5-Letter Words with L: page 2

All 1,819 five-letter words with L: page 2 of 5

D

• dhole9n. An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.
• dildo7n. A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
• dilly9adj. Redolent of dill (the herb).
• dimly11adv. In a dim manner; not clearly.
• dodol7n. A sweet, sticky toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery...
• doily9n. A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a...
• dolce8n. A soft-toned organ stop.
• dolly9n. A doll.
• dolma8n. Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally...
• dolon6n. A specialized elongated hollow structure that forms part of the...
• dolus6n. Evil intent: malice or fraud.
• doole6n. Sorrow; dole.
• dooly9n. A basic Indian litter or sedan chair made of poles, ropes, and a seat...
• dotel6n. A dotard.
• doula6n. A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical...
• dowel9n. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting...
• drawl9v. To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
• drill6v. To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
• droll6adj. Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• drool6v. To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
• dryly12adv. In a dry manner.
• duble8n. The official currency of Slowjamastan.
• ducal8adj. Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they...
• dulce8n. Sweetness.
• dulia6n. The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
• dully9adv. In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
• dulse6n. A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is...
• duple8adj. Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
• dural6adj. Relating to the dura mater.
• dwell9n. A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given...

E

• eagle6n. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family...
• early8adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
• easel5n. An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting...
• eisel5n. Vinegar, verjuice.
• elain5n. Eleoptene.
• eland6n. A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for...
• elate5v. To make joyful or proud.
• elbow10n. The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• elden6v. To advance in eld or old age; to grow older; to age.
• elder6adj. Closer to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
• elect7n. One chosen or set apart.
• elegy9n. A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
• elemi7n. A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
• elfen8adj. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
• elfin8n. An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
• elide6v. To leave out or omit (something).
• elite5adj. Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
• ellen5n. Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
• elong6v. To lengthen out; to prolong.
• elope7v. Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
• elote5n. Corn (maize) harvested before reaching full maturity.
• elsen5n. An awl, a pointed tool.
• elude6v. To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using...
• elute5v. To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash...
• elvan8adj. Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock...
• elven8n. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
• elver8n. A young eel.
• email7n. A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network...
• emule7v. To emulate.
• enrol5v. UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, and Canada standard spelling of...
• equal14adj. The same in one or more respects.
• equol14n. An isoflavandiol metabolized from daidzein by bacterial flora in the...
• ethel8n. The rune ᛟ.
• ethyl11n. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane...
• evils8n. Synonym of evil eye (“dirty look”).
• exalt12v. To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
• excel14v. To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone...
• exile12n. The state of being banished from one's home or country.
• expel14v. To eject.
• extol12v. To praise; to make high.
• exult12v. To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

F

• fable10n. A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or...
• fallo8n. The dispositive portion of a court's ruling, coming at the end of the...
• falls8n. A waterfall.
• false8adj. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• faltu8adj. Useless; unnecessary; of no value or purpose.
• famil10n. A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a...
• fasel8v. To unravel or become frayed.
• fatal8adj. Causing death or destruction.
• fault8n. Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
• favel11adj. Yellow or dun in colour.
• fecal10adj. Of or relating to feces.
• feels8n. Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment.
• feely11adj. Soft; smooth; velvety.
• felid9n. Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
• fella8n. Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
• felly11n. The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
• felon8adj. Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel...
• felty11adj. Of, pertaining to, or similar to felt.
• feral8adj. Wild; untamed.
• fetal8adj. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
• field9n. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open...
• filar8adj. Having a thread across the field of view.
• filch13v. To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low...
• filer8n. One who files something.
• filin8n. A genre that emerged in late 1940s in Havana, influenced by the melodic...
• filly11n. A young female horse.
• filmi10n. Music written especially for Bollywood films.
• filmy13adj. Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.
• filth11n. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
• filum10n. A filamentous anatomical structure.
• final8n. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term...
• fitly11adv. In a fit manner.
• fjeld16n. A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
• flack14v. To hang loosely; flag.
• flail8n. A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with...
• flair8n. A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
• flake12n. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything.
• flaky15adj. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off...
• flame10n. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting...
• flank12v. To attack the flank(s) of.
• flaps10n. A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks...
• flare8n. A sudden bright light.
• flash11v. To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
• flask12n. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as...
• flava11n. Flavor.
• fleck14n. A flake.
• fleed9n. The internal fat of a pig before it is melted into lard.
• fleer8n. One who flees.
• fleet8n. A group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or...
• flesh11n. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
• fleur8n. Fleur-de-lis.
• flexo15n. Flexography.
• flexy18adj. Implying or indicating an ability, capacity, or tendency to flex...
• flick14n. A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
• flies8n. The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
• fling9n. An act of throwing, often violently.
• flint8n. A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates...
• flirt8n. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion.
• flite8n. A quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
• float8v. To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
• flock14n. A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used...
• flood9n. An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake...
• floof11v. To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).
• floop10v. To flop and droop, as a sign of aging or poor physical condition.
• floor8n. The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting...
• flops10n. Flop per second; floating-point operation per second.
• flora8n. Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country...
• flory11adj. Decorated with fleurs-de-lis projecting from it.
• floss8n. A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
• flota8n. A fleet, especially a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed...
• flour8n. Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat...
• flout8v. To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
• flown11adj. Suspended in the flies.
• flowy14adj. Flowing; able to flow.
• flues8n. Bits of down.
• fluff14n. Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
• fluid9n. Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the...
• fluke12n. A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
• flume10n. A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
• flump12interj. A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.
• flunk12v. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
• fluor8n. The mineral fluorite.
• flush11n. A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees...
• flute8n. A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that...
• flyby16n. A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
• flyer11n. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
• focal10adj. Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
• fogle9n. A handkerchief.
• foldy12adj. Having or characterized by folds.
• foley11n. The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
• folic10adj. Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
• folio8n. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
• folks12n. The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents.
• folky15adj. Having the character of folk music.
• folly11n. Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of...
• forel8n. A kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
• frail8adj. Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and...
• frill8n. A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
• frolf11n. Synonym of disc golf.
• fugal9adj. Relating to a fugue.
• fulla8n. Man, especially one of indigenous descent.
• fully11adv. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
• fusil8n. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in...

G

• gabel8n. Any rent, charge, tribute, custom, tax, duty, excise etc.
• gable8n. The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and...
• gadol7n. An eminent, highly respected rabbi, esp. of the past.
• gaily9adv. Merrily.
• galah9n. A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of...
• galea6n. A Roman helmet.
• galey9adj. Characterized by gales of wind.
• galip8n. A Melanesian tree, Canarium indicum, that produces edible nuts.
• gally9adj. Characterised by or resembling gall; bitter.
• galop8n. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner...
• galut6n. The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel).
• gault6n. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks.
• gavel9n. Rent.
• gayle9n. Puerperal septicemia in sheep.
• gayly12adv. Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
• gelee6n. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
• gelid7adj. Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.
• genal6adj. Of or relating to the cheeks.
• ghoul9n. A demon said to feed on corpses.
• ghusl9n. A full-body wash taken by Muslims to restore the body to a state of...
• ghyll12n. A ravine.
• gilda7n. A Spanish snack consisting of olives and chili pepper served on a small...
• gilet6n. A waistcoat worn by a man.
• gilia6n. Any of the genus Gilia of polemoniaceous flowering plants.
• gilly9n. The drink torpedo juice.
• gimel8n. The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic...
• girls6n. A woman's breasts.
• girly9adj. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle...
• glade7n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a...
• glady10adj. Having glades.
• glamp10v. To practice glamping.
• gland7n. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in...
• glans6n. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
• glare6n. An intense, blinding light.
• glary9adj. Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
• glass6n. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by...
• glatt6adj. Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its...
• glaze15n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a...
• gleam8n. An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or...
• glean6v. To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard...
• gleba8n. The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
• glebe8n. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
• gleek10n. A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
• gleen6v. To glisten; to gleam.
• glial6adj. Of or pertaining to glia.
• glide7v. To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
• glint6n. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
• glitz15n. Garish, brilliant showiness.
• gloat6v. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of...
• globe8n. The eyeball.
• glock12n. A glockenspiel.
• gloom8n. Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
• gloop8n. Any gooey, viscous substance.
• glore6v. To glow, shine.
• glory9n. Great beauty and splendor.
• gloss6n. A surface shine or luster.
• glove9n. An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but...
• glowy12adj. Glowing.
• gluck12v. To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is...
• glued7adj. Entirely focused, unable to be distracted.
• gluer6n. One who glues.
• gluey9adj. Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
• glume8n. A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of...
• gluon6n. A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons...
• glute6n. A gluteal muscle.
• glyph14n. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound...
• gnarl6n. A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
• gnoll6n. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms...
• godly10adj. Of or pertaining to a god.
• goldy10adj. Synonym of goldish.
• golem8n. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous...
• golly9interj. A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
• golpe8n. A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
• gonal6adj. Relating to a gonion.
• goral6n. A type of Asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four...
• goyle9n. A ravine or other depression.
• grail6n. The Holy Grail.
• grill6n. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of...
• grool6n. Vaginal lubrication derived from sexual arousal.
• growl9n. A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
• grrrl6n. A riot grrrl.
• gruel6n. A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the...
• guild7n. A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants...
• guile6n. Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful...
• guilt6n. Responsibility for wrongdoing.
• gulag7n. Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use...
• gulal6n. A colored powder often used during the Holi festival.
• gular6adj. Particularly of an animal: of, pertaining to, or located at the gula...
• gulch11n. A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods...
• gules6n. Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by...
• gully9n. A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow...

H

• hadal9adj. Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.
• haily11adj. Containing hail; involving hail falling.
• halal8adj. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
• haldi9n. Synonym of turmeric.
• halfa11n. Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”).
• hallo8interj. A cry of surprise.
• halls8n. Student accommodation.
• halma10n. A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men...
• halon8n. A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more...
• halse8v. To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace.
• halva11n. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a...
• halve11v. To reduce to half the original amount.
• hamal10n. A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.
• haply13adv. By accident or luck.
• harle8n. A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
• hault8adj. Lofty; haughty.
• hazel17n. A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called...
• heald9n. Heddle.
• heels8n. High-heeled shoes.
• helen8n. Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
• helio8n. A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
• helix15n. A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a...
• hella8det. An intensifier, signifying an abundance of a thing; much or many.
• hello8interj. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging...
• helly11adj. Hellish, infernal.
• helot8n. A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
• helve11n. The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
• hemal10adj. American standard spelling of haemal.
• henlo8interj. DoggoLingo form of hello.
• hexyl18n. Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally...
• hield9v. To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
• hilal8adj. Of or pertaining to a hilum.
• hilar8adj. Relating to or near a hilum.
• hillo8v. To holler, shout loudly at someone.
• hills8n. A region in which there are many hills; a hilly area.
• hilly11adj. Abundant in hills; having many hills.
• hilsa8n. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish...
• hilum10n. The eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or...
• holed9adj. Having one or more holes.
• holer8n. That which holes, perforates etc.
• holey11adj. Having, or being full of, holes.
• holin8n. Any of a diverse group of small proteins produced by dsDNA...
• holla8v. To shout out or greet casually.
• hollo8interj. Hey, hello.
• holly11n. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex...
• holon8n. One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and...
• hooly11adj. Holy.
• hosel8n. The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club...
• hotel8n. A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in...
• hotly11adv. With great amounts of heat.
• hoult8n. A wood; copse.
• hovel11n. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from...
• howel11n. A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their...
• hully11adj. Having or containing hulls (peel, shell etc.).
• hurly11n. A wheelbarrow.
• hydel12adj. Hydroelectric.
• hylia11n. Any bird in the family Hyliidae.

I

• icily10adv. In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
• ickle11n. An icicle.
• ictal7adj. Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure...
• ideal6adj. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• idler6n. One who idles; one who spends their time in inaction.
• idyll9n. Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's...
• igloo6n. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
• ileal5adj. Of or pertaining to the ileum.
• ileum7n. The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the...
• ileus5n. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
• iliac7adj. Relating to the ilium.
• ilium7n. The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the...
• impel9v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via...
• imply12v. To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a...
• incel7n. Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but...
• indel6n. Either an insertion or deletion mutation in the genetic code.
• influ8n. Influenza.
• ingle6n. A catamite; a male lover.
• inkle9n. Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces.
• inlaw8v. To clear of outlawry or attainder, to return to the protection of the...
• inlay8v. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form...
• inlet5n. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
• intel5n. Intelligence (secret information).
• inula5n. Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
• islay8n. Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern...
• islet5n. A small island.

J

• jaleo12n. A lively Andalusian dance.
• jalsa12n. A rally.
• javel15n. A vagabond.
• jebel14n. A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).
• jello12n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often...
• jelly15n. A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such...
• jewel15n. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
• jhala15n. In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga...
• jolly15adj. Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.
• joule12n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work...
• jowly18adj. Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin.
• jugal13adj. Relating to a jugum.
• julep14n. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs, especially mint, and...
• julio12n. A former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
• jural12adj. Of or pertaining to law.

K

• kahal12n. The local governing body of a former European Jewish community...
• kajal16n. Kohl.
• kalam11n. Speculative theology.
• kalan9n. The sea otter.
• kalaw12n. Synonym of rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax).
• kalbi11n. A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef.
• kalif12n. A rank in the Ku Klux Klan.
• kalis9n. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.
• kalon9n. Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as...
• kalpa11n. A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four...
• kalua9n. A traditional Hawaiian cooking method, using an underground oven called...
• kamal11n. A navigation device, known to the Arabs and Chinese of the ancient...
• kanal9n. A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan...
• kaval12n. A chromatic end-blown flute of Asia and eastern Europe.
• kawal12n. A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the...
• kayle12n. A pin used in kayles or skittles.
• keely12adj. Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle).
• kegel10n. The pubococcygeal muscles.
• kelch14n. A particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of...
• kelly12n. A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary...
• ketal9n. Any acetal derived from a ketone.
• khula12n. A form of divorce initiated by the wife.
• kilat9adj. Impressive, top-notch or outstanding.
• kilig10adj. Excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to...
• kilim11n. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
• kilty12n. A flap of fringed leather covering part of a boot's tongue and lace.
• klang10n. Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and...
• klick15n. A kilometer.
• klieg10n. Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography.
• klomp13n. A Dutch wooden clog.
• kloof12n. A deep glen or ravine.
• kluge10n. Something that should not work, but does.
• kneel9v. To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a...
• knell9v. To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• knoll9n. A small mound or rounded hill.
• knurl9n. A contorted knot in wood.
• koala9n. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a...

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