129 total words
17 common words
112 rare & valid words
17 words

Everyday English that regularly appears in daily word puzzles like Word Equation and Wordle. If you're stuck, start here.

LABEL
LABOR
LADEN
LADLE
LAGER
LANCE
LANKY
LAPEL
LAPSE
LARGE
LASSO
LATCH
LATER
LATHE
LATTE
LAUGH
LAYER

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112 additional words

Valid in word games but less commonly known — archaic, technical, or regional English. Useful to know when stuck, but unlikely in a curated daily puzzle.

LAARI
LABDA
LABIA
LABIS
LABRA
LACED
LACER
LACES
LACET
LACEY
LACKS
LADED
LADER
LADES
LAERS
LAEVO
LAGAN
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
LANCH
LANDE
LANDS
LANES
LANKS
LANTS
LAPIN
LAPIS
LAPJE
LARCH
LARDS
LARDY
LAREE
LARES
LARGO
LARIS
LARKS
LARKY
LARNS
LARUM
LARVA
LASED
LASER
LASES
LASSI
LASSU
LASTS
LATAH
LATED
LATEN
LATEX
LATHI
LATHS
LATHY
LATKE
LAUAN
LAUCH
LAUDS
LAUFS
LAUND
LAURA
LAVAS
LAVED
LAVER
LAVES
LAVRA
LAWED
LAWER
LAWIN
LAWKS
LAWNS
LAWNY
LAXER
LAXES
LAXLY
LAYED
LAYIN
LAYUP
LAZAR
LAZED
LAZES
LAZOS
LAZZI
LAZZO

Using LA__ Words in Word Puzzles

There are 129 valid five-letter words starting with LA in our dictionary. 17 of these are common, everyday words that regularly appear in curated daily puzzles like Word Equation. The remaining 112 are valid but less familiar — useful to know when you're stuck, but unlikely to appear in a standard daily puzzle.

If you've confirmed LA at the start of a puzzle, your next move is to nail down the third letter. Try a guess that places different vowels and common consonants in position 3 to eliminate large groups at once. In Word Equation, every number you receive tells you exactly how many letters are in the right spot — use that to rule out entire clusters of LA__ words in a single guess.

About This Word List

The common words on this page come from the same curated 2,078-word pool used in Word Equation's daily puzzles. The extended list includes all additional valid words from our 12,452-word full dictionary, which powers Word Equation's Hard Mode. All words are exactly 5 letters and start with LA.

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