6-letter words starting with LI
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter LI. This section showcases how LI 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 LI, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| little | 6 | (informal) small and of little importance | a little (or small) matter |
| listen | 6 | pay close attention to; give heed to | - |
| living | 10 | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | - |
| lights | 10 | - | - |
| likely | 13 | likely but not certain to be or become true or real | a likely result |
| liquor | 15 | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | - |
| liquid | 16 | changed from a solid to a liquid state | - |
| lizzie | 24 | - | - |
| linked | 11 | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | - |
| liking | 11 | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | I've always had a liking for reading |
| lifted | 10 | held up in the air | - |
| lizard | 16 | a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him | - |
| listed | 7 | on a list | - |
| lively | 12 | elastic; rebounds readily | a lively tennis ball |
| lionel | 6 | - | - |
| lining | 7 | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | - |
| litter | 6 | material used to provide a bed for animals | - |
| licked | 13 | having been got the better of | I'm pretty beat up but I don't feel licked yet |
| liable | 8 | (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with | liable to diabetes |
| linger | 7 | take one's time; proceed slowly | - |
| lilies | 6 | - | - |
| lineup | 8 | (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | - |
| libido | 9 | (psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire | - |
| linear | 6 | designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | - |
| lister | 6 | moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow | - |
| linden | 7 | any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | - |
| lingam | 9 | the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva | - |
| licker | 12 | - | - |
| limber | 10 | (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely | - |
| livery | 12 | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another | - |
| lichen | 11 | any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks | - |
| lipped | 11 | having a lip or lips | a lipped bowl |
| lintel | 6 | horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window | - |
| litany | 9 | any long and tedious address or recital | the patient recited a litany of complaints |
| liaise | 6 | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | - |
| limbic | 12 | of or relating to or forming a limbus | - |
| lifter | 9 | an athlete who lifts barbells | - |
| lineal | 6 | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | lineal ancestors |
| limpid | 11 | clear and bright | limpid blue eyes |
| limpet | 10 | any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas | - |
| limbed | 11 | having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination) | strong-limbed |
| litmus | 8 | a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator | - |
| linnet | 6 | small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico | - |
| linney | 9 | - | - |
| lipper | 10 | - | - |
| limbus | 10 | a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure | - |
| ligate | 7 | bind chemically | The enzyme ligated |
| likest | 10 | - | - |
| limper | 10 | someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait | - |
| lingua | 7 | a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | - |
| linkup | 12 | a fastener that serves to join or connect | - |
| livest | 9 | - | - |
| lianas | 6 | - | - |
| lianes | 6 | - | - |
| liangs | 7 | - | - |
| liards | 7 | - | - |
| liases | 6 | - | - |
| libant | 8 | - | - |
| libate | 8 | - | - |
| libbed | 11 | - | - |
| libber | 10 | a supporter of feminism | - |
| libels | 8 | - | - |
| libero | 8 | - | - |
| libers | 8 | - | - |
| libken | 12 | - | - |
| liblab | 10 | - | - |
| librae | 8 | - | - |
| libras | 8 | - | - |
| lichee | 11 | Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium | - |
| liches | 11 | - | - |
| lichis | 11 | - | - |
| lichts | 11 | - | - |
| lictor | 8 | - | - |
| lidars | 7 | - | - |
| lidded | 9 | having a lid | milk in a heavy lidded mug |
| lidger | 8 | - | - |
| lieder | 7 | - | - |
| liefer | 9 | - | - |
| liefly | 12 | - | - |
| lieger | 7 | - | - |
| lieges | 7 | - | - |
| lienal | 6 | of or relating to the spleen | - |
| lienee | 6 | - | - |
| lienor | 6 | - | - |
| lierne | 6 | - | - |
| liever | 9 | - | - |
| lieves | 9 | - | - |
| lifers | 9 | - | - |
| lifull | 9 | - | - |
| ligand | 8 | a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom | - |
| ligans | 7 | - | - |
| ligase | 7 | - | - |
| ligers | 7 | - | - |
| ligged | 9 | - | - |
| liggen | 8 | - | - |
| ligger | 8 | - | - |
| ligges | 8 | - | - |
| lignan | 7 | - | - |
| lignes | 7 | - | - |
| lignin | 7 | a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants | - |
| lignum | 9 | woody tissue | - |
| ligula | 7 | - | - |
| ligule | 7 | (botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap | - |
| ligure | 7 | - | - |
| likens | 10 | - | - |
| likers | 10 | - | - |
| likins | 10 | - | - |
| likuta | 10 | 100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire | - |
| lilacs | 8 | - | - |
| lilied | 7 | - | - |
| lilled | 7 | - | - |
| lilted | 7 | - | - |
| limail | 8 | - | - |
| limans | 8 | - | - |
| limbas | 10 | - | - |
| limbec | 12 | - | - |
| limbos | 10 | - | - |
| limens | 8 | - | - |
| limeys | 11 | - | - |
| limier | 8 | - | - |
| limina | 8 | - | - |
| liming | 9 | - | - |
| limits | 8 | - | - |
| limmas | 10 | - | - |
| limmer | 10 | - | - |
| limned | 9 | - | - |
| limner | 8 | a painter or drawer of portraits | - |
| limnic | 10 | - | - |
| limous | 8 | - | - |
| limpas | 10 | - | - |
| limped | 11 | - | - |
| limply | 13 | - | - |
| limpsy | 13 | - | - |
| limuli | 8 | - | - |
| linacs | 8 | - | - |
| linage | 7 | the number of lines in a piece of printed material | - |
| linens | 6 | - | - |
| lineny | 9 | - | - |
| liners | 6 | - | - |
| lingas | 7 | - | - |
| lingel | 7 | - | - |
| lingle | 7 | - | - |
| lingos | 7 | - | - |
| lingot | 7 | - | - |
| linhay | 12 | - | - |
| linier | 6 | - | - |
| linins | 6 | - | - |
| linish | 9 | - | - |
| linker | 10 | - | - |
| linned | 7 | - | - |
| linsey | 9 | - | - |
| linted | 7 | - | - |
| linter | 6 | - | - |
| lintie | 6 | - | - |
| lintol | 6 | - | - |
| linums | 8 | - | - |
| lionet | 6 | a small or young lion | - |
| lionly | 9 | - | - |
| lipase | 8 | an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream | - |
| lipide | 9 | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | - |
| lipids | 9 | - | - |
| lipins | 8 | - | - |
| lipoic | 10 | - | - |
| lipoid | 9 | an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | - |
| lipoma | 10 | a tumor consisting of fatty tissue | - |
| lippen | 10 | - | - |
| lippie | 10 | - | - |
| lirked | 11 | - | - |
| liroth | 9 | - | - |
| lisles | 6 | - | - |
| lisped | 9 | - | - |
| lisper | 8 | a speaker who lisps | - |
| lisses | 6 | - | - |
| lissom | 8 | gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease | - |
| listee | 6 | - | - |
| listel | 6 | - | - |
| litchi | 11 | Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium | - |
| liters | 6 | - | - |
| litest | 6 | - | - |
| lithed | 10 | - | - |
| lither | 9 | - | - |
| lithes | 9 | - | - |
| lithia | 9 | - | - |
| lithic | 11 | of or containing lithium | - |
| lithos | 9 | - | - |
| liting | 7 | - | - |
| litres | 6 | - | - |
| litten | 6 | - | - |
| lituus | 6 | - | - |
| livedo | 10 | skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin | - |
| livens | 9 | - | - |
| livers | 9 | - | - |
| livier | 9 | - | - |
| livors | 9 | - | - |
| livres | 9 | - | - |
| livyer | 12 | - | - |
