5-Letter Words Starting With LOU

2 common words and 20 valid guesses start with "LOU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

2 common words20 valid words

Common Words (2)

Words most likely to be the answer.

louse
lousy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

louch
louey
lough
louhi
louie
louin
louis
louls
loulu
loupe
loups
lourd
lours
loury
louth
louts
louty
louys

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 20 matches.

Most common letters

l20
o20
u20
s8
y5
h4
e4
i4
r3
t3

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is i, appearing in 3 of 20 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 7 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ch · 1 words
  • -ey · 1 words
  • -gh · 1 words
  • -hi · 1 words
  • -ie · 1 words

Strategy

Only 2 possible answers start with "LOU" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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