Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LEA, LEI, LIE, LAG, LAT and LAX. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 42 of the 44 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LEZ12 points
- LAX10 points
- LEX10 points
- LOX10 points
- LUX10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is A (13 words), followed by E (12).
3 letter words starting with…
- 3 letter words starting with a70 words
- 3 letter words starting with b52 words
- 3 letter words starting with c36 words
- 3 letter words starting with d47 words
- 3 letter words starting with e39 words
- 3 letter words starting with f47 words
- 3 letter words starting with g44 words
- 3 letter words starting with h49 words
- 3 letter words starting with i19 words
- 3 letter words starting with j23 words
- 3 letter words starting with k27 words
- l44
- 3 letter words starting with m47 words
- 3 letter words starting with n34 words
- 3 letter words starting with o45 words
- 3 letter words starting with p62 words
- q2
- 3 letter words starting with r49 words
- 3 letter words starting with s61 words
- 3 letter words starting with t56 words
- 3 letter words starting with u15 words
- 3 letter words starting with v21 words
- 3 letter words starting with w38 words
- x1
- 3 letter words starting with y27 words
- 3 letter words starting with z12 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words start with L?
There are 44 3 letter words that start with L in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that start with L?
LEZ, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that start with L make good guesses?
LEA, LEI and LAG use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

