9 Letter Words That Start With LEC

There are 10+ nine letter words beginning with LEC in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter LEC 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 LEC.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With LEC

lecanoras 11
lechayims 19
lecheries 14
lechering 15
lecherous 14
lecithins 14
lectorate 11
lectotype 16
lecturers 11
lecturing 12

All 9-Letter Words Starting With LEC (9 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is LEC as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 10 9-letter words starting with LEC in English. The average Scrabble score here is 13.7, with -S endings dominating (60% of them).

Total Words
10
Avg Scrabble Score
13.7
Most Common Ending (60%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
OU
IE

Word Starting 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

9 Letter Words beginning with LEC 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 LEC.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 9 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 9-Letter LEC-Words in Scrabble

lechayims 19
lectotype 16
lechering 15
lecheries 14
lecherous 14
lecithins 14

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

19 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with LEC is lechayims with a total of 19 points.

L 1
E 1
C 3
H 4
A 1
Y 4
I 1
M 3
S 1

FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With LEC

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

    There are 10 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with LEC. The average Scrabble score across them is 13.7.

  • Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with LEC worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "lectorate", "lectotype", "lecturing", "lechering" start with LEC and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "lectotype" is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 9 letter words starting with LEC?

    Everyday 9-letter words starting with LEC include "lecanoras", "lechayims", "lecheries", "lechering", "lecherous".