Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with U as the 4th Letter

Searching for 5 letter words with U as the 4th letter? U in the fourth box sits in endings such as UT, UE, UP, US and UM, giving everyday words like ABOUT, GROUP, ISSUE, VALUE and FOCUS. Use the endings and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

655matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with U as the 4th Letter

abaue
about
accum
accur
accus
acoup
actus
adrue
adsum
aevum
afoul
aggur
aglus
agnus
ainus
aitus
album
albus
aleut
algum
almud
almug
alnus
aloud
alout
altun
alvus
amaut
amour
ampul
ankus
annul
annum
annus
anour
apium
apout
appui
appuy
arcus
argue
argus
arnut
arzun
ascus
ashur
astun
atour
augur
aurum
avoue
avour
awful
ayous
babul
babus
bahur
bahus
bahut
bajus
balun
balus
balut
banus
bapus
beaus
beaut
beaux
becut
bedub
bedur
befur
begum
begun
begut
belue
bemud
bepun
berun
bevue
blaud
blout
boeuf
bogum
bogus
bolus
bonum
bonus
bosun
bubus
butut
byous
cacur
cadua
cadus
cagui
cahuy
cajun
camus
canun
capul
caput
caque
carua
carus
casus
catur
cavum
cavus
cebur
cebus
cecum
cequi
cetus
chauk
chaum
chaus
choup
chous
chout
choux
cigua
citua
claut
cleuk
cloud
clour
clous
clout
cocus
cogue
cohue
comus
conus
copus
coque
croup
crout
cucuy
curua
cusum
cutup
dabuh
datum
dawut
debud
debug
debur
debus
debut
degum
degus
demur
detur
dhoul
digue
dinus
dipus
divus
dolus
domus
donum
donut
droud
drouk
dufus
durum
dwaum
ecrus
embue
embus
emeus
encup
endue
ennui
enrut
ensue
epeus
erhus
eurus
exaun
excud
excur
falus
fanum
favus
femur
fetus
ficus
filum
fique
fixup
flour
flout
focus
fogus
forum
fotui
fraud
fraus
fucus
fugue
fugus
gaius
galut
gamut
garua
garum
gebur
gemul
genua
genus
getup
ghaut
ghoul
gibus
gigue
glaum
glaur
glout
grouf
group
grout
gurus
gyrus
habub
habus
hague
hakus
hamus
hapus
hilum
hilus
hocus
hokum
hudud
huhus
humus
ictus
idcue
iglus
ileum
ileus
ilium
illus
imaum
imbue
immun
imput
incur
incus
incut
indue
indus
input
inrub
inrun
insue
intue
irous
issue
iulus
jabul
jagua
jalur
janua
jarul
jehup
jehus
jesus
jiqui
jocum
jokul
jorum
jotun
jubus
jugum
jujus
jukus
kagus
kapur
kaput
katun
kehua
keout
khoum
kitul
knaur
knout
kohua
kokum
korun
korus
kraut
kudus
kukui
kukus
kurus
kusum
kutus
kuzus
lanum
larum
latus
layup
ledum
legua
lehua
lemur
letup
lieue
lieus
linum
linux
litui
litus
lobus
locum
locus
lorum
lotus
luaus
lulus
lumut
lupus
lusus
luxus
lygus
magus
mahua
makuk
malum
manul
manus
maqui
masus
mazut
meaul
mecum
menus
meous
metus
miaul
miauw
minum
minus
mixup
modus
mogul
mohua
mohur
mokum
momus
mopus
motus
mucus
mumus
mutus
namus
nanua
nasus
natus
negus
nevus
nexum
nexus
nidus
nigua
ninut
nisus
nobut
nodus
notum
novum
novus
nudum
numud
nuque
oakum
occur
ocque
odeum
odium
odour
oecus
okrug
oleum
ombus
oncus
onium
onkus
opium
orgue
otium
paauw
pagus
palus
panus
papua
parus
pasul
patus
pedum
penup
petum
picul
pikul
pilum
pilus
pinup
pinus
pious
pipul
pique
piwut
plaud
plouk
plout
pneum
pocul
pocus
porus
potus
praus
preux
prius
proud
proul
pseud
pudus
pukus
pulus
pupus
pyrus
quauk
queue
ragus
rahui
rakus
ramus
ratus
rebud
rebus
rebut
rebuy
recur
recut
redub
redue
redug
redux
regur
remue
rerub
rerun
resue
resun
resup
revue
rheum
rimus
ripup
risus
ritus
robur
rogue
roguy
rohun
roque
rozum
rubus
rurus
sagum
salud
salue
salus
sarum
sarus
scaud
scaul
scaum
scaup
scaur
scaut
schul
scoug
scouk
scoup
scour
scout
scrub
scruf
scrum
sebum
secus
sedum
segue
seoul
sequa
serum
serut
setup
sevum
shaul
shaup
shiur
shlub
shout
shrub
shrug
shtum
shtup
sieur
simul
sinus
sirup
situp
situs
skout
slaum
slour
smous
smout
snout
sohur
solum
solus
sorus
soyuz
spaul
speug
spout
sprue
sprug
stauk
staun
staup
stoun
stoup
stour
stout
strub
strue
strum
strut
struv
suhur
sukuk
sulus
sunup
susus
swoun
syrup
syrus
tabun
tabus
tabut
tagua
tagus
tahua
taluk
talus
tapul
tapus
taqua
tatus
taxus
tecum
tegua
tegus
tenue
thous
thrum
thruv
ticul
tikur
tipup
titup
tofus
togue
tolus
tonus
toque
torus
totum
troue
trout
trouv
tucum
tugui
tuque
turus
tutus
tylus
uigur
ulcus
unaus
unbud
uncus
uncut
undub
undue
undug
unfur
ungum
unius
unput
unrun
unsun
upbuy
upcut
uprun
upsun
upsup
ursuk
usque
utrum
utsuk
vacua
vacuo
vague
vagus
value
varus
vatus
velum
venue
venus
verus
vetus
vicua
vicus
vinum
virus
vodum
vodun
vogue
vrous
vrouw
wamus
whauk
whaup
whaur
woful
wogul
wudus
xerus
yagua
yamun
yokul
yuzus
zebub
zebus
zobus
zulus

Word Endings You Will See with U as the Fourth Letter

The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. UT gives ABOUT, DEBUT and INPUT; UE gives ISSUE, VALUE and ARGUE; UP gives GROUP, SETUP and SYRUP; US gives FOCUS, BONUS and VIRUS; UM gives ALBUM and FORUM.

Useful five-letter words

ABOUT, GROUP, ISSUE, VALUE and FOCUS are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. ALBUM, DEBUT and ARGUE are worth keeping in reserve.

ABOUT
GROUP
ISSUE
VALUE
FOCUS

A Smart Way to Use the Fourth Letter

O in the third box leads to ABOUT, GROUP, SHOUT, SCOUT and FLOUR, so test it early, then try T, P, E and S in the fifth box. After that, the first few letters decide between the remaining candidates.

U Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, U is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Knowing words like ABOUT, GROUP and ISSUE helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the OU pairing so common before T and P

OU is a frequent English vowel pair, and it combines with T and P to give ABOUT, SHOUT, SCOUT and GROUP. Spotting O and U together in the third and fourth boxes narrows the list quickly.

Is U a common fourth letter in five letter words

U is a common fourth letter in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.

What are good 5 letter words with U as the 4th letter to guess first

ABOUT, GROUP and ISSUE are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. VALUE and FOCUS make good follow ups.