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Words containing LA

Words that have the letters LA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 9,960 playable words containing LA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACANTHOCEPHALAN. The highest-scoring is BLACKJACKING, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing LA

ACCUMULATING21
CLASSIFICATION21
EXCLAMATION21
EXPLANATORY21
UNEXPLAINED21
VOCABULARY21
ACCUMULATED20
AVAILABILITY20
BLACKBOARD20
CLARIFICATION20
CONTEMPLATING20
CUMULATIVE20
EXPLANATIONS20
ACCUMULATES19
CLASSIFYING19
CONGRATULATIONS19
CONTEMPLATED19
EXPLAINING19

Highest-scoring words containing LA

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

BLACKJACKING33
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
BLACKJACKED32
HYPERPOLARIZING32
HYPERPOLARIZED31
KAFFEEKLATSCHES31
LARYNGECTOMIZED31
OVERGLAMORIZING31
BLACKJACKS30
POZZOLANIC30
HYPERPOLARIZES30
OVERGLAMORIZED30

2-letter words containing LA (1)

3-letter words containing LA (14)

ALA3
LAB5
LAC5
LAD4
LAG4
LAM5
LAP5
LAR3
LAS3
LAT3
LAV7
LAW6
LAX9
LAY5

4-letter words containing LA (104)

ALAS4
BLAB8
BLAH8
CLAD7
CLAM8
CLAN6
CLAP8
CLAW9
CLAY8
FLAB9
FLAG8
FLAK10
FLAN7
FLAP9
FLAT7
FLAW10
FLAX13
FLAY9
GALA5
GLAD6
LABS6
LACE6
LACK9
LACY8
LADE5
LADS5
LADY7
LAGS5
LAID5
LAIN4
LAIR4
LAKE7
LAMB8
LAME6
LAMP8
LAND5
LANE4
LAPS6
LARD5
LARK7
LASH6
LASS4
LAST4
LATE4
LATH6
LAUD6
LAVA8
LAWN7
LAWS7
LAYS6
LAZE12
LAZY14
PLAN6
PLAY8
SLAB6
SLAG5
SLAM6
SLAP6
SLAT4
SLAY6

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing LA (305)

ALARM7
ATLAS5
BLABS9
BLACK12
BLADE8
BLAME9
BLANK10
BLAST7
BLAZE15
CLACK12
CLAIM9
CLAMP11
CLAMS9
CLANK10
CLASH9
CLASS7
CLAWS10
DELAY8
FLAGS9
FLAKE11
FLAKY13
FLAME10
FLANK11
FLAPS10
FLASH10
FLASK11
FLAWS11
GLASS6
GLAZE14
LABEL7
LABOR7
LACKS10
LAGER6
LANDS6
LANKY10
LARGE6
LASER5
LASTS5
LATER5
LATEX11
LAUGH9
LAXER11
LAYER7
PLACE9
PLAIN7
PLANE7
PLANK10
PLANS7
PLANT7
PLATE7
PLAYS9
PLAZA15
POLAR7
RELAX11
RELAY7
SLACK10
SLANG6
SLASH7
SLAVE9
SOLAR5

The 60 most common shown, 245 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing LA (596)

ABLAZE16
ALARMS8
BLACKS13
BLADES9
BLAMED11
BLAMES10
BLANKS11
BLASTS8
BLAZED17
BLAZER16
BLAZES16
CLAIMS10
CLAUSE9
COLLAR8
DELAYS9
DOLLAR7
FLABBY15
FLAMES11
FLAVOR13
FLAWED13
GALAXY15
GLADLY10
GLANCE9
GLAZED16
GLAZES15
ISLAND7
LABELS8
LABOUR9
LACKED12
LADDER8
LADIES7
LANDED8
LARGER7
LASERS6
LASTED7
LATELY8
LATEST6
LATTER6
LAUGHS10
LAUNCH11
LAWYER11
LAYERS8
LAYING9
LAYOUT9
LAZIED15
PALACE10
PLACED11
PLACES10
PLAGUE10
PLANES8
PLANET8
PLANTS8
PLAQUE17
PLATES8
PLAYED11
PLAYER10
PLAZAS16
RELATE6
SALARY8
SLAVES10

The 60 most common shown, 536 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LA (1,103)

ALARMED10
BALANCE11
BLAMING12
BLANKET12
BLASTED10
BLATANT9
CLAIMED12
CLARIFY14
CLARITY11
CLASHES11
CLASSED10
CLASSES9
CLASSIC11
CLAUSES10
COLLATE9
DECLARE10
DELAYED11
DISPLAY12
DOLLARS8
EMULATE10
ENLARGE8
EXPLAIN15
FALLACY14
FLAGGED13
FLASHED13
FLASHES12
FLAVOUR15
FLAWING14
FORMULA13
GLASSES8
ISLANDS8
LABELED10
LACKING13
LANDING9
LARGELY10
LAUGHED12
LAWYERS12
OVERLAP13
PLACING12
PLAGUED12
PLAGUES11
PLAINLY11
PLANETS9
PLANNED10
PLANTED10
PLASTER9
PLASTIC11
PLAYERS11
PLAYING12
POPULAR12
RECLAIM11
REGULAR9
RELAXED14
RELAXES13
REPLACE11
SCHOLAR11
SECULAR10
SIMILAR9
VILLAGE12
VIOLATE11

The 60 most common shown, 1,043 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LA (1,624)

ALARMING11
ANYPLACE14
APPLAUSE13
BALANCED13
BALANCES12
BLASTING11
CELLULAR11
CIRCULAR13
CLAIMING13
CLASSICS12
CLASSIFY15
CLASSING11
COLLAPSE12
COLLATED11
COLLATES10
COMPLAIN14
DECLARED12
DECLARES11
DELAYING12
DISPLAYS13
EMULATOR11
ENLARGED10
ENLARGES9
EXPLAINS16
FLAGGING14
FLASHING14
FORMULAE14
GALACTIC13
ISOLATED9
ISOLATES8
LABELING11
LABELLED11
LANDLORD10
LANGUAGE11
LAUGHING13
LAUGHTER12
LAUNCHED14
LAUNCHES13
LAVATORY14
LAZINESS16
MISPLACE14
PLAGUING13
PLANNING11
PLANTING11
PLASTERS10
PLATFORM15
POPULACE15
POPULATE13
PROCLAIM14
RELATING9
RELATIVE12
RELAXING15
REPLACED13
REPLACES12
SCHOLARS12
SIMULATE11
SINGULAR10
UMBRELLA13
UNDERLAY12
VILLAGES13

The 60 most common shown, 1,564 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LA (1,535)

AVAILABLE15
BALANCING14
BLACKJACK29
BLACKMAIL18
BLATANTLY13
CALCULATE14
CHOCOLATE15
CIRCULATE14
CLARIFIED15
CLARIFIES14
CLASSICAL13
COLLAPSED14
COLLAPSES13
COLLATING12
COMPLAINS15
COMPLAINT15
CORRELATE11
DECLARING13
DISPLAYED15
ELABORATE11
EMULATION12
EMULATORS12
ENLARGING11
EXEMPLARY21
EXPLAINED18
FLAPJACKS27
FLASHBACK21
HILARIOUS12
IMBALANCE15
INFLATION12
ISOLATING10
ISOLATION9
LABELLING12
LANDSCAPE14
LANGUAGES12
LAUNCHING15
MISPLACED16
MISPLACES15
MOLECULAR14
PLANETARY13
PLASTERED12
PLAUSIBLE14
POPULATED15
POPULATES14
POSTULATE12
REGULARLY13
RELATIONS9
RELATIVES13
REPLACING14
SIMILARLY13
SIMULATED13
SIMULATES12
SOMEPLACE15
SPECULATE14
STIMULATE12
TRANSLATE9
UNDERLAIN11
UNPOPULAR15
UNRELATED11
VIOLATION13

The 60 most common shown, 1,475 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LA (1,379)

ACCUMULATE18
BLACKBERRY21
BLACKBIRDS20
BLACKBOARD20
BLACKHEADS20
BLACKJACKS30
BLACKSMITH21
CALCULATED16
CALCULATES15
CALCULATOR15
CIRCULATED16
CIRCULATES15
CLARIFYING18
CLASSIFIED16
CLASSIFIES15
COLLAPSING15
COMPLACENT18
COMPLAINED17
COMPLAINTS16
CUMULATIVE20
DISCLAIMER15
DISPLAYING16
DISSIMILAR13
EJACULATED22
EJACULATES21
EXCLAIMING21
EXPLAINING19
FALLACIOUS16
FLASHBACKS22
GLAMORIZED22
GLAMORIZES21
JUBILATION21
LABORATORY14
LACQUERING22
MANIPULATE15
MISPLACING17
PARTICULAR15
PLAGIARIZE21
PLASTERING13
PLAYGROUND17
POLARIZING21
POPULARITY17
POPULARIZE23
POPULATING16
POPULATION15
REGULATION12
RELATIVELY16
RELATIVITY16
REVELATION14
SIMILARITY14
SIMULATING14
SIMULATION13
SINGULARLY14
STIMULATED14
STIMULATES13
TRANSLATED11
TRANSLATES10
TRANSLATOR10
UNBALANCED16
VOCABULARY21

The 60 most common shown, 1,319 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LA (1,146)

ACCUMULATED20
ACCUMULATES19
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKJACKED32
BLACKMAILED21
BLACKMAILER20
BLACKSMITHS22
BLACKTOPPED23
BLASPHEMING20
BLASPHEMOUS20
BRICKLAYERS20
CALCULATING17
CALCULATION16
CAMOUFLAGED21
CAMOUFLAGES20
CIRCULATING17
CIRCULATION16
CLASSIFYING19
COMMONPLACE21
COMPILATION17
COMPLACENCY23
COMPLAINING18
CONSOLATION13
CONTEMPLATE17
CORRELATION13
DECLARATION14
EJACULATING23
EQUILATERAL20
EXCLAMATION21
EXHILARATED20
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATORY21
FLAMBOYANCE22
FORMULATION17
GLAMORIZING23
IMPLAUSIBLE18
INFLAMMABLE20
LEGISLATION12
MALADJUSTED24
MANIPULATED17
MANIPULATES16
MARKETPLACE20
PLAGIARIZED23
PLAGIARIZES22
PLAYWRIGHTS21
POPULARIZED25
POPULARIZES24
POPULATIONS16
RECTANGULAR15
REGULATIONS13
REPLACEMENT17
RESEMBLANCE17
SPECTACULAR18
SPECULATION16
STIMULATING15
STIMULATION14
TRANSLATING12
TRANSLATION11
UNAVAILABLE18
UNEXPLAINED21

The 60 most common shown, 1,086 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LA (914)

ACCUMULATING21
ACCUMULATION20
ARCHIPELAGOS19
AVAILABILITY20
BLACKBERRIES21
BLACKJACKING33
BLACKLISTING20
BLACKMAILERS21
BLACKMAILING22
BLACKTOPPING24
CALCULATIONS17
CAMOUFLAGING22
CAPITULATING18
CLAIRVOYANCE22
CLAIRVOYANTS20
COMMONPLACES22
COMPILATIONS18
CONGRATULATE16
CONTEMPLATED19
CONTEMPLATES18
DECLARATIONS15
DISPLACEMENT19
ENCAPSULATED18
EXCLAMATIONS22
EXHILARATING21
EXHILARATION20
EXPLANATIONS20
EXTRAPOLATED21
EXTRAPOLATES20
FLAMBOYANTLY23
FORMULATIONS18
HYDROPLANING20
IMMACULATELY21
INCALCULABLE19
INFLAMMATION19
INFLAMMATORY21
INSTALLATION12
MANIPULATING18
MANIPULATION17
MANSLAUGHTER18
MARKETPLACES21
MATRICULATED18
MONOSYLLABLE18
NONFLAMMABLE21
PARTICULARLY19
PHILANTHROPY22
PLAGIARIZING24
PLAUSIBILITY19
POLARIZATION22
POPULARIZING26
RELATIONSHIP16
REPLACEMENTS18
SCHOLARSHIPS20
SIMILARITIES14
SPECTACULARS19
SUPERLATIVES19
SURVEILLANCE19
TRANSLATIONS12
UNPOPULARITY20
VOCABULARIES21

The 60 most common shown, 854 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

9,960 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.9%) are containing LA. Most of them, 1,624, have 8 letters. 1,345 start with LA, 312 end with it and 8,306 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with LA

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing LA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,960 words containing LA, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LA?

BLACKJACKING, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (33), BLACKJACKED (32) and HYPERPOLARIZING (32).

What are the most common words containing LA?

ACCUMULATING, CLASSIFICATION, EXCLAMATION, EXPLANATORY, UNEXPLAINED and VOCABULARY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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