5-Letter Words with L: page 5

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

S

• solid6adj. That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm....
• solon5n. A wise legislator or lawgiver.
• solum7n. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the...
• solus5adj. Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction).
• solve8v. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
• somal7adj. Of or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.
• sorel5n. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
• spall7n. A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
• speal7n. Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”).
• speel7v. To climb.
• spell7n. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• spelt7n. A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum...
• spiel7n. A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to...
• spile7n. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
• spill7v. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to...
• spilt7adj. That has been spilled.
• splat7n. The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
• splay10v. To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• split7v. To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
• spoil7v. To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable.
• spool7n. A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound...
• stale5adj. No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
• stalk9n. The stem or main axis of a plant.
• stall5n. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
• steal5v. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned...
• steel5n. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than...
• stela5n. An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive...
• stele5n. An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted...
• stell5v. To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
• stile5n. A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow...
• still5adj. Not moving; calm.
• stilt5n. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk...
• stola5n. The traditional garment of women in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the...
• stole5n. A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck...
• stoll5v. To understand.
• stool5n. A seat for one person without a back or armrests.
• stull5n. A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to...
• style8n. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a...
• stylo8n. A stylographic pen.
• sulfa8adj. Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.
• sulky12n. A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
• sulla5n. Any of the species in the genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).
• sully8v. To soil or stain; to dirty.
• sural5adj. Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.
• surly8adj. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
• swale8n. A low tract of moist or marshy land.
• swell8v. To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape...
• swill8n. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially...
• swirl8v. To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
• swole8adj. Swollen, enlarged.
• sylph13n. An invisible being of the air.

T

• tabla7n. A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the...
• table7n. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground...
• tails5n. The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state...
• talab7n. A pond for harvesting rainwater.
• talaq14n. An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
• talar5adj. Relating to the talus.
• talea5n. A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
• taler5n. A Germanic unit of currency used between the 15th and 19th centuries.
• tales5n. A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
• talin5n. Any of a group of cytoskeletal proteins.
• talky12adj. Talkative or loquacious.
• tally8interj. Target sighted.
• talma7n. A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak.
• talon5n. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
• talpa7n. An encysted tumour on the head; a wen.
• taluk9n. A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative...
• talus5n. The bone of the ankle.
• taxol12n. A taxane, C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄, used to treat cancer; Taxol.
• telco7n. A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a...
• telex12n. A network of teletypes.
• telic7adj. Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
• tella5n. A traditional beer from Ethiopia and Eritrea, brewed from various...
• telly8n. Television.
• telos5n. The aim, purpose, or end goal.
• tesla5n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux...
• texel12n. An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be...
• thali8n. A round metal platter used to serve food in India.
• thall8n. A style of progressive metal music related to djent, with particular...
• thill8n. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between...
• thiol8n. A univalent organic radical (-SH) containing a sulphur and a hydrogen...
• thole8v. To suffer.
• thula8n. A kind of ancient poem in Germanic languages, consisting of metrical...
• thurl8n. Either of the rear hip joints where the hip connects to the upper leg...
• tical7n. An old Thai measurement of weight, the baht, of about 15 grams.
• tidal6adj. Relating to tides.
• tilak9n. A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an...
• tilde6n. In Spanish, ⟨ñ⟩ is a palatalized ⟨n⟩, for example in ⟨cañón⟩.
• tiled6adj. Constructed from, or decorated with tiles.
• tiler5n. A person who sets tiles.
• tilia5n. Any tree of the linden genus Tilia.
• tilly8n. An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a...
• tilma7n. An indigenous Mexican outer garment for men, worn on the front like a...
• tilth8n. Agricultural labour; husbandry.
• tiple7n. Any of several kinds of small, plucked stringed-instrument of the...
• title5n. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
• toile5n. Plain or simple twilled fabric.
• tolar5n. A state currency formerly used by the Republic of Slovenia between 1991...
• tonal5adj. Of or relating to tones or tonality.
• toral5adj. Of or pertaining to a torus.
• toril5n. A bullpen, especially one attached to a bullfighting arena where the...
• tosyl8n. Toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl.
• total5n. An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
• towel8n. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet...
• trail5v. To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
• trawl8n. A net or dragnet used for trawling.
• trial5n. An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well...
• trill5n. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as...
• triol5n. Any trihydroxy alcohol.
• troll5n. A giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature...
• trull5n. A set of three special trump cards used in some Tarock games, having a...
• truly8adv. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
• tubal7adj. Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.
• tuile5n. A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added...
• tulip7n. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
• tulku9n. A high-ranking lama who can choose the manner of his or her rebirth.
• tulle5n. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
• tulpa7n. A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been...
• tulsi5n. Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.
• tuple7n. A finite sequence of terms.
• tuzla14n. A kind of central Anatolian rug.
• twill8n. A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular...
• twirl8n. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

U

• ugali6n. African cornmeal porridge.
• uhlan8n. A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit...
• ulama7n. A modern ball game descended from tlachtli.
• ulcer7n. An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an...
• ulnar5adj. Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow.
• ulpan7n. An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants.
• ultra5adj. Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
• umbel9n. A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the...
• uncle7n. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• unlit5adj. Not lit.
• until5prep. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
• uplay10v. To lay up; hoard.
• usual5adj. Most commonly occurring; typical.
• utile5n. A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed...
• uveal8adj. Of or pertaining to the uvea.
• uvula8n. The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the...

V

• vagal9adj. Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
• valet8n. A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and...
• valid9adj. Well-grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
• value8n. The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
• valva11n. A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that...
• valve11n. A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such...
• vasal8adj. Relating to a vessel (of the body).
• vault8n. An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether...
• velar8adj. Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
• veldt9n. Dated spelling of veld.
• velum10n. The soft palate.
• venal8adj. Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than...
• vigil9n. An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially...
• villa8n. A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the...
• ville8n. A Vietnamese village.
• vinal8n. Polyvinyl alcohol fibers.
• vinyl11n. The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
• viola8n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the...
• viole8v. To violate, especially to rape.
• viral8adj. Of or relating to a biological virus.
• vital8adj. Relating to or characteristic of life.
• vocal10adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
• voile8n. A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
• volar8adj. Pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
• volga9n. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as...
• volta8n. A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is...
• volti8v. Turn the page.
• volva11n. A cup-shaped mass at the base of various fungi.
• volve11v. To turn over in the mind; to ponder.
• vowel11n. A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction...
• voxel15n. The three-dimensional analogue of a pixel; a volume element...
• vulgo9adv. In the vernacular; commonly known as.
• vulva11n. The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals...

W

• wakil12n. In Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or...
• waldo9n. Synonym of telefactor.
• waler8n. A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a...
• walia8n. The ibex Capra walie.
• walls8n. The vagina.
• wally11n. A fool.
• waltz17n. A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
• wanly11adv. In a wan or pale manner.
• weald9n. A forest or wood.
• welch13n. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
• welly11n. A Wellington boot.
• welsh11v. To cheat or swindle someone, often by not paying a debt, especially a...
• wetly11adv. In a wet manner.
• whale11n. Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and...
• wheal11n. A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from...
• wheel11n. A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating...
• whelk15n. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of...
• whelm13n. A surge of water.
• whelp13n. A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid...
• while11n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
• whirl11v. To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
• whole11adj. Entire, undivided.
• whorl11n. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles...
• wield9v. To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
• wilco10interj. Indicates agreement and compliance.
• wilds9n. Wilderness.
• wilga9n. Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of...
• willy11adj. Self-willed; willful.
• wilty11adj. Tending to wilt.
• wolfy14adj. Wolfish; like a wolf.
• wolve11v. To behave like a wolf.
• world9n. The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human...
• would9v. Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating...
• wryly14adv. In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.
• wurly11adj. Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.

X

• xylan15n. A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell...
• xylem17n. A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the...

Y

• yello8interj. An informal greeting, especially when answering the phone.
• yield9v. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
• ylide9n. Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both...
• yodel9v. To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly...
• yolky15adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of yolk.
• yulan8n. Magnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that...

Z

• zilch19n. Nothing, zero.
• zilla14n. A subdivision of a province or state.
• zloty17n. The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.
• zonal14adj. Divided into zones.

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