Five-letter words containing U

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ABOUT Very unlikely used ABUSE Likely ACUTE Possible used ADULT Very unlikely used AFOUL Likely ALBUM Very unlikely used ALOUD Very unlikely used AMUSE Very unlikely used ANNUL Likely ARGUE Possible used AUDIO Very unlikely used AUDIT Possible used AUGUR Likely AUNTY Likely AWFUL Very unlikely used AZURE Very unlikely used BAYOU Very unlikely used BEAUT Very unlikely used BEGUN Very unlikely used BLUER Likely BLUFF Very unlikely used BLUNT Very unlikely used BLURB Very unlikely used BLURT Possible used BLUSH Possible used BONUS Very unlikely used BOUGH Very unlikely used BOULE Likely BOUND Likely BRUNT Likely BRUSH Very unlikely used BRUTE Very unlikely used BUDDY Very unlikely used BUDGE Very unlikely used BUGGY Very unlikely used BUGLE Very unlikely used BUILD Very unlikely used BUILT Very unlikely used BULGE Very unlikely used BULKY Very unlikely used BULLY Very unlikely used BUMPY Very unlikely used BUNCH Very unlikely used BUNNY Very unlikely used BURLY Very unlikely used BURNT Very unlikely used BURST Very unlikely used BUSED Likely BUSHY Likely BUTCH Likely BUTTE Very unlikely used BUXOM Likely BUYER Very unlikely used CAPUT Likely CAULK Very unlikely used CAUSE Very unlikely used CHUCK Very unlikely used CHUMP Very unlikely used CHUNK Very unlikely used CHURN Very unlikely used CHUTE Very unlikely used CLOUD Very unlikely used CLOUT Likely CLUCK Possible used CLUED Likely CLUMP Very unlikely used CLUNG Very unlikely used CLUNK Very unlikely used COUCH Very unlikely used COUGH Likely COULD Very unlikely used COUNT Very unlikely used COUPE Likely COURT Very unlikely used CROUP Likely CRUDE Very unlikely used CRUEL Very unlikely used CRUMB Very unlikely used CRUMP Likely CRUSH Very unlikely used CRUST Possible used CUBIC Very unlikely used CUBIT Very unlikely used CUMIN Very unlikely used CURIO Very unlikely used CURLY Very unlikely used CURRY Very unlikely used CURSE Very unlikely used CURVE Very unlikely used CURVY Likely CUTIE Likely DATUM Very unlikely used DAUNT Very unlikely used DEBUG Very unlikely used DEBUT Very unlikely used DEMUR Very unlikely used DEUCE Very unlikely used DONUT Very unlikely used DOUBT Very unlikely used DOUGH Very unlikely used DRUID Likely DRUNK Very unlikely used DUCHY Possible used DULLY Likely DUMMY Very unlikely used DUMPY Likely DUNCE Very unlikely used DUSKY Very unlikely used DUSTY Very unlikely used DUTCH Possible used DUVET Very unlikely used ELUDE Very unlikely used ENNUI Very unlikely used ENSUE Very unlikely used EQUAL Very unlikely used EQUIP Very unlikely used ERUPT Very unlikely used ETUDE Very unlikely used EXULT Possible used FAULT Very unlikely used FAUNA Likely FEMUR Likely FETUS Likely FICUS Likely FLOUR Very unlikely used FLOUT Very unlikely used FLUFF Very unlikely used FLUID Likely FLUKE Very unlikely used FLUME Possible used FLUNG Very unlikely used FLUNK Very unlikely used FLUSH Likely FLUTE Very unlikely used FOCUS Very unlikely used FORUM Very unlikely used FOUND Very unlikely used FRAUD Likely FRUIT Very unlikely used FUDGE Likely FUGUE Very unlikely used FULLY Very unlikely used FUNGI Very unlikely used FUNKY Very unlikely used FUNNY Very unlikely used FUROR Likely FURRY Likely FUSSY Likely FUZZY Very unlikely used GAMUT Very unlikely used GAUDY Possible used GAUGE Very unlikely used GAUNT Very unlikely used GAUZE Very unlikely used GHOUL Very unlikely used GOUGE Possible used GOURD Likely GROUP Possible used GROUT Very unlikely used GRUEL Very unlikely used GRUFF Very unlikely used GRUNT Likely GUANO Very unlikely used GUARD Very unlikely used GUAVA Very unlikely used GUESS Very unlikely used GUEST Very unlikely used GUIDE Very unlikely used GUILD Possible used GUILE Very unlikely used GUILT Likely GUISE Very unlikely used GULCH Likely GULLY Very unlikely used GUMBO Very unlikely used GUMMY Very unlikely used GUNKY Very unlikely used GUPPY Very unlikely used GUSTO Likely GUSTY Very unlikely used HAUNT Very unlikely used HAUTE Likely HOUND Very unlikely used HOUSE Very unlikely used HUMAN Very unlikely used HUMID Very unlikely used HUMOR Very unlikely used HUMPH Possible used HUMUS Likely HUNCH Very unlikely used HUNKY Very unlikely used HURRY Very unlikely used HUSKY Likely HUSSY Likely HUTCH Very unlikely used IMBUE Very unlikely used INCUR Very unlikely used INPUT Very unlikely used ISSUE Very unlikely used JAUNT Possible used

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AROSE leaves 156.2808 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 2830 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, ABUSE has a 0.7% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 204.7021 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

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How many five-letter words contain U?
There are 2,830 five-letter words that contain U in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 474 words are possible answers.