Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SALE, ALOE, LEAS, LASE, SOLE and TALE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 640 of the 795 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LAZY16 points
- FALX14 points
- FLAX14 points
- FLEX14 points
- FLUX14 points
Patterns in this list
L sits in the third position most often (290 words) and in the second position least often (176). 66 of the words contain more than one L. 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: BYRL and LYNX.
4 letter words with…
- 4 letter words with a1,379 words
- 4 letter words with b412 words
- 4 letter words with c422 words
- 4 letter words with d576 words
- 4 letter words with e1,333 words
- 4 letter words with f313 words
- 4 letter words with g406 words
- 4 letter words with h432 words
- 4 letter words with i872 words
- 4 letter words with j98 words
- 4 letter words with k404 words
- l795
- 4 letter words with m491 words
- 4 letter words with n667 words
- 4 letter words with o1,046 words
- 4 letter words with p521 words
- 4 letter words with q16 words
- 4 letter words with r816 words
- 4 letter words with s1,276 words
- 4 letter words with t766 words
- 4 letter words with u604 words
- 4 letter words with v146 words
- 4 letter words with w344 words
- 4 letter words with x62 words
- 4 letter words with y401 words
- 4 letter words with z83 words
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Questions
How many 4 letter words contain L?
There are 795 4 letter words that contain L in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that contain L?
LAZY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that contain L make good guesses?
SALE, ALOE and LEAS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

