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Lumbago

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Pain in the lower back and lumbar region, often caused by muscle strain, arthritis, or a herniated disc.

Years of heavy lifting had left him with chronic lumbago that flared up in cold weather.

Pronunciation

Syllables

lum·ba·go

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Synonyms

backachelower back pain

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Wordle

Ends in AGO which is memorable and contains the MB cluster in the middle

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Scrabble

Scores around 12 points and the AGO ending with MB cluster makes it a reasonable mid-game play

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