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5 Letter Words With L and U
Need a strong guess from this group? Try pulse: it covers the letters these 405 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 405, 85 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with would, until, value, built.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: pulse.
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Common 5-letter words with L and U (85)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- would
- until
- value
- built
- build
- album
- fully
- adult
- lucky
- laugh
- lunch
- equal
- fault
- usual
- rural
- awful
- cloud
- uncle
- ultra
- fluid
- guilt
- cruel
- skull
- pulse
- flour
- guild
- blunt
- vault
- bully
- ruler
- pupil
- flush
- lunar
- lotus
- curly
- bluff
- blush
- flute
- aloud
- mural
- slump
- plush
- lousy
- bulky
- lucid
- quilt
- bulge
- clout
- fluff
- plume
- plump
- locus
- tulip
- fluke
- pluck
- quail
- gully
- quill
- sully
- mogul
- quell
- slush
- clump
- bugle
- plumb
- mulch
- ghoul
- lunge
- surly
- lumpy
- burly
- flume
- blurb
- lurch
- aural
- elude
- gulch
- guile
- lurid
- afoul
- ruble
- tulle
- louse
- lemur
- slurp
L and U sit side by side in 288 of these words (71%), most often as UL. On average a word here has 1.8 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 113 words). 20% repeat a letter, like fully. The most common first letter is L (75 words).
All 5-letter words with L and U (405)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
adult afoul ahull album algum almud almug aloud alula alums ampul annul aulic aulos aural awful babul baulk blubs blued bluer blues bluet bluey bluff blume blunt blurb blurs blurt blush bolus boule bubal bugle buhls build built bulbs bulge bulgy bulks bulky bulla bulls bully burls burly butle butyl cauld caulk cauls churl cloud clour clout clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk could cruel culch culet culex culls cully culms culpa culti cults cupel curls curly doula duals ducal duels dulce dulia dulls dully dulse duple dural elude elute equal exult fauld fault filum flour flout flubs flued flues fluff fluid fluke fluky flume flump flung flunk fluor flush flute fluty fluyt fouls fuels fugal fugle fulls fully furls fusel fusil fuzil gault ghoul glout glued gluer glues gluey glugs glume gluon glute gluts gruel guild guile guilt gulag gular gulas gulch gules gulfs gulfy gulls gully gulps gulpy haulm hauls hilum hilus hulas hulks hulky hullo hulls hurls hurly iglus ileum ileus ilium illus joual joule jugal julep jural jurel kluge klutz knurl kugel kulak kulfi larum lauan lauds laugh laura layup lehua lemur letup leuds lieus linum locum locus lotus lough louie louis loupe loups lours loury louse lousy louts luaus lubed lubes lubra luces lucid lucks lucky lucre ludes ludic ludos luffa luffs luged luger luges lulls lulus lumen lumps lumpy lunar lunas lunch lunes lunet lunge lungi lungs lunks lunts lupin lupus lurch lured lurer lures lurgy lurid lurks lurve lushy lusts lusty lusus lutea luted lutes luxes mauls miaul mogul mould moult muhly mulch mulct muled mules muley mulla mulls multi mural nulls nurls oculi oleum ousel ouzel ovule picul pilau pilus pluck plugs plumb plume plump plums plumy plunk plush poilu poult pulas puled puler pules pulik pulis pulls pulps pulpy pulse pupal pupil purls quail quale qualm quell quill quilt rubel ruble rugal ruled ruler rules rumal rural sauls sault schul sculk scull sculp shaul shuln shuls skulk skull slubs slued slues sluff slugs slump slums slung slunk slurb slurp slurs slush sluts solum solus souls stull sulci sulfa sulfo sulks sulky sully sulus suppl sural surly taluk talus thurl tolus trull truly tubal tules tulip tulle tuple ugali uhlan ulama ulans ulcer ulema ulnad ulnae ulnar ulnas ulpan ultra ulvas umbel uncle unlay unled unlet unlit until uplit ureal urial usual utile uveal uvula value vault velum vulgo vulva wauls woful would yauld yulan yules
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both L and U?
Our dictionary has 405, which is 4.5% of all five-letter words. 85 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try pulse. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 20% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
How often do L and U sit side by side?
L and U sit side by side in 288 of these words (71%), most often as UL.