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5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending in T
Every five-letter word that fits L _ _ _ T — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With L and End in T?
The L…T shape covers 16 words, with 5 in the answer pool. Follow up with LEANT — about 96.7% of the remaining answers gone.
Square two does most of the remaining work, and it leans heavily toward I: 6 of the 16 words, 38% of the list (LIGHT, LIMIT). Guessing LI as your opening two letters is the percentage play.
75% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 5 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit L _ _ _ T
Once L and T are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 LEANT — eliminates about 96.7% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 LEAST — eliminates about 96.6% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 LEAPT — eliminates about 95.8% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run I (6), E (4), A (2), O (2). On a L···T board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
L···T Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
4 appearances in 1916 puzzles makes this a genuinely uncommon shape — LEAST (#1535, 2025-09-01), LIMIT (#871, 2023-11-07), LEAPT (#572, 2023-01-12), LIGHT (#226, 2022-01-31). That leaves 1 candidate the puzzle has never used — LEANT.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1535 | 2025-09-01 | LEAST |
| #871 | 2023-11-07 | LIMIT |
| #572 | 2023-01-12 | LEAPT |
| #226 | 2022-01-31 | LIGHT |
Never used as an answer
1 answer-eligible L···T word has never been the solution: LEANT . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 11 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
L···T Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 16 L···T words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 4 | 25% |
| Exactly 2 | 12 | 75% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among L···T words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after L:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| LI···T | 6 |
| LE···T | 4 |
| LA···T | 2 |
| LO···T | 2 |
| LU···T | 1 |
| LY···T | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after L splits the list fastest — LI alone accounts for 6 of the 16 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 14 of the 16 words here use five different letters and 2 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 1 never-used L···T word above remains the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with L and end in T?
There are 16 valid five-letter words that start with L and end in T in our Wordle dictionary, and 5 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the L···T list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best L···T words for Wordle?
LEANT, LEAST, LEAPT are the strongest. LEANT eliminates about 96.7% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed L and T, guessing LEANT both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which L to T words have been Wordle answers?
4 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was LEAST (#1535) on 2025-09-01, and the first was LIGHT on 2022-01-31. 1 answer-eligible L···T word has never come up, including LEANT. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these L···T words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once L and T are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 14 of the 16 words use five distinct letters and 2 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in L···T words?
I — LI accounts for 6 of the 16 words (38%), ahead of LE with 4. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do L···T words usually have?
75% of these 16 words carry two or more vowels — 12 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 4 with one or fewer. With L and T already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.