5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and U as 3rd Letter

How These Words Are Built

The first box is most often R as in REUSE, D as in DEUCE and F as in FEUDS. For endings, look for SE as in REUSE. A few of these entries are rarer words that mostly appear in Scrabble and other word games, so check them against your word list.

Useful five-letter words

Start with REUSE, DEUCE, FEUDS, MEUSE and JEUNE. They are the easiest to recognise, which makes them safe tests.

• REUSE
• DEUCE
• FEUDS
• MEUSE
• JEUNE

Reading the Letter Pair

E and U are both vowels, so the first, fourth and fifth boxes are mostly consonants. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often E and S, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.

A Wordle Tip for This Pattern

Begin with R, D and F in the first box, because they open the largest groups. If the opener comes back grey, move to the ending and try E in the fifth box. The fixed E and U do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with E as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with U as the 3rd letter.

Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, E is worth one point and U is worth one point. Knowing words such as REUSE, DEUCE and FEUDS helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.