481 Words Starting With LU
The prefix LU appears in 481 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 88 entries. Average word length: 7.9 letters.
L begins a rich set of words covering language (letter, lexicon), landscape (lake, land, ledge), and abstract thought (logic, liberty, law).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with LU: LUMBERJACKS (28 pts), LUMBERJACK (27 pts), LUNCHBOXES (24 pts), LUKEWARMNESSES (23 pts), LUTEINIZATIONS (23 pts). The shortest is LUG (3 letters) and the longest is LUCRATIVENESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in VIEW.
Notable words: LUAU — a dish made of coconut, octopus etc.; LUAUS — a dish made of coconut, octopus etc.; LUBBER — a clumsy fellow [n].; LUBBERS — a clumsy fellow [n]. Browse words starting with RUM for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with LU?
LUMBERJACKS scores 28 points. Runner-up: LUMBERJACK at 27 points. See words ending in LEY for more high-value options.
How many words start with LU?
Our dictionary has 481 words that start with LU. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (88).
What is the shortest word that starts with LU?
LUG at just 3 letters. It means: to drag heavily [v].
Three-Letter Words (4)
LUGLUMLUVLUX
Four-Letter Words (28)
LUAULUBELUCELUCKLUDELUESLUFFLUGELUGSLULLLULULUMALUMPLUMSLUNALUNELUNGLUNKLUNTLUNYLURELURKLUSHLUSTLUTELUTZLUVSLUXE
Five-Letter Words (47)
LUAUSLUBEDLUBESLUCESLUCIDLUCKSLUCKYLUCRELUDESLUDICLUFFALUFFSLUGEDLUGERLUGESLULLSLULUSLUMASLUMENLUMPSLUMPYLUNARLUNASLUNCHLUNESLUNETLUNGELUNGILUNGSLUNKSLUNTSLUPINLUPUSLURCHLUREDLURERLURESLUREXLURIDLURKSLUSTSLUSTYLUSUSLUTEALUTEDLUTESLUXES
Six-Letter Words (68)
LUBBERLUBINGLUBRICLUCENTLUCERNLUCITELUCKEDLUCKIELUCRESLUETICLUFFASLUFFEDLUGERSLUGGEDLUGGERLUGGIELUGINGLULLEDLULLERLUMBARLUMBERLUMENSLUMINALUMMOXLUMPEDLUMPENLUMPERLUNACYLUNARSLUNATELUNETSLUNGANLUNGEDLUNGEELUNGERLUNGESLUNGISLUNGYILUNIERLUNIESLUNKERLUNTEDLUNULALUNULELUPINELUPINSLUPOUSLURDANLURERSLURINGLURKEDLURKERLUSHEDLUSHERLUSHESLUSHLYLUSTEDLUSTERLUSTRALUSTRELUTEALLUTEINLUTEUMLUTINGLUTISTLUTZESLUXATELUXURY
Seven-Letter Words (88)
LUBBERSLUCARNELUCENCELUCENCYLUCERNELUCERNSLUCIDLYLUCIFERLUCITESLUCKIERLUCKIESLUCKILYLUCKINGLUETICSLUFFINGLUGEINGLUGGAGELUGGERSLUGGIESLUGGINGLUGSAILLUGWORMLULLABYLULLERSLULLINGLUMBAGOLUMBARSLUMBERSLUMENALLUMINALLUMPENSLUMPERSLUMPIERLUMPILYLUMPINGLUMPISHLUNATEDLUNATICLUNCHEDLUNCHERLUNCHESLUNETTELUNGANSLUNGEESLUNGERSLUNGFULLUNGINGLUNGYISLUNIESTLUNKERSLUNTINGLUNULAELUNULARLUNULESLUPANARLUPINESLUPULINLUPUSESLURCHEDLURCHERLURCHESLURDANELURDANSLUREXESLURIDLYLURKERSLURKINGLUSHESTLUSHINGLUSTERSLUSTFULLUSTIERLUSTILYLUSTINGLUSTRALLUSTREDLUSTRESLUSTRUMLUSUSESLUTEINSLUTEOUSLUTFISKLUTHERNLUTHIERLUTINGSLUTISTSLUXATEDLUXATES
Eight-Letter Words (68)
LUBBERLYLUBRICALLUCARNESLUCENCESLUCENTLYLUCERNESLUCIDITYLUCIFERSLUCKIESTLUCKLESSLUCULENTLUGGAGESLUGSAILSLUGWORMSLUKEWARMLUMBAGOSLUMBEREDLUMBERERLUMBERLYLUMINARYLUMINISMLUMINISTLUMINOUSLUMMOXESLUMPFISHLUMPIESTLUNACIESLUNARIANLUNATELYLUNATICSLUNATIONLUNCHBOXLUNCHEONLUNCHERSLUNCHINGLUNETTESLUNGFISHLUNGFULSLUNGWORMLUNGWORTLUNKHEADLUNULATELUPANARSLUPULINSLURCHERSLURCHINGLURDANESLURINGLYLUSCIOUSLUSHNESSLUSTEREDLUSTIESTLUSTRATELUSTRINGLUSTROUSLUSTRUMSLUTANISTLUTECIUMLUTEFISKLUTENISTLUTEOLINLUTETIUMLUTFISKSLUTHERNSLUTHIERSLUXATINGLUXATIONLUXURIES
Nine-Letter Words (59)
LUBRICANTLUBRICATELUBRICITYLUBRICOUSLUCENCIESLUCIDNESSLUCIFERINLUCKINESSLUCRATIVELUCUBRATELUDICROUSLULLABIEDLULLABIESLUMBERERSLUMBERINGLUMBERMANLUMBERMENLUMBRICALLUMINAIRELUMINANCELUMINARIALUMINESCELUMINISMSLUMINISTSLUMPINESSLUMPINGLYLUMPISHLYLUNARIANSLUNATIONSLUNCHEONSLUNCHMEATLUNCHROOMLUNCHTIMELUNGWORMSLUNGWORTSLUNISOLARLUNITIDALLUNKHEADSLUNULATEDLURIDNESSLURKINGLYLUSTERINGLUSTFULLYLUSTIHOODLUSTINESSLUSTRATEDLUSTRATESLUSTRINGSLUTANISTSLUTECIUMSLUTEFISKSLUTEINIZELUTENISTSLUTEOLINSLUTETIUMSLUXATIONSLUXURIANTLUXURIATELUXURIOUS
Ten-Letter Words (50)
LUBRICANTSLUBRICATEDLUBRICATESLUBRICATORLUBRICIOUSLUCIDITIESLUCIFERASELUCIFERINSLUCIFEROUSLUCUBRATEDLUCUBRATESLUCULENTLYLUFTMENSCHLUGUBRIOUSLUKEWARMLYLULLABYINGLUMBERINGSLUMBERJACKLUMBERYARDLUMBRICALSLUMINAIRESLUMINANCESLUMINARIASLUMINARIESLUMINESCEDLUMINESCESLUMINOSITYLUMINOUSLYLUMPECTOMYLUMPFISHESLUNCHBOXESLUNCHMEATSLUNCHROOMSLUNCHTIMESLUNGFISHESLUNKHEADEDLUSCIOUSLYLUSHNESSESLUSTERLESSLUSTERWARELUSTIHOODSLUSTRATINGLUSTRATIONLUSTROUSLYLUTEINIZEDLUTEINIZESLUTESTRINGLUXURIANCELUXURIATEDLUXURIATES
Eleven-Letter Words (32)
LUBRICATINGLUBRICATIONLUBRICATIVELUBRICATORSLUBRICITIESLUCIDNESSESLUCIFERASESLUCKINESSESLUCRATIVELYLUCUBRATINGLUCUBRATIONLUDICROUSLYLUMBERJACKSLUMBERYARDSLUMBOSACRALLUMINESCENTLUMINESCINGLUMPINESSESLUMPISHNESSLURIDNESSESLUSTERWARESLUSTFULNESSLUSTINESSESLUSTRATIONSLUTEINIZINGLUTEOTROPICLUTEOTROPINLUTESTRINGSLUXURIANCESLUXURIANTLYLUXURIATINGLUXURIOUSLY
Twelve-Letter Words (18)
LUBBERLINESSLUBRICATIONSLUBRICIOUSLYLUCUBRATIONSLUFTMENSCHENLUGUBRIOUSLYLUKEWARMNESSLUMINESCENCELUMINIFEROUSLUMINOSITIESLUMINOUSNESSLUMPECTOMIESLUNCHEONETTELUSCIOUSNESSLUSTROUSNESSLUTEOTROPHICLUTEOTROPHINLUTEOTROPINS
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
LUCRATIVENESSLUDICROUSNESSLUMINESCENCESLUMPISHNESSESLUNCHEONETTESLUSTFULNESSESLUTEINIZATIONLUTEOTROPHINSLUXURIOUSNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
LUBBERLINESSESLUGUBRIOUSNESSLUKEWARMNESSESLUMINOUSNESSESLUSCIOUSNESSESLUSTROUSNESSESLUTEINIZATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (3)
LUCRATIVENESSESLUDICROUSNESSESLUXURIOUSNESSES