9-letter words starting with L

There are 1,145 nine-letter words starting with L, from familiar choices like literally and landscape to the 28-point scorer LIQUIDIZE.

1,145 wordsTop pick LITERALLYHighest score LIQUIDIZE 28

53 of 1,145 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). L ranks #17 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 53 · most-used first

LITERALLY₁₂
LISTENING₁₀
LOCATIONS₁₁
LANGUAGES₁₁
LANDSCAPE₁₄
LIFESTYLE₁₅
LEGENDARY₁₄
LIGHTNING₁₄
LIABILITY₁₄
LIBRARIES₁₁
LAUNCHING₁₅
LICENSING₁₂
LOGISTICS₁₂
LIVESTOCK₁₈
LIMESTONE₁₁
LISTENERS₉
LIBERTIES₁₁
LAWMAKERS₁₈
LIBRARIAN₁₁
LANDLORDS₁₁
LUCRATIVE₁₄
LONGEVITY₁₆
LUXURIOUS₁₆
LIBERATED₁₂
LANDMARKS₁₆
LANDSLIDE₁₁
LIQUIDITY₂₂
LINGERING₁₁
LOGICALLY₁₅
LOCALIZED₂₁
LEFTOVERS₁₅
LUDICROUS₁₂
LUNCHTIME₁₆
LABYRINTH₁₇
LEGALIZED₂₀
LIMITLESS₁₁
LONGITUDE₁₁
LOBBYISTS₁₆
LAUNCHERS₁₄
LIMOUSINE₁₁
LABOURERS₁₁
LETTERING₁₀
LAUGHABLE₁₅
LETTERMAN₁₁
LOYALISTS₁₂
LABELLING₁₂
LECTURERS₁₁
LECTURING₁₂

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

All valid words 1,145

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

LAAGERING₁₁
LABDACISM₁₆
LABDANUMS₁₄
LABELABLE₁₃
LABELLATE₁₁
LABELLERS₁₁
LABELLING₁₂
LABELLIST₁₁
LABELLOID₁₂
LABELMATE₁₃
LABIALISE₁₁
LABIALISM₁₃
LABIALITY₁₄
LABIALIZE₂₀
LABOREDLY₁₅
LABORIOUS₁₁
LABORISMS₁₃
LABORISTS₁₁
LABORITES₁₁
LABOURERS₁₁
LABOURING₁₂
LABOURISM₁₃
LABOURIST₁₁
LABOURITE₁₁
LABRADORS₁₂
LABRUSCAS₁₃
LABURNUMS₁₃
LABYRINTH₁₇
LACCOLITE₁₃
LACCOLITH₁₆
LACEBARKS₁₇
LACEMAKER₁₇
LACERABLE₁₃
LACERATED₁₂
LACERATES₁₁
LACERTIAN₁₁
LACERTIDS₁₂
LACERTINE₁₁
LACEWINGS₁₅
LACEWOODS₁₅
LACEWORKS₁₈
LACHRYMAL₁₉
LACINIATE₁₁
LACKERING₁₆
LACKEYING₁₉
LACKLANDS₁₆
LACONICAL₁₃
LACONISMS₁₃
LACQUERED₂₁
LACQUERER₂₀
LACQUEYED₂₄
LACRIMALS₁₃
LACRIMOSO₁₃
LACROSSES₁₁
LACRYMALS₁₆
LACTARIAN₁₁
LACTATING₁₂
LACTATION₁₁
LACTEALLY₁₄
LACTITOLS₁₁
LACTULOSE₁₁
LACUNARIA₁₁
LADDERING₁₂
LADDISHLY₁₇
LADIFYING₁₇
LADLEFULS₁₃
LADYBIRDS₁₆
LADYFLIES₁₆
LADYFYING₂₀
LADYHOODS₁₇
LADYLOVES₁₆
LADYPALMS₁₇
LADYSHIPS₁₈
LAETRILES₉
LAEVIGATE₁₃
LAEVULINS₁₂
LAEVULOSE₁₂
LAGGARDLY₁₅
LAGGINGLY₁₅
LAGNAPPES₁₄
LAGNIAPPE₁₄
LAGOMORPH₁₇
LAGRIMOSO₁₂
LAICISING₁₂
LAICITIES₁₁
LAICIZING₂₁
LAIRDSHIP₁₅
LAIRISING₁₀
LAIRIZING₁₉
LAITANCES₁₁
LAKEFILLS₁₆
LAKEFRONT₁₆
LAKEHEADS₁₇
LAKELANDS₁₄
LAKEPORTS₁₅
LAKESHORE₁₆
LAKESIDES₁₄
LAKEWARDS₁₇
LALLATION₉
LALLYGAGS₁₄
LAMAISTIC₁₃
LAMANTINS₁₁
LAMASERAI₁₁
LAMBASTED₁₄
LAMBASTES₁₃
LAMBENTLY₁₆
LAMBITIVE₁₆
LAMBKILLS₁₇
LAMBLINGS₁₄
LAMBRUSCO₁₅
LAMBSKINS₁₇
LAMBSWOOL₁₆
LAMEBRAIN₁₃
LAMELLATE₁₁
LAMELLOID₁₂
LAMELLOSE₁₁
LAMENTERS₁₁
LAMENTING₁₂
LAMINABLE₁₃
LAMINARIA₁₁
LAMINARIN₁₁
LAMINATED₁₂
LAMINATES₁₁
LAMINATOR₁₁
LAMINGTON₁₂
LAMINITIS₁₁
LAMISTERS₁₁
LAMMIGERS₁₄
LAMPADARY₁₇
LAMPADIST₁₄
LAMPASSES₁₃
LAMPBLACK₂₁
LAMPERSES₁₃
LAMPHOLES₁₆
LAMPLIGHT₁₇
LAMPOONED₁₄
LAMPOONER₁₃
LAMPPOSTS₁₅
LAMPSHADE₁₇
LAMPSHELL₁₆
LAMPSTAND₁₄
LAMPYRIDS₁₇
LANCEGAYS₁₅
LANCEJACK₂₄
LANCELETS₁₁
LANCEOLAR₁₁
LANCEWOOD₁₅
LANCIFORM₁₆
LANCINATE₁₁
LANDAMMAN₁₄
LANDAULET₁₀
LANDBOARD₁₃
LANDDAMNE₁₃
LANDDROST₁₁
LANDFALLS₁₃
LANDFILLS₁₃
LANDFORCE₁₅
LANDFORMS₁₅
LANDGRABS₁₃
LANDGRAVE₁₄
LANDLINES₁₀
LANDLOPER₁₂
LANDLORDS₁₁
LANDMARKS₁₆
LANDOWNER₁₃
LANDRACES₁₂
LANDRAILS₁₀
LANDSCAPE₁₄
LANDSHARK₁₇
LANDSIDES₁₁
LANDSKIPS₁₆
LANDSLEIT₁₀
LANDSLIDE₁₁
LANDSLIPS₁₂
LANDWARDS₁₄
LANDWINDS₁₄
LANGLAUFS₁₃
LANGOUSTE₁₀
LANGRAGES₁₁
LANGRIDGE₁₂
LANGSHANS₁₃
LANGSPELS₁₂
LANGSPIEL₁₂
LANGSYNES₁₃
LANGUAGED₁₂
LANGUAGES₁₁
LANGUETTE₁₀
LANGUIDLY₁₄
LANIARIES₉
LANKINESS₁₃
LANNERETS₉
LANOLATED₁₀
LANOLINES₉
LANTERLOO₉
LANTERNED₁₀
LANTHANON₁₂
LANTHANUM₁₄
LANTHORNS₁₂
LANTSKIPS₁₅
LAODICEAN₁₂
LAPBOARDS₁₄
LAPIDATED₁₃
LAPIDATES₁₂
LAPIDEOUS₁₂
LAPIDIFIC₁₇
LAPIDISTS₁₂
LAPPERING₁₄
LAPSTONES₁₁
LAPSTRAKE₁₅
LAPSTREAK₁₅
LAQUEARIA₁₈
LARBOARDS₁₂
LARCENERS₁₁
LARCENIES₁₁
LARCENIST₁₁
LARCENOUS₁₁
LARCHWOOD₁₈
LARDALITE₁₀
LARDERERS₁₀
LARGENESS₁₀
LARGENING₁₁
LARGESSES₁₀
LARGHETTO₁₃
LARGITION₁₀
LARIATING₁₀
LARKINESS₁₃
LARKSPURS₁₅
LARRIGANS₁₀
LARRIKINS₁₃
LARRUPERS₁₁
LARRUPING₁₂
LARVICIDE₁₅
LARVIFORM₁₇
LARVIKITE₁₆
LARYNGALS₁₃
LARYNGEAL₁₃
LASERDISC₁₂
LASERDISK₁₄
LASERWORT₁₂
LASHINGLY₁₆
LASSITUDE₁₀
LASTBORNS₁₁
LASTINGLY₁₃
LATCHKEYS₂₁
LATECOMER₁₃
LATEENERS₉
LATENCIES₁₁
LATERALED₁₀
LATERALLY₁₂
LATERBORN₁₁
LATERISED₁₀
LATERISES₉
LATERITES₉
LATERITIC₁₁
LATERIZED₁₉
LATERIZES₁₈
LATESCENT₁₁
LATEWAKES₁₆
LATEWOODS₁₃
LATHERERS₁₂
LATHERIER₁₂
LATHERING₁₃
LATHWORKS₁₉
LATHYRISM₁₇
LATICIFER₁₄
LATICLAVE₁₄
LATIFONDI₁₃
LATIMERIA₁₁
LATINISED₁₀
LATINISES₉
LATINIZED₁₉
LATINIZES₁₈
LATITANCY₁₄
LATITUDES₁₀
LATOSOLIC₁₁
LATRATION₉
LATROCINY₁₄
LATTICING₁₂
LATTICINI₁₁
LATTICINO₁₁
LAUDANUMS₁₂
LAUDATION₁₀
LAUDATIVE₁₃
LAUDATORS₁₀
LAUDATORY₁₃
LAUGHABLE₁₅
LAUGHABLY₁₈
LAUGHIEST₁₃
LAUGHINGS₁₄
LAUGHLINE₁₃
LAUGHSOME₁₅
LAUGHTERS₁₃
LAUNCHERS₁₄
LAUNCHING₁₅
LAUNCHPAD₁₇
LAUNDERED₁₁
LAUNDERER₁₀
LAUNDRESS₁₀
LAUNDRIES₁₀
LAUREATED₁₀
LAUREATES₉
LAURELING₁₀
LAURELLED₁₀
LAVALAVAS₁₅
LAVALIERE₁₂
LAVALIERS₁₂
LAVATERAS₁₂
LAVATIONS₁₂
LAVEERING₁₃
LAVEMENTS₁₄
LAVENDERS₁₃
LAVEROCKS₁₈
LAVISHERS₁₅
LAVISHEST₁₅
LAVISHING₁₆
LAVOLTAED₁₃
LAVOLTING₁₃
LAWGIVERS₁₆
LAWGIVING₁₇
LAWLESSLY₁₅
LAWMAKERS₁₈
LAWMAKING₁₉
LAWMONGER₁₅
LAWNMOWER₁₇
LAWYERING₁₆
LAXATIONS₁₆
LAXATIVES₁₉
LAXNESSES₁₆
LAYABOUTS₁₄
LAYBACKED₂₁
LAYERAGES₁₃
LAYERINGS₁₃
LAYPEOPLE₁₆
LAYPERSON₁₄
LAYSHAFTS₁₈
LAYSTALLS₁₂
LAZARETTE₁₈
LAZARETTO₁₈
LAZULITES₁₈
LAZURITES₁₈
LAZYBONES₂₃
LAZZARONE₂₇
LAZZARONI₂₇
LEACHABLE₁₆
LEACHATES₁₄
LEACHIEST₁₄
LEACHINGS₁₅
LEACHOURS₁₄
LEADENING₁₁
LEADERENE₁₀
LEADINGLY₁₄
LEADPLANT₁₂
LEADSCREW₁₅
LEADWORKS₁₇
LEADWORTS₁₃
LEAFERIES₁₂
LEAFINESS₁₂
LEAFLETED₁₃
LEAFLETER₁₂
LEAFMOLDS₁₅
LEAFROLLS₁₂
LEAFSTALK₁₆
LEAFWORMS₁₇
LEAGUERED₁₁
LEAKINESS₁₃
LEAKPROOF₁₈
LEAPEROUS₁₁
LEAPFROGS₁₅
LEAPOROUS₁₁
LEARINESS₉
LEARNABLE₁₁
LEARNEDLY₁₃
LEARNINGS₁₀
LEASEBACK₁₇
LEASEHOLD₁₃
LEASOWING₁₃
LEASTWAYS₁₅
LEASTWISE₁₂
LEATHERED₁₃
LEAVENERS₁₂
LEAVENING₁₃
LEAVENOUS₁₂
LEBKUCHEN₂₀
LECANORAS₁₁
LECHAYIMS₁₉
LECHERIES₁₄
LECHERING₁₅
LECHEROUS₁₄
LECITHINS₁₄
LECTORATE₁₁
LECTOTYPE₁₆
LECTURERS₁₁
LECTURING₁₂
LEDGERING₁₂
LEEBOARDS₁₂
LEECHDOMS₁₇
LEECHLIKE₁₈
LEERINESS₉
LEERINGLY₁₃
LEEWARDLY₁₆
LEFTMOSTS₁₄
LEFTOVERS₁₅
LEFTWARDS₁₆
LEGALESES₁₀
LEGALISED₁₁
LEGALISER₁₀
LEGALISES₁₀
LEGALISMS₁₂
LEGALISTS₁₀
LEGALIZED₂₀
LEGALIZER₁₉
LEGALIZES₁₉
LEGATIONS₁₀
LEGENDARY₁₄
LEGENDISE₁₁
LEGENDIST₁₁
LEGENDIZE₂₀
LEGERINGS₁₁
LEGGINESS₁₁
LEGGINGED₁₃
LEGIONARY₁₃
LEGISLATE₁₀
LEGWARMER₁₅
LEHRJAHRE₂₂
LEIOMYOMA₁₆
LEISTERED₁₀
LEISURELY₁₂
LEISURING₁₀
LEITMOTIF₁₄
LEITMOTIV₁₄
LEKGOTLAS₁₄
LEMMATISE₁₃
LEMMATIZE₂₂
LEMNISCAL₁₃
LEMNISCUS₁₃
LEMONADES₁₂
LEMONFISH₁₇
LEMONIEST₁₁
LEMONLIKE₁₅
LEMONWOOD₁₅
LEMURIANS₁₁
LEMURINES₁₁
LEMURLIKE₁₅
LEMUROIDS₁₂
LENGTHENS₁₃
LENGTHFUL₁₆
LENGTHIER₁₃
LENGTHILY₁₆
LENGTHMAN₁₅
LENGTHMEN₁₅
LENIENCES₁₁
LENIENTLY₁₂
LENIFYING₁₆
LENITIONS₉
LENITIVES₁₂
LENTICELS₁₁
LENTICLES₁₁
LENTICULE₁₁
LENTIFORM₁₄
LEOTARDED₁₁
LEPIDOTES₁₂
LEPORIDAE₁₂
LEPROSERY₁₄
LEPROSIES₁₁
LEPROSITY₁₄
LEPROUSLY₁₄
LEPTOPHOS₁₆
LEPTOSOME₁₃
LEPTOTENE₁₁
LESBIGAYS₁₅
LESIONING₁₀
LESPEDEZA₂₁
LESSENING₁₀
LESSONING₁₀
LETCHINGS₁₅
LETHALITY₁₅
LETHARGIC₁₅
LETTERBOX₁₈
LETTERERS₉
LETTERING₁₀
LETTERMAN₁₁
LETTERMEN₁₁
LETTERSET₉
LEUCAEMIA₁₃
LEUCAEMIC₁₅
LEUCEMIAS₁₃
LEUCISTIC₁₃
LEUCOCYTE₁₆
LEUCOSINS₁₁
LEUCOTOME₁₃
LEUCOTOMY₁₆
LEUKAEMIA₁₅
LEUKAEMIC₁₇
LEUKEMIAS₁₅
LEUKEMICS₁₇
LEUKEMOID₁₆
LEUKOCYTE₁₈
LEUKOTOMY₁₈
LEVANTERS₁₂
LEVANTINE₁₂
LEVANTING₁₃
LEVATORES₁₂
LEVELLERS₁₂
LEVELLEST₁₂
LEVELLING₁₃
LEVELNESS₁₂
LEVERAGED₁₄
LEVERAGES₁₃
LEVIATHAN₁₅
LEVIGABLE₁₅
LEVIGATED₁₄
LEVIGATES₁₃
LEVIGATOR₁₃
LEVIRATES₁₂
LEVIRATIC₁₄
LEVITATED₁₃
LEVITATES₁₂
LEVITATOR₁₂
LEVITICAL₁₄
LEVODOPAS₁₅
LEVULOSES₁₂
LEWDSBIES₁₅
LEWDSTERS₁₃
LEWISITES₁₂
LEWISSONS₁₂
LEXICALLY₂₁
LEXIGRAMS₁₉
LEYLANDII₁₃
LEYLANDIS₁₃
LIABILITY₁₄
LIATRISES₉
LIBATIONS₁₁
LIBECCHIO₁₈
LIBECCIOS₁₅
LIBELANTS₁₁
LIBELINGS₁₂
LIBELISTS₁₁
LIBELLANT₁₁
LIBELLEES₁₁
LIBELLERS₁₁
LIBELLING₁₂
LIBELLOUS₁₁
LIBERALLY₁₄
LIBERATED₁₂
LIBERATES₁₁
LIBERATOR₁₁
LIBERTIES₁₁
LIBERTINE₁₁
LIBIDINAL₁₂
LIBRAIRES₁₁
LIBRAIRIE₁₁
LIBRARIAN₁₁
LIBRARIES₁₁
LIBRATING₁₂
LIBRATION₁₁
LIBRATORY₁₄
LIBRETTOS₁₁
LIBRIFORM₁₆
LICENCEES₁₃
LICENCERS₁₃
LICENCING₁₄
LICENSEES₁₁
LICENSERS₁₁
LICENSING₁₂
LICENSORS₁₁
LICENSURE₁₁
LICHENING₁₅
LICHENINS₁₄
LICHENISM₁₆
LICHENIST₁₄
LICHENOID₁₅
LICHENOSE₁₄
LICHENOUS₁₄
LICHGATES₁₅
LICHTLIED₁₅
LICHTLIES₁₄
LICHWAKES₂₁
LICITNESS₁₁
LICKERISH₁₈
LICKPENNY₂₀
LICKSPITS₁₇
LICORICES₁₃
LICTORIAN₁₁
LIDOCAINE₁₂
LIEGEDOMS₁₃
LIEGELESS₁₀
LIENTERIC₁₁
LIFEBELTS₁₄
LIFEBLOOD₁₅
LIFEBOATS₁₄
LIFEBUOYS₁₇
LIFECARES₁₄
LIFEGUARD₁₄
LIFELINES₁₂
LIFESAVER₁₅
LIFESPANS₁₄
LIFESTYLE₁₅
LIFETIMES₁₄
LIFEWORKS₁₉
LIFEWORLD₁₆
LIFTBACKS₂₀
LIFTGATES₁₃
LIGAMENTS₁₂
LIGATIONS₁₀
LIGATURED₁₁
LIGATURES₁₀
LIGHTBULB₁₇
LIGHTENED₁₄
LIGHTENER₁₃
LIGHTERED₁₄
LIGHTFACE₁₈
LIGHTFAST₁₆
LIGHTINGS₁₄
LIGHTLESS₁₃
LIGHTLIED₁₄
LIGHTLIES₁₃
LIGHTNESS₁₃
LIGHTNING₁₄
LIGHTSHIP₁₈
LIGHTSOME₁₅
LIGHTWAVE₁₉
LIGHTWOOD₁₇
LIGNALOES₁₀
LIGNICOLE₁₂
LIGNIFIED₁₄
LIGNIFIES₁₃
LIGNIFORM₁₅
LIGROINES₁₀
LIGULATED₁₁
LIGUSTRUM₁₂
LIKELIEST₁₃
LIKEWAKES₂₀
LIKEWALKS₂₀
LILANGENI₁₀
LILLIPUTS₁₁
LILTINGLY₁₃
LIMACEOUS₁₃
LIMATIONS₁₁
LIMBEREST₁₃
LIMBERING₁₄
LIMEKILNS₁₅
LIMELIGHT₁₅
LIMERICKS₁₇
LIMESCALE₁₃
LIMESTONE₁₁
LIMEWATER₁₄
LIMITABLE₁₃
LIMITEDLY₁₅
LIMITINGS₁₂
LIMITLESS₁₁
LIMNAEIDS₁₂
LIMNOLOGY₁₅
LIMONENES₁₁
LIMONITES₁₁
LIMONITIC₁₃
LIMONIUMS₁₃
LIMOUSINE₁₁
LIMPIDITY₁₇
LIMPINGLY₁₇
LIMPSIEST₁₃
LIMULOIDS₁₂
LIMULUSES₁₁
LINALOOLS₉
LINCHPINS₁₆
LINCRUSTA₁₁
LINCTURES₁₁
LINCTUSES₁₁
LINDWORMS₁₅
LINEALITY₁₂
LINEAMENT₁₁
LINEARISE₉
LINEARITY₁₂
LINEARIZE₁₈
LINEATION₉
LINEMATES₁₁
LINENFOLD₁₃
LINEOLATE₉
LINERLESS₉
LINESCORE₁₁
LINGBERRY₁₅
LINGERERS₁₀
LINGERIES₁₀
LINGERING₁₁
LINGSTERS₁₀
LINGUALLY₁₃
LINGUICAS₁₂
LINGUINES₁₀
LINGUINIS₁₀
LINGUISAS₁₀
LINGUISTS₁₀
LINGULATE₁₀
LINIMENTS₁₁
LINISHERS₁₂
LINISHING₁₃
LINKSLAND₁₄
LINKSTERS₁₃
LINKWORKS₂₀
LINOLEATE₉
LINOLENIC₁₁
LINOLEUMS₁₁
LINOTYPED₁₅
LINOTYPER₁₄
LINOTYPES₁₄
LINSTOCKS₁₅
LINTELLED₁₀
LINTSEEDS₁₀
LINTSTOCK₁₅
LINTWHITE₁₅
LIONCELLE₁₁
LIONESSES₉
LIONISERS₉
LIONISING₁₀
LIONIZERS₁₈
LIONIZING₁₉
LIPAEMIAS₁₃
LIPARITES₁₁
LIPECTOMY₁₈
LIPIDOSES₁₂
LIPIDOSIS₁₂
LIPLINERS₁₁
LIPOCYTES₁₆
LIPOGRAMS₁₄
LIPOLITIC₁₃
LIPOLYSES₁₄
LIPOLYSIS₁₄
LIPOLYTIC₁₆
LIPOPLAST₁₃
LIPOSOMAL₁₃
LIPOSOMES₁₃
LIPOSUCKS₁₇
LIPOTROPY₁₆
LIPPENING₁₄
LIPPERING₁₄
LIPPINESS₁₃
LIPPITUDE₁₄
LIPREADER₁₂
LIPSTICKS₁₇
LIQUATING₁₉
LIQUATION₁₈
LIQUEFIED₂₂
LIQUEFIER₂₁
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Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 9th letter is S.

2nd letter

A30%
I26%
O18%

4th letter

E16%
I11%
G8%

6th letter

I17%
A12%
R10%

7th letter

I20%
E12%
O11%

8th letter

E23%
N12%
S8%

9th letter

S46%
E12%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; LIQUIDIZE tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 58 words
10 points: 92 words
1111 points: 168 words
12 points: 147 words
1313 points: 176 words
14 points: 124 words
1515 points: 112 words
16 points: 75 words
1717 points: 60 words
18 points: 40 words
1919 points: 29 words
20 points: 19 words
2121 points: 22 words
22 points: 9 words
2323 points: 6 words
24 points: 4 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 1 words
2727 points: 2 words
28 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
LIQUIDIZE	28	30	All three
LAZZARONI	27	29	Collins · NWL
LAZZARONE	27	29	Collins · NWL
LYSOZYMES	26	26	All three
LOCKBOXES	24	27	All three
LACQUEYED	24	26	All three
LYRICIZED	24	25	All three
LANCEJACK	24	30	Collins only
LAZYBONES	23	25	All three
LOQUACITY	23	25	All three
LOCKPICKS	23	27	Collins only
LYRICIZES	23	24	All three

This L list has a mix of everyday words and specialist entries: listening, languages, and lifestyle sit alongside loquacity and lysozymes. Just 53 entries fall among the most common English words, so a large dictionary count does not mean every option will feel familiar.

How many 9-letter words starting with L are there?

The list contains 1,145 nine-letter words beginning with L.
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 528 entries.
A total of 957 entries have definitions.
The average Scrabble score is 13.7 points before board bonuses.
LIQUIDIZE leads the high-score set at 28 points.

Which endings and dictionary lists matter?

S is the standout ending: 528 words finish with it, compared with 133 ending in E and 92 ending in D. That makes plural-looking forms such as locations and languages a productive place to scan when the final tile is still open.

The total includes words accepted by at least one tournament list, not by every list. Collins contains 1,100 of these entries, while NWL2023 has 883 and ENABLE has 702. An entry accepted in one list can fail in another, so check your game’s dictionary before playing an unfamiliar word.

Which L words score well in Scrabble?

LIQUIDIZE scores 28 points, ahead of LAZZARONI and LAZZARONE at 27 each. LYSOZYMES scores 26; LOCKBOXES, LACQUEYED, LYRICIZED, and LANCEJACK each score 24. These are strong rack-point options before premium board squares, but some are far less familiar than literally or listening.

High-value letters matter more than the opening L: LIQUIDIZE packs both Q and Z into a single 28-point play. For shorter options, the L-starting lists contain 920 six-letter and 568 five-letter words; the ten-letter list has 887. Only 53 of these nine-letter entries are common, so familiar options like literally are safer than obscure scorers.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words start with L?

There are 1,145 nine-letter words that start with L. The total counts entries found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so individual game dictionaries may accept different subsets.

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter L word?

LIQUIDIZE is the highest-scoring option at 28 Scrabble points before board bonuses. LAZZARONI and LAZZARONE follow at 27 points each, making the Q-and-Z word the strongest raw-score option among these examples.

What letter do nine-letter L words most often end with?

S is the leading final letter, with 528 entries ending in S. E comes next with 133, followed by D with 92, so an S ending is much more common in this group than the next most frequent ending.

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