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5 Letter Words With P and U

This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 235 five-letter words with P and U, with the 52 common ones (group, super, proud, upper) first.

P and U sit side by side in 153 of these words (65%), most often as PU. On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 56 words). 24% repeat a letter, like upper. The most common first letter is P (98 words).

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Common 5-letter words with P and U (52)

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

Tip: try pulse as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 24% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words with P and U (235)

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

ampul bumph bumps bumpy buppy burps caput chump clump coupe coups coypu croup crump culpa cupel cupid cuppa cuppy cusps cutup drupe dumps dumpy duped duper dupes duple duppy equip erupt flump frump getup group grump gulps gulpy guppy humph humps humpy input jaups julep jumps jumpy jupes jupon kaput layup letup loupe loups lumps lumpy lupin lupus mixup mumps opium ouphe ouphs pareu pause perdu phuts picul pilau pilus pinup pious pique pluck plugs plumb plume plump plums plumy plunk plush poilu popup pouch pouff poufs poult pound pours pouts pouty poyou prahu praus proud prude prune pruta pseud pubes pubic pubis puces pucka pucks pudgy pudic puffs puffy puggy pujah pujas puked pukes pukka pulas puled puler pules pulik pulis pulls pulps pulpy pulse pumas pumps punas punch pungs punka punks punky punny punto punts punty pupae pupal pupas pupil puppy purda puree purer purge purin puris purls purrs purse pursy puses pushy pussy puton putti putto putts putty quips quipu roups roupy rumps rupee scaup sculp scups setup sirup situp slump slurp soups soupy spout sprue sprug spuds spued spues spume spumy spunk spurn spurs spurt sputa stoup stump stupa stupe sumps sunup super supes suppl supra syrup taupe thump trump tulip tumps tupik tuple turps ulpan umped unapt uncap unhip unpeg unpen unpin unrip unzip upbow upbye updos updry upend uplit upped upper upset usurp whaup whump whups yaups yupon yuppy

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Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary has 235, which is 2.6% of all five-letter words. 52 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 P and U?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, group, followed by super and trump.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try pulse. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 24% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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