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Words starting with L, then E, then N, ending in D

31 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with L, end with D, and contain E then N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • label doesn't fit: it starts with L but ends with L, not D.
  • labeled doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no N in the middle.
  • laminated doesn't fit: it has every letter of LEND but they don't appear in order inside it.

4-letter words

lend

6-letter words

lagend, leaned, legend, lensed

7-letter words

ladened, latened, learned, lentoid, likened, livened

8-letter words

lamented, leavened, lesioned, lessened, lessoned, levanted, licenced, licensed, lichened, lippened, listened, loosened, loudened

9-letter words

lightened

10-letter words

lavendered, lengthened, luteinized

11-letter words

lamebrained, lysogenised, lysogenized

Where this pattern came from