5 Letter Words

5 Letter Words Starting with L (600+ English Words)

In this lesson, you will learn about various 5 letter words starting with L. It includes sections that explain the meanings of these words and categorizes them based on their initial letter combinations, like La, Le, Li, and others.

Whether you’re preparing for a word game or just expanding your language skills, this lesson will provide you with a wealth of useful 5 letter words starting with L.

5 Letter Words Starting with L

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What Are 5 Letter Words that Start with L?

Words that contain five letters are the 5 letter words that you can either add to your vocabulary or use as a tool that can aid you to emerge victorious in your favorite word game.

Following are 620+ five letter words starting with L.

5 Letter Words Starting with La

  • Laari
  • Label
  • Labia
  • Labne
  • Labor
  • Labra
  • Laced
  • Lacer
  • Laces
  • Lacis
  • Lacks
  • Lacky
  • Laddu
  • Laddy
  • Laded
  • Laden
  • Lades
  • Ladle
  • Ladoo
  • Laers
  • Laevo
  • Lagan
  • Lagar
  • Lager
  • Laggy
  • Lahal
  • Lahar
  • Laich
  • Laics
  • Laide
  • Laids
  • Laigh
  • Laika
  • Laiks
  • Laird
  • Lairs
  • Lairy
  • Laith
  • Laity
  • Laked
  • Laker
  • Lakes
  • Lakhs
  • Lakin
  • Laksa
  • Laldy
  • Lalls
  • Lamas
  • Lambs
  • Lamby
  • Lamed
  • Lamer
  • Lames
  • Lamia
  • Lammy
  • Lamps
  • Lanai
  • Lanas
  • Lance
  • Lanch
  • Lande
  • Lands
  • Laned
  • Lanes
  • Lanks
  • Lanky
  • Lants
  • Lapas
  • Lapel
  • Lapin
  • Lapis
  • Lapje
  • Lappa
  • Lappy
  • Lapse
  • Larch
  • Lards
  • Lardy (Body-shaming for overweight (UK))
  • Laree
  • Lares
  • Larfs
  • Larga
  • Large
  • Largo
  • Laris
  • Larks
  • Larky
  • Larns
  • Larnt
  • Larum
  • Larva
  • Lased
  • Laser
  • Lases
  • Lassi
  • Lasso
  • Lassu
  • Lassy
  • Lasts
  • Latah
  • Latch
  • Lated
  • Laten
  • Later
  • Latex
  • Lathe
  • Lathi
  • Laths
  • Lathy
  • Latke
  • Latte
  • Latus
  • Lauan
  • Lauch
  • Laude
  • Lauds
  • Laufs
  • Laugh
  • Laund
  • Laura
  • Laval
  • Lavas
  • Laved
  • Laver
  • Laves
  • Lavra
  • Lavvy
  • Lawed
  • Lawer
  • Lawin
  • Lawks
  • Lawns
  • Lawny
  • Lawsy
  • Laxed
  • Laxer
  • Laxes
  • Laxly
  • Layby
  • Layed
  • Layer
  • Layin
  • Layup
  • Lazar
  • Lazed
  • Lazes
  • Lazos
  • Lazzi
  • Lazzo

5 Letter Words Starting with Le

  • Leach
  • Leads
  • Leady
  • Leafs
  • Leafy
  • Leaks
  • Leaky
  • Leams
  • Leans
  • Leant
  • Leany
  • Leaps
  • Leapt
  • Leare
  • Learn
  • Lears
  • Leary
  • Lease
  • Leash
  • Least
  • Leats
  • Leave
  • Leavy
  • Leaze
  • Leben
  • Leccy
  • Leche
  • Ledes
  • Ledge
  • Ledgy
  • Ledum
  • Leear
  • Leech
  • Leeks
  • Leeps
  • Leers
  • Leery
  • Leese
  • Leets
  • Leeze
  • Lefte
  • Lefts
  • Lefty
  • Legal
  • Leger
  • Leges
  • Legge
  • Leggo
  • Leggy
  • Legit
  • Legno
  • Lehrs
  • Lehua
  • Leirs
  • Leish
  • Leman
  • Lemed
  • Lemel
  • Lemes
  • Lemma
  • Lemme
  • Lemon
  • Lemur
  • Lends
  • Lenes
  • Lengs
  • Lenis
  • Lenos
  • Lense
  • Lenti
  • Lento
  • Leone
  • Leper
  • Lepid
  • Lepra
  • Lepta
  • Lered
  • Leres
  • Lerps
  • Leses
  • Lesos
  • Lests
  • Letch
  • Lethe
  • Letty
  • Letup
  • Leuch
  • Leuco
  • Leuds
  • Leugh
  • Levas
  • Levee
  • Level
  • Lever
  • Leves
  • Levin
  • Levis
  • Lewis
  • Lexes
  • Lexis
  • Lezes

5 Letter Words Starting with Li

  • Liana
  • Liane
  • Liang
  • Liard
  • Liars
  • Liart
  • Libel
  • Liber
  • Libor
  • Libra
  • Libre
  • Libri
  • Licet
  • Lichi
  • Licht
  • Licit
  • Licks
  • Lidar
  • Lidos
  • Liefs
  • Liege
  • Liens
  • Liers
  • Lieus
  • Lieve
  • Lifer
  • Lifes
  • Lifey
  • Lifts
  • Ligan
  • Liger
  • Ligge
  • Light
  • Ligne
  • Liked
  • Liken
  • Liker
  • Likes
  • Likin
  • Lilac
  • Lills
  • Lilos
  • Lilts
  • Lilty
  • Liman
  • Limas
  • Limax
  • Limba
  • Limbi
  • Limbo
  • Limbs
  • Limby
  • Limed
  • Limen
  • Limes
  • Limey
  • Limit
  • Limma
  • Limns
  • Limos
  • Limpa
  • Limps
  • Linac
  • Linch
  • Linds
  • Lindy
  • Lined
  • Linen
  • Liner
  • Lines
  • Liney
  • Linga
  • Lingo
  • Lings
  • Lingy
  • Linin
  • Links
  • Linky
  • Linns
  • Linny
  • Linos
  • Lints
  • Linty
  • Linum
  • Linux
  • Lions
  • Lipas
  • Lipes
  • Lipid
  • Lipin
  • Lipos
  • Lippy
  • Liras
  • Lirks
  • Lirot
  • Lises
  • Lisks
  • Lisle
  • Lisps
  • Lists
  • Litai
  • Litas
  • Lited
  • Litem
  • Liter
  • Lites
  • Lithe
  • Litho
  • Liths
  • Litie
  • Litre
  • Lived
  • Liven
  • Liver
  • Lives
  • Livid
  • Livor
  • Livre

5 Letter Words Starting with Ll, Lo

  • Llama
  • Llano
  • Loach
  • Loads
  • Loafs
  • Loams
  • Loamy
  • Loans
  • Loast
  • Loath
  • Loave
  • Lobar
  • Lobby
  • Lobed
  • Lobes
  • Lobos
  • Lobus
  • Local
  • Loche
  • Lochs
  • Lochy
  • Locie
  • Locis
  • Locks
  • Locky
  • Locos
  • Locum
  • Locus
  • Loden
  • Lodes
  • Lodge
  • Loess
  • Lofts
  • Lofty
  • Logan
  • Loges
  • Loggy
  • Logia
  • Logic
  • Logie
  • Login
  • Logoi
  • Logon
  • Logos
  • Lohan
  • Loids
  • Loins
  • Loipe
  • Loirs
  • Lokes
  • Lokey
  • Lokum
  • Lolas
  • Loled
  • Lollo
  • Lolls
  • Lolly
  • Lolos
  • Lomas
  • Lomed
  • Lomes
  • Loner
  • Longa
  • Longe
  • Longs
  • Looby
  • Looed
  • Looey
  • Loofa
  • Loofs
  • Looie
  • Looks
  • Looky
  • Looms
  • Loons
  • Loops
  • Loopy
  • Loord
  • Loose
  • Loots
  • Loped
  • Loper
  • Lopes
  • Loppy
  • Loral
  • Loran
  • Lords
  • Lordy
  • Lorel
  • Lores
  • Loric
  • Loris
  • Lorry
  • Losed
  • Losel
  • Losen
  • Loser
  • Loses
  • Lossy
  • Lotah
  • Lotas
  • Lotes
  • Lotic
  • Lotos
  • Lotsa
  • Lotta
  • Lotte
  • Lotto
  • Lotus
  • Loued
  • Lough
  • Louie
  • Louis
  • Louma
  • Lound
  • Louns
  • Loupe
  • Loups
  • Loure
  • Lours
  • Loury
  • Louse
  • Lousy
  • Louts
  • Lovat
  • Loved
  • Lovee
  • Lover
  • Loves
  • Lovey
  • Lovie
  • Lowan
  • Lowed
  • Lowen
  • Lower
  • Lowes
  • Lowly
  • Lownd
  • Lowne
  • Lowns
  • Lowps
  • Lowry
  • Lowse
  • Lowth
  • Lowts
  • Loxed
  • Loxes
  • Loyal
  • Lozen

5 Letter Words Starting with Lu

  • Luach
  • Luaus
  • Lubed
  • Lubes
  • Lubra
  • Luces
  • Lucid
  • Lucks
  • Lucky
  • Lucre
  • Ludes
  • Ludic
  • Ludos
  • Luffa
  • Luffs
  • Luged
  • Luger
  • Luges
  • Lulls
  • Lulus
  • Lumas
  • Lumbi
  • Lumen
  • Lumme
  • Lummy
  • Lumps
  • Lumpy
  • Lunar
  • Lunas
  • Lunch
  • Lunes
  • Lunet
  • Lunge
  • Lungi
  • Lungs
  • Lunks
  • Lunts
  • Lupin
  • Lupus
  • Lurch
  • Lured
  • Lurer
  • Lures
  • Lurex
  • Lurgi
  • Lurgy
  • Lurid
  • Lurks
  • Lurry
  • Lurve
  • Luser
  • Lushy
  • Lusks
  • Lusts
  • Lusty
  • Lusus
  • Lutea
  • Luted
  • Luter
  • Lutes
  • Luvvy
  • Luxed
  • Luxer
  • Luxes

5 Letter Words Starting with Lw, ly

  • Lweis
  • Lyams
  • Lyard
  • Lyart
  • Lyase
  • Lycea
  • Lycee
  • Lycra
  • Lying
  • Lymes
  • Lymph
  • Lynch
  • Lynes
  • Lyres
  • Lyric
  • Lysed
  • Lyses
  • Lysin
  • Lysis
  • Lysol
  • Lyssa
  • Lyted
  • Lytes
  • Lythe
  • Lytic
  • Lytta
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5 Letter Words Starting with L with their Meanings

  • Label – an informational paper attached to a product or object
  • Labor – hard physical work
  • Laden – loaded or burdened
  • Lager – a type of beer
  • Lally – a cylindrical steel
  • Lamia – a monster described in Greek mythology
  • Lance – a long weapon
  • Lapse – a temporary failure
  • Large – of considerable size or capacity
  • Larva – a juvenile form of an insect
  • Laser – a device that emits an intense beam
  • Latch – a metal bar used for doors or gates
  • Later – soon or afterward
  • Latex – a type of paint
  • Lathe – a shaping machine
  • Latin – a classical language used in ancient Rome
  • Latte – a milky type of coffee
  • Laugh – a series of spontaneous sounds and movements of one’s face
  • Laver – a seaweed
  • Learn – to acquire a specific skill or knowledge
  • Lease – a rental contract
  • Leash – a strap that restrains a dog or other animal
  • Least – smallest in size, amount, or significance
  • Leave – to depart from
  • Ledge – an underwater ridge
  • Leech – a type of aquatic worm
  • Legal – permitted by law
  • Lethe – In Greek mythology, it is a river located in the underworld.
  • Level – a horizontal plane
  • Lexis – it refers to the complete set of words or vocabulary in a language
  • Libra – a unit of weight used in ancient Rome
  • Liger – the offspring of a male lion and a tigress
  • Light – an agent that stimulates sight
  • Lilac – a shrub of the olive family
  • Limbo – a period of uncertainty
  • Limbs – refers to a person’s arm or leg
  • Limit – a boundary or terminal point
  • Linen – a type of textile
  • Lines – plural of line
  • Lipid – a macro biomolecule
  • Lippy – discourteous or ill-mannered
  • Liter – a metric unit of capacity
  • Lithe – a person with an agile or graceful body
  • Liven – to become lively
  • Liver – a major organ situated left of the stomach
  • Livid – very angry
  • Llama – a domesticated animal of the camel family
  • Loach – a type of freshwater fish
  • Loath – unwilling or ill-disposed
  • Lobby – a receiving area near the entrance of a building
  • Local – belonging to a particular area
  • Locks – plural for lock
  • Lodge – a small house or temporary quarter
  • Logic – the study of correct reasoning
  • Lolly – short term for lollipop
  • Loner – someone who prefers to be alone
  • Loose – not firm or tight
  • Loser – an unsuccessful person
  • Lotto – a game played using numbered tickets
  • Lotus – a large type of water lily
  • Loved – past tense for love
  • Lover – one’s ardent admirer
  • Loyal – solid support or allegiance to an individual or group
  • Lower – less high in position, status, or amount
  • Lucky – a force that seems to shape circumstances
  • Luger – a type of German pistol
  • Lucid – easy to understand
  • Lunar – of the moon
  • Lunch – a mid-day meal
  • Lungs – a pair of organs situated in the thorax
  • Lupus – a disease that causes skin inflammation
  • Lusty – strong and full of vigor
  • Lynch – an extrajudicial killing
  • Lysis – rupture of the cell wall

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5 Letter Words Starting with L (600+ English Words) — Practice Quiz

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Q1

Question 1: Which of the following is a 5 letter word starting with L that means a young immature form of an insect?

Question 1 options
"Larva" is a 5 letter word starting with "La" that refers to the immature form of an insect. "Lemon" is a fruit, "Latch" is a fastening device, and "Linen" is a type of fabric.
Q2

Question 2: According to the article, the word "Llama" is categorized under 5 letter words starting with "Lo."

Question 2 options
This is false. The article categorizes "Llama" under the section for 5 letter words starting with "Ll, Lo" — specifically, "Llama" and "Llano" appear at the start of the "Ll" portion, not under "Lo."
Q3

Question 3: In a word game, you need a 5 letter word starting with L that means "shining or bright." Which word fits?

Question 3 options
"Lucid" means clear, bright, or easy to understand. "Lusty" means full of vigor, "Lumpy" means full of lumps, and "Lurch" means a sudden unsteady movement.
Q4

Question 4: Match each 5 letter L-word to its correct meaning.

Question 4 options
Label
Lager
Lilac
Lunar
A purple shrub
Relating to the moon
A tag or marker
A type of beer

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

"Label" means a tag or marker attached to something. "Lager" is a type of light beer. "Lilac" is a purple flowering shrub. "Lunar" means relating to the moon.
Q5

Question 5: The article organizes 5 letter words starting with L into categories based on their first two letters. Which of these is NOT one of the categories listed?

Question 5 options
The article lists categories La, Le, Li, Ll/Lo, Lu, and Lw/Ly. There is no separate "Lp" category because no common English 5 letter words begin with "Lp."

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