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

How These Words Are Built

Openers to expect include Q as in QUOTE, B as in BUOYS and D as in DUOMO. The last box is most often E, A and S. 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

QUOTE, QUOTA, BUOYS, DUOMO and QUOTH are the entries you are most likely to meet.

• QUOTE
• QUOTA
• BUOYS
• DUOMO
• QUOTH

Reading the Letter Pair

U and O 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, A and S, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.

How to Narrow It Down

The first box is the biggest unknown, and Q, B and D are the strongest openers to test. After that, test E in the fifth box, since it is the single most common final letter here. The fixed U and O do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with U as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with O as the 3rd letter.

Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, U is worth one point and O is worth one point. Words like QUOTE, QUOTA and BUOYS are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.