Wordle game help: 5-letter words starting with 'L'

Wordle fans who have been playing for a while have probably found or developed strategies that fit their playstyle. Some are more popular than others, and players debate over what are the best words to start the game with. But all have one important point in common: they don’t work the same way every day. One day, a strategy can lead you to guess the answer in two tries; the next day, you can be stuck after finding one or two letters from the answer.

Five-letter words starting with “L” to try on Wordle

LAARI
LABEL
LABIA
LABOR
LABRA
LACED
LACER
LACES
LACEY
LACKS
LADDY
LADED

LADEN
LADER
LADES
LADLE
LAEVO
LAGAN
LAGER
LAHAL
LAHAR
LAICH
LAICS
LAIGH

LAIRD
LAIRS
LAIRY
LAITH
LAITY
LAKED
LAKER
LAKES
LAKHS
LALLS
LAMAS
LAMBS

LAMBY
LAMED
LAMER
LAMES
LAMIA
LAMPS

LANAI
LANCE
LANCH
LANDS
LANES
LANKY

LAPEL
LAPIN
LAPIS
LAPSE
LARCH
LARDS

LARDY
LAREE
LARES
LARGE
LARGO
LARIS

LARKS
LARKY
LARNS
LARNT
LARUM
LARVA

LASED
LASER
LASES
LASSI
LASSO
LASSY

LASTS
LATCH
LATED
LATEN
LATER
LATEX

LATHE
LATHI
LATHS
LATHY
LATKE
LATTE

LAUAN
LAUDS
LAUGH
LAURA
LAVAS
LAVED

LAVER
LAVES
LAWED
LAWNS
LAWNY
LAXER

LAXES
LAXLY
LAYED
LAYER
LAYUP
LAZAR

LAZED
LAZES
LEACH
LEADS
LEADY
LEAFS

LEAFY
LEAKS
LEAKY
LEANS
LEANT
LEAPS

LEAPT
LEARN
LEARS
LEARY
LEASE
LEASH

LEAST
LEAVE
LEAVY
LEBEN
LEDES
LEDGE

LEDGY
LEECH
LEEKS
LEERS
LEERY
LEETS

LEFTS
LEFTY
LEGAL
LEGER
LEGES
LEGGY

LEGIT
LEHRS
LEHUA
LEMAN
LEMMA
LEMON

LEMUR
LENDS
LENES
LENIS
LENOS
LENSE

LENTO
LEONE
LEPER
LEPTA
LETCH
LETHE

LETUP
LEUDS
LEVAS
LEVEE
LEVEL
LEVER

LEVIN
LEWIS
LEXES
LEXIS
LIANA
LIANE

LIANG
LIARD
LIARS
LIBEL
LIBER
LIBRA

LIBRI
LICHI
LICHT
LICIT
LICKS
LIDAR

LIDOS
LIEGE
LIENS
LIERS
LIEUS
LIEVE

LIFER
LIFTS
LIGAN
LIGER
LIGHT
LIKED

LIKEN
LIKER
LIKES
LILAC
LILTS
LIMAN

LIMAS
LIMBA
LIMBI
LIMBO
LIMBS
LIMBY

LIMED
LIMEN
LIMES
LIMEY
LIMIT
LIMNS

LIMOS
LIMPA
LIMPS
LINAC
LINDY
LINED

LINEN
LINER
LINES
LINEY
LINGA
LINGO

LINGS
LINGY
LININ
LINKS
LINKY
LINNS

LINNY
LINOS
LINTS
LINTY
LINUM
LIONS

LIPAS
LIPID
LIPIN
LIPOS
LIPPY
LIRAS

LIROT
LISLE
LISPS
LISTS
LITAI
LITAS

LITER
LITES
LITHE
LITHO
LITRE
LIVED

LIVEN
LIVER
LIVES
LIVID
LIVRE
LLAMA

LLANO
LOACH
LOADS
LOAFS
LOAMS
LOAMY

LOANS
LOATH
LOBAR
LOBBY
LOBED
LOBES

LOBOS
LOCAL
LOCHE
LOCHS
LOCIE
LOCIS

LOCKS
LOCOS
LOCUM
LOCUS
LODEN
LODES

LODGE
LOESS
LOFTS
LOFTY
LOGAN
LOGES

LOGGY
LOGIA
LOGIC
LOGIN
LOGOI
LOGON

LOGOS
LOIDS
LOINS
LOLLS
LOLLY
LONER

LONGE
LONGS
LOOBY
LOOED
LOOEY
LOOFA

LOOFS
LOOIE
LOOKS
LOOKY
LOOMS
LOONS

LOONY
LOOPS
LOOPY
LOOSE
LOOTS
LOPED

LOPER
LOPES
LOPPY
LORAL
LORAN
LORDS

LORES
LORIS
LORRY
LOSEL
LOSER
LOSES

LOSSY
LOTAH
LOTAS
LOTIC
LOTOS
LOTTE

LOTTO
LOTUS
LOUGH
LOUIE
LOUIS
LOUMA

LOUPE
LOUPS
LOURS
LOURY
LOUSE
LOUSY

LOUTS
LOVAT
LOVED
LOVER
LOVES
LOVEY

LOWED
LOWER
LOWES
LOWLY
LOWSE
LOXED

LOXES
LOYAL
LUAUS
LUBED
LUBES
LUCES

LUCID
LUCKS
LUCKY
LUCRE
LUDES
LUDIC

LUDOS
LUFFA
LUFFS
LUGED
LUGER
LUGES

LULLS
LULUS
LUMAS
LUMEN
LUMPS
LUMPY

LUNAR
LUNAS
LUNCH
LUNES
LUNET
LUNGE

LUNGI
LUNGS
LUNKS
LUNTS
LUPIN
LUPUS

LURCH
LURED
LURER
LURES
LURID
LURKS

LUSTS
LUSTY
LUSUS
LUTEA
LUTED
LUTES

LUVVY
LUXER
LUXES
LWEIS
LYARD
LYART

LYASE
LYCEA
LYCEE
LYING
LYMPH
LYNCH

LYRES
LYRIC
LYSED
LYSES
LYSIN
LYSIS

LYSSA
LYTIC
LYTTA

The list above is quite long. Some of the words on it have two vowels or more, while others have one or even none. Looking for vowels specifically probably won’t help you that much. Some words have repeated letters, while some don’t. That means your best strategy now might be elimination. Start from the most common letters, like “A,” “E,” “L,” “R,” “S,” and “T,” mixing one or two vowels with each group of consonants because those are the ones that will give you the most information, whether they are part of the word or not.

Then, work your way through less common options if needed. You can repeat the letters that come out yellow or green, or not, depending on how much information you still need and on your playstyle.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle.