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5 Letter Words With O and U

Most people think of about, would, house, found first. The full list of five-letter words with O and U is longer: 294 words. Of those, 85 are common words that can be a daily answer; the other 209 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: torus.

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Common 5-letter words with O and U (85)

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

O and U sit side by side in 174 of these words (59%), most often as OU. On average a word here has 2.3 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 47 words). 15% repeat a letter, like union. The most common first letter is S (28 words).

All 5-letter words with O and U (294)

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

about afoul aloud amour audio aulos autos bayou bijou bogus bolus bonus bosun bough boule bound bourg bourn bouse bousy bouts bucko buffo bunco bunko buoys burro buteo buxom cloud clour clout conus cornu couch coude cough could count coupe coups court couth coypu croup cruor curio cusso donut doubt douce dough doula douma doums doura douse drouk dumbo dunno duomi duomo duroc duros erugo euros flour flout fluor focus fondu forum fouls found fount fours fugio fungo furor futon ghoul glout gluon gouge gourd gouts gouty group grout guaco guano guiro gumbo gusto guyot hocus hokku hokum hough hound houri hours house hullo humor jorum joual jouks joule joust judos jumbo junco junto jupon juror khoum knout korun kudos kusso locum locus lotus lough louie louis loupe loups lours loury louse lousy louts ludos meous miaou modus mogul mohur momus mouch moues mould moult mound mount mourn mouse mousy mouth mucor mucro mungo muons musos muton neuro nodus notum nouns oakum occur oculi odeum odium odour oleum onium opium ouens ought ounce ouphe ouphs ourie ousel ousts outby outdo outed outer outgo outre outta ouzel ouzos ovule pious poilu popup pouch pouff poufs poult pound pours pouts pouty poyou proud punto puton putto quods quoin quoit quota quote quoth rogue roque rouen roues rouge rough round roups roupy rouse roust route routh routs rumor sajou scour scout scudo shout shoyu snout solum solus sorus sough souks souls sound soups soupy sours souse south soyuz spout stoup stour stout sudor sulfo sumos swoun thous tofus togue tolus tonus toque torus touch tough tours touse touts trout tumor turbo tutor umbos unbox uncos uncoy ungot union unwon upbow updos uredo vodun vogue vouch vouge vrouw vulgo woful would wound young yourn yours youse youth yupon

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More 5-letter word lists with O or U

Starting with O (186)Starting with U (119)Ending in O (248)Ending in U (27) With O and S (1,122)With E and O (844)With O and R (761)With S and U (748)With L and O (621)With O and T (616)With N and O (606)With A and O (585)With D and O (473)With E and U (471)With R and U (464)With C and O (456)

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary has 294, which is 3.3% of all five-letter words. 85 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 torus. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 15% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do O and U sit side by side?

O and U sit side by side in 174 of these words (59%), most often as OU.

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