5-Letter Words With N and U
There are 323 five-letter words containing both N and U in our dictionary; 185 of them are common words.
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All 323 words
- funny11 points
- human10 points
- lunch10 points
- found9 points
- funds9 points
- trunk9 points
- young9 points
- begun8 points
- bound8 points
- pound8 points
- count7 points
- input7 points
- round6 points
- sound6 points
- under6 points
- using6 points
- turns5 points
- unite5 points
- units5 points
- until5 points
- chunk14 points
- queen14 points
- bunch12 points
- punch12 points
- unify11 points
- drunk10 points
- wound9 points
- hunts8 points
- sunny8 points
- unity8 points
- venue8 points
- bonus7 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- incur7 points
- menus7 points
- minus7 points
- mount7 points
- punts7 points
- uncle7 points
- undid7 points
- urban7 points
- lungs6 points
- suing6 points
- tuned6 points
- nouns5 points
- nurse5 points
- ruins5 points
- stuns5 points
- stunt5 points
- tunes5 points
- union5 points
- unset5 points
- junks16 points
- hunch13 points
- skunk13 points
- flunk12 points
- hunks12 points
- jaunt12 points
- junta12 points
- munch12 points
- bunks11 points
- punks11 points
- snuff11 points
- spunk11 points
- bunny10 points
- churn10 points
- dunks10 points
- flung9 points
- fungi9 points
- hound9 points
- numbs9 points
- slunk9 points
- stunk9 points
- swung9 points
- wrung9 points
- clung8 points
- cuing8 points
- dunce8 points
- fauna8 points
- fount8 points
- haunt8 points
- mound8 points
- nutty8 points
- runny8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- unfit8 points
- unsay8 points
- upend8 points
- blunt7 points
- brunt7 points
- dungs7 points
- mourn7 points
- nudge7 points
- ounce7 points
- prune7 points
- snubs7 points
- spurn7 points
- sunup7 points
- tunic7 points
- uncut7 points
- unman7 points
- daunt6 points
- dunes6 points
- gaunt6 points
- genus6 points
- grunt6 points
- lunge6 points
- nuder6 points
- nudes6 points
- ruing6 points
- rungs6 points
- slung6 points
- snugs6 points
- stung6 points
- undue6 points
- annul5 points
- aunts5 points
- ensue5 points
- lunar5 points
- nulls5 points
- runes5 points
- runts5 points
- sauna5 points
- sinus5 points
- snout5 points
- taunt5 points
- tunas5 points
- tuner5 points
- untie5 points
- urine5 points
- unzip16 points
- funky15 points
- funks12 points
- clunk11 points
- plunk11 points
- nuked10 points
- nukes9 points
- pinup9 points
- snafu8 points
- rerun5 points
- junco14 points
- nexus12 points
- cumin9 points
- gunny9 points
- unwed9 points
- bungs8 points
- fauns8 points
- futon8 points
- tunny8 points
- vaunt8 points
- bruin7 points
- bunts7 points
- cunts7 points
- unbar7 points
- unpin7 points
- endue6 points
- guano6 points
- ennui5 points
- inure5 points
- ulnae5 points
- hunky15 points
- quins14 points
- quint14 points
- runic7 points
- unmet7 points
- unlit5 points
- unfix15 points
- quoin14 points
- unbox14 points
- gunky13 points
- auxin12 points
- nubby12 points
- bunco9 points
- knurl9 points
- uncap9 points
- unfed9 points
- nevus8 points
- runty8 points
- unary8 points
- unbid8 points
- lumen7 points
- gluon6 points
- ulnar5 points
- jupon14 points
- quant14 points
- quean14 points
- quern14 points
- unsex12 points
- ankus9 points
- fungo9 points
- knout9 points
- mucin9 points
- furan8 points
- maund8 points
- pungs8 points
- uhlan8 points
- unlay8 points
- unpeg8 points
- unwon8 points
- yulan8 points
- buran7 points
- burin7 points
- cornu7 points
- cutin7 points
- incus7 points
- muons7 points
- neume7 points
- notum7 points
- numen7 points
- rumen7 points
- unapt7 points
- unarm7 points
- unpen7 points
- guans6 points
- lungi6 points
- negus6 points
- nidus6 points
- nodus6 points
- unrig6 points
- inurn5 points
- nisus5 points
- suint5 points
- tonus5 points
- junky19 points
- nudzh18 points
- punky14 points
- unmix14 points
- junto12 points
- thunk12 points
- bunko11 points
- dunch11 points
- punka11 points
- snuck11 points
- bunya10 points
- dungy10 points
- fanum10 points
- gunks10 points
- nucha10 points
- punny10 points
- punty10 points
- uncoy10 points
- unhip10 points
- unmew10 points
- yamun10 points
- yupon10 points
- fondu9 points
- fundi9 points
- knaur9 points
- knurs9 points
- korun9 points
- lunks9 points
- neuks9 points
- vodun9 points
- adunc8 points
- aunty8 points
- bunds8 points
- bundt8 points
- dunam8 points
- mungo8 points
- nutsy8 points
- shuln8 points
- swoun8 points
- unhat8 points
- unsew8 points
- unwit8 points
- yourn8 points
- yuans8 points
- bosun7 points
- bourn7 points
- bunns7 points
- conus7 points
- curns7 points
- linum7 points
- lupin7 points
- manus7 points
- munis7 points
- muton7 points
- neums7 points
- nubia7 points
- onium7 points
- punas7 points
- punto7 points
- purin7 points
- puton7 points
- tabun7 points
- ulpan7 points
- unban7 points
- uncia7 points
- uncos7 points
- uncus7 points
- unrip7 points
- donut6 points
- dunts6 points
- durns6 points
- genua6 points
- indue6 points
- nudie6 points
- nurds6 points
- tungs6 points
- ulnad6 points
- undee6 points
- ungot6 points
- unled6 points
- enure5 points
- lauan5 points
- lunas5 points
- lunes5 points
- lunet5 points
- lunts5 points
- nurls5 points
- rouen5 points
- ruana5 points
- rutin5 points
- sunna5 points
- sunns5 points
- ulans5 points
- ulnas5 points
- unais5 points
- unaus5 points
- unlet5 points
- usnea5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 323
- By usage: 132 very common, 53 common, 138 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- junky 19
- nudzh 18
- junks 16
- unzip 16
- funky 15
- hunky 15
- unfix 15
- chunk 14
- junco 14
- jupon 14
Most common
- funny
- human
- lunch
- found
- funds
- trunk
- young
- begun
- bound
- pound
Definitions
- funny (adjective)
- Arousing or provoking laughter.
- human (adjective)
- Characteristic of humanity.
- lunch (noun)
- A midday meal.
- found (adjective)
- Come upon unexpectedly or after searching.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain both N and U. We count 323 of them, with 185 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so JUNKY at 19 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as FUNNY, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both N and U?
JUNKY scores 19 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?
138 of the 323 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.