legal: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with L · ends with L
Meaning of legal
adj
Relating to the law or to lawyers.
Example: legal profession
Having its basis in the law.
Example: legal precedent
Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.
Example: legal motion
Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
Example: If you have no legal move, but are not in check the game is a draw.
Source: Wiktionary — legal.
noun
- informal, uncountable
The legal department of a company or organization.
Example: Legal wants this in writing.
- countable
A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
- US, countable, informal
One who immigrated lawfully.
- Canada, US, uncountable
Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
Listed forms: legals.
Source: Wiktionary — legal.
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 legal.
adjective
having legal efficacy or force
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is legal in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of legal
L(1) + E(1) + G(2) + A(1) + L(1) = 6 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 legal
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from legal
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in legal. Showing up to 24, longest first.