6-Letter Words Starting with L

All 387 six-letter words that start with L

LA

• laager7n. A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African...
• labial8adj. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
• labile8adj. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
• labium10n. A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds...
• lablab10n. Any of the twining leguminous plants related to the bean, especially...
• labneh11n. Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has...
• labour8n. An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
• labral8adj. Relating to a labrum (lip-like projection).
• labret8n. A body piercing consisting of an adornment attached to the lip.
• labrum10n. The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a...
• labrys11n. A double-headed axe in Minoan mythology.
• laches11n. Negligence in one's duty.
• lacing9n. That with which something is laced.
• lacker12n. One who is lacking, or in want.
• lackey15n. A footman, a liveried male servant.
• lactam10n. Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of...
• lactic10adj. Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
• lacuna8n. A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
• ladder8n. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and...
• laddie8n. A small boy.
• ladies7n. An initial hand consisting of a pair of queens.
• lading8n. The action of loading.
• ladino7n. A cunningly vicious, wild or unmanageable horse.
• laduma9interj. Goal! (cheer when a goal is scored in football).
• laelia6n. Any plant of the genus Laelia.
• laffer12n. A comedy.
• lagger8n. One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
• lagman9n. In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official...
• lagoon7n. A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
• lagune7n. Dated spelling of lagoon.
• laisse6n. A section of verse concerning a single theme; tirade.
• lakish13adj. Characteristic of the Lake poets.
• lalang7n. Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), a panicoid grass.
• lambda11n. The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the...
• lamber10n. A ewe that gives birth to a lamb.
• lambic12n. A midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous...
• lambie10n. A lamb.
• lamely11adv. In the manner of one who is lame.
• lament8n. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
• lamido9n. A ruler in various Fula-speaking polities.
• lamina8n. Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused...
• laming9n. The act or process of rendering lame.
• lammer10n. A small plastic disk used by a croupier or dealer to track the state of...
• lampas10n. A type of luxury fabric with a background weft.
• lamped11adj. Extremely drunk.
• lancer8n. A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon.
• lancet8n. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and...
• landau7n. A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and...
• landay10n. A traditional Afghan poetic form consisting of a single couplet, with...
• landed8adj. In possession of land.
• lander7n. One who lands, or who lands something.
• langar7n. A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen...
• langue7n. Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal...
• langur7n. Any of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus...
• lanier6n. A leather thong.
• lanner6n. The lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.
• lanugo7n. Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or...
• laogai7n. The use of prison labor and prison farms in the People's Republic of...
• laoshi9n. A teacher, in the context of Chinese culture.
• lapped11adj. Being one or more complete laps behind the leader in a race.
• lapper10n. One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
• lappet10n. A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a...
• lapsed9adj. Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
• lapsus8n. A slip, lapse, or error.
• laptop10n. A laptop computer.
• larded8adj. Coated or stuffed with fat or strips of bacon etc.
• larder7n. A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.
• largen7v. To enlarge.
• largie7n. A largemouth bass.
• lariat6n. A lasso.
• larval9adj. Being a larva.
• larynx16n. A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below...
• lascar8n. A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a...
• lashed10adj. Drunk.
• lasher9n. One who whips or lashes.
• lasing7n. The application of a laser beam.
• lassie6n. A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
• laster6n. A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place...
• lastly9adv. Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or...
• lateen6n. A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack...
• lately9adv. Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
• latent6adj. Existing or present, but concealed or inactive.
• laters6interj. See you later; an expression used at parting.
• latest6adj. Most recent.
• lather9n. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
• latigo7n. A strap used to tighten a cinch.
• lation6n. Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
• latria6n. The highest form of worship, named adoration, properly given to the...
• latter6adj. Near (or nearer) to the end.
• lauder7n. One who lauds (communicates high praises).
• launch11v. To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to...
• laurel6n. An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of...
• lauric8adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus...
• laurin6n. A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the bay...
• lauryl9adj. Dodecyl.
• lauter6adj. Clear.
• lavabo11n. A ritual involving the washing of one's hands at a church's offertory...
• lavage10n. A washing.
• lavant9n. A shallow or more or less intermittent spring, or the stream of water...
• lavash12n. A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked...
• laving10n. The act by which something is laved or washed.
• lavish12adj. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
• lawful12adj. Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
• lawing10n. Going to law; litigation.
• lawman11n. A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
• lawned10adj. Provided with a lawn.
• lawson9n. A chemical and dye found in henna (Lawsonia inermis).
• lawyer12n. A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for...
• laxity16n. The state of being lax; looseness, lack of tension.
• laying10n. The act by which something is laid (in any sense).
• layman11n. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the...
• layoff15n. A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary...
• layout9n. A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
• lazies15n. Laziness; the mood or feeling of being lazy.
• lazily18adv. In a lazy manner.

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• leaded8adj. Held in place by strips of lead.
• leaden7adj. Resembling the color of lead, metallic or dark gray; (of daylight) dim...
• leader7n. Any person who leads or directs.
• leafed10adj. Having a leaf or leaves (of the specified kind).
• league7n. A group or association of cooperating members.
• leaked11adj. Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to...
• leaker10n. Somebody who leaks information.
• leaner6n. One who leans, or inclines toward something.
• leaper8n. One who leaps.
• leased7adj. Transferred under the terms of a lease.
• leaser6n. Leaseman.
• leaved10adj. Having a leaf, leaves or folds.
• leaven9n. Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked...
• leaver9n. One who leaves.
• lecher11n. A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or...
• lechon11n. A roasted suckling piglet; a roasted pig.
• lechwe14n. Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.
• lectin8n. Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
• lector8n. A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church...
• ledged9adj. Having a ledge or ledges.
• ledger8n. A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
• leeway12n. The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
• lefter9n. One aligned with left.
• legacy12n. Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
• legate7n. A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on...
• legato7adv. Smoothly, in a connected manner.
• legend8n. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any...
• legged9adj. Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
• legger8n. A bootlegger.
• leggie8n. A leg (limb).
• legion7adj. Numerous; vast; very great in number.
• legman9n. A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently...
• legume9n. The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
• lekker14adj. Tasty, nice, fun, great.
• lemony11adj. Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of aroma...
• lender7n. One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity...
• length10n. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
• lengua7n. A Mexican dish consisting of beef tongue used to make tacos.
• lenity9n. Leniency, mercy, forgiveness.
• lensed7adj. Having a (specified form of) lens.
• lenser6n. The person who shoots a film.
• lentic8adj. Of or pertaining to, or living in still waters (such as lakes, ponds...
• lentil6n. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris...
• lepper10n. A horse that jumps well.
• leptin8n. A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in...
• lepton8n. A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as...
• lesion6n. A wound or injury.
• lessee6n. An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of...
• lessen6v. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• lesser6adj. Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size...
• lesson6n. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content...
• lessor6n. The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.
• lethal9adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
• letten6adj. Let; demised, leased.
• letter6n. A symbol in an alphabet.
• leucyl11n. The univalent radical derived from leucine.
• levada10n. An irrigation channel or aqueduct specific to the Portuguese Atlantic...
• levain9n. A starter dough for sourdough bread.
• levant9n. A disappearing or absconding after losing a bet.
• levity12n. A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of...
• lewdly13adv. In a lewd manner.
• lexeme15n. The abstract minimum unit of language or meaning that underlies such a...

LI

• liable8adj. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
• liaise6v. To establish a liaison.
• libber10n. One who supports liberation for some group.
• libero8n. A central defender to whom no forward is assigned for marking, forming...
• libido9n. Sexual urges or drives.
• lichen11n. Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi...
• licked13adj. Having been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue.
• licker12n. Someone or something that licks.
• lictor8n. An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who...
• lidded9adj. Having a cover like a lid.
• lifted10adj. Raised up; held aloft.
• lifter9n. A weightlifter.
• liftin9adj. Stinky, noisome, putrid.
• ligand8n. Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a...
• ligase7n. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules...
• ligate7v. To bind with a ligature or bandage.
• ligger8n. The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
• lights10n. The lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
• lighty13n. A young man; a boy.
• lignin7n. A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
• lignum9n. Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.
• ligula7n. A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants...
• ligule7n. A strap-shaped structure.
• ligure7n. A gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate.
• likely13adj. Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
• liking11n. A like; a predilection.
• likkle14adj. Little.
• lilith9n. A type of female Mesopotamian demon, typically seen as coming to men in...
• limbal10adj. Of or pertaining to a limbus.
• limbed11adj. Having limbs.
• limber10adj. Flexible, pliant, bendable.
• limbic12adj. Relating to the limbic system.
• limbus10n. A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.
• liming9n. An application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
• limmer10n. A rogue; a low, base fellow.
• limned9adj. Described or represented in a lifelike manner.
• limner8n. Someone who limns or portrays.
• limper10n. One who limps.
• limpet10n. Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and...
• limpid11adj. Clear, transparent or bright.
• limply13adv. In a limp manner, without support or resistance.
• linden7n. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped...
• lineal6adj. Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
• linear6adj. Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a...
• linens6n. Household textiles made of linen-like cloth (such as cotton fabric)...
• lineup8n. A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a...
• lingam9n. The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a...
• linger7v. To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling...
• lingua7n. Synonym of tongue.
• lining7n. A covering for the inside surface of something.
• linked11adj. Connected, either with links, or as if with links.
• linker10n. That which links.
• linkup12n. A connection.
• linner6n. A meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and dinner.
• linnet6n. A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina syn....
• linsey9n. A cloth made of linen and wool.
• lintel6n. A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the...
• linter6n. The short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.
• lionel6n. Lion cub.
• lipase8n. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of lipids.
• lipoic10adj. Of or pertaining to lipoic acid and its derivatives, the lipoates.
• lipoid9adj. Of pertaining to fat.
• lipoma10n. A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells.
• lipped11adj. Having a raised lip.
• lippen10v. To entrust; trust to (someone/something).
• liquid16n. A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a...
• liquor15n. A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
• lissen6n. A cleft or hollow in rock.
• lissom8adj. Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
• listed7adj. Entered on a list, especially an official one.
• listen6v. To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional...
• lister6n. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
• litany9n. A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a...
• lithia9n. Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
• lithic11adj. Relating to stone.
• litmus8n. A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when...
• litter6n. Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or...
• little6adj. Small, not large, limited, particularly.
• litura6n. A spot growing paler at one end.
• lively12adj. Full of life; energetic, vivacious.
• livery12n. Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the...
• living10adj. Having life; alive.
• livity12n. Harmony in a natural world and living faith.
• lizard16n. Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or...

LO

• loaded8adj. Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
• loader7n. A program that prepares other programs for execution.
• loadsa7adv. Lots of; much.
• loafer9n. An idle person.
• loanee6n. Borrower; someone who is loaned something.
• loaner6n. One who loans; a lender.
• loathe9v. To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
• lobate8adj. Lobed.
• lobola8n. The bride price among certain Bantu peoples of South Africa.
• lobule8n. A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe.
• locale8n. The place where something happens.
• locate8v. To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
• lochan11n. A small loch (lake).
• lochia11n. Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental...
• locked13adj. Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
• locken12adj. Locked.
• locker12n. A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store...
• locket12n. A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or...
• lockup14n. A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility...
• locule8n. A little hollow; a loculus.
• locura8n. A Latin-American culture-bound syndrome of severe chronic psychosis.
• locust8n. Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the...
• lodged9adj. Lying down, with head raised; used of beasts of the chase (deer, etc)...
• lodger8n. A person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).
• lofted10adj. Having (a specified amount of) loft.
• logger8n. A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.
• loggia8n. A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
• loggie8n. A person who works in logistics.
• logjam16n. An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
• logoed8adj. Imprinted with a logo.
• logoff13n. The process or an instance of logging off.
• logout7n. The act or process of logging out.
• loiter6v. To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
• loligo7n. A member of the Loligo genus of cephalopods; a squid.
• lolita6n. A young girl who is sexually alluring.
• lolium8n. Any of the genus Lolium of ryegrasses.
• lollar6n. A currency deposit recorded as a US dollar in the Lebanese banking...
• lonely9adj. Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
• longan7n. An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native...
• longer7n. One who longs or yearns for something.
• longue7n. Synonym of mackinaw trout.
• longus7n. A long muscle in the body.
• longyi10n. A sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
• loofah12n. Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost...
• loogie7n. A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
• looked11adj. Having the specified look or appearance.
• lookee10n. One who is looked at.
• looker10n. One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.
• lookit10interj. Look, listen; see here, pay attention; the thing is, to be honest.
• lookup12n. An attempt to retrieve data.
• loonie6n. The Canadian dollar coin in common circulation since 1987.
• looove9n. Elongated form of love.
• looped9adj. Having loops.
• looper8n. An instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or...
• loosen6v. To make loose.
• looser6n. One who looses, who sets loose or frees.
• loosey9n. A single cigarette, especially one sold individually.
• looter6n. One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot...
• lopper10n. A person who lops.
• loquat15n. Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese...
• lordly10adj. Of or relating to a lord.
• loreal6adj. Of or pertaining to the lore.
• lorica8n. A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward of plates of metal or horn...
• loring7n. Instructive discourse; instruction; teaching.
• loriot6n. The oriole.
• losing7adj. That loses or has lost.
• lotion6n. A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application...
• lotted7adj. Apportioned or decided by lot; allotted.
• lotter6n. A person who raised livestock on an allotted piece of land.
• louche11adj. Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
• louden7v. To become louder.
• loudly10adv. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
• lounge7v. To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an...
• lourie6n. Any of several species of the family Musophagidae.
• louver9n. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to...
• lovage10n. A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with...
• lovely12adj. Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
• lovers9adj. In a romantic or sexual relationship.
• loving10n. The action of the verb to love.
• lowboy14n. A low chest of drawers.
• lowery12adj. Dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.
• lowing10n. The sound of something that lows.
• lowish12adj. Somewhat low.
• lowman11n. A cheat's die designed to roll high numbers.
• lowrie9n. A fox.

LU

• lubber10n. An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
• lucent8adj. Emitting light; shining, luminous.
• lucine8n. Any member of the Lucinoma genus of clams.
• lucker12n. A very lucky person.
• lugged9adj. Constructed with lugs.
• lugger8n. Someone or something that lugs (“drags or hauls, especially something...
• lugnut7n. A specially shaped nut used to hold the wheels on an automobile.
• lumbar10adj. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae...
• lumber10n. Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially...
• lumine8v. To illuminate.
• lummox17n. A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
• lumpen10adj. Lump-like.
• lumper10n. An extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck...
• lumpia10n. A kind of spring roll.
• lunacy11n. A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
• lunate6adj. Shaped like a crescent.
• lunged8adj. Having lungs (of a specified type).
• lunger7n. A person who lunges.
• lungis7n. A lingerer, lanky person, or dullard.
• lunker10n. Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its...
• lunula6n. Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area...
• lunule6n. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or...
• lupine8adj. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
• lupron8n. Synonym of leuprolide.
• luring7n. Allurement.
• lurker10n. One who lurks.
• lusher9n. A lush; an alcoholic.
• lushly12adv. In a lush way.
• luster6n. The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam...
• lustre6n. UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
• luteal6adj. Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.
• lutein6n. A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and...
• luteum8n. Corpus luteum.
• luting7n. Lute (a kind of sticky clay or cement).
• luxury16n. Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they...

LV

• lvalue9n. A value that can be treated as an address or storage location.

LY

• lyceum13n. A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.
• lychee14n. The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry...
• lyrics11n. The words to a song (or other vocal music).
• lysate9n. All the material formed by the lysis of cells.
• lysine9n. An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂, in L- or D-forms.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 387 six-letter words that start with L, plus 416 rare ones.

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

little, living, likely, longer, league, looked, listen and leader.

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

lazily scores 18 points with the standard letter tile values.

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