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2-Letter Words Starting with L (116 words)
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lire (4 points)
Three coins in the fountain (wordplay)
Capital of Italy (wordplay)
Old Italian capital (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 4 pts
lore (4 points)
Old news (wordplay)
Family hand-me-down (wordplay)
Some hand-me-downs (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 4 pts
lure (4 points)
Dropped handkerchief, perhaps
Spinner, for one
Fly on a hook, perhaps
L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 4 pts
lyre (7 points)
Does it play false notes?
Deceptive-sounding instrument (wordplay)
Does it play false notes (wordplay)
L·1+Y·4+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
laree (5 points)
Maldives' dollar
Maldives dollar
L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 5 pts
large (6 points)
Great Danes leave green salad!
Fries order at McDonalds maybe
L on a T (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 6 pts
litre (5 points)
BP purchase, maybe
Bath water measure (wordplay)
Bath quantity (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 5 pts
livre (8 points)
Nice book (wordplay)
French 101 book (wordplay)
VILER French money (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+V·4+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lucre (7 points)
Badly made dough (wordplay)
Filthy money (wordplay)
Filthy wealth (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
larine (6 points)
Like a seagull.
Like a sea gull.
Of sea gulls
L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
larvae (9 points)
Baby buggies (wordplay)
Future monarchs, for example
Caterpie or Weedle, for example
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
laurae (6 points)
Laura
L·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
librae (8 points)
Ancient Roman weights
Roman pounds
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lierne (6 points)
Rib in Gothic vaulting
Gothic re-enforcing rib
Type of rib in Gothic vaulting.
L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ligure (7 points)
Biblical precious stone
Gem also known as jacinth
Precious stone
L·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
louvre (9 points)
Museum shutter (wordplay)
Mona Lisa's milieu (wordplay)
Museum on the Right Bank
L·1+O·1+U·1+V·4+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lustre (6 points)
Quality of the queen's jewels (wordplay)
Patina in Piccadilly (wordplay)
Hearing someone randy's taken a shine!
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 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
ladrone (8 points)
Thief, in the Southwest
Former name of the Marianas.
Former name of the Marianas Islands.
L·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
latrine (7 points)
Military no-go area? On the contrary!
War potty (wordplay)
Army head (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lecture (9 points)
Talk that might put one to sleep
TED talk, e.g
Speech giving information to a class
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
leisure (7 points)
A sporting centre (wordplay)
Use lire (anagram)
Rue lies about vacation (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
leprose (9 points)
Powdery lichen
Scaly Bot.
Scaly.
L·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
librate (9 points)
To stay poised
Oscillate, as the beam of a scale.
Oscillate, but sign note
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
loricae (9 points)
Roman soldiers' corselets
Roman cuirasses.
Roman cuirasses
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lucarne (9 points)
Spire dormer might be unclear
Dormer window
Spire dormer might be unclear - clue ran awkwardly (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lucerne (9 points)
City and lake in clover (wordplay)
Obvious place to buy Swiss fodder
William Tell's lake
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lurdane (8 points)
Lazy, stupid person.
Dimwit, desperate sort taken in by enticement
Dull fellow no longer an enticement, inadequate European
L·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
laborite (10 points)
Debs, for instance.
Follower of Attlee.
Member of a certain party.
L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lacerate (10 points)
Cut tatting speed (wordplay)
Reduce to tears (wordplay)
Clare ate (anagram)
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lacrosse (10 points)
Former Olympics sport Wis. (nonverbal)
A hundred losers playing game
Ball game, with rackets.
L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
laetrile (8 points)
A drug derived from apricot pits
L·1+A·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
langrage (10 points)
""A shot formerly used in naval warfare, also LANGREL""
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
lardlike (13 points)
Like lard
L·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
largesse (9 points)
Big gift? Refresh glass 'ere!
Just the tip of the capital S (wordplay)
Tip of the S (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
larksome (14 points)
{playful=adj}
L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
laterite (8 points)
Reddish tropical soil
Reddish clay from rock decay.
Clay in ceremony associated with deceased
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
laterize (17 points)
""To convert to laterite, also LATERISE""
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
laureate (8 points)
Line, golden, from this poet (wordplay)
Type of poet (wordplay)
Masefield, for one
L·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
layerage (12 points)
Plant-propagating method.
L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
lazurite (17 points)
Bright blue mineral
L·1+A·1+Z·10+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
lemurine (10 points)
""An ancient Roman festival, also LEMURIAN""
L·1+E·1+M·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leporine (10 points)
Resembling a rabbit
Like a hare
Resembling a horse
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leverage (12 points)
Strategic advantage; large Eve (anagram)
Power of say, a party on rise
Purchase from bar before time
L·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
levirate (11 points)
The custom of marrying the widow of one's brother
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
levogyre (15 points)
Turning toward the left
L·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+G·2+Y·4+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
liberate (10 points)
Re-lease perhaps, but not sublet
A learner I scold for free!
Bear I let out - yes, let out!
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
licorice (12 points)
Black or dark brown sweet (US spelling)
Movie counter candy
Jelly Belly flavor
L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
ligature (9 points)
Tie (to restrict flow of blood)
It's binding
Something used to tie
L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ligroine (9 points)
""A flammable liquid, also LIGROIN""
L·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lingerie (9 points)
Gift for mother maybe
Gift for mother maybe
Stay, that is, stays perhaps
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 pts
liripipe (12 points)
Old clerical scarf
Headdress streamer
L·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
literate (8 points)
Cultured student? Say it again!
Learned line? Say again
Let 'er be knowing (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
litharge (12 points)
A lighter version of lead compound
Lead monoxide
Inflamed with hot rage brought about by reaction to heavy metal
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
lordlike (13 points)
Like a lord
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
loricate (10 points)
Having a hard shell
Cover with plates.
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lustrate (8 points)
Purify by ritual action
Purify ceremonially
One might purify this at the speed of desire
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lyricise (13 points)
""To write lyrics, also LYRICIZE""
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lyricize (22 points)
Put words to music
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
lakeshore (16 points)
Fisherman's spot, sometimes
Place for an inland beach
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lapstrake (15 points)
Tape larks when camouflaged
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
larvicide (15 points)
An insecticide designed to kill larval pests.
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts
lavaliere (12 points)
Pendant on a chain
Ornament on a chain
Pendant ornament.
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lazarette (18 points)
Pl. lazarettos also lazarets or lazarettes A hospital treating contagious diseases.
L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
learnable (11 points)
Like good lessons for students
That can be studied when left to get fit
That can be taken in, or left with the listener to catch the French
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
leporidae (12 points)
A natural family of mammals comprising the hares and rabbits.
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
libertine (11 points)
Don Juan, for one
Row about French composer, a philanderer
Sensually indulgent person
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
licensure (11 points)
Certification for professional practice
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
linearise (9 points)
Get into a row and rebel after treatment of alien
With frightful lies around, I mean to get into a row
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
linearize (18 points)
Make straight
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
liquorice (20 points)
Say Scotch on the rocks is sweet
Sweet drink on the rocks (wordplay)
Pontefract cake ingredient
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
lorgnette (10 points)
Eyeglasses with no letter 'g' (wordplay)
Pair of glasses with a handle
Specs on a stick
L·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lowercase (14 points)
Small, UNLIKE THIS!
Some letters perhaps from minor lawsuit
Drop the bag ... not like THAT!
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
loxodrome (19 points)
""Geography a rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. ; loxodromic,""
L·1+O·1+X·8+O·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
lubricate (13 points)
Oil (a mechanism)
Apply oil/grease
Smooth Blair cut apart by English
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lucrative (14 points)
Revictual (anagram)
Rewarding development of vital cure
Vertical upstart could be moneymaking
L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
luminaire (11 points)
English word
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
luxuriate (16 points)
Enjoy greatly, to excess perhaps
Enjoy to excess
Revel in indulgence
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lacerative (15 points)
""Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors. as, lacerative humors.""
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
lachrymose (20 points)
Mahler 'cosy'? Wrong - sorrowful
Tearful (literary)
Rashly come out, getting weepy
L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
lacustrine (12 points)
Of Erie, Huron, etc.
Found in lakes
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ladderlike (16 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
L·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
lateralize (19 points)
LATERAL to throw a sideward pass in football
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
laundrette (11 points)
Washing establishment
Perverts enter adult establishment for dirty material (wordplay)
High street concern as a French doctor with little energy tucked into coffee
L·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lavalliere (13 points)
Duchesse for whom a pendant was named
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lawyerlike (20 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
L·1+A·1+W·4+Y·4+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
leptospire (14 points)
English word
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
liberalise (12 points)
To loosen restrictions on ale? Risible, daft!
Enlighten with star sign around East, position covering Saviour's origin
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
liberalize (21 points)
Hubert Humphrey's peepers (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
lighterage (15 points)
Unloading charge for ships.
Arsonist maybe taking time in dockside activity (wordplay)
Interrupting rest, boy beginning to get up for work in harbour
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
limitrophe (17 points)
""(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a country or region) on or near a frontier [via French from Late Latin limitrophus, from limit- limit + Greek -trophus supporting; originally referring to borderland that supported frontier troops]""
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
literalize (19 points)
""To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture. spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
literature (10 points)
What bookshops retail? True, perhaps
Novels, essays, etc.
Written works of artistic merit
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
littermate (12 points)
The one puppy that can read (wordplay)
Any in a group of puppies
One puppy to another
L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lophophore (20 points)
A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata. Phylactolemata.
L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 20 pts
luciferase (15 points)
""An enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby producing bioluminescence.""
L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lusterware (13 points)
Pottery or porcelain having a metallic sheen produced when metallic oxides are added to the glaze.
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
luxuriance (19 points)
Lushness
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
labradorite (14 points)
""A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar. Feldspar.""
L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lacquerware (25 points)
English word
L·1+A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 25 pts
laparoscope (17 points)
""A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""
L·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
launderette (12 points)
Place for washing and drying clothes
Washing establishment
Coffee houses inferior to European shop that's cleaner
L·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
leatherette (14 points)
Artificial S&M material
Imitation hide
The French badly treat the English imitation hide
L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
leatherlike (18 points)
Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable; leathery.
L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
legionnaire (12 points)
One GI in real trouble as a soldier
Member of an elite military unit
Form a line - ignore soldier
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
legislature (12 points)
Lawmaking body (of a state)
Sorting, Riksdag or Knesset.
Diet, for example
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
leukotriene (15 points)
""Any of several lipid compounds that contain 20 carbon atoms, are related to prostaglandins, and mediate the inflammatory response.""
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+O·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
libertinage (14 points)
Libertinism; license.
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
lithosphere (19 points)
Rigid part of the earth
Crust and upper mantle of the earth in which earthquakes may originate
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 pts
lobsterlike (17 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
loosestrife (14 points)
Plant, least restrained, abounding
Plant, most unconfined, abundant
Plant of the primrose family
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 14 pts
lubricative (18 points)
""LUBRICATE To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.""
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
labyrinthine (20 points)
Describes The Maze complex
Like a maze
Highly convoluted
L·1+A·1+B·3+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
laryngoscope (20 points)
""An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.""
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 20 pts
laryngectomee (21 points)
English word
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+E·1 = 21 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 33 pts

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