5 Letter Words With U as the Second Letter
791 five-letter words in the ENABLE word list fit the pattern _U___. 10 offensive or vulgar words are hidden by default, so 781 are shown by default. 384 of the shown words are common English words (SCOWL size 50 or below). Common base words are listed first, then plurals and verb forms, then less common words.
High-coverage words
These common words use the letters that appear most often among the other matches, so trying one of them tells you about the most candidates at once. It is a simple letter-frequency score, not a complete solving strategy.
- rusty
- surly
- buyer
- curly
- lusty
Common base words (232)
- audio
- audit
- auger
- aught
- augur
- aural
- buddy
- budge
- buggy
- bugle
- build
- bulge
- bulgy
- bulky
- bully
- bumpy
- bunch
- bunny
- burly
- burnt
- burro
- burst
- busby
- bushy
- butch
- butte
- buxom
- buyer
- cubic
- cubit
- cuing
- cumin
- cupid
- curer
- curie
- curio
- curly
- curry
- curse
- curve
- curvy
- cushy
- cuter
- cutup
- ducal
- ducat
- duchy
- dully
- dummy
- dumpy
- dunce
- dusky
- dusty
- duvet
- fudge
- fugue
- fully
- funky
- funny
- furor
- furry
- furze
- fussy
- fusty
- futon
- fuzzy
- guano
- guard
- guava
- guess
- guest
- guide
- guild
- guile
- guilt
- guise
- gulag
- gulch
- gully
- gumbo
- gummy
- gunny
- guppy
- gushy
- gusto
- gusty
- gutsy
- hubby
- huffy
- huger
- human
- humid
- humor
- humus
- hunch
- hurry
- husky
- hussy
- hutch
- judge
- juice
- juicy
- julep
- jumbo
- jumpy
- junco
- junta
- juror
- kudzu
- lucid
- lucky
- lucre
- lumpy
- lunar
- lunch
- lunge
- lupus
- lurch
- lurid
- lusty
- mucky
- mucus
- muddy
- mufti
- muggy
- mulch
- mummy
- munch
- mural
- murky
- mushy
- music
- musky
- mussy
- musty
- muter
- nuder
- nudge
- nurse
- nutty
- ought
- ounce
- outdo
- outer
- outgo
- pubic
- pudgy
- puffy
- pulpy
- pulse
- punch
- pupal
- pupil
- puppy
- puree
- purer
- purge
- purse
- pushy
- putty
- quack
- quaff
- quail
- quake
- qualm
- quark
- quart
- quash
- quasi
- queen
- queer
- quell
- query
- quest
- queue
- quick
- quids
- quiet
- quill
- quilt
- quire
- quirk
- quite
- quoit
- quota
- quote
- quoth
- ruble
- ruddy
- ruder
- rugby
- ruing
- ruler
- rumba
- rummy
- rumor
- runny
- rupee
- rural
- rusty
- suave
- sudsy
- suede
- sugar
- suing
- suite
- sulky
- sully
- sumac
- sunny
- sunup
- super
- surer
- surge
- surly
- sushi
- tubas
- tubby
- tuber
- tulip
- tulle
- tumid
- tummy
- tumor
- tunas
- tuner
- tunic
- tunny
- tutor
- yucca
- yucky
- yummy
Most common letters in the open positions
Counted over the 232 common base words above.
| Position | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter 1 | q · 27 | b · 22 | g · 21 | c · 16 | m · 16 |
| Letter 3 | r · 31 | m · 22 | n · 22 | s · 21 | i · 20 |
| Letter 4 | e · 22 | i · 19 | l · 19 | c · 18 | t · 17 |
| Letter 5 | y · 76 | e · 37 | r · 25 | t · 15 | h · 12 |
Plurals and verb forms (152)
Common words that the AGID inflection database lists as a plural or verb form of another word, for example “cards” or “baked”.
- aunts
- auras
- autos
- bucks
- buffs
- built
- bulbs
- bulks
- bulls
- bumps
- bungs
- bunks
- bunts
- buoys
- burgs
- burns
- burps
- burrs
- bused
- buses
- busts
- cubed
- cubes
- cuffs
- culls
- cults
- curbs
- curds
- cured
- cures
- curls
- cusps
- ducks
- ducts
- duded
- dudes
- duels
- duets
- dukes
- dulls
- dumps
- dunes
- dungs
- dunks
- duped
- dupes
- dusts
- euros
- fuels
- fulls
- fumed
- fumes
- funds
- fungi
- funks
- furls
- fused
- fuses
- gulfs
- gulls
- gulps
- gurus
- gusts
- guyed
- huffs
- hulas
- hulks
- hulls
- humps
- hunks
- hunts
- hurls
- hurts
- husks
- jumps
- junks
- kudos
- luaus
- lubes
- lucks
- lulls
- lumps
- lungs
- lured
- lures
- lurks
- lusts
- lutes
- mucks
- muffs
- mules
- mulls
- mumps
- murks
- mused
- muses
- musts
- muted
- mutes
- mutts
- nuked
- nukes
- nulls
- numbs
- ousts
- outed
- pucks
- puffs
- puked
- pukes
- pulls
- pulps
- pumas
- pumps
- punks
- punts
- pupae
- purls
- purrs
- putts
- quads
- quays
- quips
- quits
- rubes
- ruffs
- ruins
- ruled
- rules
- rumps
- runes
- rungs
- runts
- ruses
- rusks
- rusts
- suits
- sulks
- sumps
- surfs
- tubed
- tubes
- tucks
- tufts
- tuned
- tunes
- turds
- turfs
- turns
- tusks
- tutus
- tuxes
Less common words (397)
Show 397 words that are in the ENABLE list but not in SCOWL size 50
- audad
- aulic
- aunty
- aurae
- aurar
- aurei
- aures
- auric
- auris
- aurum
- auxin
- bubal
- bubby
- bucko
- buffi
- buffo
- buffy
- buhls
- buhrs
- bulla
- bumfs
- bumph
- bunco
- bunds
- bundt
- bunko
- bunns
- bunya
- buran
- buras
- burbs
- burds
- buret
- burgh
- burin
- burke
- burls
- burry
- bursa
- burse
- busks
- buteo
- butle
- butty
- butut
- butyl
- cubby
- cubeb
- cuber
- cuddy
- cuifs
- cuish
- cukes
- culch
- culet
- culex
- cully
- culms
- culpa
- culti
- cupel
- cuppa
- cuppy
- curch
- curdy
- curet
- curfs
- curia
- curns
- currs
- curst
- cusec
- cusks
- cusso
- cutch
- cutes
- cutey
- cutie
- cutin
- cutis
- cutty
- duads
- duals
- duces
- ducky
- duddy
- duffs
- duits
- duked
- dulia
- dulse
- dumas
- dumbs
- dumka
- dumky
- dunam
- dunch
- dungy
- dunts
- duomi
- duomo
- duper
- duple
- dural
- duras
- dured
- dures
- durns
- duroc
- duros
- durra
- durrs
- durst
- durum
- dusks
- dutch
- fubsy
- fucus
- fugal
- fuggy
- fugio
- fugle
- fugus
- fujis
- fumer
- fumet
- fundi
- fungo
- furan
- furzy
- fusee
- fusel
- fusil
- fuzed
- fuzee
- fuzes
- fuzil
- guaco
- guans
- guars
- gucks
- gudes
- guffs
- guids
- guiro
- gular
- gules
- gulfy
- gulpy
- gumma
- gunks
- gunky
- gurge
- gurry
- gursh
- gussy
- gutta
- gutty
- guyot
- hucks
- hulky
- hullo
- humic
- humph
- humpy
- hunky
- hurds
- hurly
- hurst
- huzza
- jubas
- jubes
- judas
- judos
- jugal
- jugum
- jujus
- juked
- jukes
- junky
- junto
- jupes
- jupon
- jural
- jurat
- jurel
- justs
- jutes
- jutty
- kudus
- kugel
- kukri
- kulak
- kumys
- kurta
- kurus
- kusso
- luces
- ludes
- ludic
- luffa
- luffs
- luged
- luger
- luges
- lulus
- lumen
- lunas
- lunes
- lunet
- lungi
- lunks
- lunts
- lupin
- lurer
- lusus
- lutea
- luted
- luxes
- mucid
- mucin
- mucor
- mucro
- mudra
- muggs
- muhly
- mujik
- mulct
- muled
- muley
- mulla
- mumms
- mumus
- mungo
- munis
- muons
- muras
- mured
- mures
- murex
- murid
- murra
- murre
- murrs
- murry
- musca
- muser
- musks
- musth
- mutch
- muton
- muzzy
- nubby
- nubia
- nucha
- nudie
- nudzh
- numen
- nurds
- nurls
- nutsy
- ouphe
- ouphs
- ourie
- ousel
- outby
- outre
- ouzel
- ouzos
- pubis
- puces
- pucka
- pudic
- puggy
- pujah
- pujas
- pukka
- puled
- puler
- pules
- pulik
- pulis
- punas
- pungs
- punka
- punky
- punny
- punto
- punty
- pupas
- purda
- purin
- puris
- pursy
- puses
- puton
- putti
- putto
- quags
- quais
- quaky
- quale
- quant
- quare
- quass
- quate
- quean
- quern
- queys
- quiff
- quins
- quint
- quipu
- quirt
- quods
- quoin
- qursh
- ruana
- rubus
- ruche
- rucks
- rudds
- ruers
- ruffe
- rugae
- rugal
- rumen
- runic
- runty
- rushy
- ruths
- rutin
- rutty
- subah
- subas
- suber
- sucre
- sudds
- sudor
- suers
- suets
- suety
- sughs
- suint
- sulci
- sulfa
- sulfo
- sulus
- summa
- sumos
- sunna
- sunns
- supes
- supra
- surah
- sural
- suras
- surds
- surfy
- surgy
- surra
- sutra
- sutta
- tubae
- tubal
- tufas
- tuffs
- tufty
- tules
- tumps
- tungs
- tupik
- tuque
- turbo
- turfy
- turks
- turps
- tutee
- tutti
- tutty
- tuyer
- vuggs
- vuggy
- vughs
- vulgo
- wurst
- wussy
- yuans
- yucas
- yucch
- yucks
- yugas
- yulan
- yules
- yupon
- yurta
- yurts
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- _A___ 5 Letter Words With A as the Second Letter
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- _O___ 5 Letter Words With O as the Second Letter
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- _ER__ 5 Letter Words With E Second and R Third
- _LI__ 5 Letter Words With L Second and I Third
- _IS__ 5 Letter Words With I Second and S Third
- _IT__ 5 Letter Words With I Second and T Third
How this list is made: words come from the ENABLE word list (compiled around 2000, so some newer words are missing). “Common” means the word is in SCOWL size 50 or below. Plurals and verb forms are identified with AGID. Details on the About page and sources on the Credits page.