5-Letter Words With U in the Middle
441 five-letter words have U as the third letter; 134 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | route | 0.49 | 1.13 |
| 2 | rouse | 0.50 | 1.08 |
| 3 | acute | 0.38 | 1.17 |
| 4 | haute | 0.48 | 1.05 |
| 5 | truce | 0.50 | 1.01 |
| 6 | cause | 0.55 | 0.96 |
| 7 | sauce | 0.61 | 0.90 |
| 8 | louie | 0.49 | 1.00 |
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444 words matching __U__
- wouldcommon
- couldcommon
- housecommon
- foundcommon
- youngcommon
- courtcommon
- hourscommon
- southcommon
- causecommon
- studycommon
- soundcommon
- roundcommon
- stuffcommon
- trustcommon
- truthcommon
- trumpcommon
- touchcommon
- doubtcommon
- trulycommon
- countcommon
- mouthcommon
- louiscommon
- adultcommon
- drugscommon
- toughcommon
- yourscommon
- youthcommon
- stuckcommon
- routecommon
- squadcommon
- abusecommon
- laughcommon
- equalcommon
- faultcommon
- truckcommon
- usualcommon
- drunkcommon
- fruitcommon
- clubscommon
- roughcommon
- mountcommon
- boundcommon
- bluescommon
- poundcommon
- mousecommon
- saucecommon
- lauracommon
- woundcommon
- brushcommon
- fluidcommon
- soulscommon
- chuckcommon
- couchcommon
- crushcommon
- tourscommon
- cruelcommon
- skullcommon
- trunkcommon
- gaugecommon
- thumbcommon
All 441 five-letter words
Starting with A 18
abuse abuts abuzz acute adult adunc adust agues ahull ajuga alula alums amuck amuse aquae aquas arums azure
Starting with B 32
bauds baulk bhuts blubs blued bluer blues bluet bluey bluff blume blunt blurb blurs blurt blush bough boule bound bourg bourn bouse bousy bouts brugh bruin bruit brume brunt brush brusk brute
Starting with C 44
cauld caulk cauls cause chubs chuck chufa chuff chugs chump chums chunk churl churn churr chute clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk couch coude cough could count coupe coups court couth cruck crude cruds cruel cruet crumb crump cruor crura cruse crush crust
Starting with D 21
daube daubs dauby daunt dauts deuce dhuti doubt douce dough douma doums doura douse drubs drugs druid drums drunk drupe druse
Starting with E 16
educe educt elude elute enure equal equid equip eruct erugo erupt etude etuis exude exult exurb
Starting with F 32
faugh fauld fault fauna fauns fauve feuar feuds feued flubs flued flues fluff fluid fluke fluky flume flump flung flunk fluor flush flute fluty fluyt fouls found fount fours frugs fruit frump
Starting with G 30
gauds gaudy gauge gault gaums gaunt gaurs gauss gauze gauzy geums glued gluer glues gluey glugs glume gluon gluts gouge gourd gouts gouty grubs gruel grues gruff grume grump grunt
Starting with H 11
haugh haulm hauls haunt haute heuch heugh hound houri hours house
Starting with I 2
inure inurn
Starting with J 7
jauks jaunt jaups joual jouks joule joust
Starting with K 7
kauri kaury kluge klutz knurl knurs krubi
Starting with L 15
lauan lauds laugh laura leuds lough louie louis loupe loups lours loury louse lousy louts
Starting with M 15
mauds mauls maund mauts mauve mouch moues mould moult mound mount mourn mouse mousy mouth
Starting with N 4
neuks neume neums nouns
Starting with O 2
oculi ovule
Starting with P 22
pause phuts pluck plugs plumb plume plump plums plumy plunk plush pouch pouff poufs poult pound pours pouts pouty prude prune pruta
Starting with R 14
reuse rhumb rouen roues rouge rough round roups roupy rouse roust route routh routs
Starting with S 93
sauce sauch saucy saugh sauls sault sauna saury saute scuba scudi scudo scuds scuff sculk scull sculp scums scups scurf scuta scute scuts shuck shuln shuls shuns shunt shush shute shuts skuas skulk skull skunk slubs slued slues sluff slugs slump slums slung slunk slurb slurp slurs slush snubs snuck snuff snugs sough souks souls sound soups soupy sours souse south spuds spued spues spume spumy spurn spurs spurt sputa squab squad squat squaw squeg squib squid stubs stuck studs study stuff stull stump stums stung stunk stuns stunt stupa stupe sturt swung
Starting with T 32
taunt taupe tauts teuch teugh thuds thugs thuja thumb thump thunk thurl thuya touch tough tours touse touts truce truck trued truer trues trugs trull truly trump trunk truss trust truth tsuba
Starting with U 4
usual usurp usury uvula
Starting with V 3
vault vaunt vouch
Starting with W 7
waugh wauks wauls whump would wound wrung
Starting with Y 10
yauds yauld yaups yeuks yeuky young yourn yours youse youth
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words have U as the third letter?
Our list has 441. 134 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that have U as the third letter?
WOULD, COULD, HOUSE, FOUND, YOUNG — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that has U as the third letter?
ROUTE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.49 green and 1.13 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.