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lase (4 points)
Correct with surgery, maybe, as the eye
Perform some light surgery (wordplay)
Cut lightly (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 4 pts
lose (4 points)
Finish last, perhaps
Go home empty-handed, say
Come in too late (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 4 pts
lyse (7 points)
Burst a cell (hidden in HOLY SEE)
Cause symptoms to subside
Dissolve a clot
L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lapse (7 points)
Loss (in concentration, say?)
Momentary break of circuits, say
Brief failure (of memory)
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lease (5 points)
Summer's has too short a date (Shak.)
Let a flat (5)
Hairdressers monthly payment maybe
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lense (5 points)
Optical part variable
Optical part var
Telescope part
L·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lisle (5 points)
Is lost in the foreign thread (wordplay)
Is left in the foreign thread (wordplay)
Man, say, after end of doleful yarn
L·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
loose (5 points)
Fast? Perhaps not!
Like ship-sinking lips (wordplay)
Out of the barn, say
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
louse (5 points)
Despicable type (of insect?)
Reason to nitpick (wordplay)
Cause of some nit-picking (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lowse (8 points)
""To {loose=v} [v LOWSIT or LOWSED, LOWSING, LOWSES] / {loose=adj}""
L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lyase (8 points)
Catalyzing enzyme
L·1+Y·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lanose (6 points)
Full of wool
Wool-covered
One about to throw in the towel: it's woolly
L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
lassie (6 points)
Timmy's savior (wordplay)
Haile Selassie's dog (wordplay)
Dog star (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 6 pts
lessee (6 points)
'Renter' written 'rntr' (wordplay)
Subject of a flat letter (wordplay)
Pad signer (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
liaise (6 points)
Work together (with)
Get together (with)
Make a connection (with)
L·1+I·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ligase (7 points)
Enzyme which seals nicks in DNA
L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lipase (8 points)
Digestion enzyme (anagram of SIP ALE)
Fat-breakdown enzyme
Enzyme that breaks down fat
L·1+I·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
lactase (9 points)
Aid in digestion
Dairy consumer's enzyme
Enzyme put in milk
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactose (9 points)
Cause of much intolerance (wordplay)
Be like Lear's Pobble, say, sweet thing
What some folks can't tolerate
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
laicise (9 points)
Secularise, remove from clergy
Withdraw priestly status
Return to the status before ordination
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lasagne (8 points)
Pasta dish (var.)
Way hosts give pasta (wordplay)
Pasta course - dip into it!
L·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1 = 8 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
license (9 points)
Grant formal permission (to)
Space to make art (wordplay)
To empower student, one needs logic, say
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lionise (7 points)
Make fuss of (celebrity)
Treat as celebrity - like Leo (wordplay)
Treat as celebrity like Leo (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lisente (7 points)
Lesotho's coins
Lesotho coins
L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lissome (9 points)
Oil mess (anagram)
Supple smile - so different!
Moving quickly and lightly
L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 9 pts
losable (9 points)
Like some earrings
Capable of being misplaced
Susceptible to being misplaced
L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 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
lacunose (10 points)
Marked by shallow depressions
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lakeside (13 points)
Summer cottage locale, maybe
Summer-home spot, perhaps
Choice location for a summer cottage
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
lambaste (12 points)
Batter - male bats (anagram)
Condemn a good man in blame shifting
Censure severely or angrily
L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
laminose (10 points)
Like plywood.
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
landside (10 points)
Airport area with unrestricted access
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
langsyne (12 points)
'Auld ... ... ' (song for midnight)
Long time ago in Scotland
Auld ... ... (Burns)
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lapsable (12 points)
Able to be lapsed
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lapsible (12 points)
Able to be lapsed
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 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
leasable (10 points)
Ready to be rented
Available for rent
May be let be furry at last
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
legalese (9 points)
Language involving fine print (wordplay)
Bar talk (wordplay)
Brief speech (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
legalise (9 points)
See a gill (anagram)
Girl is in shelter for permit
Make lawful
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
levulose (11 points)
A very sweet sugar
L·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lewisite (11 points)
Chemical warfare weapon.
Blistering material from an inkling (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
licensee (10 points)
Suckers seen working for landlord
One with permit to sell alcoholic drinks
One holding official permission
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
likewise (15 points)
Too fond of sage (wordplay)
Fancy sage, too (wordplay)
And just as if one was learned, too!
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
liposome (12 points)
A microscopic globule composed of lipids
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
listable (10 points)
Able to be listed
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lobulose (10 points)
Pertaining to a {lobule=n}
L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
localise (10 points)
Concentrate with reduced calories is key
Restrict to the immediate area
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
locustae (10 points)
Locusta
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
logicise (11 points)
""To reason, also LOGICIZE""
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lonesome (10 points)
Solitary (mainly US)
Solitary (chiefly US)
Are you - tonight (Elvis)
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 10 pts
longsome (11 points)
Tediously long
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
longwise (12 points)
Desire to get understanding horizontally (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lothsome (13 points)
Repulsive
L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
lovesome (13 points)
Winning, making bad move and lose
To be that fond of the compiler is charming
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 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
lysosome (13 points)
Enzyme-filled cell organelle
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
lysozyme (25 points)
Protein in egg whites.
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 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
landscape (14 points)
Inventor Edwin's cloak (or painting)
Plant trees and shrubs, say
Prospect of unbridled lap dances!
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
landslide (11 points)
Dangerously large victory (wordplay)
Terrain picture (wordplay)
Runaway daughter in end is all upset
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
langouste (10 points)
Reeling out, angles for seafood
It may be eaten roasted
Spiny lobster
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
lassitude (10 points)
The weariness of girlhood (wordplay)
Not the energy of girlhood, perhaps
The langour of girlhood, perhaps
L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
leastwise (12 points)
If nothing else, most foolish (wordplay)
Most foolish, however (wordplay)
It's the most foolish, anyway
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
legislate (10 points)
Lay down the law (wordplay)
Put on an act (wordplay)
Work in a chamber, say
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leptosome (13 points)
""A person with a slender, thin, or frail body.""
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 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
lifestyle (15 points)
Existing fashion (wordplay)
It may be Spartan
You get used to it
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lightsome (15 points)
Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
limestone (11 points)
A mineral prepared from fruit (sound)
Luray Caverns material
Tie lemons up in sedimentary rock
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
limousine (11 points)
Long way to go (wordplay)
Long ride (wordplay)
A way to go by
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·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
lithesome (14 points)
Homeliest characters can be graceful
Toned graceful model hostile to me
Article in case stuck in tree, not stiff
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
loadstone (10 points)
A stack of rock is magnetic
Magnetite possessing polarity.
It attracts lots to Tyneside
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
loathsome (14 points)
Can't like revolting
A hole most dreadfully repulsive
Liberal profanity a few find offensive
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
lobscouse (13 points)
Scumbag eating zero degree stew
Stew of meat, vegetables and hardtack
A stew formerly eaten by sailors
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lodestone (10 points)
Lake poems with quality must be a magnet
Iron-attracting magnetite
It was used to make the first compass
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
longhouse (13 points)
Viking "mead hall," for example
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 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
luminesce (13 points)
Shine
Glow
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
lyonnaise (12 points)
Like a cat's oniony dish (wordplay)
Like a cat's oniony dish?
Kind of potatoes for simba
L·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
legitimise (13 points)
Allow to make off up M1 with one's sweetheart
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lemniscate (14 points)
""A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.""
L·1+E·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lengthwise (17 points)
From one side to the other
Moving across
In the direction of the extent from end to end
L·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+H·4+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 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
licensable (14 points)
That can be licensed.
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lighthouse (17 points)
Flashing coastal tower
Seafarer's beacon
Cape Hatteras structure.
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
listenable (12 points)
LISTEN to try to hear
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lobotomise (14 points)
Change the mind of old boy in toilsome clashing
L·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 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
lyophilise (18 points)
Same as lyophilize.lyophilize.
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
lysogenise (14 points)
LYSOGEN a type of {antigen=n}
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lysogenize (23 points)
LYSOGEN a type of {antigen=n}
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
langoustine (12 points)
Norway lobster
Shellfish
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 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
lecithinase (16 points)
Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithin.
L·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
legislative (15 points)
Kind of aide
Kind of aide or session
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 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
lickspittle (19 points)
A subservient flatterer
Obsequious person
Flatterer.
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 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
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
luminescence (18 points)
Emission of light at cool temperatures
Jock's chimney basically said to produce light
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
lignocellulose (17 points)
A combination of lignin and cellulose that strengthens woody plant cells.
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
lignosulfonate (18 points)
LIGNOSULFONATE
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 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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Enter letters or a pattern, optionally pick a dictionary, and we'll find every valid word matching your criteria. Results show with point scores, definitions, and clickable details.

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