7 Letter Words Starting with L

Common seven-letter words that start with L

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

• looking 12/15 (form of look) perceive with attention
• leaving 11/15 (form of leave) go away from a place
• learned 8/10 having or showing profound knowledge
• letting 8/11 property that is leased or rented out or let
• letters 7/8 the literary culture
• license 9/12 a legal document giving official permission to do something
• library 12/13 a room where books are kept
• leading 9/12 indicating the most important performer or role
• lawyers 13/13 (form of lawyer) a professional person authorized to practice law
• laundry 11/13 garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
• liberty 12/13 immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
• landing 9/13 an intermediate platform in a staircase
• lessons 7/9 (form of lesson) a unit of instruction
• leather 10/10 an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
• loyalty 13/13 the quality of being loyal
• luggage 10/15 cases used to carry belongings when traveling
• limited 10/12 small in range or scope
• laughed 12/14 (form of laugh) the sound of laughing
• lecture 9/12 deliver a lecture or talk
• lesbian 9/12 a female homosexual
• located 10/12 situated in a particular spot or position
• lighter 11/12 (form of light) (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
• leaders 8/9 the body of people who lead a group
• lunatic 9/13 insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
• largest 8/10 (form of large) above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• legally 11/14 by law
• logical 10/14 capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
• lobster 9/11 flesh of a lobster
• lottery 10/10 something that is regarded as a chance event
• luckily 16/19 by good fortune
• lawsuit 10/12 a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• lighten 11/13 make more cheerful
• listens 7/9 (form of listen) hear with intention
• leopard 10/12 the pelt of a leopard
• licence 11/15 excessive freedom
• loading 9/12 weight to be borne or conveyed
• longest 8/11 for the most time
• lightly 14/15 without good reason
• lookout 11/13 a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
• lifting 11/14 (form of lift) raise from a lower to a higher position
• leaning 8/12 departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
• locking 14/18 the act of locking something up to protect it
• liberal 9/12 showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
• langley 11/14 unit of solar radiation
• lambert 11/14 a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen…
• leaking 12/15 (form of leak) an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
• lasagna 8/11 baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables
• legends 9/12 (form of legend) a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
• licking 14/18 an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
• lettuce 9/12 informal terms for money

All 809 seven-letter words that start with L

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.