Starting with LE narrows the field to 157. LEACH, LEAFY, LEAKY are the ones to reach for first, and 21 can still be the answer, marked in green.
42 of them end in S, which is the ending that repeats most here.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 157 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- LEAST: takes 157 down to 48 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- LEASE: down to 53. It is on the answer list.
- LEADS: down to 55.
What These Words Have in Common
42 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (55), A (52) and N (31). Only 10 of the 157 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with LE
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- LEACH
- LEAFY
- LEAKY
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEARN
- LEASE
- LEASH
- LEAST
- LEAVE
- LEDGE
- LEECH
- LEERY
- LEFTY
- LEGAL
- LEGGY
- LEMON
- LEMUR
- LEPER
- LEVEL
- LEVER
- LEADS
- LEONE
- LEWIS
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in A
- LEGOA
- LEGUA
- LEHUA
- LEILA
- LEKHA
- LELIA
- LEMMA
- LEMNA
- LENCA
- LEORA
- LEPRA
- LEPTA
- LERWA
- LESYA
- LEUMA
- LEXIA
- LEZZA
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in E
- LEASE
- LEAVE
- LEDGE
- LEONE
- LEARE
- LEAZE
- LECHE
- LEESE
- LEEZE
- LEFTE
- LEGGE
- LEMME
- LENSE
- LEPRE
- LESTE
- LETHE
- LEVEE
- LEWIE
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in H
- LEACH
- LEASH
- LEECH
- LEATH
- LEIGH
- LEISH
- LEITH
- LENCH
- LENTH
- LESGH
- LETCH
- LEUCH
- LEUGH
- LEWTH
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in N
- LEARN
- LEMON
- LEBAN
- LEBEN
- LEDEN
- LEMAN
- LENIN
- LESSN
- LEVEN
- LEVIN
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in S
- LEADS
- LEWIS
- LEAFS
- LEAKS
- LEAMS
- LEANS
- LEAPS
- LEARS
- LEATS
- LEBES
- LEDES
- LEEDS
- LEEKS
- LEEPS
- LEERS
- LEETS
- LEFTS
- LEGES
- LEGIS
- LEHRS
- LEIRS
- LEISS
- LEMES
- LENDS
- LENES
- LENGS
- LENIS
- LENOS
- LEPAS
- LEPUS
- LERES
- LERPS
- LESES
- LESOS
- LESTS
- LEUDS
- LEVAS
- LEVES
- LEVIS
- LEXES
- LEXIS
- LEZES
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in Y
- LEAFY
- LEAKY
- LEERY
- LEFTY
- LEGGY
- LEADY
- LEANY
- LEARY
- LEAVY
- LECCY
- LEDGY
- LEEKY
- LEHAY
- LENNY
- LEPPY
- LEPRY
- LESIY
- LETHY
- LETTY
- LEWTY
- LEZZY
5 Letter Words Starting with L and Ending in C, D, G and other letters
- LEXIC
- LEMED
- LENAD
- LEPID
- LERED
- LESED
- LEUNG
- LENTI
- LEPAK
- LEGAL
- LEVEL
- LEDOL
- LEMEL
- LEPAL
- LEDUM
- LEGGO
- LEGNO
- LENTO
- LESBO
- LEUCO
- LEZZO
- LETUP
- LEMUR
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LEEAR
- LEGER
- LEVIR
- LEANT
- LEAPT
- LEAST
- LEGIT
- LEROT
- LEVET
- LENDU
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.
- 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
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.