9 Letter Words That Start With LEM

There are 13+ nine letter words beginning with LEM in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter LEM word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with LEM.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With LEM

lemmatise 13

lemmatize 22

lemniscal 13

lemniscus 13

lemonades 12

lemonfish 17

lemoniest 11

lemonlike 15

lemonwood 15

lemurians 11

lemurines 11

lemurlike 15

All 9-Letter Words Starting With LEM (7 words)

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How Common is LEM as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 13 9-letter words starting with LEM in English. The average Scrabble score here is 13.8, with -S endings dominating (38% of them).

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9 Letter Words beginning with LEM are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 9 Letter Words with LEM.

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter LEM-Words in Scrabble

lemmatize 22

lemonfish 17

lemonlike 15

lemurlike 15

lemonwood 15

lemniscal 13

What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that starts with LEM?

22 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with LEM is lemmatize with a total of 22 points.

L 1

E 1

M 3

A 1

T 1

I 1

Z 10

E 1

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FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With LEM

How many 9 letter words starting with LEM are in the English dictionary?

There are 13 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with LEM. The average Scrabble score across them is 13.8.
Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with LEM worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "lemmatize", "lemurlike", "lemmatise", "lemoniest" start with LEM and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "lemmatize" is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common 9 letter words starting with LEM?

Everyday 9-letter words starting with LEM include "lemmatise", "lemmatize", "lemniscal", "lemniscus", "lemonades".