Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LINES, LIENS, LIMES, LINER, LIMEN and LIMNS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 65 of the 87 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LIMBY12 points
- LINKY12 points
- LIPPY12 points
- LICKS11 points
- LICHI10 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is N (19 words), followed by M (16).
More 5 letter words starting with L
LI at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with LI?
There are 87 5 letter words that start with LI in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with LI?
LIMBY, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with LI?
LINES, LIMES and LIENS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.