5-Letter Words Starting With LEN
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With LEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With LEN 8 words
How common is LEN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words that start with LEN. They average 5.3 points and the best is LENDS (6 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.3
- out of 6 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 62.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 62.5%
- e 12.5%
- i 12.5%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LEN
l 1e 1n 1d 2s 1
L 1 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + S 1 = 6 points
- Double word
- 12 pts
- Triple word
- 18 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lends
Form of lend
- verbbestow a quality on“Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”
- verbgive temporarily; let have for a limited time“I will lend you my car”
- verbhave certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to“This story would lend itself well to serialization on television”
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How many five-letter words that start with LEN are there?
There are 8 five-letter words that start with LEN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LEN?
LENDS is worth 6 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LENGS (6), LENTO (5), LENIS (5).
Which rare five-letter words that start with LEN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include LENGS (6), LENES (5), LENOS (5), LENSE (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.