4-Letter Words Starting With L
Looking for four-letter words that start with L? There are 215 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like LIKE, LIST, LAST, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- like8
- list4
- last4
- life7
- line4
- long5
- link8
- love7
- look8
- left7
- live7
- less4
- land5
- loan4
- lake8
- loss4
- lost4
- logo5
- lead5
- late4
All 215 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- lord 5
- laws 7
- lots 4
- load 5
- lack 10
- lady 8
- lane 4
- lose 4
- lens 4
- legs 5
- lock 10
- loop 6
- luck 10
- lies 4
- lets 4
- lift 7
- lamp 8
- labs 6
- laid 5
- leaf 7
- lion 4
- lite 4
- lawn 7
- lung 5
- lang 5
- lips 6
- loud 5
- logs 5
- lace 6
- lows 7
- lamb 8
- lean 4
- libs 6
- lazy 16
- levy 10
- lone 4
- lime 6
- lily 7
- leak 8
- leap 6
- lisp 6
- lowe 7
- limo 6
- lynx 14
- lima 6
- lick 10
- lieu 4
- lust 4
- luna 4
- lien 4
- lame 6
- loft 7
- lump 8
- lend 5
- lush 7
- lars 4
- lava 7
- limb 8
- limp 8
- lied 5
- lulu 4
- lure 4
- ling 5
- lest 4
- lent 4
- lore 4
- loch 9
- lays 7
- liar 4
- laps 6
- lama 6
- lira 4
- linn 4
- loaf 7
- lube 6
- loco 6
- loom 6
- lids 5
- lear 4
- lair 4
- lacy 9
- lido 5
- lees 4
- luxe 11
- lobe 6
- lads 5
- lutz 13
- loot 4
- lint 4
- lilo 4
- lice 6
- lark 8
- loci 6
- lire 4
- loon 4
- luce 6
- lash 7
- lain 4
- leas 4
- leno 4
- lobo 6
- lass 4
- lakh 11
- lags 5
- loca 6
- lute 4
- luau 4
- loam 6
- loin 4
- leer 4
- leek 8
- lats 4
- lugs 5
- luge 5
- lard 5
- lull 4
- lino 4
- lacs 6
- lewd 8
- loup 6
- leis 4
- lode 5
- loti 4
- lune 4
- lurk 8
- lech 9
- lyre 7
- loos 4
- loge 5
- leal 4
- lunt 4
- lich 9
- lehr 7
- luff 10
- laud 5
- leva 7
- lase 4
- lipa 6
- leet 4
- lier 4
- luma 6
- lave 7
- lope 6
- lout 4
- lief 7
- lins 4
- lari 4
- lorn 4
- leys 7
- lade 5
- lory 7
- luvs 7
- loth 7
- lath 7
- lank 8
- lits 4
- laze 13
- logy 8
- lati 4
- lilt 4
- lobs 6
- lams 6
- lota 4
- lums 6
- lall 4
- lavs 7
- lyse 7
- lude 5
- lops 6
- lown 7
- lipe 6
- loll 4
- liri 4
- leks 8
- luny 7
- levo 7
- leke 8
- lour 4
- limn 6
- lept 6
- lues 4
- loof 7
- lyes 7
- laic 6
- laky 11
- latu 4
- leku 8
- leud 5
- limy 9
- liny 7
- litu 4
- loid 5
- lunk 8
- lwei 7
- lych 12
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many four-letter words are there that start with L?
There are 215 four-letter words that start with L in the tournament word lists. The most common are LIKE, LIST, LAST.
What are common four-letter words that start with L?
LIKE, LIST, LAST, LIFE, LINE are the most frequently used. The full list of 215 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.
Starting with L in other lengths
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