5-Letter Words With C and U
There are 264 five-letter words containing both C and U in our dictionary; 153 of them are common words.
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All 264 words
- quick20 points
- lucky14 points
- stuck11 points
- truck11 points
- lunch10 points
- touch10 points
- music9 points
- occur9 points
- could8 points
- cause7 points
- count7 points
- court7 points
- chuck16 points
- chunk14 points
- juice14 points
- bucks13 points
- mucks13 points
- vouch13 points
- bunch12 points
- ducks12 points
- punch12 points
- cough11 points
- cubic11 points
- crush10 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- curve10 points
- focus10 points
- clubs9 points
- cloud8 points
- crude8 points
- cured8 points
- acute7 points
- clues7 points
- cruel7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- incur7 points
- sauce7 points
- uncle7 points
- quack20 points
- juicy17 points
- shuck14 points
- cluck13 points
- cuffs13 points
- hunch13 points
- hutch13 points
- pluck13 points
- pucks13 points
- scuff13 points
- chums12 points
- couch12 points
- mulch12 points
- munch12 points
- pouch12 points
- caulk11 points
- chugs11 points
- clump11 points
- crumb11 points
- gulch11 points
- lucks11 points
- sucks11 points
- tucks11 points
- churn10 points
- chute10 points
- cubed10 points
- lurch10 points
- saucy10 points
- coups9 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- mucus9 points
- scrub9 points
- scums9 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- cuing8 points
- curds8 points
- ducts8 points
- dunce8 points
- lucid8 points
- clout7 points
- crust7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curio7 points
- curls7 points
- cuter7 points
- ounce7 points
- recur7 points
- scour7 points
- scout7 points
- truce7 points
- tunic7 points
- ulcer7 points
- uncut7 points
- yucky17 points
- chump14 points
- fucks14 points
- curvy13 points
- clunk11 points
- pubic11 points
- mucky16 points
- duchy14 points
- junco14 points
- cushy13 points
- butch12 points
- yucca12 points
- churl10 points
- cupid10 points
- scurf10 points
- coupe9 points
- croup9 points
- cubit9 points
- cumin9 points
- cusps9 points
- cutup9 points
- scuba9 points
- sumac9 points
- deuce8 points
- ducal8 points
- ducat8 points
- scuds8 points
- cruet7 points
- cunts7 points
- curer7 points
- curie7 points
- locus7 points
- lucre7 points
- scull7 points
- ducky15 points
- coypu12 points
- cuppa11 points
- rucks11 points
- cutey10 points
- locum9 points
- scrum9 points
- cutie7 points
- runic7 points
- fichu13 points
- chubs12 points
- cecum11 points
- dutch11 points
- ficus10 points
- bunco9 points
- cuber9 points
- mulct9 points
- uncap9 points
- educe8 points
- cruse7 points
- curia7 points
- eruct7 points
- ictus7 points
- chuff16 points
- cubby14 points
- culex14 points
- bucko13 points
- chufa13 points
- cruck13 points
- pucka13 points
- cuddy12 points
- culch12 points
- curch12 points
- cutch12 points
- gucks12 points
- humic12 points
- crump11 points
- cubeb11 points
- cukes11 points
- curdy11 points
- cusks11 points
- churr10 points
- couth10 points
- cully10 points
- cutty10 points
- fucus10 points
- hocus10 points
- ruche10 points
- caput9 points
- culms9 points
- culpa9 points
- cupel9 points
- cusec9 points
- mucin9 points
- mucor9 points
- mucro9 points
- picul9 points
- scups9 points
- douce8 points
- educt8 points
- guaco8 points
- ludic8 points
- scudo8 points
- ascus7 points
- aulic7 points
- auric7 points
- cauls7 points
- cornu7 points
- culet7 points
- curet7 points
- cutin7 points
- cutis7 points
- incus7 points
- oculi7 points
- recut7 points
- scuta7 points
- scute7 points
- scuts7 points
- sucre7 points
- sulci7 points
- yucch15 points
- cuppy14 points
- hucks14 points
- yucks14 points
- amuck13 points
- heuch13 points
- mouch12 points
- mutch12 points
- dunch11 points
- sculk11 points
- snuck11 points
- cuifs10 points
- cuish10 points
- curfs10 points
- mucid10 points
- nucha10 points
- pudic10 points
- sauch10 points
- schul10 points
- teuch10 points
- uncoy10 points
- vacua10 points
- yucas10 points
- musca9 points
- puces9 points
- scaup9 points
- sculp9 points
- umiac9 points
- adunc8 points
- cauld8 points
- coude8 points
- cruds8 points
- duces8 points
- duroc8 points
- scudi8 points
- arcus7 points
- casus7 points
- clour7 points
- conus7 points
- cruor7 points
- crura7 points
- culti7 points
- curns7 points
- currs7 points
- curst7 points
- cusso7 points
- cutes7 points
- ecrus7 points
- luces7 points
- scaur7 points
- uncia7 points
- uncos7 points
- uncus7 points
- ureic7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 264
- By usage: 96 very common, 57 common, 111 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quack 20
- quick 20
- juicy 17
- yucky 17
- chuck 16
- chuff 16
- mucky 16
- ducky 15
- yucch 15
- chump 14
Most common
- quick
- lucky
- stuck
- truck
- lunch
- touch
- music
- occur
- could
- cause
Definitions
- quick (adjective)
- Accomplished rapidly and without delay.
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- stuck (adjective)
- Caught or fixed.
- truck (noun)
- An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling.
Below you will find all 264 five-letter words containing both C and U from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. QUICK, LUCKY and STUCK are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that contain both C and U, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both C and U once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both C and U?
QUACK scores 20 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?
111 of the 264 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.