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 flunk

flunk (verb)

  1. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
  2. Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
  3. To shirk (a task or duty).
  4. To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference describing a person's attitude to life in general.)


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.