Verified pattern list

4 Letter Words With L

This verified list contains 563 CORE words with L, plus 137 entries in the broader extended tier.

L · anywhere

Word search

Find matching words

1 active
Known positions
Known letter positions
Search guide ↓

Matching words

Loading the verified word list…

563CORE words
137extended words
700verified matches
6.6average CORE score

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

Vowels per word

  1. 0 vowels1 words
  2. 1 vowel341 words
  3. 2 vowels215 words
  4. 3 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

19%

106 of 563 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

Related analysis

Measure this pattern

Popular letter patterns

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 With adjacent AL72 CORE · 20 extendedalas, ales, ally, alms4 Letter Words With adjacent BL16 CORE · 3 extendedable, ably, blab, bled4 Letter Words With adjacent CL22 CORE · 1 extendedclad, clam, clan, clap4 Letter Words With adjacent DL2 CORE · 0 extendedidle, idly4 Letter Words With adjacent EL43 CORE · 13 extendedbell, belt, cell, deli4 Letter Words With adjacent FL23 CORE · 2 extendedflag, flak, flap, flat4 Letter Words With adjacent GL13 CORE · 4 extendedglad, glee, glen, glib4 Letter Words With adjacent HL1 CORE · 2 extendedkohl4 Letter Words With adjacent IL72 CORE · 18 extendedails, bail, bile, bill4 Letter Words With adjacent LA76 CORE · 20 extendedalas, blab, clad, clam4 Letter Words With adjacent LB2 CORE · 1 extendedbulb, albs4 Letter Words With adjacent LC1 CORE · 0 extendedtalc4 Letter Words With adjacent LD18 CORE · 6 extendedbald, bold, cold, fold4 Letter Words With adjacent LE76 CORE · 21 extendedable, ales, axle, bale4 Letter Words With adjacent LF8 CORE · 0 extendedcalf, golf, gulf, half4 Letter Words With adjacent LG1 CORE · 0 extendedalga4 Letter Words With adjacent LI51 CORE · 9 extendedblip, clii, clip, clix4 Letter Words With adjacent LK14 CORE · 1 extendedbalk, bulk, calk, elks4 Letter Words With adjacent LL51 CORE · 2 extendedally, ball, bell, bill4 Letter Words With adjacent LM7 CORE · 4 extendedalms, balm, calm, elms4 Letter Words With adjacent LN2 CORE · 0 extendedkiln, ulna4 Letter Words With adjacent LO77 CORE · 13 extendedblob, bloc, blog, blot4 Letter Words With adjacent LP6 CORE · 2 extendedgulp, help, kelp, pulp4 Letter Words With adjacent LS17 CORE · 9 extendedails, also, eels, else4 Letter Words With adjacent LT26 CORE · 4 extendedalto, belt, bolt, colt4 Letter Words With adjacent LU36 CORE · 8 extendedblue, blur, club, clue4 Letter Words With adjacent LV2 CORE · 0 extendedclvi, lvii4 Letter Words With adjacent LW0 CORE · 1 extended4 Letter Words With adjacent LX5 CORE · 1 extendedclxi, lxii, lxiv, lxix4 Letter Words With adjacent LY14 CORE · 6 extendedably, ally, duly, holy4 Letter Words With adjacent NL1 CORE · 1 extendedonly4 Letter Words With adjacent OL55 CORE · 22 extendedbold, bolt, cold, colt4 Letter Words With adjacent PL13 CORE · 0 extendedplan, play, plea, plod4 Letter Words With adjacent RL8 CORE · 7 extendedcurl, earl, furl, girl4 Letter Words With adjacent SL25 CORE · 1 extendedisle, slab, slag, slam4 Letter Words With adjacent TL0 CORE · 1 extended4 Letter Words With adjacent UL30 CORE · 8 extendedbulb, bulk, bull, cull4 Letter Words With adjacent VL1 CORE · 0 extendedvlog4 Letter Words With adjacent WL12 CORE · 0 extendedbawl, bowl, fowl, howl4 Letter Words With adjacent XL1 CORE · 0 extendedaxle4 Letter Words With adjacent YL1 CORE · 6 extendedacyl

Pattern guide

How to use 4-letter words with L

The CORE list contains 563 4-letter words with L in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 137 extended entries.

Continue with 4 Letter Words with, return to 4 Letter Words, or combine this pattern with another clue in Word Finder.

Data-backed FAQ

Questions about this word list

How many 4-letter words contain L?

This verified set contains 563 CORE words and 137 extended words, for 700 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this L group?

The 563 CORE words average 6.6 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these L words often repeat letters?

106 of 563 CORE words repeat at least one letter.