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Words containing LAN

Words that have the letters LAN 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 1,287 playable words containing LAN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACANTHOCEPHALAN. The highest-scoring is POZZOLANIC, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing LAN

EXPLANATORY21
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLANATION19
MISCELLANEOUS18
RESEMBLANCE17
UNBALANCED16
IMBALANCE15
BALANCING14
LANDSCAPE14
BALANCED13
PLANETARY13
BALANCES12
BLANKET12
LANGUAGES12
BALANCE11
BLANKS11
LANGUAGE11
PLANNING11

Highest-scoring words containing LAN

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

POZZOLANIC30
POZZOLANAS28
ZOOPLANKTONIC28
HYPERVIGILANCES28
PHYTOPLANKTONIC28
POZZOLANA27
POZZOLANS27
EXPLANATIVELY27
HYPERVIGILANCE27
CHOLANGIOGRAPHY27
POZZOLAN26
ZOOPLANKTERS25

4-letter words containing LAN (10)

ALAN4
CLAN6
ELAN4
FLAN7
LAND5
LANE4
LANG5
LANK7
PLAN6
ULAN5

5-letter words containing LAN (35)

ALAND6
ALANE5
ALANG6
ALANS5
ALANT5
BLAND8
BLANK10
CLANG8
CLANK10
CLANS7
ELAND6
ELANS5
FLANK11
FLANS8
GLAND7
GLANS6
LANAI5
LANCE7
LANDS6
LANES5
LANKY10
LLANO5
PLANE7
PLANK10
PLANS7
PLANT7
SLANG6
SLANK8
SLANT5
SOLAN5
TOLAN5
UHLAN8
ULANS6
XYLAN13
YULAN8

6-letter words containing LAN (64)

ALANDS7
ALANIN6
ALANTS6
ALANYL8
ASLANT6
BLANCH12
BLANKS11
CALLAN8
CLANGS9
CLANKS11
ELANDS7
FLANES9
FLANGE10
FLANKS12
GELANT7
GLANCE9
GLANDS8
INLAND7
ISLAND7
LALLAN6
LANAIS6
LANATE6
LANCED9
LANCER8
LANCES8
LANCET8
LANDAU8
LANDED8
LANDER7
LANELY8
LANGUE8
LANGUR8
LANKER9
LANKLY11
LANNER6
LANOSE6
LANUGO8
LLANOS6
PLANAR8
PLANCH12
PLANED9
PLANER8
PLANES8
PLANET8
PLANKS11
PLANTS8
PROLAN8
RAGLAN7
REPLAN8
SILANE6
SLANGS7
SLANGY9
SLANTS6
SLANTY8
SOLAND7
UHLANS9
UPLAND10
VOLANT10
XYLANS14
YULANS9

The 60 most common shown, 4 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LAN (131)

BALANCE11
BIPLANE11
BLANDER10
BLANDLY12
BLANKED13
BLANKER12
BLANKET12
BLANKLY14
CLANGED11
CLANGOR10
CLANKED13
COOLANT9
DEPLANE10
EXPLANT15
FLANGED12
FLANGES11
FLANKED14
FLANKEN13
FLANKER13
FLANNEL10
GALLANT8
GARLAND9
GLANCED11
GLANCES10
IMPLANT11
ISLANDS8
LANCERS9
LANCETS9
LANCING10
LANDING9
LANEWAY12
LANGUID10
LANGUOR9
LANKEST10
LANKIER10
LANKILY12
LANOLIN7
LANTERN7
LANYARD10
LOWLAND11
MELANGE10
MELANIN9
MIDLAND11
PHALANX17
PLANCHE13
PLANETS9
PLANING10
PLANKED13
PLANNED10
PLANNER9
PLANTED10
PLANTER9
RAGLANS8
SEALANT7
SLANDER8
SLANTED8
SUBCLAN12
UPLANDS11
VALANCE13
WETLAND11

The 60 most common shown, 71 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LAN (231)

AIRPLANE10
BADLANDS12
BALANCED13
BALANCES12
BIPLANES12
BLANCHED15
BLANCHES14
BLANDEST11
BLANKEST13
BLANKETS13
BLANKING14
CLANGING12
CLANGOUR12
CLANKING14
CLANNISH12
COLANDER11
DEPLANED12
EGGPLANT12
FARMLAND14
FLANKING15
FLANNELS11
GALLANTS9
GARLANDS10
GLANCING12
HEADLAND12
HIGHLAND14
HOMELAND13
IMPLANTS12
ISLANDER9
JUBILANT19
LANDFALL12
LANDFILL12
LANDINGS10
LANDLADY12
LANDLORD10
LANDMARK14
LANDSLID10
LANDWARD13
LANGUAGE11
LANGUISH12
LANGUORS10
LANKIEST11
LANTERNS8
MAINLAND11
OUTFLANK15
OVERLAND13
PETULANT11
PLANKING14
PLANKTON13
PLANNERS10
PLANNING11
PLANTAIN10
PLANTERS10
PLANTING11
SLANDERS9
SLANTING9
SUPPLANT13
VALANCES14
VIGILANT13
WOODLAND13

The 60 most common shown, 171 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LAN (251)

AEROPLANE11
AIRPLANES11
AMBULANCE16
APPELLANT13
AQUAPLANE20
ASSAILANT9
AVALANCHE17
BALANCING14
BLANCHING16
BLANDNESS12
BLANKETED15
BLANKNESS14
COAGULANT13
COLANDERS12
DEPLANING13
DREAMLAND13
EGGPLANTS13
ESPLANADE12
FAIRYLAND15
FLANNELED13
FREELANCE14
GALLANTLY12
GALLANTRY12
GANGPLANK16
GARLANDED12
GLANDULAR12
HEADLANDS13
HEARTLAND12
HIGHLANDS15
HOMELANDS14
IMBALANCE15
IMPLANTED14
ISLANDERS10
LANDFALLS13
LANDFILLS13
LANDLORDS11
LANDMARKS15
LANDOWNER13
LANDSCAPE14
LANDSLIDE11
LANGUAGES12
LANGUIDLY14
MAINLANDS12
MELANOMAS13
OUTFLANKS16
PETULANCE14
PHALANGES14
PHALANXES19
PHILANDER14
PLANETARY13
PLANTAINS11
SEMBLANCE15
SLANDERED11
STIMULANT12
SUPPLANTS14
UNPLANNED13
VIGILANCE16
VIGILANTE14
WASTELAND13
WOODLANDS14

The 60 most common shown, 191 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LAN (211)

AEROPLANES12
AMBULANCES17
APPELLANTS14
AQUAPLANED22
AQUAPLANES21
ASSAILANTS10
AVALANCHES18
BLANCMANGE17
BLANKETING16
BORDERLAND14
COAGULANTS14
FAIRYLANDS16
FATHERLAND16
FLANNELING14
FLANNELLED14
FREELANCED16
FREELANCER15
FREELANCES15
GANGPLANKS17
GARLANDING13
HINTERLAND13
HOUSEPLANT15
HYDROPLANE17
IMBALANCED17
IMBALANCES16
IMPLANTING15
JUBILANTLY23
LANDHOLDER14
LANDLADIES12
LANDLOCKED17
LANDLUBBER16
LANDOWNERS14
LANDSCAPED16
LANDSCAPER15
LANDSCAPES15
LANDSLIDES12
LANGUISHED15
LANGUISHES14
LANGUOROUS13
MELANCHOLY18
MISCELLANY16
MOTHERLAND15
NONCHALANT14
OUTBALANCE15
OUTFLANKED18
OUTLANDISH14
PETULANTLY15
PHILANDERS15
PLANTATION12
SEMBLANCES16
SLANDERING12
STIMULANTS13
SUPPLANTED16
TIMBERLAND15
TRANSPLANT12
UNBALANCED16
VIGILANTES15
VIGILANTLY17
WASTELANDS14
WONDERLAND15

The 60 most common shown, 151 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LAN (147)

AQUAPLANERS22
AQUAPLANING23
AVALANCHING20
BLANCMANGES18
BLANDISHING17
BLANKETLIKE19
BLANQUETTES22
BORDERLANDS15
CLANDESTINE14
COLLEMBOLAN17
COPLANARITY17
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATIVE23
EXPLANATORY21
FANTASYLAND17
FATHERLANDS17
FLANNELETTE14
FLANNELLING15
FLOCCULANTS19
FREELANCERS16
FREELANCING17
HINTERLANDS14
HOUSEPLANTS16
HYDROPLANED19
HYDROPLANES18
HYPERPLANES19
LANDHOLDERS15
LANDLUBBERS17
LANDLUBBING18
LANDSCAPERS16
LANDSCAPING17
LANDSLIDING14
LANGUISHING16
MEADOWLANDS18
MELANCHOLIA17
MELANCHOLIC19
MISBALANCED18
MOTHERLANDS16
NONCHALANCE17
OUTBALANCED17
OUTBALANCES16
OUTFLANKING19
OVERBALANCE19
OVERPLANNED18
OVERPLANTED18
PHILANDERED17
PHILANDERER16
PLANETARIUM16
PLANOGRAPHY20
PLANTATIONS13
PLANTOCRACY19
PROPELLANTS15
RESEMBLANCE17
RHIZOPLANES23
SUPPLANTING17
TRANSPLANTS13
VIGILANTISM18
WONDERLANDS16
ZOOPLANKTER24
ZOOPLANKTON24

The 60 most common shown, 87 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LAN (82)

BIPROPELLANT18
BLANDISHMENT19
CLANGOROUSLY18
CLANNISHNESS16
COLLEMBOLANS18
COUNTERPLANS17
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLANTATION20
FANTASYLANDS18
HYDROPLANING20
IMPLANTATION16
LANDHOLDINGS17
LANDLORDISMS16
LANDLUBBERLY20
LANDSCAPISTS17
LANGUISHMENT18
LANGUOROUSLY17
MATRICULANTS17
MELANCHOLIAC20
MELANCHOLIAS18
MELANCHOLICS20
MELANCHOLIES18
MELANIZATION22
MELANOBLASTS16
MELANOPHORES18
METALANGUAGE17
MICROBALANCE20
MISBALANCING19
MISCELLANIES16
NONCHALANCES18
NONCHALANTLY18
OUTBALANCING18
OUTLANDISHLY18
OVERBALANCED21
OVERBALANCES20
OVERPLANNING19
OVERPLANTING19
PARALANGUAGE17
PHILANDERERS17
PHILANDERING18
PHILANTHROPY22
PLANETARIUMS17
PLANISPHERES18
PLANISPHERIC20
PLANOGRAPHIC21
PORCELANEOUS17
POSTULANCIES17
REIMPLANTING17
RELANDSCAPED18
RELANDSCAPES17
RESEMBLANCES18
SOMNAMBULANT19
SUBLANGUAGES18
SURVEILLANCE19
SURVEILLANTS17
TRANSPLANTED15
VACATIONLAND19
VIGILANTISMS19
ZOOPLANKTERS25
ZOOPLANKTONS25

The 60 most common shown, 22 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,287 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.77%) are containing LAN. Most of them, 251, have 9 letters. 192 start with LAN, 35 end with it and 1,060 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 LAN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,287 words containing LAN, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LAN?

POZZOLANIC, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: POZZOLANAS (28), ZOOPLANKTONIC (28) and HYPERVIGILANCES (28).

What are the most common words containing LAN?

EXPLANATORY, EXPLANATIONS, EXPLANATION, MISCELLANEOUS, RESEMBLANCE and UNBALANCED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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