Words With LU In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter LU is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of LU in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how LU in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| blue | 6 | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky | October's bright blue weather |
| club | 8 | golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball | - |
| plus | 6 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
| clue | 6 | a slight indication | - |
| slut | 4 | a woman adulterer | - |
| plug | 7 | an old or over-worked horse | - |
| glue | 5 | join or attach with or as if with glue | - |
| plum | 8 | any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone | - |
| slug | 5 | a strip of type metal used for spacing | - |
| blur | 6 | make a smudge on; soil by smudging | - |
| slum | 6 | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | - |
| glum | 7 | showing a brooding ill humor | a glum, hopeless shrug |
| flux | 14 | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | - |
| slur | 4 | a blemish made by dirt | - |
| glug | 6 | make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle | the wine bottles glugged |
| alum | 6 | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | - |
| flue | 7 | flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor | - |
| blub | 8 | cry or whine with snuffling | - |
| glut | 5 | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | - |
| flub | 9 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| plue | 6 | - | - |
| slue | 4 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| slub | 6 | soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design | - |
| ulus | 4 | - | - |
| flus | 7 | - | - |
| alus | 4 | - | - |
| blud | 7 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| value | 8 | regard highly; think much of | - |
| flush | 11 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | - |
| blues | 7 | a state of depression | he had a bad case of the blues |
| fluid | 9 | affording change (especially in social status) | Britain is not a truly fluid society |
| blunt | 7 | make numb or insensitive | - |
| flute | 8 | a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | - |
| pluto | 7 | (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades | - |
| bluff | 13 | deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand | - |
| pluck | 13 | strip of feathers | pluck the capon |
| glued | 7 | affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste | he stayed glued to one spot |
| blush | 10 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by |
| plump | 11 | make fat or plump | We will plump out that poor starving child |
| fluke | 12 | a stroke of luck | - |
| slump | 9 | fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | - |
| flunk | 12 | failure to reach a minimum required performance | he got two flunks on his report |
| klutz | 18 | (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt | - |
| flung | 9 | - | - |
| fluff | 14 | something of little value or significance | - |
| slush | 8 | make a splashing sound | - |
| plume | 9 | clean with one's bill | - |
| cluck | 13 | the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) | - |
| plush | 10 | characterized by extravagance and profusion | - |
| clung | 8 | - | - |
| blurt | 7 | utter impulsively | He blurted out the secret |
| bluey | 10 | - | - |
| clunk | 11 | make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | - |
| elude | 6 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| plumb | 11 | exactly | fell plumb in the middle of the puddle |
| clump | 11 | walk clumsily | - |
| slurp | 7 | eat noisily | He slurped his soup |
| solus | 5 | - | - |
| slung | 6 | - | - |
| bluer | 7 | - | - |
| blurb | 9 | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book |
| plunk | 11 | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | - |
| bolus | 7 | a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine | - |
| flume | 10 | a narrow gorge with a stream running through it | - |
| slunk | 9 | - | - |
| talus | 5 | a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff | - |
| gluey | 9 | having the sticky properties of an adhesive | - |
| taluk | 9 | - | - |
| pluot | 7 | - | - |
| salut | 5 | - | - |
| malus | 7 | apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere | - |
| cluey | 10 | - | - |
| bluds | 8 | - | - |
| zulus | 14 | - | - |
| velum | 10 | a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms | - |
| tolus | 5 | - | - |
| sulus | 5 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| values | 9 | beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | he has very conservatives values |
| salute | 6 | propose a toast to | - |
| volume | 11 | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | - |
| column | 10 | an article giving opinions or perspectives | - |
| asylum | 11 | a shelter from danger or hardship | - |
| clumsy | 13 | showing lack of skill or aptitude | did a clumsy job |
| fluffy | 18 | like down or as soft as down | - |
| clutch | 13 | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism | he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other |
| valued | 10 | held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature | a valued friend |
| plunge | 9 | cause to be immersed | The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text |
| deluxe | 14 | elegant and sumptuous | a deluxe car |
| fluent | 9 | expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | - |
| blurry | 11 | indistinct or hazy in outline | the trees were just blurry shapes |
| slutty | 9 | - | - |
| plural | 8 | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | - |
| unplug | 9 | pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | unplug the hair dryer after using it |
| deluge | 8 | an overwhelming number or amount | - |
| eluded | 8 | - | - |
| flunky | 16 | a person of unquestioning obedience | - |
| sludge | 8 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
| flurry | 12 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| influx | 16 | the process of flowing in | - |
| beluga | 9 | valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas | - |
| allure | 6 | dispose or incline or entice to | - |
| bluish | 11 | of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky | - |
| reflux | 16 | the outward flow of the tide | - |
| plucky | 17 | marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited | - |
| delude | 8 | be false to; be dishonest with | - |
| gluten | 7 | a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough | - |
| callus | 8 | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) | - |
| dilute | 7 | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | - |
| slushy | 12 | effusively or insincerely emotional | slushy poetry |
| clucky | 17 | - | - |
| gluing | 8 | - | - |
| bluest | 8 | - | - |
| clunky | 15 | lacking grace in movement or posture | - |
| sluice | 8 | conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate | - |
| allude | 7 | make a more or less disguised reference to | He alluded to the problem but did not mention it |
| slurry | 9 | a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water | - |
| stylus | 9 | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
| clumpy | 15 | - | - |
| klutzy | 22 | - | - |
| phylum | 16 | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes | - |
| pluton | 8 | large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth | - |
| plummy | 15 | (of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich | the radio announcer's plummy voice |
| cluing | 9 | - | - |
| clubby | 15 | effusively sociable | we got rather clubby |
| illume | 8 | make lighter or brighter | - |
| obolus | 8 | a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram | - |
| vellum | 11 | a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| failure | 10 | a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | - |
| include | 10 | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | - |
| unlucky | 16 | marked by or promising bad fortune | the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons |
| plumber | 13 | a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances | - |
| flushed | 14 | having the pinkish flush of health | - |
| plugged | 12 | completely obstructed or closed off | the drain was plugged |
| slumber | 11 | be asleep | - |
| elusive | 10 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| cluster | 9 | come together as in a cluster or flock | - |
| blurred | 10 | unclear in form or expression | the blurred aims of the group |
| exclude | 17 | put out or expel from a place | The unruly student was excluded from the game |
| plucked | 16 | having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl | a plucked chicken |
| surplus | 9 | more than is needed, desired, or required | surplus cheese distributed to the needy |
| flutter | 10 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| deluded | 10 | - | - |
| plunder | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| blunder | 10 | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | I blundered during the job interview |
| recluse | 9 | one who lives in solitude | - |
| hoodlum | 13 | an aggressive and violent young criminal | - |
| clutter | 9 | fill a space in a disorderly way | - |
| glutton | 8 | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess | - |
| glucose | 10 | a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy | - |
| pollute | 9 | make impure | The industrial wastes polluted the lake |
| bluntly | 12 | in a blunt direct manner | he spoke bluntly |
| blubber | 13 | utter while crying | - |
| helluva | 13 | - | - |
| slugger | 9 | a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches | - |
| prelude | 10 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | - |
| plunger | 10 | someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains | - |
| diluted | 9 | reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity | diluted alcohol |
| phallus | 12 | the male sex organ (`member' is a euphemism) | - |
| plummet | 13 | drop sharply | The stock market plummeted |
| mollusk | 13 | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | - |
| eluding | 9 | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) | - |
| plumage | 12 | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | - |
| splurge | 10 | any act of immoderate indulgence | a splurge of spending |
| potluck | 15 | whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all | having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck |
| slurred | 8 | spoken as if with a thick tongue | his words were slurred |
| saluted | 8 | - | - |
| plugger | 11 | someone who is an active supporter and advocate | - |
| angelus | 8 | the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited | - |
| soluble | 9 | (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) | - |
| unglued | 9 | - | - |
| alluded | 9 | - | - |
| collude | 10 | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose | - |
| devalue | 11 | lose in value | - |
| flunkey | 17 | a person of unquestioning obedience | - |
| alumnus | 9 | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | - |
| blunted | 10 | made dull or blunt | - |
| clubber | 13 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| solution | 8 | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | they were trying to find a peaceful solution |
| absolute | 10 | not capable of being violated or infringed | - |
| valuable | 13 | having worth or merit or value | a valuable friend |
| illusion | 8 | an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | - |
| included | 12 | enclosed in the same envelope or package | the included check |
| cellular | 10 | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) | the cellular construction of a beehive |
| conclude | 13 | come to a close | - |
| plumbing | 15 | utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage | - |
| aluminum | 12 | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | - |
| clueless | 10 | totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring | - |
| blushing | 14 | having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset | the blushing boy was brought before the Principal |
| delusion | 9 | (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary | - |
| evaluate | 11 | form a critical opinion of | How do you evaluate this grant proposal? |
| excluded | 19 | - | - |
| flushing | 15 | - | - |
| polluted | 11 | rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution | polluted lakes and streams |
| clubbing | 15 | a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease | - |
| bluebird | 13 | fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies | - |
| clucking | 17 | the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) | - |
| clutches | 15 | the act of grasping | - |
| secluded | 12 | hidden from general view or use | a secluded romantic spot |
| alleluia | 8 | - | - |
| resolute | 8 | characterized by quickness and firmness | - |
| calculus | 12 | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | - |
| sluggish | 13 | slow and apathetic | a sluggish worker |
| alluring | 9 | highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire | an alluring prospect |
| pendulum | 13 | an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity | - |
| stimulus | 10 | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | - |
| fluently | 14 | in a fluent manner | she speaks French fluently |
| slumming | 13 | - | - |
| affluent | 14 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | an affluent banker |
| plunging | 12 | - | - |
| saluting | 9 | - | - |
| plugging | 13 | - | - |
| gluttony | 12 | eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) | - |
| fluoride | 12 | a salt of hydrofluoric acid | - |
| calluses | 10 | - | - |
| slurring | 9 | - | - |
| ablution | 10 | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels | - |
| nautilus | 8 | cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells | - |
| blurring | 11 | - | - |
| allusion | 8 | passing reference or indirect mention | - |
| clunking | 15 | the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | - |
| speculum | 14 | a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior | - |
| devalued | 13 | lowered in value | - |
| clumsily | 15 | in a clumsy manner | he snatched the bills clumsily |
| slugging | 11 | - | - |
| deluding | 11 | - | - |
| blueness | 10 | blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime | - |
| illusive | 11 | based on or having the nature of an illusion | illusive hopes of finding a better job |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| including | 13 | - | - |
| influence | 14 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| evolution | 12 | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | - |
| volunteer | 12 | a person who performs voluntary work | - |
| exclusive | 21 | not divided or shared with others | they have exclusive use of the machine |
| nightclub | 17 | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night |
| pollution | 11 | the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors | - |
| concluded | 15 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | - |
| voluntary | 15 | (military) a person who freely enlists for service | - |
| reluctant | 11 | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom | a reluctant smile |
| clubhouse | 16 | a building that is occupied by a social club | the clubhouse needed a new roof |
| blueberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries | - |
| plutonium | 13 | a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 | - |
| blueprint | 13 | something intended as a guide for making something else | a blueprint for a house |
| influenza | 21 | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | - |
| columbine | 15 | a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains | - |
| cellulite | 11 | lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. | - |
| excluding | 20 | - | - |
| plundered | 13 | wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value | people returned to the plundered village |
| unplugged | 14 | - | - |
| flustered | 13 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| evaluated | 13 | - | - |
| inclusive | 14 | including much or everything; and especially including stated limits | an inclusive art form |
| seclusion | 11 | the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others | - |
| exclusion | 18 | the act of forcing out someone or something | - |
| polluting | 12 | - | - |
| columnist | 13 | a journalist who writes editorials | - |
| interlude | 10 | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | - |
| aluminium | 13 | a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite | - |
| bluebeard | 14 | (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience | - |
| reclusive | 14 | withdrawn from society; seeking solitude | lived an unsocial reclusive life |
| sugarplum | 14 | any of various small sugary candies | - |
| valuation | 12 | an appraisal of the value of something | he set a high valuation on friendship |
| collusion | 11 | agreement on a secret plot | - |
| bloodlust | 12 | a desire for bloodshed | - |
| inclusion | 11 | the relation of comprising something | he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work |
| bluegrass | 12 | an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses | - |
| dissolute | 10 | unrestrained by convention or morality | - |
| affluence | 17 | abundant wealth | - |
| glutinous | 10 | having the sticky properties of an adhesive | - |
| cluttered | 12 | filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish | his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair |
| superglue | 12 | - | - |
| celluloid | 12 | artificial as if portrayed in a film | a novel with flat celluloid characters |
| unluckily | 18 | by bad luck | - |
| cellulose | 11 | a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | - |
| clustered | 12 | clustered together but not coherent | - |
| bluntness | 11 | without sharpness or clearness of edge or point | - |
| fluctuate | 14 | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | - |
| colluding | 13 | - | - |
| glutamate | 12 | a salt or ester of glutamic acid | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| absolutely | 15 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | an absolutely magnificent painting |
| revolution | 13 | a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year |
| hallelujah | 23 | a shout or song of praise to God | - |
| conclusion | 14 | event whose occurrence ends something | - |
| influenced | 16 | - | - |
| resolution | 10 | the trait of being resolute | it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work |
| evaluation | 13 | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of | - |
| delusional | 11 | suffering from or characterized by delusions | - |
| curriculum | 16 | an integrated course of academic studies | - |
| invaluable | 15 | having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth | - |
| illuminate | 12 | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | - |
| fluttering | 14 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| salutation | 10 | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | - |
| conclusive | 17 | forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question | conclusive proof |
| absolution | 12 | the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance | - |
| illustrate | 10 | clarify by giving an example of | - |
| voluptuous | 15 | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | - |
| reluctance | 14 | a certain degree of unwillingness | a reluctance to commit himself |
| plundering | 14 | the act of stealing valuable things from a place | the plundering of the Parthenon |
| evaluating | 14 | - | - |
| illuminati | 12 | - | - |
| reevaluate | 13 | revise or renew one's assessment | - |
| concluding | 16 | occurring at or forming an end or termination | his concluding words came as a surprise |
| clumsiness | 14 | unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training | - |
| cerebellum | 16 | a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans | - |
| resolutely | 13 | with firmness | - |
| homunculus | 17 | a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal | - |
| gluttonous | 11 | given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink | over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands |
| metallurgy | 16 | the science and technology of metals | - |
| convoluted | 16 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | convoluted legal language |
| wanderlust | 14 | very strong or irresistible impulse to travel | - |
| lackluster | 16 | lacking brilliance or vitality | a dull lackluster life |
| halleluiah | 16 | - | - |
| confluence | 17 | a coming together of people | - |
| overvalued | 17 | - | - |
| salubrious | 12 | promoting health; healthful | the salubrious mountain air and water |
| cellulitis | 12 | an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain | - |
| unluckiest | 16 | - | - |
| fluctuated | 16 | - | - |
| plutocracy | 19 | a political system governed by the wealthy people | - |
| unplugging | 15 | - | - |
| landlubber | 15 | an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage | - |
| nonplussed | 13 | filled with bewilderment | - |
| bluebottle | 14 | an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers | - |
| clustering | 13 | a grouping of a number of similar things | - |
| devolution | 14 | the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) | - |
| unpolluted | 13 | free from admixture with noxious elements; clean | unpolluted streams |
| devaluated | 15 | - | - |
| fluffiness | 19 | a light softness | - |
| voluminous | 15 | marked by repeated turns and bends | - |
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