3-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| let | 3 | grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| lit | 3 | set afire or burning | a lit firecracker |
| lip | 5 | the top edge of a vessel or other container | - |
| log | 4 | cut lumber, as in woods and forests | - |
| lin | 3 | United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) | - |
| lid | 4 | headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim | - |
| loo | 3 | a toilet in Britain | - |
| lea | 3 | a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | - |
| lam | 5 | give a thrashing to; beat hard | - |
| lex | 10 | - | - |
| lei | 3 | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | - |
| 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 | - |
| lax | 10 | emptying easily or excessively | - |
| lew | 6 | - | - |
| lux | 10 | a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle | - |
| lib | 5 | - | - |
| lek | 7 | the basic unit of money in Albania | - |
| 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 | - |
| lob | 5 | an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| lor | 3 | - | - |
| lud | 4 | - | - |
| lye | 6 | a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | - |
| lav | 6 | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets | - |
| 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 | - |
| loy | 6 | - | - |
| lod | 4 | - | - |
| lym | 8 | - | - |
| lis | 3 | - | - |
| luz | 12 | - | - |
| luv | 6 | - | - |
| lur | 3 | - | - |
| lun | 3 | - | - |
| lum | 5 | - | - |
| las | 3 | - | - |
| lep | 5 | - | - |
| los | 3 | - | - |
| les | 3 | - | - |
| leu | 3 | the basic unit of money in Moldova | - |
| lez | 12 | - | - |
| lig | 4 | - | - |
