A repeated letter catches out Wordle players among 5 letter words that start with LE, since a letter at the front returns later in some words.
It happens in LEVEL, whose L begins and ends the word, and in LEASE, whose E returns at the end, with a separate tile colour for each repeat.
Even a green L does not rule out a second L, and LEVEL is worth testing when the vowels fit.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With LE
- LEACH
- LEAFY
- LEAKY
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEARN
- LEASE
- LEASH
- LEAST
- LEAVE
- LEDGE
- LEECH
- LEERY
- LEFTY
- LEGAL
- LEGGY
- LEMON
- LEMUR
- LEPER
- LEVEL
- LEVER
- LEADS
- LEONE
- LEWIS
- LEADY
- LEAFS
- LEAKS
- LEAMS
- LEANS
- LEANY
- LEAPS
- LEARE
- LEARS
- LEARY
- LEATH
- LEATS
- LEAVY
- LEAZE
- LEBAN
- LEBEN
- LEBES
- LECCY
- LECHE
- LEDEN
- LEDES
- LEDGY
- LEDOL
- LEDUM
- LEEAR
- LEEDS
- LEEKS
- LEEKY
- LEEPS
- LEERS
- LEESE
- LEETS
- LEEZE
- LEFTE
- LEFTS
- LEGER
- LEGES
- LEGGE
- LEGGO
- LEGIS
- LEGIT
- LEGNO
- LEGOA
- LEGUA
- LEHAY
- LEHRS
- LEHUA
- LEIGH
- LEILA
- LEIRS
- LEISH
- LEISS
- LEITH
- LEKHA
- LELIA
- LEMAN
- LEMED
- LEMEL
- LEMES
- LEMMA
- LEMME
- LEMNA
- LENAD
- LENCA
- LENCH
- LENDS
- LENDU
- LENES
- LENGS
- LENIN
- LENIS
- LENNY
- LENOS
- LENSE
- LENTH
- LENTI
- LENTO
- LEORA
- LEPAK
- LEPAL
- LEPAS
- LEPID
- LEPPY
- LEPRA
- LEPRE
- LEPRY
- LEPTA
- LEPUS
- LERED
- LERES
- LEROT
- LERPS
- LERWA
- LESBO
- LESED
- LESES
- LESGH
- LESIY
- LESOS
- LESSN
- LESTE
- LESTS
- LESYA
- LETCH
- LETHE
- LETHY
- LETTY
- LETUP
- LEUCH
- LEUCO
- LEUDS
- LEUGH
- LEUMA
- LEUNG
- LEVAS
- LEVEE
- LEVEN
- LEVES
- LEVET
- LEVIN
- LEVIR
- LEVIS
- LEWIE
- LEWTH
- LEWTY
- LEXES
- LEXIA
- LEXIC
- LEXIS
- LEZES
- LEZZA
- LEZZO
- LEZZY
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With LE
- LEAST
- LEVEL
- LEAVE
- LEARN
- LEGAL
- LEASE
- LEMON
- LEADS
- LEWIS
- LEONE
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With LE for Wordle
- LEAST
- LEASE
- LEADS
- LEVEL
- LEAVE
- LEARN
- LEGAL
- LEMON
- LEVER
- LEASH
- LEDGE
- LEAFY
- LEACH
- LEFTY
- LEECH
- LEAKY
- LEAPT
- LEPER
- LEERY
- LEMUR
- LEGGY
- LEANT
5 Letter Words Starting With LE by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With LEA
- LEAST
- LEAVE
- LEARN
- LEASE
- LEASH
- LEAFY
- LEACH
- LEAKY
- LEAPT
- LEANT
- LEADS
- LEAKS
5 Letter Words Starting With LEE
- LEECH
- LEERY
- LEEDS
- LEEKS
- LEESE
- LEERS
- LEEZE
- LEETS
- LEEAR
- LEEKY
- LEEPS
5 Letter Words Starting With LEG
- LEGAL
- LEGGY
- LEGIT
- LEGER
- LEGGE
- LEGGO
- LEGIS
- LEGES
- LEGNO
- LEGOA
- LEGUA
5 Letter Words Starting With LEN
- LENIN
- LENNY
- LENDS
- LENSE
- LENTO
- LENIS
- LENTI
- LENCH
- LENTH
- LENDU
- LENCA
- LENAD
5 Letter Words Starting With LEP
- LEPER
- LEPUS
- LEPAS
- LEPRA
- LEPAK
- LEPRE
- LEPAL
- LEPID
- LEPPY
- LEPRY
- LEPTA
5 Letter Words Starting With LES
- LESTE
- LESBO
- LESYA
- LESED
- LESES
- LESGH
- LESIY
- LESOS
- LESSN
- LESTS
5 Letter Words Starting With LET and LEU
- LEUNG
- LETTY
- LETHE
- LETCH
- LEUCO
- LETUP
- LETHY
- LEUCH
- LEUDS
- LEUGH
- LEUMA
5 Letter Words Starting With LEV
- LEVEL
- LEVER
- LEVIN
- LEVEE
- LEVIS
- LEVEN
- LEVET
- LEVES
- LEVAS
- LEVIR
5 Letter Words Starting With LE by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With S
- LEADS
- LEWIS
- LEEDS
- LEAKS
- LEAFS
- LEAPS
- LENDS
- LEANS
- LEEKS
- LEVIS
- LEXIS
- LEFTS
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With Y
- LEAFY
- LEFTY
- LEAKY
- LEERY
- LEGGY
- LENNY
- LEARY
- LETTY
- LEAVY
- LECCY
- LEZZY
- LEADY
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With E
- LEAVE
- LEASE
- LEDGE
- LEONE
- LEMME
- LEVEE
- LECHE
- LESTE
- LEGGE
- LENSE
- LETHE
- LEESE
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With A
- LEILA
- LEMMA
- LELIA
- LEORA
- LEHUA
- LESYA
- LEMNA
- LEKHA
- LEPRA
- LEXIA
- LENCA
- LEGOA
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With H
- LEASH
- LEACH
- LEECH
- LEIGH
- LEITH
- LEATH
- LETCH
- LENCH
- LENTH
- LEISH
- LESGH
- LEUCH
5 Letter Words Starting With LE and Ending With N
- LEARN
- LEMON
- LENIN
- LEVIN
- LEVEN
- LEBEN
- LEMAN
- LEBAN
- LEDEN
- LESSN
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With LE in Scrabble
- LEAKY 12 points
- LEPPY 12 points
- LEXIS 12 points
- LEAFY 11 points
- LEFTY 11 points
- LEACH 10 points
- LEECH 10 points
- LEGGY 10 points
- LETCH 10 points
- LEMMA 9 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With LE
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
- LENTO: In music.
- LENSE: A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
- LEXIS: All of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function.
- LEGGY: Having long legs. It is on the answer list.
- LEMUR: Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails. It is on the answer list.
- LEERY: Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. It is on the answer list.
- LEVIS: A popular brand of jeans.
- LEGER: A record in which commercial accounts are recorded.
- LEMMA: A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition.
- LEPER: A person afflicted with leprosy. It is on the answer list.
- LEVEE: A pier that provides a landing place on a river.
- LEAKY: Prone to communicate confidential information. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with LE?
There are 157 of them. The everyday ones include LEAST, LEVEL, LEAVE, LEARN and LEGAL.
How many 5 letter words start with LE?
157 in total, and 21 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with LE for Wordle?
LEAST, LEASE and LEADS narrow this list fastest. LEAST leaves at most 48 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with LE and end with S?
42 of them, including LEADS, LEWIS, LEEDS, LEAKS and LEAFS.
Can a Wordle answer start with LE?
Yes. LEAST, LEVEL and LEAVE 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. LEVEL and LEAVE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is LEPPY really a word?
Yes. Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LEAST. 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. LEZZO and LEZZA are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
LEANT, LEERY and LEGGY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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