Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LINERS, LIANES, LITRES, LIMENS, LISTER and LINTER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 79 of the 146 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- LIQUID16 points
- LIZARD16 points
- LIQUOR15 points
- LICKED13 points
- LIKELY13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is M (25 words), followed by N (25).
More 6 letter words starting with L
LI at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with LI?
There are 146 6 letter words that start with LI in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with LI?
LIQUID, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with LI make good guesses?
LINERS, LITRES and LIANES use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

