5-Letter Words Starting with LA

All 84 five-letter words that start with LA

LAB

• 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...

LAC

• laced8adj. Fastened with lace or laces (light cordage).
• lacer7n. A person or thing that laces.

LAD

• 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.

LAG

• 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.

LAH

• lahar8n. A volcanic mudflow.

LAI

• 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.

LAK

• laker9n. One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
• lakin9n. A toy.
• laksa9n. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

LAL

• lalla5n. In Persia, a kind of domestic tutor.
• lally8n. Leg.

LAM

• 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...

LAN

• 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.

LAP

• 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.

LAR

• 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.

LAS

• 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...

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.

LAU

• 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...

LAV

• laval8adj. Of or relating to lava.
• laver8n. A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata)...

LAX

• laxed13adj. Made lax.
• laxer12n. Lacrosse player.
• laxly15adv. In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.

LAY

• 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...

LAZ

• 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...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 84 five-letter words that start with LA, plus 32 rare ones.

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

later, large, laugh, label, layer, larry, laura and laser.

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

lazzo scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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