1,282 Words Starting With LI
The prefix LI appears in 1,282 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 216 entries. Average word length: 8.4 letters.
L begins a rich set of words covering language (letter, lexicon), landscape (lake, land, ledge), and abstract thought (logic, liberty, law).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with LI: LIQUIDIZING (31 pts), LIQUIDIZED (30 pts), LIQUIDIZES (29 pts), LIQUIDIZE (28 pts), LIQUEFACTIONS (27 pts). The shortest is LI (2 letters) and the longest is LIBERALIZATIONS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in WORT.
Notable words: LIAR — something that speaks falsely [n].; LIANA — any climbing plant, esp.; LIABLE — subject to an obligation [adj].; LIAISED — to form a link with [v]. Browse words starting with AZO for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with LI?
LIQUIDIZING scores 31 points. Runner-up: LIQUIDIZED at 30 points. See words ending in ARIAN for more high-value options.
How many words start with LI?
Our dictionary has 1,282 words that start with LI. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (216).
What is the shortest word that starts with LI?
LI at just 2 letters. It means: a Chinese unit of distance [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
LI
Three-Letter Words (7)
LIBLIDLIELINLIPLISLIT
Four-Letter Words (47)
LIARLIBSLICELICHLICKLIDOLIDSLIEDLIEFLIENLIERLIESLIEULIFELIFTLIKELILOLILTLILYLIMALIMBLIMELIMNLIMOLIMPLIMYLINELINGLINKLINNLINOLINSLINTLINYLIONLIPALIPELIPSLIRALIRELIRILISPLISTLITELITSLITULIVE
Five-Letter Words (88)
LIANALIANELIANGLIARDLIARSLIBELLIBERLIBRALIBRILICHILICHTLICITLICKSLIDARLIDOSLIEGELIENSLIERSLIEUSLIEVELIFERLIFTSLIGANLIGERLIGHTLIKEDLIKENLIKERLIKESLILACLILOSLILTSLIMANLIMASLIMBALIMBILIMBOLIMBSLIMBYLIMEDLIMENLIMESLIMEYLIMITLIMNSLIMOSLIMPALIMPSLINACLINDYLINEDLINENLINERLINESLINEYLINGALINGOLINGSLINGYLININLINKSLINKYLINNSLINOSLINTSLINTYLINUMLIONSLIPIDLIPINLIPPYLIRASLIROTLISLELISPSLISTSLITAILITASLITERLITHELITHOLITRELIVEDLIVENLIVERLIVESLIVIDLIVRE
Six-Letter Words (148)
LIABLELIAISELIANASLIANESLIANGSLIARDSLIBBERLIBELSLIBERSLIBIDOLIBLABLIBRAELIBRASLICHEELICHENLICHESLICHISLICHTSLICKEDLICKERLICTORLIDARSLIDDEDLIEDERLIEFERLIEFLYLIEGESLIENALLIERNELIEVERLIFERSLIFTEDLIFTERLIGANDLIGANSLIGASELIGATELIGERSLIGHTSLIGNANLIGNINLIGULALIGULELIGURELIKELYLIKENSLIKERSLIKESTLIKINGLIKUTALILACSLILIEDLILIESLILTEDLIMANSLIMBASLIMBEDLIMBERLIMBICLIMBOSLIMBUSLIMENSLIMEYSLIMIERLIMINALIMINGLIMITSLIMMERLIMNEDLIMNERLIMNICLIMPASLIMPEDLIMPERLIMPETLIMPIDLIMPLYLIMPSYLIMULILINACSLINAGELINDENLINEALLINEARLINENSLINENYLINERSLINEUPLINGAMLINGASLINGERLINGUALINIERLININGLININSLINKEDLINKERLINKUPLINNETLINSEY
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Seven-Letter Words (180)
LIAISEDLIAISESLIAISONLIANOIDLIBBERSLIBELEDLIBELEELIBELERLIBERALLIBERTYLIBIDOSLIBLABSLIBRARYLIBRATELICENCELICENSELICENTELICHEESLICHENSLICHTEDLICHTLYLICITLYLICKERSLICKINGLICTORSLIDDINGLIDLESSLIEFESTLIERNESLIEVESTLIFEFULLIFEWAYLIFTERSLIFTINGLIFTMANLIFTMENLIFTOFFLIGANDSLIGASESLIGATEDLIGATESLIGHTEDLIGHTENLIGHTERLIGHTLYLIGNANSLIGNIFYLIGNINSLIGNITELIGROINLIGULAELIGULARLIGULASLIGULESLIGURESLIKABLELIKENEDLIKINGSLILTINGLIMACONLIMBATELIMBECKLIMBERSLIMBIERLIMBINGLIMEADELIMIESTLIMINALLIMITEDLIMITERLIMITESLIMMERSLIMNERSLIMNINGLIMPERSLIMPESTLIMPETSLIMPINGLIMPKINLIMPSEYLIMULUSLINABLELINAGESLINALOLLINDANELINDENSLINDIESLINEAGELINEATELINECUTLINEMANLINEMENLINEUPSLINGAMSLINGCODLINGERSLINGIERLINGOESLINGUAELINGUAL
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Eight-Letter Words (216)
LIAISINGLIAISONSLIBATIONLIBECCIOLIBELANTLIBELEESLIBELERSLIBELINGLIBELISTLIBELLEDLIBELLEELIBELLERLIBELOUSLIBERALSLIBERATELIBRATEDLIBRATESLIBRETTILIBRETTOLICENCEDLICENCEELICENCERLICENCESLICENSEDLICENSEELICENSERLICENSESLICENSORLICHENEDLICHENINLICHTINGLICKINGSLICKSPITLICORICELIEGEMANLIEGEMENLIENABLELIENTERYLIFEBOATLIFECARELIFELESSLIFELIKELIFELINELIFELONGLIFESPANLIFETIMELIFEWAYSLIFEWORKLIFTABLELIFTGATELIFTOFFSLIGAMENTLIGATINGLIGATIONLIGATIVELIGATURELIGHTENSLIGHTERSLIGHTESTLIGHTFULLIGHTINGLIGHTISHLIGNEOUSLIGNITESLIGNITICLIGROINELIGROINSLIGULATELIGULOIDLIKEABLELIKELIERLIKENESSLIKENINGLIKEWISELILLIPUTLILYLIKELIMACINELIMACONSLIMBECKSLIMBEREDLIMBERERLIMBERLYLIMBIESTLIMBLESSLIMBUSESLIMEADESLIMEKILNLIMELESSLIMERICKLIMINESSLIMITARYLIMITEDSLIMITERSLIMITINGLIMNETICLIMONENELIMONITELIMPIDLYLIMPKINSLIMPNESS
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Nine-Letter Words (213)
LIABILITYLIBATIONSLIBECCHIOLIBECCIOSLIBELANTSLIBELISTSLIBELLANTLIBELLEESLIBELLERSLIBELLINGLIBELLOUSLIBERALLYLIBERATEDLIBERATESLIBERATORLIBERTIESLIBERTINELIBIDINALLIBRARIANLIBRARIESLIBRATINGLIBRATIONLIBRATORYLIBRETTOSLIBRIFORMLICENCEESLICENCERSLICENCINGLICENSEESLICENSERSLICENSINGLICENSORSLICENSURELICHENINGLICHENINSLICHENOSELICHENOUSLICITNESSLICKERISHLICKSPITSLICORICESLICTORIANLIDOCAINELIFEBLOODLIFEBOATSLIFECARESLIFEGUARDLIFELINESLIFESAVERLIFESPANSLIFESTYLELIFETIMESLIFEWORKSLIFEWORLDLIFTGATESLIGAMENTSLIGATIONSLIGATUREDLIGATURESLIGHTBULBLIGHTENEDLIGHTENERLIGHTEREDLIGHTFACELIGHTFASTLIGHTINGSLIGHTLESSLIGHTNESSLIGHTNINGLIGHTSHIPLIGHTSOMELIGHTWAVELIGHTWOODLIGNALOESLIGNIFIEDLIGNIFIESLIGROINESLIGULATEDLIKELIESTLILANGENILILLIPUTSLILTINGLYLIMBERESTLIMBERINGLIMEKILNSLIMELIGHTLIMERICKSLIMESTONELIMEWATERLIMITABLELIMITEDLYLIMITLESSLIMNOLOGYLIMONENESLIMONITESLIMONITICLIMOUSINELIMPIDITYLIMPINGLYLIMPSIEST
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Ten-Letter Words (138)
LIBECCHIOSLIBELLANTSLIBERALISELIBERALISMLIBERALISTLIBERALITYLIBERALIZELIBERATINGLIBERATIONLIBERATORSLIBERTINESLIBIDINOUSLIBRARIANSLIBRATIONSLIBRETTISTLICENSABLELICENSURESLICENTIATELICENTIOUSLIDOCAINESLIENTERIESLIEUTENANTLIFEBLOODSLIFEGUARDSLIFELESSLYLIFESAVERSLIFESAVINGLIFESTYLESLIFEWORLDSLIGATURINGLIGHTBULBSLIGHTENERSLIGHTENINGLIGHTERAGELIGHTERINGLIGHTFACEDLIGHTFACESLIGHTHOUSELIGHTNINGSLIGHTPLANELIGHTPROOFLIGHTSHIPSLIGHTTIGHTLIGHTWOODSLIGNIFYINGLIKABILITYLIKELIHOODLIKENESSESLIMBERNESSLIMELIGHTSLIMESTONESLIMEWATERSLIMINESSESLIMITATIONLIMITATIVELIMITINGLYLIMITROPHELIMNOLOGICLIMOUSINESLIMPIDNESSLIMPNESSESLINCOMYCINLINEAMENTSLINEARISEDLINEARISESLINEARIZEDLINEARIZESLINEATIONSLINEBACKERLINECASTERLINERBOARDLINGUISTICLINKSLANDSLINOLEATESLINOTYPERSLINOTYPINGLINTWHITESLIONFISHESLIPOMATOUSLIPOPHILICLIPOTROPICLIPOTROPINLIPREADERSLIPREADINGLIPSTICKEDLIQUATIONSLIQUEFIERSLIQUEFYINGLIQUESCENTLIQUIDATEDLIQUIDATESLIQUIDATORLIQUIDIZEDLIQUIDIZESLIQUIDNESSLIQUIFYINGLIQUORICESLISTENABLELISTLESSLYLITENESSES
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Eleven-Letter Words (111)
LIABILITIESLIBATIONARYLIBERALISEDLIBERALISESLIBERALISMSLIBERALISTSLIBERALIZEDLIBERALIZERLIBERALIZESLIBERALNESSLIBERATIONSLIBERTARIANLIBERTINAGELIBERTINISMLIBIDINALLYLIBRATIONALLIBRETTISTSLICENTIATESLICHENOLOGYLICITNESSESLICKERISHLYLICKSPITTLELIEUTENANCYLIEUTENANTSLIFEGUARDEDLIFEMANSHIPLIFESAVINGSLIGAMENTOUSLIGHTERAGESLIGHTHOUSESLIGHTNESSESLIGHTNINGEDLIGHTPLANESLIGHTSOMELYLIGHTWEIGHTLIKABLENESSLIKELIHOODSLILLIPUTIANLILTINGNESSLIMELIGHTEDLIMITATIONSLIMITEDNESSLIMITLESSLYLIMNOLOGIESLIMNOLOGISTLIMPIDITIESLINCOMYCINSLINEALITIESLINEAMENTALLINEARISINGLINEARITIESLINEARIZINGLINEBACKERSLINEBACKINGLINECASTERSLINECASTINGLINERBOARDSLINGBERRIESLINGERINGLYLINGONBERRYLINGUISTICSLIONHEARTEDLIONIZATIONLIPECTOMIESLIPOGENESESLIPOGENESISLIPOPROTEINLIPOSUCTIONLIPOTROPIESLIPOTROPINSLIPPINESSESLIPREADINGSLIQUIDAMBARLIQUIDATINGLIQUIDATIONLIQUIDATORSLIQUIDITIESLIQUIDIZINGLISSOMENESSLISTERIOSESLISTERIOSISLITERALISMSLITERALISTSLITERALIZEDLITERALIZESLITERALNESSLITERATIONSLITERATURESLITHENESSESLITHOGRAPHSLITHOGRAPHYLITHOLOGIESLITHOPHANESLITHOPHYTESLITHOSPHERELITHOTOMIESLITHOTRIPSYLITIGATIONSLITIGIOUSLYLITTERATEUR
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Twelve-Letter Words (61)
LIBERALISINGLIBERALISTICLIBERALITIESLIBERALIZERSLIBERALIZINGLIBERTARIANSLIBERTINAGESLIBERTINISMSLIBIDINOUSLYLICENTIOUSLYLICKSPITTLESLIFEGUARDINGLIFELESSNESSLIFELIKENESSLIFEMANSHIPSLIGHTHEARTEDLIGHTWEIGHTSLIKABILITIESLILLIPUTIANSLIMBERNESSESLIMELIGHTINGLIMITATIONALLIMNOLOGICALLIMNOLOGISTSLIMPIDNESSESLINEBACKINGSLINEBREEDINGLINECASTINGSLINGUISTICALLIONIZATIONSLIPOPROTEINSLIPOSUCTIONSLIQUEFACTIONLIQUIDAMBARSLIQUIDATIONSLIQUIDNESSESLISTENERSHIPLISTLESSNESSLITERALISTICLITERALITIESLITERALIZINGLITERARINESSLITERATENESSLITHOGRAPHEDLITHOGRAPHERLITHOGRAPHICLITHOLOGICALLITHOSPHERESLITHOSPHERICLITHOTRIPTERLITHOTRIPTORLITTERATEURSLITTLENESSESLITURGICALLYLITURGIOLOGYLIVABILITIESLIVELINESSESLIVERISHNESSLIVETRAPPINGLIVINGNESSESLIXIVIATIONS
Thirteen-Letter Words (33)
LIBERALNESSESLIBERATIONISTLIBRARIANSHIPLICHENOLOGIESLICHENOLOGISTLICKERISHNESSLIEBFRAUMILCHLIEUTENANCIESLIGHTFASTNESSLIGHTSOMENESSLIGNIFICATIONLIKABLENESSESLILTINGNESSESLIMITEDNESSESLIMITLESSNESSLINEARIZATIONLINEBREEDINGSLINGONBERRIESLINGUISTICIANLIQUEFACTIONSLISSOMENESSESLISTENERSHIPSLITERALNESSESLITHIFICATIONLITHOGRAPHERSLITHOGRAPHIESLITHOGRAPHINGLITHOTRIPSIESLITHOTRIPTERSLITHOTRIPTORSLITIGIOUSNESSLIVABLENESSESLIVEABILITIES
Fourteen-Letter Words (27)
LIBERALIZATIONLIBERATIONISTSLIBERTARIANISMLIBIDINOUSNESSLIBRARIANSHIPSLICENTIOUSNESSLICHENOLOGICALLICHENOLOGISTSLIEBFRAUMILCHSLIFELESSNESSESLIFELIKENESSESLIGHTHEARTEDLYLIGNIFICATIONSLIGNOCELLULOSELIGNOSULFONATELINEARIZATIONSLINGUISTICALLYLINGUISTICIANSLISTLESSNESSESLITERALIZATIONLITERARINESSESLITERATENESSESLITHIFICATIONSLITHOLOGICALLYLITURGIOLOGIESLITURGIOLOGISTLIVERISHNESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (12)
LIBERALIZATIONSLIBERTARIANISMSLICKERISHNESSESLIGHTFASTNESSESLIGHTSOMENESSESLIGNOCELLULOSESLIGNOCELLULOSICLIGNOSULFONATESLIMITLESSNESSESLITERALIZATIONSLITIGIOUSNESSESLITURGIOLOGISTS