Words That Start With LY
Here are 54 words that start with ly, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with ly
- 54
- Most used
- lying
- Shortest
- lye
- 5 letter words
- 11
Common words that start with ly
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lying | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position | 5 |
| 2 | lyrics | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | 6 |
| 3 | lynch | kill without legal sanction | 5 |
| 4 | lyric | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | 5 |
| 5 | lyrical | suitable for or suggestive of singing | 7 |
| 6 | lymphoma | a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer | 8 |
| 7 | lymph | a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle | 5 |
| 8 | lynching | putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | 8 |
| 9 | lynx | a text browser | 4 |
| 10 | lyricist | a person who writes the words for songs | 8 |
| 11 | lymphocytes | an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in... | 11 |
| 12 | lynched | kill without legal sanction | 7 |
| 13 | lymphatic | of or relating to or produced by lymph | 9 |
| 14 | lyrically | in a lyrical manner | 9 |
| 15 | lye | a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | 3 |
| 16 | lysine | an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein | 6 |
| 17 | lyceum | a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 | 6 |
| 18 | lyricism | the property of being suitable for singing | 8 |
| 19 | lyre | a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment | 4 |
| 20 | lymphocyte | an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in... | 10 |
| 21 | lynchings | putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | 9 |
| 22 | lysis | recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside | 5 |
| 23 | lymphoid | resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues | 8 |
| 24 | lymphocytic | of or relating to lymphocytes | 11 |
| 25 | lymphomas | a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer | 9 |
| 26 | lychee | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | 6 |
| 27 | lyricists | a person who writes the words for songs | 9 |
| 28 | lycopene | carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer | 8 |
| 29 | lynchpin | a central cohesive source of support and stability | 8 |
| 30 | lysosomes | an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells) | 9 |
| 31 | lycanthropy | (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf | 11 |
| 32 | lyssa | an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a... | 5 |
| 33 | lysosome | an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells) | 8 |
| 34 | lyophilized | to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum | 11 |
| 35 | lysozyme | an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria | 8 |
| 36 | lycee | a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 | 5 |
| 37 | lymphadenopathy | chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) | 15 |
| 38 | lycanthrope | a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again | 11 |
| 39 | lychees | Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried | 7 |
| 40 | lycopodium | type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae | 10 |
| 41 | lynches | kill without legal sanction | 7 |
| 42 | lynxes | a text browser | 6 |
| 43 | lyonnaise | cooked with onions | 9 |
| 44 | lyres | a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment | 5 |
| 45 | lyes | a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide | 4 |
3 letter words that start with ly
- lye
4 letter words that start with ly
- lynx
- lyre
- lyse
- lyes
5 letter words that start with ly
- lying
- lynch
- lyric
- lymph
- lysis
- lytic
- lyase
- lyssa
- lycee
- lysed
- lyres
6 letter words that start with ly
- lyrics
- lysine
- lyceum
- lychee
- lysate
- lynxes
7 letter words that start with ly
- lyrical
- lynched
- lysates
- lychees
- lynches
8 letter words that start with ly
- lymphoma
- lynching
- lyricist
- lyricism
- lymphoid
- lycopene
- lynchpin
- lysosome
- lysozyme
9 letter words that start with ly
- lymphatic
- lyrically
- lynchings
- lysosomal
- lymphomas
- lyricists
- lysosomes
- lyonnaise
10 letter words that start with ly
- lymphocyte
- lymphatics
- lycopodium
11 letter words that start with ly
- lymphocytes
- lymphocytic
- lycanthropy
- lyophilized
- lycanthrope
13 letter words that start with ly
- lymphoblastic
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Questions people ask
How many words start with ly?
This list has 54 words starting with ly, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with ly?
lying, lyrics, lynch, lyric, lyrical, lymphoma, lymph, lynching.
What 5 letter words start with ly?
lying, lynch, lyric, lymph, lysis, lytic, lyase, lyssa, lycee, lysed.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.