Verified pattern list
4 Letter Words Starting With L
This verified list contains 158 CORE words starting with L, plus 29 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
Base tile values
Highest-scoring words
CORE words, highest first
Letter intelligence
What the L list contains
Most common letters immediately after L
- O40 words
- A38 words
- I35 words
- E21 words
- U17 words
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels1 words
- 1 vowel77 words
- 2 vowels78 words
- 3 vowels2 words
Repeated letters
17%
27 of 158 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to L. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 4-letter Finder search.
4 Letter Words Starting with LA38 CORE · 8 extendedlabs, lace, lack, lacy4 Letter Words Starting with LE21 CORE · 7 extendedlead, leaf, leak, lean4 Letter Words Starting with LI35 CORE · 2 extendedliar, lice, lick, lids4 Letter Words Starting with LO40 CORE · 5 extendedload, loaf, loam, loan4 Letter Words Starting with LU17 CORE · 5 extendedluck, lugs, lull, lump4 Letter Words Starting with LV1 CORE · 0 extendedlvii4 Letter Words Starting with LW0 CORE · 1 extended4 Letter Words Starting with LX4 CORE · 0 extendedlxii, lxiv, lxix, lxvi4 Letter Words Starting with LY2 CORE · 1 extendedlyre, lynx
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with L
This page starts from 158 CORE 4-letter words whose first letter is L. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.
Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 29 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 4-letter words start with L?
This verified set contains 158 CORE words and 29 extended words, for 187 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this L group?
The 158 CORE words average 6.2 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these L words often repeat letters?
27 of 158 CORE words repeat at least one letter.