Leaves, leaf pile and long-sleeved shirt are fall words. They begin with the letter l.
Lily
loophole
There are two countries that start with the letter "I" with 4 letters. Iran and Iraq
louse
slalom
avail
* A to F is 5 letters up from start of alphabet * Z to U is 5 letters down from end of alphabet * G to L is 5 letters up from start of alphabet * T to O is 5 letters down from end of alphabet
If this was the grid which gave the letters S and L, then they were wrong. To solve it, ignore the letters S and L and start with a clean grid. It is then straight-forward.c
The obvious one is "L" as you start with A then add 3 letters = D, then add 1 letter = E, then add 3 letters = H, then add 1 letter = I, then add 3 letters = L.
7 letters in the word "letters".
L;'ll';l
kiwi, kohlrabi, kale, kellogg's cereal, ice, ice cream, ickel,