5-Letter Words With R and U
There are 456 five-letter words containing both R and U in our dictionary; 259 of them are common words.
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All 456 words
- hurry11 points
- truck11 points
- occur9 points
- rough9 points
- trunk9 points
- upper9 points
- group8 points
- hours8 points
- truly8 points
- truth8 points
- yours8 points
- court7 points
- guard7 points
- rumor7 points
- argue6 points
- round6 points
- sugar6 points
- under6 points
- outer5 points
- route5 points
- rules5 points
- trust5 points
- turns5 points
- users5 points
- query17 points
- furry11 points
- brush10 points
- buyer10 points
- crush10 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- curve10 points
- drunk10 points
- forum10 points
- humor10 points
- blurb9 points
- fraud9 points
- lurks9 points
- crude8 points
- cured8 points
- drums8 points
- flour8 points
- fruit8 points
- hurts8 points
- proud8 points
- purge8 points
- rusty8 points
- virus8 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- burst7 points
- cruel7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- drugs7 points
- incur7 points
- pours7 points
- super7 points
- urban7 points
- urged7 points
- ruled6 points
- urges6 points
- nurse5 points
- reuse5 points
- routs5 points
- ruins5 points
- ruler5 points
- rural5 points
- tutor5 points
- utter5 points
- quark18 points
- quirk18 points
- azure14 points
- murky14 points
- quart14 points
- queer14 points
- gruff12 points
- juror12 points
- rummy12 points
- crumb11 points
- ruffs11 points
- rugby11 points
- burly10 points
- churn10 points
- lurch10 points
- ruddy10 points
- shrub10 points
- syrup10 points
- burps9 points
- curbs9 points
- huger9 points
- rumps9 points
- scrub9 points
- shrug9 points
- trump9 points
- wrung9 points
- curds8 points
- fours8 points
- furls8 points
- furor8 points
- grubs8 points
- hurls8 points
- prude8 points
- revue8 points
- runny8 points
- surfs8 points
- surly8 points
- turfs8 points
- usher8 points
- bluer7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- brunt7 points
- brute7 points
- burro7 points
- burrs7 points
- crust7 points
- curio7 points
- curls7 points
- cuter7 points
- erupt7 points
- gourd7 points
- mourn7 points
- mural7 points
- muter7 points
- prune7 points
- puree7 points
- purer7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- rebut7 points
- recur7 points
- scour7 points
- serum7 points
- spurn7 points
- spurs7 points
- spurt7 points
- strum7 points
- truce7 points
- tumor7 points
- udder7 points
- ulcer7 points
- usurp7 points
- gruel6 points
- grunt6 points
- gurus6 points
- lured6 points
- lurid6 points
- nuder6 points
- odour6 points
- rogue6 points
- rouge6 points
- ruder6 points
- ruing6 points
- rungs6 points
- surge6 points
- trued6 points
- aural5 points
- auras5 points
- lunar5 points
- lures5 points
- rouse5 points
- runes5 points
- runts5 points
- ruses5 points
- rusts5 points
- slurs5 points
- sours5 points
- strut5 points
- surer5 points
- tours5 points
- trout5 points
- truer5 points
- trues5 points
- tuner5 points
- ultra5 points
- urine5 points
- uteri5 points
- curvy13 points
- slurp7 points
- turds6 points
- rerun5 points
- furze17 points
- quire14 points
- frump12 points
- murks11 points
- churl10 points
- femur10 points
- rheum10 points
- scurf10 points
- thrum10 points
- croup9 points
- rumba9 points
- rusks9 points
- umber9 points
- burgs8 points
- demur8 points
- drubs8 points
- usury8 points
- amour7 points
- bruin7 points
- cruet7 points
- curer7 points
- curie7 points
- druid7 points
- lemur7 points
- lucre7 points
- purls7 points
- rebus7 points
- rubes7 points
- ruble7 points
- rupee7 points
- tuber7 points
- unbar7 points
- auger6 points
- augur6 points
- grout6 points
- euros5 points
- inure5 points
- torus5 points
- truss5 points
- burgh11 points
- rucks11 points
- grump10 points
- scrum9 points
- bruit7 points
- runic7 points
- turbo7 points
- turps7 points
- trugs6 points
- lours5 points
- roust5 points
- exurb14 points
- quirt14 points
- rushy11 points
- turfy11 points
- burbs9 points
- cuber9 points
- knurl9 points
- kraut9 points
- umbra9 points
- drupe8 points
- duper8 points
- durum8 points
- houri8 points
- runty8 points
- rutty8 points
- unary8 points
- wurst8 points
- yurts8 points
- arums7 points
- burls7 points
- bursa7 points
- cruse7 points
- curia7 points
- eruct7 points
- supra7 points
- durst6 points
- ulnar5 points
- furzy20 points
- jorum14 points
- murex14 points
- quern14 points
- roque14 points
- cruck13 points
- kukri13 points
- redux13 points
- curch12 points
- jural12 points
- jurat12 points
- jurel12 points
- rhumb12 points
- burke11 points
- crump11 points
- curdy11 points
- burry10 points
- churr10 points
- mohur10 points
- pursy10 points
- ruche10 points
- brume9 points
- gyrus9 points
- hurds9 points
- kauri9 points
- kurus9 points
- mucor9 points
- mucro9 points
- surgy9 points
- bourg8 points
- feuar8 points
- fluor8 points
- furan8 points
- grume8 points
- hurst8 points
- loury8 points
- mudra8 points
- perdu8 points
- ruths8 points
- saury8 points
- surah8 points
- varus8 points
- vertu8 points
- virtu8 points
- auric7 points
- aurum7 points
- buran7 points
- buret7 points
- burin7 points
- burse7 points
- cornu7 points
- curet7 points
- gurge7 points
- larum7 points
- murre7 points
- muser7 points
- pareu7 points
- puler7 points
- recut7 points
- rudds7 points
- rumen7 points
- sprue7 points
- sucre7 points
- unarm7 points
- doura6 points
- druse6 points
- durra6 points
- erugo6 points
- gaurs6 points
- guars6 points
- sudor6 points
- surds6 points
- unrig6 points
- uredo6 points
- urger6 points
- aurar5 points
- inurn5 points
- sorus5 points
- stour5 points
- sural5 points
- suras5 points
- surra5 points
- sutra5 points
- trull5 points
- urial5 points
- qursh17 points
- quare14 points
- kaury12 points
- xerus12 points
- brugh11 points
- brusk11 points
- hurly11 points
- krubi11 points
- ruffe11 points
- surfy11 points
- updry11 points
- vrouw11 points
- buhrs10 points
- curfs10 points
- drouk10 points
- fumer10 points
- murry10 points
- prahu10 points
- rebuy10 points
- roupy10 points
- frugs9 points
- gurry9 points
- gursh9 points
- knaur9 points
- knurs9 points
- korun9 points
- kurta9 points
- turks9 points
- burds8 points
- cruds8 points
- duroc8 points
- mured8 points
- murid8 points
- purda8 points
- redub8 points
- routh8 points
- sprug8 points
- thurl8 points
- tuyer8 points
- yourn8 points
- yurta8 points
- arcus7 points
- bourn7 points
- buras7 points
- clour7 points
- cruor7 points
- crura7 points
- curns7 points
- currs7 points
- curst7 points
- dured7 points
- ecrus7 points
- muras7 points
- mures7 points
- murra7 points
- murrs7 points
- praus7 points
- pruta7 points
- purin7 points
- puris7 points
- ramus7 points
- roups7 points
- rubus7 points
- scaur7 points
- sirup7 points
- slurb7 points
- suber7 points
- unrip7 points
- urbia7 points
- ureic7 points
- argus6 points
- dural6 points
- duras6 points
- dures6 points
- durns6 points
- duros6 points
- durrs6 points
- gluer6 points
- grues6 points
- guiro6 points
- gular6 points
- luger6 points
- nurds6 points
- rugae6 points
- rugal6 points
- aurae5 points
- aurei5 points
- aures5 points
- auris5 points
- enure5 points
- laura5 points
- lurer5 points
- nurls5 points
- ourie5 points
- outre5 points
- risus5 points
- rouen5 points
- roues5 points
- ruana5 points
- ruers5 points
- rutin5 points
- sieur5 points
- sturt5 points
- suers5 points
- uraei5 points
- urare5 points
- urari5 points
- urase5 points
- urate5 points
- ureal5 points
- ureas5 points
- ursae5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 456
- By usage: 178 very common, 81 common, 197 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- furzy 20
- quark 18
- quirk 18
- furze 17
- query 17
- qursh 17
- azure 14
- exurb 14
- jorum 14
- murex 14
Most common
- hurry
- truck
- occur
- rough
- trunk
- upper
- group
- hours
- truly
- truth
Definitions
- hurry (noun)
- A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry.
- truck (noun)
- An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling.
- occur (verb)
- Come to pass.
- rough (adjective)
- Having or caused by an irregular surface.
Words that contain both R and U come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 456 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. FURZY is the top scorer here, worth 20 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both R and U?
FURZY 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?
197 of the 456 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.