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5 Letter Words With K and U
153 words. That is how many five-letter words with K and U our dictionary accepts, 1.7% of all 9,032 five-letter words. 23 of them are everyday words (quick, lucky, stuck, truck), and only those can be the answer in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
K and U sit side by side in 47 of these words (31%), most often as UK. On average a word here has 1.5 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 34 words). 19% repeat a letter, like chuck. The most common first letter is K (27 words).
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Common 5-letter words with K and U (23)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- quick
- lucky
- stuck
- truck
- drunk
- chuck
- skull
- trunk
- chunk
- funky
- quake
- bulky
- husky
- fluke
- pluck
- quirk
- murky
- skunk
- haiku
- quack
- quark
- dusky
- spunk
Tip: try spunk as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 19% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with K and U (153)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
aduki amuck ankus baulk brusk bucko bucks bulks bulky bunko bunks burka burke busks caulk chuck chunk cluck clunk cruck cukes cusks drouk drunk ducks ducky duked dukes dumka dumky dunks dusks dusky fluke fluky flunk fucks funks funky gucks gunks gunky haiku hakus hokku hokum hucks hulks hulky hunks hunky husks husky jauks jouks juked jukes junks junky kagus kanzu kaput kauri kaury khoum kluge klutz knaur knout knurl knurs korun kraut krubi kudos kudus kudzu kugel kukri kulak kulfi kumys kunas kurta kurus kusso lucks lucky lunks lurks mucks mucky mujik murks murky musks musky muzak neuks nuked nukes oakum pluck plunk pucka pucks puked pukes pukka pulik punka punks punky quack quake quaky quark quick quirk rucks rusks sculk shuck skuas skulk skull skunk slunk snuck souks spunk stuck stunk sucks sucky sulks sulky taluk thunk truck trunk tucks tupik turks tusks ukase umiak wauks yeuks yeuky yucks yucky yukky
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both K and U?
Our dictionary has 153, which is 1.7% of all five-letter words. 23 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 both K and U?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, quick, followed by lucky and stuck.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try spunk. 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.