3-Letter Words Starting With L
There are 44 three-letter words starting with L in our dictionary; 30 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 44 words
- law6 points
- lay6 points
- low6 points
- led4 points
- leg4 points
- log4 points
- let3 points
- lie3 points
- lot3 points
- lab5 points
- lip5 points
- lad4 points
- lag4 points
- lid4 points
- lit3 points
- lax10 points
- lye6 points
- lap5 points
- lob5 points
- lop5 points
- lug4 points
- lee3 points
- lib5 points
- lox10 points
- lam5 points
- lea3 points
- lei3 points
- loo3 points
- lux10 points
- lac5 points
- lek7 points
- lev6 points
- ley6 points
- lar3 points
- leu3 points
- lis3 points
- lez12 points
- lex10 points
- lav6 points
- luv6 points
- lum5 points
- las3 points
- lat3 points
- lin3 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 44
- By usage: 22 very common, 8 common, 14 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- lez 12
- lax 10
- lex 10
- lox 10
- lux 10
- lek 7
- lav 6
- law 6
- lay 6
- lev 6
Most common
- law
- lay
- low
- led
- leg
- log
- let
- lie
- lot
- lab
Definitions
- law (noun)
- The collection of rules imposed by authority.
- lay (adjective)
- Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.
- low (adjective)
- Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
- leg (noun)
- A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.
Here is the complete list of three-letter words starting with L: 44 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as LAW and LAY lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words starting with L?
LEZ scores 12 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
14 of the 44 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.