10-letter words starting with L
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter L. This section showcases how L at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with L, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| lieutenant | 10 | an officer in a police force | - |
| literature | 10 | the humanistic study of a body of literature | - |
| loneliness | 10 | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | - |
| laboratory | 15 | a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation | Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism |
| leadership | 16 | the activity of leading | his leadership inspired the team |
| legitimate | 13 | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | a legitimate government |
| liberation | 12 | the act of liberating someone or something | - |
| lighthouse | 17 | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | - |
| laundering | 12 | washing clothes and bed linens | - |
| livelihood | 17 | the financial means whereby one lives | he could no longer earn his own livelihood |
| liberating | 13 | - | - |
| locomotive | 17 | of or relating to locomotion | - |
| lightening | 15 | changing to a lighter color | - |
| leprechaun | 17 | a mischievous elf in Irish folklore | - |
| likelihood | 18 | the probability of a specified outcome | - |
| litigation | 11 | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights | - |
| laundromat | 13 | a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers | - |
| limitation | 12 | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) | - |
| lovemaking | 20 | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people | his lovemaking disgusted her |
| lumberjack | 27 | a short warm outer jacket | - |
| loveliness | 13 | the quality of being good looking and attractive | - |
| laceration | 12 | a torn ragged wound | - |
| linguistic | 13 | consisting of or related to language | linguistic behavior |
| lubricated | 15 | smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction | - |
| lascivious | 15 | driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | - |
| legitimacy | 18 | undisputed credibility | - |
| letterhead | 14 | a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top | - |
| linebacker | 18 | a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen | - |
| logistical | 13 | of or relating to logistics | - |
| levitation | 13 | movement upward in virtue of lightness | - |
| liberalism | 14 | an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market | - |
| liquidated | 21 | - | - |
| lachrymose | 20 | showing sorrow | - |
| lederhosen | 14 | leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria | - |
| legislator | 11 | someone who makes or enacts laws | - |
| lengthened | 15 | drawn out or made longer spatially | lengthened skirts are fashionable this year |
| landscaper | 15 | someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively | - |
| locomotion | 14 | the power or ability to move | - |
| lifesaving | 17 | saving the lives of drowning persons | he took a course in lifesaving |
| legalizing | 21 | - | - |
| lesbianism | 14 | female homosexuality | - |
| legitimize | 22 | make legal | - |
| landlocked | 18 | surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land | a landlocked country |
| laryngitis | 14 | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing | - |
| liverwurst | 16 | sausage containing ground liver | - |
| lackluster | 16 | lacking brilliance or vitality | a dull lackluster life |
| lengthwise | 17 | in the direction of the length | He cut the paper lengthwise |
| luminaries | 12 | - | - |
| levitating | 14 | - | - |
| licentious | 12 | lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained | coarse and licentious men |
| leaderless | 11 | - | - |
| liquidator | 20 | a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) | - |
| lacerating | 13 | - | - |
| lamentable | 14 | bad; unfortunate | a lamentable decision |
| liturgical | 13 | of or relating to or in accord with liturgy | - |
| lumberyard | 18 | a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale | - |
| laminating | 13 | - | - |
| landlubber | 15 | an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | - |
| laundryman | 16 | operates industrial washing machine | - |
| legitimise | 13 | make legal | - |
| laughingly | 18 | - | - |
| legalistic | 13 | - | - |
| legislated | 12 | - | - |
| lemongrass | 13 | a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka | - |
| leveraging | 15 | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) | - |
| libidinous | 13 | driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | libidinous orgies |
| liveliness | 13 | general activity and motion | - |
| loggerhead | 16 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| loquacious | 21 | full of trivial conversation | - |
| luminosity | 15 | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |
| ladyfinger | 18 | small finger-shaped sponge cake | - |
| lamentably | 17 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | - |
| lamination | 12 | a layered structure | - |
| languorous | 11 | lacking spirit or liveliness | a hot languorous afternoon |
| literalist | 10 | - | - |
| littleness | 10 | the property of having a relatively small size | - |
| landscaped | 16 | (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture | carefully landscaped gardens |
| laparotomy | 17 | surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs | - |
| largemouth | 16 | a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye | - |
| leguminous | 13 | relating to or consisting of legumes | - |
| liberality | 15 | the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament | - |
| likability | 19 | - | - |
| listlessly | 13 | in a listless manner | they shook hands rather listlessly |
| litigating | 12 | - | - |
| lumpectomy | 21 | surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer | - |
| lambasting | 15 | - | - |
| legalising | 12 | - | - |
| lenticular | 12 | convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil | - |
| liquidised | 21 | - | - |
| listenable | 12 | - | - |
| literarily | 13 | - | - |
| literately | 13 | - | - |
| lithograph | 19 | duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern | - |
| lonesomely | 15 | - | - |
| lubricator | 14 | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery | - |
| labdacisms | 17 | - | - |
| labellable | 14 | - | - |
| labellings | 13 | - | - |
| labellists | 12 | - | - |
| labelmates | 14 | - | - |
| labialised | 13 | - | - |
| labialises | 12 | - | - |
| labialisms | 14 | - | - |
| labialized | 22 | - | - |
| labializes | 21 | - | - |
| labilities | 12 | - | - |
| labionasal | 12 | - | - |
| labiovelar | 15 | - | - |
| laboringly | 16 | - | - |
| labouredly | 16 | - | - |
| labourisms | 14 | - | - |
| labourists | 12 | - | - |
| labourites | 12 | - | - |
| laboursome | 14 | - | - |
| labyrinths | 18 | - | - |
| laccolites | 14 | - | - |
| laccoliths | 17 | - | - |
| laccolitic | 16 | - | - |
| lacemakers | 18 | - | - |
| lacemaking | 19 | - | - |
| lacerative | 15 | - | - |
| lacertians | 12 | - | - |
| lacertines | 12 | - | - |
| lachrymals | 20 | - | - |
| lachrymary | 23 | - | - |
| lacinesses | 12 | - | - |
| laciniated | 13 | - | - |
| lackadaisy | 20 | - | - |
| lacklustre | 16 | lacking brilliance or vitality | - |
| laconicism | 16 | terseness of expression | - |
| lacquerers | 21 | - | - |
| lacquering | 22 | - | - |
| lacqueying | 25 | - | - |
| lacrimator | 14 | a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds | - |
| lacrymator | 17 | - | - |
| lactarians | 12 | - | - |
| lactations | 12 | - | - |
| lactescent | 14 | - | - |
| lactivisms | 17 | - | - |
| lactivists | 15 | - | - |
| lactogenic | 15 | inducing lactation | - |
| lactometer | 14 | - | - |
| lactoscope | 16 | - | - |
| lactosuria | 12 | presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation | - |
| lactuloses | 12 | - | - |
| lacunosity | 15 | - | - |
| lacustrine | 12 | of or relating to or living near lakes | - |
| ladderback | 20 | - | - |
| ladderiest | 12 | - | - |
| ladderlike | 16 | - | - |
| ladieswear | 14 | - | - |
| ladyfishes | 20 | - | - |
| ladynesses | 14 | - | - |
| laeotropic | 14 | - | - |
| laevigated | 15 | - | - |
| laevigates | 14 | - | - |
| laevuloses | 13 | - | - |
| lageniform | 16 | - | - |
| lagerphone | 16 | an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush music; a long stick with bottle caps nailed loosely to it; played by hitting it with a stick or banging it on the ground | - |
| lagniappes | 15 | - | - |
| lagomorphs | 18 | - | - |
| lairdliest | 11 | - | - |
| lairdships | 16 | - | - |
| lakefronts | 17 | - | - |
| lakeshores | 17 | - | - |
| lallations | 10 | - | - |
| lamaserais | 12 | - | - |
| lamaseries | 12 | - | - |
| lambdacism | 19 | speech defect involving excessive use or unusual pronunciation of the phoneme `l' | - |
| lambdoidal | 16 | - | - |
| lambencies | 16 | - | - |
| lambitives | 17 | - | - |
| lambrequin | 23 | a scarf that covers a knight's helmet | - |
| lambruscos | 16 | - | - |
| lambswools | 17 | - | - |
| lamebrains | 14 | - | - |
| lamellarly | 15 | - | - |
| lamellated | 13 | - | - |
| lamenesses | 12 | - | - |
| lamentedly | 16 | - | - |
| lamentings | 13 | - | - |
| lamestream | 14 | - | - |
| laminarian | 12 | - | - |
| laminarias | 12 | - | - |
| laminarins | 12 | - | - |
| laminarise | 12 | - | - |
| laminarize | 21 | - | - |
| laminators | 12 | - | - |
| lamingtons | 13 | - | - |
| lampadists | 15 | - | - |
| lampblacks | 22 | - | - |
| lampholder | 18 | - | - |
| lamplights | 18 | - | - |
| lampooners | 14 | - | - |
| lampoonery | 17 | - | - |
| lampooning | 15 | - | - |
| lampoonist | 14 | - | - |
| lampshades | 18 | - | - |
| lampshells | 17 | - | - |
| lampstands | 15 | - | - |
| lancejacks | 25 | - | - |
| lanceolate | 12 | (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex | - |
| lancewoods | 16 | - | - |
| lancinated | 13 | - | - |
| lancinates | 12 | - | - |
| landammann | 15 | - | - |
| landammans | 15 | - | - |
| landaulets | 11 | - | - |
| landboards | 14 | - | - |
| landdamned | 15 | - | - |
| landdamnes | 14 | - | - |
| landdroses | 12 | - | - |
| landdrosts | 12 | - | - |
| landfilled | 15 | - | - |
| landforces | 16 | - | - |
| landgraves | 15 | - | - |
| landholder | 15 | a holder or proprietor of land | - |
| landladies | 12 | - | - |
| landlopers | 13 | - | - |
| landmarked | 18 | - | - |
| landmasses | 13 | - | - |
| landmining | 14 | - | - |
| landowners | 14 | - | - |
| landowning | 15 | - | - |
| landscapes | 15 | - | - |
| landsharks | 18 | - | - |
| landslides | 12 | - | - |
| landwaiter | 14 | - | - |
| landwashes | 17 | - | - |
| langlaufer | 14 | a cross-country skier | - |
| langostino | 11 | - | - |
| langoustes | 11 | - | - |
| langridges | 13 | - | - |
| langspiels | 13 | - | - |
| languaging | 13 | - | - |
| languettes | 11 | - | - |
| languished | 15 | - | - |
| languisher | 14 | a person who languishes | - |
| languishes | 14 | - | - |
| laniferous | 13 | - | - |
| lanigerous | 11 | - | - |
| lanknesses | 14 | - | - |
| lanosities | 10 | - | - |
| lansquenet | 19 | - | - |
| lanterloos | 10 | - | - |
| lanterning | 11 | - | - |
| lanternist | 10 | - | - |
| lanthanide | 14 | any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | - |
| lanthanoid | 14 | any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | - |
| lanthanons | 13 | - | - |
| lanthanums | 15 | - | - |
| lanuginose | 11 | - | - |
| lanuginous | 11 | - | - |
| lanzknecht | 28 | - | - |
| laodiceans | 13 | - | - |
| lapidarian | 13 | inscribed on stone | a lapidarian record |
| lapidaries | 13 | - | - |
| lapidarist | 13 | an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them | - |
| lapidating | 14 | - | - |
| lapidation | 13 | the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) | - |
| lapidified | 17 | - | - |
| lapidifies | 16 | - | - |
| lapstrakes | 16 | - | - |
| lapstreaks | 16 | - | - |
| larcenists | 12 | - | - |
| larchwoods | 19 | - | - |
| lardaceous | 13 | - | - |
| lardalites | 11 | - | - |
| larghettos | 14 | - | - |
| largitions | 11 | - | - |
| larvaceous | 15 | - | - |
| larvicidal | 16 | - | - |
| larvicided | 17 | - | - |
| larvicides | 16 | - | - |
| larvikites | 17 | - | - |
| laryngeals | 14 | - | - |
| laryngites | 14 | - | - |
| laryngitic | 16 | - | - |
| laserdiscs | 13 | - | - |
| laserdisks | 15 | - | - |
| laserworts | 13 | - | - |
| lassitudes | 11 | - | - |
| latecomers | 14 | - | - |
| latenesses | 10 | - | - |
| lateraling | 11 | - | - |
| lateralise | 10 | - | - |
| laterality | 13 | the property of using one hand more than the other | - |
| lateralize | 19 | move or displace to one side so as to make lateral | - |
| lateralled | 11 | - | - |
| laterborns | 12 | - | - |
| laterising | 11 | - | - |
| laterizing | 20 | - | - |
| latescence | 14 | - | - |
| latheriest | 13 | - | - |
| lathyrisms | 18 | - | - |
| lathyritic | 18 | - | - |
| lathyruses | 16 | - | - |
| laticifers | 15 | - | - |
| laticlaves | 15 | - | - |
| latifundia | 14 | - | - |
| latifundio | 14 | - | - |
| latimerias | 12 | - | - |
| latinising | 11 | - | - |
| latinities | 10 | - | - |
| latinizing | 20 | - | - |
| latitation | 10 | - | - |
| latrations | 10 | - | - |
| latrocinia | 12 | - | - |
| lattermath | 15 | - | - |
| lattermost | 12 | - | - |
| latticings | 13 | - | - |
| latticinio | 12 | - | - |
| laudations | 11 | - | - |
| laudatives | 14 | - | - |
| laughlines | 14 | - | - |
| launcegaye | 16 | - | - |
| launchings | 16 | - | - |
| launchpads | 18 | - | - |
| launderers | 11 | - | - |
| laundrette | 11 | - | - |
| laundrymen | 16 | - | - |
| lauraceous | 12 | - | - |
| laurdalite | 11 | - | - |
| laureating | 11 | - | - |
| laureation | 10 | - | - |
| laurelling | 11 | - | - |
| laurustine | 10 | - | - |
| laurvikite | 17 | - | - |
| lavalieres | 13 | - | - |
| lavalliere | 13 | jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck | - |
| lavational | 13 | - | - |
| lavatorial | 13 | - | - |
| lavatories | 13 | - | - |
| lavendered | 15 | - | - |
| laverbread | 16 | - | - |
| laverocked | 20 | - | - |
| lavishment | 18 | - | - |
| lavishness | 16 | the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive | - |
| lavoltaing | 14 | - | - |
| lawbreaker | 19 | someone who violates the law | - |
| lawfulness | 16 | the quality of conforming to law | - |
| lawgivings | 18 | - | - |
| lawmakings | 20 | - | - |
| lawmongers | 16 | - | - |
| lawnmowers | 18 | - | - |
| lawrencium | 17 | a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium | - |
| lawyerings | 17 | - | - |
| lawyerlier | 16 | - | - |
| lawyerlike | 20 | - | - |
| laybacking | 22 | - | - |
| laymanised | 16 | - | - |
| laymanises | 15 | - | - |
| laymanized | 25 | - | - |
| laymanizes | 24 | - | - |
| laypersons | 15 | - | - |
| lazarettes | 19 | - | - |
| lazarettos | 19 | - | - |
| lazinesses | 19 | - | - |
| leadenness | 11 | - | - |
| leaderenes | 11 | - | - |
| leaderette | 11 | - | - |
| leadplants | 13 | - | - |
| leadscrews | 16 | - | - |
| leafcutter | 15 | - | - |
| leafhopper | 20 | small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants | - |
| leafleteer | 13 | - | - |
| leafleters | 13 | - | - |
| leafleting | 14 | - | - |
| leafletted | 14 | - | - |
| leafroller | 13 | - | - |
| leafstalks | 17 | - | - |
| leaguering | 12 | - | - |
| leannesses | 10 | - | - |
| leasebacks | 18 | - | - |
| leaseholds | 14 | - | - |
| leastaways | 16 | - | - |
| leatherier | 13 | - | - |
| leathering | 14 | - | - |
| leatherman | 15 | - | - |
| leathermen | 15 | - | - |
| leavenings | 14 | - | - |
| lebensraum | 14 | space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding | - |
| lectionary | 15 | - | - |
| lectorates | 12 | - | - |
| lectorship | 17 | - | - |
| lectotypes | 17 | - | - |
| lectresses | 12 | - | - |
| lecythises | 18 | - | - |
| leechcraft | 20 | - | - |
| leetspeaks | 16 | - | - |
| leftwardly | 20 | - | - |
| legalisers | 11 | - | - |
| legalities | 11 | - | - |
| legalizers | 20 | - | - |
| legataries | 11 | - | - |
| legateship | 16 | the post or office of legate | - |
| legatorial | 11 | - | - |
| legendised | 13 | - | - |
| legendises | 12 | - | - |
| legendists | 12 | - | - |
| legendized | 22 | - | - |
| legendizes | 21 | - | - |
| legendries | 12 | - | - |
| legerities | 11 | - | - |
| legibility | 16 | a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read | - |
| legionella | 11 | the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease | - |
| legislates | 11 | - | - |
| legitimism | 15 | - | - |
| legitimist | 13 | - | - |
| legwarmers | 16 | - | - |
| leiomyomas | 17 | - | - |
| leiotrichy | 18 | - | - |
| leishmania | 15 | flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis | - |
| leistering | 11 | - | - |
| leisurable | 12 | - | - |
| leisurably | 15 | - | - |
| leitmotifs | 15 | - | - |
| leitmotivs | 15 | - | - |
| lemmatised | 15 | - | - |
| lemmatises | 14 | - | - |
| lemmatized | 24 | - | - |
| lemmatizes | 23 | - | - |
| lemniscate | 14 | any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight | - |
| lemonwoods | 16 | - | - |
| lengthener | 14 | - | - |
| lengthiest | 14 | - | - |
| lengthsman | 16 | - | - |
| lengthsmen | 16 | - | - |
| lengthways | 20 | in the direction of the length | - |
| leniencies | 12 | - | - |
| lenitively | 16 | - | - |
| lenocinium | 14 | - | - |
| lentamente | 12 | - | - |
| lenticules | 12 | - | - |
| lentigines | 11 | - | - |
| lentissimo | 12 | (of tempo) very slow | - |
| lentivirus | 13 | - | - |
| leontiases | 10 | - | - |
| leontiasis | 10 | - | - |
| leopardess | 13 | female leopard | - |
| lepidolite | 13 | a mineral of the mica group; an important source of lithium | - |
| leprechawn | 20 | - | - |
| leprosaria | 12 | - | - |
| leproserie | 12 | - | - |
| leptosomes | 14 | - | - |
| leptosomic | 16 | - | - |
| leptospire | 14 | - | - |
| leptotenes | 12 | - | - |
| lespedezas | 22 | - | - |
| lesseeship | 15 | - | - |
| lessenings | 11 | - | - |
| lessonings | 11 | - | - |
| lethargied | 15 | - | - |
| lethargies | 14 | - | - |
| lethargise | 14 | - | - |
| lethargize | 23 | - | - |
| letrozoles | 19 | - | - |
| letterbomb | 16 | - | - |
| letterform | 15 | - | - |
| letterings | 11 | - | - |
| letterless | 10 | - | - |
| lettersets | 10 | - | - |
| leucaemias | 14 | - | - |
| leuchaemia | 17 | - | - |
| leucoblast | 14 | - | - |
| leucocidin | 15 | - | - |
| leucocytes | 17 | - | - |
| leucocytic | 19 | - | - |
| leucoderma | 15 | - | - |
| leucomaine | 14 | - | - |
| leucopenia | 14 | an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count | - |
| leucopenic | 16 | - | - |
| leucoplast | 14 | - | - |
| leucorrhea | 15 | discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection | - |
| leucotomes | 14 | - | - |
| leukaemias | 16 | - | - |
| leukemogen | 17 | - | - |
| leukoblast | 16 | - | - |
| leukocidin | 17 | - | - |
| leukocytes | 19 | - | - |
| leukocytic | 21 | - | - |
| leukoderma | 17 | a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin | - |
| leukopenia | 16 | an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count | - |
| leukopenic | 18 | - | - |
| leukorrhea | 17 | discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection | - |
| leukotomes | 16 | - | - |
| levamisole | 15 | - | - |
| levantines | 13 | - | - |
| levellings | 14 | - | - |
| leviathans | 16 | - | - |
| levigating | 15 | - | - |
| levigation | 14 | - | - |
| levigators | 14 | - | - |
| leviration | 13 | - | - |
| levitators | 13 | - | - |
| levorotary | 16 | rotating to the left | - |
| lewdnesses | 14 | - | - |
| lexicalise | 19 | make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language | - |
| lexicality | 22 | - | - |
| lexicalize | 28 | make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language | The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English |
