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5 Letter Words With U as the Second Letter

Five-letter words with U as the second letter make up 9.2% of the 9,032 five-letter words in our dictionary: 831 words. 20% of them are common words, such as music, human, quite, guess.

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Common 5-letter words with U as the second letter (164)

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The letter before the U is most often B (81 words), and the one after it R (143 words). On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 216 words). 33% repeat a letter, like guess. The most common first letter is B (81 words).

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All 5-letter words with U as the second letter (831)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

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More 5-letter word lists with U

Starting with U (119)Ending in U (27)Third letter U (454)Fourth letter U (264) With S and U (748)With E and U (471)With R and U (464)With L and U (405)With T and U (389)With A and U (383)With N and U (333)With O and U (294)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have U as the second letter?

Our dictionary has 831, which is 9.2% of all five-letter words. 164 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word with U as the second letter?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, music, followed by human and quite.

Which letters most often sit next to the U?

The letter before the U is most often B (81 words), and the one after it R (143 words).

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