Words That Start with LU

2-letter words that start with LU

• lu2n. Synonym of route or circuit, an administrative division of imperial...

3-letter words that start with LU

• lue3v. To sift using a sieve, particularly in mining tin or silver.
• lug4n. The act of hauling or dragging.
• lum5n. A chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.
• lur3n. A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.
• lux10n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance...
• luz12n. A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish...

4-letter words that start with LU

• luau4n. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and...
• lube6n. Lubricant.
• luce6n. The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.
• luck10n. Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
• lucy9n. The northern pike (a kind of fish).
• lude5n. A pill containing the drug methaqualone.
• lues4n. A plague or disease.
• luff10n. The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the...
• luft7n. A piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.
• luge5n. A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or...
• luke8adj. Lukewarm.
• lull4n. A period of rest or soothing.
• lulu4n. A remarkable person, object, or idea.
• luma6n. A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
• lume6n. A luminescent paint used to make a timepiece's dial readable in the...
• lump8n. Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or...
• luna4n. A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
• lune4n. A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles...
• lung5n. A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and...
• lunt4n. A slow-burning match or torch.
• lupe6n. The Pacific imperial pigeon (Ducula pacifica).
• lure4n. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of...
• lurk8v. To remain concealed in order to ambush.
• lush7adj. Juicy, succulent.
• lusk8adj. Lazy or slothful.
• lust4n. A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual...
• lute4n. A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a...
• luth7n. The leatherback (turtle).
• lutz13n. A jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one...
• luxe11n. Luxury.

5-letter words that start with LU

• luchi10n. A kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
• lucid8adj. Clear; easily understood.
• lucky14adj. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
• lucre7n. Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting...
• ludic8adj. Playful.
• ludus6n. A gladiatorial training school.
• lugal6n. A ruler of a city state in ancient Sumer.
• luger6n. Someone who competes in the luge.
• lulav8n. A festive bouquet of willow, myrtle and a closed date palm frond, used...
• lully8n. Wet or drying linen.
• lumen7n. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous...
• lumia7n. A certain pear-shaped citrus fruit.
• lumme9interj. Expressing surprise.
• lumps9n. A beating or verbal abuse.
• lumpy12adj. Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
• lunar5adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's...
• lunch10n. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal...
• lunel5n. A type of sweet muscat wine.
• lunge6n. A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
• lungi6n. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India...
• lungo6n. An espresso drink with more hot water passed through the grounds than...
• lupin7n. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
• lupus7n. Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is...
• lurch10n. A sudden or unsteady movement.
• lurgy9n. A non-specific (often infectious) disease, especially one with symptoms...
• lurid6adj. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or...
• lurky12adj. Tending to lurk; given to or indicative of lurking.
• lurve8n. Love, fondness.
• lusty8adj. Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong...
• luter5n. One who uses lute (the material).
• luxon12n. Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero...

6-letter words that start with LU

• lubber10n. An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
• lucent8adj. Emitting light; shining, luminous.
• lucine8n. Any member of the Lucinoma genus of clams.
• lucker12n. A very lucky person.
• lugged9adj. Constructed with lugs.
• lugger8n. Someone or something that lugs (“drags or hauls, especially something...
• lugnut7n. A specially shaped nut used to hold the wheels on an automobile.
• lumbar10adj. Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae...
• lumber10n. Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially...
• lumine8v. To illuminate.
• lummox17n. A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
• lumpen10adj. Lump-like.
• lumper10n. An extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck...
• lumpia10n. A kind of spring roll.
• lunacy11n. A cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases.
• lunate6adj. Shaped like a crescent.
• lunged8adj. Having lungs (of a specified type).
• lunger7n. A person who lunges.
• lungis7n. A lingerer, lanky person, or dullard.
• lunker10n. Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its...
• lunula6n. Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area...
• lunule6n. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or...
• lupine8adj. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
• lupron8n. Synonym of leuprolide.
• luring7n. Allurement.
• lurker10n. One who lurks.
• lusher9n. A lush; an alcoholic.
• lushly12adv. In a lush way.
• luster6n. The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam...
• lustre6n. UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
• luteal6adj. Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum.
• lutein6n. A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and...
• luteum8n. Corpus luteum.
• luting7n. Lute (a kind of sticky clay or cement).
• luxury16n. Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they...

7-letter words that start with LU

• lucerne9n. Alfalfa.
• lucidly13adv. In a clear and easily understood way, in a lucid manner.
• luckily16adv. In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
• luggage10n. The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
• lugging10n. The process by which something is lugged from one place to another; a...
• luigino8n. An imitation coin, based on the French petit louis, once used mostly as...
• lullaby12n. A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
• lumbago12n. Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by...
• lumenal9adj. Of or pertaining to the lumen.
• luminal9adj. Of or pertaining to the lumen.
• luminar9adj. Relating to light.
• luminol9n. The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione, which exhibits...
• lumping12adj. Bulky; heavy.
• lumpkin15n. A clumsy, heavy, stupid, silly or blundering person.
• lumpsum13adj. Paid all at one time.
• lunatic9n. An insane person.
• lunette7n. A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
• lungful11n. As much as the lungs will hold.
• lunging9n. The act of one who lunges; a lunge.
• lupulus9n. A common hop plant (Humulus lupulus).
• lurcher12n. A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other...
• luridly11adv. In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended...
• lurking12n. The act of one who lurks.
• lustful10adj. Full of lust; driven by lust.
• lustily10adv. In a lusty manner: vigorously, loudly, enthusiastically.
• lusting8n. The act of one who lusts.
• lustral7adj. Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
• lustrum9n. A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed...
• luthier10n. A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden...

8-letter words that start with LU

• lubberly15adj. Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person).
• luchador14n. A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked.
• lucidity14n. The property of being lucid; lucidness.
• luckless14adj. Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
• lukewarm17adj. Between warm and cool.
• lumbered13adj. Trapped, encumbered.
• luminant10adj. That illuminates; luminous.
• luminary13n. One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in...
• luminate10v. To illuminate.
• luminous10adj. Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
• lunation8n. A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a...
• lunchbox22n. A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
• luncheon13n. A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
• lunching14n. The act of eating lunch.
• lunettes8n. A particular kind of spectacles/glasses, consisting of two circular...
• lungfish15n. An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike...
• lungworm14n. Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to...
• lunokhod16n. One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers.
• lurching14n. The action of the verb to lurch.
• luscious10adj. Sweet and pleasant; delicious; juicy, succulent.
• lushness11n. The property of being lush.
• lustrous8adj. Having a glow or lustre.
• lutefisk15n. A traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.
• lutenist8n. One who plays the lute, a lutist.
• luteolin8n. A particular flavone, found in many vegetables, that functions as an...
• lutetium10n. The chemical element with atomic number 71, a silvery-white metal which...
• lutherie11n. The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
• luxation15n. The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or...

9-letter words that start with LU

• lubricant13n. A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
• lubricate13v. To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying...
• lubricity16n. Degree of ability to lubricate.
• luciferin14n. Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the...
• lucrative14adj. Producing a surplus; profitable.
• ludicrous12adj. Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by...
• lumbering14n. The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
• lumberman15n. A man involved in the production or sale of lumber; a lumberjack or...
• luminaire11n. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides...
• luminance13n. The quality of being luminous.
• luminaria11n. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic...
• luminesce13v. To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation...
• lumpiness13n. The property of being lumpy.
• lunchable16adj. Able to be eaten for lunch.
• lunchroom16n. A room designated as a place to eat lunch.
• lunchtime16n. The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
• lunisolar9adj. Of a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.
• lustfully15adv. In a lustful manner.
• luxuriant16adj. Abundant in growth or detail.
• luxuriate16v. To enjoy luxury, to indulge.
• luxurious16adj. Very fine in quality and comfortable.

10-letter words that start with LU

• lubricated15adj. Treated with a lubricant.
• lubricator14n. A device that lubricates, that applies lubricant.
• lubricious14adj. Smooth and glassy; slippery.
• luciferase15n. Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing...
• lugubrious13adj. Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
• lumberjack27n. A person whose work is to fell trees.
• lumberyard18n. A facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.
• luminosity15n. The state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or...
• luminously15adv. In a luminous manner, brightly, glowingly.
• lumpectomy21n. The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.
• lunchbreak21n. A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
• lusciously15adv. In a luscious manner.
• lustration10n. A rite of purification, especially washing.
• luxuriance19n. The property of being luxuriant.

11-letter words that start with LU

• lubricating16adj. That lubricates.
• lubrication15n. The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in...
• lucratively19adv. In a lucrative manner, profitably.
• ludicrously17adv. In a ludicrous manner.
• lumbosacral17adj. Of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back; the...
• luminescent15adj. Emitting light by luminescence.
• luteinizing21adj. Causing development of the corpus luteum.
• luxuriantly21adv. In a luxuriant manner; with luxuriance.
• luxuriously21adv. In a manner that involves luxury; in an expensive or indulgent manner.

12-letter words that start with LU

• lugubriously18adv. In a lugubrious manner.
• lukewarmness21n. The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
• lumbersexual23n. An urban man who affects a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid...
• luminescence18n. Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the...
• luminiferous17adj. Producing or transmitting light; luminous.
• luncheonette17n. A small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
• lusciousness14n. Property of being luscious.

13-letter words that start with LU

• ludicrousness16n. The state or quality of being ludicrous.
• luxuriousness20n. The state or property of being luxurious, of being expensive or...

Questions about these words

How many words that start with LU are there?

Word.ws lists 213 words that start with LU, plus 622 rare ones.

What are common words that start with LU?

luck, lucky, lunch, luke, luxury, lung, lucy and luckily.

Which of the words that start with LU has the highest letter score?

lumberjack scores 27 points with the standard letter tile values.

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