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6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

There are 57 six-letter words with L first and A third, from familiar choices like league and leader to high-scoring LEAZES.

57 wordsTop pick LEAGUEHighest score LEAZES 15

14 of 57 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 1st place, N is the most common 3rd letter (101 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 14 · most-used first

All valid words 57

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

  • LAAGER7
  • LAARIS6
  • LEACHY14
  • LEADED8
  • LEADEN7
  • LEADER7
  • LEAFED10
  • LEAFER9
  • LEAGUE7
  • LEAKED11
  • LEAKER10
  • LEALER6
  • LEALLY9
  • LEALTY9
  • LEAMED9
  • LEANED7
  • LEANER6
  • LEANLY9
  • LEAPED9
  • LEAPER8
  • LEARED7
  • LEARES6
  • LEARNS6
  • LEARNT6
  • LEASED7
  • LEASER6
  • LEASES6
  • LEASOW9
  • LEASTS6
  • LEAVED10
  • LEAVEN9
  • LEAVER9
  • LEAVES9
  • LEAZES15
  • LIABLE8
  • LIAISE6
  • LIANAS6
  • LIANES6
  • LIANGS7
  • LIARDS7
  • LIASES6
  • LLAMAS8
  • LLANOS6
  • LOADED8
  • LOADEN7
  • LOADER7
  • LOAFED10
  • LOAFER9
  • LOAMED9
  • LOANED7
  • LOANEE6
  • LOANER6
  • LOATHE9
  • LOATHY12
  • LOAVED10
  • LOAVES9
  • LYASES9
Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E56%
  2. O23%
  3. I12%
4th letter
  1. N18%
  2. S12%
  3. D11%
5th letter
  1. E67%
  2. H5%
  3. L5%
6th letter
  1. S28%
  2. D25%
  3. R21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; LEAZES tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 16 words
  2. 7 points: 12 words
  3. 88 points: 5 words
  4. 9 points: 15 words
  5. 1010 points: 5 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 1 words
  8. 13 points: 0 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LEAZES1516Collins only
LEACHY1414All three
LOATHY1211Collins only
LEAKED1112All three
LEAVED1012All three
LEAKER1011All three
LEAFED1011All three
LOAFED1011All three
LOAVED1012Collins only
LEAVES911All three
LOATHE99All three
LOAVES911All three

The pattern is L?A???: keep L in the opening slot and A in the third, then use the remaining letters to narrow your options. Fourteen matches rank among common English words, so this set mixes recognizable picks such as leaves and loaded with less familiar tournament entries. Endings and dictionary coverage help sort the possibilities.

6-letter words with L first and A third: quick facts

  • The pattern has 57 tournament-dictionary matches.
  • Fourteen matches are common English words, including league and leader.
  • Sixteen matches end in S; D and R are the next most frequent endings.
  • Collins includes 55 matches, compared with 48 in NWL2023 and 44 in ENABLE.
  • LEAZES leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points.

Which words fit L first and A third?

Start with the familiar cluster: league, leader, leaves, learns and leaned all fit L?A???. Their shared opening narrows the pattern, but the endings separate nouns, verb forms and other parts of speech. Loaded, loaned and loathe offer different letter combinations while keeping the same fixed positions.

The final letter gives another quick filter. S is the strongest ending group, with words such as leaves, learns and leases; D follows with examples like loaded, leaned and loaned. R-ending choices include leader, loader and leaver.

If your crossing letters rule out S, D or R, the smaller groups end in E, Y, N, T or W.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

LEAZES is the top scorer at 15 points, followed by LEACHY at 14 and LOATHY at 12. LEAKED scores 11, while LEAVED, LEAKER, LEAFED, LOAFED and LOAVED each score 10. Those scores make the less familiar entries worth checking when a premium square can boost a high-value letter.

The list is not interchangeable across every tournament dictionary: Collins has more matches here than NWL2023 or ENABLE. Only 14 entries are common, so several scoring options are uncommon vocabulary rather than everyday plays. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry, especially LEAZES or LEACHY.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with L and have A as the third letter?
There are 57 matches across the tournament dictionaries used here. The pattern is L?A???, so the first and third positions are fixed while the other four letters vary. League, leader, leaves and loaded are familiar examples among the results.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
LEAZES is the top top scorer at 15 Scrabble points. LEACHY follows at 14, and LOATHY scores 12. Those are stronger raw scores than familiar options such as leaves, which scores 9, before any board bonuses.
Do all these L-and-A words appear in the same dictionary?
No. Collins contains 55 matches, NWL2023 has 48, and ENABLE has 44, so each list accepts a different set. A word appearing in one tournament dictionary is not automatically playable in another; check the word list for your game before using an unfamiliar match.

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