8-Letter Words Starting with L

All 382 eight-letter words that start with L

LA

• labdanum13n. A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in...
• labeling11n. A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system, to packaged...
• labelled11adj. UK and Canada standard spelling of labeled.
• labellum12n. The lower central petal of a flower (especially an orchid), usually...
• lability13n. The state of being labile.
• laboring11n. The act of one who labors; toil; work done.
• laboured11adj. Expressive of strenuous effort.
• labourer10n. UK standard spelling of laborer.
• labrador11n. A Labrador retriever.
• labrusca12n. The fox grape (Vitis labrusca).
• laburnum12n. Any tree of the genus Laburnum.
• laceless10adj. Without laces.
• lacerate10v. To tear, rip or wound.
• lacewing14n. Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the...
• lacework17n. A piece or example of lace.
• lackland15n. A person who does not own land.
• lacrimal12adj. Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs.
• lacrosse10n. A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks...
• laddered11adj. Having a ladder in them.
• ladleful12n. A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.
• ladybird15n. Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round...
• ladyfish18n. A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical...
• ladylike16adj. Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
• ladylove15n. A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.
• ladyship17n. Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
• laetrile8n. A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought...
• lagering10n. The stage in the manufacture of a lager beer when it is stored at a low...
• lagoonal9adj. Of or pertaining to a lagoon, especially one behind a coral reef.
• laicized20adj. Freed from ecclesiastical control.
• lakehead16n. The part of a lake most distant from its outlet.
• lakeland13n. Terrain with many lakes.
• lakeport14n. A port located on a lake.
• lakeside13n. The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.
• lakeview18adj. Affording a view over a lake.
• lamasery13n. A monastery for lamas.
• lambaste12v. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
• lambchop19n. A chop or rib of lamb.
• lambdoid14adj. Shaped like the Greek letter lambda.
• lambskin16n. The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece...
• lamellar10adj. Of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.
• lameness10n. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
• lamented11adj. Mourned for, or grieved for.
• laminate10v. To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
• lamppost14n. The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such...
• lampwick21n. A wick of a lamp, usually an oil lamp.
• lampwork19n. A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
• landbank15n. A bank which issues notes based on the security of landed property.
• landcare11n. A community scheme for taking care of agricultural land, preventing...
• landfall12n. An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.
• landfill12v. To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.
• landform14n. Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley.
• landgrab12n. A landrush.
• landlady13n. A female landlord.
• landless9adj. Not owning land.
• landline9n. A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land...
• landlord10n. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
• landmark15n. An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone...
• landmass11n. A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with...
• landmine11v. To sow (an area) with land mines.
• landrace11n. Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has...
• landship14n. An armored combat vehicle; a tank.
• landside10adj. Inland; away from the sea.
• landslip11n. The sliding of a mass of land down a cliff or slope; a landslide.
• landsman11n. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or...
• landward13adj. Located, facing or moving in the direction of the land, as opposed to...
• language10n. A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a...
• languish12v. To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or...
• lapidary14n. A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious...
• larboard11n. The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow...
• largesse9n. The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time...
• larkspur14n. A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium...
• larrikin12n. A young, brash, and impertinent, and possibly violent, troublemaker...
• laserjet15n. A laser printer.
• lashline11n. The line of the eyelash.
• lassoing9n. The act of catching something with a lasso.
• latching14adj. That latches.
• latchkey20n. A key, especially to an outside door.
• lateness8n. The state of being late.
• latently11adv. In a latent manner.
• laterite8n. A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that...
• lathered12adj. Drunk.
• latitude9n. The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured...
• latterly11adv. In a latter manner.
• latticed11adj. Provided with latticework; having a pattern of fretwork.
• laudable11adj. Worthy of being lauded.
• laudably14adv. In a laudable manner.
• laudanum11n. Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical...
• laughing13adj. Verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
• laughter12n. The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
• launcher13n. One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the...
• laureate8adj. Crowned, or decked, with laurel.
• laurence10n. Synonym of lowrie.
• lavalier11n. An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone...
• lavatory14n. A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly.
• lavender12n. Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
• lavishly17adv. In a lavish manner, expending profusely.
• lawfully17adv. Conforming to the law; legally.
• lawgiver15n. One who provides laws to a society.
• lawmaker17n. One who makes or enacts laws.
• lawncare13n. The care and treatment of grass on a lawn.
• lawyerly17adj. Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
• laxative18adj. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and...
• layabout13n. A lazy person.
• layering12n. A structure made up of layers.
• laziness17n. The quality of being lazy.

LE

• leachate13n. The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.
• leaching14n. The process by which something is leached.
• leadfoot12n. One who drives quickly or without subtlety, one who often engages in...
• leadless9adj. Without lead (the metal).
• leafless11adj. Of plants or trees, without leaves.
• leaflike15adj. Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
• leanness8n. The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
• leapfrog14n. A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog...
• learning9n. An act in which something is learned.
• leasable10adj. Able to be leased.
• leathern11adj. Made of leather.
• leathery14adj. Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
• leavened12adj. Prepared using leavening.
• leavings12n. A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or...
• lecithin13n. The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in...
• lecturer10n. A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
• leeching14n. A medical treatment using leeches.
• leftover14adj. Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.
• leftward15adj. To or from the left.
• legalism11n. The focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent...
• legalist9adj. Of or related to legalism, in its various senses.
• legality12n. Lawfulness.
• legalize18v. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something...
• legatine9adj. Belonging to a legate.
• legation9n. The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or...
• legendry13n. Legends in general; mythology.
• leisured9adj. Having leisure time, especially as a result of not having to work for a...
• lekythos18n. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing...
• lemonade11n. A flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener...
• lengthen12v. To make longer, to extend the length of.
• lengthly15adj. Misspelled form of lengthy.
• lenience10n. Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
• leniency13n. The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of...
• lenition8n. A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).
• lepidium13n. Any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden...
• lesional8adj. Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by lesions.
• lessened9adj. Having been lessened.
• lessness8n. The state or condition of being less.
• lethally14adv. In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.
• lethargy15n. A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of...
• lettable10adj. Able to be let (that is, rented or leased).
• lettered9adj. Marked with letters.
• letterer8n. A person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as...
• leukemia14n. Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially...
• leukemic16adj. Relating to leukemia.
• leveling12n. The process of making something level.
• leveller11n. A person or thing that levels.
• leverage12n. A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot.
• levirate11adj. Having to do with one's husband's brother.
• levitate11v. To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
• lewdness12n. The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.
• lewisite11n. An organoarsenic compound used as a chemical weapon.

LI

• libation10n. The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the...
• libelous10adj. Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to...
• liberate10v. Often followed by from: to allow or cause (someone or something) to be...
• libretto10n. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
• licensed11adj. Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
• licensee10n. A person to whom a license is granted.
• licensor10n. A party that grants a license to another.
• lickable16adj. Capable of, or suitable for, being licked.
• licorice12n. A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America...
• lifeboat13n. A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people...
• lifecare13n. The care of elderly people within a dedicated community after their...
• lifeform16n. Any specific living organism.
• lifehack20n. Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes...
• lifeless11adj. Inanimate; having no life.
• lifelike15adj. Like a living being; resembling life; being an accurate representation.
• lifeline11n. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
• lifelong12adj. Extending for the entire duration of life.
• lifemate13n. A companion for life.
• lifespan13n. The length of time for which an organism lives.
• lifetime13n. The duration of the life of someone or something.
• lifework18n. The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
• liftback19n. A variation on the hatchback car body style, with a more gently sloping...
• liftgate12n. A hydraulic or electric platform that installs onto the rear of a...
• ligament11n. A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
• ligation9n. Something that ties, a ligature.
• ligature9n. The act of tying or binding something.
• lightbar14n. A bar mounted on the roof of a vehicle, such as a police car, with...
• lightbox21n. A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used...
• lightful15adj. Full of light; bright.
• lighting13n. The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so...
• lightish15adj. Somewhat light in colour.
• lightman14n. A man who carries or takes care of a light.
• ligneous9adj. Of, or resembling wood; woody.
• ligulate9adj. Shaped like a strap or long tongue.
• likeness12n. The state or quality of being like or alike.
• likening13n. The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
• likewise15adv. In a similar manner.
• lilliput10n. Any of various small freshwater mussels of the genus Toxolasma, found...
• limbless12adj. Lacking limbs.
• limekiln14n. A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from...
• limerick16n. A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme...
• limewash16n. A mixture of slaked lime in water, used as a paint or a paintlike...
• limitans10n. Synonym of membrana limitans.
• limiting11n. A limitation.
• limonade11n. A still (non-carbonated), typically homemade or fresh-squeezed drink...
• limonene10n. A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found...
• limonite10n. Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite...
• limonium12n. Any plant of the genus Limonium.
• limousin10n. A breed of beef cattle.
• limpness12n. Property of being limp.
• linalool8n. A monoterpene alcohol found in many essential oils.
• linchpin15n. A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to...
• lineally11adv. In terms of lines; linewise.
• linearly11adv. In a linear manner.
• linemate10n. Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive line.
• lineside9adj. Alongside a railway line.
• linesman10n. An assistant referee.
• linework15n. The technique of drawing lines.
• lingerie9n. Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or...
• linguine9n. Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
• linguist9n. One who studies linguistics.
• liniment10n. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with...
• linkable14adj. Capable of being linked.
• linoleic10adj. Of, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil.
• linoleum10n. An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made...
• linotype13n. A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is...
• lionfish14n. Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of...
• lionhead12n. A lionhead rabbit.
• lipliner10n. A cosmetic product intended to fill uneven areas on the outer edges of...
• liposome12n. An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of...
• lipstick16n. Makeup for the lips.
• liquidus18n. A line, in a phase diagram, above which a given substance is a stable...
• listener8n. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
• listeria8n. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria...
• listicle10n. An article based around a list.
• listless8adj. Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
• listview14n. A user interface control that can display a series of icons, possibly...
• literacy13n. The ability to read and write.
• literary11adj. Relating to literature.
• literate8adj. Able to read and write; having literacy.
• literati8n. Well-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are...
• litharge12n. Lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air...
• litigant9n. A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the...
• litigate9v. To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
• littered9adj. Covered in litter.
• litterer8n. One who litters.
• littoral8adj. Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
• livecast13n. A webcast that is streamed live, often combined with an integrated chat...
• livelong12adj. Total, complete, whole.
• liveness11n. The property of being alive.
• liveried12adj. Dressed in livery, uniformed, especially of a servant or a chauffeur.
• livewell14n. A well in a fishing boat where fish are kept alive.
• lividity15n. The state or quality of being livid.

LO

• loadable11adj. Capable of being loaded.
• loanable10adj. That may be loaned.
• loanword12n. A word directly taken into one language from another one.
• loathing12n. Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
• lobbying16n. The act of one who lobbies.
• lobbyist15n. A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a...
• loblolly13n. Gruel.
• lobotomy15n. A surgical operation involving cutting into a lobe of a body organ...
• localism12n. Attachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially...
• localist10adj. Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial...
• locality13n. The fact or quality of having a position in space.
• localize19v. To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.
• location10n. A particular point or place in physical space.
• locative13adj. Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
• locavore13n. One who tries to eat only locally grown foods.
• lochside14adj. Bordering or near a loch.
• lockable16adj. Capable of being locked.
• lockback22n. A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended...
• lockdown18n. The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or...
• lockstep16n. A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of...
• locution10n. A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person...
• lodestar9n. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as...
• lodgings11n. A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges.
• lodgment12n. An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can...
• logician11n. A person who studies or teaches logic.
• logicism13n. The doctrine that mathematics is a branch of logic in that some or all...
• logistic11adj. Relating to symbolic logic.
• logogram12n. A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word...
• logotype14n. A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of...
• loiterer8n. One who loiters, one who lingers or hangs around.
• lollipop12n. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy or sweet...
• lollygag13v. To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
• lonerism10n. A tendency for excessive solitary behavior.
• lonesome10adj. Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
• longball11n. A home run.
• longboat11n. The largest and thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.
• longcase11n. A longcase clock.
• longclaw14n. Any of several passerine birds of the genus Macronyx, that have long...
• longeron9n. A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is...
• longhair12n. A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as...
• longhand13n. The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to...
• longhaul12v. To travel a long distance.
• longhorn12n. A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other...
• longleaf12n. A longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, or the wood of this tree.
• longlegs10n. A daddy longlegs.
• longline9adj. Longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips.
• longlist9n. An initial, relatively long, shortlist, from which a further shortlist...
• longneck15n. A type of beer bottle with a long neck.
• longnose9adj. Having a long nose (used in the names of fish and other animals).
• longplay14n. A full recording of a video game being played from start to completion.
• longship14n. A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
• longspur11n. Any of the birds of the genus Calcarius, having a long claw on the hind...
• longtail9n. Any animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
• longtime11adj. Having endured for a long period of time.
• longueur9n. A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or...
• longwall12n. A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
• longwave15adj. Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
• longways15adv. Lengthwise, in the longer direction.
• lonicera10n. Any plant of the genus Lonicera, the honeysuckles.
• lookback20n. A kind of exotic option whose payoff depends on the optimal (maximum or...
• lookbook18n. A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such...
• loopback18n. The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the...
• loophole13n. A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a...
• loosened9adj. Having been made less tight or more relaxed.
• lopsided12adj. Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.
• loquitur17v. Speaks.
• lordosis9n. The normal concave, backwards curvature of the spine in the cervical...
• lordship14n. The state or condition of being a lord.
• lorikeet12n. Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia....
• losartan8n. An antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its...
• lossless8adj. Free from loss, especially not losing electrical energy or force.
• lostness8n. The fact or quality of being lost.
• loudness9n. The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in...
• lounging10n. The act of one who lounges.
• loureiro8n. A grape variety cultivated in Spain and Portugal, used in the...
• louvered12adj. Having louvers.
• lovebird14n. Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus...
• lovefest14n. An effusive exchange of goodwill.
• loveless11adj. Without love.
• lovelock17n. A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that...
• lovelorn11adj. Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in...
• loverboy16n. A male lover, especially a young one.
• lovering12n. Courtship; wooing.
• loverman13n. A man who is skilled at making love.
• lovesick17adj. Behaving oddly, or as though in distress, due to being overcome by...
• lovesome13adj. Worthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
• lovingly15adv. In a loving manner, affectionately.
• lowering12n. The act of something being lowered.
• lowlight15n. A particularly unfavorable or mediocre moment or aspect.
• lowrance13n. Synonym of lowrie.
• lowrider12n. A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified...
• loxapine17n. A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and...
• loyalism13n. The property of being a loyalist.
• loyalist11n. A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political...

LU

• lubberly15adj. Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person).
• luchador14n. A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked.
• lucidity14n. The property of being lucid; lucidness.
• luckless14adj. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
• lukewarm17adj. Between warm and cool.
• lumbered13adj. Trapped, encumbered.
• luminant10adj. That illuminates; luminous.
• luminary13n. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in...
• luminate10v. To illuminate.
• luminous10adj. Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
• lunation8n. A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a...
• lunchbox22n. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
• luncheon13n. A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
• lunching14n. The act of eating lunch.
• lunettes8n. A particular kind of spectacles/glasses, consisting of two circular...
• lungfish15n. An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike...
• lungworm14n. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to...
• lunokhod16n. One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers.
• lurching14n. The action of the verb to lurch.
• luscious10adj. Sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.
• lushness11n. The property of being lush.
• lustrous8adj. Having a glow or lustre.
• lutefisk15n. A traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.
• lutenist8n. One who plays the lute, a lutist.
• luteolin8n. A particular flavone, found in many vegetables, that functions as an...
• lutetium10n. The chemical element with atomic number 71, a silvery-white metal which...
• lutherie11n. The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
• luxation15n. The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or...

LY

• lycopene15n. A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and...
• lymphoid19adj. Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body.
• lymphoma20n. A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid...
• lynching17n. Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law...
• lyrebird14n. Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus...
• lyricism15n. Great enthusiasm.
• lyricist13n. A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
• lysergic14adj. Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid...
• lysosome13n. An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large...
• lysozyme25n. A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions...

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 382 eight-letter words that start with L, plus 1,135 rare ones.

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

language, learning, location, laughing, lifetime, literary, lighting and licensed.

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

lysozyme scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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