Words That Start With LU
Here are 185 words that start with lu, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with lu
- 185
- Most used
- luck
- Shortest
- lux
- 5 letter words
- 30
Common words that start with lu
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | luck | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | 4 |
| 2 | lucky | occurring by chance | 5 |
| 3 | lunch | a midday meal | 5 |
| 4 | luxury | something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity | 6 |
| 5 | lung | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates | 4 |
| 6 | lungs | either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates | 5 |
| 7 | luckily | by good fortune | 7 |
| 8 | luggage | cases used to carry belongings when traveling | 7 |
| 9 | lunar | of or relating to or associated with the moon | 5 |
| 10 | lump | a compact mass | 4 |
| 11 | lure | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | 4 |
| 12 | lumber | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material | 6 |
| 13 | lucrative | producing a sizeable profit | 9 |
| 14 | lush | produced or growing in extreme abundance | 4 |
| 15 | luxurious | displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | 9 |
| 16 | lurking | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner | 7 |
| 17 | lunatic | insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon | 7 |
| 18 | lunches | take the midday meal | 7 |
| 19 | ludicrous | broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce | 9 |
| 20 | lulu | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | 4 |
| 21 | lunchtime | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | 9 |
| 22 | lux | a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle | 3 |
| 23 | luncheon | a midday meal | 8 |
| 24 | lucid | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton | 5 |
| 25 | lured | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | 5 |
| 26 | luminous | softly bright or radiant | 8 |
| 27 | lupus | any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease | 5 |
| 28 | lumps | a compact mass | 5 |
| 29 | lube | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery | 4 |
| 30 | lurk | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner | 4 |
| 31 | lug | carry with difficulty | 3 |
| 32 | lukewarm | moderately warm | 8 |
| 33 | lumbar | of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones | 6 |
| 34 | lumen | a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a... | 5 |
| 35 | luxuries | something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity | 8 |
| 36 | lull | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | 4 |
| 37 | lullaby | a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep | 7 |
| 38 | lubricant | a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery | 9 |
| 39 | luce | United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) | 4 |
| 40 | luckiest | occurring by chance | 8 |
| 41 | luscious | having strong sexual appeal | 8 |
| 42 | luxe | elegant and sumptuous | 4 |
| 43 | lubrication | the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant | 11 |
| 44 | lunatics | an insane person | 8 |
| 45 | lustre | a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain | 6 |
| 46 | luster | a quality that outshines the usual | 6 |
| 47 | lures | qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward | 5 |
| 48 | lunacy | obsolete terms for legal insanity | 6 |
| 49 | luminosity | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | 10 |
| 50 | luring | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | 6 |
3 letter words that start with lu
- lux
- lug
- luv
- lum
4 letter words that start with lu
- luck
- lung
- lump
- lure
- luna
- lush
- lulu
- lube
- lurk
- lull
- luce
- luxe
- lutz
- lute
- luge
- lugs
- lune
- luau
- luff
- lunt
- lums
- lude
- luvs
- lunk
5 letter words that start with lu
- lucky
- lunch
- lungs
- lunar
- lucid
- lured
- lupus
- lumps
- lumen
- lures
- lupin
- lunge
- lumpy
- lurks
- lurch
- lurid
- luger
- lusts
- lulls
- lutea
- lucre
- lutes
- lubes
- lucks
- lunas
- lungi
- lunes
- ludic
- ludes
- lulus
6 letter words that start with lu
- luxury
- lumber
- lumbar
- lustre
- luster
- lunacy
- luring
- lumped
- lunges
- lucked
- lunged
- lumens
- lurked
- lucent
- lulled
- lumina
- lusted
- lupine
- lurker
- lugged
- luteal
- lutein
- lugger
- lumpen
- lushly
- luteum
- lubber
- lupins
- lunate
- lugers
- lusher
- lunger
- luckie
7 letter words that start with lu
- luckily
- luggage
- lurking
- lunatic
- lunches
- lullaby
- lucerne
- lustful
- luckier
- lugging
- lurched
- lusting
- lunging
- lumping
- luminal
- luthier
- lulling
- lunched
- lurkers
- lurches
- lucidly
- lustily
- lumbago
- lurcher
- lubbers
- lunette
- lumbers
- lucking
- lupines
8 letter words that start with lu
- luncheon
- luminous
- lukewarm
- luxuries
- luckiest
- luscious
- lunatics
- lustrous
- lucidity
- luminary
- lunching
- lurching
- luckless
- lumbered
- lungfish
- luthiers
- lushness
- lutefisk
- lunettes
- luggages
9 letter words that start with lu
- lucrative
- luxurious
- ludicrous
- lunchtime
- lubricant
- lumbering
- luminance
- lullabies
- lubricate
- luxuriant
- lunchroom
- luncheons
- luxuriate
- luminaire
- lumberman
- lumbermen
- lubricity
- lustfully
- luciferin
10 letter words that start with lu
- luminosity
- lubricants
- luminaries
- lumberjack
- lubricated
- lumberyard
- lugubrious
- luciferase
- lumpectomy
- luminaires
- lubricates
- lunchtimes
- lustration
- lubricator
11 letter words that start with lu
- lubrication
- lubricating
- ludicrously
- luminescent
- lumberjacks
- luxuriously
- luteinizing
- luxuriating
- lumbosacral
12 letter words that start with lu
- luminescence
- luminosities
- luncheonette
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Questions people ask
How many words start with lu?
This list has 185 words starting with lu, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with lu?
luck, lucky, lunch, luxury, lung, lungs, luckily, luggage.
What 5 letter words start with lu?
lucky, lunch, lungs, lunar, lucid, lured, lupus, lumps, lumen, lures.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.