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5-letter words with U as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abuse, abuts, abuzz.

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447 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abuse52
abuts52
abuzz52
acute52
adult52
adunc52
adust52
agues52
ahull52
ajuga53
alula53
alums52
alure52
amuck52
amuse52
aquae51
aquas52
arums52
azure52
bauds51
baulk51
bhuts51
blubs51
blued51
bluer51
blues51
bluet51
bluey51
bluff51
blume51
blunt51
blurb51
blurs51
blurt51
blush51
bough51
boule51
bound51
bourg51
bourn51
bouse51
bousy52
bouts51
brugh51
bruin51
bruit51
brume51
brunt51
brush51
brusk51
brute51
cauld51
caulk51
cauls51
cause51
chubs51
chuck51
chufa52
chuff51
chugs51
chump51
chums51
chunk51
churl51
churn51
churr51
chute51
clubs51
cluck51
clued51
clues51
clump51
clung51
clunk51
couch51
coude51
cough51
could51
count51
coupe51
coups51
court51
couth51
cruck51
crude51
cruds51
cruel51
cruet51
crumb51
crump51
cruor51
crura52
cruse51
crush51
crust51
daube51
daubs51
dauby52
daunt51
dauts51
deuce51
dhuti52
doubt51
douce51
dough51
doula52
douma52
doums51
doura52
douse51
drubs51
drugs51
druid51
drums51
drunk51
drupe51
druse51
educe52
educt52
elude52
elute52
enure52
equal52
equid52
equip52
eruct52
erugo53
erupt52
etude52
etuis52
exude52
exult52
exurb52
faugh51
fauld51
fault51
fauna52
fauns51
fauve51
feuar51
feuds51
feued51
flubs51
flued51
flues51
fluff51
fluid51
fluke51
fluky52
flume51
flump51
flung51
flunk51
fluor51
flush51
flute51
fluty52
fluyt51
fouls51
found51
fount51
fours51
frugs51
fruit51
frump51
gauds51
gaudy52
gauge51
gault51
gaums51
gaunt51
gaurs51
gauss51
gauze51
gauzy52
geums51
glued51
gluer51
glues51
gluey51
glugs51
glume51
gluon51
glute51
gluts51
gouge51
gourd51
gouts51
gouty52
grubs51
gruel51
grues51
gruff51
grume51
grump51
grunt51
haugh51
haulm51
hauls51
haunt51
haute51
heuch51
heugh51
hound51
houri52
hours51
house51
inure52
inurn52
jauks51
jaunt51
jaups51
joual51
jouks51
joule51
joust51
kauri52
kaury52
kluge51
klutz51
knurl51
knurs51
krubi52
lauan51
lauds51
laugh51
laura52
leuds51
lough51
louie51
louis51
loupe51
loups51
lours51
loury52
louse51
lousy52
louts51
mauds51
mauls51
maund51
mauts51
mauve51
mouch51
moues51
mould51
moult51
mound51
mount51
mourn51
mouse51
mousy52
mouth51
neuks51
neume51
neums51
nouns51
oculi53
ovule52
pause51
phuts51
pluck51
plugs51
plumb51
plume51
plump51
plums51
plumy52
plunk51
plush51
pouch51
pouff51
poufs51
poult51
pound51
pours51
pouts51
pouty52
prude51
prune51
pruta52
reuse51
rhumb51
rouen51
roues51
rouge51
rough51
round51
roups51
roupy52
rouse51
roust51
route51
routh51
routs51
sauce51
sauch51
saucy52
saugh51
sauls51
sault51
sauna52
saury52
saute51
scuba52
scudi52
scudo52
scuds51
scuff51
sculk51
scull51
sculp51
scums51
scups51
scurf51
scuta52
scute51
scuts51
shuck51
shuln51
shuls51
shuns51
shunt51
shush51
shute51
shuts51
skuas51
skulk51
skull51
skunk51
slubs51
slued51
slues51
sluff51
slugs51
slump51
slums51
slung51
slunk51
slurb51
slurp51
slurs51
slush51
smuts51
snubs51
snuck51
snuff51
snugs51
sough51
souks51
souls51
sound51
soups51
soupy52
sours51
souse51
south51
spuds51
spued51
spues51
spume51
spumy52
spunk51
spurn51
spurs51
spurt51
sputa52
squab51
squad51
squat51
squaw51
squeg51
squib51
squid51
stubs51
stuck51
studs51
study52
stuff51
stull51
stump51
stums51
stung51
stunk51
stuns51
stunt51
stupa52
stupe51
sturt51
swung51
taunt51
taupe51
tauts51
teuch51
teugh51
thuds51
thugs51
thuja52
thumb51
thump51
thunk51
thurl51
thuya51
touch51
tough51
tours51
touse51
touts51
truce51
truck51
trued51
truer51
trues51
trugs51
trull51
truly52
trump51
trunk51
truss51
trust51
truth51
tsuba52
usual52
usurp52
usury53
uvula53
vault51
vaunt51
vouch51
waugh51
wauks51
wauls51
whump51
whups51
would51
wound51
wrung51
yauds51
yauld51
yaups51
yeuks51
yeuky52
young51
yourn51
yours51
youse51
youth51

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping U locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.