10-Letter Words Starting With L
There are 492 ten-letter words starting with L in our dictionary; 198 of them are common words.
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All 492 words
- laboratory15 points
- literature10 points
- likelihood18 points
- leadership16 points
- lightnings15 points
- legitimate13 points
- linguistic13 points
- limitation12 points
- lumberjack27 points
- liquefying26 points
- lacquering22 points
- localizing22 points
- lymphatics22 points
- legalizing21 points
- liberalize21 points
- liquidated21 points
- locksmiths21 points
- liquidates20 points
- lipsticked19 points
- labyrinths18 points
- landlocked18 points
- legitimacy18 points
- luxuriated18 points
- lengthwise17 points
- lighthouse17 points
- livelihood17 points
- locomotive17 points
- luxuriates17 points
- lackluster16 points
- landscaped16 points
- legibility16 points
- lifestyles16 points
- lampooning15 points
- landscapes15 points
- languished15 points
- lascivious15 points
- lengthened15 points
- leveraging15 points
- lifeguards15 points
- lightening15 points
- loincloths15 points
- lubricated15 points
- lamentable14 points
- landowners14 points
- languishes14 points
- laryngitis14 points
- leafleting14 points
- lengthiest14 points
- letterhead14 points
- liberalism14 points
- likenesses14 points
- locomotion14 points
- lubricants14 points
- lubricates14 points
- lacerating13 points
- lavatories13 points
- legalistic13 points
- liberating13 points
- litterbugs13 points
- liturgical13 points
- liveliness13 points
- loveliness13 points
- laceration12 points
- landladies12 points
- landslides12 points
- laundering12 points
- legislated12 points
- liberation12 points
- librarians12 points
- limousines12 points
- localities12 points
- longitudes12 points
- luminaries12 points
- languorous11 points
- lateraling11 points
- legislates11 points
- legislator11 points
- litigation11 points
- lieutenant10 points
- loneliness10 points
- lookalikes18 points
- lumberyard18 points
- lunchtimes17 points
- lifesavers16 points
- loudmouths16 points
- lesbianism14 points
- levitating14 points
- laminating13 points
- levitation13 points
- listlessly13 points
- logistical13 points
- lugubrious13 points
- litigating12 points
- liquidized30 points
- liquidizes29 points
- legitimize22 points
- loquacious21 points
- lachrymose20 points
- liquidator20 points
- lovemaking20 points
- lawbreaker19 points
- leukocytes19 points
- lithograph19 points
- luxuriance19 points
- ladyfinger18 points
- laughingly18 points
- linebacker18 points
- livability18 points
- lamentably17 points
- lawrencium17 points
- leprechaun17 points
- lifesaving17 points
- lopsidedly17 points
- lunchrooms17 points
- laundryman16 points
- laundrymen16 points
- lavishness16 points
- lawfulness16 points
- leviathans16 points
- liverwurst16 points
- loganberry16 points
- logarithms16 points
- loggerhead16 points
- lagniappes15 points
- lambasting15 points
- landholder15 points
- landlubber15 points
- landscaper15 points
- laypersons15 points
- leitmotifs15 points
- liberality15 points
- luminosity15 points
- luminously15 points
- lusciously15 points
- lamebrains14 points
- latecomers14 points
- leaseholds14 points
- lipreading14 points
- lobotomies14 points
- lubricator14 points
- landmasses13 points
- lapidaries13 points
- leguminous13 points
- libidinous13 points
- lamaseries12 points
- lamination12 points
- liberators12 points
- libertines12 points
- librettist12 points
- licentiate12 points
- licentious12 points
- ligaturing12 points
- lineaments12 points
- logrolling12 points
- launderers11 points
- lodestones11 points
- lorgnettes11 points
- littleness10 points
- lumpectomy21 points
- lightships19 points
- lawnmowers18 points
- leasebacks18 points
- landowning15 points
- leitmotivs15 points
- longhouses14 points
- lowlanders14 points
- lubricious14 points
- lemongrass13 points
- listenable12 points
- legalities11 points
- litigators11 points
- lymphocyte25 points
- lobotomize23 points
- lukewarmly22 points
- lightfaced20 points
- lightproof19 points
- likability19 points
- launchpads18 points
- lakefronts17 points
- laparotomy17 points
- leafstalks17 points
- lungfishes17 points
- lifelessly16 points
- liverworts16 points
- logicality16 points
- limpidness15 points
- lonesomely15 points
- lighteners14 points
- limberness14 points
- lavalieres13 points
- leopardess13 points
- literately13 points
- lustrously13 points
- larcenists12 points
- leaderless11 points
- liturgists11 points
- lordliness11 points
- lusterless10 points
- lyophilize27 points
- lambrequin23 points
- lexicology23 points
- labialized22 points
- labializes21 points
- leukocytic21 points
- liquescent21 points
- lithophyte21 points
- leafhopper20 points
- linearized20 points
- liquidness20 points
- lophophore20 points
- loxodromes20 points
- lycopodium20 points
- lazarettos19 points
- lipophilic19 points
- literalize19 points
- lagomorphs18 points
- lovability18 points
- lampoonery17 points
- lapidified17 points
- leukorrhea17 points
- lancewoods16 points
- lapidifies16 points
- larvicides16 points
- laryngitic16 points
- legateship16 points
- lipotropic16 points
- lithologic16 points
- littleneck16 points
- labiovelar15 points
- lectionary15 points
- legitimism15 points
- leishmania15 points
- lighterage15 points
- limewaters15 points
- limitative15 points
- longhaired15 points
- luciferase15 points
- luciferins15 points
- luciferous15 points
- lacrimator14 points
- lampooners14 points
- languisher14 points
- lanthanide14 points
- lapidating14 points
- lebensraum14 points
- lederhosen14 points
- lemniscate14 points
- leucoplast14 points
- licensable14 points
- lipotropin14 points
- lividities14 points
- lobscouses14 points
- lodgements14 points
- logorrheas14 points
- luminances14 points
- legitimist13 points
- lepidolite13 points
- lidocaines13 points
- literality13 points
- literarily13 points
- longicorns13 points
- lusterware13 points
- lacustrine12 points
- lanceolate12 points
- lentamente12 points
- lenticular12 points
- lentissimo12 points
- liberalist12 points
- literalism12 points
- loblollies12 points
- locational12 points
- langoustes11 points
- leadenness11 points
- loginesses11 points
- lustrating11 points
- lutestring11 points
- lineations10 points
- literalist10 points
- lustration10 points
- lexicalize28 points
- liquifying26 points
- lacqueying25 points
- lyricizing25 points
- lymphokine24 points
- logicizing23 points
- lymphogram23 points
- lysogenize23 points
- lampblacks22 points
- lespedezas22 points
- lexicality22 points
- liquefiers22 points
- lockkeeper22 points
- lymphomata22 points
- lacquerers21 points
- liquorices21 points
- lixiviated21 points
- lockstitch21 points
- ladyfishes20 points
- laterizing20 points
- latinizing20 points
- lawmakings20 points
- lawyerlike20 points
- legalizers20 points
- lengthways20 points
- lithifying20 points
- lixiviates20 points
- luftmensch20 points
- lumpfishes20 points
- luteinized20 points
- lateralize19 points
- lazarettes19 points
- lazinesses19 points
- libecchios19 points
- lightfaces19 points
- lincomycin19 points
- linearizes19 points
- liquations19 points
- livestocks19 points
- lunkheaded19 points
- luteinizes19 points
- lamplights18 points
- lathyrisms18 points
- lathyritic18 points
- leukopenic18 points
- lightbulbs18 points
- lighttight18 points
- lightwoods18 points
- lignifying18 points
- lithophane18 points
- longbowman18 points
- longbowmen18 points
- lyophilise18 points
- laccoliths17 points
- lakeshores17 points
- lampshells17 points
- lawyerings17 points
- lectotypes17 points
- limitrophe17 points
- locomotory17 points
- logographs17 points
- logogriphs17 points
- lowliheads17 points
- lunchmeats17 points
- lysimetric17 points
- ladderlike16 points
- lambencies16 points
- lamentedly16 points
- largemouth16 points
- larvicidal16 points
- leadscrews16 points
- lenitively16 points
- leukaemias16 points
- leukopenia16 points
- levorotary16 points
- lifebloods16 points
- lightplane16 points
- limelights16 points
- limitingly16 points
- lintwhites16 points
- lionfishes16 points
- logorrheic16 points
- logotypies16 points
- longheaded16 points
- longsomely16 points
- loopholing16 points
- lovelessly16 points
- lowballing16 points
- lowercased16 points
- lullabying16 points
- lyricising16 points
- lacerative15 points
- lactogenic15 points
- lanthanums15 points
- laticifers15 points
- lavendered15 points
- letterform15 points
- leucocidin15 points
- levigating15 points
- lightering15 points
- limnologic15 points
- lithopones15 points
- locomoting15 points
- lowercases15 points
- luculently15 points
- luminesced15 points
- lysimeters15 points
- langlaufer14 points
- lanknesses14 points
- larghettos14 points
- laryngeals14 points
- laryngites14 points
- latifundia14 points
- latifundio14 points
- leafletted14 points
- leathering14 points
- leavenings14 points
- lengthener14 points
- leptosomes14 points
- leptospire14 points
- lethargies14 points
- levigation14 points
- lewdnesses14 points
- limpnesses14 points
- lipomatous14 points
- livingness14 points
- lobotomise14 points
- lobsterman14 points
- lobstermen14 points
- logaoedics14 points
- logicising14 points
- longleaves14 points
- loungewear14 points
- lovingness14 points
- luminesces14 points
- lustihoods14 points
- lysogenies14 points
- lysogenise14 points
- lapidarian13 points
- lavalliere13 points
- leadplants13 points
- leafleteer13 points
- legitimise13 points
- lentivirus13 points
- linerboard13 points
- litterbags13 points
- livenesses13 points
- loadmaster13 points
- lobstering13 points
- localising13 points
- louseworts13 points
- lovastatin13 points
- lucidities13 points
- lushnesses13 points
- labilities12 points
- lacinesses12 points
- lactations12 points
- lamenesses12 points
- laminarian12 points
- laminarias12 points
- laminarins12 points
- laminators12 points
- leaguering12 points
- legalising12 points
- legendries12 points
- leniencies12 points
- lenticules12 points
- leprosaria12 points
- leptotenes12 points
- libellants12 points
- liberalise12 points
- librations12 points
- licensures12 points
- limestones12 points
- liminesses12 points
- linecaster12 points
- literacies12 points
- littermate12 points
- lobulation12 points
- locutories12 points
- luminaires12 points
- luminarias12 points
- landaulets11 points
- langostino11 points
- lanuginous11 points
- lassitudes11 points
- laudations11 points
- laundrette11 points
- laureating11 points
- laurelling11 points
- legerities11 points
- leistering11 points
- lentigines11 points
- letterings11 points
- linearised11 points
- loadstones11 points
- logrollers11 points
- longnesses11 points
- lotuslands11 points
- loudnesses11 points
- lanosities10 points
- latenesses10 points
- latinities10 points
- laureation10 points
- leannesses10 points
- lienteries10 points
- linearises10 points
- linoleates10 points
- literation10 points
- literators10 points
- lonenesses10 points
- lornnesses10 points
- lostnesses10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 492
- By usage: 80 very common, 118 common, 294 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- liquidized 30
- liquidizes 29
- lexicalize 28
- lumberjack 27
- lyophilize 27
- liquefying 26
- liquifying 26
- lacqueying 25
- lymphocyte 25
- lyricizing 25
Most common
- laboratory
- literature
- likelihood
- leadership
- lightnings
- legitimate
- linguistic
- limitation
- lumberjack
- liquefying
Definitions
- laboratory (noun)
- A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.
- literature (noun)
- Creative writing of recognized artistic value.
- likelihood (noun)
- The probability of a specified outcome.
- leadership (noun)
- The activity of leading.
Below you will find all 492 ten-letter words starting with L from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. LABORATORY, LITERATURE and LIKELIHOOD are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with L, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many ten-letter words starting with L are there?
Our dictionary has 492 ten-letter words starting with L, of which 198 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words starting with L?
LIQUIDIZED scores 30 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.