Looking for five-letter words with U as the second letter? Words like lucky, curry, and burst show how common U can be in that second position across Wordle, Scrabble, and similar word games.
When a puzzle gives you _ U _ _ _, some guesses fall away quickly while several likely answers remain. That is usually when a fuller word list starts to matter most.
A much wider pool of five-letter words with U as the second letter comes next, giving you more options to compare and a stronger chance of spotting the answer that still fits.
List of Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter
- Buddy
- Bunny
- Bumpy
- Bunch
- Buyer
- Cumin
- Cuter
- Curry
- Cubic
- Cuppa
- Funny
- Lucky
- Sunny
- Sugar
- Human
- Rural
- Ruler
- Mummy
- Puppy
- Nurse
- Tulip
- Lunar
- Super
- Usual
- Guava
- Rugby
- Trump
- Urban
- Buses
- Tummy
- Usher
- Mural
- Hunch
- Blunt
- Crust
- Flute
- Crumb
- Grunt
- Prune
- Crude
- Fluke
- Truce
- Rouse
- Nudge
- Brute
- Plume
- Cruse
- Spume
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter for Wordle
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Nurse | 10 |
| Purse | 10 |
| Surge | 10 |
| Curie | 9 |
| Curve | 9 |
| Guide | 9 |
| Guile | 9 |
| Pulse | 9 |
| Suite | 9 |
| Suede | 9 |
Common 5 Letter Words with U as the 2nd Letter
Funny: Causing laughter or amusement.
- The movie was very funny.
Lucky: Having good fortune.
- She felt lucky to win the prize.
Sunny: Bright with sunlight.
- It was a warm, sunny day.
Sugar: A sweet substance used in food.
- He added sugar to the tea.
Human: Relating to people.
- Every human has unique qualities.
Rural: Connected to the countryside.
- They live in a rural village.
Ruler: A tool used for measuring length.
- She drew a line with a ruler.
Mummy: A preserved body, often from ancient times.
- The museum displayed a mummy.
Puppy: A young dog.
- The puppy barked happily.
Nurse: A person who cares for the sick.
- The nurse helped the patient.
To narrow down the guesses, you must use Other Vowels at Different Positions
- 5 Letter Words That Start With E
- 5 Letter Words with E in the Middle
- 5 Letter Words Ending in E
- Five Letter Words with E as the Only Vowel
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in E
| Guide | Purge | Ruche |
| Guile | Pulse | Ruble |
| Juice | Purse | Butte |
| Judge | Surge | Curie |
| Nurse | Suite | Quake |
| Queue | Suede | Quale |
| Quine | Curve | Quare |
| Quire | Curse | Pupae |
| Bugle | Cutie | Fugue |
| Bulge | Dunce | Furze |
| Fudge | Duple | Tuile |
| Lunge | Dulse | Tulle |
| Nudge | Gunge | Munge |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in N
| Admin | Human | Suden |
| Again | Kevin | Sulun |
| Begin | Lumen | Sunni |
| Buxom | Lupin | Swoon |
| Cuben | Mucin | Tunis |
| Cumin | Mujen | Tunin |
| Cumin | Music | Union |
| Cutin | Nylon | |
| Duran | Rubin | |
| Euron | Rumen |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in R
| Augur | Humor | Sugar |
| Buyer | Juror | Super |
| Curer | Lunar | Surer |
| Cuter | Ruler | Tuber |
| Duper | Tumor | Tuner |
| Tutor | Ulcer | Under |
| Usher |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in S
| Bucks | Ducts | Pucks |
| Bulls | Dudes | Pulls |
| Bumps | Duels | Pumps |
| Bunks | Duets | Punks |
| Bunts | Dulls | Pures |
| Burns | Dumps | Purls |
| Burrs | Dunes | Purrs |
| Butts | Fuels | Rules |
| Buoys | Fumes | Runes |
| Curls | Funds | Rungs |
| Curds | Gulfs | Rumps |
| Cures | Gulls | Tucks |
| Cusps | Gurus | Tufts |
| Dungs | Hulls | Tules |
| Humps | Hurls | Tunas |
| Hurts | Jumps | Tunes |
| Junks | Jutes | Turns |
| Lumps | Lungs | Tusks |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in T
| Audit | Burst | Quest |
| Built | Court | Quilt |
| Burnt | Curat | Quiet |
| Burst | Curst | Squat |
| Duett | Durst | Twist |
| Fugit | Guest | Jurat |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and Ending in Y
| Buddy | Jumpy | Sunny |
| Buggy | Junky | Surly |
| Bulky | Muddy | Tummy |
| Bully | Muggy | Curly |
| Bumpy | Mummy | Curry |
| Bunny | Murky | Curvy |
| Burly | Mushy | Dummy |
| Bushy | Musty | Fuzzy |
| Busty | Pudgy | Funny |
| Gully | Puffy | Gutsy |
| Gummy | Pulpy | Huffy |
| Gunny | Puppy | Husky |
| Gusty | Ruddy | Quaky |
| Hurry | Runny | Rusty |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and A as the Third Letter
| Quack | Guava | Guars |
| Quail | Guard | Guans |
| Quake | Suave | Quale |
| Quart | Quads | Quant |
| Quash | Duals | Guana |
| Quark | Ducat | Guaco |
| Quasi | Ducal | Quaky |
| Quaff | Guano | Quare |
| Qualm | Luaus | Quass |
| Quays | Quair | Muang |
| Quais | Ruach | Tuans |
| Tuath |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and N as the Third Letter
| Bunch | Junta | Sunny |
| Bunco | Junto | Tunas |
| Bunny | Junco | Tuned |
| Bunks | Junks | Tuner |
| Bunts | Junky | Tunes |
| Dunce | Lunch | Tunic |
| Dunks | Lunge | Tunis |
| Dungs | Lungi | Tunny |
| Funds | Munch | Tungs |
| Fungi | Punch | Runed |
| Funky | Punks | Runes |
| Funny | Punky | Runic |
| Gunks | Punny | Dunno |
| Gunky | Hunch | |
| Gunny | Hunky | |
| Hunks | Hunts |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and I as the Third Letter
| Audio | Cubic | Murid |
| Audit | Cumin | Music |
| Auxin | Cupid | Nudie |
| Curio | Cutin | Pubic |
| Cutie | Cutis | Pupil |
| Fungi | Humic | Putti |
| Humid | Humin | Rutin |
| Juvie | Lupin | Sunni |
| Lurid | Lutin | Tulip |
| Mucin | Tunic | Tupik |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and I as the Fourth Letter
| Build | Guide | Music |
| Built | Guild | Quids |
| Guilt | Guile | Quick |
| Juice | Guise | Quiff |
| Juicy | Humid | Quill |
| Luigi | Quilt | Quirk |
| Muirs | Quite | Quipu |
| Ruing | Quiet | Quirt |
| Ruins | Suite | Suing |
| Cuing | Suint | Tuina |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and E as the Fourth Letter
| Buyer | Guest | Quiet |
| Query | Guess | Quest |
| Queen | Super | Tuner |
| Queer | Duvet | Tuber |
| Quell | Dunes | Cuter |
| Julep | Duper | Cured |
| Fused | Fumed | Buret |
| Fusel | Humer | Bused |
| Gules | Lumen | Jutes |
| Mules | Mured | Runes |
| Rules | Tules | Surer |
| Tubed | Tuned | Tuxes |
Five Letter Words with U as the Second Letter and L as the Fourth Letter
| Build | Bugle | Curls |
| Built | Bugle | Cycle |
| Bulge | Bugly | Curls |
| Bulky | Butyl | Curly |
| Bumpy | Cuddl | Dully |
| Burial | Cumul | Dural |
| Cupid | Cupel | Fugal |
| Curly | Curdl | Fully |
| Curls | Cural | Guilt |
| Cumin | Dully | Hurls |
| Dural | Dwell | Julep |
| Fully | Fugal | Hilly |
FAQs
Examples include Quick, Sugar, Funny, Music, and Human.
Bunny, Puppy, Funny, and Lucky are simple and familiar.
Build, Curve, Guess, and Hurry are verbs that fit this pattern.
Music, Sugar, Curry, and Human are nouns starting with this letter pattern.
Bunch, Punch, Ruler, and Mummy are useful Wordle guesses.
Usurp, Ulcer, Unify, and Udder are less common but valid words.
