11-Letter Words Starting With L
Looking for eleven-letter words that start with L? There are 382 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE, LIMITATIONS, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- legislation12
- legislative15
- limitations13
- legislature12
- liabilities13
- lightweight22
- landscaping17
- linguistics14
- legislators12
- liposuction15
- libertarian13
- liquidation21
- lymphocytes26
- lubrication15
- livelihoods18
- lighthouses18
- leaderboard15
- locomotives18
- lipoprotein15
- loudspeaker18
All 382 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- logarithmic 19
- literatures 11
- lithography 23
- lubricating 16
- liquidators 21
- lymphocytic 28
- lengthening 16
- lepidoptera 16
- lithographs 20
- luminescent 15
- landscapers 16
- laparoscopy 20
- lawlessness 14
- leatherette 14
- luxuriously 21
- lieutenants 11
- luteinizing 21
- liquidating 22
- lithosphere 19
- letterpress 13
- letterheads 15
- linebackers 19
- liberalized 23
- legislating 13
- languishing 16
- leukotriene 15
- lamentation 13
- lectureship 18
- lyophilized 29
- landholders 16
- lumberjacks 28
- lacerations 13
- loggerheads 17
- letterboxed 21
- latitudinal 12
- liberalised 14
- labradorite 14
- legionnaire 12
- leatherback 22
- loosestrife 14
- laminations 13
- laboriously 16
- leatherwood 18
- lithotripsy 19
- landfilling 16
- leprechauns 18
- legitimized 24
- lamplighter 19
- listeriosis 11
- landholding 17
- lumbosacral 17
- lightheaded 20
- ludicrously 17
- likelihoods 19
- lymphokines 25
- litigations 12
- letterboxes 20
- littermates 13
- leaderships 17
- launderette 12
- leaseholder 15
- leukoplakia 21
- linearities 11
- lactalbumin 17
- lacquerware 25
- laryngology 19
- legerdemain 15
- legitimated 15
- leafhoppers 21
- lawbreakers 20
- legionaries 12
- lycanthropy 24
- liveability 19
- lithologies 15
- legitimizes 23
- levelheaded 19
- lubricators 15
- linearizing 21
- leatherneck 20
- laparoscope 17
- legitimised 15
- lanthanides 15
- liquidambar 25
- letterforms 16
- ligamentous 14
- logistician 14
- localizable 24
- latticework 20
- lipogenesis 14
- lateralized 21
- lycanthrope 21
- lymphoblast 23
- lexicalized 30
- lilliputian 13
- leapfrogged 19
- literalists 11
- lawbreaking 21
- luxuriating 19
- lingonberry 17
- lactational 13
- laconically 18
- luxuriantly 21
- landlubbers 16
- lobotomized 25
- linebacking 20
- lepromatous 15
- lacrimation 15
- landsliding 14
- legitimates 14
- ladyfingers 19
- leatherleaf 17
- loudmouthed 18
- labialities 13
- labializing 23
- labiodental 14
- labiovelars 16
- laborsaving 17
- laccolithic 20
- lachrymator 21
- laciniation 13
- lacklusters 17
- lacquerwork 29
- lacrimators 15
- lactiferous 16
- laggardness 14
- laicization 22
- lallygagged 18
- lambrequins 24
- lamebrained 16
- lamellately 16
- lamellicorn 15
- lamelliform 18
- laminarians 13
- laminitises 13
- lammergeier 16
- lammergeyer 19
- lancinating 14
- landlordism 15
- landlubbing 17
- landmarking 19
- landownings 16
- landscapist 16
- landslidden 14
- langbeinite 14
- langlaufers 15
- langostinos 12
- langoustine 12
- languidness 13
- languishers 15
- lankinesses 15
- lapidifying 21
- larcenously 16
- largemouths 17
- largenesses 12
- larkinesses 15
- lastingness 12
- latchstring 17
- lateralizes 20
- lateralling 12
- latifundios 15
- latifundium 17
- laundresses 12
- laundrettes 12
- laureations 11
- lavallieres 14
- lavendering 16
- lawrenciums 18
- leafinesses 14
- leafleteers 14
- leafletting 15
- leakinesses 15
- learnedness 12
- leatherlike 18
- lebensraums 15
- lecherously 19
- lecithinase 16
- leerinesses 11
- legateships 17
- legendaries 13
- legendarily 16
- legendizing 23
- legginesses 13
- legitimator 14
- legitimises 14
- legitimisms 16
- legitimists 14
- legitimizer 23
- leiomyomata 18
- leishmanial 16
- leishmanias 16
- lemmatizing 25
- lemminglike 20
- lemniscates 15
- lengtheners 15
- lengthiness 15
- lepidolites 14
- leprosarium 15
- leptophoses 18
- leptospiral 15
- leptospires 15
- lesbianisms 15
- lethalities 14
- letterspace 15
- leucocidins 16
- leucoplasts 15
- leukopenias 17
- leukoplakic 23
- leukorrheal 18
- leukorrheas 18
- leukotomies 17
- levelnesses 14
- levigations 15
- levitations 14
- lexicalizes 29
- libationary 16
- liberalises 13
- liberalisms 15
- liberalists 13
- liberalizer 22
- liberalizes 22
- liberalness 13
- liberations 13
- libertinage 14
- libertinism 15
- libidinally 17
- librational 13
- librettists 13
- licentiates 13
- lichenology 20
- licitnesses 13
- lickerishly 23
- lickspittle 19
- lieutenancy 16
- lifeguarded 17
- lifemanship 21
- lifesavings 18
- lighterages 16
- lightnesses 15
- lightninged 17
- lightplanes 17
- lightsomely 20
- likableness 17
- liltingness 12
- limelighted 18
- limitedness 14
- limitlessly 16
- limnologies 14
- limnologist 14
- limpidities 16
- lincomycins 20
- linealities 11
- lineamental 13
- linearising 12
- linecasters 13
- linecasting 14
- linerboards 14
- lingberries 14
- lingeringly 16
- lionhearted 15
- lionization 20
- lipectomies 17
- lipogeneses 14
- lipotropies 15
- lipotropins 15
- lippinesses 15
- lipreadings 15
- liquidities 21
- liquidizing 31
- lissomeness 13
- listerioses 11
- literalisms 13
- literalized 21
- literalizes 20
- literalness 11
- literations 11
- lithenesses 14
- lithophanes 19
- lithophytes 22
- lithotomies 16
- litigiously 15
- litterateur 11
- littlenecks 17
- livableness 16
- liverleaves 17
- liverwursts 17
- livetrapped 19
- lividnesses 15
- lixiviating 22
- lixiviation 21
- loadmasters 14
- loaminesses 13
- loathnesses 14
- loathsomely 19
- lobectomies 17
- lobotomised 16
- lobotomises 15
- lobotomizes 24
- lobsterings 14
- lobsterlike 17
- lobulations 13
- localnesses 13
- lockkeepers 23
- locomotions 15
- loculicidal 16
- loftinesses 14
- logicalness 14
- lognormally 17
- logographic 20
- logomachies 19
- logrollings 13
- lollygagged 18
- longanimity 17
- longevities 15
- longjumping 24
- longshoring 16
- longsighted 17
- looninesses 11
- loopinesses 13
- loosenesses 11
- lophophores 21
- loquacities 22
- losableness 13
- loungewears 15
- lousinesses 11
- loutishness 14
- lovableness 16
- lovastatins 14
- lovemakings 21
- lowercasing 17
- lowlinesses 14
- lubricative 18
- lubricities 15
- lucidnesses 14
- luciferases 16
- luckinesses 17
- lucratively 19
- lucubrating 16
- lucubration 15
- lumberyards 19
- luminescing 16
- lumpinesses 15
- lumpishness 18
- luridnesses 12
- lusterwares 14
- lustfulness 14
- lustinesses 11
- lustrations 11
- luteotropic 15
- luteotropin 13
- lutestrings 12
- luxuriances 20
- lycopodiums 21
- lymphograms 24
- lyophilised 20
- lyophilises 19
- lyophilizer 28
- lyophilizes 28
- lyricalness 16
- lysogenised 16
- lysogenises 15
- lysogenized 25
- lysogenizes 24
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many eleven-letter words are there that start with L?
There are 382 eleven-letter words that start with L in the tournament word lists. The most common are LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE, LIMITATIONS.
What are common eleven-letter words that start with L?
LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE, LIMITATIONS, LEGISLATURE, LIABILITIES are the most frequently used. The full list of 382 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.
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