With LAN
18 words · highest scoring is flank at 12 points
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About 5 Letter Words With LAN
There are 18 five letter words containing LAN in our dictionary. The highest scoring is flank at 12 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 18 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — BLANC, FLANK, PLANE 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.
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5 Letter Words With LAN at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With LAN
- flank12
- lanky12
- blank11
- clank11
- plank11
- blanc9
- bland8
- clang8
Common 5 Letter Words With LAN
- blanc9
- blank11
- clank11
- flank12
- lands6
- lanky12
- plank11
- plant7
5 Letter Words With LAN Defined
- blancAdjective · 9 points
- (of wine) white
- clangNoun · 8 points
- a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds
- flankNoun · 12 points
- the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip
- landsNoun · 6 points
- the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air
- planeNoun · 7 points
- a flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie
- plantNoun · 7 points
- a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll
5 Letter Words With LAN: Questions
How many five letter words containing LAN are there?
There are 18 five letter words containing LAN in our dictionary, and 18 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing LAN?
FLANK is the highest scoring option at 12 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing LAN?
BLANC, FLANK, PLANE are among the most familiar five letter words containing LAN. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing LAN 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.