Once Wordle confirms an L followed by an A, 5 letter words starting with LA hinge on the consonant that comes third.
Most of all it is R, as in LARGE and LARCH, with N next in LANKY.
Trying an R third comes before anything else, and LARGE tests it with common letters around it.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With LA
- LABEL
- LABOR
- LADEN
- LADLE
- LAGER
- LANCE
- LANKY
- LAPEL
- LAPSE
- LARGE
- LARVA
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LAUGH
- LAYER
- LAKES
- LAMPS
- LANDS
- LANES
- LASER
- LATEX
- LAURA
- LAANG
- LAARF
- LAARI
- LABAN
- LABBA
- LABBY
- LABDA
- LABIA
- LABIS
- LABNE
- LABRA
- LACCA
- LACCY
- LACED
- LACER
- LACES
- LACET
- LACEY
- LACHE
- LACIS
- LACKA
- LACKS
- LACKY
- LACTO
- LADDU
- LADDY
- LADED
- LADEE
- LADER
- LADES
- LADIK
- LADIN
- LADOO
- LAERS
- LAETI
- LAEVO
- LAGAN
- LAGAR
- LAGEN
- LAGGY
- LAGLY
- LAGNA
- LAHAL
- LAHAR
- LAICH
- LAICS
- LAIDE
- LAIDS
- LAIGH
- LAIKA
- LAIKS
- LAINE
- LAIRD
- LAIRS
- LAIRY
- LAITH
- LAITY
- LAIUS
- LAKED
- LAKER
- LAKEY
- LAKHS
- LAKIE
- LAKIN
- LAKKE
- LAKSA
- LALDY
- LALLS
- LALLY
- LAMAS
- LAMBA
- LAMBS
- LAMBY
- LAMDA
- LAMED
- LAMEL
- LAMER
- LAMES
- LAMIA
- LAMIN
- LAMMY
- LAMNA
- LAMPF
- LAMUS
- LAMUT
- LANAI
- LANAO
- LANAS
- LANAZ
- LANCH
- LANDE
- LANED
- LANEY
- LANGI
- LANGO
- LANKS
- LANNY
- LANSA
- LANTS
- LANUM
- LAPAS
- LAPIN
- LAPIS
- LAPJE
- LAPON
- LAPPA
- LAPPS
- LAPPY
- LAPSI
- LARCH
- LARDS
- LARDY
- LAREE
- LARES
- LARFS
- LARGA
- LARGO
- LARGY
- LARIA
- LARID
- LARIN
- LARIS
- LARIX
- LARKS
- LARKY
- LARNS
- LARNT
- LARON
- LARRY
- LARUM
- LARUS
- LARVE
- LASED
- LASES
- LASSI
- LASSO
- LASSU
- LASSY
- LASTS
- LASTY
- LATAH
- LATAX
- LATED
- LATEN
- LATHI
- LATHS
- LATHY
- LATIN
- LATKE
- LATON
- LATRO
- LATUS
- LAUAN
- LAUCH
- LAUDE
- LAUDS
- LAUFS
- LAUIA
- LAUND
- LAURE
- LAURY
- LAUTU
- LAVAL
- LAVAS
- LAVED
- LAVER
- LAVES
- LAVIC
- LAVRA
- LAVVY
- LAWED
- LAWER
- LAWIN
- LAWKS
- LAWNS
- LAWNY
- LAWSY
- LAWZY
- LAXED
- LAXER
- LAXES
- LAXLY
- LAYBY
- LAYED
- LAYIA
- LAYIN
- LAYNE
- LAYUP
- LAZAR
- LAZED
- LAZES
- LAZOS
- LAZZI
- LAZZO
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With LA
- LATER
- LARGE
- LABOR
- LAUGH
- LABEL
- LAYER
- LANCE
- LADEN
- LANDS
- LAURA
- LASER
- LAKES
- LANES
- LAMPS
- LATEX
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With LA for Wordle
- LANES
- LASER
- LAYER
- LATER
- LARGE
- LABOR
- LAUGH
- LABEL
- LANCE
- LADEN
- LAPSE
- LATCH
- LATTE
- LAGER
- LARVA
- LATHE
- LAPEL
- LANKY
- LADLE
5 Letter Words Starting With LA by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With LAB
- LABOR
- LABEL
- LABAN
- LABIA
- LABBY
- LABRA
- LABBA
- LABDA
- LABIS
- LABNE
5 Letter Words Starting With LAC
- LACKS
- LACED
- LACEY
- LACES
- LACTO
- LACHE
- LACER
- LACKA
- LACKY
- LACCA
- LACCY
- LACET
5 Letter Words Starting With LAD
- LADEN
- LADLE
- LADIN
- LADEE
- LADOO
- LADDU
- LADDY
- LADER
- LADES
- LADED
- LADIK
5 Letter Words Starting With LAE and LAG
- LAGER
- LAGGY
- LAGAN
- LAGNA
- LAGEN
- LAERS
- LAETI
- LAEVO
- LAGAR
- LAGLY
5 Letter Words Starting With LAI
- LAIRD
- LAITY
- LAINE
- LAIKA
- LAIRS
- LAITH
- LAIUS
- LAICH
- LAIDE
- LAIRY
- LAIGH
- LAICS
5 Letter Words Starting With LAK and LAL
- LAKES
- LAKHS
- LAKER
- LALLY
- LAKIN
- LAKSA
- LAKEY
- LAKED
- LAKIE
- LAKKE
- LALDY
- LALLS
5 Letter Words Starting With LAM
- LAMPS
- LAMBS
- LAMAS
- LAMIA
- LAMER
- LAMES
- LAMIN
- LAMBA
- LAMMY
- LAMDA
- LAMED
- LAMBY
5 Letter Words Starting With LAN
- LANCE
- LANKY
- LANDS
- LANES
- LANEY
- LANNY
- LANAI
- LANDE
- LANAO
- LANGO
- LANGI
- LANED
5 Letter Words Starting With LAP
- LAPSE
- LAPEL
- LAPIS
- LAPIN
- LAPPY
- LAPPS
- LAPPA
- LAPAS
- LAPJE
- LAPON
- LAPSI
5 Letter Words Starting With LAR
- LARGE
- LARVA
- LARRY
- LARGO
- LARCH
- LARKS
- LARES
- LARDY
- LARON
- LARUS
- LARIN
- LARGA
5 Letter Words Starting With LAT
- LATER
- LATCH
- LATTE
- LATHE
- LATEX
- LATIN
- LATHI
- LATUS
- LATED
- LATAH
- LATKE
- LATHS
5 Letter Words Starting With LAU
- LAUGH
- LAURA
- LAUDE
- LAUDS
- LAURE
- LAURY
- LAUCH
- LAUND
- LAUAN
- LAUFS
- LAUIA
- LAUTU
5 Letter Words Starting With LAV and LAW
- LAWNS
- LAVAL
- LAVER
- LAVAS
- LAVRA
- LAVES
- LAWER
- LAVED
- LAVIC
- LAVVY
- LAWED
- LAWIN
5 Letter Words Starting With LAX and LAY
- LAYER
- LAYUP
- LAYNE
- LAYED
- LAYIN
- LAXER
- LAYBY
- LAXLY
- LAXED
- LAYIA
- LAXES
5 Letter Words Starting With LA by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With S
- LANDS
- LAKES
- LANES
- LAMPS
- LASTS
- LACKS
- LAMBS
- LAWNS
- LACES
- LAKHS
- LAPIS
- LAMAS
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With Y
- LANKY
- LARRY
- LACEY
- LAITY
- LANEY
- LALLY
- LANNY
- LAGGY
- LAMMY
- LARDY
- LAKEY
- LAURY
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With A
- LARVA
- LAURA
- LABIA
- LAMIA
- LAIKA
- LAKSA
- LAMBA
- LARGA
- LAMDA
- LAGNA
- LAVRA
- LAPPA
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With E
- LARGE
- LANCE
- LAPSE
- LATTE
- LATHE
- LADLE
- LAUDE
- LAINE
- LAYNE
- LAURE
- LANDE
- LADEE
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With N
- LADEN
- LATIN
- LABAN
- LAYIN
- LAGAN
- LAKIN
- LAMIN
- LAPIN
- LADIN
- LARON
- LARIN
- LATEN
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With R
- LATER
- LABOR
- LAYER
- LAGER
- LASER
- LAKER
- LAZAR
- LAVER
- LAMER
- LAXER
- LAHAR
- LADER
5 Letter Words Starting With LA and Ending With D
- LACED
- LAIRD
- LAYED
- LAMED
- LATED
- LANED
- LAZED
- LAXED
- LAUND
- LADED
- LAKED
- LARID
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With LA in Scrabble
- LAXLY 15 points
- LAZAR 14 points
- LAYBY 13 points
- LANKY 12 points
- LATEX 12 points
- LARCH 10 points
- LATCH 10 points
- LAUGH 9 points
- LACED 8 points
- LAHAR 8 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With LA
- LAXLY: In a permissively lenient manner.
- LAHAR: An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
- LAYBY: Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.
- LATHI: Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India.
- LAPIN: The fur of a rabbit.
- LAGAN: Goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered.
- LANAI: A veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room.
- LARCH: Wood of a larch tree.
- LALLY: Support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete.
- LAVER: Edible red seaweeds.
- LADLE: Remove with or as if with a ladle. It is on the answer list.
- LANKY: Tall and thin. It is on the answer list.
- LASSO: Catch with a lasso.
- LAPEL: Lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with LA?
There are 218 of them. The everyday ones include LATER, LARGE, LABOR, LAUGH and LABEL.
How many 5 letter words start with LA?
218 in total, and 17 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with LA for Wordle?
LANES, LASER and LAYER narrow this list fastest. LANES leaves at most 76 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with LA and end with S?
47 of them, including LANDS, LAKES, LANES, LAMPS and LASTS.
Can a Wordle answer start with LA?
Yes. LATER, LARGE and LABOR all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. LABEL and LARRY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is LANSA really a word?
Yes. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LATER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. LAZZI and LAZOS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
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