5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter
There are 444 five-letter words with U as the third letter in our dictionary; 279 of them are common words.
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All 444 words
- equal14 points
- stuck11 points
- stuff11 points
- truck11 points
- mouth10 points
- touch10 points
- found9 points
- rough9 points
- study9 points
- trunk9 points
- would9 points
- young9 points
- bound8 points
- could8 points
- doubt8 points
- fault8 points
- hours8 points
- house8 points
- pound8 points
- shuts8 points
- south8 points
- truly8 points
- truth8 points
- yours8 points
- abuse7 points
- amuse7 points
- cause7 points
- count7 points
- court7 points
- pause7 points
- round6 points
- sound6 points
- route5 points
- trust5 points
- usual5 points
- chuck16 points
- equip16 points
- squad15 points
- chunk14 points
- vouch13 points
- thumb12 points
- cough11 points
- flush11 points
- youth11 points
- brush10 points
- crush10 points
- drunk10 points
- blurb9 points
- clubs9 points
- fluid9 points
- laugh9 points
- skull9 points
- tough9 points
- wound9 points
- crude8 points
- drums8 points
- flute8 points
- fruit8 points
- lousy8 points
- mould8 points
- plugs8 points
- acute7 points
- blues7 points
- clues7 points
- cruel7 points
- drugs7 points
- mount7 points
- mouse7 points
- pours7 points
- sauce7 points
- adult6 points
- nouns5 points
- reuse5 points
- routs5 points
- souls5 points
- stuns5 points
- stunt5 points
- gauze15 points
- squid15 points
- azure14 points
- fluff14 points
- shuck14 points
- squat14 points
- bluff13 points
- cluck13 points
- exude13 points
- pluck13 points
- scuff13 points
- skulk13 points
- skunk13 points
- chums12 points
- couch12 points
- exult12 points
- fluke12 points
- flunk12 points
- gruff12 points
- jaunt12 points
- pouch12 points
- thump12 points
- bough11 points
- caulk11 points
- chugs11 points
- clump11 points
- crumb11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- snuff11 points
- spunk11 points
- blush10 points
- churn10 points
- chute10 points
- dough10 points
- gaudy10 points
- mauve10 points
- mousy10 points
- plush10 points
- saucy10 points
- coups9 points
- feuds9 points
- flung9 points
- hound9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- scums9 points
- slump9 points
- slunk9 points
- stump9 points
- stunk9 points
- swung9 points
- thuds9 points
- thugs9 points
- trump9 points
- wrung9 points
- blued8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- daubs8 points
- fauna8 points
- flues8 points
- fouls8 points
- fount8 points
- fours8 points
- grubs8 points
- hauls8 points
- haunt8 points
- mound8 points
- prude8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- slush8 points
- spuds8 points
- vault8 points
- bluer7 points
- blunt7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- bouts7 points
- brunt7 points
- brute7 points
- crust7 points
- erupt7 points
- gauge7 points
- glued7 points
- gouge7 points
- gourd7 points
- mauls7 points
- moult7 points
- mourn7 points
- pouts7 points
- prune7 points
- slums7 points
- smuts7 points
- snubs7 points
- soups7 points
- spurn7 points
- spurs7 points
- spurt7 points
- stubs7 points
- truce7 points
- usurp7 points
- daunt6 points
- douse6 points
- elude6 points
- gaunt6 points
- glues6 points
- gluts6 points
- gruel6 points
- grunt6 points
- lauds6 points
- rouge6 points
- slugs6 points
- slung6 points
- snugs6 points
- studs6 points
- stung6 points
- trued6 points
- louse5 points
- rouse5 points
- sauna5 points
- slurs5 points
- sluts5 points
- sours5 points
- taunt5 points
- tours5 points
- touts5 points
- truer5 points
- trues5 points
- klutz18 points
- chump14 points
- clunk11 points
- plunk11 points
- shush11 points
- flubs10 points
- slurp7 points
- abuzz25 points
- gauzy18 points
- squaw17 points
- squab16 points
- fluky15 points
- aquas14 points
- frump12 points
- joule12 points
- joust12 points
- churl10 points
- flume10 points
- scurf10 points
- soupy10 points
- coupe9 points
- gluey9 points
- gouty9 points
- scuba9 points
- sough9 points
- spume9 points
- deuce8 points
- drubs8 points
- fauns8 points
- ovule8 points
- scuds8 points
- usury8 points
- uvula8 points
- vaunt8 points
- abuts7 points
- alums7 points
- bruin7 points
- cruet7 points
- druid7 points
- scull7 points
- taupe7 points
- slued6 points
- inure5 points
- louts5 points
- slues5 points
- souse5 points
- truss5 points
- squib16 points
- grump10 points
- poufs10 points
- lough9 points
- skuas9 points
- souks9 points
- bruit7 points
- trugs6 points
- lours5 points
- roust5 points
- exurb14 points
- chubs12 points
- plumy12 points
- spumy12 points
- knurl9 points
- drupe8 points
- educe8 points
- houri8 points
- arums7 points
- bluet7 points
- cruse7 points
- eruct7 points
- moues7 points
- sputa7 points
- gluon6 points
- chuff16 points
- thuja15 points
- chufa13 points
- cruck13 points
- faugh12 points
- flump12 points
- haugh12 points
- rhumb12 points
- crump11 points
- fauve11 points
- fluty11 points
- sluff11 points
- thuya11 points
- bluey10 points
- churr10 points
- couth10 points
- haulm10 points
- pouty10 points
- brume9 points
- kauri9 points
- scups9 points
- bourg8 points
- daube8 points
- douce8 points
- douma8 points
- educt8 points
- feuar8 points
- fluor8 points
- glume8 points
- grume8 points
- loury8 points
- maund8 points
- saury8 points
- scudo8 points
- spued8 points
- boule7 points
- bouse7 points
- cauls7 points
- gauds7 points
- loupe7 points
- neume7 points
- oculi7 points
- poult7 points
- scuta7 points
- scute7 points
- scuts7 points
- slubs7 points
- spues7 points
- stupa7 points
- stupe7 points
- adust6 points
- doura6 points
- druse6 points
- erugo6 points
- gaurs6 points
- gauss6 points
- alula5 points
- elute5 points
- inurn5 points
- louis5 points
- stull5 points
- trull5 points
- jauks16 points
- jouks16 points
- equid15 points
- squeg15 points
- whump15 points
- yeuky15 points
- aquae14 points
- jaups14 points
- ajuga13 points
- amuck13 points
- heuch13 points
- pouff13 points
- heugh12 points
- joual12 points
- kaury12 points
- mouch12 points
- thunk12 points
- waugh12 points
- wauks12 points
- yeuks12 points
- baulk11 points
- brugh11 points
- brusk11 points
- dauby11 points
- fluyt11 points
- krubi11 points
- sculk11 points
- snuck11 points
- bhuts10 points
- bousy10 points
- kluge10 points
- phuts10 points
- roupy10 points
- sauch10 points
- teuch10 points
- yaups10 points
- blubs9 points
- blume9 points
- dhuti9 points
- fauld9 points
- feued9 points
- flued9 points
- frugs9 points
- knurs9 points
- neuks9 points
- saugh9 points
- sculp9 points
- teugh9 points
- yauds9 points
- yauld9 points
- adunc8 points
- ahull8 points
- bauds8 points
- cauld8 points
- coude8 points
- cruds8 points
- doums8 points
- gaums8 points
- geums8 points
- haute8 points
- mauds8 points
- routh8 points
- scudi8 points
- shuln8 points
- shuls8 points
- shute8 points
- thurl8 points
- wauls8 points
- yourn8 points
- youse8 points
- bourn7 points
- cruor7 points
- crura7 points
- glugs7 points
- loups7 points
- mauts7 points
- neums7 points
- pruta7 points
- roups7 points
- slurb7 points
- stums7 points
- tsuba7 points
- agues6 points
- dauts6 points
- etude6 points
- gault6 points
- gluer6 points
- gouts6 points
- grues6 points
- leuds6 points
- enure5 points
- etuis5 points
- lauan5 points
- laura5 points
- louie5 points
- rouen5 points
- roues5 points
- sauls5 points
- sault5 points
- saute5 points
- sturt5 points
- tauts5 points
- touse5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 444
- By usage: 207 very common, 72 common, 165 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- abuzz 25
- gauzy 18
- klutz 18
- squaw 17
- chuck 16
- chuff 16
- equip 16
- jauks 16
- jouks 16
- squab 16
Most common
- equal
- stuck
- stuff
- truck
- mouth
- touch
- found
- rough
- study
- trunk
Definitions
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- stuck (adjective)
- Caught or fixed.
- stuff (noun)
- The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- truck (noun)
- An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words with U as the third letter: 444 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as EQUAL and STUCK lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other 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
Which five-letter words with U as the third letter are the most common?
EQUAL, STUCK and STUFF are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words with U as the third letter you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.