LUR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points
It depends on the list you play by. LUR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 3 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept LUR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUR is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does LUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A curved bronze horn from prehistoric Scandinavia.
Lurs are found in pairs in Danish bogs, curving in opposite directions, and many of them still play. They are three thousand years old, which makes them among the oldest working instruments anywhere in the world.
How LUR is used
Countable: a lur, two lurs. Also spelled lure.
- A lur is found in a pair and rarely alone.
- The word lur names a bronze age horn.
- Two lurs curve in opposite directions on purpose.
- A lur three thousand years old can still be played.
- Most lurs were dug out of Danish bogs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUR
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with LUR.
Words ending in LUR
3 words end in LUR. Useful as a back hook: play LUR onto a word already on the board.
Words with LUR inside
Showing 24 of 231 words that contain LUR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUR
Common questions about LUR
- Is LUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUR worth?
- LUR is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUR mean?
- A curved bronze horn from prehistoric Scandinavia.
- What letters can be added to LUR?
- LUR takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LUR:
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