How many words contain the sequence 'le'?

There are 155 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'le'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'le' include Abandonable, Babble, Babbled. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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All Words Containing 'le'

Abandonable Adjective Babble Verb, Noun Babbled Verb (Past Tense) Babblement Noun Babbler Noun Babblers Noun (Plural) Babbles Verb (Present Tense) Babblesome Adjective Babelet Noun Cabaletta Noun Caballed Verb Caballer Noun Caballeria Noun Caballero Noun Caballeros Noun (Plural) Cabble Verb (Transitive and Intransitive) Cabbled Verb (Past Tense and Past Participle) Cabbler Noun (Countable) Cabellerote Noun (countable; plural cabellerotes) Dabble Verb Dabbled Verb Dabbler Noun Dabblers Noun (Plural) Dabbles Verb Dablet Noun Dacryoblenorrhea Noun (Medical Term) Dacryocele Noun (Medical Term) Dacryocystoblennorrhea Noun Dacryocystocele Noun Dacryosolenitis Noun Eagle Noun Eagled Verb Eaglehawk Noun Eaglelike Adjective Eagles Noun (plural) Eagless Adjective Eaglestone Noun Eaglet Noun Eaglets Noun Eaglewood Noun Earable Adjective Earcockle Noun Earhole Noun Earle Noun Earless Adjective Earlet Noun Earnable Adjective Fable Noun Fabled Adjective Fabledom Noun Fableist Noun Fableland Noun Fablemaker Noun Fablemonger Noun Fablemongering Noun Fabler Noun Fablers Noun Fables Noun (Plural) Fabricable Adjective Fabrile Adjective Faceable Adjective Faceless Adjective Facelessness Noun (Uncountable) Gabble Verb Gabbled Verb Gabblement Noun Gabbler Noun Gabblers Noun (Plural) Gabbles Verb (Third-person singular present) / Noun (Plural) Gabeler Noun Gabelle Noun Gabelled Verb Gabelleman Noun Gabeller Noun Gabelles Noun (Plural) Gable Noun Gableboard Noun Gabled Adjective Gableended Adjective Gablelike Adjective Gabler Noun Gables Noun (Plural) Gablet Noun Gablewindowed Adjective Gablewise Adverb Habble Verb Habilable Adjective Habile Adjective Habilement Adverb (Archaic) Habille Adjective Habitable Adjective Habitableness Noun Habitacle Noun Habitacule Noun Iambelegus Noun Jabble Verb / Noun Jabules Noun (Plural) Jacales Noun (Plural) Kaataplectic Adjective Kabyle Noun

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1. Which modifier pairs naturally with 'habitableness' in old surveys?

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2. Which word shares the same '-let' suffix as 'earlet'?

Careless Earlobe Booklet Auricle

3. What is the origin of the word 'lead' (to guide)?

Latin 'leadus' Old English 'lǣdan' (to guide) Greek 'leader' French 'lede'

4. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

The ducks waddles to the pond. Does the penguin waddles? The goose waddles across the yard. I waddles everywhere.

5. What part of speech is the word 'habilable'?

Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

6. What part of speech is the word 'gabbled' in the sentence: 'She gabbled her answer'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

7. Which region is 'cabbler' associated with?

Northern England and Scotland The American South New Zealand Standard English everywhere

8. How is the word 'wabble' pronounced in American English?

WAY-bull WAH-buhl wab-BLAY WAB-ul (short a like cat)

9. What was a 'faux-saunier' in relation to the gabelle?

A tax collector A salt smuggler A royal judge A salt miner

10. How is 'gabled' pronounced?

gab-LED gah-BEL-ed GAY-buhld GAY-bel

11. Which Latin word is the root of pacable?

Pugna Pons Pes Pax

12. Is it correct to say 'He lives in the Fableland'?

Only in British English Yes, always Only if it is plural No, drop the article 'the'

13. Which sentence uses 'pabble' correctly?

The rock was a heavy pabble. The stream began to pabble over the stones. He pabbled the ball over the fence. She is a very pabble person.

14. What is the origin of the word 'babble'?

Latin for 'to speak' A person's name Imitative (onomatopoeic) of the sound of speech or water Greek for 'water'

15. Which modern English word is the best synonym for 'habilement'?

Skillfully Poorly Quietly Quickly

16. Which sentence uses 'earable' correctly in a modern context?

The sound was very earable. She bought a new earable device. He earabled the music. The earable was too loud.

17. What is the verb form of 'dabbler'?

Dabblerize Dabble Dabbling Dabbler

18. What part of speech is the word 'gabelleman'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

19. What event in 1790 largely ended the need for gabelers in France?

The signing of the Magna Carta The French Revolution The Hundred Years' War The Industrial Revolution

20. Which of the following is a synonym for 'fable'?

Biography Allegory Nonfiction Chronicle

21. How is the word 'learn' pronounced in American English?

LEEN LURN (rhyming with turn) LAY-urn LEE-arn

22. Which ancient figure is famous for writing fables?

Homer Plato Aesop Socrates

23. Which sentence uses 'fable' grammatically correctly?

He fabled the whole story. She read a fable to her son. It was a fable of dogs. The fable are very old.

24. Which sentence uses 'earhole' in its piercing sense?

The earhole vibrates with sound. Her fresh earhole needs daily cleaning. The earhole connects to the brain. The earhole produces earwax.

25. When is an eagle NO LONGER called an eaglet?

When it hatches When it is in the egg When it can fly and hunt on its own When it is sleeping

26. Which word means 'one who holds property by udal right'?

Uddler Yodeler Udaller Udder

27. Where is 'earhole' LEAST appropriate?

A comic dialogue A piercing studio's aftercare sheet A formal medical report A casual text to a friend

28. On a wind turbine, the nacelle sits:

At the base of the tower Atop the tower behind the blades Inside the blades Underground

29. Which sentence uses 'cabbler' most naturally?

The cabbler fixed the engine perfectly. A cabbler with crates apologized to every peach. The cabbler flew the plane. Cabbler the door, please.

30. Which sentence uses 'gabblers' correctly?

He is a gabblers. The gabblers are loud. She gabblers quickly. I saw one gabblers.

31. What is the Latin name for eaglestone?

Aetites Lodestone Touchstone Geode

32. In old anatomy texts, what did 'earlet' often refer to?

The eardrum A toe bone An eyelash The heart's auricle

33. What does the archaic noun 'wabblers' mean?

People who speak evasively Unsteady objects or indecisive people A type of breakfast food People who whisper quietly

34. What is the opposite of 'udderless' in the word family?

Udderful Uddered Udderlike Udders

35. Which preposition usually follows 'dabbles' when talking about a hobby?

On At In To

36. On twin-engine jets, the nacelles are mounted:

Inside the cabin On the tail only Under the wings In the cargo hold

37. What part of speech is the word 'gabelled' in the sentence: 'The salt was gabelled by the king'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

38. Which word shares the '-less' pattern with 'vacationless'?

Carefully Happiness Sleepless Quickly

39. 'Udaller' is an anagram of:

Allured Ladle rule Duller ear Ultra led

40. What does 'babblesome' mean?

A type of baby Prone to talking excessively; tending to babble The act of babbling A verb form of babble

41. How should modern writers present 'habitacule'?

Inside quotation or word-history framing As a synonym for 'house' As a verb In real-estate listings

42. Where do the stresses fall?

All syllables equal On the final syllable only Primary on the first, secondary on the last Primary on the middle syllable

43. What is a common variant spelling of 'maamselle' based on its phonetic sound?

Mamzelle Madamoselle Madamzell Maamswazel

44. What is the opposite of 'dabbling' in a subject?

Ignoring it completely Immersing oneself deeply Forgetting it entirely Teaching it badly

45. In modern standard English, the clearest replacements for 'cabbled' are...

Cabled or cobbled Confused or bruised Drove or parked Shouted or garbled

46. What does it mean if someone has an 'eaglelike' focus?

They are easily distracted. They are extremely sharp and concentrated. They are afraid of heights. They move very slowly.

47. Which word is a true rhyme for 'gablelike'?

Shrike Lake Lock Lek

48. Which sentence uses 'gabler' correctly?

The gabler on the barn needs paint. He gablered for an hour. The village gabler held the floor all evening. Three gablerses spoke at once.

49. Can 'labellers' be used as a verb?

Yes, in the past tense No, it is only a noun Yes, in the present tense Only in British English

50. Where does the primary stress fall in the pronunciation of 'gabbles'?

On the first syllable On the second syllable Equally on both On neither syllable