6-letter words containing l, g, e, n
- gluten — the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- golden — bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
- gulden — guilder.
- gunnel — the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
- gunsel — a criminal armed with a gun.
- heling — Present participle of hele.
- jangle — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
- jingle — to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
- jungle — a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- kingle — a type of hard sandstone
- lagena — an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- laggen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- lagune — lagoon (def 2).
- langer — Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- langue — the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- largen — (UK) To enlarge.
- legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
- leggin — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
- leging — Present participle of lege.
- legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- leglen — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- leglin — a milk pail
- legman — a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- legmen — Plural form of legman.
- legong — an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.
- lehnga — A long formal or ceremonial skirt worn by Indian women.
- length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
- lengua — a member of a group of Indian peoples living in the Gran Chaco area of Paraguay.
- lieing — Misspelling of lying.
- linage — the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lingel — (obsolete) A shoemaker's thread.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- linget — An ingot; a lingot.
- lingle — Alternative form of lingel.
- lingoe — a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- longed — a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- longer — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
- longes — Plural form of longe.
- lounge — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lt gen — lieutenant general
- lunged — a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- lungee — a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lunger — a person or thing that lunges.
- lunges — Plural form of lunge.
- lungie — (UK, Scotland, dialect) A guillemot.
- mangel — A beet of a variety with a large root, cultivated as feed for livestock.
- mangle — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- nergal — (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- netlag — (networking) A condition that occurs when the delays in the IRC network, a MUD connection, a telnet connection, or any other networked interactive system, become severe enough that servers briefly lose and then reestablish contact, causing messages to be delivered in bursts, often with delays of up to a minute. (Note that this term has nothing to do with mainstream "jet lag").