5-letter words starting with L

100 words · most common first (shown in gold) · meaning + pronunciation for each

1. LABEL/ˈleɪbəl/assign a label to; designate with a label
2. LABOR/ˈleɪbɚ/productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
3. LADEN/ˈleɪdən/filled with a great quantity
4. LAKES/leɪks/(LAKE) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
5. LAMPS/læmps/(LAMP) an artificial source of visible illumination
6. LANCE/læns/a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
7. LANDS/lændz/(LAND) the land on which real estate is located
8. LANES/leɪnz/(LANE) a narrow way or road
9. LARGE/lɑɹdʒ/above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
10. LARRY/ˈlɛɹi/Same as Lorry, or Lorrie
11. LASER/ˈleɪzɚ/an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an…
12. LATER/ˈleɪtɚ/happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
13. LATEX/ˈleɪˌtɛks/a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
14. LATIN/ˈlætən/any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
15. LAUGH/læf/produce laughter
16. LAURA/ˈlɔɹə/A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same…
17. LAYER/ˈleɪɚ/single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
18. LEADS/lidz/(LEAD) take somebody somewhere
19. LEARN/lɝn/gain knowledge or skills
20. LEASE/lis/let for money
21. LEAST/list/used to form the superlative
22. LEAVE/liv/go away from a place
23. LEEDS/lidz/a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
24. LEGAL/ˈliɡəl/established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
25. LEMON/ˈlɛmən/yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
26. LEONE/liˈoʊn/the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
27. LEVEL/ˈlɛvəl/a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
28. LEWIS/ˈluɪs/United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
29. LIGHT/laɪt/(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
30. LIKED/laɪkt/found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
31. LIKES/laɪks/(LIKE) prefer or wish to do something
32. LIMIT/ˈlɪmət/the greatest possible degree of something
33. LINED/laɪnd/bordered by a line of things
34. LINES/laɪnz/(LINE) a formation of people or things one beside another
35. LINKS/lɪŋks/a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
36. LINUX/ˈlɪnəks/an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
37. LIONS/ˈlaɪənz/(LION) large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
38. LISTS/lɪsts/(LIST) a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
39. LIVED/lɪvd/Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived; short-lived
40. LIVER/ˈlɪvɚ/large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal…
41. LIVES/lɪvz/(LIFE) a characteristic state or mode of living
42. LLOYD/lɔɪd/United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
43. LOADS/loʊdz/a large number or amount
44. LOANS/loʊnz/(LOAN) the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
45. LOBBY/ˈlɑbi/a large entrance or reception room or area
46. LOCAL/ˈloʊkəl/relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than…
47. LOCKS/lɑks/(LOCK) fasten with a lock
48. LODGE/lɑdʒ/be a lodger; stay temporarily
49. LOGAN/ˈloʊɡən/a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
50. LOGIC/ˈlɑdʒɪk/the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
51. LOGOS/ˈloʊˌɡoʊz/the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
52. LOOKS/lʊks/(LOOK) perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
53. LOOPS/lups/(LOOP) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
54. LOOSE/lus/not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
55. LOTUS/ˈloʊtəs/native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
56. LOUIS/ˈluɪs/United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
57. LOVED/lʌvd/(LOVE) have a great affection or liking for
58. LOVER/ˈlʌvɚ/a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
59. LOVES/lʌvz/(LOVE) have a great affection or liking for
60. LOWER/ˈloʊɚ/move something or somebody to a lower position
61. LUCAS/ˈlukəs/United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
62. LUCKY/ˈlʌki/occurring by chance
63. LUNCH/lʌntʃ/a midday meal
64. LYING/ˈlaɪɪŋ/the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
65. LYRIC/ˈlɪɹɪk/the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
66. LABAN/ˈleɪbən/Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958)
67. LABIA/lˈeɪbiə/(LABIUM) a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's…
68. LABRA/lˈæbɹə/(LABRUM) A lip or edge, as of a basin
69. LACED/leɪst/closed with a lace
70. LACER/ˈleɪsɚ/a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding)
71. LACES/ˈleɪsəz/(LACE) spin,wind, or twist together
72. LACHE/lætʃ/Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim
73. LACKS/læks/(LACK) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
74. LADED/lˈeɪdɪd/(LADE) remove with or as if with a ladle
75. LADER/ˈleɪdɚ/(LADE) remove with or as if with a ladle
76. LADES/leɪdz/(LADE) remove with or as if with a ladle
77. LADIN/lˈædɪn/a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland
78. LADLE/ˈleɪdəl/a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
79. LAGAN/ˈlæɡən/goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
80. LAGER/ˈlɑɡɚ/a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
81. LAGLY/lˈæɡli/Laggingly. [Prov. Eng.]
82. LAGOS/ˈleɪɡɔs/chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former…
83. LAHAR/lˈæhɑɹ/an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
84. LAICS/leɪɪks/(LAIC) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
85. LAIDS/leɪdz/(LAID) set down according to a plan
86. LAIRD/lɛɹd/a landowner
87. LAIRS/lɛɹz/(LAIR) the habitation of wild animals
88. LAITY/ˈleɪəti/in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained…
89. LAIUS/leɪəs/(Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
90. LAKED/leɪkt/(LAKE) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
91. LAKER/ˈleɪkɚ/One of the poets of the Lake school
92. LAKHS/lækz/(LAKH) the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
93. LAKIN/ˈlækɪn/variant of LADYKIN — A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's time, in the abbreviated form Lakin, to the…
94. LAKKE/læk/variant of LACK — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
95. LALLY/ˈlæli/support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
96. LAMAS/ˈlɑməz/(LAMA) a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
97. LAMBS/læmz/(LAMB) young sheep
98. LAMED/leɪmd/(LAME) someone who doesn't understand what is going on
99. LAMEL/lˈeɪməl/variant of LAMELLA — any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or…
100. LAMER/ˈleɪmɚ/(LAME) someone who doesn't understand what is going on