Word finder

Words containing LU

Words that have the letters LU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,928 playable words containing LU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AGGLUTINABILITY. The highest-scoring is METHOXYFLURANES, worth 31 points.

Play these on the shared board Try today's Daily Seven Word finder

Popular words containing LU

EXCLUSIVELY26
EXCLUSIVE22
EXCLUDING20
REVOLUTIONARY20
CURRICULUM19
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXCLUDED19
FLUCTUATIONS19
SUPERFLUOUS19
EXCLUDES18
EXCLUSION18
FLUCTUATION18
FLUFFY18
INFLUENCING18
LUDICROUSLY18
VOLUNTARILY18
VOLUNTEERING18
CONCLUDING17

Highest-scoring words containing LU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

METHOXYFLURANES31
METHOXYFLURANE30
LUMBERJACKS29
REVOLUTIONIZING29
FLUPHENAZINES29
TRIFLUOPERAZINE29
LUMBERJACK28
REVOLUTIONIZED28
FLUPHENAZINE28
PARAINFLUENZAS28
ULTRAEXCLUSIVE28
EXCLUSIVENESSES28

3-letter words containing LU (6)

FLU7
LUG5
LUM6
LUV8
LUX10
ULU5

4-letter words containing LU (53)

ALUM7
BLUB9
BLUE7
BLUR7
CLUB9
CLUE7
FLUB10
FLUE8
FLUS8
FLUX14
GLUE6
GLUG7
GLUM8
GLUT6
IGLU6
LUAU6
LUBE7
LUCE7
LUCK10
LUDE6
LUES5
LUFF11
LUGE6
LUGS6
LULL5
LULU6
LUMP9
LUMS7
LUNA5
LUNE5
LUNG6
LUNK8
LUNT5
LUNY7
LURE5
LURK8
LUSH7
LUST5
LUTE5
LUTZ13
LUVS9
LUXE11
PLUG8
PLUM9
PLUS7
SLUB7
SLUE5
SLUG6
SLUM7
SLUR5
SULU6
TOLU5
ULUS6

5-letter words containing LU (131)

BLUED9
BLUER8
BLUES8
BLUFF14
BLUNT8
BLURB10
BLURS8
BLURT8
BLUSH10
CLUBS10
CLUCK13
CLUED9
CLUES8
CLUMP12
CLUNG9
ELUDE7
FLUES9
FLUFF15
FLUID10
FLUKE12
FLUNG10
FLUNK12
FLUSH11
FLUTE9
GLUED8
GLUES7
GLUTS7
LUCID9
LUCKS11
LUCKY13
LULLS6
LUMPS10
LUMPY12
LUNAR6
LUNCH10
LUNGE7
LUNGS7
LUPIN8
LURCH10
LURED7
LURES6
LURID7
LURKS9
LUSTS6
LUSTY8
LUTES6
PLUCK13
PLUGS9
PLUMB12
PLUME10
PLUMP12
PLUMS10
PLUSH10
SLUGS7
SLUMP10
SLUMS8
SLUNG7
SLUNK9
SLUSH8
VALUE10

The 60 most common shown, 71 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing LU (228)

ALLUDE8
ASYLUM11
BLUEST9
BLUFFS15
BLUING10
BLUNTS9
BLURTS9
CALLUS9
CLUCKS14
CLUING10
CLUMPS13
CLUMSY13
CLUTCH13
COLUMN11
DELUDE9
DELUGE9
DELUXE14
ELUDED9
FLUENT10
FLUFFS16
FLUFFY18
FLUIDS11
FLUKES13
FLUNKS13
FLUNKY15
FLURRY12
FLUTED11
FLUTES10
FLUXED17
FLUXES16
GLUING9
INFLUX16
LUCKED13
LUGGED10
LUMBER11
LUMPED12
LUNACY11
LUNGED9
LUPINE9
LUPINS9
LURKED11
LUSHER9
LUSHES9
LUXURY16
PLUCKS14
PLUCKY16
PLUMBS13
PLUMED12
PLUMES11
PLUMPS13
PLUNGE10
PLURAL9
PLUSES9
SLUDGE9
SLUICE9
SLUMPS11
STYLUS9
VALUED12
VALUES11
VOLUME13

The 60 most common shown, 168 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LU (396)

ASYLUMS12
BLUBBER14
BLUFFED17
BLUFFER16
BLUNTLY12
BLUSHED13
BLUSHES12
CLUBBED15
CLUCKED16
CLUMPED15
CLUSTER10
COLUMNS12
DEVALUE13
ELUSIVE12
EXCLUDE17
FAILURE11
FLUENCY15
FLUFFED18
FLUNKED15
FLUSHED14
FLUSHER13
FLUSHES13
FLUTING12
FLUXING18
GLUMMER13
HOODLUM13
INCLUDE11
LUCKIER13
LUCKILY15
LUCKING14
LUGGAGE11
LULLABY12
LUMBERS12
LUMPIER12
LUMPING13
LUNATIC10
LUNCHED13
LUNCHES12
LURCHED13
LURCHES12
LURKING12
MOLLUSC12
MOLLUSK13
PLUCKED16
PLUGGED13
PLUMAGE13
PLUMBED15
PLUMBER14
PLUMING13
PLUMMET14
PLUMPED15
PLUMPER14
PLUNGED12
PLUSHER12
SLUMMED13
SLUMPED13
SURPLUS11
UNLUCKY16
VALUING13
VOLUMES14

The 60 most common shown, 336 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LU (508)

ABSOLUTE11
AFFLUENT15
ALUMINUM14
BLUBBERS15
BLUDGEON13
BLUEBELL13
BLUEBIRD14
BLUFFEST17
BLUFFING18
BLUSHING14
CALCULUS14
CELLULAR11
CLUBBING16
CLUCKING17
CLUMPING16
CLUMSIER13
CLUMSILY15
CLUSTERS11
CLUTCHED16
CLUTCHES15
CONCLUDE14
DELUSION10
EVALUATE13
EXCLUDED19
EXCLUDES18
FAILURES12
FLUENTLY14
FLUFFIER18
FLUFFING19
FLUNKIES15
FLUNKING16
FLURRIED13
FLUSHEST14
FLUSHING15
GLUMMEST14
HOODLUMS14
ILLUSION9
INCLUDED13
INCLUDES12
INFLUXES18
LUCKIEST14
LUKEWARM17
LUMBERED14
LUNCHING14
LURCHING14
LUXURIES16
MOLLUSKS14
PENDULUM15
PLUCKING17
PLUGGING14
PLUMBERS15
PLUMBING16
PLUMMETS15
PLUMPEST15
PLUMPING16
PRECLUDE14
SLUMMING14
SLUMPING14
SOLUTION9
VALUABLE15

The 60 most common shown, 448 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LU (434)

AFFLUENCE18
ALUMINIUM15
BLUBBERED17
BLUDGEONS14
BLUEBELLS14
BLUEBERRY16
BLUEBIRDS15
BLUEGRASS13
BLUEPRINT14
BLUNDERED14
CLUBHOUSE17
CLUMSIEST14
CLUTCHING17
CONCLUDED16
CONCLUDES15
EVALUATED15
EVALUATES14
EVOLUTION14
EXCLUDING20
EXCLUSION18
EXCLUSIVE22
FLUCTUATE16
FLUFFIEST19
FLURRYING16
FLUSTERED14
FLUTTERED14
INCLUDING14
INCLUSION12
INCLUSIVE16
INFLUENCE15
INFLUENZA21
LUBRICANT14
LUBRICATE14
LUCRATIVE16
LUDICROUS14
LUMBERING15
LUNCHEONS14
LUNCHTIME16
LUXURIANT17
LUXURIATE17
LUXURIOUS18
NIGHTCLUB17
PENDULUMS16
PLUMMETED17
PLUNDERED14
PLURALITY14
PLUTONIUM15
POLLUTION12
PRECLUDED16
PRECLUDES15
RELUCTANT12
SECLUDING14
SLUMBERED15
SOLUTIONS10
SPLURGING14
UNLUCKIER16
VALUABLES16
VALUELESS14
VOLUNTARY16
VOLUNTEER14

The 60 most common shown, 374 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LU (367)

ABSOLUTELY15
ABSOLUTEST13
BLUBBERING18
BLUDGEONED16
BLUEJACKET26
BLUEPRINTS15
BLUNDERING15
BLUSTERING14
CLUBHOUSES18
CLUMSINESS15
CLUSTERING14
CLUTTERING14
CONCLUDING17
CONCLUSION15
CONCLUSIVE19
CONVOLUTED18
CURRICULUM19
DEVOLUTION16
EIGENVALUE16
EVALUATING16
EVALUATION15
EXCLUSIVES23
FLUCTUATED18
FLUCTUATES17
FLUMMOXING25
FLUSTERING15
FLUTTERING15
HALLELUJAH23
ILLUMINATE13
ILLUSTRATE11
INCLUSIONS13
INFLUENCED17
INFLUENCES16
INTERLUDES12
INVALUABLE17
LACKLUSTER16
LUBRICANTS15
LUBRICATED16
LUBRICATES15
LUMBERJACK28
LUMINARIES13
LUXURIATED19
LUXURIATES18
METALLURGY16
NIGHTCLUBS18
PLUMMETING18
PLUNDERING15
PLURALIZED22
POLLUTANTS13
PRECLUDING17
RELUCTANCE15
RESOLUTELY13
RESOLUTION11
REVOLUTION15
SALUTATION11
SLUMBERING16
UNLUCKIEST17
VOLUMINOUS18
VOLUNTEERS15
VOLUPTUOUS19

The 60 most common shown, 307 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LU (269)

BLUDGEONING17
BLUEBERRIES16
BLUEJACKETS27
BLUEPRINTED17
BLUNDERBUSS18
CALUMNIATED17
CEREBELLUMS18
CONCLUSIONS16
CONFLUENCES19
CONVOLUTION18
DEVALUATION17
DISILLUSION13
DISSOLUTION13
EVALUATIONS16
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXCLUSIVITY26
FLUCTUATING19
FLUCTUATION18
FLUORESCENT17
FLUORESCING18
FLUOROSCOPE19
HALLELUJAHS24
HIGHFALUTIN20
ILLUMINATED15
ILLUMINATES14
ILLUSTRATED13
ILLUSTRATES12
ILLUSTRATOR12
ILLUSTRIOUS13
INCLUSIVELY20
INELUCTABLY18
INFLUENCING18
INFLUENTIAL15
INVOLUNTARY18
LUBRICATING17
LUBRICATION16
LUCRATIVELY20
LUDICROUSLY18
LUMBERJACKS29
LUMBERYARDS19
LUXURIANTLY21
LUXURIATING20
LUXURIOUSLY22
MELLIFLUOUS18
MUSKELLUNGE19
PLUPERFECTS21
PLURALIZING23
PLUTOCRATIC18
RELUCTANTLY16
RESOLUTIONS12
REVOLUTIONS16
SALUTATIONS12
SUPERFLUITY20
SUPERFLUOUS19
TRANSLUCENT14
UNDERVALUED19
UNDERVALUES18
VOLUNTARIES16
VOLUNTARILY18
VOLUNTEERED17

The 60 most common shown, 209 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LU (227)

ABSOLUTIZING24
AGGLUTINATED16
AGGLUTINATES15
ANTEDILUVIAN18
BLUEPRINTING18
BLUESTOCKING21
BRYOPHYLLUMS25
CALUMNIATING18
CIRCUMFLUOUS24
CONCLUSIVELY23
CONVOLUTIONS19
DEVALUATIONS18
DISILLUSIONS14
ELUCIDATIONS16
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXCLUSIVISMS27
EXCLUSIVISTS25
FLUCTUATIONS19
FLUIDEXTRACT25
FLUIDIZATION25
FLUORESCENCE20
FLUORIDATING18
FLUORIDATION17
FLUOROCARBON20
FLUOROSCOPES20
FLUPHENAZINE28
GLUTTONOUSLY17
HALLUCINATED18
HALLUCINATES17
HALLUCINOGEN18
ILLUMINATING16
ILLUMINATION15
ILLUSTRATING14
ILLUSTRATION13
ILLUSTRATIVE17
ILLUSTRATORS13
INCONCLUSIVE21
INDISSOLUBLE16
INSOLUBILITY17
IRRESOLUTELY15
IRRESOLUTION13
LUGUBRIOUSLY20
LUMINESCENCE19
LUNCHEONETTE17
LUSCIOUSNESS16
METALLURGIST16
NIGHTCLUBBED23
NONEXCLUSIVE25
NONPOLLUTING16
PLUTOCRACIES19
REEVALUATING18
RESOLUTENESS13
REVALUATIONS17
SLUGGISHNESS17
TRANSLUCENCE17
UNDERVALUING20
VOLUMINOUSLY22
VOLUNTEERING18
VOLUPTUARIES20
VOLUPTUOUSLY23

The 60 most common shown, 167 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,928 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.7%) are containing LU. Most of them, 508, have 8 letters. 453 start with LU, 10 end with it and 2,466 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Start and end

Words starting with LU

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Daily Seven

Same 7 letters for all · 3 tries · best word counts

Play today's Daily Seven

Questions

How many words are there containing LU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,928 words containing LU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LU?

METHOXYFLURANES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: METHOXYFLURANE (30), LUMBERJACKS (29) and REVOLUTIONIZING (29).

What are the most common words containing LU?

EXCLUSIVELY, EXCLUSIVE, EXCLUDING, REVOLUTIONARY, CURRICULUM and EVOLUTIONARY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

Yes. Every word listed is valid on Wordtide's English board, a free word game on one endless board shared by players worldwide. Try the Daily Seven for a quick game: no download or sign-up.

Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

Play these on the shared board Try today's Daily Seven Word finder