4-letter words containing L
Embark on an exploration of 4-letter words that contain the letter L. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate L within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| like | 8 | prefer or wish to do something | Would you like to come along to the movies? |
| will | 7 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| well | 7 | in a manner affording benefit or advantage | she married well |
| look | 8 | take charge of or deal with | - |
| tell | 4 | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | - |
| love | 7 | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people | his lovemaking disgusted her |
| only | 7 | without any others being included or involved | a privilege granted only to him |
| help | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | they hired additional help to finish the work |
| life | 7 | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | he could no longer cope with the complexities of life |
| call | 6 | assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to | - |
| talk | 8 | exchange thoughts; talk with | We often talk business |
| told | 5 | - | - |
| long | 5 | good at remembering | - |
| last | 4 | persist for a specified period of time | The bad weather lasted for three days |
| feel | 7 | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | the feel of the city excited him |
| girl | 5 | a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved | his girlfriend kicked him out |
| left | 7 | the hand that is on the left side of the body | jab with your left |
| kill | 8 | mark for deletion, rub off, or erase | kill these lines in the President's speech |
| hell | 7 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | - |
| else | 4 | - | - |
| live | 7 | actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing | a live television program |
| real | 4 | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something | - |
| also | 4 | in addition | - |
| play | 9 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | Princeton plays Yale this weekend |
| hold | 8 | be capable of holding or containing | The flask holds one gallon |
| lost | 4 | deeply absorbed in thought | lost in thought |
| late | 4 | in the recent past | lately the rules have been enforced |
| deal | 5 | an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals |
| half | 10 | one of two equal parts of a divisible whole | half a loaf |
| cool | 6 | great coolness and composure under strain | keep your cool |
| walk | 11 | the act of traveling by foot | walking is a healthy form of exercise |
| full | 7 | increase in phase | - |
| able | 6 | having a strong healthy body | an able seaman |
| lady | 8 | a woman of refinement | a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady |
| lose | 4 | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | - |
| line | 4 | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | I can't follow your line of reasoning |
| lord | 5 | a titled peer of the realm | - |
| calm | 8 | steadiness of mind under stress | - |
| cold | 7 | the absence of heat | the coldness made our breath visible |
| film | 9 | make a film or photograph of something | - |
| plan | 6 | an arrangement scheme | a plan for seating guests |
| luck | 10 | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | it was my good luck to be there |
| felt | 7 | change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | The fabric felted up after several washes |
| fall | 7 | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | The barometer is falling |
| till | 4 | a treasury for government funds | - |
| less | 4 | used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs | less interesting |
| sell | 4 | deliver to an enemy by treachery | - |
| pull | 6 | strip of feathers | pull a chicken |
| land | 5 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | the land had never been plowed |
| glad | 6 | eagerly disposed to act or to be of service | glad to help |
| ball | 6 | a lavish dance requiring formal attire | - |
| fool | 7 | a person who lacks good judgment | - |
| blue | 6 | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky | October's bright blue weather |
| fell | 7 | pass away rapidly | - |
| club | 8 | golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball | - |
| soul | 4 | the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | - |
| blow | 9 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| paul | 6 | United States feminist (1885-1977) | - |
| lead | 5 | be in charge of | - |
| bill | 6 | a statute in draft before it becomes law | they held a public hearing on the bill |
| holy | 10 | a sacred place of pilgrimage | - |
| cell | 6 | a room where a prisoner is kept | - |
| lots | 4 | to a very great degree or extent | - |
| evil | 7 | morally objectionable behavior | - |
| wall | 7 | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down |
| slow | 7 | cause to proceed more slowly | The illness slowed him down |
| jail | 11 | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | - |
| gold | 6 | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | - |
| legs | 5 | staying power | that old Broadway play really has legs |
| list | 4 | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of | - |
| self | 7 | your consciousness of your own identity | - |
| hole | 7 | informal terms for a difficult situation | - |
| roll | 4 | a list of names | his name was struck off the rolls |
| sold | 5 | disposed of to a purchaser | this merchandise is sold |
| wild | 8 | in an uncontrolled and rampant manner | - |
| lock | 10 | a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key | - |
| milk | 10 | a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River | - |
| ugly | 8 | inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | an ugly frame of mind |
| rule | 4 | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | - |
| lift | 7 | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | - |
| bell | 6 | the shape of a bell | - |
| hall | 7 | United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) | - |
| plus | 6 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
| held | 8 | occupied or in the control of; often used in combination | enemy-held territory |
| flat | 7 | a deflated pneumatic tire | - |
| file | 7 | record in a public office or in a court of law | file for divorce |
| fill | 7 | make full, also in a metaphorical sense | fill a container |
| loud | 5 | with relatively high volume | the band played loudly |
| 6 | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | I'll mail you the paper when it's written | |
| pool | 6 | something resembling a pool of liquid | he stood in a pool of light |
| male | 6 | characteristic of a man | a deep male voice |
| lied | 5 | a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano | - |
| lake | 8 | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | - |
| goal | 5 | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it | - |
| liar | 4 | a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly | - |
| meal | 6 | the food served and eaten at one time | - |
| role | 4 | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | play its role |
| hill | 7 | United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) | - |
| laid | 5 | set down according to a plan | a carefully laid table with places set for four people |
| tall | 4 | too improbable to admit of belief | a tall story |
| loss | 4 | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | the company operated at a loss last year |
| fail | 7 | disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | His sense of smell failed him this time |
| load | 5 | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time | the system broke down under excessive loads |
| carl | 6 | - | - |
| alan | 4 | - | - |
| bull | 6 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus | - |
| kyle | 11 | - | - |
| sale | 4 | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer) | the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office |
| loan | 4 | a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English | - |
| wolf | 10 | a cruelly rapacious person | - |
| lack | 10 | be without | This soup lacks salt |
| laws | 7 | the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | - |
| blew | 9 | - | - |
| belt | 6 | a vigorous blow | - |
| salt | 4 | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth | - |
| tail | 4 | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | - |
| clue | 6 | a slight indication | - |
| slut | 4 | a woman adulterer | - |
| lend | 5 | bestow a quality on | Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company |
| doll | 5 | informal terms for a (young) woman | - |
| slip | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| luke | 8 | one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life | - |
| lion | 4 | large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male | - |
| bowl | 9 | a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco | - |
| hail | 7 | praise vociferously | The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein |
| lily | 7 | any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers | - |
| golf | 8 | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes | - |
| mile | 6 | a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude | - |
| flag | 8 | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device | - |
| fuel | 7 | provide with fuel | - |
| nail | 4 | hit hard | - |
| flow | 10 | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously | the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors |
| slap | 6 | the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand | - |
| flew | 10 | - | - |
| blah | 9 | pompous or pretentious talk or writing | - |
| seal | 4 | a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare | - |
| weil | 7 | United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998) | - |
| lazy | 16 | disinclined to work or exertion | too lazy to wash the dishes |
| tale | 4 | a trivial lie | - |
| pole | 6 | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | - |
| ling | 5 | elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | - |
| link | 8 | a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network | - |
| mall | 6 | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | they spent their weekends at the local malls |
| yell | 7 | utter a sudden loud cry | I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me |
| bail | 6 | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | the judge set bail at $10,000 |
| pill | 6 | a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception | - |
| foul | 7 | become or cause to become obstructed | - |
| heal | 7 | provide a cure for, make healthy again | The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
| lane | 4 | a narrow way or road | - |
| flip | 9 | the act of flipping a coin | - |
| palm | 8 | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | - |
| pile | 6 | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction |
| folk | 11 | people in general (often used in the plural) | they're just country folk |
| lick | 10 | take up with the tongue | the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast |
| clan | 6 | group of people related by blood or marriage | - |
| soil | 4 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | good agricultural soil |
| lamp | 8 | an artificial source of visible illumination | - |
| cole | 6 | a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | - |
| earl | 4 | a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount | - |
| bald | 7 | without the natural or usual covering | a bald spot on the lawn |
| plot | 6 | make a plat of | - |
| solo | 4 | without anybody else or anything else | he flew solo |
| lame | 6 | deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | - |
| leak | 8 | unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information | - |
| fold | 8 | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) | - |
| lung | 5 | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood | - |
| dale | 5 | an open river valley (in a hilly area) | - |
| tool | 4 | ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it | We tooled down the street |
| sail | 4 | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | Shreds of paper sailed through the air |
| lamb | 8 | a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) | - |
| dull | 5 | darkened with overcast | a dull sky |
| lean | 4 | lacking excess flesh | Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look |
| dial | 5 | a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called | - |
| pale | 6 | abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | - |
| jill | 11 | - | - |
| leaf | 7 | look through a book or other written material | She leafed through the volume |
| mole | 6 | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | - |
| rely | 7 | have faith or confidence in | - |
| plug | 7 | an old or over-worked horse | - |
| halt | 7 | an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | a halt in the arms race |
| flee | 7 | run away quickly | - |
| mill | 6 | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing | - |
| clay | 9 | the dead body of a human being | honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay |
| fled | 8 | - | - |
| lars | 4 | - | - |
| coal | 6 | burn to charcoal | - |
| slim | 6 | take off weight | - |
| melt | 6 | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid | the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster |
| sole | 4 | not divided or shared with others | sole rights of publication |
| lawn | 7 | a field of cultivated and mowed grass | - |
| bold | 7 | a typeface with thick heavy lines | - |
| silk | 8 | a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae | - |
| milo | 6 | small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains | - |
| glue | 5 | join or attach with or as if with glue | - |
| lust | 4 | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | - |
| idol | 5 | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept | - |
| lent | 4 | a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday | - |
| leap | 6 | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | - |
| glow | 8 | light from nonthermal sources | - |
| lulu | 4 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| slam | 6 | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | - |
| slit | 4 | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | - |
| veil | 7 | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | a veiled threat |
| clap | 8 | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra | - |
| lens | 4 | genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils | - |
| clip | 8 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | - |
| cola | 6 | carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) | - |
| bolt | 6 | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | - |
| boil | 6 | a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus | - |
| haul | 7 | draw slowly or heavily | haul stones |
| cult | 6 | an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | - |
| limo | 6 | large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur | - |
| alas | 4 | by bad luck | alas, I cannot stay |
| luna | 4 | (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene | - |
| heel | 7 | someone who is morally reprehensible | - |
| glen | 5 | a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) | - |
| duel | 5 | a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor | - |
| lure | 4 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| mild | 7 | mild and pleasant | the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth |
| claw | 9 | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | - |
| peel | 6 | British politician (1788-1850) | - |
| gulf | 8 | an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends |
| lump | 8 | group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | - |
| loop | 6 | wind around something in coils or loops | - |
| lone | 4 | lacking companions or companionship | he was alone when we met him |
| rail | 4 | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | - |
| plea | 6 | a humble request for help from someone in authority | - |
| ally | 7 | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance | he's a good ally in fight |
| bulb | 8 | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity | - |
| anal | 4 | a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. | - |
| calf | 9 | the muscular back part of the shank | - |
| oral | 4 | using speech rather than writing | an oral tradition |
| heil | 7 | - | - |
| lava | 7 | rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface | - |
| limp | 8 | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | - |
| toll | 4 | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | - |
| kilo | 8 | one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds |
| mule | 6 | a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | - |
| bled | 7 | - | - |
| saul | 4 | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle | - |
| wool | 7 | a fabric made from the hair of sheep | - |
| vile | 7 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| loot | 4 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| lang | 5 | - | - |
| flea | 7 | any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | - |
| idle | 5 | not having a job | idle carpenters |
| slot | 4 | a slot machine that is used for gambling | they spend hours and hours just playing the slots |
| lana | 4 | - | - |
| lime | 6 | any of various related trees bearing limes | - |
| tile | 4 | a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing | - |
| reel | 4 | an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines | - |
| plum | 8 | any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone | - |
| polo | 6 | Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) | - |
| howl | 10 | emit long loud cries | howl with sorrow |
| lama | 6 | llamas | - |
| loft | 7 | a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept | - |
| limb | 8 | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | - |
| mold | 7 | a distinctive nature, character, or type | a leader in the mold of her predecessors |
| axel | 11 | - | - |
| yale | 7 | a university in Connecticut | - |
| slug | 5 | a strip of type metal used for spacing | - |
| hull | 7 | United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955) | - |
| flop | 9 | exactly | he fell flop on his face |
| colt | 6 | a kind of revolver | - |
| pulp | 8 | an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper | - |
| noel | 4 | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | - |
| flaw | 10 | an imperfection in an object or machine | a flaw caused the crystal to shatter |
| lice | 6 | - | - |
| loaf | 7 | be lazy or idle | - |
| logo | 5 | a company emblem or device | - |
| lace | 6 | add alcohol to (beverages) | - |
| clam | 8 | a piece of paper money worth one dollar | - |
| slay | 7 | kill intentionally and with premeditation | - |
| lakh | 11 | the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten | - |
| gale | 5 | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale | - |
| neal | 4 | - | - |
| lair | 4 | the habitation of wild animals | - |
| alma | 6 | - | - |
| veal | 7 | meat from a calf | - |
| hale | 7 | prolific United States writer (1822-1909) | - |
| flap | 9 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| blog | 7 | a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies | postings on a blog are usually in chronological order |
| blur | 6 | make a smudge on; soil by smudging | - |
| curl | 6 | wind around something in coils or loops | - |
| dell | 5 | a small wooded hollow | - |
| alps | 6 | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction | - |
| sled | 5 | ride (on) a sled | - |
| lass | 4 | a girl or young woman who is unmarried | - |
| lobe | 6 | (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part | ear lobe |
| lima | 6 | capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century | - |
| bulk | 10 | the property of something that is great in magnitude | it is cheaper to buy it in bulk |
| mali | 6 | a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years | - |
| ludo | 5 | a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice | - |
| alec | 6 | - | - |
| hulk | 11 | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | - |
| helm | 9 | be at or take the helm of | helm the ship |
| luce | 6 | United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) | - |
| tilt | 4 | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances | - |
| vale | 7 | a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | - |
| lest | 4 | - | - |
| ploy | 9 | a maneuver in a game or conversation | - |
| kali | 8 | bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash | - |
| malt | 6 | a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer | - |
| clem | 8 | - | - |
| gall | 5 | a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats | - |
| slag | 5 | the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals | - |
| slum | 6 | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | - |
| hurl | 7 | make a thrusting forward movement | - |
| halo | 7 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| gala | 5 | a gay festivity | - |
| lyra | 7 | a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega | - |
| isle | 4 | a small island | - |
| gill | 5 | any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus | - |
| lino | 4 | a floor covering | - |
| deli | 5 | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products | - |
| teal | 4 | a blue-green color or pigment | - |
| slab | 6 | block consisting of a thick piece of something | - |
| slob | 6 | a coarse obnoxious person | - |
| holt | 7 | - | - |
| foil | 7 | a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through | the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils |
| lush | 7 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| clot | 6 | a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid | - |
| alms | 6 | money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
| hula | 7 | a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman | - |
| gulp | 7 | a large and hurried swallow | he finished it at a single gulp |
| loco | 6 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| dole | 5 | money received from the state | - |
| toil | 4 | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) | - |
| oily | 7 | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | an oily sycophantic press agent |
| coil | 6 | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | a coil of rope |
| alfa | 7 | - | - |
| lobo | 6 | - | - |
| loch | 9 | a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) | - |
| wail | 7 | emit long loud cries | wail in self-pity |
| wilt | 7 | become limp | The flowers wilted |
| sulk | 8 | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | stayed home in a sulk |
| jell | 11 | become gelatinous | the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme |
| lark | 8 | a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage | - |
| dual | 5 | consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs | dual controls for pilot and copilot |
| awol | 7 | absent without permission | - |
| lube | 6 | apply a lubricant to | - |
| lira | 4 | the basic unit of money in Turkey | - |
| lire | 4 | - | - |
| plow | 9 | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow | Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week |
| lard | 5 | add details to | - |
| dill | 5 | aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning | - |
| vial | 7 | a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) | - |
| slid | 5 | - | - |
| poll | 6 | convert into a pollard | pollard trees |
| lear | 4 | the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters | - |
| balm | 8 | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation | - |
| clit | 6 | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | - |
| lilo | 4 | a type of inflatable air mattress | - |
| lash | 7 | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | - |
| oval | 7 | rounded like an egg | - |
| jolt | 11 | a sudden jarring impact | the door closed with a jolt |
| flan | 7 | open pastry filled with fruit or custard | - |
| glum | 7 | showing a brooding ill humor | a glum, hopeless shrug |
| null | 4 | lacking any legal or binding force | null and void |
| duly | 8 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed |
| alba | 6 | - | - |
| rolf | 7 | Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) | - |
| flex | 14 | bend a joint | flex your wrists |
| linn | 4 | - | - |
| slop | 6 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| moly | 9 | - | - |
| zulu | 13 | a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa | - |
| kohl | 11 | a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids | - |
| alto | 4 | the highest adult male singing voice | - |
| levy | 10 | cause to assemble or enlist in the military | - |
| dali | 5 | surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989) | - |
| pail | 6 | the quantity contained in a pail | - |
| kelp | 10 | large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds | - |
| keel | 8 | walk as if unable to control one's movements | - |
| glee | 5 | great merriment | - |
| loon | 4 | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought | - |
| clad | 7 | wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination | nurses clad in white |
| blob | 8 | make a spot or mark onto | - |
| zeal | 13 | prompt willingness | they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority |
| pelt | 6 | attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | pelt the speaker with questions |
| lain | 4 | - | - |
| lowe | 7 | - | - |
| lien | 4 | a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses | - |
| clog | 7 | become or cause to become obstructed | The leaves clog our drains in the Fall |
| idly | 8 | in an idle manner | this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people |
| flor | 7 | - | - |
| slew | 7 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| lewd | 8 | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | lewd pictures |
| silt | 4 | become chocked with silt | The river silted up |
| gull | 5 | fool or hoax | - |
| auld | 5 | a Scottish word | auld lang syne |
| weld | 8 | European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America | - |
| tala | 4 | the basic unit of money in Western Samoa | - |
| bile | 6 | a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats | - |
| silo | 4 | a cylindrical tower used for storing silage | - |
| kale | 8 | a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | - |
| blip | 8 | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | - |
| flux | 14 | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | - |
| yolk | 11 | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) | - |
| lore | 4 | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote | early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend |
| malm | 8 | - | - |
| axle | 11 | a shaft on which a wheel rotates | - |
| lull | 4 | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | - |
| leno | 4 | - | - |
| flog | 8 | beat severely with a whip or rod | The teacher often flogged the students |
| pele | 6 | - | - |
| poly | 9 | - | - |
| lido | 5 | a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports | - |
| blab | 8 | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | - |
| tele | 4 | - | - |
| fowl | 10 | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl | - |
| flak | 11 | artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | - |
| lute | 4 | a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid | - |
| dahl | 8 | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant | - |
| lout | 4 | an awkward stupid person | - |
| lode | 5 | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks | - |
| blot | 6 | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | he made a huge blot on his copybook |
| opal | 6 | a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones | - |
| ogle | 5 | look at with amorous intentions | - |
| plop | 8 | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | - |
| lurk | 8 | be about | - |
| lint | 4 | cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds | - |
| moll | 6 | the girlfriend of a gangster | - |
| lite | 4 | having relatively few calories | light (or lite) beer |
| loin | 4 | either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds | - |
| dolt | 5 | a person who is not very bright | - |
| sulu | 4 | - | - |
| hilt | 7 | the handle of a sword or dagger | - |
| vill | 7 | - | - |
| lota | 4 | burbot | - |
| luau | 4 | an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment) | - |
| lieu | 4 | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | in lieu of |
| sill | 4 | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock | - |
| slur | 4 | a blemish made by dirt | - |
| pula | 6 | the basic unit of money in Botswana | - |
| holm | 9 | - | - |
| kilt | 8 | a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland | - |
| foal | 7 | a young horse | - |
| volt | 7 | a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it | - |
| lind | 5 | Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887) | - |
| bloc | 8 | a group of countries in special alliance | - |
| slog | 5 | work doggedly or persistently | - |
| lynx | 14 | short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur | - |
| loom | 6 | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall |
| mull | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | I mulled over the events of the afternoon |
| pall | 6 | lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | - |
| flit | 7 | move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | The hummingbird flitted among the branches |
| teil | 4 | - | - |
| lyre | 7 | a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment | - |
| baal | 6 | any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god | - |
| flay | 10 | strip the skin off | - |
| lisp | 6 | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists | - |
| anil | 4 | a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | - |
| glib | 7 | artfully persuasive in speech | a glib tongue |
| gila | 5 | a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River | - |
| leer | 4 | a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls | - |
| loca | 6 | - | - |
| clod | 7 | an awkward stupid person | - |
| lacy | 9 | made of or resembling lace | a lacy gown |
| meld | 7 | mix together different elements | - |
| aloe | 4 | succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa | - |
| polk | 10 | 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) | - |
| glug | 6 | make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle | the wine bottles glugged |
| loup | 6 | - | - |
| leek | 8 | plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum | - |
| bale | 6 | a city in northwestern Switzerland | - |
| milt | 6 | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture | - |
| bolo | 6 | long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin | - |
| roil | 4 | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | - |
| flab | 9 | loose or flaccid body fat | - |
| lees | 4 | the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage | - |
| plie | 6 | - | - |
| glam | 7 | - | - |
| bawl | 9 | shout loudly and without restraint | - |
| yelp | 9 | a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) | - |
| lune | 4 | - | - |
| laze | 13 | be idle; exist in a changeless situation | - |
| yule | 7 | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | - |
| kiln | 8 | a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks | - |
| lade | 5 | remove with or as if with a ladle | - |
| loma | 6 | - | - |
| merl | 6 | common black European thrush | - |
| alum | 6 | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | - |
| blin | 6 | - | - |
| ulna | 4 | the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm | - |
| flax | 14 | fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric | - |
| lope | 6 | a slow pace of running | - |
| ceil | 6 | - | - |
| amyl | 9 | a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | - |
| shul | 7 | - | - |
| rile | 4 | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | - |
| peal | 6 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
| pali | 6 | an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism | - |
| loos | 4 | Austrian architect (1870-1933) | - |
| clop | 8 | the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | - |
| bola | 6 | a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie | - |
| wily | 10 | marked by skill in deception | a wily old attorney |
| gild | 6 | decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold | - |
| maul | 6 | a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges | - |
| mela | 6 | - | - |
