LI gives a Wordle player a consonant and a vowel, with a consonant following in the third position almost every time. The 5 letter words starting with LI repeat a letter less often than most vowel pairs, so a guess here returns five separate letters in most cases.
N takes the third position more often than any other letter, with M behind it. Lines, Light, Links and Limit cover the leading patterns, so testing N early removes more candidates than any vowel would.
There are 110 five letter words starting with LI. Light, Lives, Lines, Lived and Liked are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. LIN and LIM hold the deepest runs, so test N and M in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With LI
L and I confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with a consonant taking position three in nearly every case. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Liana | Liane | Liang | Liard |
| Liars | Liart | Libel | Liber |
| Libra | Libri | Lichi | Licht |
| Licit | Licks | Lidar | Lidos |
| Liefs | Liege | Liens | Liers |
| Lieus | Lieve | Lifer | Lifes |
| Lifts | Ligan | Liger | Ligge |
| Light | Ligne | Liked | Liken |
| Liker | Likes | Likin | Lilac |
| Lills | Lilos | Lilts | Liman |
| Limas | Limax | Limba | Limbi |
| Limbo | Limbs | Limby | Limed |
| Limen | Limes | Limey | Limit |
| Limma | Limns | Limos | Limpa |
| Limps | Linac | Linch | Linds |
| Lindy | Lined | Linen | Liner |
| Lines | Liney | Linga | Lingo |
| Lings | Lingy | Linin | Links |
| Linky | Linns | Linny | Linos |
| Lints | Linty | Linum | Linux |
| Lions | Lipas | Lipes | Lipid |
| Lipin | Lipos | Lippy | Liras |
| Lirks | Lirot | Lisks | Lisle |
| Lisps | Lists | Litai | Litas |
| Lited | Liter | Lites | Lithe |
| Litho | Liths | Litre | Lived |
| Liven | Liver | Lives | Livid |
| Livor | Livre |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI By Third Letter
N leads the third slot, with M following and T a step behind. Five letter words with N in the middle looks at that position on its own.
5 Letter Words Starting With LIM
| Limbs | Limit | Limbo |
| Limes | Liman | Limey |
| Limos | Limps | Limas |
| Limax | Limba | Limbi |
| Limby | Limed | Limen |
| Limma | Limns | Limpa |
5 Letter Words Starting With LIN
| Lined | Linen | Liner |
| Lines | Links | Linux |
| Lindy | Lingo | Linac |
| Linds | Linga | Lings |
| Linky | Linny | Linum |
| Linch | Liney | Lingy |
| Linin | Linns | Linos |
| Lints | Linty |
5 Letter Words Starting With LIT
| Litre | Liter | Lites |
| Lithe | Litho | Litai |
| Litas | Lited | Liths |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI By Ending Letter
S closes 39 of these, and no other ending carries enough words to isolate. 5 letter words starting with LE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With LI Ending In S
| Lifts | Likes | Limbs |
| Lines | Links | Lions |
| Lists | Lives | Liars |
| Licks | Liens | Lifes |
| Limes | Liers | Limos |
| Limps | Linds | Lings |
| Liras | Lisps | Lites |
| Lidos | Liefs | Lieus |
| Lills | Lilos | Lilts |
| Limas | Limns | Linns |
| Linos | Lints | Lipas |
| Lipes | Lipos | Lirks |
| Lisks | Litas | Liths |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI With E
E turns up in 39 LI words, more than any letter except the I already spent. 5 letter words starting with LO works the same way.
| Liked | Likes | Lined |
| Linen | Liner | Lines |
| Litre | Lived | Liver |
| Lives | Libel | Liber |
| Liege | Liens | Lifes |
| Liken | Limes | Lisle |
| Liter | Liven | Liane |
| Liers | Lieve | Lifer |
| Liger | Ligne | Liker |
| Limey | Lites | Lithe |
| Livre | Liefs | Lieus |
| Ligge | Limed | Limen |
| Liney | Lipes | Lited |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI With N
N takes the third slot in 23 LI words and turns up in 37 across the set. 5 letter words starting with CI works the same way.
| Lined | Linen | Liner |
| Lines | Links | Linux |
| Lions | Liana | Liang |
| Liens | Liken | Lindy |
| Lingo | Liven | Liane |
| Ligne | Likin | Liman |
| Linac | Linds | Linga |
| Lings | Linky | Linny |
| Linum | Ligan | Limen |
| Limns | Linch | Liney |
| Lingy | Linin | Linns |
| Linos | Lints | Linty |
| Lipin |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, and LI produces more of them than most vowel openings. 5 letter words with EI answers a nearby question.
| Light | Lives | Lines |
| Lived | Liked | Likes |
| Links | Lions | Liver |
| Lined | Linux | Lifts |
| Liner | Limbs | Litre |
| Liars | Liter | Limbo |
Lills, Lilos and Lippy are the traps. Only 29 LI words repeat a letter, so a guess here is safe by default.
5 Letter Words Starting With LI For Scrabble
X carries the top plays, and Limax tops the set at 14 points.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Limax | 14 |
| Lippy | 12 |
| Linux | 12 |
| Linky | 12 |
| Limby | 12 |
| Licks | 11 |
| Linch | 10 |
| Limey | 10 |
| Liked | 10 |
| Licht | 10 |
| Lichi | 10 |
| Livid | 9 |
| Lived | 9 |
| Lisks | 9 |
| Lirks | 9 |
5 Letter Words Starting With LI And Their Meanings
Botany, currency and older technical usage account for most of the harder entries here.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Liana | A woody climbing vine of tropical forest |
| Liard | Grey or dapple grey, in Scots usage |
| Libra | A Roman pound, and the balance sign of the zodiac |
| Licht | Light, in Scots usage |
| Licit | Permitted by law |
| Lidar | A ranging system that measures with pulsed laser light |
| Liege | A feudal lord, or a vassal owing him service |
| Ligan | Goods sunk at sea with a buoy marking them |
| Liger | The offspring of a lion and a tigress |
| Ligne | A unit measuring the diameter of a watch movement |
| Likin | A former transit duty levied in China |
| Limax | A genus of slugs |
| Limen | The threshold below which a stimulus goes unnoticed |
| Limma | A small interval in ancient Greek music theory |
| Linac | A linear particle accelerator |
| Linga | A phallic symbol representing the god Shiva |
| Linin | The fine network within a cell nucleus |
| Lirot | The plural of lira, the former Israeli currency |
| Lisle | A fine smooth cotton thread used for stockings |
| Livor | Discoloration of the skin after death |
FAQs
The strongest are Light, Lives, Lines, Lived and Liked, since none of them repeat a letter. Lills, Lippy and Linny spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
LIN gives you Lines, Lined, Liner, Links, Lints, Linen, Lingo and Linty, along with Linac, Linch, Linds, Lindy, Liney, Linga, Lings, Lingy, Linin, Linky, Linns, Linny, Linos, Linum and Linux.
The T ending gives you Light, Limit, Licit, Liart and Lirot. Licht closes the group and is accepted in Scrabble.
The E words run to Lives, Lines, Lived, Liked, Likes, Liner, Liner and Liege. Thirty nine LI words carry an E after the opening pair.
The top score goes to Limax at 14 points. Lippy, Linux and Linky each reach 12, with Licks and Lucky at 12 as well.
The D ending gives you Lipid, Livid, Liked, Limed, Lined, Lived and Liard. Lited and Ligand belong elsewhere, so those seven close the group.
LIM gives you Limit, Limbs, Limbo, Limes, Limps and Limey, along with Limas, Limax, Limba, Limbi, Limby, Limed, Limen, Limma, Limns, Limos and Limpa.
Yes, Liana is valid and scores 5 points. It names a woody climbing vine that grows through tropical forest.
