3-letter words containing L

124 words, everyday words first.

124 wordsTop pick ALLHighest score LUZ 12

75 of 124 are everyday words (60%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). L ranks #16 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 75 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 75 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 124

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

  • AAL3
  • AIL3
  • ALA3
  • ALB5
  • ALE3
  • ALF6
  • ALL3
  • ALP5
  • ALS3
  • ALT3
  • AWL6
  • BAL5
  • BEL5
  • CAL5
  • CEL5
  • CLY8
  • COL5
  • DAL4
  • DEL4
  • DOL4
  • EEL3
  • ELD4
  • ELF6
  • ELK7
  • ELL3
  • ELM5
  • ELS3
  • ELT3
  • FIL6
  • FLU6
  • FLY9
  • GAL4
  • GEL4
  • GUL4
  • ILK7
  • ILL3
  • JOL10
  • LAB5
  • LAC5
  • LAD4
  • LAG4
  • LAH6
  • LAM5
  • LAP5
  • LAR3
  • LAS3
  • LAT3
  • LAV6
  • LAW6
  • LAX10
  • LAY6
  • LEA3
  • LED4
  • LEE3
  • LEG4
  • LEI3
  • LEK7
  • LEP5
  • LES3
  • LET3
  • LEU3
  • LEV6
  • LEW6
  • LEX10
  • LEY6
  • LEZ12
  • LIB5
  • LID4
  • LIE3
  • LIG4
  • LIN3
  • LIP5
  • LIS3
  • LIT3
  • LOB5
  • LOC5
  • LOD4
  • LOG4
  • LOO3
  • LOP5
  • LOR3
  • LOS3
  • LOT3
  • LOU3
  • LOW6
  • LOX10
  • LOY6
  • LUD4
  • LUG4
  • LUM5
  • LUN3
  • LUR3
  • LUV6
  • LUX10
  • LUZ12
  • LYE6
  • LYM8
  • MAL5
  • MEL5
  • MIL5
  • MOL5
  • NIL3
  • OIL3
  • OLD4
  • OLE3
  • OLM5
  • OWL6
  • PAL5
  • PLU5
  • PLY8
  • POL5
  • PUL5
  • SAL3
  • SEL3
  • SLY6
  • SOL3
  • TEL3
  • TIL3
  • ULE3
  • ULU3
  • VLY9
  • VOL6
  • ZEL12
  • ZOL12
Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 1st letter is L.
1st letter
  1. L48%
  2. A9%
  3. E6%
2nd letter
  1. L23%
  2. E19%
  3. A18%
3rd letter
  1. L31%
  2. Y6%
  3. D6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 3 in Scrabble; LUZ tops the list with 12. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 33 points: 42 words
  2. 4 points: 18 words
  3. 55 points: 28 words
  4. 6 points: 19 words
  5. 77 points: 3 words
  6. 8 points: 3 words
  7. 99 points: 2 words
  8. 10 points: 5 words
  9. 1111 points: 0 words
  10. 12 points: 4 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LUZ1214Collins only
LEZ1213ENABLE · Collins
ZEL1213Collins only
ZOL1213Collins only
LAX1011All three
LEX1011All three
LUX1012All three
LOX1011All three
JOL1013Collins only
FLY99All three
VLY910Collins only
PLY89All three

About these words

There are 124 3-letter words that contain L in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 75 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are L (60), A (11), E (8).

The most common last letters are L (38), Y (8), D (7).

Tip

The average word here scores 4.9 in Scrabble. LUZ tops the list with 12.

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