5-Letter Words Starting With LOUS
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With LOUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With LOUS 2 words
How common is LOUS at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with LOUS. They average 6.5 points and the best is LOUSY (8 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.5
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- e 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LOUS
l 1o 1u 1s 1y 4
L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + Y 4 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lousy
- adjectivevery bad“a lousy play”
- adjectiveinfested with lice“burned their lousy clothes”
- adjectivevile; despicable“a dirty (or lousy) trick”
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How many five-letter words that start with LOUS are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with LOUS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with LOUS?
LOUSY is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LOUSE (5).