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7-letter words with U as the 5th letter

A curated list of 7-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: ablauts, account, accrual.

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754 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
ablauts72
account72
accrual72
accrued72
accrues72
acequia73
acicula74
adjourn72
adnouns72
aground72
alarums73
aliquot73
alliums72
ampoule72
amylums73
anchusa73
antrums72
apiculi74
apolune73
arbours72
ardours72
armfuls72
armours72
armoury73
arugula74
asarums73
asexual73
assault72
astound72
asylums73
atriums72
auteurs72
avenues73
azimuth73
backups72
bagfuls72
ballute72
banquet72
barbule72
barbuts72
bariums72
barques72
bascule72
basques72
battues72
bawsunt72
because72
becrust72
bedaubs72
bedbugs72
bedouin72
bedrugs72
befouls72
belauds72
besmuts72
bestuds72
bethump72
biscuit72
bismuth72
bisques72
bivouac72
blowups72
bonducs72
bordure72
borough72
bosques72
bosquet72
bouquet72
boxfuls72
bravura73
bravure72
briquet72
brogues72
bulbuls72
bulgurs72
bulrush72
bunkums72
buyouts71
caesura73
caiques72
calculi73
calqued72
calques72
canfuls72
cangues72
cannula73
capfuls72
capouch72
capsule72
capture72
carfuls72
carouse72
casqued72
casques72
catguts72
catsups72
cellule72
censual72
censure72
centums72
century73
ceriums72
cesiums72
chabuks72
chalutz72
chequer72
cheques72
cherubs72
ciboule72
cingula73
cinques72
circuit72
circusy73
cirques72
citrusy73
claquer72
claques72
cliqued72
cliques72
cliquey72
cloques72
closure72
cloture72
coagula73
cobnuts72
cockups72
coenure72
coenuri73
coequal72
cofound72
collude72
colours72
combust72
commune72
commute72
compute72
concurs72
concuss72
conduce72
conduct72
conduit72
confuse72
confute72
coniums72
conjure72
conquer72
consuls72
consult72
consume72
contuse72
cornual72
cornute72
cornuto73
corrupt72
costume72
cothurn72
couture72
crinums72
croquet72
croquis72
culture72
cumquat72
cundums72
cupfuls72
cuprums72
curcuma73
curiums72
cutouts72
dasyure72
debauch72
debouch72
default72
degauss72
delouse72
demount72
dengues72
denture72
deplume72
detours72
detrude72
devours72
dibbuks72
dictums72
diffuse72
dimouts72
dinkums72
dirdums72
disbuds72
discuss72
diseuse72
disgust72
dispute72
disrupt72
disturb72
dolours72
dorbugs72
drogues72
ductule72
dugouts72
dumdums72
dustups72
dybbuks72
dyvours72
earfuls72
earmuff72
eggcups72
embrued72
embrues72
embrute72
encrust72
engluts72
ensouls72
enthuse72
entrust72
enwound72
epicure73
erasure73
erbiums72
eremuri74
espouse72
estrual72
estrums72
evacuee72
evolute73
exclude72
execute73
exhaust72
expound72
extrude72
eyecups72
eyefuls72
factual72
facture72
failure72
favours72
feature72
ferrule72
ferrums72
fescues72
fissure72
fistula73
fixture72
flexure72
floruit72
foliums72
fondues72
formula73
fortune72
foxhunt72
frenula73
frenums72
furcula73
gangues72
gemmule72
geoduck72
gesture72
giaours71
globule72
goldurn72
gradual72
granule72
gravure72
guayule71
guipure72
gweduck72
gweducs72
gyplure72
gypsums72
hachure72
hagbush72
hagbuts72
hamauls72
hamburg72
hangups72
hatfuls72
heliums72
helluva73
hiccups72
hirsute72
hognuts72
holdups72
homburg72
honours72
hookups72
hubbubs72
humbugs72
humours72
imbrued72
imbrues72
imbrute72
impound72
inbound72
include72
incrust72
indiums72
infauna73
inhauls72
inocula74
inpours72
insculp72
insouls72
intrude72
intrust72
inwound72
ioniums72
iracund73
jarfuls72
jonquil72
jugfuls72
jumbuck72
kaliums72
kebbuck72
kibbutz72
kickups72
kiddush72
krubuts72
kulturs72
kumquat72
labours72
labrums72
lacquer72
lacquey72
langues72
languet72
languid72
languor72
langurs72
lapfuls72
larrups72
lawsuit72
layouts71
leagued72
leaguer72
leagues72
lecture72
leisure72
lettuce72
lineups72
linguae71
lingual72
linkups72
lockups72
lookups72
lyceums72
magnums72
mahouts72
makeups72
mamluks72
manhunt72
mantuas72
marauds72
markups72
marquee71
marques72
marquis72
masquer72
masques72
maybush72
measure72
mediums72
mercury73
meshuga73
mesquit72
mezquit72
miaoued71
midcult72
midguts72
miniums72
miscued72
miscues72
miscuts72
misrule72
missuit72
mistune72
mixture72
mockups72
mollusc72
mollusk72
morgues72
mosques72
muclucs72
mugfuls72
muggurs72
mugwump72
mukluks72
muktuks72
multure72
murmurs72
museums72
muumuus72
nervule72
nervure72
netsuke72
neurula73
noctuid72
noctule72
nocturn72
nonfuel72
nonjury73
nonsuch72
nonsuit72
nurture72
obscure72
obtrude72
occlude72
offcuts72
oilcups72
opaqued73
opaquer73
opaques73
orotund73
osmiums72
outbulk72
outburn72
outbuys72
outduel72
outguns72
outgush72
outhunt72
outjump72
outjuts72
outpull72
outpush72
outputs72
outrung72
outruns72
outrush72
outsulk72
outsung72
outturn72
overuse73
oviduct73
pablums72
pachuco73
padauks72
padouks72
pandura73
panfuls72
parquet72
pasquil72
pasture72
payouts71
peanuts72
peepuls72
penguin72
peplums72
percuss72
perdues72
perdure72
perfume72
perfuse72
perjure72
perjury73
permute72
perturb72
pickups72
picquet72
picture72
pignuts72
pigouts72
pileups72
pinguid72
pinnula73
pinnule72
plagued72
plaguer72
plagues72
plaguey72
planula73
plaques72
plenums72
plumule72
podiums72
pollute72
popguns72
poseurs72
possums72
posture72
potfuls72
potluck72
precure72
precuts72
predusk72
prelude72
premune72
prepuce72
prequel72
presume72
prevued72
prevues72
primula73
procure72
produce72
product72
profuse72
pullups72
pulques72
purpura73
purpure72
pursued72
pursuer72
pursues72
pursuit72
pushups72
pustule72
putouts72
qiviuts72
quorums72
racquet72
radiums72
ragouts72
rapture72
rebound72
recluse72
recount72
recoupe72
recoups72
recruit72
rectums72
redbuds72
redbugs72
redoubt72
redound72
redouts72
reequip72
refound72
regauge72
reglued72
reglues72
rehouse72
remount72
replumb72
repours72
reroute72
rescued72
rescuer72
rescues72
resound72
restudy73
restuff72
retouch72
rewound72
rigours72
roebuck72
romaunt72
rondure72
rorqual72
rotguts72
rubouts72
rumours72
runouts72
rupture72
sacbuts72
saccule72
sacculi73
sacques72
sacrums72
sagbuts72
sambuca73
sambuke72
samburs72
sannups72
santurs72
sapours72
satsuma73
savours72
savoury73
sawbuck72
sawdust72
saxtuba73
scapula73
schlump71
schmuck71
scopula73
scrouge71
seagull72
seclude72
seisure72
seizure72
sendups72
sensual72
seppuku73
septums72
setouts72
sevruga73
shadufs72
shoguns72
shrouds71
siddurs72
slipups72
snafued72
sodiums72
soilure72
sojourn72
spatula73
specula73
spelunk72
spicula73
spicule72
spinula73
spinule72
spirula73
sporule72
sprouts71
statued72
statues72
stature72
statusy73
statute72
stimuli73
stipule72
strouds71
subcult72
subdual72
subduce72
subduct72
subdued72
subduer72
subdues72
subfusc72
subgums72
subrule72
subsume72
succuba73
succubi73
succumb72
succuss72
suffuse72
sulfurs72
sulfury73
sunburn72
sunsuit72
synfuel72
tabouli73
tabours72
tactual72
takeups72
talcums72
tambura73
tamburs72
tarbush72
tartufe72
tatouay72
teacups72
tediums72
tempura73
tenours72
testudo73
textual72
texture72
through71
tilbury73
tinfuls72
tissual72
tissued72
tissues72
tissuey72
tittups72
tongued72
tongues72
tonsure72
topfull72
torqued72
torquer72
torques72
torture72
tossups72
traduce72
tribune72
tribute72
triduum72
tryouts71
tubfuls72
tuchuns72
tumours72
tuneups72
turnups72
tussuck72
tussurs72
umlauts72
unadult73
unbound72
uncouth72
undrunk72
unequal73
unfound72
unglued72
unglues72
unhouse72
uniquer73
uniques73
unplugs72
unrough72
unround72
unslung72
unsound72
unstuck72
unstung72
untruer72
untruly73
untruss72
untruth72
unusual73
unwound72
unwrung72
unyoung72
upbound72
upchuck72
upflung72
uprouse72
upswung72
vacuums72
valours72
valvula73
valvule72
vapours72
vapoury73
vascula73
vatfuls72
veinule72
vellums72
velours72
veloute72
vendues72
venture72
venturi73
verdure72
vermuth72
verruca73
vesture72
viaduct72
victual72
vigours72
vincula73
virgule72
virtual72
virtues72
vodouns72
volvuli73
voyeurs71
vulture72
waesuck72
wafture72
walkups72
walnuts72
wampums72
wanguns72
warmups72
washups72
wikiups72
windups72
workups72
yanquis72
yoghurt72

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 5th 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.