Words Containing LU

Q: How many words contain "LU"?

3,060 valid English words contain the sequence LU.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing LU?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing LU?

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES — 24 letters.

There are 3,060 English words that contain the sequence LU. Range: ABLUENT to WANDERLUSTS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES (24 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES at 24 letters.

By length — 3,060 words containing LU

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12-letter(228)
13-letter(148)
14-letter(95)
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Showing the first 600 of 3,060 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
2	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
3	dichlorodifluoromethanes	39	43
4	dichlorodifluoromethane	38	42
5	magnetofluiddynamics	35	42
6	phosphoglucomutases	34	40
7	phytohemagglutinins	34	39
8	photofluorography	34	36
9	phosphoglucomutase	33	39
10	phytohemagglutinin	33	38

What these words mean

carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
dichlorodifluoromethanes: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
dichlorodifluoromethane: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
magnetofluiddynamics: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglucomutases: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
phytohemagglutinins: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
photofluorography: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglucomutase: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
phytohemagglutinin: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "LU"?

3,060 valid English words contain LU.

Best Scrabble word containing LU?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.

Longest word containing LU?

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANES (24 letters).