Five-letter words with U in the middle (__U__)

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170 of the 754 matches are possible answers.

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Still undecided: 1st letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y·2nd letter: A, B, C, D, E, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z·4th letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, Z·5th letter: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, Y

Possible answers

158 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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ABUSE possible ACUTE used ADULT used AMUSE used AZURE used BLUER possible BLUFF used BLUNT used BLURB used BLURT used BLUSH used BOUGH used BOULE possible BOUND possible BRUNT possible BRUSH used BRUTE used CAULK used CAUSE used CHUCK used CHUMP used CHUNK used CHURN used CHUTE used CLUCK used CLUED possible CLUMP used CLUNG used CLUNK used COUCH used COUGH possible COULD used COUNT used COUPE possible COURT used CRUDE used CRUEL used CRUMB used CRUMP possible CRUSH used CRUST used DAUNT used DEUCE used DOUBT used DOUGH used DRUID possible DRUNK used ELUDE used EQUAL used EQUIP used ERUPT used ETUDE used EXULT used FAULT used FAUNA possible FLUFF used FLUID possible FLUKE used FLUME used FLUNG used FLUNK used FLUSH possible FLUTE used FOUND used FRUIT used GAUDY used GAUGE used GAUNT used GAUZE used GOUGE used GOURD possible GRUEL used GRUFF used GRUNT possible HAUNT used HAUTE possible HOUND used HOUSE used JAUNT used JOUST used LAUGH used LOUSE used LOUSY used MAUVE used MOULT used MOUND used MOUNT used MOURN used MOUSE used MOUTH used PAUSE used PLUCK used PLUMB used PLUME used PLUMP used PLUNK used PLUSH possible POUCH possible POUND used POUTY used PRUDE used PRUNE used REUSE used ROUGE used ROUGH used ROUND used ROUSE used ROUTE used SAUCE possible SAUCY used SAUNA used SAUTE used SCUBA possible SHUCK used SHUNT used SHUSH used SKULK possible SKULL used SKUNK used SLUMP used SLUNG used SLUNK possible SLURP possible SLUSH used SNUCK possible SNUFF possible SOUND used SOUPY used SOUTH used SPUNK possible SPURN possible SPURT used SQUAD used SQUAT used SQUIB possible SQUID used STUCK possible STUDY used STUFF used STUMP used STUNG used STUNK possible STUNT used SWUNG used TAUNT used TAUPE used THUMB used THUMP used TOUCH used TOUGH used TRUCE possible TRUCK used TRUER possible TRULY used TRUMP possible TRUNK possible TRUSS used TRUST used TRUTH used USUAL used USURP used UVULA used VAULT used VAUNT possible VOUCH used WOULD used WOUND used WRUNG used YOUNG used YOUTH used BLUES guess BOUTS guess CLUBS guess CLUES guess DRUGS guess DRUMS guess FOULS guess FOURS guess GLUED guess HOURS guess LAURA guess LOUIE guess LOUIS guess MOULD guess NOUNS guess PLUGS guess PLUTO guess POURS guess SHUTS guess SLUGS guess SLUMS guess SLURS guess SLUTS guess SOULS guess SOUPS guess SPURS guess STUDS guess THUGS guess TOURS guess YOURS guess

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Pattern guide

What fits __U__?

754 words match this pattern in the Wordle guess list. 170 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

77% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

OU 188/754 words (25%) AU 134/754 words (18%) LU 101/754 words (13%) RU 95/754 words (13%) UR 85/754 words (11%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 26% · two: 53% · three or more: 21%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __U__?
754 five-letter words match __U__ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 170 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SAUTE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.63 bits against the possible answers.