5-Letter Words Starting With CU
There are 63 five-letter words starting with CU in our dictionary; 33 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 63 words
- cubic11 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- curve10 points
- cured8 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- cuffs13 points
- cubed10 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- cuing8 points
- curds8 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curio7 points
- curls7 points
- cuter7 points
- curvy13 points
- cushy13 points
- cupid10 points
- cubit9 points
- cumin9 points
- cusps9 points
- cutup9 points
- cunts7 points
- curer7 points
- curie7 points
- cuppa11 points
- cutey10 points
- cutie7 points
- cuber9 points
- curia7 points
- cubby14 points
- culex14 points
- cuddy12 points
- culch12 points
- curch12 points
- cutch12 points
- cubeb11 points
- cukes11 points
- curdy11 points
- cusks11 points
- cully10 points
- cutty10 points
- culms9 points
- culpa9 points
- cupel9 points
- cusec9 points
- culet7 points
- curet7 points
- cutin7 points
- cutis7 points
- cuppy14 points
- cuifs10 points
- cuish10 points
- curfs10 points
- culti7 points
- curns7 points
- currs7 points
- curst7 points
- cusso7 points
- cutes7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 63
- By usage: 18 very common, 15 common, 30 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- cubby 14
- culex 14
- cuppy 14
- cuffs 13
- curvy 13
- cushy 13
- cuddy 12
- culch 12
- curch 12
- cutch 12
Most common
- cubic
- curly
- curry
- curve
- cured
- cures
- curse
- cuffs
- cubed
- cubes
Definitions
- cubic (adjective)
- Involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable.
- curly (adjective)
- (of hair) having curls or waves.
- curry (noun)
- (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice.
- curve (noun)
- The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.
This page lists every one of the 63 five-letter words starting with CU in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so CUBIC, CURLY and CURRY sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters CU, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with CU?
CUBBY scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
30 of the 63 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.