Menu
Find words

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

Sixteen 5-letter words starting with L and ending in T match this pattern, including LEAST, LIGHT, and LIMIT.

16 wordsTop pick LEASTHighest score LICHT 10

4 of 16 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (197 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

All valid words 16

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

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 2nd letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. I38%
  2. E25%
  3. O13%
3rd letter
  1. A38%
  2. C19%
  3. G13%
4th letter
  1. I19%
  2. N13%
  3. S13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LICHT1011All three
LIGHT910All three
LOVAT810All three
LYART88All three
LIMIT79All three
LEAPT79All three
LICIT79All three
LACET79Collins only
LEGIT68All three
LEAST56All three
LEANT57All three
LIROT56All three

The fixed L _ _ _ T pattern leaves 16 tournament-dictionary entries, but only four meet the common-word frequency cutoff. LEAST, LIGHT, LIMIT, and LEGIT are familiar anchors; LICHT leads the tile scores despite being far less familiar. Five entries also appear in Wordle’s answer list, so confirmed end letters still leave three middle positions to test carefully.

How many 5-letter words start with L and end in T?

  • Exactly 16 tournament-dictionary entries fit the L _ _ _ T pattern.
  • Only four matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
  • Collins includes 15 matches, compared with 13 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE.
  • LICHT scores 10 points, ahead of LIGHT at 9.
  • Five matches are Wordle answers, and all 16 are allowed guesses.

Can this fixed pattern narrow a Wordle guess?

Five entries appear in Wordle’s answer list, while all 16 are allowed guesses. Once L and T are fixed at the ends, the three middle slots do the real work: test their letters against the board instead of treating every legal guess as equally likely. LEAST, LIGHT, LIMIT, LEGIT, and LEAPT show how varied those middle letters can be.

A legal guess is not automatically a likely solution: only five of the 16 allowed words are answers. Keep plausible candidates separate from probing guesses, especially when an unfamiliar middle-letter combination still fits the board. Four matches meet the common-word cutoff, so familiarity alone will not rule out every valid candidate.

Which matches score well, and where are they accepted?

LICHT earns 10 points and LIGHT earns 9; LOVAT and LYART each score 8. LEAST scores 5, a reminder that familiar words do not necessarily carry the biggest tile total. The strongest option in this group is an unusual word, not one of its everyday anchors.

For 5-letter words starting with L and ending in T, dictionary choice changes the available pool: Collins has 15 matches, NWL2023 has 13, and ENABLE has 12. Ten entries have definitions, fewer than the 16 matching forms. Check your game’s word list before risking an unfamiliar choice such as LICHT or LOVAT.

Questions people ask

Does LIGHT score more than LEAST?
Yes. LIGHT scores 9 points, while LEAST scores 5. LICHT tops this pattern at 10, so the less familiar spelling beats both recognizable choices on tile value. Board multipliers can change a play’s total, but those are the base scores.
Are all 16 matches accepted in every word list?
No. Collins includes 15 matches, NWL2023 includes 13, and ENABLE includes 12. Those counts show that tournament dictionaries do not cover the same set. Check the word list your game uses before playing an unfamiliar entry.
How many matching words are Wordle answers?
Five of the matching words occur in Wordle’s answer list, and all 16 are allowed guesses. That distinction matters: a word can be a legal probe without being a possible solution. Use the fixed L and T positions, then filter by the remaining letter clues.

Keep going