Words starting with L, then I, then T, then T, ending in E
14 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with L, end with E, and contain I then T then T in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- labeled doesn't fit: it starts with L but ends with D, not E.
- lacrosse doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no I in the middle.
- latitude doesn't fit: it has every letter of LITTE but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
little
8-letter words
levitate, liftgate, literate, litigate
9-letter words
lintwhite
10-letter words
legitimate, licentiate, limitative, literature, lithophyte, littermate
11-letter words
lickspittle
12-letter words
legitimatize
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works