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5 Letter Words With U as the Third Letter

A green U in the third tile? Then 454 words are still in play. The answer is most likely one of the 136 common ones, listed first below (would, house, found, young).

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Common 5-letter words with U as the third letter (136)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

The letter before the U is most often O (106 words), and the one after it N (49 words). On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 124 words). 23% repeat a letter, like stuff. The most common first letter is S (96 words).

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All 5-letter words with U as the third letter (454)

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

abuse abuts abuzz acute aduki adult adunc adust agues ahull ajuga alula alums amuck amuse aquae aquas arums azure 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 cauda 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 daube daubs dauby daunt dauts deuce dhuti doubt douce dough doula douma doums doura douse drubs drugs druid drums drunk drupe druse educe educt elude elute enure equal equid equip equiv eruct erugo erupt etude etuis exude exult exurb 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 gauds gaudy gauge gault gaums gaunt gaurs gauss gauze gauzy geums glued gluer glues gluey glugs glume gluon glute gluts gouge gourd gouts gouty grubs gruel grues gruff grume grump grunt haugh haulm hauls haunt haute heuch heugh hough hound houri hours house inure inurn jauks jaunt jaups joual jouks joule joust kauri kaury kluge klutz knurl knurs krubi lauan lauds laugh laura leuds lough louie louis loupe loups lours loury louse lousy louts mauds mauls maund mauts mauve mouch moues mould moult mound mount mourn mouse mousy mouth ndugu neuks neume neums neuro nouns oculi ovule pause phuts pluck plugs plumb plume plump plums plumy plunk plush pouch pouff poufs poult pound pours pouts pouty prude prune pruta reuse rhumb rouen roues rouge rough round roups roupy rouse roust route routh routs 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 sluts smuts snubs snuck snuff snugs sough souks souls sound soups soupy sours souse south spuds spued spues spume spumy spunk spurn spurs spurt sputa squab squad squat squeg squib squid squit stubs stuck studs study stuff stull stump stums stung stunk stuns stunt stupa stupe sturt swung 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 usual usurp usury uvula vault vaunt vouch vouge waugh wauks wauls whump whups would wound wrung yauds yauld yaups yeuks yeuky young yourn yours youse youth

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More 5-letter word lists with U

Starting with U (119)Ending in U (27)Second letter U (831)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 third letter?

Our dictionary has 454, which is 5% of all five-letter words. 136 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 third letter?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, would, followed by could and house.

Which letters most often sit next to the U?

The letter before the U is most often O (106 words), and the one after it N (49 words).

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