5 Letter Words With LU

180 words (143 Scrabble US, 180 Scrabble UK, 143 WGPO, 134 Words With Friends, 26 everyday ★)

180 five-letter words contain LU. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain LU

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A…

5-letter words with A (4)

Top score: ALUMS, 7 points. a chemical compound

B…

5-letter words with B (21)

Top score: BLUFF, 13 points. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)

C…

5-letter words with C (8)

Top score: CLUCK, 13 points. to make the sound of a hen

E…

5-letter words with E (2)

Top score: ELUDE, 6 points. to evade

F…

5-letter words with F (19)

Top score: FLUKY, 15 points. happening by or depending on chance

G…

5-letter words with G (11)

Top score: GLUEY, 9 points. resembling glue

H…

5-letter words with H (2)

Top score: HILUM, 10 points. a small opening in a bodily organ

I…

5-letter words with I (1)

Top score: IGLUS, 6 points. an Inuit dwelling

K…

5-letter words with K (2)

Top score: KLUTZ, 18 points. a clumsy person

L…

5-letter words with L (63)

Top score: LUCKY, 14 points (tied with one other). having good fortune

M…

5-letter words with M (1)

Top score: MALUS, 7 points. apple trees

P…

5-letter words with P (17)

Top score: PLUCK, 13 points (tied with one other). to pull out or off

S…

5-letter words with S (22)

Top score: SLUFF, 11 points. to discard a card or cards

T…

5-letter words with T (3)

Top score: TALUK, 9 points. an estate in India

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5-letter words with V (3)

Top score: VELUM, 10 points. a thin membranous covering or partition

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5-letter words with Z (1)

Top score: ZULUS, 14 points. a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa

About these words

  • 180 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain LU (1%).
  • 143 are good in NWL2023, 180 in Collins Scrabble Words, 143 in WOW24 and 134 in the Words With Friends list. 26 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, klutz scores the most (18), then fluky (15), then four words on 14.

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