6-letter words containing la
- holard — (dated) The total water content of a sample of soil.
- hoopla — bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- impala — an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- in-law — a relative by marriage.
- infula — one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- inlace — enlace.
- inlaid — set into the surface of something: an inlaid design on a chest.
- inland — pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
- inlaut — medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inlaws — Plural form of inlaw.
- inlays — Plural form of inlay.
- insula — a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- inyala — an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, that is native to South Africa
- island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- jalapa — a state in E Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. 27,759 sq. mi. (71,895 sq. km). Capital: Jalapa.
- jamila — a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “beautiful.”.
- janola — household bleach
- jetlag — Alternative spelling of jet lag.
- kabala — a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- kabila — Laurent Désiré [loh-rahn dey-zee-rey] /loʊˈrɑn deɪ ziˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
- kafila — Alternative form of cafila.
- kailas — a mountain in SW Tibet: highest peak of the Kailas Range in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. 22,028 feet (6714 meters).
- kalais — the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- kalakh — an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris River, founded 1274 b.c. and destroyed by the Medes 612 b.c.: its ruins are at Nimrud near Mosul in northern Iraq.
- kamala — a powder from the capsules of an East Indian tree, Mallotus philippinensis, of the spurge family, used as a yellow dye and in medicine as an anthelmintic.
- kapila — flourished early 6th century b.c, Hindu philosopher: reputed founder of the Sankhya system of Hindu philosophy.
- kaplan — Mordecai Menahem [mawr-di-kahy mey-nuh-hem,, muh-nah-hem] /ˈmɔr dɪˌkaɪ ˈmeɪ nəˌhɛm,, məˈnɑ hɛm/ (Show IPA), 1881–1983, U.S. religious leader and educator, born in Lithuania: founder of the Reconstructionist movement in Judaism.
- keblah — kiblah.
- kembla — small change
- kerala — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- kevlar — Alternative capitalization of Kevlar.
- kgotla — Any of several types of public meetings in a Botswana village, especially involving a gathering of tribal elders; also the place where such a meeting is held.
- khelat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- khilat — (in India and the Middle East) a ceremonial robe or other gift given to someone by a superior as a mark of honour
- kiblah — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- killas — Cornish clay slate
- klatch — a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
- klaxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- koalas — Plural form of koala.
- korlan — Nephelium hypoleucum, a tropical tree of the Sapindaceae family.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- kulaks — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- la paz — a city in and the administrative capital of Bolivia, in the W part; Sucre is the official capital. About 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- laager — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- labara — an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
- labell — Nonstandard spelling of label.
- labels — Plural form of label.
- labent — Sliding; gliding.
- labial — of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
- labile — apt or likely to change.