Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with U as 2nd and R as 3rd Letter
When a puzzle hands you U as the second letter and R as the third, the field narrows quickly. U in the second box follows many consonants and sits behind the QU pairing. R in the third box is very common and usually follows a vowel.
235matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with U in the 2nd and R in the 3rd position
- aurae
- aural
- aurar
- auras
- aurei
- aures
- auric
- aurin
- aurir
- auris
- aurum
- auryl
- buran
- burao
- buras
- burbs
- burds
- burel
- buret
- burez
- burga
- burge
- burgh
- burgs
- burin
- burka
- burke
- burks
- burls
- burly
- burma
- burns
- burnt
- buroo
- burps
- burqa
- burro
- burrs
- burry
- bursa
- burse
- burst
- burys
- curat
- curbs
- curby
- curch
- curds
- curdy
- cured
- curer
- cures
- curet
- curfs
- curia
- curie
- curin
- curio
- curli
- curls
- curly
- curns
- curny
- currs
- curry
- curse
- cursi
- curst
- curua
- curve
- curvy
- dural
- duras
- durax
- dured
- duree
- dures
- duret
- durgy
- durns
- duroc
- duros
- duroy
- durra
- durrs
- durry
- durst
- durum
- duryl
- durzi
- euros
- eurus
- fural
- furan
- furca
- furil
- furls
- furol
- furor
- furrs
- furry
- furth
- furyl
- furze
- furzy
- gurdy
- gurge
- gurle
- gurls
- gurly
- gurns
- gurry
- gursh
- gurts
- gurus
- hurds
- hurls
- hurly
- huron
- hurra
- hurry
- hurst
- hurts
- jural
- jurat
- jurel
- juris
- juror
- kuris
- kurre
- kurta
- kurus
- lural
- lurch
- lured
- lurer
- lures
- lurex
- lurgi
- lurgy
- lurid
- lurks
- lurky
- lurry
- lurve
- mural
- muras
- mured
- mures
- murex
- murga
- murid
- murks
- murky
- murls
- murly
- murra
- murre
- murri
- murrs
- murry
- murti
- murva
- murza
- nurds
- nurdy
- nurls
- nurly
- nurrs
- nurry
- nurse
- nursy
- ourie
- purau
- purda
- pured
- puree
- purer
- pures
- purey
- purga
- purge
- purim
- purin
- puris
- purls
- purpy
- purre
- purrs
- purry
- purse
- pursy
- purty
- qursh
- rural
- rurps
- rurus
- surah
- sural
- suras
- surat
- surds
- sured
- surer
- sures
- surfs
- surfy
- surge
- surgy
- surly
- surma
- surra
- turbo
- turco
- turds
- turfs
- turfy
- turgy
- turio
- turki
- turks
- turma
- turme
- turms
- turns
- turps
- turse
- turus
- turvy
- wurly
- wurst
- xurel
- yurta
- yurts
- zurfs
Starts and Endings
Openers to expect include C as in CURVE, B as in BURNS and T as in TURNS. For endings, look for SE as in NURSE and RY as in HURRY.
Useful five-letter words
TURNS, RURAL, NURSE, HURTS and BURNS are the entries you are most likely to meet. BURST, CURVE and HURRY are worth keeping in reserve.
- TURNS
- RURAL
- NURSE
- HURTS
- BURNS
Pattern Notes
The pair mixes a vowel with a consonant, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in TURNS, RURAL and NURSE. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often E, S and Y, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
Begin with C, B and T 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 U and R 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 R as the 3rd letter.
Playing This Pattern in Word Games
In Scrabble, U is worth one point and R is worth one point. Words like TURNS, RURAL and NURSE are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with U second and R third
C, B and T are the usual openers, as in CURVE, BURNS and TURNS. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
Is U second and R third a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and endings helps more than guessing blindly.
What should I guess first for this pattern
TURNS is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests N, S and T in the three open boxes.