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5-Letter Words Starting With L and Ending in A

There are 21 five-letter words starting with L and ending in A in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.

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All 21 words

  • larva8 points
  • llama7 points
  • lemma9 points
  • labia7 points
  • lepta7 points
  • luffa11 points
  • lyssa8 points
  • lytta8 points
  • lamia7 points
  • libra7 points
  • logia6 points
  • liana5 points
  • lycea10 points
  • limba9 points
  • limpa9 points
  • lehua8 points
  • loofa8 points
  • labra7 points
  • linga6 points
  • laura5 points
  • lutea5 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 21
  • By usage: 2 very common, 3 common, 16 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. luffa 11
  2. lycea 10
  3. lemma 9
  4. limba 9
  5. limpa 9
  6. larva 8
  7. lehua 8
  8. loofa 8
  9. lyssa 8
  10. lytta 8

Most common

  1. larva
  2. llama
  3. lemma
  4. labia
  5. lepta
  6. luffa
  7. lyssa
  8. lytta
  9. lamia
  10. libra

Definitions

larva (noun)
The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose.
llama (noun)
Wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
lemma (noun)
A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
luffa (noun)
The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer.

Looking for five-letter words starting with L and ending in A? You are in the right place. This list has 21 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as LARVA and LLAMA appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

How to use this page

Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.

Tips

A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with L and ending in A?

LUFFA scores 11 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?

16 of the 21 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.

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