Lute
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A waterproof sealant or cement used to coat porous surfaces or fill joints, making them impervious to gas or liquid.
“The chemist applied lute around the glass joints to prevent any vapour from escaping.”
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LUTE ends in -UTE, sharing the pattern with CUTE, MUTE, and JUTE, test -UTE endings to narrow the field quickly
Scrabble
Worth 4 points, low base value but hooks with D for LUTED or S for LUTES, giving it some rack extension options
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