5-Letter Words With L and U
There are 385 five-letter words containing both L and U in our dictionary; 221 of them are common words.
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All 385 words
- equal14 points
- lucky14 points
- awful11 points
- fully11 points
- lunch10 points
- album9 points
- would9 points
- build8 points
- could8 points
- fault8 points
- truly8 points
- value8 points
- built7 points
- pulls7 points
- rules5 points
- until5 points
- usual5 points
- flush11 points
- curly10 points
- blurb9 points
- bulbs9 points
- clubs9 points
- fluid9 points
- laugh9 points
- lumps9 points
- lurks9 points
- pupil9 points
- skull9 points
- cloud8 points
- flour8 points
- flute8 points
- lousy8 points
- mould8 points
- plugs8 points
- blues7 points
- clues7 points
- cruel7 points
- pulse7 points
- uncle7 points
- adult6 points
- aloud6 points
- guilt6 points
- lungs6 points
- ruled6 points
- ruler5 points
- rural5 points
- souls5 points
- qualm16 points
- bulky14 points
- fluff14 points
- quail14 points
- quell14 points
- quill14 points
- quilt14 points
- bluff13 points
- cluck13 points
- pluck13 points
- skulk13 points
- exult12 points
- fluke12 points
- flunk12 points
- hulks12 points
- lumpy12 points
- mulch12 points
- sulky12 points
- bulks11 points
- caulk11 points
- clump11 points
- gulch11 points
- lucks11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- blush10 points
- bully10 points
- burly10 points
- lurch10 points
- plush10 points
- dully9 points
- flung9 points
- ghoul9 points
- gulfs9 points
- gully9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- pulps9 points
- slump9 points
- slunk9 points
- sulks9 points
- blued8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- flout8 points
- flues8 points
- fouls8 points
- fuels8 points
- fulls8 points
- furls8 points
- gulps8 points
- hauls8 points
- hulls8 points
- hurls8 points
- lucid8 points
- lusty8 points
- slush8 points
- surly8 points
- vault8 points
- bluer7 points
- blunt7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- bulls7 points
- clout7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curls7 points
- glued7 points
- guild7 points
- letup7 points
- mauls7 points
- moult7 points
- mules7 points
- mulls7 points
- mural7 points
- slums7 points
- tulip7 points
- ulcer7 points
- duels6 points
- dulls6 points
- elude6 points
- glues6 points
- gluts6 points
- gruel6 points
- guile6 points
- gulls6 points
- lauds6 points
- lunge6 points
- lured6 points
- lurid6 points
- slugs6 points
- slung6 points
- annul5 points
- aural5 points
- lotus5 points
- louse5 points
- lulls5 points
- lunar5 points
- lures5 points
- lusts5 points
- lutes5 points
- nulls5 points
- slurs5 points
- sluts5 points
- ultra5 points
- klutz18 points
- clunk11 points
- plunk11 points
- flubs10 points
- slurp7 points
- fluky15 points
- julep14 points
- joule12 points
- pulpy12 points
- bulgy11 points
- vulva11 points
- churl10 points
- flume10 points
- gluey9 points
- pupal9 points
- umbel9 points
- afoul8 points
- ducal8 points
- hulas8 points
- mogul8 points
- ovule8 points
- sully8 points
- uvula8 points
- alums7 points
- gulag7 points
- lemur7 points
- locus7 points
- lubes7 points
- lucre7 points
- lupus7 points
- purls7 points
- ruble7 points
- scull7 points
- slued6 points
- louts5 points
- luaus5 points
- slues5 points
- tulle5 points
- ulnae5 points
- locum9 points
- lough9 points
- luges6 points
- lours5 points
- lulus5 points
- unlit5 points
- plumy12 points
- luffs11 points
- layup10 points
- velum10 points
- fugal9 points
- knurl9 points
- mulct9 points
- duple8 points
- puled8 points
- sulfa8 points
- bluet7 points
- bolus7 points
- burls7 points
- ileum7 points
- ilium7 points
- lumen7 points
- pules7 points
- tubal7 points
- gluon6 points
- talus5 points
- ulnar5 points
- hulky15 points
- culex14 points
- ouzel14 points
- quale14 points
- jugal13 points
- kulak13 points
- culch12 points
- flump12 points
- jural12 points
- jurel12 points
- luxes12 points
- fluty11 points
- luffa11 points
- sluff11 points
- bluey10 points
- buhls10 points
- butyl10 points
- cully10 points
- filum10 points
- haulm10 points
- hilum10 points
- muley10 points
- babul9 points
- bubal9 points
- culms9 points
- culpa9 points
- cupel9 points
- picul9 points
- taluk9 points
- fluor8 points
- fusil8 points
- glume8 points
- loury8 points
- ludic8 points
- uhlan8 points
- unlay8 points
- yulan8 points
- aulic7 points
- boule7 points
- bulla7 points
- cauls7 points
- culet7 points
- larum7 points
- loupe7 points
- luged7 points
- mulla7 points
- oculi7 points
- oleum7 points
- poilu7 points
- poult7 points
- puler7 points
- slubs7 points
- sulci7 points
- ulema7 points
- duals6 points
- dulia6 points
- dulse6 points
- gules6 points
- lungi6 points
- alula5 points
- elute5 points
- ileus5 points
- louis5 points
- ousel5 points
- solus5 points
- stull5 points
- sural5 points
- tolus5 points
- trull5 points
- urial5 points
- utile5 points
- fuzil17 points
- muhly13 points
- gulfy12 points
- joual12 points
- baulk11 points
- fluyt11 points
- gulpy11 points
- hurly11 points
- pulik11 points
- sculk11 points
- woful11 points
- kluge10 points
- kugel10 points
- schul10 points
- ampul9 points
- blubs9 points
- blume9 points
- fauld9 points
- flued9 points
- fugle9 points
- lunks9 points
- sculp9 points
- vulgo9 points
- yauld9 points
- ahull8 points
- algum8 points
- almud8 points
- almug8 points
- cauld8 points
- fusel8 points
- hilus8 points
- hullo8 points
- lehua8 points
- muled8 points
- shaul8 points
- shuln8 points
- shuls8 points
- sulfo8 points
- thurl8 points
- ulvas8 points
- uveal8 points
- wauls8 points
- yules8 points
- butle7 points
- clour7 points
- culti7 points
- glugs7 points
- linum7 points
- loups7 points
- luces7 points
- lupin7 points
- miaul7 points
- pilau7 points
- pilus7 points
- pulis7 points
- slurb7 points
- solum7 points
- ulama7 points
- ulpan7 points
- uplit7 points
- dural6 points
- gault6 points
- glout6 points
- gluer6 points
- gular6 points
- iglus6 points
- leuds6 points
- ludes6 points
- luger6 points
- luted6 points
- rugal6 points
- ulnad6 points
- unled6 points
- lauan5 points
- laura5 points
- lieus5 points
- louie5 points
- lunas5 points
- lunes5 points
- lunet5 points
- lunts5 points
- lurer5 points
- lusus5 points
- lutea5 points
- nurls5 points
- sauls5 points
- sault5 points
- sulus5 points
- tules5 points
- ulans5 points
- ulnas5 points
- unlet5 points
- ureal5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 385
- By usage: 155 very common, 66 common, 164 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- klutz 18
- fuzil 17
- qualm 16
- fluky 15
- hulky 15
- bulky 14
- culex 14
- equal 14
- fluff 14
- julep 14
Most common
- equal
- lucky
- awful
- fully
- lunch
- album
- would
- build
- could
- fault
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- awful (adjective)
- Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
- fully (adverb)
- To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form).
The five-letter words that contain both L and U number 385 in our dictionary. About 221 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is KLUTZ, at 18 points.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both L and U are the most common?
EQUAL, LUCKY and AWFUL are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both L and U you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.