5 letter words starting with L

Many 5-letter words in English start with the letter ‘L’. Learning these words can help you play word games and crossword puzzles better. Below is a list of 5-letter ‘L’ words to help you.

Word	Meaning	Sentence
Label	A small piece of paper, fabric, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it	He put a label on the box for identification.
Labor	Work, especially physical work	The workers engaged in hard labor throughout the day.
Laced	Fastened or decorated with lace	Her dress was laced at the back.
Lacks	Does not have	The room lacks adequate lighting.
Ladle	A large long-handled spoon used for serving soup, stew, or sauce	She served the soup with a ladle.
Laity	Lay people, as distinct from the clergy	The church welcomed members of the laity.
Lakes	Large bodies of water surrounded by land	They visited several lakes during their trip.
Lamas	Tibetan Buddhist monks	The lamas gathered for the ceremony.
Lamps	Devices for giving light	The room was lit by two antique lamps.
Lance	A long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head	Knights once fought with lance and shield.
Lands	Comes down onto the ground or another surface	The plane lands smoothly on the runway.
Lanes	Narrow roads or paths	The countryside was crisscrossed with scenic lanes.
Lanky	Ungracefully thin and tall	The lanky teenager had outgrown his clothes.
Lapel	The part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar	He pinned the flower to his lapel.
Lapse	A temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment	A lapse in security led to the breach.
Larch	A type of tree	The larch trees turned golden in the fall.
Lards	Fats from the abdomen of a pig	Lards were traditionally used in cooking.
Large	Of considerable or relatively great size	The painting was too large for the wall.
Larks	Small ground-dwelling songbirds	The larks sang at dawn.
Laser	A device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light	He used a laser for the precision cutting.
Lasso	A rope with a noose used for catching livestock	The cowboy expertly threw the lasso.
Lasts	Continues for a specified period of time	The battery lasts for eight hours.
Lathe	A machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material	He shaped the piece of wood on the lathe.
Latin	The language of ancient Rome and its empire	They studied Latin at school.
Laugh	Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement	The joke made everyone laugh.
Lava	Magma that has erupted onto the earth’s surface	The volcano spewed hot lava.
Lawns	Areas of short, mown grass	The lawns were green and well-maintained.
Lax	Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful	The security at the event was lax.
Layer	A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body	She added a layer of paint to the canvas.
Leach	Drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater	Nutrients leach from the soil over time.
Leads	Causes (someone or something) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward	She leads the horse back to its stable.
Leafy	Having lots of leaves or foliage	They walked down a leafy path.
Leaks	Accidentally loses or admits contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack	The pipe leaks water.
Leans	Be in or move into a sloping position	He leans against the wall casually.
Leaps	Jumps or springs a long way, to a great height, or with great force	The dancer leaps across the stage.
Learn	Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught	She learns to play the piano.
Lease	A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc., to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment	They signed a lease for the new apartment.
Least	Smallest in amount, extent, or significance	It was the least expensive option.
Leave	Go away from	He will leave for New York tomorrow.
Ledge	A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface	She found a small ledge to rest on during the climb.
Leech	A worm that sucks blood	A leech attached itself to his skin.
Leeds	A city in northern England	They visited Leeds on their UK trip.
Leeks	A type of vegetable with a mild onion-like flavor	She added leeks to the soup for extra flavor.
Leers	Looks or gazes in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way	He leers at the painting suspiciously.
Lefty	A left-handed person	The team’s best pitcher is a lefty.
Legal	Permitted by law	The document was deemed legal and binding.
Leggy	Having unusually long legs	The model was tall and leggy.
Lemur	A small to medium-sized primate found only in Madagascar	We saw a lemur during our visit to the zoo.
Lends	Grants to someone on the understanding that it shall be returned	She lends her books to her friends.
Lenox	A brand of tableware and giftware	They received Lenox dishes as a wedding gift.
Lento	A musical term for slow tempo	The symphony’s second movement was lento.
Leo	A constellation in the northern sky	The constellation Leo is visible in August.
Leper	A person suffering from leprosy	In ancient times, a leper was often ostracized.
Let’s	Contraction of “let us”	Let’s go to the movies tonight.
Letter	A written, typed, or printed communication, especially one sent in an envelope by mail or messenger	She wrote a letter to her friend.
Level	A specific height or line	The water reached a dangerous level in the river.
Lever	A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other	He used a lever to lift the rock.

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