1,428 Words Starting With LA
The prefix LA appears in 1,428 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 277 entries. Average word length: 8.1 letters.
L begins a rich set of words covering language (letter, lexicon), landscape (lake, land, ledge), and abstract thought (logic, liberty, law).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with LA: LARYNGECTOMIZED (33 pts), LACQUERWORKS (30 pts), LACQUERWORK (29 pts), LACKADAISICALLY (27 pts), LAZZARONE (27 pts). The shortest is LA (2 letters) and the longest is LABORIOUSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BOX.
Notable words: LABS — (short for) a laboratory [n].; LAARI — a monetary unit of the Maldives, 1/100th of a rufiyaa [n].; LAAGER — to form a defensive encampment [v].; LAAGERS — to form a defensive encampment [v]. Browse words starting with GUA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with LA?
LARYNGECTOMIZED scores 33 points. Runner-up: LACQUERWORKS at 30 points. See words ending in HI for more high-value options.
How many words start with LA?
Our dictionary has 1,428 words that start with LA. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (277).
What is the shortest word that starts with LA?
LA at just 2 letters. It means: the sixth tone of the diatonic scale [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
LA
Three-Letter Words (13)
LABLACLADLAGLAMLAPLARLASLATLAVLAWLAXLAY
Four-Letter Words (49)
LABSLACELACKLACSLACYLADELADSLADYLAGSLAICLAIDLAINLAIRLAKELAKHLAKYLALLLAMALAMBLAMELAMPLAMSLANDLANELANGLANKLAPSLARDLARILARKLARSLASELASHLASSLASTLATELATHLATILATSLATULAUDLAVALAVELAVSLAWNLAWSLAYSLAZELAZY
Five-Letter Words (98)
LAARILABELLABIALABORLABRALACEDLACERLACESLACEYLACKSLADEDLADENLADERLADESLADLELAEVOLAGANLAGERLAHARLAICHLAICSLAIGHLAIRDLAIRSLAITHLAITYLAKEDLAKERLAKESLAKHSLALLSLAMASLAMBSLAMBYLAMEDLAMERLAMESLAMIALAMPSLANAILANCELANDSLANESLANKYLAPELLAPINLAPISLAPSELARCHLARDSLARDYLAREELARESLARGELARGOLARISLARKSLARKYLARUMLARVALASEDLASERLASESLASSILASSOLASTSLATCHLATEDLATENLATERLATEXLATHELATHILATHSLATHYLATKELATTELAUANLAUDSLAUGHLAURALAVASLAVEDLAVERLAVESLAWEDLAWNSLAWNYLAXERLAXESLAXLYLAYEDLAYERLAYINLAYUPLAZARLAZEDLAZES
Six-Letter Words (187)
LAAGERLABARALABELSLABIALLABILELABIUMLABORSLABOURLABRETLABRUMLACERSLACHESLACIERLACILYLACINGLACKEDLACKERLACKEYLACTAMLACTICLACUNALACUNELADDERLADDIELADENSLADERSLADIESLADINGLADINOLADLEDLADLERLADLESLADRONLAGANSLAGENDLAGERSLAGGEDLAGGERLAGOONLAGUNALAGUNELAHARSLAICALLAICHSLAIGHSLAIRDSLAIREDLAKERSLAKIERLAKINGLALLANLALLEDLAMBDALAMBEDLAMBERLAMBIELAMEDHLAMEDSLAMELYLAMENTLAMESTLAMIAELAMIASLAMINALAMINGLAMMEDLAMPADLAMPASLAMPEDLANAISLANATELANCEDLANCERLANCESLANCETLANDAULANDEDLANDERLANELYLANGUELANGURLANKERLANKLYLANNERLANOSELANUGOLAOGAILAPDOGLAPELSLAPFULLAPINSLAPPEDLAPPERLAPPETLAPSEDLAPSERLAPSESLAPSUSLAPTOPLARDED
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Seven-Letter Words (231)
LAAGERSLABARUMLABELEDLABELERLABELLALABIALSLABIATELABOREDLABORERLABOURSLABRETSLABROIDLABRUMSLACIESTLACINGSLACKERSLACKEYSLACKINGLACONICLACQUERLACQUEYLACTAMSLACTARYLACTASELACTATELACTEALLACTEANLACTONELACTOSELACUNAELACUNALLACUNARLACUNASLACUNESLADANUMLADDERSLADDIESLADDISHLADENEDLADHOODLADINGSLADINOSLADLERSLADLINGLADRONELADRONSLADYBUGLADYISHLADYKINLAGENDSLAGEREDLAGGARDLAGGERSLAGGINGLAGOONSLAGUNASLAGUNESLAICISELAICISMLAICIZELAIRDLYLAIRINGLAITHLYLAITIESLAKEBEDLAKIESTLAKINGSLALIQUELALLANDLALLANSLALLINGLAMBADALAMBASTLAMBDASLAMBENTLAMBERSLAMBERTLAMBIERLAMBIESLAMBINGLAMBKINLAMEDHSLAMELLALAMENTSLAMINAELAMINALLAMINARLAMINASLAMININLAMMINGLAMPADSLAMPERSLAMPINGLAMPIONLAMPOONLAMPREYLAMSTERLANATEDLANCERSLANCETS
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Eight-Letter Words (277)
LAAGEREDLABARUMSLABDANUMLABELERSLABELINGLABELLEDLABELLERLABELLUMLABIALLYLABIATEDLABIATESLABILITYLABORERSLABORINGLABORITELABOUREDLABOURERLABRADORLABROIDSLABRUSCALABURNUMLACELESSLACELIKELACERATELACERTIDLACEWINGLACEWOODLACEWORKLACINESSLACKADAYLACKEREDLACKEYEDLACONISMLACQUERSLACQUEYSLACRIMALLACROSSELACTASESLACTATEDLACTATESLACTEALSLACTEOUSLACTONESLACTONICLACTOSESLACUNARSLACUNARYLACUNATELACUNOSELADANUMSLADDEREDLADENINGLADHOODSLADLEFULLADRONESLADYBIRDLADYBUGSLADYFISHLADYHOODLADYKINSLADYLIKELADYLOVELADYPALMLADYSHIPLAETRILELAGERINGLAGGARDSLAGGINGSLAGNAPPELAGOONALLAICALLYLAICISEDLAICISESLAICISMSLAICIZEDLAICIZESLAITANCELAKEBEDSLAKELIKELAKEPORTLAKESIDELALIQUESLALLANDSLALLYGAGLAMASERYLAMBADASLAMBASTELAMBASTSLAMBDOIDLAMBENCYLAMBERTSLAMBIESTLAMBKILLLAMBKINSLAMBLIKELAMBSKINLAMELLAELAMELLARLAMELLASLAMENESS
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Nine-Letter Words (233)
LAAGERINGLABDANUMSLABELABLELABELLATELABELLERSLABELLINGLABELLOIDLABIALITYLABIALIZELABOREDLYLABORIOUSLABORITESLABOURERSLABOURINGLABRADORSLABURNUMSLABYRINTHLACCOLITHLACERABLELACERATEDLACERATESLACERTIDSLACEWINGSLACEWOODSLACEWORKSLACHRYMALLACINIATELACKERINGLACKEYINGLACONISMSLACQUEREDLACQUERERLACQUEYEDLACRIMALSLACROSSESLACTATINGLACTATIONLACTEALLYLACUNARIALADDERINGLADLEFULSLADYBIRDSLADYHOODSLADYLOVESLADYPALMSLADYSHIPSLAETRILESLAGGARDLYLAGNAPPESLAGNIAPPELAGOMORPHLAICISINGLAICIZINGLAIRDSHIPLAITANCESLAKEFRONTLAKEPORTSLAKESHORELAKESIDESLALLATIONLALLYGAGSLAMBASTEDLAMBASTESLAMBENTLYLAMBKILLSLAMBRUSCOLAMBSKINSLAMEBRAINLAMELLATELAMELLOSELAMENTERSLAMENTINGLAMINABLELAMINARIALAMINARINLAMINATEDLAMINATESLAMINATORLAMINITISLAMISTERSLAMPBLACKLAMPERSESLAMPLIGHTLAMPOONEDLAMPOONERLAMPPOSTSLAMPSHADELAMPSHELLLAMPYRIDSLANCELETSLANCEWOODLANCIFORMLANCINATELANDAULETLANDFALLSLANDFILLSLANDFORMSLANDGRABSLANDGRAVELANDLINES
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Ten-Letter Words (151)
LABIALIZEDLABIALIZESLABILITIESLABIOVELARLABORATORYLABYRINTHSLACCOLITHSLACERATINGLACERATIONLACERATIVELACHRYMALSLACHRYMOSELACINESSESLACKLUSTERLACQUERERSLACQUERINGLACQUEYINGLACRIMATORLACTATIONSLACTOGENICLACUSTRINELADDERLIKELADYFINGERLADYFISHESLAGNIAPPESLAGOMORPHSLAIRDSHIPSLAKEFRONTSLAKESHORESLALLATIONSLAMASERIESLAMBASTINGLAMBENCIESLAMBREQUINLAMBRUSCOSLAMEBRAINSLAMENESSESLAMENTABLELAMENTABLYLAMENTEDLYLAMINARIANLAMINARIASLAMINARINSLAMINATINGLAMINATIONLAMINATORSLAMPBLACKSLAMPLIGHTSLAMPOONERSLAMPOONERYLAMPOONINGLAMPSHADESLAMPSHELLSLANCEOLATELANCEWOODSLANCINATEDLANCINATESLANDAULETSLANDFILLEDLANDGRAVESLANDHOLDERLANDLADIESLANDLOCKEDLANDLOPERSLANDLUBBERLANDMARKEDLANDMASSESLANDOWNERSLANDOWNINGLANDSCAPEDLANDSCAPERLANDSCAPESLANDSLIDESLANGLAUFERLANGOSTINOLANGOUSTESLANGRIDGESLANGUETTESLANGUISHEDLANGUISHERLANGUISHESLANGUOROUSLANKNESSESLANOSITIESLANTHANIDELANTHANONSLANTHANUMSLANUGINOUSLAPAROTOMYLAPIDARIANLAPIDARIESLAPIDATINGLAPIDIFIEDLAPIDIFIESLARCENISTSLARGEMOUTHLARGHETTOSLARVICIDALLARVICIDESLARYNGEALS
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Eleven-Letter Words (86)
LABIALITIESLABIALIZINGLABIODENTALLABIOVELARSLABORIOUSLYLABORSAVINGLABRADORITELACCOLITHICLACERATIONSLACHRYMATORLACINIATIONLACKLUSTERSLACONICALLYLACQUERWARELACQUERWORKLACRIMATIONLACRIMATORSLACTALBUMINLACTATIONALLACTIFEROUSLADYFINGERSLAGGARDNESSLAICIZATIONLALLYGAGGEDLAMBREQUINSLAMEBRAINEDLAMELLATELYLAMELLICORNLAMELLIFORMLAMENTATIONLAMINARIANSLAMINATIONSLAMINITISESLAMMERGEIERLAMMERGEYERLAMPLIGHTERLANCINATINGLANDFILLINGLANDHOLDERSLANDHOLDINGLANDLORDISMLANDLUBBERSLANDLUBBINGLANDMARKINGLANDOWNINGSLANDSCAPERSLANDSCAPINGLANDSCAPISTLANDSLIDDENLANDSLIDINGLANGBEINITELANGLAUFERSLANGOSTINOSLANGOUSTINELANGUIDNESSLANGUISHERSLANGUISHINGLANKINESSESLANTHANIDESLAPAROSCOPELAPAROSCOPYLAPIDIFYINGLARCENOUSLYLARGEMOUTHSLARGENESSESLARKINESSESLARYNGOLOGYLASTINGNESSLATCHSTRINGLATERALIZEDLATERALIZESLATERALLINGLATIFUNDIOSLATIFUNDIUMLATITUDINALLATTICEWORKLAUNDERETTELAUNDRESSESLAUNDRETTESLAUREATIONSLAVALLIERESLAVENDERINGLAWBREAKERSLAWBREAKINGLAWLESSNESSLAWRENCIUMS
Twelve-Letter Words (52)
LABANOTATIONLABIODENTALSLABORATORIESLABRADORITESLABYRINTHIANLABYRINTHINELACHRYMATORSLACHRYMOSELYLACHRYMOSITYLACINIATIONSLACQUERWARESLACQUERWORKSLACRIMATIONSLACTALBUMINSLACTOBACILLILAICIZATIONSLALLYGAGGINGLAMELLICORNSLAMENTATIONSLAMMERGEIERSLAMMERGEYERSLAMPLIGHTERSLAMPOONERIESLANDHOLDINGSLANDLESSNESSLANDLORDISMSLANDLUBBERLYLANDSCAPISTSLANGBEINITESLANGOUSTINESLANGUISHMENTLANGUOROUSLYLAPAROSCOPESLAPAROSCOPICLAPAROTOMIESLARGEHEARTEDLARYNGECTOMYLARYNGITISESLARYNGOSCOPELARYNGOSCOPYLASCIVIOUSLYLATCHSTRINGSLATERALIZINGLATERIZATIONLATINIZATIONLATTICEWORKSLAUDABLENESSLAUNDERETTESLAUREATESHIPLAVISHNESSESLAWBREAKINGSLAWFULNESSES
Thirteen-Letter Words (25)
LABANOTATIONSLABIALIZATIONLABORIOUSNESSLACKADAISICALLACTOBACILLUSLACTOGLOBULINLAGGARDNESSESLAMELLIBRANCHLANDOWNERSHIPLANGUIDNESSESLANGUISHINGLYLANGUISHMENTSLAPAROSCOPIESLAPAROSCOPISTLARYNGECTOMEELARYNGOLOGIESLARYNGOSCOPESLASTINGNESSESLATERIZATIONSLATINIZATIONSLATITUDINALLYLAUGHABLENESSLAUGHINGSTOCKLAUREATESHIPSLAWLESSNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (17)
LABIALIZATIONSLABYRINTHODONTLACHRYMOSITIESLACTOGLOBULINSLAMELLIBRANCHSLAMENTABLENESSLANDLESSNESSESLANDOWNERSHIPSLAPAROSCOPISTSLARYNGECTOMEESLARYNGECTOMIESLARYNGOSCOPIESLASCIVIOUSNESSLATERALIZATIONLATITUDINARIANLAUDABLENESSESLAUGHINGSTOCKS
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
LABORIOUSNESSESLABYRINTHODONTSLACKADAISICALLYLARYNGECTOMIZEDLATENSIFICATIONLATERALIZATIONSLATITUDINARIANSLAUGHABLENESSES