Words Containing LU
Browse every English word that contains the sequence LU. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Quick stats: 6,471 total words, 14.9-letter average length, 22.5-point mean score.
- Total words
- 6,471
- Avg length
- 14.9 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 22.5 pts
- Highest scoring
- plusquamperfect (35 pts)
- Longest word
- plusquamperfect (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 29(14%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 6,471 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. This list includes 29 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Watch for recurring suffixes like -LY, -SS, -US, -ESS when planning hooks and parallel plays. Top scorer: plusquamperfect (35 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 22.5 points per word. Wordle players can use this list to build a mental model of valid pattern words before guessing — especially when narrowing by known greens and yellows. In tournament Scrabble, knowing word counts and score distributions for common patterns saves seconds per turn — seconds that add up over 30+ games. With a vowel ratio of 0.41, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 14% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Average Scrabble value here is 22.5 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Anchor words: highest scorer PLUSQUAMPERFECT, longest PLUSQUAMPERFECT. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 6,471 matches. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- PLUSQUAMPERFECT (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- AZOXYTOLUIDINE (14 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- SEMIEXCLUSIVELY (15 letters, 32 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EFFLUVIOGRAPHY (14 letters, 32 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- METHOXYFLURANE (14 letters, 32 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OXYLUMINESCENCE (15 letters, 31 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CONFLUXIBILITY (14 letters, 31 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PREEXCLUSIVELY (14 letters, 31 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 6,471 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- plusquamperfect35 pts
- semiexclusively32 pts
- oxyluminescence31 pts
- grammatophyllum30 pts
- pseudoinfluenza30 pts
- zirconifluoride30 pts
- zirconofluoride30 pts
- confluxibleness29 pts
- trifluoperazine29 pts
- extracurriculum28 pts
- fluorophosphate28 pts
- hydrometallurgy28 pts
- hypervoluminous28 pts
- overluxuriantly28 pts
- overluxuriously28 pts
- pluviographical28 pts
- revolutionizing28 pts
- bluestockingish27 pts
- bothriocephalus27 pts
- extracellularly27 pts
- schistocephalus27 pts
- unexclusiveness27 pts
- bluestockingism26 pts
- disillusionized26 pts
- hyperinvolution26 pts
- hyperlustrously26 pts
- microvolumetric26 pts
- occlusocervical26 pts
- photofluorogram26 pts
- superaffluently26 pts
- supereffluently26 pts
- thoracicolumbar26 pts
- anacoluthically25 pts
- disillusionizer25 pts
- influencability25 pts
- ludicropathetic25 pts
- micrometallurgy25 pts
- nonconclusively25 pts
- ornithocephalus25 pts
- pseudencephalus25 pts
- pteroylglutamic25 pts
- semipellucidity25 pts
- aluminothermics24 pts
- anomalocephalus24 pts
- magnetoplumbite24 pts
- occlusogingival24 pts
- overinfluencing24 pts
- plumbaginaceous24 pts
- pluricarpellary24 pts
- plutocratically24 pts
- pseudocapitulum24 pts
- subtranslucency24 pts
- agglutinatively23 pts
- bioluminescence23 pts
- hemagglutinated23 pts
- metallurgically23 pts
- overlubricating23 pts
- palaeospondylus23 pts
- preevolutionary23 pts
- proevolutionary23 pts
- semifluctuating23 pts
- superinfluenced23 pts
- trigonocephalus23 pts
- unhallucinatory23 pts
- unmellifluently23 pts
- unmellifluously23 pts
- unsuperfluously23 pts
- acetylcellulose22 pts
- agglutinability22 pts
- fibrinocellular22 pts
- haemagglutinate22 pts
- luteofuscescent22 pts
- nonblunderingly22 pts
- nonfluorescence22 pts
- nonlubriciously22 pts
- nontranslucency22 pts
- overlubrication22 pts
- pluralistically22 pts
- pseudocolumella22 pts
- subpellucidness22 pts
- supervoluminous22 pts
- umbelluliferous22 pts
- uninfluenceable22 pts
- columbotitanate21 pts
- fluorescigenous21 pts
- gluconeogenetic21 pts
- indissolubility21 pts
- interinfluenced21 pts
- musculocellular21 pts
- nonevolutionary21 pts
- nonhallucinated21 pts
- nonlugubriously21 pts
- nonluminescence21 pts
- overinfluential21 pts
- pluriflagellate21 pts
- provolunteering21 pts
- revolutionarily21 pts
- streptobacillus21 pts
- subtranslucence21 pts
- sulphotelluride21 pts
- titanocolumbate21 pts
- unhallucinating21 pts
- uninfluentially21 pts
- unplutocratical21 pts
- unrevolutionary21 pts
- cellulomonadeae20 pts
- cholesteroluria20 pts
- hallucinational20 pts
- intercellularly20 pts
- intersolubility20 pts
- intracellularly20 pts
- lignocellulosic20 pts
- lucriferousness20 pts
- luctiferousness20 pts
- mellifluousness20 pts
- noncalumniating20 pts
- nonilluminative20 pts
- nonsalubriously20 pts
- plurilingualism20 pts
- preevolutionist20 pts
- proevolutionist20 pts
- pseudoinsoluble20 pts
- pseudonucleolus20 pts
- superfluousness20 pts
- superinvolution20 pts
- uninclusiveness20 pts
- unmetallurgical20 pts
- unseclusiveness20 pts
- aluminosilicate19 pts
- autoluminescent19 pts
- counterstimulus19 pts
- gluconeogenesis19 pts
- nitrocellulosic19 pts
- nonabsolutistic19 pts
- nonsecludedness19 pts
- overillustrated19 pts
- preillumination19 pts
- revolutionising19 pts
- semitranslucent19 pts
- silicoaluminate19 pts
- subabsoluteness19 pts
- tantalifluoride19 pts
- tantalofluoride19 pts
- unconglutinated19 pts
- adenocellulitis18 pts
- antievolutional18 pts
- disillusionment18 pts
- influentialness18 pts
- involuntariness18 pts
- isoagglutinogen18 pts
- nonevolutionist18 pts
- nonilluminating18 pts
- nonillusiveness18 pts
- nonillustrative18 pts
- plurilingualist18 pts
- preillustrating18 pts
- revolutionaries18 pts
- unillustriously18 pts
- unludicrousness18 pts
- unvoluntariness18 pts
- antiagglutinant17 pts
- disillusionised17 pts
- irresolubleness17 pts
- nonabsoluteness17 pts
- nonagglutinator17 pts
- nonillumination17 pts
- nonluminousness17 pts
- preillustration17 pts
- sublustrousness17 pts
- superillustrate17 pts
- transilluminate17 pts
- undisillusioned17 pts
- disillusioniser16 pts
- undissoluteness16 pts
- unglutinousness16 pts
- illustriousness15 pts
- nonillustration15 pts
- nonlustrousness15 pts
- nonsalutariness15 pts
- trinitrotoluene15 pts
14-letter words
- azoxytoluidine34 pts
- effluviography32 pts
- methoxyflurane32 pts
- confluxibility31 pts
- preexclusively31 pts
- xanthocephalus31 pts
- rhapidophyllum30 pts
- overluxuriancy29 pts
- borofluohydric28 pts
- hydrencephalus28 pts
- hydrofluoboric28 pts
- oxyluminescent28 pts
- plumbosolvency28 pts
- postinfluenzal28 pts
- scaphocephalus28 pts
- fluoridization27 pts
- fluviovolcanic27 pts
- hematochyluria27 pts
- plumbojarosite27 pts
- revolutionized27 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I find words with a specific letter sequence?
- Use the Pattern Finder "contains" field or browse our words-containing pages. Enter any substring (e.g. QU, TH, XYZ) to see all dictionary matches with Scrabble scores.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 6,471 words matching this pattern. The average length is 14.9 letters and the average Scrabble score is 22.5 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is plusquamperfect (35 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 29 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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