8 Letter Words Containing LUS

There are 89+ eight letter words with LUS in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter LUS word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with LUS.

Popular 8-Letter Words With LUS

clusters 10
calculus 12
illusion 8
stimulus 10
aplustre 10
callused 11
elusions 8
entellus 8
illusive 11
lustrine 8
lustrous 8
nautilus 8

All 8-Letter Words With LUS (69 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is LUS as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 89 8-letter words containing LUS in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.3, with -S endings dominating (52% of them).

Total Words
89
Avg Scrabble Score
11.3
Most Common Ending (52%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
IO

Word Containing List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

8 Letter Words with LUS are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 8 Letter Words starting with LUS.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 8 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 8-Letter LUS-Words in Scrabble

lustique 17
plushily 16
blushful 16
cycluses 15
flushing 15
slushily 14

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LUS?

17 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LUS is lustique with a total of 17 points.

L 1
U 1
S 1
T 1
I 1
Q 10
U 1
E 1

FAQ 8 Letter Words With LUS

  • How many 8 letter words containing LUS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 89 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain LUS. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.3.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing LUS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "lustique", "slushily", "outblush", "mollusca" contain LUS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "lustique" is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing LUS?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing LUS include "clusters", "calculus", "illusion", "stimulus", "aplustre".