With E and R and U somewhere in the word, 313 options remain. ARGUE, AZURE, BLUER are the ones to try.
52 can be the answer and 21 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 313 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- PURSE: takes 313 down to 69 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- NURSE: down to 70. It is on the answer list.
- SURGE: down to 70. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 109 words, about a third of the set. The company these words keep: S (75), D (51) and T (48). 21 words out of 313 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, R and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ARGUE
- AZURE
- BLUER
- BRUTE
- BUYER
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CURSE
- CURVE
- DEMUR
- ERUPT
- FEMUR
- GRUEL
- LEMUR
- NURSE
- OUTER
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- PUREE
- PURER
- PURGE
- PURSE
- QUEER
- QUERY
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REUSE
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUDER
- RULER
- RUPEE
- SERUM
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- TRUCE
- TRUER
- TUBER
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- URINE
- USHER
- UTTER
- BURKE
- EUROS
- RULED
- RULES
- TUNER
- USERS
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With A
- ARGUE
- AZURE
- ADRUE
- ADURE
- ALURE
- APERU
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- AUGER
- AURAE
- AUREI
- AURES
- AUTRE
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With B
- BLUER
- BRUTE
- BUYER
- BURKE
- BAURE
- BEDUR
- BEFUR
- BERUN
- BRUCE
- BRUET
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BUGRE
- BUREL
- BURET
- BUREZ
- BURGE
- BURSE
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With C
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CURSE
- CURVE
- CEBUR
- COURE
- CRUCE
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUSE
- CRUVE
- CUBER
- CURED
- CURER
- CURES
- CURET
- CURIE
- CUTER
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With D
- DEMUR
- DEBUR
- DETUR
- DRUPE
- DRUSE
- DRUZE
- DULER
- DUPER
- DURED
- DUREE
- DURES
- DURET
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With E
- ERUPT
- EUROS
- ECRUS
- EMURE
- ENRUT
- ENURE
- ENURN
- ERHUS
- ERUCA
- ERUCT
- ERUGO
- ERUMP
- ERUVS
- ERVUM
- EUCRE
- EULER
- EURUS
- EXCUR
- EXURB
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With F
- FEMUR
- FEUAR
- FLEUR
- FLUER
- FOUER
- FREUD
- FUDER
- FUERO
- FUMER
- FURZE
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With G
- GRUEL
- GAURE
- GEBUR
- GLUER
- GRUED
- GRUES
- GRUFE
- GRUME
- GURGE
- GURLE
- GUSER
- GUYER
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With L
- LEMUR
- LAURE
- LOURE
- LUCRE
- LUGER
- LURED
- LURER
- LURES
- LUREX
- LURVE
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUXER
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With P
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- PUREE
- PURER
- PURGE
- PURSE
- PAREU
- PERAU
- PERDU
- PERUN
- PREUX
- PUCER
- PUERS
- PUKER
- PULER
- PURED
- PURES
- PUREY
- PURRE
- PUTER
5 Letter Words With E, R 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, R and U Starting With S
- SERUM
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- SERAU
- SERUT
- SHURE
- SIEUR
- SLUER
- SPRUE
- SPUER
- STRUE
- STURE
- SUBER
- SUCRE
- SUERS
- SURED
- SURES
- SWURE
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With T
- TRUCE
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TUNER
- TEREU
- TROUE
- TRUED
- TRUES
- TURME
- TURSE
- TUYER
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With U
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- URINE
- USHER
- UTTER
- USERS
- ULLER
- UMBER
- UMBRE
- UNRED
- UPHER
- UPTER
- URAEI
- URARE
- URASE
- URATE
- URBEX
- URDEE
- UREAL
- UREAS
- UREDO
- UREIC
- UREID
- URENA
- URENT
- URGED
- URGER
- URGES
- URIEL
- URITE
- URLED
- URNAE
- URNED
- URPED
- URSAE
- USTER
- USURE
- UTERI
- UTERO
- UTHER
- UVRES
- UVVER
5 Letter Words With E, R and U Starting With H, I, J and other letters
- HUERS
- HUGER
- HUTRE
- INURE
- JUGER
- JUREL
- JURES
- KURRE
- MURED
- MURES
- MUREX
- MURRE
- MUSER
- MUTER
- NURSE
- NEHRU
- NUDER
- OUTER
- ORGUE
- OUREY
- OURIE
- OUTRE
- OUVRE
- QUEER
- QUERY
- QUARE
- QUERL
- QUERN
- QUIRE
- VERTU
- VERUS
- XERUS
- XUREL
- YOURE
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.
- MURRE: Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
- MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
- QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
- CRUET: Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
- DEMUR: Enter a demurrer. It is on the answer list.
- RHEUM: A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
- URATE: A salt of uric acid.
- INURE: Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate.
- OUTRE: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
- RUBEL: The basic unit of money in Belarus.
- LUCRE: Informal terms for money.
- VERTU: Artistic quality.
- CRUSE: Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).
- QUIRE: A quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, R and U?
Yes. UNDER, SUPER and UPPER have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. USERS and UPPER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ERUCT really a word?
Yes. Expel gas from the stomach. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
UNDER. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. XUREL and XERUS are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BLUER, DEMUR and GRUEL. 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.