3-letter words containing L
Embark on an exploration of 3-letter words that contain the letter L. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate L within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 3 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | a totally new situation |
| let | 3 | grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | - |
| old | 4 | skilled through long experience | an old offender |
| lot | 3 | an unofficial association of people or groups | they were an angry lot |
| law | 6 | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system | he studied law at Yale |
| lie | 3 | assume a reclining position | lie down on the bed until you feel better |
| fly | 9 | pass away rapidly | - |
| low | 6 | no longer sufficient | supplies are low |
| leg | 4 | a part of a forked or branching shape | - |
| lee | 3 | United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) | - |
| lay | 6 | a narrative poem of popular origin | - |
| ill | 3 | affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function | ill from the monotony of his suffering |
| oil | 3 | oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist | - |
| pal | 5 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| lab | 5 | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research | - |
| led | 4 | diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used | - |
| lou | 3 | - | - |
| lad | 4 | a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | - |
| lap | 5 | the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs | his lap was covered with food stains |
| mel | 5 | - | - |
| lit | 3 | set afire or burning | a lit firecracker |
| lip | 5 | the top edge of a vessel or other container | - |
| sal | 3 | - | - |
| log | 4 | cut lumber, as in woods and forests | - |
| del | 4 | - | - |
| lin | 3 | United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) | - |
| til | 3 | - | - |
| gal | 4 | United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters | - |
| cal | 5 | - | - |
| flu | 6 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
| owl | 6 | nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | - |
| ail | 3 | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed | - |
| lid | 4 | headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim | - |
| loo | 3 | a toilet in Britain | - |
| sol | 3 | a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid | - |
| lea | 3 | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | - |
| elf | 6 | below 3 kilohertz | - |
| lam | 5 | give a thrashing to; beat hard | - |
| ale | 3 | a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume | - |
| lex | 10 | - | - |
| sly | 6 | marked by skill in deception | sly as a fox |
| mal | 5 | - | - |
| mil | 5 | a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km | - |
| tel | 3 | - | - |
| ell | 3 | an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building | - |
| lei | 3 | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | - |
| nil | 3 | a quantity of no importance | reduced to nil all the work we had done |
| gel | 4 | a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects | - |
| eel | 3 | the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled | - |
| dal | 4 | a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | - |
| lag | 4 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | - |
| lug | 4 | ancient Celtic god | - |
| lev | 6 | the basic unit of money in Bulgaria | - |
| pol | 5 | a person active in party politics | - |
| lax | 10 | emptying easily or excessively | - |
| bel | 5 | a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels | - |
| alf | 6 | - | - |
| col | 5 | a pass between mountain peaks | - |
| elm | 5 | hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture | - |
| elk | 7 | large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male | - |
| ala | 3 | a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism | the alae of the nose |
| lew | 6 | - | - |
| vol | 6 | - | - |
| lux | 10 | a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle | - |
| ply | 8 | travel a route regularly | Ships ply the waters near the coast |
| lib | 5 | - | - |
| lek | 7 | the basic unit of money in Albania | - |
| als | 3 | thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs | - |
| ley | 6 | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | - |
| lop | 5 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | - |
| lah | 6 | the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization | - |
| dol | 4 | the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 | - |
| lob | 5 | an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc | - |
| ilk | 7 | a kind of person | I can't tolerate people of his ilk |
| lac | 5 | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax | - |
| lat | 3 | a broad flat muscle on either side of the back | - |
| lar | 3 | - | - |
| bal | 5 | - | - |
| fil | 6 | - | - |
| lor | 3 | - | - |
| lud | 4 | - | - |
| lye | 6 | a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | - |
| alt | 3 | angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) | - |
| lav | 6 | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | - |
| mol | 5 | the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | - |
| lox | 10 | a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants | - |
| alp | 5 | any high mountain | - |
| awl | 6 | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes | - |
| elt | 3 | - | - |
| loy | 6 | - | - |
| pul | 5 | 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan | - |
| pel | 5 | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) | - |
| lod | 4 | - | - |
| sel | 3 | - | - |
| olm | 5 | European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves | - |
| alb | 5 | a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests | - |
| zol | 12 | - | - |
| zel | 12 | - | - |
| ole | 3 | - | - |
| las | 3 | - | - |
| leu | 3 | the basic unit of money in Moldova | - |
| lez | 12 | - | - |
| les | 3 | - | - |
| lep | 5 | - | - |
| jol | 10 | - | - |
| los | 3 | - | - |
| lig | 4 | - | - |
| lis | 3 | - | - |
| lum | 5 | - | - |
| lur | 3 | - | - |
| luv | 6 | - | - |
| luz | 12 | - | - |
| lym | 8 | - | - |
| vly | 9 | - | - |
| ule | 3 | - | - |
| ulu | 3 | - | - |
| plu | 5 | - | - |
| cel | 5 | - | - |
| cly | 8 | - | - |
| aal | 3 | - | - |
| gul | 4 | - | - |
| eld | 4 | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises | tall for his eld |
| els | 3 | - | - |
| alu | 3 | - | - |
| lun | 3 | - | - |
