9-letter words starting with LE
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter LE. This section showcases how LE 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 LE, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| leftovers | 15 | food remaining from a previous meal | he had leftovers for dinner last night |
| lecturing | 12 | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | - |
| letterman | 11 | an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport | - |
| leviathan | 15 | monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament | - |
| leisurely | 12 | not hurried or forced | at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace |
| leukaemia | 15 | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
| lethargic | 15 | deficient in alertness or activity | bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights |
| lecherous | 14 | given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity | a lecherous gleam in his eye |
| legalized | 20 | - | - |
| lettering | 10 | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something | - |
| levitated | 13 | - | - |
| legislate | 10 | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | We cannot legislate how people spend their free time |
| leastways | 15 | if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | - |
| lessening | 10 | a change downward | - |
| legalised | 11 | - | - |
| legionary | 13 | a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) | - |
| leniently | 12 | in a permissively lenient manner | he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime |
| lethality | 15 | the quality of being deadly | - |
| levelling | 13 | - | - |
| leachable | 16 | - | - |
| leachates | 14 | - | - |
| leachiest | 14 | - | - |
| leachings | 15 | - | - |
| leachours | 14 | - | - |
| leadening | 11 | - | - |
| leaderene | 10 | - | - |
| leadingly | 14 | - | - |
| leadplant | 12 | shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore | - |
| leadscrew | 15 | - | - |
| leadworks | 17 | - | - |
| leadworts | 13 | - | - |
| leaferies | 12 | - | - |
| leafiness | 12 | - | - |
| leafleted | 13 | - | - |
| leafleter | 12 | - | - |
| leafmolds | 15 | - | - |
| leafrolls | 12 | - | - |
| leafstalk | 16 | the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf | - |
| leafworms | 17 | - | - |
| leaguered | 11 | - | - |
| leakiness | 13 | the condition of permitting leaks or leakage | the leakiness of the roof |
| leakproof | 18 | not subject to leaks | - |
| leaperous | 11 | - | - |
| leapfrogs | 15 | - | - |
| leaporous | 11 | - | - |
| leariness | 9 | - | - |
| learnable | 11 | - | - |
| learnedly | 13 | with erudition; in an erudite manner | - |
| learnings | 10 | - | - |
| leaseback | 17 | - | - |
| leasehold | 13 | land or property held under a lease | - |
| leasowing | 13 | - | - |
| leastwise | 12 | if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | - |
| leathered | 13 | resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable | - |
| leaveners | 12 | - | - |
| leavening | 13 | an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something | his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor |
| leavenous | 12 | - | - |
| lebkuchen | 20 | - | - |
| lecanoras | 11 | - | - |
| lechayims | 19 | - | - |
| lecheries | 14 | - | - |
| lechering | 15 | - | - |
| lecithins | 14 | - | - |
| lectorate | 11 | - | - |
| lectotype | 16 | - | - |
| lecturers | 11 | - | - |
| ledgering | 12 | - | - |
| leeboards | 12 | - | - |
| leechdoms | 17 | - | - |
| leechlike | 18 | of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | his indolent leechlike existence |
| leeriness | 9 | - | - |
| leeringly | 13 | - | - |
| leetspeak | 15 | - | - |
| leewardly | 16 | - | - |
| leftmosts | 14 | - | - |
| leftwards | 16 | - | - |
| legaleses | 10 | - | - |
| legaliser | 10 | - | - |
| legalises | 10 | - | - |
| legalisms | 12 | - | - |
| legalists | 10 | - | - |
| legalizer | 19 | - | - |
| legalizes | 19 | - | - |
| legations | 10 | - | - |
| legendise | 11 | - | - |
| legendist | 11 | - | - |
| legendize | 20 | - | - |
| legerings | 11 | - | - |
| legginess | 11 | - | - |
| legginged | 13 | - | - |
| legwarmer | 15 | - | - |
| lehrjahre | 22 | - | - |
| leiomyoma | 16 | benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract) | - |
| leistered | 10 | - | - |
| leisuring | 10 | - | - |
| leitmotif | 14 | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) | - |
| leitmotiv | 14 | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) | - |
| lekgotlas | 14 | - | - |
| lemmatise | 13 | - | - |
| lemmatize | 22 | - | - |
| lemniscal | 13 | - | - |
| lemniscus | 13 | a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus | - |
| lemonades | 12 | - | - |
| lemonfish | 17 | - | - |
| lemoniest | 11 | - | - |
| lemonlike | 15 | tasting sour like a lemon | - |
| lemonwood | 15 | South African evergreen having hard tough wood | - |
| lemurians | 11 | - | - |
| lemurines | 11 | - | - |
| lemurlike | 15 | - | - |
| lemuroids | 12 | - | - |
| lengthens | 13 | - | - |
| lengthful | 16 | - | - |
| lengthier | 13 | - | - |
| lengthily | 16 | in a lengthy or prolix manner | the argument went on lengthily |
| lengthman | 15 | - | - |
| lengthmen | 15 | - | - |
| leniences | 11 | - | - |
| lenifying | 16 | - | - |
| lenitions | 9 | - | - |
| lenitives | 12 | - | - |
| lenticels | 11 | - | - |
| lenticles | 11 | - | - |
| lenticule | 11 | - | - |
| lentiform | 14 | convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil | - |
| leotarded | 11 | - | - |
| lepidotes | 12 | - | - |
| leporidae | 12 | hares and rabbits | - |
| leprosery | 14 | - | - |
| leprosies | 11 | - | - |
| leprosity | 14 | - | - |
| leprously | 14 | - | - |
| leptophos | 16 | - | - |
| leptosome | 13 | - | - |
| leptotene | 11 | the first stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
| lesbigays | 15 | - | - |
| lesioning | 10 | - | - |
| lespedeza | 21 | shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States | - |
| lessoning | 10 | - | - |
| letchings | 15 | - | - |
| letrozole | 18 | - | - |
| letterbox | 18 | - | - |
| letterers | 9 | - | - |
| lettermen | 11 | - | - |
| letterset | 9 | - | - |
| leucaemia | 13 | malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
| leucaemic | 15 | - | - |
| leucemias | 13 | - | - |
| leucistic | 13 | - | - |
| leucocyte | 16 | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | - |
| leucosins | 11 | - | - |
| leucotome | 13 | - | - |
| leucotomy | 16 | surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | - |
| leukaemic | 17 | - | - |
| leukemias | 15 | - | - |
| leukemics | 17 | - | - |
| leukemoid | 16 | - | - |
| leukocyte | 18 | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | - |
| leukotome | 15 | - | - |
| leukotomy | 18 | surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | - |
| levanters | 12 | - | - |
| levantine | 12 | (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant | - |
| levanting | 13 | - | - |
| levatores | 12 | - | - |
| levellers | 12 | - | - |
| levellest | 12 | - | - |
| levelness | 12 | - | - |
| leveraged | 14 | - | - |
| leverages | 13 | - | - |
| levigable | 15 | - | - |
| levigated | 14 | - | - |
| levigates | 13 | - | - |
| levigator | 13 | - | - |
| levirates | 12 | - | - |
| leviratic | 14 | - | - |
| levitates | 12 | - | - |
| levitator | 12 | - | - |
| levitical | 14 | of or relating to the book of Leviticus in the Bible | - |
| levodopas | 15 | - | - |
| levogyres | 16 | - | - |
| levuloses | 12 | - | - |
| lewdsbies | 15 | - | - |
| lewdsters | 13 | - | - |
| lewisites | 12 | - | - |
| lewissons | 12 | - | - |
| lexically | 21 | by means of words | lexically represented |
| lexigrams | 19 | - | - |
| leylandii | 13 | - | - |
| leylandis | 13 | - | - |
