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5-Letter Words Starting with LAT

There are 12 five-letter words that start with LAT on Word.ws, from latah to latus. The most common are later, latex, latch, latte and lathe.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 12 five-letter words that start with LAT

  • latah8n. A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme...
  • latch10v. To close or lock as if with a latch.
  • lated6adj. Belated; too late; also, overtaken by night; delayed.
  • laten5v. To grow late; become later.
  • later5adv. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  • lates5n. Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch...
  • latex12n. The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used...
  • lathe8v. To invite; bid; ask.
  • lathi8n. A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
  • latke9n. A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also...
  • latte5n. A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped...
  • latus5n. Synonym of flank.
3 rare five-letter words that start with LAT

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with LAT are there?
Word.ws lists 12 five-letter words that start with LAT, plus 3 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with LAT?
later, latex, latch, latte, lathe, lates, lathi and latus.
Which of the five-letter words that start with LAT has the highest letter score?
latex scores 12 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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