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5-letter words with U as the 4th letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 4th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: about, afoul, album.

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261 words

Word	Length	Syllables
about	5	2
afoul	5	2
album	5	2
algum	5	2
almud	5	2
almug	5	2
aloud	5	2
amour	5	2
ampul	5	2
ankus	5	2
annul	5	2
arcus	5	2
argue	5	1
argus	5	2
ascus	5	2
augur	5	2
aurum	5	2
awful	5	2
babul	5	2
babus	5	2
beaus	5	1
beaut	5	1
beaux	5	1
begum	5	2
begun	5	2
bogus	5	2
bolus	5	2
bonus	5	2
bosun	5	2
butut	5	2
caput	5	2
casus	5	2
cecum	5	2
cloud	5	1
clour	5	1
clout	5	1
conus	5	2
croup	5	1
cutup	5	2
datum	5	2
debug	5	2
debut	5	2
degum	5	2
demur	5	2
donut	5	2
drouk	5	1
dufus	5	2
durum	5	2
ecrus	5	2
emeus	5	2
endue	5	1
ennui	5	2
ensue	5	1
fanum	5	2
favus	5	2
femur	5	2
fetus	5	2
ficus	5	2
filum	5	2
fique	5	1
flour	5	1
flout	5	1
focus	5	2
forum	5	2
fraud	5	1
fucus	5	2
fugue	5	1
fugus	5	2
gamut	5	2
genua	5	2
genus	5	2
getup	5	2
ghaut	5	1
ghoul	5	1
gigue	5	1
glout	5	1
group	5	1
grout	5	1
gurus	5	2
gyrus	5	2
habus	5	2
hilum	5	2
hilus	5	2
hocus	5	2
hokum	5	2
humus	5	2
ictus	5	2
iglus	5	2
ileum	5	2
ileus	5	2
ilium	5	2
imaum	5	2
imbue	5	1
incur	5	2
incus	5	2
indue	5	1
input	5	2
issue	5	1
jehus	5	2
jorum	5	2
jugum	5	2
jujus	5	2
jukus	5	2
kagus	5	2
kaput	5	2
khoum	5	1
knaur	5	1
knout	5	1
korun	5	2
kraut	5	1
kudus	5	2
kurus	5	2
larum	5	2
layup	5	1
lehua	5	2
lemur	5	2
letup	5	2
lieus	5	1
linum	5	2
locum	5	2
locus	5	2
lotus	5	2
luaus	5	1
lulus	5	2
lupus	5	2
lusus	5	2
magus	5	2
manus	5	2
maqui	5	2
menus	5	2
meous	5	1
miaul	5	1
minus	5	2
mixup	5	2
modus	5	2
mogul	5	2
mohur	5	2
momus	5	2
mucus	5	2
mumus	5	2
negus	5	2
nevus	5	2
nexus	5	2
nidus	5	2
nisus	5	2
nodus	5	2
notum	5	2
oakum	5	2
occur	5	2
odeum	5	2
odium	5	2
odour	5	2
oleum	5	2
onium	5	2
opium	5	2
picul	5	2
pilus	5	2
pinup	5	2
pious	5	1
pique	5	1
praus	5	1
proud	5	1
pseud	5	1
pupus	5	2
queue	5	1
rakus	5	2
ramus	5	2
rebus	5	2
rebut	5	2
rebuy	5	2
recur	5	2
recut	5	2
redub	5	2
redux	5	2
rerun	5	2
revue	5	1
rheum	5	1
risus	5	2
rogue	5	1
roque	5	1
rubus	5	2
sagum	5	2
scaup	5	1
scaur	5	1
schul	5	1
scour	5	1
scout	5	1
scrub	5	1
scrum	5	1
sebum	5	2
sedum	5	2
segue	5	1
serum	5	2
setup	5	2
shaul	5	1
shout	5	1
shrub	5	1
shrug	5	1
sieur	5	1
sinus	5	2
sirup	5	2
situp	5	2
situs	5	2
snout	5	1
solum	5	2
solus	5	2
sorus	5	2
soyuz	5	1
spout	5	1
sprue	5	1
sprug	5	1
stoup	5	1
stour	5	1
stout	5	1
strum	5	1
strut	5	1
sulus	5	2
sunup	5	2
swoun	5	1
syrup	5	2
tabun	5	2
tabus	5	2
taluk	5	2
talus	5	2
taxus	5	2
tegua	5	2
thous	5	1
thrum	5	1
tofus	5	2
togue	5	1
tolus	5	2
tonus	5	2
toque	5	1
torus	5	2
trout	5	1
tuque	5	1
tutus	5	2
unaus	5	2
uncus	5	2
uncut	5	2
undue	5	1
usque	5	1
vacua	5	2
vague	5	1
vagus	5	2
value	5	1
varus	5	2
vatus	5	2
velum	5	2
venue	5	1
venus	5	2
virus	5	2
vodun	5	2
vogue	5	1
vrouw	5	1
wamus	5	2
whaup	5	1
woful	5	2
xerus	5	2
yamun	5	2
zebus	5	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 4th 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.