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5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter

There are 10 5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter, including lobby, limbs, and limbo.

10 wordsTop pick LOBBYHighest score LOBBY 12

4 of 10 are everyday words (40%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With L in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (144 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • LOBBY12
  • LIMBS9
  • LIMBO9
  • LAMBS9
  • LOOBY10
  • LIMBA9
  • LAMBY12
  • LIMBI9
  • LIMBY12

Showing the top 9 of 10 words. See every valid word

All valid words 10

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

  • LAMBS9
  • LAMBY12
  • LESBO7
  • LIMBA9
  • LIMBI9
  • LIMBO9
  • LIMBS9
  • LIMBY12
  • LOBBY12
  • LOOBY10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LOBBY1214All three
LAMBY1214All three
LIMBY1214All three
LOOBY1011All three
LIMBS912All three
LIMBO912All three
LAMBS912All three
LIMBA912All three
LIMBI912All three

The pattern is L???B, with three open slots between the fixed letters. Familiar matches include lobby, limbs, limbo, and lambs, but the full set gets unusual quickly. Four words are marked common; Collins accepts all 10, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 9.

At a glance for the L???B pattern

  • Ten words fit L???B; lobby, limbs, limbo, and lambs are among the most familiar.
  • Four of the ten are marked common, so many matches are less familiar words.
  • Four words end in Y; O and S each finish two matches.
  • Collins accepts all 10; ENABLE and NWL2023 accept 9 apiece.
  • Lobby, lamby, and limby tie for the top score at 12 points.

Can you use these L???B words in Wordle?

Two of these words appear in the Wordle answer list, and all 10 appear among allowed guesses. That makes the pattern relevant after you have confirmed L in the first slot and B in the fourth, but answer-list matches are only a small part of the full set.

Keep the second, third, and fifth letters open until your clues narrow them. Lobby, limbs, limbo, and lambs are recognizable candidates, but only two matches are Wordle answers. Don’t assume every allowed guess can be a solution.

Which L-first, B-fourth words score well?

For 5-letter words with L as the 1st letter and B as the 4th letter, lobby, lamby, and limby lead at 12 points each. Looby scores 10, while limbs, limbo, lambs, limba, and limbi each score 9. The set also includes less familiar forms such as looby and limby.

The top score belongs to words ending in Y, not to the everyday examples most players spot first. That is a board-game reminder: less familiar words can beat common ones on tile value. Eight matches have definitions, but tile scores do not guarantee acceptance in every game; check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

How many common words match the L???B pattern?
Four of the 10 L???B matches are marked common. Lobby, limbs, limbo, and lambs are recognizable examples, while the rest of the set is less familiar overall. The common label helps narrow a word puzzle, but it does not tell you which entries a particular game accepts.
Which L???B words have the highest score?
Lobby, lamby, and limby tie for the highest score at 12 points each. Looby follows at 10 points, and limbs, limbo, lambs, limba, and limbi each score 9. These are tile scores; board bonuses can change a play’s total.
Do Collins and NWL2023 accept the same L???B words?
No. Collins accepts all 10 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 9. ENABLE also accepts 9. That one-word difference can matter in tournament play, where acceptance depends on the selected word list.

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