8-letter words starting with LU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter LU. This section showcases how LU at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with LU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| luckiest | 14 | - | - |
| luscious | 10 | having strong sexual appeal | - |
| luncheon | 13 | a midday meal | - |
| luminous | 10 | softly bright or radiant | a sky luminous with stars |
| lukewarm | 17 | moderately warm | he hates lukewarm coffee |
| lunching | 14 | the act of eating lunch | - |
| lucidity | 14 | free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | - |
| lustrous | 8 | reflecting light | lustrous auburn hair |
| lunkhead | 16 | a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | - |
| luminary | 13 | a celebrity who is an inspiration to others | - |
| luckless | 14 | having or bringing misfortune | - |
| lubbards | 13 | - | - |
| lubberly | 15 | inexperienced in seamanship | of all landlubbers the most lubberly |
| lubrical | 12 | - | - |
| lucarnes | 10 | - | - |
| lucences | 12 | - | - |
| lucently | 13 | - | - |
| lucernes | 10 | - | - |
| lucidest | 11 | - | - |
| lucifers | 13 | - | - |
| lucigens | 11 | - | - |
| luculent | 10 | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable | a luculent oration |
| luderick | 15 | - | - |
| ludships | 14 | - | - |
| lugeings | 10 | - | - |
| luggable | 12 | - | - |
| luggages | 11 | - | - |
| lugholes | 12 | - | - |
| lugsails | 9 | - | - |
| lugworms | 14 | - | - |
| lulibubs | 12 | - | - |
| lumbagos | 13 | - | - |
| lumbangs | 13 | - | - |
| lumbered | 13 | - | - |
| lumberer | 12 | - | - |
| lumberly | 15 | - | - |
| lumbrici | 14 | - | - |
| luminant | 10 | - | - |
| lumining | 11 | - | - |
| luminism | 12 | an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River school; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective | - |
| luminist | 10 | - | - |
| lummiest | 12 | - | - |
| lummoxes | 19 | - | - |
| lumpenly | 15 | - | - |
| lumpfish | 18 | clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar | - |
| lumpiest | 12 | - | - |
| lumpkins | 16 | - | - |
| lunacies | 10 | - | - |
| lunanaut | 8 | - | - |
| lunarian | 8 | - | - |
| lunaries | 8 | - | - |
| lunarist | 8 | - | - |
| lunately | 11 | - | - |
| lunatics | 10 | - | - |
| lunation | 8 | the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) | - |
| lunchbox | 22 | - | - |
| lunchers | 13 | - | - |
| lunettes | 8 | - | - |
| lungeing | 10 | - | - |
| lungfish | 15 | air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought | - |
| lungfuls | 12 | - | - |
| lungless | 9 | - | - |
| lunglike | 13 | - | - |
| lungworm | 14 | - | - |
| lungwort | 12 | - | - |
| luniness | 8 | - | - |
| lunulate | 8 | - | - |
| lupanars | 10 | - | - |
| lupuline | 10 | - | - |
| lupulins | 10 | - | - |
| lurchers | 13 | - | - |
| lurching | 14 | - | - |
| lurdanes | 9 | - | - |
| luridest | 9 | - | - |
| luringly | 12 | - | - |
| lurkings | 13 | - | - |
| lushiest | 11 | - | - |
| lushness | 11 | the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses | - |
| lustered | 9 | - | - |
| lustiest | 8 | - | - |
| lustique | 17 | - | - |
| lustless | 8 | - | - |
| lustrate | 8 | purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials | - |
| lustrine | 8 | - | - |
| lustring | 9 | - | - |
| lustrums | 10 | - | - |
| lutanist | 8 | a musician who plays the lute | - |
| lutecium | 12 | a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium | - |
| lutefisk | 15 | dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency | - |
| lutelike | 12 | - | - |
| lutenist | 8 | a musician who plays the lute | - |
| luteolin | 8 | - | - |
| lutetium | 10 | a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium | - |
| lutfisks | 15 | - | - |
| lutherns | 11 | - | - |
| luthiers | 11 | - | - |
| luxating | 16 | - | - |
| luxation | 15 | displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ | - |
| luxmeter | 17 | - | - |
| luxuries | 15 | - | - |
| luxurist | 15 | - | - |
