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.