Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
Pairing U as the second letter with H as the fifth gives a distinctive family of words, such as LUNCH and BUNCH. U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH.
50matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
- bumph
- bunch
- bundh
- burgh
- butch
- cuish
- culch
- curch
- cutch
- dunch
- dunsh
- dutch
- fulth
- furth
- gulch
- gulph
- gursh
- hulch
- humph
- hunch
- hutch
- kulah
- kutch
- luach
- lunch
- lurch
- mulch
- mulsh
- munch
- musth
- mutch
- nudzh
- nunch
- pujah
- punch
- quash
- quegh
- quich
- quoth
- qursh
- ruach
- runch
- rutch
- subah
- subch
- sulph
- sumph
- surah
- tuath
- yucch
Starts, Middles and Endings
The first box is most often B as in BUNCH, H as in HUNCH and L as in LUNCH. The third box is usually N in LUNCH and T in DUTCH. Just before the final H, expect C in LUNCH.
Useful five-letter words
LUNCH, BUNCH, DUTCH, PUNCH and BUTCH are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. MUNCH, HUNCH and HUTCH are worth keeping in reserve.
- LUNCH
- BUNCH
- DUTCH
- PUNCH
- BUTCH
How to Narrow It Down
Begin with B, H and L in the first box, because they open the largest groups. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with N the most likely letter. The fixed U and H do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, U is worth one point and H is worth four points. Words like LUNCH, BUNCH and DUTCH are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with U second and H fifth
B, H and L are the usual openers, as in BUNCH, HUNCH and LUNCH. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does a final H tell me about the word
A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH. LUNCH and BUNCH show the pattern.
What does U as the second letter tell me
U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. LUNCH is a good example.