What It Scores
LUDE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud. The letters break down as L1 U1 D2 E1.
Anagrams of LUDE (3)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In LUDE
10 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
3 letter words (7)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing LUDE
LUDE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.