Lawless
7 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Operating without legal constraint or orderly control, or existing in a state where law is absent or disregarded.
“The frontier town was a lawless place where disputes were settled with violence rather than justice.”
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɔːləs/
Syllables
law·less
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Wordle
Contains double-L and double-S, A and E are the vowels, giving a clear pattern to confirm early
Scrabble
Double-S at the end hooks onto words that need a final S, double-L also aids crossing opportunities
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