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"L" /l/ – Voiced Alveolar Lateral Approximant  - by syllable & position → Download /l/ Word List (PDF)

Words with the /l/ sound in the initial position

One syllable words:

• love, lace, lake, loss, lad, laid, lane, lock, like, lee, loan, let, lays, lung, loose, lark, lit, leap, lay, lot, late, lax, lick, lack, lord, lard, lease, lag, loon, land, lank, lap, lathe, loot, lobe, loom, lawn, leach, leech, lead, leak, leek, lean, least, led, lime, leaf, leg, lined, low, lend, lent, lied, lid, light, limp, link, lob, lyre, look, lie, lye, locks, law, lose, lug, log, lump, lunch, learn, lab, laugh, lame, lamp, line, lope, lies, latch, large, less, Lynn, lip, lows, luck, lam, lamb, loathe, loud, loin, loam, last, loop, loupe, lust, lance, leave, lost, list, lift, live, long, limb, lint, loft, life, lynch, leash, leaves, left, length, load, loaf, laws, lithe

Two syllable words:

• long horn, launch pad, laughter, later, leader, leaver, lever, lunette, langur, lighting, laughing, landing, landmark, lipstick, lilac, lifeguard, lagoon, less than, left hand, layer, lunchroom, lunchtime, leper, life vest, lingual, landfill, litter, lender, lizard, lighthouse, liar, lunch box, label, leapfrog, lost dog, long jump, laptop, last name, urn lamp, time line, goal line, leaders, lily, good luck, luster, lama, llama, looter, letter, lacquer, ladle, lazy, lancer, lion, locker, laugher, lesser, low-cost, leather, linger, lighter, locus, liqueur, ski lift, locksmith, loafer, little, shelf life, Lucy, ladder, lady, language, lantern, latter, laundry, lower, lawyer, leisure, lemon, leopard, lesion, lettuce, level, light bulb, lioness, liquid, listen, lobster, locust, longest, lotion, luggage, lumber, low-tech, latex, laser, liver, liner, lunar, lucky, libra, zoom lens

Three or more syllable words:

• lowercase, lily pad, lemonade, listening, parking lot, liver pate, lumberjack, leatherback, leotard, Louisiana, laundry basket, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, living room, lion cub, lower leg, lower leg, library, lithography, traffic light, letter box, life jacket, litterbug, lightning bug, ladybug, lollipop, location, finish line, liquid soap, laundry soap, latitude, longitude, sea lily, Easter lily, layover, leftover, cover letter, mountain lion, see lion, napping lion, Lake Erie, little finger, lemon squeezer, linguine, life buoy, phantom limb, labyrinth, jack-o' lantern, laboratory, lavatory, lawn mower, low-level, licorice, linoleum, locomotive, log cabin, loudspeaker, luxurious, life cycle, Newfoundland and Labrador, washing-up liquid, weight lifter

Words with the /l/ sound in the middle

One syllable words:

• glove, clove, place, flake, gloss, floss, glad, plaid, cult, float, blade, glade, flair, flare, glare, field, shield, yield, wield, plane, plain, slain, block, flock, glee, plea, flea, clone, blaze, glaze, plants, plant, cling, fling, sling, floor, slit, split, sleep, bleep, clay, play, slay, sleigh, flash, splash, clash, flask, salt, malt, fault, halt, Vault, slot, plate, slate, fleet, clear, blacks, flax, slacks, click, flick, slick, black, clack, flack, plaque, slack, fleece, flag, slag, bald, called, scald, clan, flan, plan, bland, gland, Cloves, blank, clank, flank, plank, clew, glue, flu, clue, blue, flap, clap, glum, plum, plumb, flat, flute, globe, bloom, flume, gloom, plume, bleach, bleed, plead, bleak, clique, sleek, clean, spleen, club, fled, pled, sled, climb, slime, blind, belt, dealt, felt, melt, pelt, smelt, svelte, welt, Celt, blow, flow, floe, glow, slow, blend, glide, slide, blest, blessed, glib, slid, cold, fold, bold, hold, mold, old, rolled, scold, told, sold, gold, blurred, slurred, flight, sleight, slight, blimp, blink, clink, blob, glob, slob, blonde, blond, blood, flood, blouse, bluff, bolt, colt, jolt, molt, volt, shelf, elf, self, clang, slang, mottle, flounce, clout, flout, plow, fly, sly, blocks, clocks, ploy, slaw, claw, flaw, blanch, slave, please, plod, clown, blues, flush, plush, slush, plug, slug, build, billed, filled, killed, grilled, bulb, clog, flog, slog, plump, clunk, flunk, plunk, plus, flop, slop, flab, slab, blame, claim, flame, clamp, slope, flies, glued, clef, bless, child, filed, mild, piled, smiled, styled, wild, clip, slip, blip, flip, cluck, pluck, clam, slam, cloth, cliff, closed, clothe, cloud, plowed, glut, bloke, cloak, flaps, blast, sloop, slouch, clutch, glance, slice, splice, schlep, pledge, sleeve, elk, film, flesh, blunt, blur, slur, class, glass, golf, guilt, built, gilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, milt, silt, tilt, wilt, quilt, gulp, pulp, slim, flint, glint, splint, help, yelp, kelp, clinch, flinch, glitch, bliss, cleft, milk, silk, slosh, fleck, flex, clause, sloth, solve, plunge, phlegm, blithe, twelve, shelve, valve, wolf

Two syllable words:

• golf glove, golf glove, shoelace, necklace, reckless, snowflake, milkshake, adult, insult, consult, occult, result, afloat, sailboat, wheelchair, blond hair, sleepwear, flatware, gladness, blackness, flatness, malice, palace, slackness, airfield, concealed, outfield, cornfield, windshield, airplane, seaplane, complain, explain, alarm, block abc, sunblock, roadblock, dreadlocks, album, alert, alike, dislike, alive, bumblebee, peeler, dealer, healer, sealer, wheeler, bleacher, alone, cyclone, always, blue jays, eggplant, implant, clothing, blowing, duckling, curling, climbing, cleaning, bowling, flashing, crawling, tickling, smelling, sleeping, sailing, railing, playing, planting, smiling, explore, ballpark, skylark, billow, pillow, asleep, black sheep, playground, fillet, blue jay, delay, display, hallway, railway, replay, relay, chalet, sales clerk, sales clerk, eyelash, asphalt, cobalt, bank vault, basalt, rock salt, slingshot, mail slot, bald spot, playmate, athlete, delete, atlas, elder, blossom, flapjacks, relax, lilac, blackboard, billboard, clipboard, flashcard, police, mailbag, schoolbag, balance, installed, galled, ballon, gallon, talon, Alan, balloon, milkman, Chipotle, pleura, placement, black cat, placemat, pan flute, earlobe, classroom, Playroom, nylon, Stella, oblique, baleen, blue jean, nightclub, golf club, golf club, bobsled, full-time, bluebell, belly, deli, jelly, Kelly, smelly, sunbelt, below, elbow, hello, kilo, willow, girlfriend, blood test, eyelid, lingual, billfold, unfold, household, ice-cold, bluebird, sunlight, stoplight, skylight, flashlight, daylight, moonlight, glitter, blanket, blender, slender, splendor, blinker, blister, blizzard, bloodhound, playhouse, dollhouse, clubhouse, flier, flyer, blow torch, blue whale, cattail, blueprints, blurry, flurry, slurry, childhood, plywood, bobsleigh, deadbolt, revolt, bookshelf, herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, yourself, pulled out, allow, snowplow, apply, supply, July, flagpole, mailbox, deploy, bear claw, bracelet, bristles, unplug, spark plug, frilled, fulfilled, builder, bulldog, bullfrog, sled dog, sirloin, glue gun, burglar, flip-flops, clutter, flutter, glutton, c-clamp, recline, hairline, airline, feline, goldmine, online, pipeline, skyline, elope, clockwise, supplies, filler, killer, miller, pillar, tiller, flour, flower, glower, cellule, flannel, enlarge, playoff, exiled, grandchild, stepchild, children, chili, Billy, lily, silly, shrilly, Willie, chilly, flagship, chocolate, bulldoze, shallow, hallow, washcloth, sail cloth, dishcloth, clinic, clipper, flipper, slipper, close to, closet, allowed, aloud, cloudy, clover, clunker, cluster, bluster, walnut, collage, collapse, elapse, caller, crawler, trawler, smaller, mauler, hauler, collar, scholar, holler, dollar, color, duller, column, slalom, solemn, flexion, whirlpool, Footstool, cooler, ruler, floral, slacker, Curly, early, pearly, surly, Corn-Flakes, blotter, plotter, playpen, allspice, splinter, splitter, goldfish, shellfish, flatfish, bowels, vowels, dolphin, blocker, gunwale, plumber, childbirth, believe, bleary, splicer, collect, select, reflect, plastic, England, Finland, plosive, classes, glasses, flashes, complaint, fearless, checklist, flashbulb, flavor, flounder, fluffy, follow, hollow, swallow, clever, fossils, freckles, shekels, almost, ballad, pallid, valid, felon, Helen, garlic, spyglass, airlift, shoplift, relive, glacier, bolus, glider, glimmer, glowworm, sleeper, goalie, coli, holy, slowly, goblet, goggles, goldsmith, blacksmith, goldsmith, scallion, stallion, golfer, belong, along, villa, rebuilt, wood pulp, blueprint, helmet, healthy, shelf life, wildlife, igloo, goldfinch, slicing, Island, jealous, Kleenex, glory, bladder, platter, flatter, blower, slower, pleasure, light bulb, explode, railroad, slumber, mallet, pallet, ballot, palate, palette, shallot, plenty, flasher, meatloaf, flora, clearer, molar, bowler, polar, roller, solar, stroller, galosh, goulash, bloody, clustered, perplex, duplex, complex, noodles, older, folder, holder, molder, shoulder, oldest, olive, billion, million, parsley, applause, piglet, islet, pilot, planet, plantain, planer, platform, hailstorm, plunger, plural, polo, yellow, jello, mellow, cello, problem, cellar, dweller, seller, stellar, pulley, bully, fully, wooly, blazon, rarely, barely, relish, sliver, blubber, sailor, trailer, tailor, scalar, mailer, jailer, salted, halted, salty, faulty, scallop, gallop, sibling, silence, silver, slinger, skillet, billet, millet, sleeveless, slinky, sloppy, floppy, smallest, soldier, solid, involve, resolve, dissolve, spotless, valve stem, straggler, strapless, hapless, swollen, colon, stolen, tablet, black sea, themselves, wall shelves, toddler, toilet, trellis, tulip, plunder, blunder, bailey, daily, hula, cola, volley, collie, dolly, holly, molly, trolley, volume, vulture, culture, wallet, collet, werewolf, eclipse

Three or more syllable words:

• oven glove, baseball glove, boxing glove, rubber glove, fireplace, rattlesnake, lily pad, ironclad, catapult, Billy goat, roller blades, roller blades, polar bear, grizzly bear, golden hair, electric wheelchair, electric wheelchair, millionaire, Delaware, burglar alarm, burglar alarm, alarm clock, alarm clock, digital clock, analog clock, analog clock, Alberta, Polo-shirt, volleyball, paddleball, bowling ball, Allen key, TV, alligator, translator, calculator, alternator, oscillator, gladiator, elevator, ventilator, accelerator, defibrillator, all-purpose cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, vacuum cleaner, tub and tile cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, glass cleaner, glass cleaner, millimeter, kilometer, cheerleader, believer, unbeliever, satellite receiver, xylophone, telephone, Yellowstone, alphabet, clarinet, aluminum foil, holidays, ambulance, houseplant, coloring, bubble blowing, butterfly catching, sprinkling, snorkeling, roller skating, relaxing, non-living, electrical tape, appliance, compliance, planetarium, burglary, slippery, celery, ballerina, Barcelona, Armadillo, ultrasound, valentine's Day, holiday, wheelbarrow, somersault, flowerpot, kilowatt, Isolate, roller skates, cavalier, volunteer, Chandelier, elderflower-cordial, Australia, Colorado, cooling rack, sleeping bag, grill-maker, filmmaker, glassmaker, salt shaker, flypaper, wallpaper, toilet paper, imbalance, balcony, hot air balloon, tablespoon, policeman, electric guitar, handlebar, police car, basketball player, soccer player, football player, bricklayer, plastic wrap, non-slip shower mat, family room, epsilon, umbrella, candela, trampoline, Vaseline, wolverine, jellybeans, police chief, golden egg, parallel, chili pepper, buffalo, overflow, clock radio, portfolio, piccolo, myelin sheath, blueberry, blackberry, vocabulary, involuntary, mulberry, black cherry, failed a test F, bibliography, bilingual, monolingual, dollar bill, marigold, binoculars, yellowbird, satellite, blackcurrant, calendar, blow dryer, flat tire, blue ribbon, mallet nail, Celsius scale, machine bolt, Housefly, firefly, dragonfly, butterfly, celeriac, Illinois, circular saw, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, yellow jacket, avalanche, alveolar ridge, British Columbia, broccoli, silver medal, gold medal, toilet brush, chili hot-dog, bulldozer, bulletproof, bull-nose pliers, bull-nose pliers, needle-nose pliers, needle-nose pliers, snips pliers, insulin pump, lollipop, plantation, salvation, police station, calculation, celebration, inflation, relaxation, multiplication, telegraph, calligraphy, valentine, Clementine, Cantaloupe, telescope, antelope, envelope, Capitalize, cleaning supplies, cleaning supplies, butterflies, fertilize, caterpillar, distiller, painkiller, altitude, catalog, cauliflower, sunflower, wildflower, Celsius, solar panel, clarity, cheerleaders, garlic-press, grandchildren, sea lily, Easter lily, violin, mandolin, rolling pin, paper clip, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, marshmallow, cymbalom, hologram, kilogram, milligram, telegram, electrocardiogram, cleaning cloth, cleaning cloth, tablecloth, hieroglyph, clothespin, four-leaf clover, four-leaf clover, spelunker, filibuster, hazelnut, tenderloin, colander, dog collar, sand dollar, watercolor, multicolor, collision, television, colorful, colorless, Alabama, conclusion, allusion, collusion, delusion, exclusion, illusion, inclusion, occlusion, optical illusion, coronary occlusion, collection, selection, reflection, election, molecule, jeweler, hula hoop, fluorescent, adolescent, cylinder, dandelion, All-Bran-Flakes, cereals, Special-K, fly swatter, deglutition, demolition, electrician, Delicious, collective, selective, dialysis, analysis, paralysis, Dialysis Machine, windshield wiper, Diploma, glaucoma, Oklahoma, butterfly fish, satellite dish, needlefish, jellyfish, dish towels, sledgehammer, illegal, hot glockenspiel, egg slicer, reelect, elastic, electric organ, electricity, elephant, eleven, emerald, employee, envelop, develop, exclamation point, explosion, implosion, explosive, eyeglasses, sunglasses, eyelashes, olfactory, roller paint, family, cold weather, filament, microfilm, flamingo, formula, foster family, cyclist, fruit salad, galaxy, gala melon, gala melon, watermelon, honey melon, camouflage, garlic crusher, magnifying glass, hourglass, plexiglass, tortellini, capellini, Atlantic, volcanic, gladiolus, glamorous, glossary, goalkeeper, ravioli, gladioli, monolith, medallion, gorilla, chinchilla, vanilla, hairstylist, miliampere, healthy diet, helicopter, unhealthy, hieroglyphics, Ireland, Rhode Island, Prince Edward Island, jewelry, journalist, koala, corolla, impala, stepladder, employer, low-level, high-level, linoleum, color code, Atlantic ocean, baloney, soft palate, hard palate, cleft palate, cleft palate, magnolia, mongolia, alpaca, masculine, metallic, italic, vocalic, buttermilk, elixir, controller, patroller, steamroller, salami, muscular, coliseum, amblyopia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nucleus, nuclei, platypus, unsolder, toothbrush holder, toilet paper holder, toilet paper holder, one trillion, pavilion, parallelogram, pelican, perpendicular, particular, religion, violet, plastic container, complainer, police officer, pollution, solution, evolution, revolution, cocobolo, morello, pomelo, salamander, probability, agility, hostility, mobility, senility, utility, propeller, storyteller, pugilist, regular, irregular, relative, sweet relish, deliver, roller coaster, stainless steel scrubber, retailer, inhaler, semitrailer, unsalted, dribbling, nibbling, similar, singular, skeleton, gelatin, slipcover, collector, spatula, sprinkler, palladium, stapler, Glass-door-cabinet, syllable, polysyllable, tarantula, shelves. Ourselves, shelves. Ourselves, calligraphic, California, Florida, tubular, two-wheeler, ukulele, uvula, vuvuzela, ventriloquist, Bulgarian, clarion, viola, Angola, cupola, gondola, pergola, violinist, volcano, agriculture, wallaby, water polo, wilderness, whirligig, policewoman, spelling checker, childcare worker, wrestler, zeppelin, Maryland, Alaska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, flammable, health hazard, explosive

Words with the /l/ sound at the end

One syllable words:

• file, isle, mile, Nile, pile, smile, style, tile, vile, sol, doll, all, ball, bawl, call, fall, hall, mall, shawl, small, sprawl, tall, wall, boil, broil, coil, oil, soil, bell, yell, cell, shell, spell, tell, well, swell, dwell, fell, gel, hell, smell, jell, quell, sell, bill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, hill, ill, spill, sill, pill, kill, mill, shrill, skill, still, swill, thrill, trill, twill, will, ail, ale, bail, stale, bale, brail, dale, fail, gale, hail, jail, hale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, scale, tail, tale, trail, vale, wail, wale, snail, veil, Braille, bowl, coal, goal, foal, boll, roll, hole, knoll, mole, pole, poll, role, scroll, sole, soul, stole, stroll, troll, whole, bull, full, pull, wool, cool, drool, fool, mule, pool, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, Curl, burl, earl, girl, hurl, pearl, swirl, twirl, whirl, wimple, hull, skull, dull, null, mull, eel, deal, feel, heal, heel, keel, kneel, meal, peal, peel, reel, seal, spiel, steel, steal, wheal, wheel, veal, scowl, owl, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, howl, jowl, prowl,

Two syllable words:

• aisle, profile, reptile, tactile, handball, softball, snowball, paintball, meatball, kickball, gumball, football, eyeball, beach ball, baseball, rainfall, town hall, install, cell phone, uncoil, Angel, Angle, dangle, strangle, ankle, rankle, apple, chapel, April, mail slot, saddle, oval, trowel, awful, waffle, bagel, Grill Pan, Basil, barrel, beetle, bluebell, doorbell, barbell, seashell, gazelle, hotel, motel, nutshell, windmill, treadmill, advil, brazil, downhill, landfill, refill, until, all right, blue whale, female, cocktail, toenail, bottle, throttle, charcoal, flagpole, tool box, able, label, sable, stable, table, gable, medal, pedal, peddle, meddle, steel brush, bubble, double, trouble, rubble, stubble, steel wool, steel wool, spoonful, school bus, candle, handle, sandal, scandal, camel, mammal, trammel, goal line, small size, causal, nozzle, channel, panel, flannel, chisel, circle, sail cloth, preschool, step stool, whirlpool, high school, coral, choral, floral, moral, oral, quarrel, sorrel, couple, supple, cradle, ladle, crystal, distal, pistol, pistil, Cuddle, muddle, puddle, uncurl, cymbal, symbol, nimble, thimble, Dimple, simple, pimple, seagull, dribble, dibble, nibble, scribble, sibyl, funnel, tunnel, eagle, regal, cornmeal, genteel, ideal, oatmeal, pinwheel, equal, sequel, oil paint, Fiddle, riddle, middle, fragile, agile, verbal, herbal, gerbil, bowel, vowel, towel, skittle, little, juggle, struggle, smuggle, jungle, knuckle, buckle, chuckle, level, devil, revel, Marble, garble, metal, kettle, petal, settle, nettle, cycle, Michael, muscle, hustle, Russell, rustle, needle, beadle, Nickel, trickle, tickle, sickle, pickle, fickle, Nostril, paddle, saddle, peaceful, pencil, tensile, plural, rural, mural, pretzel, pupil, purple, puzzle, guzzle, muzzle, nuzzle, rattle, battle, cattle, title, vital, ripple, cripple, fipple, nipple, triple, rival, ruffle, truffle, shuffle, muffle, sandcastle, castle, shovel, hovel, signal, single, shingle, mingle, jingle, dingle, snorkel, subtle, scuttle, spiral, viral, sprinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle, squirrel, temple, wall shelves, thistle, bristle, fissile, gristle, missile, whistle, thoughtful, turtle, myrtle, hurtle, uncle, peduncle, axle

Three or more syllable words:

• baseball glove, adjustable wrench, aerial antenna, pig tail hair, crocodile, snowmobile, automobile, digital clock, baby doll, volleyball, rugby ball, tennis ball, tetherball, soccer ball, racquetball, paddleball, bowling ball, basketball, waterfall, city hall, overall, tub and tile cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, aluminum foil, archangel, triangle, animal, bubble blowing, electrical tape, pineapple, rose apple, apple core, apple juice, elderflower-cordial, candle stick, poppy bagel, Sesame bagel, basketball player, football player, baseball cap, bubble gum, bubble bath, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, beautiful, hospital bed, carrousel, parallel, decibel, bell pepper, bicycle, icicle, tricycle, bilingual, monolingual, dollar bill, daffodil, orca whale, ponytail, mallet nail, fingernail, garage sale, Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale, Righter scale, ginger ale, spray bottle, Aristotle, bottle cage, bottle opener, Whack-a-Mole, casserole, oriole, remote control, cabbag roll, caramel, brake cable, card table, enable, disable, roundtable, pool table, pool table, unable, Tricycle, bronze medal, silver medal, gold medal, brake pedal, enamel, mail carrier, cathedral, cereal, bacterial, imperial, material, raw material, solar panel, double chin, encircle, semicircle, cell division, colorful, optical illusion, cardinal direction, April fool, April fool, minuscule, molecule, power tool, ridicule, primary school, swimming pool, immoral, criminal, doll buggy, illegal, waterwheel, steering wheel, hot glockenspiel, unequal, little finger, middle finger, general, non-verbal, nasal cavity, oral cavity, hand towel, bath towel, tea towel, paper towel, kitchen towel, snowy owl, horizontal, periodontal, hospital, identical, tentacle, international, national, rational, irrational, chestnut kernel, amygdale, dust devil, low-level, high-level, cardinal number, natural number, rational number, irrational number, mackerel, mineral, motorcycle, life cycle, recycle, unicycle, natural, postal service, nightingale, utensil, popsicle, principal, principle, facial expression, recital, subtitle, rectangle, participle, spoke nipple, arrival, revival, survival, stainless steel scrubber, bell ringer, space shuttle, antiviral, syllable, polysyllable, table tennis, tentacle, epistle, guided missile, vegetable, vehicle, vertical, visual, flammable