leaf: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with L · ends with F
Meaning of leaf
noun
- countable, uncountable
The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- countable, uncountable
A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
- countable, uncountable
Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
- countable, uncountable
A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
Listed forms: leaves.
Source: Wiktionary — leaf.
verb
- intransitive
To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
- transitive
To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.
Example: The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed.
- informal, transitive, uncommon
To play a prank on someone by throwing a large clump or collection of leaves at them.
Listed forms: leafs, leafing, leafed.
Source: Wiktionary — leaf.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for leaf.
noun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
noun
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
verb
look through a book or other written material
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is leaf in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of leaf
L(1) + E(1) + A(1) + F(4) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of leaf
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from leaf
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in leaf. Showing up to 24, longest first.