9-Letter Words Starting with L

All 269 nine-letter words that start with L

LA

• labelmate13n. A musician or musical act signed to the same record label.
• labetalol11n. A drug that acts as an alpha- and beta-blocker, used in the treatment...
• laborious11adj. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
• labouring12n. The act of one who labours; toil; work done.
• labourite11n. A person involved in the labour movement.
• labyrinth17n. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially...
• laccolith16n. A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the...
• lacemaker17n. A person who makes lace.
• lacerated12adj. Having lacerations, literally or figuratively.
• lachrymal19adj. Connected with weeping or tears.
• lactamase13n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one...
• lactation11n. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
• lactulose11n. A synthetic disaccharide C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ consisting of galactose and fructose...
• laddering12n. A process of soil compaction that serves to break up clods and level a...
• lafayette15n. The dollarfish.
• lagniappe14n. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers...
• lagomorph17n. A member of the mammalian taxonomic order Lagomorpha: a hare, a rabbit...
• lakefront16adj. Adjacent to a lake. Usually used to describe real estate.
• lakehouse16n. A house whose grounds border a lake.
• lakeshore16n. The shore of a lake.
• lambswool16n. The wool of a lamb.
• lamenting12n. Lamentation.
• laminaria11n. Any of the genus Laminaria of brown algae.
• laminated12adj. Made by lamination.
• laminator11n. A person who laminates.
• lamington12n. A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake...
• laminitis11n. A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof.
• lampblack21n. An amorphous form of carbon made from soot (incompletely burned organic...
• lamplight17n. The light emitted by a lamp.
• lampshade17n. A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in...
• lampstand14n. A menorah or other holder or stand for a lamp.
• lancehead15n. Any of many South American venomous pitvipers of the genus Bothrops.
• landaulet10n. A small landau.
• landbased13adj. Based or situated on land.
• landdrost11n. A type of magistrate in South Africa, abolished under the British in...
• landgrave14n. One holding a specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain...
• landowner13n. A person who owns land.
• landscape14n. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its...
• landslide11n. A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock...
• languidly14adv. In a languid manner, without force or effort, in a manner requiring...
• lanthanum14n. A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft...
• lapatinib13n. A particular oral drug used to treat cancer.
• larcenous11adj. Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
• larchwood18n. Wood of a larch tree (Larix).
• largeness10n. The property of being physically large.
• larghetto13adj. Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.
• larvicide15n. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect.
• laryngeal13adj. Of or pertaining to the larynx.
• laserdisc12n. A home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.
• lassitude10n. Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness.
• lastingly13adv. In a lasting manner, in a way that persists.
• latecomer13n. One who has arrived comparatively recently.
• laterally12adv. Done in a lateral manner.
• lateritic11adj. Of or pertaining to laterite.
• lathering13n. The act of lathering; a covering with lather.
• latinidad11n. The constellation of attributes common to many Latin American cultures...
• laudation10n. The act of lauding; high praise or commendation.
• laudatory13adj. Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
• laughable15adj. Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
• laughably18adv. In a manner that can be laughed at, humorous, in a laughable manner.
• launching15n. The act by which something is launched; a launch.
• launderer10n. One who engages in the business of laundering.
• laundress10n. Synonym of washerwoman.
• laurencia11n. Any red algae of the genus Laurencia.
• lavaliere12n. A pussy bow.
• lavishing16n. Profuse giving.
• lawlessly15adv. In a lawless manner.
• lawmaking19n. The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
• lawnmower17n. A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of...
• lawyering16n. The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
• layperson14n. A person who is not a cleric.
• lazaretto18n. A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially...
• lazybones23n. A person who is lazy.

LE

• leachable16adj. Capable of leaching or of being leached.
• leadlight14n. A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead...
• leadscrew15n. A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
• leakiness13n. The property of being leaky.
• leakproof18adj. Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
• learnable11adj. That can be learned.
• leaseback17n. A property transaction where a party sells something, then leases it...
• leasehold13adj. Of an estate in land, held for a term of years absolute by a lessee or...
• leastways15adv. At least.
• leastwise12adv. At least.
• leathered13adj. Very drunk; intoxicated.
• leavening13n. The process by which something is leavened.
• lebkuchen20n. A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.
• lecherous14adj. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
• lectotype16n. A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as...
• lecturing12n. The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
• leftfield16adj. From out of left field; off-the-wall; unconventional.
• leftwards16adv. Leftward; towards the left.
• legendary14adj. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
• legionary13n. A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient...
• legislate10v. To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
• leiomyoma16n. A non-cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
• leisurely12adj. Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried.
• leitmotif14n. A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or...
• lemniscus13n. One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in...
• lengthily16adv. In a lengthy way, in a manner that is long and drawn out, especially in...
• leniently12adv. In a lenient manner.
• leporello11n. A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front...
• lespedeza21n. Any of many leguminous plants of the genus Lespedeza, including bush...
• lessening10n. A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
• lethality15n. The fact of something being lethal; the ability of something to kill.
• lethargic15adj. Sluggish, slow.
• letrozole18n. A nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₁N₅ (trademark Femara) that is...
• letterbox18n. A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box...
• lettering10n. Written text, especially when printed.
• letterman11n. A student who has attained a specified level of participation in a...
• leucistic13adj. Affected by leucism.
• leucotomy16n. Synonym of lobotomy.
• leukocyte18n. Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated...
• leveraged14adj. Operating on leverage (borrowed funds).
• leviathan15n. A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real...
• levitator12n. One who, or that which, levitates.
• levitical14adj. Priestly.
• levulinic14adj. Of or pertaining to levulinic acid or its derivatives.
• lexically21adv. In a lexical manner.
• leylandii13n. Leyland cypress, especially when part of a large hedge.

LI

• liability14n. An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
• liberally14adv. In a liberal manner; generously; freely.
• liberated12adj. Freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters.
• liberator11n. A person who frees or liberates.
• libertine11n. Someone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.
• libidinal12adj. Relating or pertaining to the libido.
• librarian11n. The keeper, manager of a library.
• libration11n. The act of librating.
• licensing12n. A giving of license to do something; sanction.
• licensure11n. The act of conferring a license for an activity.
• lichenoid15adj. Resembling lichen.
• lichfield18n. Synonym of burial ground.
• lidocaine12n. A crystalline compound, C₁₄H₂₂N₂O, that is used in the form of its...
• lifeblood15n. Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of...
• lifeguard14n. A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save...
• lifesaver15n. A lifeguard or other rescuer.
• lifestyle15n. A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or...
• lifeworld16n. The world "as lived" prior to reflective representation or analysis.
• lightbulb17n. An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or...
• lightener13n. That which lightens.
• lightfoot16adj. Light-footed.
• lightless13adj. Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.
• lightness13n. The condition of being illuminated.
• lightning14n. A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of...
• lightroom15n. A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted...
• lightship18n. A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of...
• lightskin17n. A black, mixed race, Indigenous, Latino, or other person of color who...
• lightwell16n. An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an...
• lightwood17n. Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous...
• ligustrum12n. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges...
• limbering14n. The process of making something flexible or pliant.
• limehouse14n. An oast house that uses a limekiln.
• limelight15n. The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen...
• limerence13n. An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially...
• limescale13n. A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing...
• limestone11n. An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed...
• limitedly15adv. With limits; not unlimitedly.
• limitless11adj. Without limits in extent, size, or quantity.
• limnology15n. The science concerning the biological, geological, and physical...
• limousine11n. An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with...
• lineament11n. Any distinctive shape or line, etc.
• linearity12n. The state of being linear.
• linearize18v. To render an object linear.
• lineation9n. A linear feature in rock, often structural.
• linewidth16n. A measure of the width of the band of frequencies of radiation emitted...
• linezolid19n. A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
• lingering11n. That which lingers; a remnant.
• lingually13adv. Towards, or in relation to, the tongue.
• linolenic11adj. Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its derivatives.
• lionheart12n. A brave, heroic person.
• lipocalin13n. Any of a group of proteins that transport lipids and similar molecules.
• lipolysis14n. The hydrolysis of lipids.
• lipolytic16adj. Of or pertaining to lipolysis.
• liposomal13adj. Of or pertaining to liposomes.
• liquidate19v. To make (a sound) less harsh.
• liquidity22n. The state or property of being liquid.
• liquified22adj. Converted into a liquid state.
• liquorice20n. UK, Ireland, India, and South Africa standard spelling of licorice.
• listening10adj. Of something or someone that listens.
• literally12adv. Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
• literatim11adv. Letter by letter.
• lithified16adj. Having undergone lithification.
• lithology16n. The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and...
• lithopone14n. A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in...
• lithotomy17n. A surgical method for removal of calculi, such as kidney stones and...
• litigator10n. A person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court.
• litigious10adj. Of or relating to litigation.
• litterbug12n. A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
• littering10n. The dropping of litter.
• liturgist10n. A person knowledgeable about liturgy.
• liverwort15n. A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized...
• liveryman17n. Someone who works in a livery stable.
• livestock18n. Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
• livraison12n. A part of a serial issued from time to time.
• lizardman21n. An intelligent human-like reptile who walks on hind legs and speaks and...

LO

• loanshark16v. To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest)...
• loathsome14adj. Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
• lobectomy18n. The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the...
• localhost14n. The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers...
• localized21adj. Limited to a particular area; in a local vicinity only.
• localizer20n. A person who localizes (adapts a product for use in a particular...
• locatable13adj. Capable of being located.
• locksmith20n. One who practices locksmithing.
• locomotor13adj. Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
• lodestone10n. Any naturally occurring magnet.
• lodgepole13n. A lodgepole pine or its wood.
• loftiness12n. The state of being lofty.
• logarithm15n. For a number x, the exponent by which a given base number must be...
• logically15adv. In a logical manner, with logic.
• logistics12n. The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient...
• lognormal12adj. Describing a logarithmic function that has a normal distribution.
• logorrhea13n. Excessive talkativeness.
• loincloth14n. A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
• loitering10n. The act or practice of lingering or remaining in a place aimlessly or...
• lolloping12n. The motion of something that lollops.
• lomustine11n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
• longboard13n. A large surfboard, around 9 or 10 feet long with a wide nose.
• longevity16n. The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
• longhouse13n. A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American...
• longingly14adv. In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.
• longitude11n. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
• longshore13adj. Of, relating to, or living along a seacoast.
• longstaff16n. A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used for...
• longsword14n. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context...
• lookahead17n. The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a...
• lookalike17n. A doppelganger, impersonator, imposter, or body double.
• loopholed15adj. Having a loophole.
• loosehead13n. Prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum...
• looseleaf12n. Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.
• looseness9n. The quality or fact of being free from rigidity, attachment or...
• loosening10n. The act of making something looser.
• lopinavir14n. An antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₄O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that...
• loquacity23n. Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.
• lorazepam22n. A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.
• lorgnette10n. An opera glass with a handle.
• lovelight16n. A fond expression of love in a person's eyes.
• lovestone12n. Ivy.
• lowercase14adj. In lower case.
• lowermost14adj. Lowest.
• lowlander13n. A person who inhabits the Scottish Lowlands.
• lowliness12n. The property of being lowly.
• lowriders13n. Trousers or shorts worn with the top sagging down below the wearer's...

LU

• lubricant13n. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
• lubricate13v. To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying...
• lubricity16n. Degree of ability to lubricate.
• luciferin14n. Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the...
• lucrative14adj. Producing a surplus; profitable.
• ludicrous12adj. Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by...
• lumbering14n. The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
• lumberman15n. A man involved in the production or sale of lumber; a lumberjack or...
• luminaire11n. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides...
• luminance13n. The quality of being luminous.
• luminaria11n. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic...
• luminesce13v. To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation...
• lumpiness13n. The property of being lumpy.
• lunchable16adj. Able to be eaten for lunch.
• lunchroom16n. A room designated as a place to eat lunch.
• lunchtime16n. The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
• lunisolar9adj. Of a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.
• lustfully15adv. In a lustful manner.
• luxuriant16adj. Abundant in growth or detail.
• luxuriate16v. To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
• luxurious16adj. Very fine in quality and comfortable.

LY

• lymantria14n. Any erebid moth of the genus Lymantria.
• lymphatic21adj. Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.
• lyonnaise12adj. Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
• lyotropic16adj. Describing a liquid crystal that exhibits phase transitions as a...
• lyrically17adv. In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a...
• lysogenic15adj. Of, relating to, or causing lysis.
• lysosomal14adj. Of, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.

Questions about these words

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

Word.ws lists 269 nine-letter words that start with L, plus 1,163 rare ones.

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

literally, listening, landscape, lifestyle, legendary, lightning, liability and launching.

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

loquacity scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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