5 Letter Words Starting with L

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laban Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)
label Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A tassel.
labia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n. pl.. See Labium.
labor Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed t...
labra Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
pl.. of Labrum
laced Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Lace
lacer Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
lache Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim.
laded Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
imp.. of Lade
laden Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
p. & a.. Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.
ladin Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol.
ladle Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. t.. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.
laevo Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
A prefix. See Levo.
lagan Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n. & v.. See Ligan.
lager Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Lager beer.
lagly Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
adv.. Laggingly.
lagos Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
lahar Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
laird Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the crown.
laity Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.
laius Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
lakin Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. See Ladykin.
lakke Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
n. & v.. See Lack.
lally Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
lamed Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Lame
lamel Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. See Lamella.
lames Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n. pl.. Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon the other and form a piece of armor.
lamia Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a witch.
lamna Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. a genus of Lamnidae
lanai Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
lance Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a...
lanch Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. t.. To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch.
laney Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933)
lange Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)
lanky Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
a.. Somewhat lank.
lansa Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
lapel Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically, the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of collar.
lapin Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. castrated male rabbit
lapis Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A stone.
lapps Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n. pl.. A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.
lapse Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurati...
larch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
lardy Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
a.. Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.
lares Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
pl.. of Lar
large Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
superl.. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensiv...
largo Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a. & adv.. Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn.
larid Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
larix Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. larches
larry Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.
larum Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. See Alarum, and Alarm.
larus Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. type genus of the Laridae
larva Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. Any young insect from the time that it hatches from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During this time it usually molts several times, and may c...
larve Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A larva.
lasek Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
laser Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
lasik Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea
lasix Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema
lassa Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
lasso Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.
latch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
v. t.. To smear; to anoint.
lated Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
a.. Belated; too late.
later Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A brick or tile.
lates Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other India...
latex Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromat...
lathe Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent.
lathi Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
laths Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
pl.. of Lath
lathy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Like a lath; long and slender.
latin Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
latke Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
laton Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Alt. of Latoun
latte Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
laudo Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)
laugh Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
v. i.. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and e...
laund Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.
laura Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
laved Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
imp. & p. p.. of Lave
laver Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A vessel for washing; a large basin.
lavic Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
a.. See Lavatic.
lawny Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
a.. Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
laxly Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
adv.. In a lax manner.
layby Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
n.. designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
layer Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. One who, or that which, lays.
layia Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers
layup Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
n.. a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
lazar Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. A person infected with a filthy or pestilential disease; a leper.
lazed Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
imp. & p. p.. of Laze
lazio Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
leach Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See 3d Leech.
leady Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
a.. Resembling lead.
leafy Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
superl. Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
leaky Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
superl.. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.
leant Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
of Lean
leany Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Lean.
leapt Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
of Leap
learn Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
v. t.. To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire unde...
leary Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
lease Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. i.. To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
leash Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
least Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.
leave Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. i.. To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.
leavy Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
a.. Leafy.
leban Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. Alt. of Lebban
leche Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See water buck, under 3d Buck.
leden Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Alt. of Ledden
ledge Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
ledgy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a ledgy island.
ledum Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions
leech Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See 2d Leach.
leeds Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
leery Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
leese Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
v. t.. To lose.
lefty Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
n.. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
legal Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
a.. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a lega...
leger Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
leges Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
pl.. of Lex
legge Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
v. t.. To lay.
leggy Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
a.. Having long legs.
lehar Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948)
leigh Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. English film actress (1913-1967)
leman Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense.
lemma Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. A preliminary or auxiliary proposition demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics or logic.
lemna Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root
lemon Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the com...
lemur Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed u...
lendl Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960)
lends Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n. pl.. Loins.
lenin Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)
lense Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
lento Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a. & adv.. Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente.
leone Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
lepal Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A sterile transformed stamen.
lepas Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also g...
leper Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A person affected with leprosy.
lepid Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Pleasant; jocose.
leppy Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
lepra Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Leprosy.
lepre Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Leprosy.
lepry Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. Leprosy.
lepus Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. type genus of the Leporidae: hares
lerot Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A small European rodent (Eliomys nitela), allied to the dormouse.
letch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
v. & n.. See Leach.
lethe Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Death.
lethy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Lethean.
letup Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.
leuco Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
Alt. of Leuc-
levee Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. The act of rising.
level Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still...
leven Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. Lightning.
lever Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. More agreeable; more pleasing.
levet Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille.
levin Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. Lightning.
levir Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate marriages.
levis Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. a popular brand of jeans
lewis Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Alt. of Lewisson
lexis Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
leyte Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first...
lhasa Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
liana Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of t...
liane Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Alt. of Liana
liard Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
a.. Gray.
libby Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
libel Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc.
liber Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the...
libra Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus / in almanacs, etc.
libya Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
lichi Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See Litchi.
licit Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Lawful.
lidar Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turb...
liege Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord.
lieve Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Same as Lief.
lifen Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
v. t.. To enliven.
lifer Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
ligan Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam.
liger Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. offspring of a male lion and a female tiger
ligge Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
v. i.. To lie or recline.
light Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
ligne Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
liked Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
imp. & p. p.. of Like
liken Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.
lilac Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and S. Persica, the Persian lilac, are f...
lille Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
liman Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.
limax Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing pore is on the right side of the neck...
limbo Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. Alt. of Limbus
limed Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Lime
limen Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. the smallest detectable sensation
limer Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A limehound; a limmer.
limey Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. a man of English descent
limit Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t.. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country...
limpa Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar
limsy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. Limp; flexible; flimsy.
linac Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
linch Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
n.. A ledge; a right-angled projection.
lindy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)
lined Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Line
linen Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
liner Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
linga Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. Alt. of Lingam
lingo Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. Language; speech; dialect.
linin Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
links Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
linne Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. Flax. See Linen.
lints Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
noun. Plural of lint; small fibers or bits of thread that accumulate on fabric or surfaces.
linum Scrabble 7 · WWF 11
n.. A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).
linux Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
n.. an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
lipic Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
a.. Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wa...
lipid Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohyd...
lippi Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469)
lipse Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. i.. To lisp.
lisle Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
liszt Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)
litas Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. the basic unit of money in Lithuania
liter Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. Alt. of Litre
lithe Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
v. i. & i.. To listen or listen to; to hearken to.
litho Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
A combining form from Gr. li`qos, stone.
lithy Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
a.. Easily bent; pliable.
litre Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints.
litui Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
pl.. of Lituus
lived Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
imp. & p. p.. of Live
liven Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
v.. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
liver Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. One who, or that which, lives.
lives Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
pl.. of Life
livid Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion.
livor Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. Malignity.
livre Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc.
llama Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the gua...
llano Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. An extensive plain with or without vegetation.
lloyd Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
loach Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of the genera Cobitis, Nemachilus, and allied genera, having six or more barbules around the mouth. T...
loads Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
loamy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
loasa Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers
loath Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. Hateful; odious; disliked.
lobar Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Of or pertaining to a lobe; characterized by, or like, a lobe or lobes.
lobby Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates...
lobed Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Having lobes; lobate.
local Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
a.. Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom.
loche Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See Loach.
locke Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
n.. English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
locky Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
a.. Having locks or tufts.
locum Scrabble 9 · WWF 13
n.. someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
locus Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A place; a locality.
lodge Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.
loess Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
loewe Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987)
loewi Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a...
lofty Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
superl.. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
logan Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. A rocking or balanced stone.
logic Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and formal thought, or of the laws according to which the processes of pure thinking should be conducted; t...
logos Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. A word; reason; speech.
lohan Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
loins Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
loire Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
lolly Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"
lonas Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. one species: yellow ageratum
loner Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
longe Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. A thrust. See Lunge.
looby Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber.
looch Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. See 2d Loch.
looed Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
imp. & p. p.. of Loo
loofa Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
loony Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. See Luny.
loopy Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
loord Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A dull, stupid fellow; a drone.
loose Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
superl.. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
loped Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Lope
loper Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes.
lopid Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
loppy Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
a.. Somewhat lop; inclined to lop.
loral Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Of or pertaining to the lores.
lorca Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
lorel Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A good for nothing fellow; a vagabond.
loren Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
obs. strong p. p.. of Lose.
loris Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender...
lorre Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
lorry Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
losel Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel.
loser Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. One who loses.
lossy Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
a.. characterized by or causing dissipation of energy
lotic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. of or relating to or living in actively moving water
lotos Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. See Lotus.
lotte Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
lotto Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numb...
lotus Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,...
lough Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.
louis Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
loupe Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists
loups Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n. pl.. The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose principal totem was the wolf.
louse Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. T...
lousy Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Infested with lice.
loved Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
imp. & p. p.. of Love
lovee Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. One who is loved.
lover Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.
lovoa Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. genus of African timber trees
lowan Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
lowed Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Low
lower Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Compar. of Low, a.
lowly Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
a.. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
lowry Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
n.. An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
loxia Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. crossbill
loyal Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unsw...
lozal Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension
lucas Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
lucid Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
lucky Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
superl.. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
lucre Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill sense.
luffa Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
n.. any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior...
luger Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. a German semiautomatic pistol
lulli Scrabble 5 · WWF 9
n.. French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)
lully Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)
lumen Scrabble 7 · WWF 11
n.. a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"
lumma Scrabble 9 · WWF 13
n.. 100 lumma equal 1 dram in Armenia
lumpy Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
superl.. Full of lumps, or small compact masses.
lunar Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
a.. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations.
lunch Scrabble 10 · WWF 13
n.. A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner.
lunda Scrabble 6 · WWF 9
n.. puffins
lunet Scrabble 5 · WWF 8
n.. A little moon or satellite.
lunge Scrabble 6 · WWF 10
n.. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
lungi Scrabble 6 · WWF 10
n.. a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
lupin Scrabble 7 · WWF 11
n.. any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
lupus Scrabble 7 · WWF 11
n.. A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.
lurch Scrabble 10 · WWF 12
v. i.. To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
lured Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Lure
lurid Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.
lurry Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of sounds.
lusty Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
superl.. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body.
luted Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
imp. & p. p.. of Lute
luteo Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow.
luter Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One who plays on a lute.
lutra Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
luxor Scrabble 12 · WWF 14
n.. a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
luyia Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. a Bantu language
luzon Scrabble 14 · WWF 17
n.. the main island of the Philippines
lviii Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. being eight more than fifty
lxiii Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
a.. being three more than sixty
lxvii Scrabble 15 · WWF 17
a.. being seven more than sixty
lxxii Scrabble 19 · WWF 20
a.. being two more than seventy
lxxiv Scrabble 22 · WWF 24
a.. being four more than seventy
lxxvi Scrabble 22 · WWF 24
a.. being six more than seventy
lxxxi Scrabble 26 · WWF 27
a.. being one more than eighty
lxxxv Scrabble 29 · WWF 31
a.. being five more than eighty
lycea Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
pl.. of Lyceum
lycee Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
lycia Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
lydia Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
lygus Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. plant-sucking bugs
lying Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
p. pr. & vb. n.. of Lie
lyken Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
v. t.. To please; -- chiefly used impersonally.
lymph Scrabble 15 · WWF 16
n.. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water.
lynch Scrabble 13 · WWF 14
v. t.. To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.
lyons Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land
lyric Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
a.. Alt. of Lyrical
lyrid Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called because the apparent path among the s...
lysin Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
lysis Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
lysol Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant
lyssa Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Hydrophobia.
lythe Scrabble 11 · WWF 10
n.. The European pollack; -- called also laith, and leet.
lytta Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.

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