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6-Letter Words Starting with L (73 words)
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lacily (11 points)
In an intertwining way
In a delicate way
How ice crystals form
L·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
lackey (15 points)
Miss the old flipping footman!
He serves to be without most of one eye
An old servant or slavish person
L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
lamely (11 points)
Not effectively hit, see!
In an unconvincing way
In an ineffectual way
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
lanely (9 points)
{lonely=adj}
L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lankly (13 points)
In limp or awkward fashion
L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
larynx (16 points)
Pitch maker (wordplay)
Box of vibrators (wordplay)
Musical organ (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+X·8 = 16 pts
lastly (9 points)
As a final note...
Summing-up word
Finally, leaders left a small town late
L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lately (9 points)
How Johnny comes (wordplay)
In a recent, dead way (wordplay)
During the past few days, say
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lawyer (12 points)
Bar man (wordplay)
Hillary Clinton, for one
Man at the bar (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+W·4+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
laxity (16 points)
Want of strictness.
Strictness's opposite
Neglect it after cross is in place
L·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
layers (9 points)
Are they laminated for eggs (wordplay)
Hens, but not roosters
Hens or strata
L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
laying (10 points)
Preparing (a fire)
Waiting in hiding (for)
Letting out the clutch (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
layman (11 points)
Amateur performer of 22 down (wordplay)
A dilettante balladeer (wordplay)
Amateur songster (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
laymen (11 points)
They're unprofessional (wordplay)
Amateur poets (wordplay)
They understand in simple terms
L·1+A·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 11 pts
layoff (15 points)
Redundant pass (wordplay)
Stop or I'll fire!
Stop bugging me!
L·1+A·1+Y·4+O·1+F·4+F·4 = 15 pts
layout (9 points)
Commercial artist's format
Commercial artist's format.
Format for arrangement on page
L·1+A·1+Y·4+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 9 pts
layups (11 points)
Results of a Knick knack (wordplay)
Easy hoops shots
Things that are hard to get wrong
L·1+A·1+Y·4+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
lazily (18 points)
In a slothful way
In idle fashion
In a sluggish way
L·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
leachy (14 points)
Porous
L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
leally (9 points)
In a leal manner
L·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lealty (9 points)
{loyalty=n}
L·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
leanly (9 points)
In a sparing manner
In a meager way
With no excess
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
leeway (12 points)
Elbow room (wordplay)
Room for manoeuvre (wordplay)
Room to manoeuvre by river path
L·1+E·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
legacy (12 points)
What's left, say, delicate outlines
What's left, say, in fluid clay
Dead giveaway (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
lemony (11 points)
Tart-tasting, perhaps
Like some tarts
Like a certain Starburst
L·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
lenity (9 points)
Advanced about one yard? Mercy!
Boy gets it with variable mildness
Softies show it
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
levity (12 points)
Frivolity, lightweight laughter
Putting Italian in charge is silliness
Lack of appropriate seriousness
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
lewdly (13 points)
In a lascivious way
How a rake acts
In a bawdy way
L·1+E·1+W·4+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
liefly (12 points)
In a lief manner
L·1+I·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
likely (13 points)
Odds on looking good (wordplay)
Has a good chance of being the case
Not bloody in Pygmalion
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
limeys (11 points)
British anchor men (wordplay)
Broadcast 'Smiley's People' (US)
Crew of the Pinafore Slang
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 11 pts
limply (13 points)
How flags hang on windless days
Line to suggest without force
In a weak way
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
limpsy (13 points)
""Lacking strength or vigour, also LIMPSEY""
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lineny (9 points)
Resembling {linen=n}
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
linsey (9 points)
Coarse cloth, old style.
Coarse linen and woolen cloth.
Coarse fabric
L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
litany (9 points)
Prayers went out in a 20-nil thrashing!
Mass communication (wordplay)
Long-winded protest, say
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lively (12 points)
Full of energy
Full of zip
Full of zest or vigour
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
livery (12 points)
Snappy costume (wordplay)
Uniform that's out of sorts
Left one extremely out of sorts
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
livyer (12 points)
""A permanent resident of Newfoundland, also LIVEYER, LIVEYERE, LIVIER""
L·1+I·1+V·4+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
logily (10 points)
With sluggishness
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
logway (13 points)
Sawmill ramp
L·1+O·1+G·2+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lonely (9 points)
Out of date (wordplay)
From the beginning (Latin)
Lacking wanted companionship
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
longly (10 points)
Long
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
looeys (9 points)
Looey
L·1+O·1+O·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 9 pts
looney (9 points)
Off the wall (wordplay)
Tunes introducer (wordplay)
Adjective for Porky Pig and Sylvester
L·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lordly (10 points)
Not 'Early' nor 'County' but dignified!
Suitable for royalty, say
In a noble manner
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
loudly (10 points)
So everyone can hear
In a noisy way
With great volume
L·1+O·1+U·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
loungy (10 points)
Like an easy chair
Like a low-key bar atmosphere
L·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4 = 10 pts
lovely (12 points)
Beautiful (like money tendered in shop?)
Easy on the eye
Winning smash volley
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
lowboy (14 points)
Chest of drawers
Chest of drawers.
Small dressing table
L·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+O·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
lowery (12 points)
Former Chiefs placekicker Nick
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
lunacy (11 points)
Sheer stuff (wordplay)
Crazed audience reaction, perhaps
Girl entertains a name over in folly
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
lungyi (10 points)
""A loincloth worn by men in India, also LUNGI, LUNGEE""
L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4+I·1 = 10 pts
lushly (12 points)
In an opulent way
How rain forests grow
In a luxurious way
L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
luxury (16 points)
Indulgence in costly pleasures
Kind of hotel
What a rich person might live in
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
lyases (9 points)
Chemical enzymes
L·1+Y·4+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lycees (11 points)
Sites for French summers (wordplay)
Schools after colleges
Fruit not hot in these schools
L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lyceum (13 points)
My clue (anagram)
Garden in Athens where Aristotle taught
Aristotle's school
L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
lychee (14 points)
Popular Chinese fruit
Fruit husband brought into school
Fruit originally from China
L·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lyings (10 points)
Falsifications
L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
lymphs (16 points)
Plasma-like fluids
Fluids containing white blood cells
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 16 pts
lynxes (16 points)
Long-legged wildcats
Types of wildcats
Cats with tuft-tipped ears
L·1+Y·4+N·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
lyrate (9 points)
Shaped like Homer's instrument
Like a music maker some highly rated
Shaped like an ancient harp.
L·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lyrics (11 points)
Musical terms (wordplay)
Train lines, for example (wordplay)
One of Irving Berlin's skills
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 11 pts
lyrism (11 points)
Talent instrumental in bardic progress (wordplay)
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
lyrist (9 points)
Orpheus, for one
Apollo, for one, musically speaking
Pindar, for one
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
lysate (9 points)
Product resulting from lysis
Result of gradual decline of a disease
L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lysine (9 points)
Amino acid that helps treat cold sores
Amino acid known as K
Important amino acid
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lysing (10 points)
Lyse
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
lysins (9 points)
Some antibodies
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lyssas (9 points)
Lyssa
L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lyttae (9 points)
Lytta
L·1+Y·4+T·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lyttas (9 points)
Lytta
L·1+Y·4+T·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts

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