Words Starting with L

Common words that start with L

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

• like 8/9 prefer or wish to do something
• let 3/4 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• look 8/9 perceive with attention
• little 6/8 limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• love 7/9 a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
• life 7/8 a characteristic state or mode of living
• last 4/5 immediately past
• long 5/8 primarily temporal sense
• lot 3/4 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• leave 8/10 go away from a place
• listen 6/8 hear with intention
• left 7/8 location near or direction toward the left side
• looking 12/15 (form of look) perceive with attention
• live 7/9 be an inhabitant of or reside in
• looks 9/10 (form of look) perceive with attention
• later 5/6 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
• lost 4/5 no longer in your possession or control
• late 4/5 being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
• lady 8/8 a polite name for any woman
• least 5/6 the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'
• line 4/6 a formation of people or things one beside another
• light 9/10 (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
• lose 4/5 fail to keep or to maintain
• living 10/14 the experience of being alive
• luck 10/13 your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
• lucky 14/16 occurring by chance
• leaving 11/15 (form of leave) go away from a place
• lives 8/10 (form of live) be an inhabitant of or reside in
• ladies 7/8 (form of lady) a polite name for any woman
• lord 5/6 terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
• looked 11/12 (form of look) perceive with attention
• lie 3/4 be located or situated somewhere
• learn 5/7 gain knowledge or skills
• law 6/7 the collection of rules imposed by authority
• less 4/5 used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
• loved 9/11 held dear
• lunch 10/13 a midday meal
• lieutenant 10/14 a commissioned military officer
• longer 7/10 for more time
• lovely 12/14 appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
• land 5/7 the land on which real estate is located
• lying 9/11 the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
• lead 5/6 take somebody somewhere
• letter 6/7 a written message addressed to a person or organization
• list 4/5 a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• lawyer 12/12 a professional person authorized to practice law
• 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
• la 2/3 a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily

The 1,000 most common of 5,053 words that start with L

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Longest: LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSES (20 letters).