5-letter words with U as the third letter
There are 649 five-letter words with U as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are ABUZZ and SCUZZ, tied at 25 points. S is the most common first letter among them (126), and the average score is 8.7 points.
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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green U in the third position leaves these 649 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with U in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ABUZZ, SCUZZ, SQUIZ, KLUTZ and GAUZY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a U in slot 3 further.
For Wordle, LOUSE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 649 words.
5-letter words with U as the third letter in numbers
- Words
- 649
- Highest scoring
- ABUZZ 25 pts
- Average score
- 8.7 pts
- With a definition
- 344 (53%)
- A31
- B48
- C61
- D32
- E21
- F44
- G43
- H20
- I4
- J10
- K15
- L26
- M22
- N11
- O2
- P34
- R19
- S126
- T41
- U7
- V8
- W11
- Y12
- Z1
Highest-scoring 5-letter words with u as the third letter
5-letter words with U as the third letter (649)
These 300 of the 649 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words have U as the third letter?
Unscrambly's list has 649 five-letter words with U in the third position, 5.2% of all five-letter words.
How do I use this list for Wordle?
If your third tile turned green as U, these 649 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as LOUSE.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with U as the third letter?
ABUZZ and SCUZZ tie at 25 points in Scrabble. Next come SQUIZ (23), AZUKI (18) and GAUZY (18). The average is 8.7 points.