Starting With L With A
12 words · highest scoring is lax at 10 points
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About 3 Letter Words Starting With L With A
There are 12 three letter words starting with L and containing A in our dictionary. The highest scoring is lax at 10 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 12 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — LAB, LAM, LAW among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words Starting With L With A, which drops the length limit entirely.
3 Letter Words Starting With L With A at a Glance
Highest Scoring 3 Letter Words Starting With L With A
- lax10
- law6
- lay6
- lab5
- lac5
- lam5
- lap5
- lad4
Common 3 Letter Words Starting With L With A
- lab5
- lac5
- lag4
- lam5
- las3
- lat3
- lax10
- lay6
3 Letter Words Starting With L With A by Last Letter
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in A With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in B With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in C With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in D With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in G With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in M With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in P With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in S With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in T With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in W With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in X With A
- 3 Letter Words Starting With L Ending in Y With A
3 Letter Words Starting With L With A Defined
- labNoun · 5 points
- a laboratory
- ladNoun · 4 points
- a boy or young man (often as a form of address)
- lamVerb · 5 points
- hit hard; strike
- lasNoun · 3 points
- (in tonic sol-fa) the sixth note of a major scale
- lawNoun · 6 points
- the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties
- layVerb · 6 points
- put (something) down gently or carefully
3 Letter Words Starting With L With A: Questions
How many three letter words starting with L and containing A are there?
There are 12 three letter words starting with L and containing A in our dictionary, and 12 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among three letter words starting with L and containing A?
LAX is the highest scoring option at 10 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common three letter words starting with L and containing A?
LAB, LAM, LAW are among the most familiar three letter words starting with L and containing A. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these three letter words starting with L and containing A valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.