LUDS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LUDS 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 LUDS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUDS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUDS
Front hooks — 1
bludsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LUDS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LUDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does LUDS mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangBritishlegal
Judges of a court, addressed or referred to together, especially in a British courtroom, in the informal plural.
Luds extends the singular lud, itself a shortened, informal version of lord used to address a single judge as "my lud". Counsel uses this plural form to address a panel of several judges together.
How LUDS is used
Informal legal courtroom usage, chiefly British; rare outside legal contexts.
- Counsel began, "may it please your luds", before the panel of judges.
- The barrister addressed the three luds in turn.
- Older law reports still refer to the sitting luds by this term.
- He bowed to the luds before presenting his case.
- The appeal court's luds retired to consider the judgment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUDS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUDS
2 longer words begin with LUDS.
Words ending in LUDS
1 words end in LUDS. Useful as a back hook: play LUDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LUDS
Common questions about LUDS
- Is LUDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUDS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUDS worth?
- LUDS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUDS mean?
- Judges of a court, addressed or referred to together, especially in a British courtroom, in the informal plural.
- What letters can be added to LUDS?
- LUDS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LUDS:
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