5 letter words starting with L
There are 500 5 letter words starting with l in this list, most common first. Filter by letters.
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The most-used 5 letter words starting with l, and what they mean
These are the 14 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- large
- adjectiveOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- later
- adverbAfterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- level
- adjectiveThe same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- least
- adverbIn the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
- light
- noun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- local
- adjectiveFrom or in a nearby location.
- lower
- adjectiveBottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
- lines
- noun(film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.
- leave
- verb(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting…
- labor
- noun(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
- lives
- LiVES (LiVES Editing System) is a free and open-source video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
- legal
- adjectiveRelating to the law or to lawyers.
- learn
- verbTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- lived
- adjective(in combination) Having a specified duration of life.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 500 words in this list, 426 can be used as a noun, including large, level, least, light, local. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
Using this for Wordle
Puzzle answers lean heavily on everyday words rather than obscure ones, and this list is sorted by exactly that: how often each word actually turns up in written English. So start at the top. On this list that means large, later, level, least, light, local.
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How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many 5 letter words starting with l are there?
This list holds 500, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a 5 letter word starting with L be a noun?
Yes. 426 of the 500 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.