LA opens with a consonant and a vowel, and what separates it from the other CV pairs is how rarely the words behind it repeat a letter. Most of the 5 letter words starting with LA use five separate letters, so a guess here almost never wastes a slot.
R and T take the third position most often, with I and N close behind. Large, Later, Laugh and Layer cover the leading patterns, and because repeats are scarce, the third letter does the narrowing on its own.
There are 136 five letter words starting with LA. Later, Large, Labor, Laugh and Layer are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. LAR and LAT hold the deepest runs, so test R and T in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With LA
L and A confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with a consonant taking position three in almost every case. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Laari | Labda | Label | Labia |
| Labis | Labor | Labra | Laced |
| Lacer | Laces | Lacet | Lacey |
| Lacks | Laddy | Laded | Laden |
| Lader | Lades | Ladle | Laers |
| Laevo | Lagan | Lager | Lahal |
| Lahar | Laich | Laics | Laids |
| Laigh | Laika | Laiks | Laird |
| Lairs | Lairy | Laith | Laity |
| Laked | Laker | Lakes | Lakhs |
| Lakin | Laksa | Laldy | Lalls |
| Lamas | Lambs | Lamby | Lamed |
| Lamer | Lames | Lamia | Lammy |
| Lamps | Lanai | Lanas | Lance |
| Lanch | Lande | Lands | Lanes |
| Lanks | Lanky | Lants | Lapel |
| Lapin | Lapis | Lapje | Lapse |
| Larch | Lards | Lardy | Laree |
| Lares | Large | Largo | Laris |
| Larks | Larky | Larns | Larnt |
| Larum | Larva | Lased | Laser |
| Lases | Lassi | Lasso | Lassu |
| Lasts | Latah | Latch | Lated |
| Laten | Later | Latex | Lathe |
| Lathi | Laths | Lathy | Latke |
| Latte | Latus | Lauan | Lauch |
| Lauds | Laufs | Laugh | Laund |
| Laura | Laval | Lavas | Laved |
| Laver | Laves | Lavra | Lavvy |
| Lawed | Lawer | Lawin | Lawks |
| Lawns | Lawny | Laxed | Laxer |
| Laxes | Laxly | Layed | Layer |
| Layin | Layup | Lazar | Lazed |
| Lazes | Lazos | Lazzi | Lazzo |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA By Third Letter
R and T lead the third slot, with I, N and M following at a similar distance. Five letter words with R in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With LAI
| Laird | Laity | Laich |
| Laika | Lairs | Laith |
| Laics | Laids | Laigh |
| Laiks | Lairy |
5 Letter Words Starting With LAM
| Lamps | Lamas | Lambs |
| Lamed | Lamer | Lames |
| Lamia | Lammy | Lamby |
5 Letter Words Starting With LAN
| Lance | Lands | Lanes |
| Lanky | Lanai | Lande |
| Lanas | Lanch | Lanks |
| Lants |
5 Letter Words Starting With LAR
| Large | Larch | Largo |
| Larva | Lardy | Lares |
| Larks | Lards | Laree |
| Laris | Larky | Larns |
| Larnt | Larum |
5 Letter Words Starting With LAT
| Later | Latch | Latex |
| Lathe | Latte | Latah |
| Lated | Lathi | Latus |
| Laten | Laths | Lathy |
| Latke |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA By Ending Letter
S closes 40 of these, with R, Y and D behind it. 5 letter words starting with LE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With LA Ending In S
| Lacks | Lakes | Lamps |
| Lands | Lanes | Lasts |
| Laces | Lakhs | Lamas |
| Lambs | Lapis | Lauds |
| Lawns | Lairs | Lames |
| Lares | Larks | Latus |
| Lavas | Labis | Lades |
| Laers | Laics | Laids |
| Laiks | Lalls | Lanas |
| Lanks | Lants | Lards |
| Laris | Larns | Lases |
| Laths | Laufs | Laves |
| Lawks | Laxes | Lazes |
| Lazos |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA Ending In R
| Labor | Laser | Later |
| Layer | Lager | Laker |
| Laver | Lazar | Lader |
| Lahar | Lamer | Laxer |
| Lacer | Lawer |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA Ending In Y
| Lacey | Laity | Lanky |
| Laddy | Lammy | Lardy |
| Lairy | Laldy | Lamby |
| Larky | Lathy | Lavvy |
| Lawny | Laxly |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA Ending In D
| Laced | Laird | Lamed |
| Lated | Layed | Laded |
| Laked | Lased | Laund |
| Laved | Lawed | Laxed |
| Lazed |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA Ending In E
| Lance | Large | Ladle |
| Lapse | Lathe | Latte |
| Lande | Lapje | Laree |
| Latke |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA With E
E turns up in 51 LA words, more than any letter except the A already spent. 5 letter words starting with LO works the same way.
| Label | Laden | Lakes |
| Lance | Lanes | Large |
| Laser | Later | Layer |
| Laced | Laces | Lacey |
| Ladle | Lager | Laker |
| Lapel | Lapse | Latex |
| Lathe | Latte | Laver |
| Lader | Lamed | Lamer |
| Lames | Lande | Lares |
| Lated | Laxer | Layed |
| Lacer | Lacet | Laded |
| Lades | Laers | Laevo |
| Laked | Lapje | Laree |
| Lased | Lases | Laten |
| Latke | Laved | Laves |
| Lawed | Lawer | Laxed |
| Laxes | Lazed | Lazes |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, and LA produces more of them than most vowel openings. 5 letter words starting with AL works the same way.
| Later | Large | Labor |
| Laugh | Layer | Lands |
| Laser | Lakes | Lanes |
| Lance | Lacks | Laden |
| Lamps | Lapse | Latex |
| Latch | Laced | Lacey |
Lalls, Lassi and Lavvy are the traps. Only 40 LA words repeat a letter, so a guess here is safe by default.
5 Letter Words Starting With LA For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays, and Lazzo and Lazzi share the highest mark at 23 points. 5 letter words that end with IN answers a nearby question.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Lazzo | 23 |
| Lazzi | 23 |
| Lazed | 15 |
| Laxly | 15 |
| Lazos | 14 |
| Lazes | 14 |
| Lazar | 14 |
| Lavvy | 14 |
| Lapje | 14 |
| Laxed | 13 |
| Laxes | 12 |
| Laxer | 12 |
| Lawks | 12 |
| Latex | 12 |
| Larky | 12 |
5 Letter Words Starting With LA And Their Meanings
Scots, Indian and older technical usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Laari | A currency subunit of the Maldives |
| Labda | A form of the Greek letter lambda |
| Labra | The plural of labrum, the upper lip of an insect |
| Laevo | Turning to the left, used of optical rotation |
| Lagan | Goods thrown overboard and marked with a buoy |
| Lahar | A mudflow of volcanic debris and water |
| Laich | A low lying stretch of ground, in Scots usage |
| Laigh | Low lying, from Scots usage |
| Laird | A Scottish landowner of an estate |
| Laksa | A spicy Malaysian noodle soup |
| Laldy | A vigorous performance or beating, in Scots usage |
| Lamia | A monster of Greek myth in the form of a woman |
| Lanai | A roofed veranda in Hawaiian building |
| Larum | An alarm, in archaic English |
| Lassi | A yoghurt drink from South Asia |
| Latah | A startle response found in Southeast Asia |
| Latke | A fried potato pancake from Jewish cooking |
| Lavra | A monastery of the Eastern Orthodox church |
| Lazar | A person afflicted with leprosy, in older English |
| Lazzo | A comic routine in commedia dell’arte |
FAQs
The strongest are Later, Large, Labor, Laugh and Layer, since none of them repeat a letter. Lalls, Lassi and Lavvy hand a slot to a repeat, so keep them for later.
The R ending gives you Later, Labor, Layer, Laser, Lager, Laxer and Lamer. Lacer, Lader, Laker, Lahar, Lawer, Lazar and Laver close the group.
LAT gives you Later, Latex, Lathe, Latch, Laths and Latte, along with Latah, Lated, Laten, Lathi, Lathy, Latke and Latus.
The E words run to Later, Large, Layer, Laser, Lager, Label, Laced and Laces. Fifty one LA words carry an E after the opening pair.
Lazzo and Lazzi share the top score at 23 points. Lazed reaches 15, then Laxly at 15, with Lazes and Lazar at 14.
The X ending gives you Latex alone. It is the only LA word that closes on X, so an X in the last slot settles the answer at once.
LAI gives you Laird, Lairs, Laity and Laigh, along with Laich, Laids, Laika, Laiks, Lairy and Laith.
Yes, Laird is valid and scores 6 points. It names a Scottish landowner who holds an estate.
