5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter
There are 752 five-letter words with U as the third letter, including 169 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __U__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With U as the Third Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- WOULD Used to indicate a conditional or hypothetical action or state
- COULD Past tense of can, expressing possibility or ability
- HOUSE A building that serves as living quarters
- FOUND Established an organization; also the past tense of find
- YOUNG Being in an early stage of life or growth; not old
- COURT A place where legal cases are heard, or an area for playing certain sports
- SOUTH The direction or compass point that is directly opposite to north
- CAUSE A person, thing, or event that makes something happen
- STUDY The activity of learning about a subject by reading or mental effort
- SOUND The auditory effect produced by vibrations traveling through air
- ROUND Having a circular or spherical shape
- STUFF Miscellaneous unspecified objects or things
More Common Puzzle Answers
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TOUCH
- DOUBT
- TRULY
- COUNT
- MOUTH
- ADULT
- TOUGH
- YOUTH
- STUCK
- ROUTE
- SQUAD
- LAUGH
- EQUAL
- TRUCK
- FAULT
- USUAL
- DRUNK
- FRUIT
- ROUGH
- MOUNT
- BOUND
- POUND
- MOUSE
- SAUCE
- WOUND
- BRUSH
- FLUID
- COUCH
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- CHUCK
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
- SKULL
- TRUNK
- GAUGE
- THUMB
- ACUTE
- PAUSE
- CRUDE
- COUGH
- BLUNT
- VAULT
- STUNT
- DOUGH
- FLUSH
- CRUST
- ROUGE
- CHUNK
- MOUND
- BLUFF
- BLUSH
- HAUNT
- FLUTE
- TRUCE
- FAUNA
- EQUIP
- SQUAT
- SWUNG
- STUMP
- SQUID
- HOUND
- POUCH
- MOURN
- BRUTE
- REUSE
- SLUMP
- AZURE
- COUPE
- FLUNG
- PLUSH
- LOUSY
- SCUBA
- TRUSS
- STUNG
- SNUCK
- SAUNA
- FLUFF
- CHUTE
- PLUME
- PLUMP
- GRUNT
- SNUFF
- FLUKE
- PLUCK
- VOUCH
- BRUNT
- AMUSE
- ROUSE
- SKUNK
- CHURN
- SLUSH
- DRUID
- CLUNG
- TRUER
- THUMP
- ERUPT
- CRUMB
- PRUNE
- TAUNT
- CLUMP
- DEUCE
- PLUMB
- CHUMP
- GAUNT
- SAUCY
- GAUZE
- SLUNG
- SPURT
- GAUDY
- SHUNT
- GOURD
- FLUME
- GRUFF
- BLURB
- ELUDE
- SHUSH
- CRUMP
- BOUGH
- GOUGE
- MAUVE
- USURP
- SPUNK
- LOUSE
- THUNK
- JAUNT
- DOUSE
- PRUDE
- ETUDE
- SLURP
- TAUPE
- USURY
- EXUDE
- BLURT
- JOUST
- SAUTE
- GRUEL
- STUNK
- POUTY
- SHUCK
- WRUNG
- SPURN
- CLUCK
- CAULK
- SQUIB
- SOUPY
- CLUNK
- BLUER
- FLUNK
- BOULE
- PLUNK
- DAUNT
- UVULA
- SLUNK
- SKULK
- EXULT
- VAUNT
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: S (18%), C (9%), B (7%)
- Most common last letter: S (26%), E (16%), T (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 28% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, A, L, O, R
- Most have 2 vowels (53%)
- 23% contain a repeated letter
- 169 of the 752 are common puzzle answers (22%)
Other Valid Words
583 additional dictionary words have U as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HOURS
- TRUMP
- LOUIS
- DRUGS
- YOURS
- ABUSE
- CLUBS
- BLUES
- SOULS
- TOURS
- SPURS
- DRUMS
- CLUES
- THUGS
- SHUTS
- PLUGS
- MOULD
- GLUED
- LOUIE
- PLUTO
- STUDS
- NOUNS
- FOURS
- POURS
- BOUTS
- HAUTE
- SLUMS
- FOULS
- SLURS
- SOUPS
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- SLUGS
- LAUDE
- HOUGH
- PLUMS
- WAUGH
- STUNS
- FEUDS
- COUPS
- HAULS
- LOUGH
- STUBS
- GAUSS
- ROUEN
- TOUTS
- SQUAW
- SAULT
- STURT
- UHURU
- BLURS
- PAULS
- CHUMS
- COURS
- CAUSA
- BLUME
- BRUIN
- SHURA
- LAUDS
- GRUBS
- SPUDS
- GAULT
- SCUFF
- JOULE
- ALUMS
- GLUES
- SMUTS
- MEUSE
- CLUED
- JEUNE
- ASURA
- SOURS
- SHUTE
- SNUBS
- SHUNS
- STUPA
- ABUZZ
- BOULT
- SCULL
- GRUMP
- FOUNT
- YOUSE
- ABUTS
- JAUNE
- BOURG
- DOULA
- MOULT
- VEUVE
- DOUMA
- CRUNK
- BRULE
- CHUGS
- BLUEY
- JOURS
- FLUOR
- CRUSE
- BOURN
- DOUCE
- GAUZY
- GLUON
- BLUED
- HAUGH
- ROUTH
- KLUTZ
- BAULK
- ROUTS
- BRUNG
- SCUSE
- GLUTE
- POUTS
- LOUTS
- LOUPE
- AMUCK
- SQUEE
- KLUGE
- MAULS
- BRUCK
- MOUSY
- CHUBS
- THUDS
- MAURI
- SQUAB
- SMUSH
- BRUST
- SCUMS
- KAURI
- CAUDA
- SOUKS
- INURE
- STULL
- FLUES
- MOULE
- HAUSE
- GRUND
- DRUSE
- BRUJA
- FLUBS
- BRUJO
- GOUTY
- TRULL
- TAUBE
- OVULE
- BRUIT
- THUJA
- SOUSE
- OCULI
- FRUMP
- CRUET
- CHUFF
- STURE
- SCUDS
- CRUDO
- SAUVE
- DRUPE
- CRUFT
- GLUEY
- AQUAE
- FAUNS
- KRUMP
- MAUND
- GLUTS
- STUMM
- SKUAS
- FLUKY
- ROUST
- SCUTE
- SOUGH
- KRUNK
- DAUBE
- FAUVE
- MAUKA
- LAUCH
- LEUCO
- MVULA
- POULE
- ANURA
- SAULS
- SCUDI
- TRUED
- DAUBS
- MAULA
- BRUME
- STUDE
- SCUZZ
- AZUKI
- SAURY
- CHURL
- TSUBA
- AQUAS
- THURL
- SCUDO
- BOUSE
- COUTH
- LOURY
- ELUTE
- SNUGS
- SPUME
- TRUES
- ALULA
- BRUGH
- FAUTE
- LOUND
- ROULE
- GLUME
- RHUMB
- SOUCE
- GHUSL
- WHUMP
- CHUSE
- MOUCH
- BOUGE
- GOUTS
- CAULD
- HAULT
- DRUSY
- EMULE
- PRUNO
- DOURA
- FOUTH
- POULT
- BHUNA
- YOURN
- TSUBO
- MAUZY
- TOUSE
- LOUPS
- EQUES
- SQUIZ
- SCURF
- SCULP
- POUCE
- BLUET
- KOURA
- HOURI
- EQUID
- KNURL
- CRUES
- FAUGH
- ZOUKS
- CRUCK
- HEUGH
- KHULA
- ABUNE
- INULA
- FOULE
- LAUND
- CRURA
- HOUTS
- MOULY
- SHULE
- GLUGS
- AJUGA
- POUFS
- NDUJA
- EXURB
- GLUER
- COURE
- STUPE
- FLUMP
- ABUNA
- SHULS
- POUFY
- LAUAN
- KNUTS
- KYUDO
- BLUBS
- FRUSH
- ENURE
- SLUFF
- PRUNY
- SHUBA
- EDUCE
- BOUNS
- CHUTS
- LOURS
- COURD
- PLUNG
- MOUST
- TOUNS
- MOUES
- LOUNS
- LOURE
- BOURD
- BAURS
- COUDE
- ROUES
- ALURE
- POUIS
- BRUTS
- SOUTS
- LOUED
- DOUTS
- MOULS
- POUPE
- MAUTS
- WAURS
- SCURS
- SOULY
- STUMS
- COUTA
- BOUSY
- HAUNS
- ROULS
- PLUTE
- FLUED
- MOUPS
- PLUES
- STUSH
- ROUMS
- FOUER
- RAUNS
- SPULE
- SPUES
- SPUED
- MAUNT
- PRUNT
- POUSY
- SCUTS
- CHURR
- ROUPS
- LOUMA
- FLUTY
- BLUDE
- PLUTY
- PHUTS
- SOUMS
- ARUMS
- FAUTS
- DOUMS
- FRUST
- GAURS
- FOUDS
- CAULS
- SMURS
- TAUTS
- MAUMS
- CAUMS
- BLUID
- GRUES
- BLUDS
- GRUED
- SQUIT
- DOUPS
- DAURS
- INUST
- SAUTS
- GOURA
- BLUNK
- TOUSY
- SPUER
- GRUME
- MBUBE
- CAUPS
- SLUES
- PLUPS
- SLUED
- ALUMY
- MAUMY
- WAULS
- SCULS
- PLUMY
- ROUPY
- ABURA
- AGUES
- ADUST
- BOUKS
- GOUCH
- AGUED
- TAUTY
- SPUMY
- NOUST
- BAUDS
- MAUDS
- USURE
- FOUAT
- NOULE
- FAURD
- MAUSY
- BLUDY
- CRUDS
- SAUNT
- DAUTS
- PLUDS
- SLUSE
- DOUAR
- CRUSY
- FOUET
- POUKE
- PAUAS
- ROUET
- JOUGS
- VAUTS
- POUPT
- VOUGE
- ROUGY
- SCUPS
- POUKS
- PRUTA
- ATUAS
- STUCS
- VAUTE
- FLURR
- WHUPS
- SPUTA
- CHUFA
- SPUGS
- REUNE
- HAUDS
- FAUCH
- EMURE
- GLUMS
- ALURK
- CRUDY
- MAUBY
- HAULD
- NOULS
- SOUCT
- ROUKS
- BRUSK
- FLUEY
- GAUMS
- CAURI
- SCUTA
- AGUSH
- SCUGS
- JOUAL
- SAUCH
- TOUZE
- TRUGS
- NOUNY
- TOUKS
- FRUGS
- FEUED
- FAULD
- CLUEY
- MBUGA
- MOUFS
- MEUMS
- NOUPS
- JAUPS
- ABURN
- TAULD
- DOUCS
- GAUPS
- ETUIS
- HOUFS
- GAUCH
- ERUCT
- OMULS
- GAUMY
- ROUKY
- DOUKS
- POUFF
- SLUIT
- PHUBS
- TEUCH
- JOUKS
- PLUKE
- PIUMS
- ROUFS
- BAUKS
- SQUEG
- PIUMA
- REUPS
- CAUKS
- GAUDS
- HOUFF
- GEUMS
- HEUCH
- VAUCH
- LEUCH
- INURN
- TOUZY
- NAUNT
- NOULD
- CRUVE
- EDUCT
- AGUNA
- SLUBS
- GOUKS
- DAUDS
- NOUGS
- COURB
- SMUGS
- LEUDS
- GRUFE
- GLUGG
- RAUPO
- SAUBA
- KAURY
- BOUTU
- WAUKS
- BHUTS
- GIUST
- KNURS
- DRUBS
- AGUEY
- RAULI
- GAUCY
- URUPA
- ODUMS
- NEUME
- ERUGO
- DAUBY
- NAUCH
- SNUSH
- CRUOR
- SCUFT
- STULM
- PLUFF
- HAUGO
- WAULK
- SAUGH
- SCULK
- FEUAR
- HAUFS
- DAULT
- TRUGO
- ENURN
- OFURO
- AZURY
- AHULL
- NEUMS
- SKUGS
- KNULE
- AGUTI
- JAUKS
- ADUNC
- TEUGH
- WAUFF
- LAUFS
- POULP
- AJUPA
- PLUOT
- LEUGH
- YOURT
- EXULS
- ARUHE
- TAUON
- NYUNG
- HAULM
- SHULN
- VOULU
- MAUVY
- PHUTU
- SAUNF
- DRUXY
- KHUDS
- PAUXI
- SLURB
- KNURR
- SLUBB
- KAUGH
- AZURN
- KNUBS
- URUBU
- NEUKS
- YAUPS
- NYUSE
- YOUKS
- BRUHS
- YAUDS
- GAUJE
- YAULD
- BRUVS
- DHUTI
- NOUJA
- ADUKI
- AHURU
- YEUCH
- THUYA
- ERUVS
- KAURU
- ZHUSH
- PYUFF
- FLUYT
- RYUGI
- NYUZE
- KRUBI
- YEUKS
- YEUKY
- MVULE
- PUUKO
- MVULI
- ZHUZH
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