5-Letter Words Starting with L

All 328 five-letter words that start with L

LA

• label7n. A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it...
• labeo7n. Any carp of the genus Labeo.
• labia7n. The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval...
• laced8adj. Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).
• lacer7n. A person or thing that laces.
• laddu7n. A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian...
• laden6adj. Weighed down with a load, burdened.
• lader6n. One who loads cargo onto a vessel.
• ladle6n. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
• lagan6n. Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a...
• lager6n. A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
• laggy10adj. Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
• lagna6n. In Vedic astrology, the degree of the sign that is rising on the...
• lagom8n. The philosophy or ethos of trying to achieve balance in one's life.
• lahar8n. A volcanic mudflow.
• laika9n. A type of hunting dog from Russia.
• laine5n. An area of arable land at the foot of a hill.
• laird6n. A feudal lord in Scottish contexts.
• lairy8adj. Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
• laith8n. Shed, barn.
• laity8n. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
• laker9n. One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
• lakin9n. A toy.
• laksa9n. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.
• lalla5n. In Persia, a kind of domestic tutor.
• lally8n. Leg.
• lamba9n. The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar, consisting...
• lamby12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb.
• lamed8n. The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician...
• lames7n. Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a...
• lamia7n. A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children...
• lamin7n. Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate...
• lammy12n. A thick quilted jumper or duffel coat worn outdoors in cold weather by...
• lanai5n. A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lance7n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade...
• lande6n. An uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in...
• laned6adj. Divided into lanes, as with a road.
• laner5n. In MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, a player who focuses...
• lanes5n. Bowling alley.
• lapel7n. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or...
• lapin7n. Rabbit fur.
• lappa9n. A cross-batted swipe.
• lappy12n. A laptop computer.
• lapse7n. A temporary failure; a slip.
• larch10n. A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles.
• lardo6n. A type of salumi made by curing strips of fatback with rosemary and...
• lardy9adj. Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.
• large6adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
• largo6n. A very slow tempo.
• larin5n. Any of a class of twisted or hook-shaped metal objects serving as coins...
• larky12adj. Playful.
• larry8n. A confused noise; an uproar; a hubbub.
• larva8n. An early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which...
• larve8n. A larva.
• laser5n. A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
• lassi5n. A drink made with yogurt diluted with water and flavoured with salt or...
• lasso5n. A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching...
• 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.
• lauan5n. Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various...
• laugh9n. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard...
• laund6n. A grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
• laura5n. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by...
• laval8adj. Of or relating to lava.
• laver8n. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata)...
• laxed13adj. Made lax.
• laxer12n. Lacrosse player.
• laxly15adv. In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
• layan8v. To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
• layer8n. A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
• layup10n. A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the...
• lazar14n. Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person...
• lazer14n. One who lazes.
• lazzo23n. A stock comedic routine or physical action, traditionally associated...

LE

• leach10n. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes...
• leade6n. That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber...
• leafy11adj. Covered with leaves.
• leaky12adj. Having leaks; not fully sealed.
• leans5n. A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes...
• learn5v. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do...
• lease5n. An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate...
• leash8n. A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
• least5adj. Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or...
• leave8v. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from...
• leban7n. Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.
• lecky14n. Electricity.
• ledge7n. A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other...
• ledum8n. Any plant of the genus Ledum.
• leech10n. A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea...
• leery8adj. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something...
• leese5v. To lose.
• lefse8n. A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and...
• lefty11n. One who is left-handed.
• legal6adj. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
• legat6n. A legal attaché.
• leger6adj. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
• leggo7n. A form of calypso music; lavway.
• leggy10adj. Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
• legit6n. A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
• lehua8n. The flower or wood of a Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collina); the...
• leigh9n. A meadow.
• lekha12n. A ledger.
• leman7n. One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret...
• lemel7n. Metal filings.
• lemma9n. A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some...
• lemon7n. A yellowish citrus fruit.
• lemur7n. Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to...
• lenga6n. A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name...
• lenis5adj. Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced...
• lente5n. An intermediate-acting form of insulin, between isophane and ultralente.
• lento5adj. Slow (45–60 bpm).
• leone5n. A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
• lepak11v. To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to...
• lepas7n. Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to...
• leper7n. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
• lepra7n. Synonym of leprosy.
• lesbi7adj. Lesbian.
• letch10n. A lecher.
• lethe8n. Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
• letty8n. Only used in scarper the letty.
• letup7n. A pause or period of slackening.
• leuco7adj. Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds.
• levan8n. A homopolysaccharide composed of D-fructofuranosyl.
• levee8n. An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed...
• level8adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
• lever8n. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis...
• levet8n. A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
• levin8n. Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
• lewis8n. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used...
• lexer12n. A computer program that performs lexical analysis.
• lexie12n. A minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment.
• lexis12n. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of...

LI

• liana5n. A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
• liang6n. Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a...
• liard6n. A small French coin, equivalent to a quarter of a sou.
• libel7n. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage...
• liber7n. Synonym of phloem.
• libra7n. A Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
• libre7adj. With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the...
• licit7adj. Unforbidden; permitted.
• licky14adj. Prone to licking.
• lidar6n. The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to...
• liege6n. A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a...
• lifer8n. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
• liger6n. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
• light9n. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human...
• ligne6n. Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”).
• liked10adj. Viewed favorably, held in high regard.
• liken9v. Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or...
• liker9n. One who likes.
• likin9n. A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or...
• lilac7n. A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris...
• lilin5n. A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in...
• liman7n. A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers...
• limax14n. A slug or slug-like creature.
• limba9n. A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for...
• limbo9n. A speculative place or state, thought possibly to be on the edge of the...
• limen7n. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological...
• limes7n. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
• limey10adj. Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
• limit7n. A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go or proceed.
• limpa9n. Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses.
• limpy12adj. Having or resembling a limp.
• linac7n. A linear particle accelerator.
• linch10n. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
• lindy9n. A jitterbug, originated in Harlem, New York.
• linea5n. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
• lined6adj. Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
• linen5n. Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
• liner5n. Someone who fits a lining to something.
• lines5n. Words spoken by the actors.
• liney8adj. Resembling or characterised by lines.
• linge6v. To work hard.
• lingo6n. Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or...
• linin5n. The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the...
• links9n. A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
• linne5n. Flax.
• linty8adj. Covered with lint.
• linux12n. Any unix-like operating system that uses the Linux kernel.
• lipid8n. Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes...
• lipin7n. Any fat, fatty acid, lipoid, soap, or similar substance.
• lippy12adj. Having prominent lips.
• lisle5n. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
• lispy10adj. Tending to lisp when speaking.
• lisse5n. A fine sheer fabric of silk or cotton used in women's neckwear and in...
• listy8adj. Resembling or characteristic of a list, or tending to use lists.
• litas5n. The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.
• litch10adv. Literally, actually.
• lithe8adj. Slim but not skinny.
• litho8v. To lithograph.
• litre5n. The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol...
• litty8adj. Little.
• lived9adj. Having a specified duration of life.
• liven8v. To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
• liver8n. A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients...
• livet8n. A good diet.
• livid9adj. Having a dark, bluish appearance.
• livin8n. A particular protein that inhibits apoptosis.
• livor8n. Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
• livre8n. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or...
• liwan8n. A long, narrow-fronted hall or vaulted portal found in Levantine homes...

LL

• llama7n. A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a...
• llano5n. A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.

LO

• loach10n. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
• loads6adv. Lots, much, plenty, a great deal.
• loamy10adj. Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
• loath8adj. Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal...
• lobar7adj. Of or relating to a lobe.
• lobby12n. An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
• lobed8adj. Having lobes.
• local7adj. From or in a nearby location.
• locks11n. A head of hair; tresses.
• locky14adj. Having locks or tufts.
• locum9n. A period working as a locum tenens.
• locus7n. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a...
• loden6n. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
• lodge7n. A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer...
• loess5n. Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
• lofty11adj. High, tall, having great height or stature.
• logan6n. A rocking or balanced stone.
• logic8adj. Logical.
• logie6n. A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc.
• login6n. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password...
• logit6n. The inverse of the sigmoid or logistic function used in mathematics...
• logon6n. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password...
• logos6n. A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logical argument...
• loins5n. The pubic region.
• lolly8n. A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.
• lomas7n. Fog oases, areas of fog-watered vegetation in the coastal desert of...
• loner5n. One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
• longa6prep. Belonging to; of, in, at, to.
• longe6v. To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
• longs6n. Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
• longy9n. A Manx cat with a long tail, that therefore cannot be shown at a Manx...
• looby10n. A large and awkward or clumsy person; an oaf.
• looey8n. Lieutenant.
• looks9n. One's appearance or attractiveness.
• looky12v. Look.
• loong6n. A Chinese dragon.
• loons5n. Synonym of loon pants.
• loopy10adj. Having loops.
• loose5v. To let loose, to free from restraints.
• lopen7n. A teacher or master.
• loper7n. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.
• loral5adj. Of or pertaining to the lore.
• lored6adj. Having a lore, of a certain type or color.
• loris5n. Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae...
• lorry8n. A large and heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods or soldiers; a...
• loser5n. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
• losse5n. A lynx.
• lossy8adj. Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
• lotic7adj. Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing...
• lotos5n. Dated spelling of lotus.
• lotte5n. Burbot (fish).
• lotto5n. A game of chance similar to bingo.
• lotus5n. Any member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family...
• lough9n. A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
• louis5n. Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to...
• loupe7n. A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by...
• louse5n. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
• lousy8adj. Insufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
• lovat8n. A dusty blue-green colour.
• loved9adj. Being the object of love.
• lovee8n. One who is loved; a recipient of love.
• lover8n. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a...
• lovey11n. An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the...
• lowan8n. Synonym of mallee fowl.
• lowen8v. To make or become low.
• lower8adj. Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
• lowly11adj. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
• lowry11n. An open boxcar used on railroads.
• lowth11n. Lowness.
• loxia12n. Crossbill (finch of genus Loxia).
• loyal8adj. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or...

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• luchi10n. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
• lucid8adj. Clear; easily understood.
• lucky14adj. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
• lucre7n. Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting...
• ludic8adj. Playful.
• ludus6n. A gladiatorial training school.
• lugal6n. A ruler of a city state in ancient Sumer.
• luger6n. Someone who competes in the luge.
• lulav8n. A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used...
• lully8n. Wet or drying linen.
• lumen7n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous...
• lumia7n. A certain pear-shaped citrus fruit.
• lumme9interj. Expressing surprise.
• lumps9n. A beating or verbal abuse.
• lumpy12adj. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
• lunar5adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's...
• lunch10n. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal...
• lunel5n. A type of sweet muscat wine.
• lunge6n. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
• lungi6n. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India...
• lungo6n. An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than...
• lupin7n. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• lupus7n. Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is...
• lurch10n. A sudden or unsteady movement.
• lurgy9n. A non-specific (often infectious) disease, especially one with symptoms...
• lurid6adj. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or...
• lurky12adj. Tending to lurk; given to or indicative of lurking.
• lurve8n. Love, fondness.
• lusty8adj. Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong...
• luter5n. One who uses lute (the material).
• luxon12n. Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero...

LY

• lyase8n. Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific...
• lycan10n. A werewolf.
• lycra10n. Letter case form of Lycra.
• lying9n. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
• lymph15n. A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues...
• lynch13v. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure...
• lyric10adj. Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that...
• lysin8n. Any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of...
• lysis8n. A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
• lyssa8n. Rabies.
• lysyl11adj. Of or pertaining to lysine.
• lythe11n. A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).
• lytic10adj. Of, relating to, or causing lysis.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with L are there?

Word.ws lists 328 five-letter words that start with L, plus 152 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with L?

later, least, local, level, large, looks, leave and light.

Which of the five-letter words that start with L has the highest letter score?

lazzo scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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