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Words starting with LEG

There are 145 words starting with LEG in the standard word-game list. The most common are legs, legal, legend, legally, legacy, legitimate.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
legsstaying power5
legalestablished by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules6
legenda story about mythical or supernatural beings or events8
legallyby law; conforming to the law11
legacy(law) a gift of personal property by will12
legitimateof marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful13
legendaryso celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend14
legitA legitimate; a legitimate actor.6
legionamounting to a large indefinite number7
legislationlaw enacted by a legislative body12
legislativerelating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature15
legislaturepersons who make or amend or repeal laws12
legitimacylawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law18
legitimatelyin a manner acceptable to common custom18
legworkWork, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.15
legalitylawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute12
legalizemake legal18
leggedhaving legs of a specified kind or number9
legatea member of a legation7
legionnairea member of the American Legion12
leglessnot having legs8
leggy(of plants) having tall spindly stems10
legible(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered10
legationthe post or office of legate9
legitimizemake legal22
legalesea style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law9
legalisemake legal9
legalismstrict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit11
legalistOf or related to legalism, in its various senses.9
legalisticOf a person, following the letter of the law.13
legalisticallyIn a legalistic manner; in a manner promoting legalism.20
legalizationthe act of making lawful22
legateesomeone to whom a legacy is bequeathed8
legateshipthe post or office of legate16
legatineBelonging to a legate.9
legato(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected7
legatorA donor.8
legendarilyIn the manner of something legendary.16
legendryLegends in general; mythology.13
legera record in which commercial accounts are recorded6
legerdemainan illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers15
legeritythe gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble12
legginLegging8
legginessThe state of having long legs.11
legginga garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)10
leghorna stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown11
legibilitydistinctness that makes perception easy16
legiblyin a legible manner13
legionarya soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)13
legislatemake laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation10
legislatedCreated through legislation.12
legislatingthe act of making or enacting laws13
legislativelyby legislation20
legislatorsomeone who makes or enacts laws11
legislatorialOf or pertaining to a legislator or legislature.14
legislatorshipthe office of legislator20
legistOne skilled in the law.7
legitimationthe act of rendering a person legitimate15
legitimatizemake legal24
legitimisemake legal13

All 145 words