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LUSTER

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

LUSTER is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

LUSTERS-s 5 LUSTRE 3 LUSTERING-ing 11 LUSTERED-ed 11
noun
  1. UScountableuncountableThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
    • metallic luster
    • pearly luster
    • the diamond’s luster
  2. UScountableuncountableThe way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
  3. UScountablefigurativelyuncountableShining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
    • the sun’s luster
    • the luster of the minor stars
  4. UScountablefigurativelyuncountableShining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
    • After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
  5. UScountablefigurativelyuncountableShining fame, renown, glory.
    • After the scandal, the idol lost his luster and could only get work in Vegas.
  6. UScountablefigurativelyuncountablePolish, social refinement.
    • Sure, the posh git spoke with fine lustre. ’S all a load of bollocks, though, innit?
  7. UScountableliteraryuncountableAny shining body or thing.
  8. UScountableuncountableA piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
  9. UScountableuncountableAn ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
  10. UScountableuncountableA substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
  11. UScountableuncountableThe layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
  12. USabbreviationclippingcountableuncountableClipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics.
  13. UScountableuncountableA kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
  14. UScountableobsoleteuncountableA glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.
  15. USalternativeAlternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
  16. USarchaicOne who lusts, one inflamed with lust.
  17. USobsoleteSynonym of den: a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.
verb
  1. USarchaicintransitiveTo have luster, to gleam, to shine.
  2. USarchaicintransitiveTo gain luster, to become lustrous.
  3. USobsoletetransitiveTo make illustrious or attractive, to distinguish.
  4. UStransitiveTo coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
  5. USobsoletetransitiveTo shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
  6. USobsoletetransitiveSynonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew.
  7. USobsoletetransitiveSynonym of look, to look over, to survey.