOTROPIC₁₅
LUTEOTROPIN₁₃
LUTESTRINGS₁₂
LUXULIANITE₁₈
LUXULYANITE₂₁
LUXURIANCES₂₀
LUXURIANTLY₂₁
LUXURIATING₁₉
LUXURIATION₁₈
LUXURIOUSLY₂₁
LYCANTHROPE₂₁
LYCANTHROPY₂₄
LYCHNOSCOPE₂₃
LYCOPODIUMS₂₁
LYMPHANGIAL₂₂
LYMPHEDEMAS₂₄
LYMPHOBLAST₂₃
LYMPHOCYTES₂₆
LYMPHOCYTIC₂₈
LYMPHOGRAMS₂₄
LYMPHOKINES₂₅
LYMPHOPENIA₂₃
LYOPHILISED₂₀
LYOPHILISER₁₉
LYOPHILISES₁₉
LYOPHILIZED₂₉
LYOPHILIZER₂₈
LYOPHILIZES₂₈
LYOSORPTION₁₆
LYRICALNESS₁₆
LYSIGENETIC₁₇
LYSOGENISED₁₆
LYSOGENISES₁₅
LYSOGENIZED₂₅
LYSOGENIZES₂₄
LYTHRACEOUS₁₉

Letters by positionIn 51% of these words the 11th letter is S.

2nd letter

A27%
I26%
E22%

5th letter

O15%
R11%
I11%

8th letter

I20%
T13%
N10%

9th letter

I24%
S14%
E12%

10th letter

E29%
N12%
R9%

11th letter

S51%
Y9%
G7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; LIQUIDIZING tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

1111 points: 28 words
12 points: 34 words
1313 points: 62 words
14 points: 75 words
1515 points: 87 words
16 points: 91 words
1717 points: 72 words
18 points: 47 words
1919 points: 40 words
20 points: 32 words
2121 points: 40 words
22 points: 16 words
2323 points: 21 words
24 points: 15 words
2525 points: 8 words
26 points: 4 words
2727 points: 1 words
28 points: 4 words
2929 points: 4 words
30 points: 2 words
3131 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LIQUIDIZING	31	35	All three
LEXICALIZED	30	33	All three
LIQUIDIZERS	30	32	Collins · NWL
LYOPHILIZED	29	30	All three
LACQUERWORK	29	32	All three
LEXICALIZES	29	32	All three
LANZKNECHTS	29	32	Collins only
LYMPHOCYTIC	28	30	All three
LUMBERJACKS	28	35	All three
LYOPHILIZER	28	29	All three
LYOPHILIZES	28	29	All three
LIQUESCENCY	27	31	Collins only

L has a strong run of familiar starts, including legislation, legislature, and landscaping, but only 12 entries count as common. That makes this a long list with a surprisingly small everyday core. The dictionary totals also vary: Collins includes 656 matches, while NWL2023 includes 441, so your game’s word list matters when you are checking a less familiar choice.

11-letter words starting with L at a glance

There are 684 qualifying words; legislation, legislative, and legislature are recognizable examples.
Only 12 entries are classed as common, so expect many specialist or less familiar choices.
The highest scorer is liquidizing at 31 points; lexicalized and liquidizers each score 30.
A total of 530 entries have definitions.
The most frequent final letter is S, appearing on 346 words.

Which L starters score highest in Scrabble?

Liquidizing leads the scoring examples at 31 points, with lexicalized and liquidizers close behind at 30. Lyophilized, lacquerwork, lexicalizes, and lanzknechts each reach 29. These are very different-looking words, but each packs valuable letters into an 11-letter play.

A long word does not automatically make a strong board move. Check whether the high-value letters can land on premium squares, and whether the placement opens a scoring lane for the next player. Liquidizing is the standout raw score here, but board position decides whether that total is worth giving up a good defensive spot.

For a less technical starting point, legislation, lightweight, and leaderboard are among the listed examples. They are easier to recognize than many top scorers, though familiarity alone does not guarantee acceptance in every game’s dictionary.

How can the final letter narrow the search?

S is the clearest filter: 346 of these words end in S, far more than any other listed ending. Y comes next with 59, followed by G with 50 and E with 45. If your rack or crossing letters suggest a plural, start with the S-ending group rather than scanning all 684 matches.

The gap between L and the biggest 11-letter starting groups is substantial. S has 3,092 words and P has 2,926, compared with L’s 684. Treat the L set as a narrower clue pool, not a sign that every entry will be familiar or playable in your chosen dictionary.

11-letter words starting with L also have a same-letter length pattern worth noting: the count rises from 568 five-letter words to 1,290 eight-letter words, then falls to 887 ten-letter and 429 twelve-letter words. For a near-length clue, the 10- and 12-letter lists are the closest checks.

Questions people ask

How many 11-letter words start with L?

There are 684 11-letter words starting with L in the tournament-dictionary counts. Familiar examples include legislation, legislature, and lightweight, but only 12 entries are classed as common. The full set also contains many technical or less familiar words.

What is the highest-scoring 11-letter word beginning with L?

Liquidizing is the highest-scoring listed L starter at 31 points. Lexicalized and liquidizers score 30, while lyophilized and lacquerwork each score 29. These are raw word scores; premium squares and board position can change the value of a play.

Which letter do the 11-letter L words most often end with?

S is the most frequent ending, with 346 words. The next most common endings are Y with 59, G with 50, and E with 45. That makes S a strong first filter when the final tile is known.

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