328 words hold E and S and U, wherever they fall. ABUSE, AMUSE, BUSED lead, and 36 can be the answer.
Everyday English accounts for 28 of these 328 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 328 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- RULES: takes 328 down to 61 at worst.
- TUNES: down to 61.
- TUBES: down to 67.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 164 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, R (75), T (52) and L (51) appear here more than any others. 28 of these 328 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, S and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABUSE
- AMUSE
- BUSED
- CAUSE
- CURSE
- ENSUE
- FETUS
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUISE
- HOUSE
- ISSUE
- LOUSE
- MOUSE
- NURSE
- PAUSE
- PULSE
- PURSE
- QUEST
- REBUS
- REUSE
- ROUSE
- SAUCE
- SAUTE
- SEGUE
- SERUM
- SETUP
- SUAVE
- SUITE
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- UNSET
- UPSET
- USAGE
- USHER
- BLUES
- BUSES
- EUROS
- JESUS
- MENUS
- RULES
- TUBES
- TUNES
- USERS
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With B
- BUSED
- BLUES
- BUSES
- BEAUS
- BOUSE
- BUDES
- BUKES
- BULSE
- BURSE
- BUTES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With C
- CAUSE
- CURSE
- CEBUS
- CETUS
- CHUSE
- CLUES
- CRUES
- CRUSE
- CUBES
- CUKES
- CURES
- CUSEC
- CUSIE
- CUTES
- CUZES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With D
- DEBUS
- DECUS
- DEGUS
- DOUSE
- DRUSE
- DUCES
- DUDES
- DUELS
- DUETS
- DUKES
- DULES
- DULSE
- DUNES
- DUPES
- DURES
- DUXES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With E
- ENSUE
- EUROS
- ECRUS
- EJUSD
- EMBUS
- EMEUS
- EMULS
- EPEUS
- EQUES
- EQUUS
- ERHUS
- ERUVS
- ESTUS
- ETUIS
- EUGHS
- EURUS
- EUSOL
- EXULS
- EXUST
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With F
- FETUS
- FAUSE
- FEUDS
- FLUES
- FUELS
- FUMES
- FUSED
- FUSEE
- FUSEL
- FUSES
- FUZES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With G
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUISE
- GENUS
- GEUMS
- GLUES
- GRUES
- GUDES
- GULES
- GUSER
- GUSLE
- GUYSE
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With J
- JESUS
- JEBUS
- JEHUS
- JUBES
- JUISE
- JUKES
- JULES
- JUPES
- JURES
- JUSTE
- JUTES
- JUVES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With L
- LOUSE
- LEPUS
- LEUDS
- LIEUS
- LUBES
- LUCES
- LUDES
- LUGES
- LUNES
- LURES
- LUSER
- LUTES
- LUXES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With M
- MOUSE
- MENUS
- MEOUS
- MESUA
- METUS
- MEUMS
- MEUSE
- MOUES
- MULES
- MULSE
- MURES
- MUSED
- MUSEE
- MUSER
- MUSES
- MUSET
- MUSIE
- MUSSE
- MUTES
- MUXES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With N
- NURSE
- NEGUS
- NEUKS
- NEUMS
- NEVUS
- NEXUS
- NUDES
- NUKES
- NUSED
- NUSES
- NYUSE
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With P
- PAUSE
- PULSE
- PURSE
- PELUS
- PLUES
- PNEUS
- PSEUD
- PUBES
- PUCES
- PUERS
- PUKES
- PULES
- PURES
- PUSES
- PUSLE
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With R
- REBUS
- REUSE
- ROUSE
- RULES
- REMUS
- RESUE
- RESUN
- RESUP
- RESUS
- REUPS
- ROUES
- RUBES
- RUDES
- RUERS
- RUMES
- RUNES
- RUSES
- RUSSE
5 Letter Words With E, S 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, S and U Starting With T
- TUBES
- TUNES
- TEGUS
- TOUSE
- TRUES
- TULES
- TURSE
- TUTES
- TUXES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With U
- UNSET
- UPSET
- USAGE
- USHER
- USERS
- UKASE
- UMEST
- UMSET
- UNCES
- UNSEE
- UNSEW
- UNSEX
- UNUSE
- UPSEE
- UPSEY
- URASE
- UREAS
- URGES
- URSAE
- USENS
- USENT
- USETA
- USINE
- USNEA
- USQUE
- USTER
- USURE
- UTEES
- UVEAS
- UVRES
5 Letter Words With E, S and U Starting With A, H, I and other letters
- ABUSE
- AMUSE
- AGUES
- AUGES
- AUNES
- AURES
- HOUSE
- HAUSE
- HUERS
- HUIES
- HULES
- ISSUE
- ILEUS
- INSUE
- ISEUM
- OECUS
- OUEDS
- OUENS
- OUSEL
- QUEST
- QUESO
- QUEYS
- QUIES
- VENUS
- VERUS
- VETUS
- WUSES
- XERUS
- YEUKS
- YOUSE
- YUKES
- YULES
- ZEBUS
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.
- UNSEX: Make infertile.
- MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
- UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
- SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
- DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
- BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
- FUSEE: A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.
- 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.
- SOUSE: Cook in a marinade.
- NEVUS: A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth.
- SEDUM: Any of various plants of the genus Sedum.
- SEBUM: The oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin.
- CRUSE: Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, S and U?
Yes. HOUSE, CAUSE and ISSUE 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 OUSEL really a word?
Yes. Common black European thrush. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
HOUSE. 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. ZEBUS and YULES 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?
BUSED, REBUS and SAUTE. 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.