5-letter words with U as the second letter

There are 1,140 five-letter words with U as the second letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. U is the quiet vowel that Q depends on, and words that begin with it are fewer than the other vowels.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with U in the second position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include audad, audio, audit, auger and aught. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with u as the second letter

WordScoreLength
fuzzy295
huzzy295
buzzy285
muzzy285
huzza265
zuzim255
quaky215
furzy205
quack205
quaff205

5-letter words with U as the second letter (1,140)

Showing the first 300 of 1,140. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have U as the second letter?

Our dictionary lists 1,140 five-letter words with U in the second position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second tile turned green as U, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

AUDAD is a common five-letter word with U as its second letter.

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