5 Letter Words With L and U

The full 890 5 letter words with l and u, with the 114 that can be the solution grouped at the top.

L and U in any order leaves 890 candidates. ADULT, AFOUL, ALBUM come first.

Everyday English accounts for 38 of these 890 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.

Best First Guesses

With 890 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

PULSE: takes 890 down to 184 at worst. It is on the answer list.
RULES: down to 184.
ADULT: down to 218. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 184 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, A (285), S (276) and E (229) appear here more than any others. 38 words out of 890 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words With L and U

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ADULT
AFOUL
ALBUM
ALOUD
ANNUL
AWFUL
BLUER
BLUFF
BLUNT
BLURB
BLURT
BLUSH
BOULE
BUGLE
BUILD
BUILT
BULGE
BULKY
BULLY
BURLY
CAULK
CLOUD
CLOUT
CLUCK
CLUED
CLUMP
CLUNG
COULD
CRUEL
CURLY
DULLY
ELUDE
EQUAL
EXULT
FAULT
FLOUR
FLOUT
FLUFF
FLUID
FLUKE
FLUME
FLUNG
FLUNK
FLUSH
FLUTE
FULLY
GHOUL
GRUEL
GUILD
GUILE
GUILT
GULCH
GULLY
LAUGH
LEMUR
LOCUS
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUCID
LUCKY
LUMEN
LUMPY
LUNAR
LUNCH
LUNGE
LUPUS
LURCH
LURID
LUSTY
MOGUL
MOULT
MULCH
MURAL
PLUCK
PLUMB
PLUME
PLUMP
PLUNK
PLUSH
PULPY
PULSE
PUPAL
PUPIL
QUAIL
QUALM
QUELL
QUILL
QUILT
RULER
RURAL
SKULK
SKULL
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SULKY
SULLY
SURLY
TRULY
TUBAL
TULIP
TULLE
ULCER
ULTRA
UNCLE
UNLIT
UNTIL
USUAL
UTILE
VALUE
VAULT
WOULD
BLUES
CLUBS
JULIA
LAURA
LINUX
LOTUS
LOUIS
RULED
RULES
SOULS

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With A

ADULT
AFOUL
ALBUM
ALOUD
ANNUL
AWFUL
AGLUS
AHULL
AKULE
ALBUS
ALDUS
ALENU
ALEUT
ALFUR
ALGUM
ALLUS
ALMUD
ALMUG
ALNUS
ALOUT
ALTUN
ALTUS
ALUCO
ALULA
ALUMS
ALUMY
ALURE
ALURK
ALUTA
ALVUS
AMELU
AMPUL
AMULA
ARULO
ATULE
AULAE
AULAS
AULIC
AULOI
AULOS
AUMIL
AURAL
AURYL
AUXIL
AYLLU

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With B

BLUER
BLUFF
BLUNT
BLURB
BLURT
BLUSH
BOULE
BUGLE
BUILD
BUILT
BULGE
BULKY
BULLY
BURLY
BLUES
BABUL
BALAU
BALUN
BALUS
BALUT
BAULD
BAULK
BELUE
BHALU
BLAUD
BLOUT
BLUBS
BLUDE
BLUDS
BLUDY
BLUED
BLUET
BLUEY
BLUID
BLUME
BLUNK
BLURS
BOLDU
BOLUS
BOUCL
BOULT
BRULE
BUBAL
BUHLS
BULAK
BULBS
BULBY
BULGY
BULKS
BULLA
BULLS
BULSE
BUREL
BURLS
BUTLE
BUTYL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With C

CAULK
CLOUD
CLOUT
CLUCK
CLUED
CLUMP
CLUNG
COULD
CRUEL
CURLY
CLUBS
CAPUL
CAULD
CAULI
CAULS
CHURL
CLAUS
CLAUT
CLEUK
CLOUR
CLOUS
CLUES
CLUEY
CLUFF
CLUNK
CRULL
CUBLA
CULCH
CULET
CULEX
CULLA
CULLS
CULLY
CULMS
CULMY
CULOT
CULPA
CULTI
CULTS
CULTY
CUMAL
CUMLY
CUMOL
CUMYL
CUPEL
CURLI
CURLS

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With D

DULLY
DAULT
DHOUL
DOLUS
DOUGL
DOULA
DUALA
DUALI
DUALS
DUCAL
DUELS
DUGAL
DULAT
DULCE
DULER
DULES
DULIA
DULLS
DULSE
DUNAL
DUOLE
DUPLA
DUPLE
DUPLY
DURAL
DURYL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With E

ELUDE
EQUAL
EXULT
ELEUT
ELIHU
ELUTE
EMULE
EMULS
EPULO
EULER
EUSOL
EXULS

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With F

FAULT
FLOUR
FLOUT
FLUFF
FLUID
FLUKE
FLUME
FLUNG
FLUNK
FLUSH
FLUTE
FULLY
FALUN
FALUS
FAULD
FAULX
FELUP
FILUM
FLEUR
FLUBS
FLUED
FLUER
FLUES
FLUEY
FLUKY
FLUMP
FLUOR
FLURN
FLURR
FLURT
FLUSK
FLUTY
FLUYT
FOULE
FOULS
FUELS
FUGAL
FUGLE
FUGLY
FULAH
FULLA
FULLS
FULTH
FULTZ
FULUP
FULWA
FUNLI
FURAL
FURIL
FURLS
FUROL
FURYL
FUSEL
FUSIL
FUZIL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With G

GHOUL
GRUEL
GUILD
GUILE
GUILT
GULCH
GULLY
GALUT
GAULS
GAULT
GEMUL
GHUSL
GLAUM
GLAUR
GLAUX
GLOUT
GLUCK
GLUED
GLUER
GLUES
GLUEY
GLUGG
GLUGS
GLUMA
GLUME
GLUMP
GLUMS
GLUON
GLUTE
GLUTS
GUELF
GUGAL
GUGGL
GUILY
GULAB
GULAE
GULAG
GULAR
GULAS
GULES
GULET
GULFS
GULFY
GULIX
GULLS
GULPH
GULPS
GULPY
GUMLY
GURLE
GURLS
GURLY
GUSLA
GUSLE
GUSLI
GUYLE
GUZUL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With H

HALDU
HAULD
HAULM
HAULS
HAULT
HILUM
HILUS
HOULT
HUILE
HULAS
HULCH
HULES
HULKS
HULKY
HULLO
HULLS
HULLY
HURLS
HURLY

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With I

IGLUS
ILEUM
ILEUS
ILIAU
ILIUM
ILLUS
INGLU
INULA
IULUS

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With J

JULIA
JABUL
JALUR
JARUL
JOKUL
JOUAL
JOULE
JUGAL
JULEP
JULES
JULID
JULIE
JULIO
JULUS
JURAL
JUREL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With K

KALUA
KHULA
KITUL
KLAUS
KLUCK
KLUGE
KLUNK
KLUTZ
KNULE
KNURL
KUGEL
KULAH
KULAK
KULAN
KULAS
KULFI

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With L

LAUGH
LEMUR
LOCUS
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUCID
LUCKY
LUMEN
LUMPY
LUNAR
LUNCH
LUNGE
LUPUS
LURCH
LURID
LUSTY
LAURA
LINUX
LOTUS
LOUIS
LADDU
LAIUS
LAMUS
LAMUT
LANUM
LARUM
LARUS
LASSU
LATUS
LAUAN
LAUCH
LAUDE
LAUDS
LAUFS
LAUIA
LAUND
LAURE
LAURY
LAUTU
LAYUP
LEDUM
LEGUA
LEHUA
LENDU
LEPUS
LETUP
LEUCH
LEUCO
LEUDS
LEUGH
LEUMA
LEUNG
LIEUE
LIEUS
LIEUT
LIMBU
LIMMU
LINUM
LINUS
LITUI
LITUS
LLUDD
LOBUS
LOCUM
LODUR
LOKUM
LORUM
LOUCH
LOUED
LOUEY
LOUGH
LOUIE
LOULU
LOUMA
LOUND
LOUNS
LOUPE
LOUPS
LOURD
LOURE
LOURS
LOURY
LOUTS
LOUTY
LUACH
LUAUS
LUBED
LUBES
LUBRA
LUCAN
LUCES
LUCET
LUCIA
LUCKS
LUCRE
LUDDY
LUDES
LUDIC
LUDOS
LUFFA
LUFFS
LUGED
LUGER
LUGES
LUIAN
LUIGI
LUITE
LUKAN
LUKAS
LUKET
LULAB
LULAV
LULLS
LULLY
LULUS
LUMAS
LUMBI
LUMME
LUMMY
LUMPS
LUMUT
LUNAS
LUNDA
LUNEL
LUNES
LUNET
LUNGI
LUNGS
LUNGY
LUNKA
LUNKS
LUNTS
LUPID
LUPIN
LUPIS
LURAL
LURED
LURER
LURES
LUREX
LURGI
LURGY
LURKS
LURKY
LURRY
LURVE
LUSER
LUSHY
LUSKS
LUSKY

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With M

MOGUL
MOULT
MULCH
MURAL
MALUM
MALUS
MANUL
MAULA
MAULS
MEAUL
MIAUL
MOLUE
MOSUL
MOULD
MOULE
MOULS
MOULY
MUGIL
MUHLY
MUILS
MULAI
MULCT
MULED
MULES
MULET
MULEY
MULGA
MULIE
MULLA
MULLS
MULSE
MULSH
MULTI
MULTO
MURLS
MURLY
MUSAL
MVULA
MVULE
MVULI

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With N

NOULD
NOULE
NOULS
NUCAL
NUJOL
NULLA
NULLO
NULLS
NULLY
NURLS
NURLY

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With O

OCULI
OLEUM
OMULS
OPELU
ORFUL
OULAP
OULKS
OUSEL
OUTLY
OUZEL
OVULA
OVULE

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With P

PLUCK
PLUMB
PLUME
PLUMP
PLUNK
PLUSH
PULPY
PULSE
PUPAL
PUPIL
PAKUL
PALAU
PALLU
PALUS
PASUL
PAULA
PAULS
PELAU
PELUS
PEUHL
PICUL
PIKUL
PILAU
PILUM
PILUS
PIPUL
PLAUD
PLAUR
PLOUK
PLOUT
PLUDS
PLUES
PLUFF
PLUGS
PLUKE
PLUMA
PLUMS
PLUMY
PLUNG
PLUOT
PLUPF
PLUPS
PLUTE
PLUTO
PLUTY
POCUL
POILU
POULE
POULP
POULT
PROUL
PUBAL
PUGIL
PULAO
PULAS
PULED
PULER
PULES
PULEX
PULIK
PULIS
PULKA
PULKS
PULLI
PULLS
PULLY
PULMO
PULPS
PULUS
PULUT
PURLS
PUSLE
PUZEL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With Q

QUAIL
QUALM
QUELL
QUILL
QUILT
QUALE
QUALY
QUARL
QUEAL
QUELT
QUERL
QUILA
QUIRL
QUOLL
QUORL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With R

RULER
RURAL
RULED
RULES
RAHUL
RAULI
REUEL
ROULE
ROULS
RUBEL
RUBLE
RUBLI
RUELY
RUGAL
RULLY
RUMAL
RUMLY
RUTYL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With S

SKULK
SKULL
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SULKY
SULLY
SURLY
SOULS
SALUD
SALUE
SALUS
SALUT
SAULD
SAULS
SAULT
SCAUL
SCHUL
SCULK
SCULL
SCULP
SCULS
SCULT
SEOUL
SHAUL
SHLUB
SHLUH
SHULE
SHULN
SHULS
SIMUL
SKULP
SLAUM
SLOUR
SLUBB
SLUBS
SLUED
SLUER
SLUES
SLUFF
SLUGS
SLUIG
SLUIT
SLUMS
SLURB
SLURS
SLUSE
SLUTS
SNURL
SOLUM
SOLUS
SOULX
SOULY
SOULZ
SPAUL
SPULE
SPURL
STULL
STULM
SULCI
SULEA
SULFA
SULFO
SULKA
SULKS
SULLA
SULLS
SULPH
SULUS
SUNIL
SUPPL
SURAL

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With T

TRULY
TUBAL
TULIP
TULLE
TALUK
TALUS
TAMUL
TAPUL
TAULA
TAULD
TAULI
THULE
THULR
THURL
TICUL
TOLUS
TOULD
TRULL
TUDEL
TUILE
TULES
TULPA
TULPS
TULSA
TULSI
TUMLI
TUNAL
TUPLE
TUTLY
TUZLA
TYLUS

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With U

ULCER
ULTRA
UNCLE
UNLIT
UNTIL
USUAL
UTILE
UALIS
UDALS
UDELL
UGALI
UGLIS
UHLAN
UHLLO
UINAL
ULAMA
ULANS
ULCUS
ULEMA
ULLER
ULMIC
ULMIN
ULMOS
ULMUS
ULNAD
ULNAE
ULNAR
ULNAS
ULOID
ULPAN
ULUHI
ULULU
ULVAN
ULVAS
ULYIE
ULZIE
UMBEL
UMBLE
UNLAP
UNLAW
UNLAX
UNLAY
UNLED
UNLEG
UNLET
UNLID
UNLIE
UNOIL
UNOLD
UNPLY
UNSLY
UPFLY
UPFUL
UPLAY
UPLED
UPLEG
UPLIT
URALI
UREAL
URIAL
URIEL
URLAR
URLED
URNAL
URSAL
UVALA
UVEAL
UVIOL
UVULA

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With V

VALUE
VAULT
VELUM
VOGUL
VOULI
VOULU
VULGO
VULNS
VULVA

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With W

WOULD
WAULK
WAULS
WHULK
WOFUL
WOGUL
WULLS
WURLY

5 Letter Words With L and U Starting With X, Y or Z

XUREL
YAULD
YOKUL
YULAN
YULES
ZULUS

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

FILUM: A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).
POILU: A French soldier (especially in World War I).
GLUME: Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.
ALULA: Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
ELUTE: Wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography.
OUZEL: Common black European thrush.
PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
BULGY: Curving outward.
FUSIL: A light flintlock musket.
FLUKY: Subject to accident or chance or change.
FUGAL: Of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue.
HILUM: The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
VELUM: A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.
UVEAL: Of or relating to the uvea of the eye.
DUPLE: Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain L and U?

Yes. WOULD, COULD and UNTIL have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. FULLY and USUAL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is AMPUL really a word?

Yes. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle). It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

WOULD. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YULES and YOKUL are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

ANNUL, BLUER and BLURT. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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