5-Letter Words Starting With LIT
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With LIT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With LIT 9 words
How common is LIT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 five-letter words that start with LIT. They average 6.1 points and the best is LITHE (8 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.1
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- e 22.2%
- d 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ai11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LIT
l 1i 1t 1h 4e 1
L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lithe
- adjectivegracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
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How many five-letter words that start with LIT are there?
There are 9 five-letter words that start with LIT 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 LIT?
LITHE is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LITHO (8), LITHS (8), LITED (6).
Which rare five-letter words that start with LIT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include LITHO (8), LITHS (8), LITED (6), LITAI (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.