Four-letter words starting with L
208 four-letter words begin with the letter L. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with L
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- like
- list
- last
- life
- line
- long
- link
- love
- look
- left
- live
- less
- land
- loan
- lake
- loss
- lost
- logo
- lead
- late
- lord
- laws
- lots
- load
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with L
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- lazy 16
- lynx 14
- laze 13
- lutz 13
- lakh 11
- laky 11
- luxe 11
- lack 10
- levy 10
- lick 10
- lock 10
- luck 10
- luff 10
- lacy 9
- lech 9
- lich 9
- limy 9
- loch 9
- lady 8
- lake 8
- lamb 8
- lamp 8
- lank 8
- lark 8
All 208 four-letter words starting with L
LA 48
- labs
- lace
- lack
- lacs
- lacy
- lade
- lads
- lady
- lags
- laic
- laid
- lain
- lair
- lake
- lakh
- laky
- lall
- lama
- lamb
- lame
- lamp
- lams
- land
- lane
- lang
- lank
- laps
- lard
- lari
- lark
- lars
- lase
- lash
- lass
- last
- late
- lath
- lati
- lats
- laud
- lava
- lave
- lavs
- lawn
- laws
- lays
- laze
- lazy
LE 34
- lead
- leaf
- leak
- leal
- lean
- leap
- lear
- leas
- lech
- leek
- leer
- lees
- leet
- left
- legs
- lehr
- leis
- leke
- leks
- leku
- lend
- leno
- lens
- lent
- lept
- less
- lest
- lets
- leud
- leva
- levo
- levy
- lewd
- leys
LI 44
- liar
- libs
- lice
- lich
- lick
- lido
- lids
- lied
- lief
- lien
- lier
- lies
- lieu
- life
- lift
- like
- lilt
- lily
- lima
- limb
- lime
- limn
- limo
- limp
- limy
- line
- ling
- link
- linn
- lino
- lins
- lint
- liny
- lion
- lips
- lira
- lire
- liri
- lisp
- list
- lite
- lits
- litu
- live
LO 50
- load
- loaf
- loam
- loan
- lobe
- lobo
- lobs
- loca
- loch
- loci
- lock
- loco
- lode
- loft
- loge
- logo
- logs
- logy
- loin
- loll
- lone
- long
- loof
- look
- loom
- loon
- loop
- loos
- loot
- lope
- lops
- lord
- lore
- lorn
- lory
- lose
- loss
- lost
- lota
- loth
- loti
- lots
- loud
- loup
- lour
- lout
- love
- lowe
- lown
- lows
LU 27
- luau
- lube
- luce
- luck
- lude
- lues
- luff
- luge
- lugs
- lull
- lulu
- lump
- lums
- luna
- lune
- lung
- lunk
- lunt
- luny
- lure
- lurk
- lush
- lust
- lute
- lutz
- luvs
- luxe
LW 1
- lwei
LY 4
- lyes
- lynx
- lyre
- lyse
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with L?
There are 208 four-letter words beginning with L, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with L?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: like, list, last, life, line, long, link, love. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with L in Scrabble?
lazy scores 16 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.