LA up front leaves 218 words. LABEL, LABOR, LADEN lead them, and 17 sit on the answer list.
Of the 15 everyday words on this page, 8 could also be the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 218 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- LANES: takes 218 down to 76 at worst.
- LASER: down to 77.
- LAYER: down to 89. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
47 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. If you need a second letter to test, E (68), S (59) and R (52) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 15 of these 218 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with LA
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- LABEL
- LABOR
- LADEN
- LADLE
- LAGER
- LANCE
- LANKY
- LAPEL
- LAPSE
- LARGE
- LARVA
- LATCH
- LATER
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LAUGH
- LAYER
- LAKES
- LAMPS
- LANDS
- LANES
- LASER
- LATEX
- LAURA
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in A
- LARVA
- LAURA
- LABBA
- LABDA
- LABIA
- LABRA
- LACCA
- LACKA
- LAGNA
- LAIKA
- LAKSA
- LAMBA
- LAMDA
- LAMIA
- LAMNA
- LANSA
- LAPPA
- LARGA
- LARIA
- LAUIA
- LAVRA
- LAYIA
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in D
- LACED
- LADED
- LAIRD
- LAKED
- LAMED
- LANED
- LARID
- LASED
- LATED
- LAUND
- LAVED
- LAWED
- LAXED
- LAYED
- LAZED
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in E
- LADLE
- LANCE
- LAPSE
- LARGE
- LATHE
- LATTE
- LABNE
- LACHE
- LADEE
- LAIDE
- LAINE
- LAKIE
- LAKKE
- LANDE
- LAPJE
- LAREE
- LARVE
- LATKE
- LAUDE
- LAURE
- LAYNE
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in H
- LATCH
- LAUGH
- LAICH
- LAIGH
- LAITH
- LANCH
- LARCH
- LATAH
- LAUCH
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in I
- LAARI
- LAETI
- LANAI
- LANGI
- LAPSI
- LASSI
- LATHI
- LAZZI
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in N
- LADEN
- LABAN
- LADIN
- LAGAN
- LAGEN
- LAKIN
- LAMIN
- LAPIN
- LAPON
- LARIN
- LARON
- LATEN
- LATIN
- LATON
- LAUAN
- LAWIN
- LAYIN
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in O
- LACTO
- LADOO
- LAEVO
- LANAO
- LANGO
- LARGO
- LASSO
- LATRO
- LAZZO
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in R
- LABOR
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LASER
- LACER
- LADER
- LAGAR
- LAHAR
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
- LAZAR
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in S
- LAKES
- LAMPS
- LANDS
- LANES
- LABIS
- LACES
- LACIS
- LACKS
- LADES
- LAERS
- LAICS
- LAIDS
- LAIKS
- LAIRS
- LAIUS
- LAKHS
- LALLS
- LAMAS
- LAMBS
- LAMES
- LAMUS
- LANAS
- LANKS
- LANTS
- LAPAS
- LAPIS
- LAPPS
- LARDS
- LARES
- LARFS
- LARIS
- LARKS
- LARNS
- LARUS
- LASES
- LASTS
- LATHS
- LATUS
- LAUDS
- LAUFS
- LAVAS
- LAVES
- LAWKS
- LAWNS
- LAXES
- LAZES
- LAZOS
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in Y
- LANKY
- LABBY
- LACCY
- LACEY
- LACKY
- LADDY
- LAGGY
- LAGLY
- LAIRY
- LAITY
- LAKEY
- LALDY
- LALLY
- LAMBY
- LAMMY
- LANEY
- LANNY
- LAPPY
- LARDY
- LARGY
- LARKY
- LARRY
- LASSY
- LASTY
- LATHY
- LAURY
- LAVVY
- LAWNY
- LAWSY
- LAWZY
- LAXLY
- LAYBY
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in C, F, G and other letters
- LAVIC
- LAARF
- LAMPF
- LAANG
- LADIK
- LABEL
- LAPEL
- LAHAL
- LAMEL
- LAVAL
- LANUM
- LARUM
- LAYUP
- LACET
- LAMUT
- LARNT
- LADDU
- LASSU
- LAUTU
- LATEX
- LARIX
- LATAX
- LANAZ
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with L
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- 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
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.