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9-letter words with L as the 1st letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when L is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: laagering, labdanums, labelable.

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702 words

Word	Length	Syllables
laagering	9	3
labdanums	9	3
labelable	9	3
labellers	9	3
labelling	9	3
labialize	9	3
laborious	9	3
laborites	9	4
labourers	9	3
labouring	9	3
labradors	9	3
laburnums	9	3
labyrinth	9	3
laccolith	9	3
lacerated	9	4
lacerates	9	4
lacertids	9	3
lacewings	9	3
lacewoods	9	3
laceworks	9	3
lachrymal	9	3
laciniate	9	3
lackering	9	3
lackeying	9	2
laconisms	9	3
lacquered	9	3
lacquerer	9	3
lacqueyed	9	2
lacrimals	9	3
lacrosses	9	3
lactating	9	3
lactation	9	3
lacunaria	9	4
laddering	9	3
ladlefuls	9	3
ladybirds	9	3
ladyhoods	9	3
ladyloves	9	4
ladypalms	9	3
ladyships	9	3
laetriles	9	3
laggardly	9	3
lagnappes	9	3
lagniappe	9	2
lagomorph	9	3
laicising	9	3
laicizing	9	3
laitances	9	3
lakefront	9	3
lakeports	9	3
lakeshore	9	3
lakesides	9	4
lallygags	9	3
lambasted	9	3
lambastes	9	3
lambently	9	3
lambkills	9	2
lambskins	9	2
lamebrain	9	3
lamellate	9	3
lamenters	9	3
lamenting	9	3
laminaria	9	4
laminarin	9	4
laminated	9	4
laminates	9	4
laminator	9	4
laminitis	9	4
lamisters	9	3
lampblack	9	2
lamperses	9	3
lamplight	9	2
lampooned	9	3
lampooner	9	3
lampposts	9	2
lampshell	9	2
lampyrids	9	3
lancelets	9	3
lancewood	9	3
landaulet	9	3
landfalls	9	2
landfills	9	2
landforms	9	2
landgrabs	9	2
landlines	9	3
landlords	9	2
landmarks	9	2
landowner	9	3
landscape	9	2
landsides	9	3
landskips	9	2
landsleit	9	2
landslide	9	2
landslips	9	2
langlaufs	9	2
langouste	9	2
langrages	9	3
langshans	9	2
langsynes	9	3
languages	9	3
languidly	9	3
laniaries	9	3
lankiness	9	3
lannerets	9	3
lanolines	9	4
lanthanum	9	3
lanthorns	9	2
lapboards	9	2
lapidated	9	4
lapidates	9	4
lapidists	9	3
lappering	9	3
lapstrake	9	2
larboards	9	2
larceners	9	3
larcenies	9	3
larcenist	9	3
larcenous	9	3
largeness	9	3
largesses	9	3
larghetto	9	3
lariating	9	3
larkiness	9	3
larkspurs	9	2
larrigans	9	3
larrikins	9	3
larrupers	9	3
larruping	9	3
larvicide	9	3
laryngals	9	3
laryngeal	9	3
lassitude	9	3
lastingly	9	3
latchkeys	9	2
latecomer	9	4
lateeners	9	3
latencies	9	3
lateraled	9	4
laterally	9	4
laterites	9	4
lateritic	9	4
laterized	9	4
laterizes	9	4
latewoods	9	3
latherers	9	3
lathering	9	3
lathworks	9	2
lathyrism	9	3
laticifer	9	4
latinized	9	4
latinizes	9	4
latitudes	9	4
latosolic	9	4
latticing	9	3
laudanums	9	3
laudation	9	3
laudative	9	3
laudators	9	3
laudatory	9	4
laughable	9	2
laughably	9	3
laughings	9	2
laughters	9	2
launchers	9	2
launching	9	2
launchpad	9	2
laundered	9	3
launderer	9	3
laundress	9	2
laundries	9	2
laureated	9	3
laureates	9	3
laureling	9	3
laurelled	9	3
lavalavas	9	4
lavaliere	9	3
lavaliers	9	3
lavations	9	3
laveering	9	3
lavenders	9	3
laverocks	9	3
lavishers	9	3
lavishest	9	3
lavishing	9	3
lawgivers	9	3
lawlessly	9	3
lawmakers	9	3
lawmaking	9	3
lawnmower	9	3
lawyering	9	3
laxations	9	3
laxatives	9	4
laxnesses	9	3
layabouts	9	2
layerages	9	3
layerings	9	2
laypeople	9	2
layperson	9	3
lazarette	9	3
lazaretto	9	4
lazulites	9	4
lazurites	9	4
lazybones	9	4
leachable	9	2
leachates	9	3
leachiest	9	2
leadplant	9	2
leadscrew	9	2
leadworks	9	2
leadworts	9	2
leafleted	9	3
leafstalk	9	2
leafworms	9	2
leaguered	9	3
leakiness	9	3
leakproof	9	2
leapfrogs	9	2
learnable	9	2
learnedly	9	3
learnings	9	2
leaseback	9	3
leasehold	9	3
leastways	9	2
leastwise	9	2
leathered	9	3
leavening	9	3
lechayims	9	2
lecheries	9	3
lechering	9	3
lecherous	9	3
lecithins	9	3
lectotype	9	3
lecturers	9	3
lecturing	9	3
leeboards	9	2
leechlike	9	2
leeringly	9	3
leftovers	9	3
legaleses	9	4
legalised	9	4
legalises	9	4
legalisms	9	3
legalists	9	3
legalized	9	4
legalizer	9	4
legalizes	9	4
legations	9	3
legendary	9	4
legginess	9	3
legionary	9	4
legislate	9	3
leistered	9	3
leisurely	9	4
leitmotif	9	3
leitmotiv	9	3
lemniscal	9	3
lemniscus	9	3
lemonades	9	4
lemuroids	9	3
lengthens	9	2
lengthier	9	2
lengthily	9	3
leniences	9	3
leniently	9	3
lenitions	9	3
lenitives	9	4
lenticels	9	3
lenticule	9	3
leotarded	9	3
lepidotes	9	4
leporidae	9	3
leprosies	9	3
leprously	9	3
leptosome	9	3
leptotene	9	3
lespedeza	9	4
lessening	9	3
lessoning	9	3
lethality	9	4
lethargic	9	3
letterers	9	3
lettering	9	3
letterman	9	3
lettermen	9	3
leucemias	9	3
leukaemia	9	3
leukemias	9	3
leukemics	9	3
leukemoid	9	3
leukocyte	9	3
leukotomy	9	4
levanters	9	3
levanting	9	3
levatores	9	4
levellers	9	3
levelling	9	3
levelness	9	3
leveraged	9	4
leverages	9	4
leviathan	9	3
levigated	9	4
levigates	9	4
levirates	9	4
leviratic	9	4
levitated	9	4
levitates	9	4
levodopas	9	4
levuloses	9	4
lewisites	9	4
lewissons	9	3
lexically	9	4
liability	9	4
libations	9	3
libecchio	9	3
libeccios	9	3
libelants	9	3
libelists	9	3
libellant	9	3
libellees	9	3
libellers	9	3
libelling	9	3
libellous	9	3
liberally	9	4
liberated	9	4
liberates	9	4
liberator	9	4
liberties	9	3
libertine	9	3
libidinal	9	4
librarian	9	3
libraries	9	3
librating	9	3
libration	9	3
libratory	9	4
librettos	9	3
libriform	9	3
licencees	9	3
licencers	9	3
licencing	9	3
licensees	9	3
licensers	9	3
licensing	9	3
licensors	9	3
licensure	9	3
lichening	9	3
lichenins	9	3
lichenous	9	3
lickerish	9	3
lickspits	9	2
licorices	9	4
lidocaine	9	3
lifeblood	9	3
lifeboats	9	3
lifeguard	9	3
lifelines	9	4
lifesaver	9	4
lifestyle	9	3
lifetimes	9	4
lifeworks	9	3
liftgates	9	3
ligaments	9	3
ligations	9	3
ligatured	9	4
ligatures	9	4
lightbulb	9	2
lightened	9	3
lightener	9	3
lightered	9	3
lightface	9	2
lightfast	9	2
lightings	9	2
lightless	9	2
lightness	9	2
lightning	9	2
lightship	9	2
lightsome	9	2
lightwood	9	2
lignified	9	3
lignifies	9	3
ligroines	9	3
likeliest	9	3
lilangeni	9	4
lilliputs	9	3
liltingly	9	3
limberest	9	3
limbering	9	3
limekilns	9	3
limelight	9	3
limericks	9	3
limestone	9	3
limewater	9	4
limitable	9	3
limitedly	9	4
limitless	9	3
limnology	9	4
limonenes	9	4
limonites	9	4
limonitic	9	4
limousine	9	3
limpidity	9	4
limpsiest	9	2
limuloids	9	3
linalools	9	3
linchpins	9	2
lineality	9	4
lineament	9	3
linearise	9	3
linearity	9	4
linearize	9	3
lineation	9	3
linerless	9	3
lingerers	9	3
lingeries	9	3
lingering	9	3
lingually	9	3
linguines	9	3
linguinis	9	3
linguists	9	2
liniments	9	3
linkworks	9	2
linoleate	9	3
linoleums	9	3
linstocks	9	2
lintwhite	9	2
lionesses	9	3
lionisers	9	3
lionising	9	3
lionizers	9	3
lionizing	9	3
lipocytes	9	4
lipolyses	9	4
lipolysis	9	4
lipolytic	9	4
liposomal	9	4
liposomes	9	4
lippening	9	3
lippering	9	3
lipsticks	9	2
liquating	9	3
liquation	9	3
liquefied	9	3
liquefier	9	3
liquefies	9	3
liquidate	9	3
liquidity	9	4
liquidize	9	3
liquified	9	3
liquifies	9	3
liquorice	9	3
liquoring	9	3
liripipes	9	4
lissomely	9	4
listeners	9	3
listening	9	3
literally	9	4
literates	9	4
literatim	9	4
literator	9	4
literatus	9	4
litharges	9	3
lithemias	9	3
litheness	9	3
lithesome	9	3
lithiases	9	3
lithiasis	9	3
lithified	9	3
lithifies	9	3
lithology	9	4
lithopone	9	3
lithosols	9	3
lithotomy	9	4
litigable	9	3
litigants	9	3
litigated	9	4
litigates	9	4
litigator	9	4
litigious	9	3
litterbag	9	3
litterbug	9	3
litterers	9	3
littering	9	3
littorals	9	3
liturgics	9	3
liturgies	9	3
liturgist	9	3
liveliest	9	3
liverwort	9	3
liveryman	9	4
liverymen	9	4
livestock	9	3
livetraps	9	3
lividness	9	3
lixiviate	9	3
lixiviums	9	3
loadstars	9	2
loadstone	9	2
loanwords	9	2
loathings	9	2
loathness	9	2
loathsome	9	2
lobations	9	3
lobbygows	9	3
lobbyisms	9	2
lobbyists	9	2
lobectomy	9	4
lobelines	9	4
lobscouse	9	2
lobstered	9	3
lobsticks	9	2
lobulated	9	4
localised	9	4
localises	9	4
localisms	9	3
localists	9	3
localites	9	4
localized	9	4
localizes	9	4
locatable	9	3
locations	9	3
locatives	9	4
lockboxes	9	3
lockdowns	9	2
locksmith	9	2
locksteps	9	2
locofocos	9	4
locomoted	9	4
locomotes	9	4
locomotor	9	4
locoweeds	9	3
locutions	9	3
lodestars	9	3
lodestone	9	3
lodgement	9	3
lodgments	9	2
lodicules	9	4
loftiness	9	3
logaoedic	9	3
logarithm	9	3
logically	9	4
logicians	9	3
logicised	9	4
logicises	9	4
logicized	9	4
logicizes	9	4
logistics	9	3
lognormal	9	3
logograms	9	3
logograph	9	3
logogriph	9	3
logomachs	9	3
logomachy	9	4
logorrhea	9	3
logotypes	9	4
logrolled	9	3
logroller	9	3
loincloth	9	2
loiterers	9	3
loitering	9	3
lollipops	9	3
lolloping	9	3
lollygags	9	3
lollypops	9	3
lomentums	9	3
loneliest	9	3
lonesomes	9	4
longboats	9	2
longerons	9	3
longevity	9	4
longevous	9	3
longhairs	9	2
longhands	9	2
longheads	9	2
longhorns	9	2
longhouse	9	2
longicorn	9	3
longingly	9	3
longitude	9	3
longlines	9	3
longships	9	2
longspurs	9	2
longueurs	9	2
lookalike	9	3
lookdowns	9	2
looniness	9	3
loopholed	9	3
loopholes	9	3
looseners	9	3
looseness	9	3
loosening	9	3
loppering	9	3
lopsticks	9	2
loquacity	9	4
lordliest	9	2
lordlings	9	2
lordships	9	2
lorgnette	9	2
loricates	9	4
lorikeets	9	3
lotharios	9	3
lotteries	9	3
lotusland	9	3
loudening	9	3
loudliest	9	2
loudmouth	9	2
lousewort	9	3
lousiness	9	3
loutishly	9	3
lovebirds	9	3
loveliest	9	3
lovelocks	9	3
lovevines	9	4
lowballed	9	3
lowercase	9	3
lowermost	9	3
lowlander	9	3
lowlifers	9	3
lowlights	9	2
lowlihead	9	3
lowliness	9	3
lownesses	9	3
lowriders	9	3
loxodrome	9	3
loyalisms	9	2
loyalists	9	2
loyalties	9	2
lubricant	9	3
lubricate	9	3
lubricity	9	4
lubricous	9	3
lucencies	9	3
lucidness	9	3
luciferin	9	4
luckiness	9	3
lucrative	9	3
ludicrous	9	3
lullabied	9	3
lullabies	9	3
lumberers	9	3
lumbering	9	3
lumberman	9	3
lumbermen	9	3
luminaire	9	3
luminance	9	3
luminaria	9	4
luminesce	9	3
luminisms	9	3
luminists	9	3
lumpiness	9	3
lumpishly	9	3
lunarians	9	3
lunations	9	3
luncheons	9	2
lunchmeat	9	2
lunchroom	9	2
lunchtime	9	2
lungworms	9	2
lungworts	9	2
lunisolar	9	4
lunkheads	9	2
luridness	9	3
lustering	9	3
lustfully	9	3
lustihood	9	3
lustiness	9	3
lustrated	9	3
lustrates	9	3
lustrings	9	2
lutanists	9	3
luteciums	9	3
lutefisks	9	3
luteinize	9	3
lutenists	9	3
luteolins	9	3
lutetiums	9	3
luxations	9	3
luxuriant	9	3
luxuriate	9	3
luxurious	9	3
lychnises	9	3
lycopenes	9	4
lymphatic	9	3
lymphomas	9	3
lynchings	9	2
lynchpins	9	2
lyonnaise	9	2
lyophiled	9	3
lyophilic	9	3
lyophobic	9	3
lyrebirds	9	3
lyrically	9	4
lyricised	9	4
lyricises	9	4
lyricisms	9	3
lyricists	9	3
lyricized	9	4
lyricizes	9	4
lysimeter	9	4
lysogenic	9	4
lysosomal	9	4
lysosomes	9	4
lysozymes	9	4
lytically	9	4

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed L in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping L locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
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