8-Letter Words Starting With L
There are 929 eight-letter words that start with L. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like LOCATION, LANGUAGE, LEARNING appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- location10
- language10
- learning9
- listings9
- lighting13
- lingerie9
- licensed11
- lesbians10
- launched14
- lifetime13
- literary11
- literacy13
- licenses10
- lectures10
- launches13
- latitude9
- limiting11
- laughing13
- learners8
- likewise15
All 929 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- licensee 10
- landlord 10
- landmark 15
- lacrosse 10
- lavender 12
- listened 9
- lecturer 10
- liberals 10
- labeling 11
- leverage 12
- laughter 12
- listener 8
- leukemia 14
- lowering 12
- labrador 11
- lifelong 12
- landfill 12
- lawsuits 11
- locating 11
- locality 13
- lobbying 16
- licences 12
- lymphoma 20
- limerick 16
- luncheon 13
- lipstick 16
- laminate 10
- labelled 11
- lakeside 13
- linkages 13
- longhorn 12
- longtime 11
- leaflets 11
- launcher 13
- luminous 10
- logistic 11
- lighters 12
- literate 8
- laborers 10
- lobbyist 15
- lanterns 8
- landings 10
- legality 12
- lemonade 11
- leveling 12
- lifeline 11
- lonesome 10
- labourer 10
- luscious 10
- lifespan 13
- linearly 11
- linotype 13
- leapfrog 14
- likeness 12
- leftover 14
- lawfully 17
- lodgings 11
- laureate 8
- lovingly 15
- landline 9
- lockdown 18
- loathing 12
- layering 12
- ligament 11
- lossless 8
- lavatory 14
- leathers 11
- licorice 12
- liberate 10
- licensor 10
- leaching 14
- locators 10
- liaisons 8
- legacies 11
- linguist 9
- lightest 12
- literals 8
- lowlands 12
- loophole 13
- littered 9
- larkspur 14
- lustrous 8
- lobsters 10
- lifeless 11
- laziness 17
- lollipop 12
- lattices 10
- lanyards 12
- lifeboat 13
- luxuries 15
- lectured 11
- lymphoid 19
- lordship 14
- lecithin 13
- legalize 18
- ligation 9
- lowrider 12
- lifelike 15
- lunchbox 22
- loveless 11
- listeria 8
- lawmaker 17
- lockable 16
- leftists 11
- libretto 10
- loadings 10
- loyalist 11
- ladybird 15
- leggings 11
- lamented 11
- lounging 10
- licenced 13
- localize 19
- lineages 9
- landfall 12
- lukewarm 17
- leachate 13
- lyricist 13
- lessened 9
- leopards 11
- liqueurs 17
- lettered 9
- loveseat 11
- linoleum 10
- littoral 8
- lemmings 13
- likeable 14
- loosened 9
- lengthen 12
- loudness 9
- leanings 9
- lycopene 15
- laxative 18
- libelous 10
- lethargy 15
- levelled 12
- lavishly 17
- littlest 8
- loveable 13
- lingered 10
- laudable 11
- latching 14
- logotype 14
- lozenges 18
- longboat 11
- lunatics 10
- longline 9
- lynching 17
- lysozyme 25
- landless 9
- lopsided 12
- lilliput 10
- lambskin 16
- lapidary 14
- leftmost 13
- laboring 11
- lovelock 17
- ligature 9
- levodopa 14
- lexicons 17
- luckiest 14
- landlady 13
- loungers 9
- lameness 10
- lakeport 14
- liaising 9
- ladybugs 15
- litigant 9
- litigate 9
- literati 8
- leniency 13
- leotards 9
- latrines 8
- lucidity 14
- lateness 8
- levering 12
- limiters 10
- landform 14
- logbooks 15
- leathery 14
- listless 8
- laggards 11
- legalese 9
- leaguers 9
- locative 13
- laboured 11
- lettuces 10
- languish 12
- linesman 10
- longings 10
- liveness 11
- lamellar 10
- leukemic 16
- lyricism 15
- linguine 9
- lacquers 19
- lobotomy 15
- laterals 8
- luminary 13
- liposome 12
- longleaf 12
- lacrimal 12
- lavished 15
- lavalier 11
- longhair 12
- leftwing 15
- latterly 11
- levelers 11
- lockouts 14
- landward 13
- lecterns 10
- legalism 11
- loblolly 13
- largesse 9
- lodgment 12
- louvered 12
- lovesick 17
- legalise 9
- landsman 11
- lightens 12
- langlauf 12
- levitate 11
- longueur 9
- ladyship 17
- lockstep 16
- liveable 13
- leftward 15
- linchpin 15
- libation 10
- landmass 11
- lodestar 9
- lookouts 12
- linkable 14
- lifecare 13
- liftgate 12
- leavened 12
- lamberts 12
- logician 11
- lashings 12
- linguini 9
- lorikeet 12
- localism 12
- livelier 11
- lawgiver 15
- limonene 10
- lactates 10
- laburnum 12
- leakages 13
- leeching 14
- leptonic 12
- leisures 8
- lactones 10
- lurching 14
- liveries 11
- lamellae 10
- lionfish 14
- lovebird 14
- lovelorn 11
- lothario 11
- lamppost 14
- luthiers 11
- locksets 14
- ladylike 16
- lovelies 11
- labelers 10
- linesmen 10
- leveller 11
- limiteds 11
- legation 9
- leafless 11
- lewdness 12
- lunching 14
- lovelier 11
- lesioned 9
- likening 13
- lysosome 13
- lollypop 15
- lunettes 8
- lampreys 15
- luckless 14
- lordosis 9
- luggages 11
- lungfish 15
- lumbered 13
- libretti 10
- loftiest 11
- lampoons 12
- longhand 13
- latchkey 20
- landside 10
- laterite 8
- letterer 8
- leucemia 12
- lability 13
- liniment 10
- limekiln 14
- longspur 11
- litanies 8
- likelier 12
- larrikin 12
- lutefisk 15
- localise 10
- lutetium 10
- lethally 14
- laetrile 8
- lynchpin 18
- laudanum 11
- layettes 11
- labeller 10
- lathered 12
- lifeways 17
- leasable 10
- longbows 14
- loggings 11
- leukosis 12
- licencee 12
- latently 11
- leathern 11
- leavings 12
- lowliest 11
- lovefest 14
- layovers 14
- lewisite 11
- longneck 15
- lushness 11
- lowlight 15
- lacewing 14
- limonite 10
- leanness 8
- langleys 12
- leviable 13
- linalool 8
- lections 10
- leadless 9
- locknuts 14
- loitered 9
- legatees 9
- lunation 8
- lacewood 14
- latticed 11
- locution 10
- liveried 12
- lionized 18
- lonelier 8
- lowlifes 14
- lungwort 12
- lovebugs 14
- lavishes 14
- ligating 10
- luxation 15
- lawyerly 17
- licenser 10
- lambaste 12
- laudator 9
- livelong 12
- loanable 10
- layabout 13
- lifework 18
- landslip 11
- limbless 12
- leadings 10
- ladrones 9
- lacerate 10
- liquored 18
- leisured 9
- longship 14
- legalist 9
- lambasts 12
- lempiras 12
- larboard 11
- loadstar 9
- laagered 10
- labarums 12
- labdanum 13
- labellum 12
- labially 13
- labiated 11
- labiates 10
- laborite 10
- labroids 11
- labrusca 12
- laceless 10
- lacelike 14
- lacertid 11
- lacework 17
- laciness 10
- lackaday 18
- lackered 15
- lackeyed 18
- laconism 12
- lacqueys 22
- lactases 10
- lactated 11
- lacteals 10
- lacteous 10
- lactonic 12
- lactoses 10
- lacunars 10
- lacunary 13
- lacunate 10
- lacunose 10
- ladanums 11
- laddered 11
- ladening 10
- ladhoods 13
- ladleful 12
- ladyfish 18
- ladyhood 16
- ladykins 16
- ladylove 15
- ladypalm 16
- lagering 10
- laggings 11
- lagnappe 13
- lagoonal 9
- laically 13
- laicised 11
- laicises 10
- laicisms 12
- laicized 20
- laicizes 19
- laitance 10
- lakebeds 15
- lakelike 16
- laliques 17
- lallands 9
- lallygag 13
- lamasery 13
- lambadas 13
- lambdoid 14
- lambency 17
- lambiest 12
- lambkill 16
- lambkins 16
- lamblike 16
- lamellas 10
- lamenter 10
- laminals 10
- laminary 13
- laminins 10
- laminose 10
- laminous 10
- lamister 10
- lampases 12
- lampions 12
- lampyrid 16
- lamsters 10
- lancelet 10
- lanceted 11
- lanciers 10
- landgrab 12
- landlers 9
- landskip 15
- landslid 10
- landsmen 11
- laneways 14
- langrage 10
- langrels 9
- langshan 12
- langsyne 12
- languets 9
- languors 9
- laniards 9
- lanitals 8
- lankiest 12
- lankness 12
- lanneret 8
- lanoline 8
- lanolins 8
- lanosity 11
- lantanas 8
- lanthorn 11
- lapboard 13
- lapelled 11
- lapidate 11
- lapidify 17
- lapidist 11
- lapillus 10
- lappered 13
- lappeted 13
- lapsable 12
- lapsible 12
- lapwings 14
- larcener 10
- lardiest 9
- lardlike 13
- lardoons 9
- largando 10
- lariated 9
- larkiest 12
- larksome 14
- larrigan 9
- larruped 11
- larruper 10
- laryngal 12
- larynges 12
- larynxes 18
- lasagnas 9
- lasagnes 9
- lashkars 15
- lassoers 8
- lassoing 9
- lastborn 10
- lastings 9
- latakias 12
- latchets 13
- lateener 8
- latening 9
- laterize 17
- latewood 12
- latherer 11
- lathiest 11
- lathings 12
- lathwork 18
- latigoes 9
- latillas 8
- latinity 11
- latinize 17
- latosols 8
- laudably 14
- laughers 12
- launders 9
- laureled 9
- lauwines 11
- lavaboes 13
- lavalava 14
- lavalike 15
- lavashes 14
- lavation 11
- laveered 12
- laverock 17
- lavisher 14
- lavrocks 17
- lawbooks 17
- lawyered 15
- laxation 15
- laxities 15
- layaways 17
- layerage 12
- laywoman 16
- laywomen 16
- lazarets 17
- lazulite 17
- lazurite 17
- leachers 13
- leachier 13
- leadened 10
- leadenly 12
- leadiest 9
- leadoffs 15
- leadsman 11
- leadsmen 11
- leadwork 16
- leadwort 12
- leafages 12
- leafiest 11
- leaflike 15
- leafworm 16
- leaguing 10
- leakiest 12
- leakless 12
- lealties 8
- leariest 8
- leashing 12
- leasings 9
- leaviest 11
- lechayim 18
- lechered 14
- lecythis 16
- lecythus 16
- ledgiest 10
- leeboard 11
- leeriest 8
- leewards 12
- leftisms 13
- legatine 9
- legating 10
- legators 9
- legendry 13
- legerity 12
- leggiero 10
- leggiest 10
- leghorns 12
- legrooms 11
- legumins 11
- legworks 16
- lehayims 16
- leisters 8
- lekythoi 18
- lekythos 18
- lekythus 18
- lemnisci 12
- lemonish 13
- lemurine 10
- lemuroid 11
- lendable 11
- lenience 10
- lenities 8
- leniting 9
- lenition 8
- lenitive 11
- lensless 8
- lentando 9
- lenticel 10
- lentisks 12
- lentoids 9
- lepidote 11
- leporids 11
- leporine 10
- leprotic 12
- lessoned 9
- letching 14
- letdowns 12
- leucemic 14
- leucines 10
- leucites 10
- leucitic 12
- leucomas 12
- leukomas 14
- leukoses 12
- leukotic 14
- levanted 12
- levanter 11
- levators 11
- leveeing 12
- leverets 11
- levigate 12
- levirate 11
- levities 11
- levogyre 15
- levulins 11
- levulose 11
- lewisson 11
- libeccio 14
- libelant 10
- libelees 10
- libelers 10
- libeling 11
- libelist 10
- libelled 11
- libellee 10
- libeller 10
- librated 11
- librates 10
- licencer 12
- lichened 14
- lichenin 13
- lichting 14
- lickings 15
- lickspit 16
- liegeman 11
- liegemen 11
- lienable 10
- lientery 11
- liftable 13
- liftoffs 17
- ligative 12
- lightful 15
- lightish 15
- ligneous 9
- lignites 9
- lignitic 11
- ligroine 9
- ligroins 9
- ligulate 9
- liguloid 10
- lilylike 15
- limacine 12
- limacons 12
- limbecks 18
- limbered 13
- limberer 12
- limberly 15
- limbiest 12
- limbuses 12
- limeades 11
- limeless 10
- liminess 10
- limitary 13
- limnetic 12
- limpidly 16
- limpkins 16
- limpness 12
- limpsier 12
- limuloid 11
- linalols 8
- lindanes 9
- lineable 10
- lineally 11
- lineated 9
- linebred 11
- linecuts 10
- lineless 8
- linelike 12
- lingcods 12
- lingerer 9
- lingiest 9
- linguals 9
- linguica 11
- linguisa 9
- lingulae 9
- lingular 9
- linkboys 17
- linksman 14
- linksmen 14
- linkwork 19
- linocuts 10
- linsangs 9
- linseeds 9
- linstock 14
- lintiest 8
- lintless 8
- linurons 8
- lionised 9
- lioniser 8
- lionises 8
- lionizer 17
- lionizes 17
- lionlike 12
- lipocyte 15
- lipoidal 11
- lipomata 12
- lippened 13
- lippered 13
- lippiest 12
- lippings 13
- lipreads 11
- liquated 18
- liquates 17
- liquidly 21
- liriopes 10
- liripipe 12
- lissomly 13
- listable 10
- liteness 8
- litharge 12
- lithemia 13
- lithemic 15
- lithiums 13
- lithoing 12
- lithosol 11
- litmuses 10
- litterer 8
- littlish 11
- liturgic 11
- livelily 14
- liveners 11
- livening 12
- livering 12
- liverish 14
- livetrap 13
- lividity 15
- livingly 15
- lixivial 18
- lixivium 20
- loamiest 10
- loamless 10
- loanings 9
- loanword 12
- loathers 11
- loathful 14
- lobately 13
- lobation 10
- lobbyers 15
- lobbygow 19
- lobbyism 17
- lobefins 13
- lobelias 10
- lobeline 10
- lobstick 16
- lobulate 10
- lobulose 10
- lobworms 15
- localist 10
- localite 10
- locaters 10
- lockages 15
- lockjaws 24
- lockrams 16
- locofoco 15
- locoisms 12
- locomote 12
- locoweed 14
- loculate 10
- locustae 10
- locustal 10
- locutory 13
- lodicule 11
- loessial 8
- loftless 11
- loftlike 15
- loggiest 10
- logicise 11
- logicize 20
- loginess 9
- logogram 12
- logomach 16
- logotypy 17
- logrolls 9
- logwoods 13
- loiterer 8
- lolloped 11
- lollygag 13
- lomentum 12
- lonelily 11
- loneness 8
- longeing 10
- longeron 9
- longhead 13
- longjump 20
- longness 9
- longsome 11
- longways 15
- longwise 12
- lookdown 16
- lookisms 14
- lookists 12
- looksism 14
- looniest 8
- loopiest 10
- loosener 8
- loppered 13
- loppiest 12
- lopstick 16
- lordings 10
- lordless 9
- lordlier 9
- lordlike 13
- lordling 10
- lordomas 11
- lordoses 9
- lordotic 11
- lorgnons 9
- loricate 10
- lorimers 10
- loriners 8
- lornness 8
- losingly 12
- lostness 8
- lothsome 13
- loudened 10
- loudlier 9
- lousiest 8
- loveably 16
- lovelily 14
- lovesome 13
- lovevine 14
- lowballs 13
- lowbrows 16
- lowdowns 15
- lowlifer 14
- lowlives 14
- loyalest 11
- loyalism 13
- lubberly 15
- lubrical 12
- lucarnes 10
- lucences 12
- lucently 13
- lucernes 10
- lucifers 13
- luculent 10
- lugsails 9
- lugworms 14
- lumbagos 13
- lumberer 12
- lumberly 15
- luminism 12
- luminist 10
- lummoxes 19
- lumpfish 18
- lumpiest 12
- lunacies 10
- lunarian 8
- lunately 11
- lunchers 13
- lungfuls 12
- lungworm 14
- lunkhead 16
- lunulate 8
- lupanars 10
- lupulins 10
- lurchers 13
- lurdanes 9
- luringly 12
- lustered 9
- lustiest 8
- lustrate 8
- lustring 9
- lustrums 10
- lutanist 8
- lutecium 12
- lutenist 8
- luteolin 8
- lutfisks 15
- lutherns 11
- luxating 16
- lycopods 16
- lyddites 13
- lynchers 16
- lyophile 16
- lyrately 14
- lyrebird 14
- lyricise 13
- lyricize 22
- lyricons 13
- lyriform 16
- lysogens 12
- lysogeny 15
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many eight-letter words are there that start with L?
There are 929 eight-letter words that start with L in the tournament word lists. The most common are LOCATION, LANGUAGE, LEARNING.
What are common eight-letter words that start with L?
LOCATION, LANGUAGE, LEARNING, LISTINGS, LIGHTING are the most frequently used. The full list of 929 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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