7-letter words containing t, e, l
- jolivet — André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–74, French composer.
- jolliet — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1645–1700, French-Canadian explorer, born in Quebec.
- jostled — Simple past tense and past participle of jostle.
- jostles — Plural form of jostle.
- kantele — a Finnish stringed instrument, similar to a zither
- kastler — Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1902–84, French physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1966.
- keitele — Lake, a lake in S Finland. About 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km).
- keitloa — a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
- kestral — Misspelling of kestrel.
- kestrel — a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind.
- kettled — Simple past tense and past participle of kettle.
- kettles — Plural form of kettle.
- keyslot — a short, curved slot cut into a shaft for a Woodruff key. Compare keyway (def 1).
- kidlets — Plural form of kidlet.
- killeth — Archaic third-person singular form of kill.
- kilvert — Francis. 1840–79, British clergyman and diarist. His diary (published 1938–40) gives a vivid account of life in the Welsh Marches in the 1870s
- kinglet — a king ruling over a small country or territory.
- kirtles — Plural form of kirtle.
- kisetla — a pidgin language based on Swahili, formerly used for communication between Europeans and Africans.
- kittler — Comparative form of kittle.
- kittles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kittle.
- klephts — Plural form of klepht.
- klister — a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
- klutzes — Plural form of klutz.
- knittle — (UK, dialect) A string that draws together a purse or bag.
- kuletuk — a hip-length overcoat with a hood, usually designed for women; parka.
- l-plate — In Britain, L-plates are signs with a red 'L' on them which you attach to a car to warn other drivers that you are a learner.
- la tene — Archaeology. designating the period or culture of the late Iron Age typified by the structural remains, swords, tools, utensils, etc., found at La Tène. Compare Hallstattan.
- laaitie — (South Africa, slang) A youth; a young person, especially male.
- labiate — having parts that are shaped or arranged like lips; lipped.
- labrets — Plural form of labret.
- lacerta — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere, part of which is crossed by the Milky Way, lying between Cygnus and Andromeda
- lachute — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- laciest — Superlative form of lacy.
- lacketh — Archaic third-person singular form of lack.
- lacoste — René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lactase — an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- lactate — to produce milk.
- lacteal — pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling milk; milky.
- lactone — any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lactose — Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- ladette — A young woman who behaves in a boisterously assertive or crude manner and engages in heavy drinking.
- laertes — the father of Odysseus.
- laetare — the fourth Sunday of Lent
- lafitte — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), c1780–c1825, French privateer in the Americas.
- lakelet — A small lake.
- lambent — running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame.
- lambert — Constant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/ (Show IPA), 1905–51, English composer and conductor.
- lambeth — a borough of Greater London, England.
- laments — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.