Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and A as 5th Letter
Stuck on a grid with U in the second box and A at the end? These words are the likeliest fits. U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. A final A is common in words borrowed from Italian, Spanish and Latin.
134matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and A as 5th Letter
- bubba
- bucca
- buffa
- bulla
- bunia
- bunya
- burga
- burka
- burma
- burqa
- bursa
- cubla
- cueca
- culla
- culpa
- cunea
- cuppa
- curia
- curua
- dubba
- dukka
- dulia
- dumba
- dumka
- dupla
- duppa
- durra
- dutra
- fulwa
- furca
- futwa
- guaba
- guaka
- guama
- guana
- guara
- guasa
- guava
- guaza
- guiba
- gumma
- gunda
- gunja
- gusla
- gutta
- huaca
- hubba
- hudna
- hurra
- hutia
- huzza
- jumba
- jumma
- junta
- jutka
- juvia
- juxta
- kubba
- kurta
- kusha
- kutta
- lubra
- luffa
- lutea
- mudra
- mugga
- mulga
- mulla
- munga
- murga
- murra
- murva
- murza
- musca
- musha
- mutha
- nubia
- nucha
- nulla
- numda
- ouija
- oukia
- ousia
- pucka
- pudda
- pukka
- pulka
- punga
- punka
- punta
- purda
- purga
- quata
- qubba
- quena
- quica
- quila
- quina
- quira
- quota
- ruana
- rueda
- rumba
- rupia
- rusma
- subha
- sudra
- sulea
- sulfa
- sulka
- sulla
- summa
- sunna
- supra
- surma
- surra
- sutra
- sutta
- tubba
- tugra
- tuina
- tukra
- tulpa
- tulsa
- tunca
- tunka
- tunna
- turma
- vulva
- wunna
- wuxia
- yucca
- yurta
- zudda
How These Words Are Built
Most of these words begin with J as in JUNTA, Q as in QUOTA and O as in OUTTA. In the middle, the third box tends to hold O in QUOTA, N in JUNTA and L in JULIA. Just before the final A, expect T in QUOTA and I in JULIA.
Useful five-letter words
QUOTA, JUNTA, JULIA, OUTTA and BUBBA are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses.
- QUOTA
- JUNTA
- JULIA
- OUTTA
- BUBBA
A Smart Way to Use Both Letters
The first box is the biggest unknown, and J, Q and O are the strongest openers to test. If the opener comes back grey, test O in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed U and A do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Playing This Pattern in Word Games
In Scrabble, U is worth one point and A is worth one point. Words like QUOTA, JUNTA and JULIA are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Is U second and A fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Pairing the two fixed letters with the openers above is the quickest way to find the answer.
What does U as the second letter tell me
U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. QUOTA is a good example.
Which letters usually start words with U second and A fifth
J, Q and O are the usual openers, as in JUNTA, QUOTA and OUTTA. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.