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

E closes 1,503 five-letter words and L opens 568, so this pattern sits where two of the busiest letters meet. Fifteen of the 54 are Wordle answers, better than one in four. Scores stay low: the average match is worth 7 points and only five reach double figures.

What the L…E pattern gives you

• 54 five-letter words start with L and end with E.
• Fifteen are Wordle answers: ladle, lance, lapse, large, lathe, latte, lease, leave, ledge, liege, lithe, lodge, loose, louse and lunge.
• Twelve entries are common words, led by large, leave, lease and lodge.
• lapje and leaze tie at 14 points, and only five matches reach double figures.
• S and G each fill the fourth slot eight times, the busiest positions after the fixed letters.

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

Fifty-four five-letter words open with L and close with E. One tile decides most of the scoring: leaze and lapje reach 14 through a Z and a J, while large, leave and lodge sit between 6 and 8 points.

Compare the frame with its neighbours. L first and S last holds 197 words, the largest L pattern, and L first with Y last holds 63. The E ending stays the slower branch: a broad list with a low ceiling unless a rare tile lands.

Which L…E words pay best?

Lapje and leaze tie at 14 points, and both need a tile most players dump early, J or Z. Lythe reaches 11, then lycee and loche sit at 10. Only five of the 54 reach double figures, so chasing the top of this list usually means playing a word you have never used.

Length opens the pattern up: six-letter matches jump to 365 and seven-letter matches to 208. A longer word may suit a bingo rack better than a five-letter filler. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure short entry.