4-letter words containing a, l
- ilka — every; each.
- inla — Irish National Liberation Army; a Republican paramilitary organization in Ireland
- ital — (Jamaica, Iyaric) Inexpensive, salt-free, one-pot, pure, natural food, as developed and eaten by Rastafarians.
- jael — a woman who killed Sisera by hammering a tent pin into his head as he slept. Judges 4:17–22.
- jail — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- jali — Intricate ornamental openwork in wood, metal, stone, etc.
- jarl — a chieftain; earl.
- kaal — naked
- kael — Pauline, 1919–2001, U.S. film critic.
- kail — Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
- kalb — Baron, Johann Kalb.
- kale — Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
- kali — the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- karl — a male given name, form of Charles.
- kcal — kilocalorie
- klan — Ku Klux Klan.
- klap — (South Africa, slang, transitive) To strike; to smack.
- kola — a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- kula — (in some Pacific communities) an interisland system of ceremonial gift exchange as a prelude to or at the same time as regular trading.
- labe — a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- labs — Plural form of lab.
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- lacs — Plural form of lac.
- lacw — leading aircraftwoman
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
- lade — to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads — Plural form of lad.
- lady — a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.
- laff — (chiefly, humorous, or, for children) alternative spelling of laugh.
- laft — (obsolete) Past participle of leave.
- lags — Plural form of lag.
- lahr — Bert (Irving Lahrheim) 1895–1967, U.S. entertainer and actor.
- laia — Latin American Integration Association (before 1981, known as the Latin American Free Trade Area). An economic group, its members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
- laic — Also, laical. lay; secular.
- laid — simple past tense of lie2 .
- laik — to play (a game, etc)
- lain — past participle of lie2 .
- lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
- lais — Plural form of lai.
- lait — Lightning; flash of lightning; a flash.
- lake — Simon, 1866–1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect.
- lakh — lac2 .
- laky — of the color of a lake pigment.
- lala — a title or form of address, equivalent to Mr, used in India
- lall — to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- lalo — (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lalr — Look Ahead Left-to-right parse, Rightmost-derivation
- lama — a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lamb — Charles ("Elia") 1775–1834, English essayist and critic.