4 Letter Words Starting With L

280 words (228 Scrabble US, 279 Scrabble UK, 228 WGPO, 213 Words With Friends, 70 everyday ★)

280 four-letter words start with L. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that start with L

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • like★8to find pleasant
  • list★4a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
  • last★4immediately past
  • life★7the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter
  • line★4a formation of people or things one beside another
  • long★5extending for a considerable distance
  • link★8to connect
  • love★7to feel great affection for
  • look★8to use one's eyes in seeing
  • left★7to go away from
  • live★7to function as an animal or plant
  • less★4used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
  • land★5the land on which real estate is located
  • loan★4the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  • lake★8a sizable inland body of water
  • loss★4the act of one that loses

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4-letter words starting with LA (61)

Top score: LAZY, 16 points. disinclined toward work or exertion

LE…

4-letter words starting with LE (48)

Top score: LEWK, 11 points. an individual, distinctive, fashion style

LI…

4-letter words starting with LI (55)

Top score: LICK, 10 points. to pass the tongue over the surface of

LO…

4-letter words starting with LO (68)

Top score: LOLZ, 13 points

LU…

4-letter words starting with LU (36)

Top score: LUTZ, 13 points (tied with one other). a jump in figure skating

LW…

4-letter words starting with LW (1)

Top score: LWEI, 7 points. a monetary unit of Angola

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4-letter words starting with LY (11)

Top score: LYNX, 14 points. a short-tailed wildcat

About these words

  • 280 of the 5,641 4-letter words start with L (5%).
  • 228 are good in NWL2023, 279 in Collins Scrabble Words, 228 in WOW24 and 213 in the Words With Friends list. 70 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, lazy scores the most (16), then lynx (14), then five words on 13.

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