LUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUDE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about LUDE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
slanghistorical
A slang term for Quaalude, a sedative and depressant drug once prescribed for anxiety and insomnia.
A lude was taken for its calming, sedative effect before methaqualone was banned in most countries. The shortened word survives mainly in older slang and accounts of 1970s drug culture.
How LUDE is used
Informal drug slang, now largely historical since the drug is banned in many countries.
- The film depicted characters popping a lude before the party.
- He said he'd taken a lude to calm his nerves.
- Doctors once prescribed what users called a lude for insomnia.
- The song mentions taking a lude before going out.
- Older slang dictionaries still list lude among drug terms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LUDE
The 4 tiles of LUDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LUDE
3 longer words begin with LUDE.
Words ending in LUDE
18 words end in LUDE. Useful as a back hook: play LUDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUDE inside
Showing 24 of 61 words that contain LUDE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUDE
Common questions about LUDE
- Is LUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUDE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUDE worth?
- LUDE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUDE mean?
- A slang term for Quaalude, a sedative and depressant drug once prescribed for anxiety and insomnia.
- What letters can be added to LUDE?
- LUDE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUDE:
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