5 Letter Words Starting with L

Common five-letter words that start with L

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• leave 8/10 go away from a place
• looks 9/10 (form of look) perceive with attention
• later 5/6 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• least 5/6 the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'
• light 9/10 (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
• lucky 14/16 occurring by chance
• lives 8/10 (form of live) be an inhabitant of or reside in
• learn 5/7 gain knowledge or skills
• loved 9/11 held dear
• lunch 10/13 a midday meal
• lying 9/11 the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
• liked 10/11 found pleasant or attractive
• likes 9/10 (form of like) prefer or wish to do something
• loves 8/10 (form of love) a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
• lived 9/11 (form of live) be an inhabitant of or reside in
• laugh 9/11 the sound of laughing
• level 8/11 a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
• loose 5/6 not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
• local 7/10 relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger…
• large 6/8 above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• lines 5/7 (form of line) a formation of people or things one beside another
• legal 6/9 established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
• laura 5/7
• lower 8/9 move something or somebody to a lower position
• logan 6/9 a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
• loser 5/6 (form of lose) fail to keep or to maintain
• lover 8/10 a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
• louis 5/7 United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
• lousy 8/9 very bad
• lewis 8/9 United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
• leads 6/7 (form of lead) take somebody somewhere
• liver 8/10 large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
• limit 7/9 the greatest possible degree of something
• lobby 12/14 a large entrance or reception room or area
• labor 7/9 a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
• lemon 7/10 yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
• loyal 8/9 steadfast in allegiance or duty
• lance 7/10 a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• lungs 6/10 (form of lung) either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates
• loses 5/6 (form of lose) fail to keep or to maintain
• louie 5/7
• laser 5/6 an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
• lands 6/8 (form of land) the land on which real estate is located
• label 7/10 a brief description given for purposes of identification
• logic 8/11 the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
• locks 11/13 (form of lock) fasten with a lock
• lodge 7/9 be a lodger
• lined 6/8 (form of line) a formation of people or things one beside another
• lions 5/7 (form of lion) large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• lease 5/6 property that is leased or rented out or let

All 401 five-letter words that start with L

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.