6-letter words starting with L

6-letter words starting with L number 920, from familiar picks like LITTLE and LIQUID to high-scoring plays like LAZILY.

920 wordsTop pick LITTLEHighest score LIZZIE 24

123 of 920 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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S starts the most 6-letter words (2,737); X starts the fewest (19). L ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 123 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 123 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 920

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

LAAGER₇
LAARIS₆
LABARA₈
LABDAS₉
LABELS₈
LABIAL₈
LABILE₈
LABIUM₁₀
LABLAB₁₀
LABORS₈
LABOUR₈
LABRAL₈
LABRET₈
LABRID₉
LABRUM₁₀
LABRYS₁₁
LACERS₈
LACETS₈
LACHES₁₁
LACIER₈
LACILY₁₁
LACING₉
LACKED₁₃
LACKER₁₂
LACKEY₁₅
LACMUS₁₀
LACTAM₁₀
LACTIC₁₀
LACUNA₈
LACUNE₈
LADDER₈
LADDIE₈
LADENS₇
LADERS₇
LADIES₇
LADIFY₁₃
LADING₈
LADINO₇
LADLED₈
LADLER₇
LADLES₇
LADRON₇
LADYFY₁₆
LAERED₇
LAESIE₆
LAGANS₇
LAGENA₇
LAGEND₈
LAGERS₇
LAGGED₉
LAGGEN₈
LAGGER₈
LAGGIN₈
LAGOON₇
LAGUNA₇
LAGUNE₇
LAHALS₉
LAHARS₉
LAICAL₈
LAICHS₁₁
LAIDED₈
LAIDLY₁₀
LAIGHS₁₀
LAIKAS₁₀
LAIKED₁₁
LAIKER₁₀
LAIPSE₈
LAIRDS₇
LAIRED₇
LAISSE₆
LAKERS₁₀
LAKIER₁₀
LAKING₁₁
LAKINS₁₀
LAKISH₁₃
LAKSAS₁₀
LALANG₇
LALDIE₇
LALLAN₆
LALLED₇
LAMBDA₁₁
LAMBED₁₁
LAMBER₁₀
LAMBIE₁₀
LAMEDH₁₂
LAMEDS₉
LAMELY₁₁
LAMENT₈
LAMEST₈
LAMIAE₈
LAMIAS₈
LAMINA₈
LAMING₉
LAMISH₁₁
LAMMED₁₁
LAMMER₁₀
LAMMIE₁₀
LAMPAD₁₁
LAMPAS₁₀
LAMPED₁₁
LAMPER₁₀
LANAIS₆
LANATE₆
LANCED₉
LANCER₈
LANCES₈
LANCET₈
LANDAU₇
LANDED₈
LANDER₇
LANDES₇
LANELY₉
LANGAR₇
LANGER₇
LANGUE₇
LANGUR₇
LANKED₁₁
LANKER₁₀
LANKLY₁₃
LANNER₆
LANOSE₆
LANUGO₇
LAOGAI₇
LAPDOG₁₀
LAPELS₈
LAPFUL₁₁
LAPINS₈
LAPJES₁₅
LAPPED₁₁
LAPPEL₁₀
LAPPER₁₀
LAPPET₁₀
LAPPIE₁₀
LAPSED₉
LAPSER₈
LAPSES₈
LAPSUS₈
LAPTOP₁₀
LARDED₈
LARDER₇
LARDON₇
LAREES₆
LARGEN₇
LARGER₇
LARGES₇
LARGOS₇
LARIAT₆
LARINE₆
LARKED₁₁
LARKER₁₀
LARNAX₁₃
LARNED₇
LARNEY₉
LAROID₇
LARPED₉
LARPER₈
LARRUP₈
LARUMS₈
LARVAE₉
LARVAL₉
LARVAS₉
LARYNX₁₆
LASCAR₈
LASERS₆
LASHED₁₀
LASHER₉
LASHES₉
LASING₇
LASKET₁₀
LASQUE₁₅
LASSES₆
LASSIE₆
LASSIS₆
LASSOS₆
LASSUS₆
LASTED₇
LASTER₆
LASTLY₉
LATAHS₉
LATEEN₆
LATELY₉
LATENS₆
LATENT₆
LATEST₆
LATHED₁₀
LATHEE₉
LATHEN₉
LATHER₉
LATHES₉
LATHIS₉
LATIGO₇
LATINA₆
LATINO₆
LATISH₉
LATKES₁₀
LATRIA₆
LATRON₆
LATTEN₆
LATTER₆
LATTES₆
LATTIN₆
LAUANS₆
LAUCHS₁₁
LAUDED₈
LAUDER₇
LAUGHS₁₀
LAUGHY₁₃
LAUNCE₈
LAUNCH₁₁
LAUNDS₇
LAURAE₆
LAURAS₆
LAUREL₆
LAURIC₈
LAURYL₉
LAVABO₁₁
LAVAGE₁₀
LAVASH₁₂
LAVEER₉
LAVERS₉
LAVING₁₀
LAVISH₁₂
LAVOLT₉
LAVRAS₉
LAWEST₉
LAWFUL₁₂
LAWINE₉
LAWING₁₀
LAWINS₉
LAWMAN₁₁
LAWMEN₁₁
LAWNED₁₀
LAWYER₁₂
LAXEST₁₃
LAXISM₁₅
LAXIST₁₃
LAXITY₁₆
LAYERS₉
LAYING₁₀
LAYINS₉
LAYMAN₁₁
LAYMEN₁₁
LAYOFF₁₅
LAYOUT₉
LAYUPS₁₁
LAZARS₁₅
LAZIED₁₆
LAZIER₁₅
LAZIES₁₅
LAZILY₁₈
LAZING₁₆
LAZOED₁₆
LAZOES₁₅
LAZULI₁₅
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
LEBBEK₁₄
LEBENS₈
LECHED₁₂
LECHER₁₁
LECHES₁₁
LECHWE₁₄
LECTIN₈
LECTOR₈
LEDDEN₈
LEDGED₉
LEDGER₈
LEDGES₈
LEDUMS₉
LEEARS₆
LEEING₇
LEEPED₉
LEERED₇
LEESES₆
LEETLE₆
LEEWAY₁₂
LEFTER₉
LEFTIE₉
LEGACY₁₂
LEGALS₇
LEGATE₇
LEGATO₇
LEGEND₈
LEGERS₇
LEGGED₉
LEGGER₈
LEGGES₈
LEGGIN₈
LEGION₇
LEGIST₇
LEGITS₇
LEGLAN₇
LEGLEN₇
LEGLET₇
LEGLIN₇
LEGMAN₉
LEGMEN₉
LEGONG₈
LEGUME₉
LEHAIM₁₁
LEHUAS₉
LEIGER₇
LEIPOA₈
LEIRED₇
LEKKED₁₅
LEKKER₁₄
LEKVAR₁₃
LEMANS₈
LEMELS₈
LEMING₉
LEMMAS₁₀
LEMONS₈
LEMONY₁₁
LEMURS₈
LENDER₇
LENGED₈
LENGER₇
LENGTH₁₀
LENIFY₁₂
LENITE₆
LENITY₉
LENSED₇
LENSES₆
LENTEN₆
LENTIC₈
LENTIL₆
LENTOR₆
LENTOS₆
LENVOY₁₂
LEONES₆
LEPERS₈
LEPPED₁₁
LEPRAS₈
LEPTIN₈
LEPTON₈
LERING₇
LESBIC₁₀
LESBOS₈
LESION₆
LESSEE₆
LESSEN₆
LESSER₆
LESSES₆
LESSON₆
LESSOR₆
LESTED₇
LETHAL₉
LETHEE₉
LETHES₉
LETOUT₆
LETTED₇
LETTER₆
LETTRE₆
LETUPS₈
LEUCIN₈
LEUCON₈
LEUDES₇
LEUKON₁₀
LEVANT₉
LEVEED₁₀
LEVEES₉
LEVELS₉
LEVERS₉
LEVIED₁₀
LEVIER₉
LEVIES₉
LEVINS₉
LEVITE₉
LEVITY₁₂
LEWDER₁₀
LEWDLY₁₃
LEXEME₁₅
LEXICA₁₅
LEZZAS₂₄
LEZZES₂₄
LEZZIE₂₄
LIABLE₈
LIAISE₆
LIANAS₆
LIANES₆
LIANGS₇
LIARDS₇
LIASES₆
LIBANT₈
LIBATE₈
LIBBED₁₁
LIBBER₁₀
LIBELS₈
LIBERO₈
LIBERS₈
LIBIDO₉
LIBKEN₁₂
LIBLAB₁₀
LIBRAE₈
LIBRAS₈
LICHEE₁₁
LICHEN₁₁
LICHES₁₁
LICHIS₁₁
LICHTS₁₁
LICKED₁₃
LICKER₁₂
LICTOR₈
LIDARS₇
LIDDED₉
LIDGER₈
LIEDER₇
LIEFER₉
LIEFLY₁₂
LIEGER₇
LIEGES₇
LIENAL₆
LIERNE₆
LIEVER₉
LIFERS₉
LIFTED₁₀
LIFTER₉
LIFULL₉
LIGAND₈
LIGANS₇
LIGASE₇
LIGATE₇
LIGERS₇
LIGGED₉
LIGGEN₈
LIGGER₈
LIGGES₈
LIGHTS₁₀
LIGNAN₇
LIGNES₇
LIGNIN₇
LIGNUM₉
LIGULA₇
LIGULE₇
LIGURE₇
LIKELY₁₃
LIKENS₁₀
LIKERS₁₀
LIKEST₁₀
LIKING₁₁
LIKINS₁₀
LIKUTA₁₀
LILACS₈
LILIED₇
LILIES₆
LILLED₇
LILTED₇
LIMAIL₈
LIMANS₈
LIMBAS₁₀
LIMBEC₁₂
LIMBED₁₁
LIMBER₁₀
LIMBIC₁₂
LIMBOS₁₀
LIMBUS₁₀
LIMENS₈
LIMEYS₁₁
LIMIER₈
LIMINA₈
LIMING₉
LIMITS₈
LIMMAS₁₀
LIMMER₁₀
LIMNED₉
LIMNER₈
LIMNIC₁₀
LIMOUS₈
LIMPAS₁₀
LIMPED₁₁
LIMPER₁₀
LIMPET₁₀
LIMPID₁₁
LIMPLY₁₃
LIMPSY₁₃
LIMULI₈
LINACS₈
LINAGE₇
LINDEN₇
LINEAL₆
LINEAR₆
LINENS₆
LINENY₉
LINERS₆
LINEUP₈
LINGAM₉
LINGAS₇
LINGEL₇
LINGER₇
LINGLE₇
LINGOS₇
LINGOT₇
LINGUA₇
LINHAY₁₂
LINIER₆
LINING₇
LININS₆
LINISH₉
LINKED₁₁
LINKER₁₀
LINKUP₁₂
LINNED₇
LINNET₆
LINNEY₉
LINSEY₉
LINTED₇
LINTEL₆
LINTER₆
LINTIE₆
LINTOL₆
LINUMS₈
LIONEL₆
LIONET₆
LIONLY₉
LIPASE₈
LIPIDE₉
LIPIDS₉
LIPINS₈
LIPOED₉
LIPOIC₁₀
LIPOID₉
LIPOMA₁₀
LIPPED₁₁
LIPPEN₁₀
LIPPER₁₀
LIPPIE₁₀
LIQUID₁₆
LIQUOR₁₅
LIRKED₁₁
LIROTH₉
LISLES₆
LISPED₉
LISPER₈
LISSES₆
LISSOM₈
LISTED₇
LISTEE₆
LISTEL₆
LISTEN₆
LISTER₆
LITANY₉
LITCHI₁₁
LITERS₆
LITEST₆
LITHED₁₀
LITHER₉
LITHES₉
LITHIA₉
LITHIC₁₁
LITHOS₉
LITING₇
LITMUS₈
LITRES₆
LITTEN₆
LITTER₆
LITTLE₆
LITUUS₆
LIVEDO₁₀
LIVELY₁₂
LIVENS₉
LIVERS₉
LIVERY₁₂
LIVEST₉
LIVIER₉
LIVING₁₀
LIVORS₉
LIVRES₉
LIVYER₁₂
LIZARD₁₆
LIZZIE₂₄
LLAMAS₈
LLANOS₆
LOADED₈
LOADEN₇
LOADER₇
LOAFED₁₀
LOAFER₉
LOAMED₉
LOANED₇
LOANEE₆
LOANER₆
LOATHE₉
LOATHY₁₂
LOAVED₁₀
LOAVES₉
LOBATE₈
LOBBED₁₁
LOBBER₁₀
LOBING₉
LOBOLA₈
LOBOLO₈
LOBOSE₈
LOBULE₈
LOBULI₈
LOCALE₈
LOCALS₈
LOCATE₈
LOCHAN₁₁
LOCHES₁₁
LOCHIA₁₁
LOCIES₈
LOCING₉
LOCKED₁₃
LOCKER₁₂
LOCKET₁₂
LOCKUP₁₄
LOCOED₉
LOCOES₈
LOCULE₈
LOCULI₈
LOCUMS₁₀
LOCUST₈
LODENS₇
LODGED₉
LODGER₈
LODGES₈
LOERIE₆
LOFTED₁₀
LOFTER₉
LOGANS₇
LOGGAT₈
LOGGED₉
LOGGER₈
LOGGIA₈
LOGGIE₈
LOGICS₉
LOGIER₇
LOGIES₇
LOGILY₁₀
LOGINS₇
LOGION₇
LOGJAM₁₆
LOGLOG₈
LOGOED₈
LOGOFF₁₃
LOGONS₇
LOGOUT₇
LOGWAY₁₃
LOHANS₉
LOIDED₈
LOIPEN₈
LOITER₆
LOLIGO₇
LOLIUM₈
LOLLED₇
LOLLER₆
LOLLOP₈
LOLOGS₇
LOMATA₈
LOMEIN₈
LOMENT₈
LOMING₉
LONELY₉
LONERS₆
LONGAN₇
LONGAS₇
LONGED₈
LONGER₇
LONGES₇
LONGLY₁₀
LOOEYS₉
LOOFAH₁₂
LOOFAS₉
LOOGIE₇
LOOIES₆
LOOING₇
LOOKED₁₁
LOOKER₁₀
LOOKIE₁₀
LOOKIT₁₀
LOOKUP₁₂
LOOMED₉
LOONEY₉
LOONIE₆
LOOPED₉
LOOPER₈
LOORDS₇
LOOSED₇
LOOSEN₆
LOOSER₆
LOOSES₆
LOOSIE₆
LOOTED₇
LOOTEN₆
LOOTER₆
LOOVES₉
LOPERS₈
LOPING₉
LOPPED₁₁
LOPPER₁₀
LOPPET₁₀
LOQUAT₁₅
LORANS₆
LORATE₆
LORCHA₁₁
LORDED₈
LORDLY₁₀
LOREAL₆
LORELS₆
LORICA₈
LORICS₈
LORIES₆
LORING₇
LORIOT₆
LORNER₆
LOSELS₆
LOSERS₆
LOSING₇
LOSLYF₁₂
LOSSES₆
LOTAHS₉
LOTHER₉
LOTION₆
LOTTED₇
LOTTER₆
LOTTES₆
LOTTOS₆
LOUCHE₁₁
LOUDEN₇
LOUDER₇
LOUDLY₁₀
LOUGHS₁₀
LOUIES₆
LOUING₇
LOUMAS₈
LOUNDS₇
LOUNED₇
LOUNGE₇
LOUNGY₁₀
LOUPED₉
LOUPEN₈
LOUPES₈
LOUPIT₈
LOURED₇
LOURES₆
LOURIE₆
LOUSED₇
LOUSER₆
LOUSES₆
LOUTED₇
LOUVAR₉
LOUVER₉
LOUVRE₉
LOVAGE₁₀
LOVATS₉
LOVELY₁₂
LOVERS₉
LOVEYS₁₂
LOVIER₉
LOVING₁₀
LOWANS₉
LOWBOY₁₄
LOWERS₉
LOWERY₁₂
LOWEST₉
LOWING₁₀
LOWISH₁₂
LOWNDS₁₀
LOWNED₁₀
LOWNES₉
LOWPED₁₂
LOWRIE₉
LOWSED₁₀
LOWSER₉
LOWSES₉
LOWSIT₉
LOWTED₁₀
LOXING₁₄
LOZELL₁₅
LOZENS₁₅
LUBBER₁₀
LUBING₉
LUBRAS₈
LUBRIC₁₀
LUCENT₈
LUCERN₈
LUCHOT₁₁
LUCITE₈
LUCKED₁₃
LUCKEN₁₂
LUCKIE₁₂
LUCRES₈
LUCUMA₁₀
LUCUMO₁₀
LUESES₆
LUETIC₈
LUFFAS₁₂
LUFFED₁₃
LUGERS₇
LUGGED₉
LUGGER₈
LUGGIE₈
LUGING₈
LUITEN₆
LULLED₇
LULLER₆
LUMBAR₁₀
LUMBER₁₀
LUMENS₈
LUMINA₈
LUMINE₈
LUMMOX₁₇
LUMPED₁₁
LUMPEN₁₀
LUMPER₁₀
LUMPIA₁₀
LUNACY₁₁
LUNARS₆
LUNARY₉
LUNATE₆
LUNETS₆
LUNGAN₇
LUNGED₈
LUNGEE₇
LUNGER₇
LUNGES₇
LUNGIE₇
LUNGIS₇
LUNGYI₁₀
LUNIER₆
LUNIES₆
LUNKER₁₀
LUNTED₇
LUNULA₆
LUNULE₆
LUNYIE₉
LUPINE₈
LUPINS₈
LUPOID₉
LUPOUS₈
LUPPEN₁₀
LURDAN₇
LURDEN₇
LURERS₆
LURGIS₇
LURING₇
LURKED₁₁
LURKER₁₀
LURVES₉
LUSERS₆
LUSHED₁₀
LUSHER₉
LUSHES₉
LUSHLY₁₂
LUSKED₁₁
LUSTED₇
LUSTER₆
LUSTRA₆
LUSTRE₆
LUTEAL₆
LUTEIN₆
LUTERS₆
LUTEUM₈
LUTING₇
LUTIST₆
LUTITE₆
LUTTEN₆
LUTZES₁₅
LUVVED₁₃
LUVVIE₁₂
LUXATE₁₃
LUXEST₁₃
LUXURY₁₆
LUZERN₁₅
LUZZES₂₄
LYASES₉
LYCEES₁₁
LYCEUM₁₃
LYCHEE₁₄
LYCHES₁₄
LYCRAS₁₁
LYFULL₁₂
LYINGS₁₀
LYMPHS₁₆
LYNAGE₁₀
LYNXES₁₆
LYRATE₉
LYRICS₁₁
LYRISM₁₁
LYRIST₉
LYSATE₉
LYSINE₉
LYSING₁₀
LYSINS₉
LYSOLS₉
LYSSAS₉
LYTHES₁₂
LYTING₁₀
LYTTAE₉
LYTTAS₉

Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 5th letter is E.

2nd letter

A28%
O22%
I21%

3rd letter

N11%
G8%
M8%

4th letter

I14%
E11%
G8%

5th letter

E40%
N11%
A8%

6th letter

S27%
D14%
R13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; LIZZIE tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 150 words
7 points: 153 words
88 points: 164 words
9 points: 161 words
1010 points: 117 words
11 points: 64 words
1212 points: 40 words
13 points: 23 words
1414 points: 9 words
15 points: 20 words
1616 points: 12 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 5 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LIZZIE	24	25	Collins only
LEZZAS	24	25	Collins only
LEZZES	24	25	ENABLE · Collins
LUZZES	24	26	Collins only
LAZILY	18	19	All three
LUMMOX	17	21	All three
LIQUID	16	18	All three
LUXURY	16	18	All three
LIZARD	16	17	All three
LARYNX	16	17	All three
LAXITY	16	16	All three
LAZING	16	19	All three

L starters cover a wide mix of everyday words, including LIKELY, LETTER and LISTEN, alongside less familiar tournament entries. Of the 920 words, 123 fall within our common-word frequency group. Dictionary coverage also varies: a word accepted in one game's lexicon may not appear in another.

L starters at a glance

920 six-letter entries begin with L and appear in at least one tournament dictionary.
LITTLE, LIKELY and LETTER are familiar choices among the 123 common entries.
The most frequent final letter is S, with 247 words; D and R follow with 125 and 124.
Collins contains 893 matches, NWL2023 has 696, and ENABLE has 638.
LAZILY scores 18 points, while LUMMOX scores 17.

How many L starters appear in each dictionary?

Collins has the broadest coverage of these six-letter L words, with 893 entries. NWL2023 includes 696, while ENABLE includes 638; those totals overlap, so they should not be added together to estimate a combined count.

The overall 920 counts each distinct word found in at least one of those tournament dictionaries. That makes the total broader than any single game's list. Check the word list used by your game before committing to an unfamiliar entry, especially when a play depends on a narrow dictionary.

Which L words score the most?

Among the listed high scorers, LAZILY earns 18 points and LUMMOX earns 17. LIQUID, LUXURY and LIZARD each score 16, giving you recognizable options as well as a less everyday choice like LUMMOX.

Those entries are less familiar than LAZILY or LIQUID, so a high tile score does not guarantee a word will be accepted in your game. Treat the dictionary check as part of the play.

How should you choose 6-letter words starting with L?

For a familiar option, start with words such as LIVING, LONGER, LEADER or LATEST. The list also includes forms like LOOKED, LOSING and LISTED, so check that your game accepts the particular word form before playing it.

Ending letters give another way to narrow the choices: S leads with 247 entries, while D and R are close behind at 125 and 124. If the clue fixes the final letter too, use that pattern to trim the candidates rather than guessing from the opening L alone.

More 6-letter words starting with L

The count changes sharply across lengths: 568 five-letter words and 1,183 seven-letter words start with L. For a fixed six-letter clue, 6-letter words starting with L offer a large pool, but the dictionary split and final-letter pattern can make the deciding difference.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with L?

There are 920 six-letter words starting with L across the tournament dictionaries counted here. That total combines distinct words found in at least one of Collins, NWL2023 or ENABLE; the individual dictionary counts overlap and should not be summed.

Which six-letter L word has the highest Scrabble score?

LAZILY is a more familiar high-scoring option at 18, while LUMMOX scores 17. Confirm unfamiliar entries against the word list used in your game.

How many six-letter L words are in Collins?

Collins includes 893 six-letter words beginning with L. NWL2023 includes 696 and ENABLE includes 638, so the accepted pool depends on which tournament dictionary your game follows.

What are some common six-letter words that start with L?

LITTLE, LIKELY, LETTER, LIVING and LISTEN are familiar examples among these L starters. The common-word group contains 123 entries, but it is only one part of the 920-word total; many other entries are less frequent or more specialized.

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