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5-Letter Words with U as the 3rd Letter

For Scrabble® and word games, this list of 5-letter words with U in position 3 can help. Popular examples include ABUSE, ABUTS, ABUZZ, plus ACUTE, ADULT, ADUNC and many more. Each word links to its dictionary entry for deeper understanding.

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447 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abuse	5	2
abuts	5	2
abuzz	5	2
acute	5	2
adult	5	2
adunc	5	2
adust	5	2
agues	5	2
ahull	5	2
ajuga	5	3
alula	5	3
alums	5	2
alure	5	2
amuck	5	2
amuse	5	2
aquae	5	1
aquas	5	2
arums	5	2
azure	5	2
bauds	5	1
baulk	5	1
bhuts	5	1
blubs	5	1
blued	5	1
bluer	5	1
blues	5	1
bluet	5	1
bluey	5	1
bluff	5	1
blume	5	1
blunt	5	1
blurb	5	1
blurs	5	1
blurt	5	1
blush	5	1
bough	5	1
boule	5	1
bound	5	1
bourg	5	1
bourn	5	1
bouse	5	1
bousy	5	2
bouts	5	1
brugh	5	1
bruin	5	1
bruit	5	1
brume	5	1
brunt	5	1
brush	5	1
brusk	5	1
brute	5	1
cauld	5	1
caulk	5	1
cauls	5	1
cause	5	1
chubs	5	1
chuck	5	1
chufa	5	2
chuff	5	1
chugs	5	1
chump	5	1
chums	5	1
chunk	5	1
churl	5	1
churn	5	1
churr	5	1
chute	5	1
clubs	5	1
cluck	5	1
clued	5	1
clues	5	1
clump	5	1
clung	5	1
clunk	5	1
couch	5	1
coude	5	1
cough	5	1
could	5	1
count	5	1
coupe	5	1
coups	5	1
court	5	1
couth	5	1
cruck	5	1
crude	5	1
cruds	5	1
cruel	5	1
cruet	5	1
crumb	5	1
crump	5	1
cruor	5	1
crura	5	2
cruse	5	1
crush	5	1
crust	5	1
daube	5	1
daubs	5	1
dauby	5	2
daunt	5	1
dauts	5	1
deuce	5	1
dhuti	5	2
doubt	5	1
douce	5	1
dough	5	1
doula	5	2
douma	5	2
doums	5	1
doura	5	2
douse	5	1
drubs	5	1
drugs	5	1
druid	5	1
drums	5	1
drunk	5	1
drupe	5	1
druse	5	1
educe	5	2
educt	5	2
elude	5	2
elute	5	2
enure	5	2
equal	5	2
equid	5	2
equip	5	2
eruct	5	2
erugo	5	3
erupt	5	2
etude	5	2
etuis	5	2
exude	5	2
exult	5	2
exurb	5	2
faugh	5	1
fauld	5	1
fault	5	1
fauna	5	2
fauns	5	1
fauve	5	1
feuar	5	1
feuds	5	1
feued	5	1
flubs	5	1
flued	5	1
flues	5	1
fluff	5	1
fluid	5	1
fluke	5	1
fluky	5	2
flume	5	1
flump	5	1
flung	5	1
flunk	5	1
fluor	5	1
flush	5	1
flute	5	1
fluty	5	2
fluyt	5	1
fouls	5	1
found	5	1
fount	5	1
fours	5	1
frugs	5	1
fruit	5	1
frump	5	1
gauds	5	1
gaudy	5	2
gauge	5	1
gault	5	1
gaums	5	1
gaunt	5	1
gaurs	5	1
gauss	5	1
gauze	5	1
gauzy	5	2
geums	5	1
glued	5	1
gluer	5	1
glues	5	1
gluey	5	1
glugs	5	1
glume	5	1
gluon	5	1
glute	5	1
gluts	5	1
gouge	5	1
gourd	5	1
gouts	5	1
gouty	5	2
grubs	5	1
gruel	5	1
grues	5	1
gruff	5	1
grume	5	1
grump	5	1
grunt	5	1
haugh	5	1
haulm	5	1
hauls	5	1
haunt	5	1
haute	5	1
heuch	5	1
heugh	5	1
hound	5	1
houri	5	2
hours	5	1
house	5	1
inure	5	2
inurn	5	2
jauks	5	1
jaunt	5	1
jaups	5	1
joual	5	1
jouks	5	1
joule	5	1
joust	5	1
kauri	5	2
kaury	5	2
kluge	5	1
klutz	5	1
knurl	5	1
knurs	5	1
krubi	5	2
lauan	5	1
lauds	5	1
laugh	5	1
laura	5	2
leuds	5	1
lough	5	1
louie	5	1
louis	5	1
loupe	5	1
loups	5	1
lours	5	1
loury	5	2
louse	5	1
lousy	5	2
louts	5	1
mauds	5	1
mauls	5	1
maund	5	1
mauts	5	1
mauve	5	1
mouch	5	1
moues	5	1
mould	5	1
moult	5	1
mound	5	1
mount	5	1
mourn	5	1
mouse	5	1
mousy	5	2
mouth	5	1
neuks	5	1
neume	5	1
neums	5	1
nouns	5	1
oculi	5	3
ovule	5	2
pause	5	1
phuts	5	1
pluck	5	1
plugs	5	1
plumb	5	1
plume	5	1
plump	5	1
plums	5	1
plumy	5	2
plunk	5	1
plush	5	1
pouch	5	1
pouff	5	1
poufs	5	1
poult	5	1
pound	5	1
pours	5	1
pouts	5	1
pouty	5	2
prude	5	1
prune	5	1
pruta	5	2
reuse	5	1
rhumb	5	1
rouen	5	1
roues	5	1
rouge	5	1
rough	5	1
round	5	1
roups	5	1
roupy	5	2
rouse	5	1
roust	5	1
route	5	1
routh	5	1
routs	5	1
sauce	5	1
sauch	5	1
saucy	5	2
saugh	5	1
sauls	5	1
sault	5	1
sauna	5	2
saury	5	2
saute	5	1
scuba	5	2
scudi	5	2
scudo	5	2
scuds	5	1
scuff	5	1
sculk	5	1
scull	5	1
sculp	5	1
scums	5	1
scups	5	1
scurf	5	1
scuta	5	2
scute	5	1
scuts	5	1
shuck	5	1
shuln	5	1
shuls	5	1
shuns	5	1
shunt	5	1
shush	5	1
shute	5	1
shuts	5	1
skuas	5	1
skulk	5	1
skull	5	1
skunk	5	1
slubs	5	1
slued	5	1
slues	5	1
sluff	5	1
slugs	5	1
slump	5	1
slums	5	1
slung	5	1
slunk	5	1
slurb	5	1
slurp	5	1
slurs	5	1
slush	5	1
smuts	5	1
snubs	5	1
snuck	5	1
snuff	5	1
snugs	5	1
sough	5	1
souks	5	1
souls	5	1
sound	5	1
soups	5	1
soupy	5	2
sours	5	1
souse	5	1
south	5	1
spuds	5	1
spued	5	1
spues	5	1
spume	5	1
spumy	5	2
spunk	5	1
spurn	5	1
spurs	5	1
spurt	5	1
sputa	5	2
squab	5	1
squad	5	1
squat	5	1
squaw	5	1
squeg	5	1
squib	5	1
squid	5	1
stubs	5	1
stuck	5	1
studs	5	1
study	5	2
stuff	5	1
stull	5	1
stump	5	1
stums	5	1
stung	5	1
stunk	5	1
stuns	5	1
stunt	5	1
stupa	5	2
stupe	5	1
sturt	5	1
swung	5	1
taunt	5	1
taupe	5	1
tauts	5	1
teuch	5	1
teugh	5	1
thuds	5	1
thugs	5	1
thuja	5	2
thumb	5	1
thump	5	1
thunk	5	1
thurl	5	1
thuya	5	1
touch	5	1
tough	5	1
tours	5	1
touse	5	1
touts	5	1
truce	5	1
truck	5	1
trued	5	1
truer	5	1
trues	5	1
trugs	5	1
trull	5	1
truly	5	2
trump	5	1
trunk	5	1
truss	5	1
trust	5	1
truth	5	1
tsuba	5	2
usual	5	2
usurp	5	2
usury	5	3
uvula	5	3
vault	5	1
vaunt	5	1
vouch	5	1
waugh	5	1
wauks	5	1
wauls	5	1
whump	5	1
whups	5	1
would	5	1
wound	5	1
wrung	5	1
yauds	5	1
yauld	5	1
yaups	5	1
yeuks	5	1
yeuky	5	2
young	5	1
yourn	5	1
yours	5	1
youse	5	1
youth	5	1

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.

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