Common 5-letter words that contain LI
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- light★9electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- lines★5a formation of people or things one beside another
- lists★5a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
- valid★9based on evidence that can be supported
- lives★8the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter
- limit★7the greatest possible degree of something
- solid★6having definite shape and volume
- click★13to make a short, sharp sound
- clips★9a metal frame or container holding cartridges
- slide★6to move smoothly along a surface
- split★7to separate lengthwise
- lived★9inhabit or live in
- links★9to connect
- blind★8lacking sight
- alive★8living
- elite★5a socially superior group
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5-letter words with A (14)
Top score: ALIKE, 9 points. having close resemblance
5-letter words with B (18)
Top score: BLITZ, 16 points. to subject to a sudden attack
5-letter words with C (26)
Top score: CYLIX, 17 points. a drinking vessel
5-letter words with D (5)
Top score: DELIS, 6 points (tied with four others). a delicatessen
5-letter words with E (5)
Top score: ELIAD, 6 points (tied with one other)
5-letter words with F (22)
Top score: FLICK, 14 points. to strike with a quick, light blow
5-letter words with G (16)
Top score: GLITZ, 15 points. to make flashy in appearance
5-letter words with H (4)
Top score: HELIX, 15 points. something spiral in form
5-letter words with I (4)
Top score: ILIAC, 7 points (tied with one other). pertaining to the ilium
5-letter words with K (10)
Top score: KYLIX, 19 points. a drinking vessel
5-letter words with L (110)
Top score: LIMAX, 14 points. a genus of Limacidae
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5-letter words with M (8)
Top score: MALIK, 11 points (tied with one other). the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
5-letter words with N (1)
Top score: NELIS, 5 points
5-letter words with O (8)
Top score: OXLIP, 14 points. a flowering plant
5-letter words with P (15)
Top score: PLINK, 11 points (tied with one other). to shoot at random targets
5-letter words with R (4)
Top score: RELIC, 7 points (tied with one other). a surviving memorial of something past
5-letter words with S (24)
Top score: SALIX, 12 points. a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
5-letter words with T (5)
Top score: THALI, 8 points (tied with one other). a platter on which food is served in India
5-letter words with U (6)
Top score: UPLIT, 7 points. to light to a higher degree
5-letter words with V (4)
Top score: VALID, 9 points. based on evidence that can be supported
5-letter words with W (3)
Top score: WALIE, 8 points (tied with two others). strong and durable
5-letter words with X (1)
Top score: XYLIC, 17 points
5-letter words with Y (1)
Top score: YLIKE, 12 points
About these words
- 314 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain LI (2%).
- 238 are good in NWL2023, 313 in Collins Scrabble Words, 238 in WOW24 and 220 in the Words With Friends list. 63 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, kylix scores the most (19), then cylix and xylic (17 each), then blitz (16), then three words on 15.
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5 Letter Words Starting With LI · 5 Letter Words Ending in LI
5 Letter Words With L · 5 Letter Words With I
5 letter words with other letter pairs
AI AL BI BL CI CL DI DL EI EL FI FL GI GL HI HL IA IB IC ID IE IF IG IH II IJ IK IL IM IN IO IP IQ IR IS IT IU IV IX IY IZ JI KI KL LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LK LL LM LN LO LP LS LT LU