5-Letter Words Starting With LYN
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With LYN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With LYN 2 words
How common is LYN at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with LYN. They average 10.5 points and the best is LYNCH (13 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- H
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- h 50%
- s 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LYN
l 1y 4n 1c 3h 4
L 1 + Y 4 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lynch
- verbkill without legal sanction“The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child”
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How many five-letter words that start with LYN are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with LYN 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 LYN?
LYNCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LYNES (8).