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5-Letter Words Starting with LO

There are 71 five-letter words that start with LO on Word.ws, from loach to loyal. The most common are local, looks, lower, loved and louis.

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All 71 five-letter words that start with LO

LOA

  • 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...

LOB

  • lobar7adj. Of or relating to a lobe.
  • lobby12n. An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
  • lobed8adj. Having lobes.

LOC

  • 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...

LOD

  • loden6n. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
  • lodge7n. A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer...

LOE

  • loess5n. Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.

LOF

  • lofty11adj. High, tall, having great height or stature.

LOG

  • 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...

LOI

  • loins5n. The pubic region.

LOL

  • lolly8n. A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop.

LOM

  • lomas7n. Fog oases, areas of fog-watered vegetation in the coastal desert of...

LON

  • 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...

LOO

  • 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.

LOP

  • lopen7n. A teacher or master.
  • loper7n. One who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.

LOR

  • 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...

LOS

  • 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.

LOT

  • 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...

LOU

  • 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.

LOV

  • 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...

LOW

  • 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.

LOX

  • loxia12n. Crossbill (finch of genus Loxia).

LOY

  • loyal8adj. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or...
34 rare five-letter words that start with LO

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with LO are there?
Word.ws lists 71 five-letter words that start with LO, plus 34 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with LO?
local, looks, lower, loved, louis, loose, logic and lover.
Which of the five-letter words that start with LO has the highest letter score?
locky scores 14 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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