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

6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter number 365, from familiar longer and looked to high-scoring LEZZES.

365 wordsTop pick LONGERHighest score LEZZES 24

53 of 365 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (365 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 53 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 53 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 365

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

  • LAAGER7
  • LABRET8
  • LACHES11
  • LACIER8
  • LACKED13
  • LACKER12
  • LACKEY15
  • LADDER8
  • LADIES7
  • LADLED8
  • LADLER7
  • LADLES7
  • LAERED7
  • LAGGED9
  • LAGGEN8
  • LAGGER8
  • LAIDED8
  • LAIKED11
  • LAIKER10
  • LAIRED7
  • LAKIER10
  • LALLED7
  • LAMBED11
  • LAMBER10
  • LAMMED11
  • LAMMER10
  • LAMPED11
  • LAMPER10
  • LANCED9
  • LANCER8
  • LANCES8
  • LANCET8
  • LANDED8
  • LANDER7
  • LANDES7
  • LANGER7
  • LANKED11
  • LANKER10
  • LANNER6
  • LAPJES15
  • LAPPED11
  • LAPPEL10
  • LAPPER10
  • LAPPET10
  • LAPSED9
  • LAPSER8
  • LAPSES8
  • LARDED8
  • LARDER7
  • LAREES6
  • LARGEN7
  • LARGER7
  • LARGES7
  • LARKED11
  • LARKER10
  • LARNED7
  • LARNEY9
  • LARPED9
  • LARPER8
  • LASHED10
  • LASHER9
  • LASHES9
  • LASKET10
  • LASSES6
  • LASTED7
  • LASTER6
  • LATEEN6
  • LATHED10
  • LATHEE9
  • LATHEN9
  • LATHER9
  • LATHES9
  • LATKES10
  • LATTEN6
  • LATTER6
  • LATTES6
  • LAUDED8
  • LAUDER7
  • LAUREL6
  • LAVEER9
  • LAWMEN11
  • LAWNED10
  • LAWYER12
  • LAYMEN11
  • LAZIED16
  • LAZIER15
  • LAZIES15
  • LAZOED16
  • LAZOES15
  • LEADED8
  • LEADEN7
  • LEADER7
  • LEAFED10
  • LEAFER9
  • LEAKED11
  • LEAKER10
  • LEALER6
  • LEAMED9
  • LEANED7
  • LEANER6
  • LEAPED9
  • LEAPER8
  • LEARED7
  • LEARES6
  • LEASED7
  • LEASER6
  • LEASES6
  • LEAVED10
  • LEAVEN9
  • LEAVER9
  • LEAVES9
  • LEAZES15
  • LEBBEK14
  • LECHED12
  • LECHER11
  • LECHES11
  • LEDDEN8
  • LEDGED9
  • LEDGER8
  • LEDGES8
  • LEEPED9
  • LEERED7
  • LEESES6
  • LEFTER9
  • LEGGED9
  • LEGGER8
  • LEGGES8
  • LEGLEN7
  • LEGLET7
  • LEGMEN9
  • LEIGER7
  • LEIRED7
  • LEKKED15
  • LEKKER14
  • LENDER7
  • LENGED8
  • LENGER7
  • LENSED7
  • LENSES6
  • LENTEN6
  • LEONES6
  • LEPPED11
  • LESSEE6
  • LESSEN6
  • LESSER6
  • LESSES6
  • LESTED7
  • LETHEE9
  • LETHES9
  • LETTED7
  • LETTER6
  • LEUDES7
  • LEVEED10
  • LEVEES9
  • LEVIED10
  • LEVIER9
  • LEVIES9
  • LEWDER10
  • LEZZES24
  • LIANES6
  • LIASES6
  • LIBBED11
  • LIBBER10
  • LIBKEN12
  • LICHEE11
  • LICHEN11
  • LICHES11
  • LICKED13
  • LICKER12
  • LIDDED9
  • LIDGER8
  • LIEDER7
  • LIEFER9
  • LIEGER7
  • LIEGES7
  • LIEVER9
  • LIFTED10
  • LIFTER9
  • LIGGED9
  • LIGGEN8
  • LIGGER8
  • LIGGES8
  • LIGNES7
  • LILIED7
  • LILIES6
  • LILLED7
  • LILTED7
  • LIMBEC12
  • LIMBED11
  • LIMBER10
  • LIMIER8
  • LIMMER10
  • LIMNED9
  • LIMNER8
  • LIMPED11
  • LIMPER10
  • LIMPET10
  • LINDEN7
  • LINGEL7
  • LINGER7
  • LINIER6
  • LINKED11
  • LINKER10
  • LINNED7
  • LINNET6
  • LINNEY9
  • LINSEY9
  • LINTED7
  • LINTEL6
  • LINTER6
  • LIONEL6
  • LIONET6
  • LIPOED9
  • LIPPED11
  • LIPPEN10
  • LIPPER10
  • LIRKED11
  • LISLES6
  • LISPED9
  • LISPER8
  • LISSES6
  • LISTED7
  • LISTEE6
  • LISTEL6
  • LISTEN6
  • LISTER6
  • LITHED10
  • LITHER9
  • LITHES9
  • LITRES6
  • LITTEN6
  • LITTER6
  • LIVIER9
  • LIVRES9
  • LIVYER12
  • LOADED8
  • LOADEN7
  • LOADER7
  • LOAFED10
  • LOAFER9
  • LOAMED9
  • LOANED7
  • LOANEE6
  • LOANER6
  • LOAVED10
  • LOAVES9
  • LOBBED11
  • LOBBER10
  • LOCHES11
  • LOCIES8
  • LOCKED13
  • LOCKER12
  • LOCKET12
  • LOCOED9
  • LOCOES8
  • LODGED9
  • LODGER8
  • LODGES8
  • LOFTED10
  • LOFTER9
  • LOGGED9
  • LOGGER8
  • LOGIER7
  • LOGIES7
  • LOGOED8
  • LOIDED8
  • LOIPEN8
  • LOITER6
  • LOLLED7
  • LOLLER6
  • LONGED8
  • LONGER7
  • LONGES7
  • LOOIES6
  • LOOKED11
  • LOOKER10
  • LOOMED9
  • LOONEY9
  • LOOPED9
  • LOOPER8
  • LOOSED7
  • LOOSEN6
  • LOOSER6
  • LOOSES6
  • LOOTED7
  • LOOTEN6
  • LOOTER6
  • LOOVES9
  • LOPPED11
  • LOPPER10
  • LOPPET10
  • LORDED8
  • LORIES6
  • LORNER6
  • LOSSES6
  • LOTHER9
  • LOTTED7
  • LOTTER6
  • LOTTES6
  • LOUDEN7
  • LOUDER7
  • LOUIES6
  • LOUNED7
  • LOUPED9
  • LOUPEN8
  • LOUPES8
  • LOURED7
  • LOURES6
  • LOUSED7
  • LOUSER6
  • LOUSES6
  • LOUTED7
  • LOUVER9
  • LOVIER9
  • LOWNED10
  • LOWNES9
  • LOWPED12
  • LOWSED10
  • LOWSER9
  • LOWSES9
  • LOWTED10
  • LUBBER10
  • LUCKED13
  • LUCKEN12
  • LUCRES8
  • LUESES6
  • LUFFED13
  • LUGGED9
  • LUGGER8
  • LUITEN6
  • LULLED7
  • LULLER6
  • LUMBER10
  • LUMPED11
  • LUMPEN10
  • LUMPER10
  • LUNGED8
  • LUNGEE7
  • LUNGER7
  • LUNGES7
  • LUNIER6
  • LUNIES6
  • LUNKER10
  • LUNTED7
  • LUPPEN10
  • LURDEN7
  • LURKED11
  • LURKER10
  • LURVES9
  • LUSHED10
  • LUSHER9
  • LUSHES9
  • LUSKED11
  • LUSTED7
  • LUSTER6
  • LUTTEN6
  • LUTZES15
  • LUVVED13
  • LUZZES24
  • LYASES9
  • LYCEES11
  • LYCHEE14
  • LYCHES14
  • LYNXES16
  • LYTHES12
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. A24%
  2. O24%
  3. I21%
3rd letter
  1. N12%
  2. A10%
  3. S8%
4th letter
  1. G11%
  2. T11%
  3. P9%
6th letter
  1. D31%
  2. R30%
  3. S21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; LEZZES tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 67 words
  2. 7 points: 70 words
  3. 88 points: 48 words
  4. 9 points: 65 words
  5. 1010 points: 49 words
  6. 11 points: 31 words
  7. 1212 points: 12 words
  8. 13 points: 6 words
  9. 1414 points: 4 words
  10. 15 points: 8 words
  11. 1616 points: 3 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
LEZZES2425ENABLE · Collins
LUZZES2426Collins only
LYNXES1617All three
LAZIED1617All three
LAZOED1617Collins only
LACKEY1516All three
LAZIER1516All three
LUTZES1517All three
LAZIES1516All three
LAPJES1519Collins only
LAZOES1516Collins only
LEAZES1516Collins only

The pattern is L _ _ _ E _, so the fifth slot is fixed while the second, third, fourth, and final letters do the sorting. Familiar matches include listen, leader, letter, and leaves; only 53 entries fall among the commonest English words. Endings cluster around D, R, and S, giving you a quick way to narrow a rack or solve a fixed-letter clue.

L___E_ words at a glance

  • 365 words match L _ _ _ E _ across tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 351 matches; NWL2023 includes 278, so game lists differ.
  • ENABLE has 255 matches, fewer than either Collins or NWL2023.
  • Longer, looked, listen, leader, and letter are recognizable examples.
  • The most common final letters are D (114), R (111), and S (76).

Which endings are common for six-letter L___E_ words?

D leads with 114 matches, followed closely by R with 111; S is third at 76. That top-three pattern beats guessing the last letter at random: if your final square is open, test those endings first, then see whether the middle letters form a familiar word such as looked, longer, or losses.

The fixed E sits immediately before the final letter, creating familiar endings such as -ed and -er in looked, listed, leader, and longer. Not every match is an everyday word, though: tournament dictionaries admit obscure entries, and their totals range from 255 in ENABLE to 351 in Collins. Check your game's word list when a close call matters.

How do you use the L-first, E-fifth pattern?

Start by placing L and E, then use known letters in slots two through four before testing a final D, R, or S. This keeps all 365 candidates from seeming equally likely; options such as landed, lasted, and locked are easier to recognize than specialist forms.

For Scrabble scoring, LEZZES and LUZZES lead at 24 points apiece, while LYNXES and LAZIED score 16. Those are premium-tile opportunities, not ordinary vocabulary guesses: the top scorers use Z or X, so a strong board placement matters more than forcing an awkward word. The average score is 8.7.

For 6-letter words with L as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter, the main limitation is that many matches are uncommon. Without Z or X on your rack, leader, letter, and leaves make better pattern checks than the highest-scoring names.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with L and have E fifth?
There are 365 matches for the L _ _ _ E _ pattern. Familiar examples include longer, looked, listen, and leader. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 351, while NWL2023 includes 278, so the accepted count depends on your game's word list.
Which final letters appear most often in these words?
D is the most common ending, with 114 matches, followed by R with 111 and S with 76. That makes those three letters a sensible first check when the final position is unknown; examples include looked, longer, and losses.
What are the highest-scoring L___E_ words?
LEZZES and LUZZES each score 24 points, the highest scores among these matches. LYNXES and LAZIED each score 16. The top scorers rely on high-value Z or X tiles, so their word scores do not guarantee an easy placement on the board.

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