L is one of the most common consonants at about 4% of English text. Words containing L include LABEL, LARGE, LAST, LATE, LAUGH, LAW, LAY, LEAD, LEARN, LEFT, LEGAL, LENGTH, LEVEL, LIGHT, LIKELY, LIMIT, LINE, LIST, LITTLE, LIVE, LOCAL, LONG, LOOK, LOSE, LOVE, LOWER, LUCKY.
LAZE (13 pts), LOZENGE, and LYNX (14 pts) combine L with rare letters for high scores. L appears in consonant clusters (CL-, FL-, GL-, PL-, BL-, SL-) that open up many board positions in Scrabble.
Our dictionary contains 106,622 words with the letter L somewhere inside them, drawn from a database of 270,000+ real English words valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and crossword puzzles.
Words containing L let you place an awkward tile without needing it at the start or end of a word. Open the Word Finder with the "contains L" filter pre-set using the button above, then sort by score to find the highest-value plays.
Use the Word Finder's "contains" filter set to L, then add a length filter or known letters from the crossing clues. Stacking filters narrows thousands of matches down to the few that fit your grid.