Words Starting With LU
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 456 entries are words that start with LU. That is about 0.26% of the list. Lengths range from 3 letters (LUG, LUM and LUV) to 18 (LUMPENPROLETARIATS). Using commonly used tile values, LUMBERJACKS (28 points) scores the most. 189 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 456 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.26% |
| Longest | LUMPENPROLETARIATS (18 letters) |
| Shortest | LUG, LUM and LUV and 1 more (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | LUMBERJACKS, 28 |
| No repeated letters | 189 |
Most common next letter after LU
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| N | 83 |
| M | 76 |
| S | 57 |
| C | 50 |
| T | 45 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 41 still form a word when the leading
LUis removed, for exampleLUBE,LUCENT,LUDE,LUESandLUETIC→BE,CENT,DE,ESandETIC. - The most common endings here are
-ES(73),-ED(27),-NG(27). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 158 of these words.
- The average length is 7.9 letters.
- After LU, the letter
Ncomes next most often (83 words).
All LU- words
3 letters 4
lug lum luv lux
4 letters 27
luau lube luce luck lude lues luff luge lugs lull lulu lump lums luna lune lung lunk lunt luny lure lurk lush lust lute lutz luvs luxe
5 letters 44
luaus lubes luces lucid lucks lucky lucre ludes ludic luffa luffs luged luger luges lulls lulus lumen lumps lumpy lunar lunas lunch lunes lunet lunge lungi lungs lunks lunts lupin lupus lurch lured lurer lures lurid lurks lusts lusty lusus lutea luted lutes luxes
6 letters 64
lubber lubric lucent lucern lucked luckie lucres luetic luffas luffed lugers lugged lugger luggie lulled lumbar lumber lumens lumina lummox lumped lumpen lumper lunacy lunars lunate lunets lungan lunged lungee lunger lunges lungis lungyi lunier lunies lunker lunted lunula lunule lupine lupins lupous lurdan lurers luring lurked lurker lushed lusher lushes lushly lusted luster lustra lustre luteal lutein luteum luting lutist lutzes luxate luxury
7 letters 84
lubbers lucarne lucence lucency lucerne lucerns lucidly lucifer luckier luckies luckily lucking luetics luffing lugeing luggage luggers luggies lugging lugsail lugworm lullaby lulling lumbago lumbars lumbers lumenal luminal lumpens lumpers lumpier lumpily lumping lumpish lunated lunatic lunched luncher lunches lunette lungans lungees lungers lungful lunging lungyis luniest lunkers lunting lunulae lunular lunules lupanar lupines lupulin lupuses lurched lurcher lurches lurdane lurdans luridly lurkers lurking lushest lushing lusters lustful lustier lustily lusting lustral lustred lustres lustrum lususes luteins luteous luthern luthier lutings lutists luxated luxates
8 letters 64
lubberly lubrical lucarnes lucences lucently lucernes lucidity lucifers luckiest luckless luculent luggages lugsails lugworms lukewarm lumbagos lumbered lumberer luminary luminism luminist luminous lummoxes lumpfish lumpiest lunacies lunarian lunately lunatics lunation luncheon lunchers lunching lunettes lungfish lungfuls lungworm lungwort lunkhead lunulate lupanars lupulins lurchers lurching lurdanes luscious lushness lustered lustiest lustrate lustring lustrous lustrums lutanist lutecium lutefisk lutenist luteolin lutetium lutherns luthiers luxating luxation luxuries
9 letters 53
lubricant lubricate lubricity lubricous lucencies lucidness luciferin luckiness lucrative ludicrous lullabied lullabies lumberers lumbering lumberman lumbermen luminaire luminance luminaria luminesce luminisms luminists lumpiness lumpishly lunarians lunations luncheons lunchmeat lunchroom lunchtime lungworms lungworts lunisolar lunkheads luridness lustering lustfully lustihood lustiness lustrated lustrates lustrings lutanists luteciums lutefisks luteinize lutenists luteolins lutetiums luxations luxuriant luxuriate luxurious
10 letters 45
lubricants lubricated lubricates lubricator lubricious lucidities luciferase luciferins luciferous luculently luftmensch lugubrious lukewarmly lullabying lumberjack lumberyard luminaires luminances luminarias luminaries luminesced luminesces luminosity luminously lumpectomy lumpfishes lunchmeats lunchrooms lunchtimes lungfishes lunkheaded lusciously lushnesses lusterless lusterware lustihoods lustrating lustration lustrously luteinized luteinizes lutestring luxuriance luxuriated luxuriates
11 letters 31
lubricating lubrication lubricative lubricators lubricities lucidnesses luciferases luckinesses lucratively lucubration ludicrously lumberjacks lumberyards lumbosacral luminescent luminescing lumpinesses lumpishness luridnesses lusterwares lustfulness lustinesses lustrations luteinizing luteotropic luteotropin lutestrings luxuriances luxuriantly luxuriating luxuriously
12 letters 18
lubberliness lubrications lubriciously lucubrations luftmenschen lugubriously lukewarmness luminescence luminiferous luminosities luminousness lumpectomies luncheonette lusciousness lustrousness luteotrophic luteotrophin luteotropins
13 letters 9
lucrativeness ludicrousness luminescences lumpishnesses luncheonettes lustfulnesses luteinization luteotrophins luxuriousness
14 letters 7
lubberlinesses lugubriousness lukewarmnesses luminousnesses lusciousnesses lustrousnesses luteinizations
15 letters 3
lucrativenesses ludicrousnesses luxuriousnesses
16 letters 1
lugubriousnesses
17 letters 1
lumpenproletariat
18 letters 1
lumpenproletariats
Using these words
To find words that start with LU using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type LU in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts LU???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.