Common 4-letter words that have the letter L
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- only★7with nothing or no one else
- help★9to give assistance to
- like★8to find pleasant
- list★4a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- last★4immediately past
- well★7in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a…
- mail★6to send by a governmental postal system
- full★7filled completely
- life★7the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter
- real★4having actual existence
- line★4a formation of people or things one beside another
- long★5extending for a considerable distance
- file★7to arrange in order for future reference
- link★8to connect
- love★7to feel great affection for
- call★6to summon
All 1,065 words
4-letter words with A (61)
Top score: AXLE, 11 points (tied with four others). a shaft upon which a wheel revolves
4-letter words with B (62)
Top score: BULK, 10 points (tied with two others). the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
4-letter words with C (56)
Top score: CALX, 13 points. a mineral residue
4-letter words with D (33)
Top score: DULY, 8 points (tied with five others). in a rightful manner
4-letter words with E (20)
Top score: EXUL, 11 points
4-letter words with F (62)
Top score: FLUX, 14 points (tied with six others). the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
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4-letter words with G (53)
Top score: GOLF, 8 points (tied with six others). a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes
4-letter words with H (42)
Top score: HWYL, 13 points. an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence
4-letter words with I (14)
Top score: ILEX, 11 points. a holly
4-letter words with J (11)
Top score: JOWL, 14 points. the fleshy part under the lower jaw
4-letter words with K (23)
Top score: KLIK, 12 points. a kilometer
4-letter words with L (280)
Top score: LAZY, 16 points. disinclined toward work or exertion
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4-letter words with M (40)
Top score: MILK, 10 points. a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
4-letter words with N (15)
Top score: NOWL, 7 points
4-letter words with O (27)
Top score: OWLY, 10 points. resembling an owl
4-letter words with P (64)
Top score: PLEX, 13 points. a multiplex
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4-letter words with R (18)
Top score: RELY, 7 points (tied with three others). to place trust or confidence
4-letter words with S (66)
Top score: SILK, 8 points (tied with two others). a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
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4-letter words with T (33)
Top score: TALK, 8 points. to communicate by speaking
4-letter words with U (9)
Top score: ULEX, 11 points. genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
4-letter words with V (24)
Top score: VOLK, 11 points. the Afrikaner people
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4-letter words with W (30)
Top score: WALK, 11 points (tied with one other). to proceed by moving each leg in turn, touching down with the heel before the toe
4-letter words with Y (16)
Top score: YOLK, 11 points (tied with two others). the yellow portion of an egg
4-letter words with Z (6)
Top score: ZULU, 13 points (tied with five others). a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa
About these words
- 1,065 of the 5,641 4-letter words have the letter L (19%).
- 844 are good in NWL2023, 1,063 in Collins Scrabble Words, 844 in WOW24 and 805 in the Words With Friends list. 260 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, lazy scores the most (16), then nine words on 14.