Words Containing LEF

There are over 166 words with the letters LEF in English. From short LEF-words to long ones, find all the words that have LEF in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with LEF.

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4-Letter Words With LEF

Common 4-letter LEF-words:

left

alef

clef

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5-Letter Words With LEF

Common 5-letter LEF-words:

alefs

aleft

clefs

cleft

lefte

lefts

lefty

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6-Letter Words With LEF

Common 6-letter LEF-words:

calefy

clefts

lefter

leftie

olefin

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7-Letter Words With LEF

Common 7-letter LEF-words:

baleful

clefted

doleful

leftest

lefties

leftish

leftism

leftist

malefic

olefine

olefins

taleful

telefax

uncleft

wileful

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8-Letter Words With LEF

Common 8-letter LEF-words:

antileft

balefire

calefied

calefies

clefting

copyleft

diolefin

ladleful

leftisms

leftists

leftmost

leftover

leftward

leftwing

malefice

olefines

olefinic

paleface

tableful

tilefish

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9-Letter Words With LEF

Common 9-letter LEF-words:

balefires

balefully

bottleful

copylefts

diolefins

dolefully

kettleful

ladlefuls

leftmosts

leftovers

leftwards

maleffect

malefices

needleful

palefaces

sablefish

tablefuls

telefilms

ultraleft

wholefood

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10-Letter Words With LEF

Common 10-letter LEF-words:

candlefish

copylefted

dolefuller

filefishes

gentlefolk

guilefully

kettlefuls

leftwardly

malefactor

maleffects

maleficent

millefiori

needlefish

paddlefish

scuttleful

spoylefull

tanglefoot

telefaxing

tilefishes

wholefoods

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11-Letter Words With LEF

Common 11-letter LEF-words:

battlefield

balefulness

calefacient

calefaction

calefactive

calefactors

calefactory

copylefting

cycloolefin

dolefulness

halleflinta

malefaction

malefactors

malefically

millefioris

polyolefins

sablefishes

scuttlefuls

tanglefoots

thimblefuls

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12-Letter Words With LEF

Common 12-letter LEF-words:

battlefields

battlefronts

calefacients

calefactions

candlefishes

cuttlefishes

cycloolefins

guilefulness

halleflintas

malefactions

malefactress

maleficences

millefeuille

needlefishes

paddlefishes

teleferiques

ultraleftism

ultraleftist

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13-Letter Words With LEF

Common 13-letter LEF-words:

balefulnesses

calefactories

cycloolefinic

dolefulnesses

millefeuilles

telefacsimile

ultraleftisms

ultraleftists

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14-Letter Words With LEF

Common 14-letter LEF-words:

guilefulnesses

malefactresses

telefacsimiles

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166 Common Words with LEF

Most Common Length
10
(29 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.8
(out of 25)
Most Common Ending
s
(40%)

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

25 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LEF is cycloolefinic with a total of 25 points.

C 3
Y 4
C 3
L 1
O 1
O 1
L 1
E 1
F 4
I 1
N 1
I 1
C 3

A list of all LEF words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with LEF. Also commonly searched for are words that end in LEF. Try our five letter words with LEF page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters LEF

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

    There are 166 words in the English dictionary that contain LEF, and most of them are 10 letters long (29 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing LEF?

    The longest word containing LEF is "telefacsimiles" at 14 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "battlefield" is the longest common word containing LEF.

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

    Yes. Uncommon words like "teleferique", "telefax", "teleferiques", "telefaxing" contain LEF and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "teleferiques" is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing LEF?

    Most words containing LEF are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "candlefish", "copylefted", "dolefuller", "filefishes", "gentlefolk".