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5 Letter Words Starting with L

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with L. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. largoScrabble 6 · WWF 8

    a. & adv.. Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn.

  2. laridScrabble 6 · WWF 7

    n.. long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family

  3. larisScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    noun. Plural of lari; the currency unit of Georgia.

  4. larixScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    n.. larches

  5. larksScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    noun. Plural of lark; playful adventures or pranks.

  6. larkyScrabble 12 · WWF 12

    adjective. Playful, mischievous, or fond of larking.

  7. larnsScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    verb. Third-person singular simple present of larn (dialectal for learns).

  8. larntScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    Verb. simple past and past participle of larn

  9. larpsScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    noun. Plural of larp; live-action role-playing games.

  10. larryScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    n.. Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.

  11. larumScrabble 7 · WWF 10

    n.. See Alarum, and Alarm.

  12. larusScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    n.. type genus of the Laridae

  13. larvaScrabble 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 change its form or color each time. The larvae of many insects are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larvae are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits, and are called caterpillars, grubs, maggots, etc.

  14. larveScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    n.. A larva.

  15. lasedScrabble 6 · WWF 7

    verb. Past tense of lase; emitted or produced laser light.

  16. lasekScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    n.. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

  17. laserScrabble 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

  18. lasesScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    verb. Third-person singular of lase; emits laser light.

  19. lasikScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    n.. a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea

  20. lasixScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    n.. commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema

  21. lassaScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    n.. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

  22. lassoScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    n.. A rope or long thong of leather with, a running noose, used for catching horses, cattle, etc.

  23. lassuScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    noun. A slow movement in Hungarian music, often the first section of a csárdás.

  24. lassyScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    noun. A sweet syrup made from sugar; molasses (dialectal).

  25. lastsScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative of last.

  26. lastyScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    adjective. Lasting; durable (obsolete or dialectal).

  27. latahScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    noun. A culture-specific startle disorder characterized by echolalia and obedience, found in Southeast Asia.

  28. lataxScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    noun. A genus of extinct mammals; also a taxonomic name (rare).

  29. latchScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    v. t.. To smear; to anoint.

  30. latedScrabble 6 · WWF 7

    a.. Belated; too late.

  31. laterScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    n.. A brick or tile.

  32. latesScrabble 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 Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.

  33. latexScrabble 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 aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.

  34. latheScrabble 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.

  35. lathiScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    n.. club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India

  36. lathsScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    pl.. of Lath

  37. lathyScrabble 11 · WWF 10

    a.. Like a lath; long and slender.

  38. latinScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    a.. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.

  39. latkeScrabble 9 · WWF 10

    n.. made of grated potato and egg with a little flour

  40. latonScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    n.. Alt. of Latoun

  41. latteScrabble 5 · WWF 6

    n.. strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk

  42. latusScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    noun. The side of an animal or person; flank.

  43. lauanScrabble 5 · WWF 8

    noun. A tropical hardwood tree of the genus Shorea, or its wood.

  44. laudoScrabble 6 · WWF 8

    n.. a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)

  45. laudsScrabble 6 · WWF 8

    noun. A liturgical office of the early morning, part of the Divine Office.

  46. laughScrabble 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 eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

  47. laundScrabble 6 · WWF 9

    n.. A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade.

  48. lauraScrabble 5 · WWF 7

    n.. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.

  49. lauryScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    proper noun. A given name, diminutive of Laura.

  50. lautuScrabble 5 · WWF 8

    noun. A type of traditional Finnish bread made from rye.