Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LARES, LASER, LADES, LANES, LADER and LASED. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 71 of the 95 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LAXLY15 points
- LAZED15 points
- LAZAR14 points
- LAZES14 points
- LAKHS12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (12 words), followed by T (11).
More 5 letter words starting with L
LA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with LA?
There are 95 5 letter words that start with LA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with LA?
LAXLY, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with LA?
LARES, LADES and LASER use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.