5 Letter Words Starting With LA

138 words (106 Scrabble US, 137 Scrabble UK, 106 WGPO, 94 Words With Friends, 26 everyday ★)

138 five-letter words start with LA. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with LA

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

  • large★6of considerable size or quantity
  • later★5happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
  • label★7to describe or designate
  • labor★7a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
  • laser★5to treat with a device that emits coherent light
  • layer★8single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
  • lakes★9a sizable inland body of water
  • lands★6the land on which real estate is located
  • lamps★9an artificial source of visible illumination
  • latex★12a milky liquid of certain plants
  • laugh★9to express emotion, typically mirth, by a series of inarticulate sounds
  • laden★6filled with a great quantity
  • lance★7a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  • lanes★5a narrow passageway
  • lacks★11the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  • lasts★5to continue in existence

All 138 words

LAA…

5-letter words starting with LAA (1)

Top score: LAARI, 5 points. a monetary unit of the Maldives

LAB…

5-letter words starting with LAB (5)

Top score: LABDA, 8 points

LAC…

5-letter words starting with LAC (6)

Top score: LACKS, 11 points. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

LAD…

5-letter words starting with LAD (6)

Top score: LADDY, 10 points. laddish in behavior

LAE…

5-letter words starting with LAE (2)

Top score: LAEVO, 8 points. turning toward the left

LAG…

5-letter words starting with LAG (3)

Top score: LAGGY, 10 points. affected by lag

LAH…

5-letter words starting with LAH (2)

Top score: LAHAR, 8 points (tied with one other). a flowing mass of volcanic debris

LAI…

5-letter words starting with LAI (11)

Top score: LAICH, 10 points. a lowland

LAK…

5-letter words starting with LAK (6)

Top score: LAKHS, 12 points. the sum of one hundred thousand

LAL…

5-letter words starting with LAL (2)

Top score: LALDY, 9 points

LAM…

5-letter words starting with LAM (9)

Top score: LAMMY, 12 points (tied with one other)

LAN…

5-letter words starting with LAN (10)

Top score: LANKY, 12 points. ungracefully tall and thin

LAP…

5-letter words starting with LAP (5)

Top score: LAPJE, 14 points

LAR…

5-letter words starting with LAR (15)

Top score: LARKY, 12 points

LAS…

5-letter words starting with LAS (8)

Top score: LASSY, 8 points. a thick syrup

LAT…

5-letter words starting with LAT (13)

Top score: LATEX, 12 points. a milky liquid of certain plants

LAU…

5-letter words starting with LAU (7)

Top score: LAUCH, 10 points

LAV…

5-letter words starting with LAV (7)

Top score: LAVVY, 14 points

LAW…

5-letter words starting with LAW (6)

Top score: LAWKS, 12 points

LAX…

5-letter words starting with LAX (4)

Top score: LAXLY, 15 points. in a lax manner

LAY…

5-letter words starting with LAY (4)

Top score: LAYUP, 10 points. a shot in basketball

LAZ…

5-letter words starting with LAZ (6)

Top score: LAZZI, 23 points (tied with one other)

About these words

  • 138 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with LA (1%).
  • 106 are good in NWL2023, 137 in Collins Scrabble Words, 106 in WOW24 and 94 in the Words With Friends list. 26 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, lazzi and lazzo share the top score (23), then lazed and laxly (15 each), then five words on 14.

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