5-Letter Words With U
There are 1,596 five-letter words containing U in our dictionary; 908 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.
The 600 most common of 1,596 words
- quick20 points
- jumps16 points
- equal14 points
- judge14 points
- lucky14 points
- queue14 points
- quiet14 points
- quite14 points
- quits14 points
- quote14 points
- awful11 points
- fully11 points
- funny11 points
- hurry11 points
- stuck11 points
- stuff11 points
- truck11 points
- human10 points
- lunch10 points
- mouth10 points
- touch10 points
- album9 points
- found9 points
- funds9 points
- music9 points
- occur9 points
- ought9 points
- rough9 points
- study9 points
- trunk9 points
- upper9 points
- vague9 points
- would9 points
- young9 points
- begun8 points
- bound8 points
- build8 points
- could8 points
- datum8 points
- doubt8 points
- fault8 points
- group8 points
- hours8 points
- house8 points
- pound8 points
- shuts8 points
- south8 points
- truly8 points
- truth8 points
- value8 points
- yours8 points
- about7 points
- abuse7 points
- amuse7 points
- built7 points
- cause7 points
- count7 points
- court7 points
- guard7 points
- guide7 points
- input7 points
- pause7 points
- pulls7 points
- putts7 points
- rumor7 points
- upset7 points
- argue6 points
- guess6 points
- round6 points
- sound6 points
- sugar6 points
- under6 points
- usage6 points
- using6 points
- issue5 points
- outer5 points
- route5 points
- rules5 points
- suits5 points
- trust5 points
- turns5 points
- unite5 points
- units5 points
- until5 points
- users5 points
- usual5 points
- fuzzy29 points
- query17 points
- chuck16 points
- equip16 points
- squad15 points
- chunk14 points
- juice14 points
- mummy14 points
- queen14 points
- quest14 points
- quota14 points
- bucks13 points
- dummy13 points
- mucks13 points
- vouch13 points
- bunch12 points
- ducks12 points
- punch12 points
- thumb12 points
- cough11 points
- cubic11 points
- flush11 points
- furry11 points
- fussy11 points
- pumps11 points
- unify11 points
- youth11 points
- brush10 points
- buyer10 points
- crush10 points
- curly10 points
- curry10 points
- curve10 points
- drunk10 points
- dumps10 points
- focus10 points
- forum10 points
- fudge10 points
- fumes10 points
- humor10 points
- blurb9 points
- bulbs9 points
- clubs9 points
- debug9 points
- dusty9 points
- fluid9 points
- fraud9 points
- laugh9 points
- lumps9 points
- lurks9 points
- pupil9 points
- skull9 points
- tough9 points
- wound9 points
- bogus8 points
- cloud8 points
- crude8 points
- cured8 points
- drums8 points
- flour8 points
- flute8 points
- fruit8 points
- hunts8 points
- hurts8 points
- lousy8 points
- mould8 points
- plugs8 points
- proud8 points
- purge8 points
- rusty8 points
- shout8 points
- sunny8 points
- thous8 points
- unity8 points
- venue8 points
- virus8 points
- acute7 points
- blues7 points
- bonus7 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- burst7 points
- buses7 points
- clues7 points
- cruel7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- drugs7 points
- incur7 points
- menus7 points
- minus7 points
- mount7 points
- mouse7 points
- pours7 points
- pulse7 points
- punts7 points
- sauce7 points
- spout7 points
- super7 points
- tubes7 points
- uncle7 points
- undid7 points
- urban7 points
- urged7 points
- adult6 points
- aloud6 points
- audio6 points
- guest6 points
- guilt6 points
- lungs6 points
- ruled6 points
- suing6 points
- tuned6 points
- urges6 points
- nouns5 points
- nurse5 points
- reuse5 points
- routs5 points
- ruins5 points
- ruler5 points
- rural5 points
- souls5 points
- stuns5 points
- stunt5 points
- suite5 points
- tunes5 points
- tutor5 points
- union5 points
- unset5 points
- utter5 points
- quack20 points
- jumpy19 points
- quake18 points
- quark18 points
- quirk18 points
- huffy17 points
- juicy17 points
- quash17 points
- quays17 points
- buxom16 points
- jumbo16 points
- junks16 points
- pique16 points
- puffy16 points
- qualm16 points
- quips16 points
- gauze15 points
- husky15 points
- squid15 points
- azure14 points
- bulky14 points
- bumpy14 points
- fluff14 points
- huffs14 points
- murky14 points
- puppy14 points
- quail14 points
- quart14 points
- queer14 points
- quell14 points
- quill14 points
- quilt14 points
- shuck14 points
- squat14 points
- bluff13 points
- buffs13 points
- bushy13 points
- cluck13 points
- cuffs13 points
- dumpy13 points
- dusky13 points
- exude13 points
- gummy13 points
- guppy13 points
- hunch13 points
- hutch13 points
- muffs13 points
- mushy13 points
- pluck13 points
- pucks13 points
- puffs13 points
- pushy13 points
- scuff13 points
- skulk13 points
- skunk13 points
- buddy12 points
- buggy12 points
- chums12 points
- couch12 points
- exult12 points
- fluke12 points
- flunk12 points
- gruff12 points
- hulks12 points
- humps12 points
- hunks12 points
- husks12 points
- jaunt12 points
- junta12 points
- juror12 points
- lumpy12 points
- muddy12 points
- muggy12 points
- mulch12 points
- munch12 points
- pouch12 points
- pudgy12 points
- puked12 points
- rummy12 points
- sulky12 points
- thump12 points
- tummy12 points
- bough11 points
- bulks11 points
- bumps11 points
- bunks11 points
- caulk11 points
- chugs11 points
- clump11 points
- crumb11 points
- fumed11 points
- gulch11 points
- humid11 points
- lucks11 points
- mumps11 points
- plumb11 points
- plump11 points
- pukes11 points
- punks11 points
- ruffs11 points
- rugby11 points
- snuff11 points
- spunk11 points
- sucks11 points
- tucks11 points
- bayou10 points
- blush10 points
- bully10 points
- bunny10 points
- buoys10 points
- burly10 points
- churn10 points
- chute10 points
- cubed10 points
- dough10 points
- dukes10 points
- dunks10 points
- gaudy10 points
- guyed10 points
- kudos10 points
- lurch10 points
- mauve10 points
- mousy10 points
- musty10 points
- plush10 points
- pussy10 points
- putty10 points
- ruddy10 points
- saucy10 points
- shrub10 points
- syrup10 points
- upped10 points
- budge9 points
- burps9 points
- coups9 points
- cubes9 points
- curbs9 points
- dully9 points
- duped9 points
- duvet9 points
- feuds9 points
- flung9 points
- fungi9 points
- fused9 points
- ghoul9 points
- gulfs9 points
- gully9 points
- gusty9 points
- hound9 points
- huger9 points
- mucus9 points
- numbs9 points
- opium9 points
- plume9 points
- plums9 points
- pulps9 points
- pumas9 points
- rumps9 points
- scrub9 points
- scums9 points
- shrug9 points
- slump9 points
- slunk9 points
- stump9 points
- stunk9 points
- sulks9 points
- swung9 points
- thuds9 points
- thugs9 points
- trump9 points
- tusks9 points
- vogue9 points
- wrung9 points
- blued8 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- bused8 points
- clued8 points
- clung8 points
- cuing8 points
- curds8 points
- daubs8 points
- debut8 points
- ducts8 points
- duded8 points
- dunce8 points
- dupes8 points
- fauna8 points
- fetus8 points
- flout8 points
- flues8 points
- fouls8 points
- fount8 points
- fours8 points
- fuels8 points
- fulls8 points
- furls8 points
- furor8 points
- fuses8 points
- gamut8 points
- grubs8 points
- gulps8 points
- hauls8 points
- haunt8 points
- hulls8 points
- hurls8 points
- lucid8 points
- lusty8 points
- mound8 points
- mused8 points
- muted8 points
- nutty8 points
- prude8 points
- revue8 points
- runny8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- slush8 points
- spuds8 points
- suave8 points
- surfs8 points
- surly8 points
- tubed8 points
- tufts8 points
- turfs8 points
- unfit8 points
- unsay8 points
- upend8 points
- usher8 points
- vault8 points
- bluer7 points
- blunt7 points
- blurs7 points
- blurt7 points
- bouts7 points
- brunt7 points
- brute7 points
- bulls7 points
- burro7 points
- burrs7 points
- busts7 points
- butte7 points
- butts7 points
- clout7 points
- crust7 points
- culls7 points
- cults7 points
- curio7 points
- curls7 points
- cuter7 points
- dudes7 points
- dungs7 points
- erupt7 points
- gauge7 points
- glued7 points
- gouge7 points
- gourd7 points
- guild7 points
- letup7 points
- mauls7 points
- moult7 points
- mourn7 points
- mules7 points
- mulls7 points
- mural7 points
- muses7 points
- musts7 points
- muter7 points
- mutes7 points
- mutts7 points
- nudge7 points
- ounce7 points
- pious7 points
- pouts7 points
- prune7 points
- puree7 points
- purer7 points
- purrs7 points
- purse7 points
- rebut7 points
- recur7 points
- scour7 points
- scout7 points
- serum7 points
- slums7 points
- smuts7 points
- snubs7 points
- soups7 points
- spurn7 points
- spurs7 points
- spurt7 points
- strum7 points
- stubs7 points
- sunup7 points
- truce7 points
- tubas7 points
- tulip7 points
- tumor7 points
- tunic7 points
- udder7 points
- ulcer7 points
- uncut7 points
- unman7 points
- usurp7 points
- audit6 points
- daunt6 points
- douse6 points
- duels6 points
- duets6 points
- dulls6 points
- dunes6 points
- dusts6 points
- elude6 points
- gaunt6 points
- genus6 points
- glues6 points
- gluts6 points
- gruel6 points
- grunt6 points
- guile6 points
- guise6 points
- gulls6 points
- gurus6 points
- gusts6 points
- lauds6 points
- lunge6 points
- lured6 points
- lurid6 points
- nuder6 points
- nudes6 points
- odour6 points
- outdo6 points
- outed6 points
- rogue6 points
- rouge6 points
- ruder6 points
- ruing6 points
- rungs6 points
- slugs6 points
- slung6 points
- snugs6 points
- studs6 points
- stung6 points
- suede6 points
- surge6 points
- trued6 points
- undue6 points
- annul5 points
- aunts5 points
- aural5 points
- auras5 points
- autos5 points
- ensue5 points
- lotus5 points
- louse5 points
- lulls5 points
- lunar5 points
- lures5 points
- lusts5 points
- lutes5 points
- nulls5 points
- ousts5 points
- rouse5 points
- runes5 points
- runts5 points
- ruses5 points
- rusts5 points
- sauna5 points
- sinus5 points
- slurs5 points
- sluts5 points
- snout5 points
- sours5 points
- stout5 points
- strut5 points
- surer5 points
- taunt5 points
- tours5 points
- touts5 points
- trout5 points
- truer5 points
- trues5 points
- tunas5 points
- tuner5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,596
- By usage: 604 very common, 304 common, 688 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fuzzy 29
- muzzy 28
- huzza 26
- abuzz 25
- quaky 21
- furzy 20
- quack 20
- quaff 20
- quick 20
- quiff 20
Most common
- quick
- jumps
- equal
- judge
- lucky
- queue
- quiet
- quite
- quits
- quote
Definitions
- quick (adjective)
- Accomplished rapidly and without delay.
- equal (adjective)
- Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.
- judge (noun)
- A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
This page lists every one of the 1,596 five-letter words containing U 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 QUICK, JUMPS and EQUAL 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
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
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing U are there?
Our dictionary has 1,596 five-letter words containing U, of which 908 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing U?
FUZZY scores 29 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.