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laciness (10 points)
Quality of fine lingerie
Flimsy cloth quality found in scales
Quality found in mantillas
L·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lactones (10 points)
Lactone
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lacunars (10 points)
Lacunar
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ladanums (11 points)
Ladanum
L·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 11 pts
ladrones (9 points)
Former name of the Marianas.
Former name of the Marianas Islands.
Mexican highwaymen
L·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ladykins (16 points)
Ladykin
L·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
laggings (11 points)
Lagging
L·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
lallands (9 points)
Lalland
L·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
lambkins (16 points)
Sweetie-pie
L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
lameness (10 points)
Tiny Tim's problem
Ineffectuality, as excuses go
Ineffectual quality
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
laminous (10 points)
""Composed of laminae, also LAMINOSE""
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lampions (12 points)
Pots of oil with wicks
L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lampoons (12 points)
Pokes funs at showing off man's pool
Aristophanes plays, for example
Hits hard with satire
L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lanciers (10 points)
A French dance [n pl.]
L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
landings (10 points)
Ends of flights
Areas at the tops of stairs
Staircase platforms
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
landlers (9 points)
Landler
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
landless (9 points)
Owning no property
No grounds for being like this
Having no property
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
landmass (11 points)
Asia, for one
Eurasia, for one.
Settle on service for Asia, say
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
langleys (12 points)
Langley
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 12 pts
langrels (9 points)
Langrel
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
languets (9 points)
Languet
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
languors (9 points)
Languor
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
laniards (9 points)
Ropes with deadeyes
L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
lanitals (8 points)
Lanital
L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lankness (12 points)
Trait of the "Jingle Bells" horse
Skinny one's feature
L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lanolins (8 points)
Skin cream ingredients
Wool fats
L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lantanas (8 points)
Shrubs with red and yellow flowers.
Colorful shrubs
Tropical shrubs
L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lanterns (8 points)
Floaters in a Japanese ceremony
Lights that go out
Paul Revere's signals
L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lanyards (12 points)
Holders of referee whistles
Campus-I.D. holders
Refs' whistle holders
L·1+A·1+N·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
lapwings (14 points)
Plovers with slow, irregular flight.
Types of plover
Crested plovers
L·1+A·1+P·3+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
lardoons (9 points)
Salt-pork strips
L·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
larynges (12 points)
Where cords strangely vibrate, not tense
Voice boxes
Vocal organs
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
larynxes (18 points)
Talking points (wordplay)
Adam's apple sites
Vocal-cord sites
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts
lasagnas (9 points)
Olive Garden offerings
Layered potluck entrees
Garfield's meals, frequently
L·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lasagnes (9 points)
Deep-dish dishes
Some baked Italian dishes
Pasta preferences
L·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lashings (12 points)
Any amount, can you beat that (wordplay)
They secure a great deal
An abundance of beatings
L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
lastings (9 points)
Lasting
L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
lateness (8 points)
Perhaps death is not so much about an X
Death, perhaps, behind time
LAX's delays caused by this (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lathings (12 points)
Lathing
L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
latrines (8 points)
Heads of the fleet (wordplay)
Heads of the army (wordplay)
Where soldiers go (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
launches (13 points)
Sets in motion,a ship say
Sets in motion, a ship say
Sets off in small boats
L·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
launders (9 points)
Does the wash
Washes and irons
Cleans, in a way
L·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lauwines (11 points)
Lauwine
L·1+A·1+U·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
laziness (17 points)
Coach potato characteristic
Start of a quote
Couch potato's quality
L·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 17 pts
leadings (10 points)
Spaces between lines, in printing
L·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
leanings (9 points)
Inclinations of angles in shape
Tendencies or penchants
Inclinations
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
leanness (8 points)
How much inclined this is to be spare
A quality of Cassius
Exercise fanatic's goal
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
learners (8 points)
Picker-uppers (wordplay)
Some permit holders
Those who make money on line as students
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
leasings (9 points)
Alternative to rentals
Italian town
Rentings
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
leavings (12 points)
Svengali gone mad? Crumbs!
Are they left? Right!
Remains after chops start (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
lecterns (10 points)
Talking points (wordplay)
Stands for speeches
Stands at book readings
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lections (10 points)
Scripture readings
Church readings
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
leggings (11 points)
Children's warm outerwear
Winter wear for tots.
Warm outerwear trousers
L·1+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
leghorns (12 points)
Scaredy-cats (wordplay)
Variety of domestic fowl.
Chickens named for an Italian city
L·1+E·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
legumins (11 points)
Legumin
L·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lemmings (13 points)
They all go over the top
Non-suicidal migrants, contrary to myth
Symbols of crowd psychology
L·1+E·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
lenities (8 points)
Lenity
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lensless (8 points)
Without a lens
L·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lentisks (12 points)
Lentisk
L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
lesbians (10 points)
Ancient natives of Mytilene
Many characters on "The L Word"
Paisley goes in to bless worried Aegean islanders
L·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
letdowns (12 points)
Disappointments, failures to satisfy
In time or in side
Disappointments or failures to support
L·1+E·1+T·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
leucines (10 points)
Leucine
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
levulins (11 points)
Levulin
L·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lewdness (12 points)
Louis sends away for offensive material
Far from clean
Bawdy behavior
L·1+E·1+W·4+D·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lexicons (17 points)
Some word lists
Word books
Wordbooks; calepins
L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 17 pts
liaisons (8 points)
Romance or mediations
Illicit love affairs
Affairs or mediations
L·1+I·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
licences (12 points)
Permits, British style
Documents giving official permission
Automobile musts variable
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
licenses (10 points)
Cartoonist's income sources, perhaps
Permits to perform rock concerts
Fisherman's necessities.
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lickings (15 points)
Severe defeats
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 15 pts
lightens (12 points)
Eases the burden or becomes less dark
Reduces the weight on
Alleviates
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ligneous (9 points)
Woody is on glue, smashed
Of the nature of wood
Made of wood
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lignites (9 points)
Brown coals
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ligroins (9 points)
Ligroin
L·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
likeness (12 points)
Portrait, for one
Enjoy the Loch - just picture that!
Similarity seen with silk pants
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
limacons (12 points)
Limacon
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
liminess (10 points)
The state of being {limy=adj}
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
limpkins (16 points)
Birds that resemble bitterns
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
limpness (12 points)
Lack of stiffness
Unappealing handshake quality
Pens slim novel? Suggests it's a touch handy and by no means hard!
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
linalols (8 points)
Linalol
L·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lindanes (9 points)
Lindane
L·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lineages (9 points)
They can be found in trees
They're often found in trees
Trees reveal them
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
linecuts (10 points)
Types of engravings
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lineless (8 points)
Without lines
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lingcods (12 points)
Lingcod
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+C·3+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
linguals (9 points)
Lingual
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
linkages (13 points)
Chemical bonds
Chain features.
Relationships
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
linkboys (17 points)
Linkboy
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+B·3+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 17 pts
linocuts (10 points)
Some Matisse creations
L·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
linsangs (9 points)
Linsang
L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
linseeds (9 points)
Small oil producers
Oil sources for oil paint
Plant oil sources
L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
lintless (8 points)
Free from lint
L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
linurons (8 points)
Linuron
L·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lionises (8 points)
Honours bestowed with unseemly oiliness
Assigns great social importance to
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lionizes (17 points)
Gives a roar of approval to (wordplay)
Treats as a VIP
Assigns great importance to
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
lippings (13 points)
Lipping
L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
listings (9 points)
TV Guide material
Jobs for realtors
They're inclined to contain items
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
litanies (8 points)
Recitals of lists, in church perhaps
Mass communications (wordplay)
Series of invocations to saints
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
liveners (11 points)
Cruise directors, usually
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
liveness (11 points)
Animation.
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
loadings (10 points)
Burdens
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
loanings (9 points)
Loaning
L·1+O·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
lobefins (13 points)
Lobefin
L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
locknuts (14 points)
Locknut
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
lodgings (11 points)
Hotel rooms at the gold sign
Accommodations for travelers
Rented rooms in another's house
L·1+O·1+D·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
loggings (11 points)
Logging
L·1+O·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts
loginess (9 points)
Sluggish feeling
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
loneness (8 points)
Isolation
Reclusion
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
longbows (14 points)
Elves' weapons in Middle-earth
The Hunger Games weapons
Weapons of Ivanhoe's time.
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 14 pts
longings (10 points)
They're in want of a stretch or two
Strong persistent desires
Strong yens
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
longness (9 points)
The state of being {long=adj}
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
longways (15 points)
From end to end
From stem to stern, for example
Along the length
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 15 pts
lordings (10 points)
Petty noblemen
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
lorgnons (9 points)
Relatives of pince-nez.
Lowland railway poet
Eyeglasses.
L·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
loriners (8 points)
Loriner
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lornness (8 points)
The state of being {lorn=adj}
L·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lostness (8 points)
Being at sea
L·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
loudness (9 points)
Volume (of sound)
Magnitude of sound
How Spinal Tap measured musical quality
L·1+O·1+U·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
loungers (9 points)
They hang around idly
Sun deck figures
They're at ease performing sung role
L·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lowdowns (15 points)
Inside items of information
L·1+O·1+W·4+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
lowlands (12 points)
Owls land (anagram)
Area of Scotland
Part of Scotland.
L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
lozenges (18 points)
They're suckers for heraldry
Throat-soothing drops
Small pieces of medicated candy
L·1+O·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts
lucarnes (10 points)
Lucarne
L·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lucences (12 points)
Lucence
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lucernes (10 points)
Lucerne
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
luminous (10 points)
Glowing (in the dark)
Lucid and enlightening
Emitting light, glowing in the dark
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lunacies (10 points)
Wildly foolish acts
Clues in a mix-up leads to a number of follies (wordplay)
Follies
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lunatics (10 points)
They're off their rockers
Whack jobs
Bedlamites
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 10 pts
lunchers (13 points)
Luncher
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
lunettes (8 points)
Crescent-shaped sculptures
Crescent-shaped windows
Crescent-shaped outlines
L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lupanars (10 points)
Lupanar
L·1+U·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lupulins (10 points)
Lupulin
L·1+U·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lurdanes (9 points)
Lurdane
L·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lushness (11 points)
Luxuriance
L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lutherns (11 points)
Dormer windows.
L·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lynchers (16 points)
Lyncher
L·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
lysogens (12 points)
Lysogen
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts

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Refine to L+: LA LB LC LD LE LF LG LH LI LJ LK LL LM LN LO LP LQ LR LS LT LU LV LW LX LY LZ
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