E and U in any order leaves 1,041 candidates. ABUSE, ACUTE, AMUSE come first.
All 1,041 are here, ordered by what each one rules out rather than alphabetically.
Best First Guesses
With 1,041 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- NURSE: takes 1,041 down to 110 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- PURSE: down to 132. It is on the answer list.
- SURGE: down to 140. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 410 words, about a third of the set. If you need a second letter to test, S (328), R (313) and L (229) appear here more than any others. Only 58 of the 1,041 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With E and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABUSE
- ACUTE
- AMUSE
- ARGUE
- AZURE
- BEGUN
- BLUER
- BOULE
- BRUTE
- BUDGE
- BUGLE
- BULGE
- BUSED
- BUYER
- CAUSE
- CHUTE
- CLUED
- COUPE
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CURSE
- CURVE
- CUTIE
- DEBUG
- DEBUT
- DEMUR
- DEUCE
- DUNCE
- DUVET
- ELUDE
- ENNUI
- ENSUE
- EQUAL
- EQUIP
- ERUPT
- ETUDE
- EXULT
- FEMUR
- FETUS
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUTE
- FUDGE
- FUGUE
- GAUGE
- GAUZE
- GOUGE
- GRUEL
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUIDE
- GUILE
- GUISE
- HAUTE
- HOUSE
- IMBUE
- ISSUE
- JUDGE
- JUICE
- LEMUR
- LOUSE
- LUMEN
- LUNGE
- MAUVE
- MOUSE
- NUDGE
- NURSE
- OUNCE
- OUTER
- PAUSE
- PIQUE
- PLUME
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- PULSE
- PUREE
- PURER
- PURGE
- PURSE
- QUAKE
- QUEEN
- QUEER
- QUELL
- QUERY
- QUEST
- QUEUE
- QUIET
- QUITE
- QUOTE
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REUSE
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUDER
- RULER
- RUPEE
- SAUCE
- SAUTE
- SEGUE
- SERUM
- SETUP
- SUAVE
- SUITE
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- TRUCE
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TULLE
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNCLE
- UNDER
- UNDUE
- UNFED
- UNITE
- UNMET
- UNSET
- UNTIE
- UNWED
- UPPER
- UPSET
- URINE
- USAGE
- USHER
- UTILE
- UTTER
- VAGUE
- VALUE
- VENUE
- VOGUE
- BLUES
- BURKE
- BUSES
- EUROS
- JESUS
- MENUS
- RULED
- RULES
- TUBES
- TUNER
- TUNES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With A
- ABUSE
- ACUTE
- AMUSE
- ARGUE
- AZURE
- ABAUE
- ABUNE
- ADIEU
- ADRUE
- ADURE
- AEQUI
- AEVUM
- AGUED
- AGUES
- AGUEY
- AKULE
- ALENU
- ALEUT
- ALURE
- AMELU
- AMUZE
- APERU
- AQUAE
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- ATULE
- ATUNE
- AUETO
- AUGEN
- AUGER
- AUGES
- AUGET
- AULAE
- AUNES
- AURAE
- AUREI
- AURES
- AUTEM
- AUTRE
- AVOUE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With B
- BEGUN
- BLUER
- BOULE
- BRUTE
- BUDGE
- BUGLE
- BULGE
- BUSED
- BUYER
- BLUES
- BURKE
- BUSES
- BAUGE
- BAUME
- BAURE
- BEAUS
- BEAUT
- BEAUX
- BECUT
- BEDUB
- BEDUR
- BEFUR
- BEGUM
- BEGUT
- BELUE
- BEMUD
- BEPUN
- BERUN
- BEVUE
- BIUNE
- BLUDE
- BLUED
- BLUET
- BLUEY
- BLUME
- BOEUF
- BOGUE
- BOUET
- BOUGE
- BOUSE
- BRUCE
- BRUET
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BUAZE
- BUBBE
- BUDED
- BUDES
- BUENA
- BUENO
- BUFFE
- BUGRE
- BUKES
- BULSE
- BUNCE
- BUNDE
- BUNJE
- BUREL
- BURET
- BUREZ
- BURGE
- BURSE
- BUTEA
- BUTEO
- BUTES
- BUTLE
- BUTTE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With C
- CAUSE
- CHUTE
- CLUED
- COUPE
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CURSE
- CURVE
- CUTIE
- CAQUE
- CEBUR
- CEBUS
- CECUM
- CENTU
- CEQUI
- CETUS
- CHUDE
- CHUET
- CHUJE
- CHUSE
- CLEUK
- CLUES
- CLUEY
- COGUE
- COHUE
- COQUE
- COUDE
- COURE
- COUVE
- CRUCE
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUSE
- CRUVE
- CUBEB
- CUBED
- CUBER
- CUBES
- CUECA
- CUEVA
- CUKES
- CULET
- CULEX
- CUMEC
- CUNEA
- CUNEI
- CUNYE
- CUPEL
- CURED
- CURER
- CURES
- CURET
- CURIE
- CUSEC
- CUSIE
- CUTER
- CUTES
- CUTEY
- CUVEE
- CUZES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With D
- DEBUG
- DEBUT
- DEMUR
- DEUCE
- DUNCE
- DUVET
- DAUBE
- DAUKE
- DEBUD
- DEBUR
- DEBUS
- DECUS
- DEGUM
- DEGUS
- DETUR
- DIGUE
- DOUCE
- DOUSE
- DRUPE
- DRUSE
- DRUZE
- DUANE
- DUBHE
- DUCES
- DUDED
- DUDES
- DUELS
- DUETS
- DUETT
- DUKED
- DUKES
- DULCE
- DULER
- DULES
- DULSE
- DUNES
- DUNNE
- DUOLE
- DUPED
- DUPER
- DUPES
- DUPLE
- DURED
- DUREE
- DURES
- DURET
- DUXES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With E
- ELUDE
- ENNUI
- ENSUE
- EQUAL
- EQUIP
- ERUPT
- ETUDE
- EXULT
- EUROS
- ECRUS
- EDUCE
- EDUCT
- EJUSD
- ELEUT
- ELIHU
- ELUTE
- EMBUE
- EMBUS
- EMEUS
- EMULE
- EMULS
- EMURE
- ENCUP
- ENDUE
- ENRUT
- ENURE
- ENURN
- EPEUS
- EPULO
- EQUES
- EQUID
- EQUIV
- EQUUS
- ERHUS
- ERUCA
- ERUCT
- ERUGO
- ERUMP
- ERUVS
- ERVUM
- ESTUS
- ETUIS
- ETUVE
- EUCRE
- EUCTI
- EUGHS
- EUKED
- EULER
- EUPAD
- EURUS
- EUSOL
- EXAUN
- EXCUD
- EXCUR
- EXUDE
- EXULS
- EXURB
- EXUST
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With F
- FEMUR
- FETUS
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUTE
- FUDGE
- FUGUE
- FAUSE
- FAUTE
- FAUVE
- FELUP
- FEUAR
- FEUDS
- FEUED
- FEUTE
- FIQUE
- FLEUR
- FLUED
- FLUER
- FLUES
- FLUEY
- FOUER
- FOUET
- FOULE
- FOUTE
- FREUD
- FUAGE
- FUDER
- FUELS
- FUERO
- FUGIE
- FUGLE
- FUMED
- FUMER
- FUMES
- FUMET
- FUNGE
- FUNJE
- FURZE
- FUSED
- FUSEE
- FUSEL
- FUSES
- FUZED
- FUZEE
- FUZES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With G
- GAUGE
- GAUZE
- GOUGE
- GRUEL
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUIDE
- GUILE
- GUISE
- GAUJE
- GAURE
- GEBUR
- GEMUL
- GENUA
- GENUS
- GETUP
- GEUMS
- GIGUE
- GLUED
- GLUER
- GLUES
- GLUEY
- GLUME
- GLUTE
- GRUED
- GRUES
- GRUFE
- GRUME
- GTEAU
- GUDES
- GUDGE
- GUELF
- GUIGE
- GULAE
- GULES
- GULET
- GUNGE
- GUNNE
- GURGE
- GURLE
- GUSER
- GUSLE
- GUTTE
- GUYED
- GUYER
- GUYLE
- GUYSE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With H
- HAUTE
- HOUSE
- HAGUE
- HAUSE
- HEIAU
- HEUAU
- HEUCH
- HEUGH
- HOUVE
- HUAVE
- HUERS
- HUGER
- HUIES
- HUILE
- HULES
- HUMET
- HUTRE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With I
- IMBUE
- ISSUE
- IDCUE
- ILEUM
- ILEUS
- INDUE
- INSUE
- INTUE
- INURE
- ISEUM
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With J
- JUDGE
- JUICE
- JESUS
- JAUNE
- JEBUS
- JEHUP
- JEHUS
- JEUNE
- JOULE
- JUBBE
- JUBES
- JUDEX
- JUGER
- JUISE
- JUKED
- JUKES
- JULEP
- JULES
- JULIE
- JUPES
- JUREL
- JURES
- JUSTE
- JUTES
- JUVES
- JUVIE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With K
- KEHUA
- KEOUT
- KLUGE
- KNULE
- KNUTE
- KUBIE
- KUGEL
- KURRE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With L
- LEMUR
- LOUSE
- LUMEN
- LUNGE
- LAUDE
- LAURE
- LEDUM
- LEGUA
- LEHUA
- LENDU
- LEPUS
- LETUP
- LEUCH
- LEUCO
- LEUDS
- LEUGH
- LEUMA
- LEUNG
- LIEUE
- LIEUS
- LIEUT
- LOUED
- LOUEY
- LOUIE
- LOUPE
- LOURE
- LUBED
- LUBES
- LUCES
- LUCET
- LUCRE
- LUDES
- LUGED
- LUGER
- LUGES
- LUITE
- LUKET
- LUMME
- LUNEL
- LUNES
- LUNET
- LURED
- LURER
- LURES
- LUREX
- LURVE
- LUSER
- LUTEA
- LUTED
- LUTEO
- LUTER
- LUTES
- LUXED
- LUXER
- LUXES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With M
- MAUVE
- MOUSE
- MENUS
- MBUBE
- MEAUL
- MECUM
- MEOUS
- MESUA
- METUS
- MEUMS
- MEUNI
- MEUSE
- MEUTE
- MIEUX
- MOGUE
- MOLUE
- MOUES
- MOULE
- MUDDE
- MUDEE
- MUDGE
- MULED
- MULES
- MULET
- MULEY
- MULIE
- MULSE
- MUNGE
- MURED
- MURES
- MUREX
- MURRE
- MUSED
- MUSEE
- MUSER
- MUSES
- MUSET
- MUSIE
- MUSSE
- MUTED
- MUTER
- MUTES
- MUXED
- MUXES
- MVULE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With N
- NUDGE
- NURSE
- NEGUS
- NEHRU
- NEUKS
- NEUMA
- NEUME
- NEUMS
- NEVUS
- NEXUM
- NEXUS
- NOULE
- NUDER
- NUDES
- NUDIE
- NUEVO
- NUGAE
- NUKED
- NUKES
- NUMEN
- NUNCE
- NUQUE
- NUSED
- NUSES
- NYUSE
- NYUZE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With O
- OUNCE
- OUTER
- OCQUE
- ODEUM
- OECUS
- OLEUM
- OPELU
- ORGUE
- OUABE
- OUCHE
- OUEDS
- OUENS
- OUPED
- OUPHE
- OUREY
- OURIE
- OUSEL
- OUTED
- OUTEN
- OUTIE
- OUTRE
- OUVRE
- OUZEL
- OVULE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With P
- PAUSE
- PIQUE
- PLUME
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- PULSE
- PUREE
- PURER
- PURGE
- PURSE
- PAQUE
- PAREU
- PEDUM
- PEKAU
- PELAU
- PELUS
- PENDU
- PENUP
- PEQUI
- PERAU
- PERDU
- PERUN
- PETUM
- PEUHL
- PIUTE
- PLUES
- PLUKE
- PLUTE
- PNEUM
- PNEUS
- POGUE
- POUCE
- POUKE
- POULE
- POUPE
- PREUX
- PSEUD
- PUBES
- PUCER
- PUCES
- PUDGE
- PUERS
- PUGET
- PUKED
- PUKER
- PUKES
- PUKEY
- PULED
- PULER
- PULES
- PULEX
- PUMEX
- PUMIE
- PUNCE
- PUPAE
- PURED
- PURES
- PUREY
- PURRE
- PUSES
- PUSLE
- PUTER
- PUZEL
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With Q
- QUAKE
- QUEEN
- QUEER
- QUELL
- QUERY
- QUEST
- QUEUE
- QUIET
- QUITE
- QUOTE
- QUALE
- QUARE
- QUATE
- QUAVE
- QUEAK
- QUEAL
- QUEAN
- QUECK
- QUEEK
- QUEEM
- QUEET
- QUEGH
- QUELT
- QUEME
- QUENA
- QUENT
- QUERL
- QUERN
- QUESO
- QUETE
- QUEYN
- QUEYS
- QUEYU
- QUIES
- QUINE
- QUIRE
- QUYTE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With R
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REUSE
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUDER
- RULER
- RUPEE
- RULED
- RULES
- REBUD
- REBUY
- RECUE
- REDUB
- REDUE
- REDUG
- REDUX
- REGUR
- REMOU
- REMUE
- REMUS
- RENDU
- REPUN
- REPUT
- RERUB
- RESUE
- RESUN
- RESUP
- RESUS
- REUEL
- REUNE
- REUPS
- RHEUM
- ROQUE
- ROUEN
- ROUES
- ROUET
- ROULE
- RUBEL
- RUBES
- RUBLE
- RUCHE
- RUDES
- RUDGE
- RUDIE
- RUEDA
- RUELY
- RUERS
- RUFFE
- RUGAE
- RUICE
- RUMEN
- RUMES
- RUMEX
- RUNCE
- RUNED
- RUNER
- RUNES
- RUOTE
- RUPIE
- RUSES
- RUSSE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With S
- SAUCE
- SAUTE
- SEGUE
- SERUM
- SETUP
- SUAVE
- SUITE
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- SALUE
- SAUVE
- SCUSE
- SCUTE
- SEBUM
- SECUS
- SEDUM
- SEENU
- SEGOU
- SENSU
- SEOUL
- SEQUA
- SERAU
- SERUT
- SEUGH
- SEVUM
- SHEDU
- SHEMU
- SHULE
- SHUNE
- SHURE
- SHUTE
- SIEUR
- SKUSE
- SLUED
- SLUER
- SLUES
- SLUSE
- SMUSE
- SOUCE
- SOUSE
- SPEUG
- SPRUE
- SPUED
- SPUER
- SPUES
- SPUKE
- SPULE
- SPUME
- SPUTE
- SQUEE
- SQUEG
- SQUET
- STRUE
- STUBE
- STUDE
- STUPE
- STURE
- SUADE
- SUBER
- SUBET
- SUCRE
- SUDES
- SUEDE
- SUENT
- SUERS
- SUETE
- SUETS
- SUETY
- SUEVE
- SUEVI
- SUINE
- SUJEE
- SUKEY
- SULEA
- SUMEN
- SUPED
- SUPES
- SURED
- SURES
- SUSED
- SUSES
- SUSIE
- SWURE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With T
- TRUCE
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TULLE
- TUBES
- TUNER
- TUNES
- TAUBE
- TAUPE
- TECUM
- TEGUA
- TEGUS
- TEMBU
- TENDU
- TENGU
- TENNU
- TENUE
- TEREU
- TETUM
- TEUCH
- TEUGH
- THULE
- TOGUE
- TOQUE
- TOUSE
- TOUZE
- TROUE
- TRUED
- TRUES
- TUBAE
- TUBED
- TUDEL
- TUFFE
- TUILE
- TULES
- TUNED
- TUPEK
- TUPLE
- TUQUE
- TURME
- TURSE
- TUTEE
- TUTES
- TUXES
- TUYER
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With U
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNCLE
- UNDER
- UNDUE
- UNFED
- UNITE
- UNMET
- UNSET
- UNTIE
- UNWED
- UPPER
- UPSET
- URINE
- USAGE
- USHER
- UTILE
- UTTER
- USERS
- UAUPE
- UAYEB
- UCHEE
- UDELL
- UGGED
- UKASE
- ULEMA
- ULLER
- ULNAE
- ULYIE
- ULZIE
- UMBEL
- UMBER
- UMBLE
- UMBRE
- UMEST
- UMMED
- UMPED
- UMPIE
- UMSET
- UNBED
- UNBET
- UNCES
- UNDEE
- UNDEN
- UNDYE
- UNETH
- UNEYE
- UNFEW
- UNGET
- UNHEX
- UNICE
- UNKED
- UNKEN
- UNKET
- UNKEY
- UNLED
- UNLEG
- UNLET
- UNLIE
- UNMEW
- UNNET
- UNNEW
- UNODE
- UNPEG
- UNPEN
- UNRED
- UNSEE
- UNSEW
- UNSEX
- UNUSE
- UNWEB
- UNWET
- UNZEN
- UPBYE
- UPEAT
- UPEND
- UPGET
- UPHER
- UPJET
- UPLED
- UPLEG
- UPPED
- UPSEE
- UPSEY
- UPTER
- UPTIE
- URAEI
- URARE
- URASE
- URATE
- URBEX
- URDEE
- UREAL
- UREAS
- UREDO
- UREIC
- UREID
- URENA
- URENT
- URGED
- URGER
- URGES
- URIEL
- URITE
- URLED
- URNAE
- URNED
- URPED
- URSAE
- USENS
- USENT
- USETA
- USINE
- USNEA
- USQUE
- USTER
- USURE
- UTEES
- UTEND
- UTERI
- UTERO
- UTHER
- UVATE
- UVEAL
- UVEAS
- UVRES
- UVVER
- UZBEG
- UZBEK
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With V
- VAGUE
- VALUE
- VENUE
- VOGUE
- VAUTE
- VELUM
- VENDU
- VENUS
- VERTU
- VERUS
- VETUS
- VEUVE
- VIEUX
- VOUGE
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With Y
- YEUCH
- YEUKS
- YEUKY
- YOURE
- YOUSE
- YOUVE
- YOUZE
- YQUEM
- YUKED
- YUKES
- YULES
5 Letter Words With E and U Starting With W, X or Z
- WAEFU
- WAUVE
- WEKAU
- WHUTE
- WUDGE
- WUSES
- XERUS
- XUREL
- ZAQUE
- ZEBUB
- ZEBUS
- ZOQUE
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- EQUID: Hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck.
- UNSEX: Make infertile.
- MURRE: Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
- MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
- GIGUE: Music in three-four time for dancing a jig.
- GLUME: Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.
- UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
- SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
- DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
- ELUTE: Wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography.
- BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
- OUZEL: Common black European thrush.
- FUSEE: A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
- SCUTE: Large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake.
- PSEUD: A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
- UNFED: Not fed. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E and U?
Yes. UNDER, HOUSE and CAUSE all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. ISSUE and GUESS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CUPEL really a word?
Yes. A small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
UNDER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZOQUE and ZEBUS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BLUER, BOULE and BUSED. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.