Lues
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A progressive venereal disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, transmissible through sexual contact or from mother to child during pregnancy.
“Lues was once a widespread and much-feared illness before the development of effective antibiotics.”
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lu·es
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Wordle
LUES contains both U and E vowels and ends in S, worth testing when S is confirmed as a final letter
Scrabble
Worth 4 points from all low-value tiles, but the medical validity makes it a surprising and legitimate defensive play
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