Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LASE, LEAS, LANE, LOSE, LIES and LONE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 177 of the 208 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LAZY16 points
- LYNX14 points
- LAZE13 points
- LUTZ13 points
- LAKH11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is O (50 words), followed by A (48). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: LYNX.
4 letter words starting with…
- 4 letter words starting with a190 words
- 4 letter words starting with b249 words
- 4 letter words starting with c227 words
- 4 letter words starting with d232 words
- 4 letter words starting with e102 words
- 4 letter words starting with f189 words
- 4 letter words starting with g190 words
- 4 letter words starting with h189 words
- 4 letter words starting with i58 words
- 4 letter words starting with j86 words
- 4 letter words starting with k120 words
- l208
- 4 letter words starting with m209 words
- 4 letter words starting with n103 words
- 4 letter words starting with o106 words
- 4 letter words starting with p253 words
- 4 letter words starting with q14 words
- 4 letter words starting with r181 words
- 4 letter words starting with s346 words
- 4 letter words starting with t246 words
- 4 letter words starting with u37 words
- 4 letter words starting with v74 words
- 4 letter words starting with w166 words
- x1
- 4 letter words starting with y70 words
- 4 letter words starting with z31 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 4 letter words start with L?
There are 208 4 letter words that start with L in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with L?
LAZY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with L make good guesses?
LASE, LANE and LEAS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

