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5 Letter Words With D and U

Need a strong guess from this group? Try douse: it covers the letters these 278 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 278, 61 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with would, under, found, study.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: douse.

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Common 5-letter words with D and U (61)

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

D and U sit side by side in 152 of these words (55%), most often as DU. On average a word here has 1.9 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 105 words). 19% repeat a letter, like buddy. The most common first letter is D (96 words).

All 5-letter words with D and U (278)

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

adieu aduki adult adunc adust almud aloud audad audio audit bauds blued bound buddy budge build bunds bundt burds bused cauda cauld cloud clued coude could crude cruds cubed cuddy cupid curds curdy cured datum daube daubs dauby daunt dauts debug debus debut degum demur deuce dhuti donut doubt douce dough doula douma doums doura douse drouk drubs drugs druid drums drunk drupe druse duads duals ducal ducat duces duchy ducks ducky ducts duddy duded dudes duels duets duffs duits duked dukes dulce dulia dulls dully dulse dumas dumbo dumbs dumka dumky dummy dumps dumpy dunam dunce dunch dunes dungs dungy dunks dunno dunny dunts duomi duomo duped duper dupes duple duppy dural duras dured dures durns duroc duros durra durrs durst durum dusks dusky dusts dusty dutch duvet duxes educe educt elude endue equid etude exude fauld feuds feued flued fluid fondu found fraud fudge fudgy fumed fundi funds fused fuzed gauds gaudy glued gourd guard gudes guide guids guild guyed hound humid hurds indue judas judge judos juked kudos kudus kudzu lauds leuds lubed lucid ludes ludic ludos luged lured lurid luted mauds maund modus mould mound mucid muddy mudra muled mured murid mused muted ndugu nidus nodus nuder nudes nudge nudie nudzh nuked nurds odeum odium odour outdo outed perdu pound proud prude pseud pudgy pudic puked puled purda quads quids quods redub redux round rudds ruddy ruder ruled sadhu scudi scudo scuds sedum slued sound spuds spued squad squid studs study sudds sudor sudsy suede surds thuds trued tubed tumid tuned turds udder ulnad umped unbid undee under undid undue unfed unled unwed updos updry upend upped uredo urged vodun would wound yauds yauld

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both D and U?

Our dictionary has 278, which is 3.1% of all five-letter words. 61 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try douse. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 19% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do D and U sit side by side?

D and U sit side by side in 152 of these words (55%), most often as DU.

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