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5 Letter Words With G and U
Most people think of group, young, guess, judge first. The full list of five-letter words with G and U is longer: 231 words. Of those, 65 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 166 are valid guesses only.
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: surge.
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Common 5-letter words with G and U (65)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- group
- young
- guess
- judge
- tough
- guide
- guard
- sugar
- laugh
- guest
- rough
- argue
- rugby
- ought
- usage
- guilt
- gauge
- cough
- guild
- rogue
- vague
- dough
- surge
- genus
- vogue
- rouge
- purge
- guise
- bogus
- fudge
- buggy
- shrug
- stung
- bulge
- budge
- nudge
- grunt
- gully
- mogul
- gusto
- gummy
- bugle
- gaunt
- gauze
- ghoul
- gamut
- debug
- lunge
- gaudy
- gourd
- gruff
- gulch
- auger
- guile
- bough
- fugue
- gutsy
- gouge
- gumbo
- guano
- guava
- gusty
- segue
- muggy
- getup
G and U sit side by side in 148 of these words (64%), most often as GU. On average a word here has 1.8 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 70 words). 20% repeat a letter, like guess. The most common first letter is G (95 words).
All 5-letter words with G and U (231)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both G and U?
Our dictionary has 231, which is 2.6% of all five-letter words. 65 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 surge. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 20% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
How often do G and U sit side by side?
G and U sit side by side in 148 of these words (64%), most often as GU.