8 Letter Words Containing LEF

There are 26+ eight letter words with LEF in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter LEF 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 with LEF.

Popular 8-Letter Words With LEF

antileft 11
balefire 13
calefies 13
clefting 14
filefish 17
guileful 12
kleftiko 19
ladleful 12
leftisms 13
leftists 11
leftmost 13
leftward 15

All 8-Letter Words With LEF (21 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is LEF as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 26 8-letter words containing LEF in English. The average Scrabble score here is 13.6, with -L endings dominating (15% of them).

Total Words
26
Avg Scrabble Score
13.6
Most Common Ending (15%)
L
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
IA

Word Containing List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

8 Letter Words with LEF 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 8 Letter Words starting with LEF.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 8 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 8-Letter LEF-Words in Scrabble

kleftiko 19
copyleft 18
filefish 17
leftward 15
paleface 15
malefice 15

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LEF?

19 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LEF is kleftiko with a total of 19 points.

K 5
L 1
E 1
F 4
T 1
I 1
K 5
O 1
noun 1. a Greek dish consisting of lamb marinated with lemon juice and herbs and cooked slowly in a sealed container

FAQ 8 Letter Words With LEF

  • How many 8 letter words containing LEF are in the English dictionary?

    There are 26 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain LEF. The average Scrabble score across them is 13.6.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing LEF worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "ladleful", "kleftiko", "smileful", "leftward" contain LEF and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "kleftiko" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing LEF?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing LEF include "antileft", "balefire", "calefies", "clefting", "filefish".