5-letter words with U

There are 1,582 five-letter words with U in our word list. 247 of them are common everyday words, such as ABOUT, COULD, WOULD and FOUND.

U follows Q in almost every Q word, and the prefix UN- (not) starts thousands of words, such as UNDO, UNFAIR and UNUSUAL.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

5-letter words (1,582)

Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words with U are there?

Our word list has 1,582 five-letter words with U. 247 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words with U?

The most common are ABOUT, COULD, WOULD, FOUND, GROUP and HOUSE.

Which five-letter word with U scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, FUZZY scores 29 points, the most of any five-letter word with U in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are CAUSE, SAUCE, PAUSE and NURSE.