Words That Start With LEN
- 107 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With LEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With LEN 107 words
5-Letter Words Starting With LEN 8
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With LEN 15
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With LEN 19
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With LEN 18
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With LEN 15
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With LEN 16
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With LEN 7
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With LEN 3
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With LEN 1
Full 13-letter listHow common is LEN at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 107 words that start with LEN. Most are 7 letters long, they average 10.4 points, the best is LENGTHWAYS (20 points) and 37.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 107
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 19 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 20 max
- Longest word
- LENGTHINESSES
- 13 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.4% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.4%
- e 10.3%
- n 8.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ie11.2%
- io1.9%
- iu1.9%
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 word that starts with LEN
l 1e 1n 1g 2t 1h 4w 4a 1y 4s 1
L 1 + E 1 + N 1 + G 2 + T 1 + H 4 + W 4 + A 1 + Y 4 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lengthways
- adjectiverunning or extending in the direction of the length of a thing“the lengthwise dimension”
- adverbin the direction of the length“He cut the paper lengthwise”
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Words That Start With LEN FAQ
How many words that start with LEN are there?
There are 107 words that start with LEN in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 19 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with LEN?
LENGTHWAYS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LENGTHWISE (17), LENGTHINESSES (17), LENTICULARLY (17).
What are some common words that start with LEN?
Everyday examples include LEND, LENGTH, LENT, LENS, LENIENT, LENGTHY, LENTIL, LENGTHWISE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with LEN?
LENGTHINESSES has 13 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, LENGTHENING (11 letters) is the longest common one.