5 letter words starting with flu

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with flu.

  • FLUBS
  • FLUED
  • FLUES
  • FLUEY
  • FLUFF
  • FLUID
  • FLUKE
  • FLUKY
  • FLUME
  • FLUMP
  • FLUNG
  • FLUNK
  • FLUOR
  • FLURR
  • FLUSH
  • FLUTE
  • FLUTY
  • FLUYT

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of flubs

flubs (noun)

  1. An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.

flubs (verb)

  1. To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.


Definition of fluke

fluke (noun)

  1. A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.

fluke (verb)

  1. To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
  2. To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.

fluke (noun)

  1. A flounder.
  2. A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.

fluke (noun)

  1. Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
  2. Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
  3. A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
  4. In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
  5. Waste cotton.

Definition of fluky

fluky (adjective)

  1. Lucky
  2. Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes

Definition of flute

flute (noun)

  1. A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
  2. A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
  3. A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
  4. A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape
  5. A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
  6. A long French bread roll, baguette.
  7. An organ stop with a flute-like sound.
  8. A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc.

flute (verb)

  1. To play on a flute.
  2. To make a flutelike sound.
  3. To utter with a flutelike sound.
  4. To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).

flute (noun)

  1. A kind of flyboat; a storeship.