Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LASE, LADS, LAMS, LACS, LARS and LATS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 44 of the 48 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LAZY16 points
- LAZE13 points
- LAKH11 points
- LAKY11 points
- LACK10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is M (5 words), followed by C (4).
More 4 letter words starting with L
LA at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words start with LA?
There are 48 4 letter words that start with LA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with LA?
LAZY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with LA make good guesses?
LASE, LADS and LACS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.