4-letter words starting with L
There are 208 four-letter words starting with L in our word list. 80 of them are common everyday words, such as LIKE, LAST, LEFT and LIFE.
- Words
- 208
- Common words
- 80
- Top score
- LAZY
- 16 points
L is common in every position and often doubles at the end of short words (BALL, HILL, WELL). The suffix -LY turns adjectives into adverbs.
Four-letter words fit almost anywhere and are long enough to score well with one high-value letter.
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4-letter words (208)
- like
- last
- left
- life
- live
- long
- look
- love
- land
- late
- lead
- less
- line
- list
- lord
- lose
- loss
- lost
- lack
- lady
- laid
- lake
- lane
- laws
- legs
- lets
- lies
- lift
- link
- load
- loan
- lock
- lots
- loud
- luck
- lamb
- lamp
- lazy
- leaf
- leak
- lean
- lens
- liar
- lied
- lion
- lips
- logo
- loop
- lung
- labs
- lace
- lads
- lame
- lang
- laps
- lava
- lawn
- lays
- leap
- lend
- lent
- lest
- levy
- lick
- lily
- lima
- limb
- lime
- ling
- lite
- loft
- logs
- lone
- lore
- lowe
- lump
- luna
- lure
- lush
- lust
- lacy
- lags
- lair
- lakh
- lama
- lark
- lars
- lash
- lass
- lear
- lees
- lewd
- libs
- lice
- lids
- lien
- lieu
- limo
- limp
- linn
- lisp
- loaf
- lobe
- loch
- loco
- loom
- loot
- lows
- lube
- lull
- lulu
- lurk
- lynx
- lacs
- lain
- lard
- laud
- lech
- leek
- leer
- leno
- lich
- lido
- lino
- lint
- lira
- lire
- loam
- lobo
- loca
- loci
- lode
- loin
- loon
- loos
- lope
- luce
- luge
- lugs
- lune
- lute
- lutz
- luxe
- lyre
- lade
- lari
- lath
- lats
- lave
- laze
- leal
- leas
- leet
- lehr
- leis
- leva
- leys
- lief
- lier
- lilt
- lins
- lobs
- loge
- loll
- lorn
- lory
- lota
- loth
- loup
- lout
- luau
- luff
- lunt
- lyse
- lall
- lams
- lank
- lase
- lati
- lavs
- leke
- lept
- levo
- lits
- logy
- loof
- lops
- loti
- lour
- lown
- lude
- lums
- lunk
- luvs
- lyes
- laic
- leks
- limn
- limy
- liri
- lues
- laky
- leku
- leud
- liny
- litu
- luny
- lwei
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Questions
How many four-letter words starting with L are there?
Our word list has 208 four-letter words starting with L. 80 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common four-letter words starting with L?
The most common are LIKE, LAST, LEFT, LIFE, LIVE and LONG.
Which four-letter word starting with L scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, LAZY scores 16 points, the most of any four-letter word starting with L in our list.
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