luck: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with L · ends with K
Meaning of luck
noun
- uncountable, usually
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
Example: The raffle is just a matter of luck.
- especially, uncountable, usually
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. A favourable chance occurrence.
Example: Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
- uncountable, usually
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
Example: He blew on the dice for luck.
- uncountable, usually
Success.
Example: I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.
Listed forms: lucks.
Source: Wiktionary — luck.
verb
- informal, intransitive
To find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon.
Listed forms: lucks, lucking, lucked.
Source: Wiktionary — luck.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for luck.
noun
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is luck in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of luck
L(1) + U(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of luck
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from luck
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in luck. Showing up to 24, longest first.