Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
Every word here follows the shape ?U??D, with U second and D fifth. U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. A final D usually marks a past tense verb or a word ending in ND, LD or RD.
54matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and D as 5th Letter
- audad
- build
- bused
- cubed
- cupid
- cured
- duded
- duked
- duped
- dured
- euked
- eupad
- fumed
- fumid
- fused
- fuzed
- guard
- guild
- guyed
- hudud
- humid
- juked
- julid
- lubed
- lucid
- luged
- lured
- lurid
- luted
- mucid
- muled
- mured
- murid
- mused
- muted
- muxed
- nuked
- numud
- ouped
- outed
- puked
- puled
- pured
- putid
- quayd
- quoad
- ruled
- runed
- ruvid
- sured
- tubed
- tumid
- tuned
- yuked
Starts, Middles and Endings
Openers to expect include G as in GUARD, L as in LUCID and B as in BUILD. In the middle, the third box tends to hold I in BUILD, R in CURED and A in GUARD. Just before the final D, expect E in RULED and L in BUILD.
Useful five-letter words
BUILD, GUARD, RULED, GUILD and TUNED are the entries you are most likely to meet. CURED, HUMID and MUTED are worth keeping in reserve.
- BUILD
- GUARD
- RULED
- GUILD
- TUNED
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and G, L and B are the strongest openers to test. If the opener comes back grey, test I in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed U and D 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 D is worth two points. Knowing words such as BUILD, GUARD and RULED helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What should I guess first for this pattern
BUILD is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests B, I and L in the three open boxes.
Which letters usually start words with U second and D fifth
G, L and B are the usual openers, as in GUARD, LUCID and BUILD. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does U as the second letter tell me
U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. BUILD is a good example.