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5 Letter Words With E, S and U

328 5 letter words with e, s and u, listed strongest first, so the top of the list is the part that matters on a live board.

5 Letter Words With E, S and U such as ABUSE, AMUSE, BUSED

The hiss of an S after a rounded U is the sound to listen for in 5 letter words with E, S and U.

In writing, the sound is spelled -USE, with the U third, the S fourth and a final silent E, which HOUSE and CAUSE share.

Once that ending turns green, only the letters before the U remain for the next guess to narrow.

List of 5 Letter Words With E S and U

  • 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
  • AGUES
  • AUGES
  • AUNES
  • AURES
  • BEAUS
  • BOUSE
  • BUDES
  • BUKES
  • BULSE
  • BURSE
  • BUTES
  • CEBUS
  • CETUS
  • CHUSE
  • CLUES
  • CRUES
  • CRUSE
  • CUBES
  • CUKES
  • CURES
  • CUSEC
  • CUSIE
  • CUTES
  • CUZES
  • DEBUS
  • DECUS
  • DEGUS
  • DOUSE
  • DRUSE
  • DUCES
  • DUDES
  • DUELS
  • DUETS
  • DUKES
  • DULES
  • DULSE
  • DUNES
  • DUPES
  • DURES
  • DUXES
  • ECRUS
  • EJUSD
  • EMBUS
  • EMEUS
  • EMULS
  • EPEUS
  • EQUES
  • EQUUS
  • ERHUS
  • ERUVS
  • ESTUS
  • ETUIS
  • EUGHS
  • EURUS
  • EUSOL
  • EXULS
  • EXUST
  • FAUSE
  • FEUDS
  • FLUES
  • FUELS
  • FUMES
  • FUSED
  • FUSEE
  • FUSEL
  • FUSES
  • FUZES
  • GENUS
  • GEUMS
  • GLUES
  • GRUES
  • GUDES
  • GULES
  • GUSER
  • GUSLE
  • GUYSE
  • HAUSE
  • HUERS
  • HUIES
  • HULES
  • ILEUS
  • INSUE
  • ISEUM
  • JEBUS
  • JEHUS
  • JUBES
  • JUISE
  • JUKES
  • JULES
  • JUPES
  • JURES
  • JUSTE
  • JUTES
  • JUVES
  • LEPUS
  • LEUDS
  • LIEUS
  • LUBES
  • LUCES
  • LUDES
  • LUGES
  • LUNES
  • LURES
  • LUSER
  • LUTES

Common 5 Letter Words With E S and U

  • HOUSE
  • CAUSE
  • ISSUE
  • GUESS
  • SUPER
  • ABUSE
  • UPSET
  • GUEST
  • NURSE
  • MOUSE
  • SAUCE
  • QUEST
  • USAGE
  • SUITE
  • SETUP
  • PULSE
  • PURSE
  • SURGE
  • SERUM
  • RULES
  • JESUS
  • USERS
  • BLUES
  • BUSES
  • TUBES
  • TUNES
  • EUROS
  • MENUS

5 Letter Words With E S and U for Wordle

  • RULES
  • TUNES
  • TUBES
  • HOUSE
  • CAUSE
  • ISSUE
  • GUESS
  • SUPER
  • ABUSE
  • UPSET
  • GUEST
  • NURSE
  • MOUSE
  • SAUCE
  • QUEST
  • USAGE
  • SUITE
  • SETUP
  • PULSE
  • PURSE
  • SURGE
  • SERUM
  • CURSE
  • PAUSE
  • FETUS
  • USHER
  • GUISE
  • REUSE
  • AMUSE
  • ROUSE
  • ENSUE
  • SUAVE
  • LOUSE
  • SEGUE
  • REBUS
  • SAUTE
  • SURER
  • BUSED
  • UNSET

5 Letter Words With E S and U by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With E Containing S and U

  • ENSUE
  • EUROS
  • EQUUS
  • EURUS
  • ESTUS
  • EQUES
  • ECRUS
  • EJUSD
  • EMBUS
  • EMEUS
  • EMULS
  • EPEUS

5 Letter Words Starting With S Containing E and U

  • SUPER
  • SAUCE
  • SUITE
  • SETUP
  • SURGE
  • SERUM
  • SUAVE
  • SEGUE
  • SAUTE
  • SURER
  • SEOUL
  • SUEDE

5 Letter Words Starting With U Containing E and S

  • UPSET
  • USAGE
  • USHER
  • UNSET
  • USERS
  • URGES
  • UNSEE
  • USQUE
  • USINE
  • UKASE
  • UREAS
  • USTER

5 Letter Words Ending in E Containing S and U

  • HOUSE
  • CAUSE
  • ISSUE
  • ABUSE
  • NURSE
  • MOUSE
  • SAUCE
  • USAGE
  • SUITE
  • PULSE
  • PURSE
  • SURGE

5 Letter Words Ending in S Containing E and U

  • GUESS
  • FETUS
  • REBUS
  • RULES
  • JESUS
  • USERS
  • BLUES
  • BUSES
  • TUBES
  • TUNES
  • EUROS
  • MENUS

5 Letter Words With E S U and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With E S U and R

  • SUPER
  • NURSE
  • PURSE
  • SURGE
  • SERUM
  • CURSE
  • USHER
  • REUSE
  • ROUSE
  • REBUS
  • SURER
  • RULES

5 Letter Words With E S U and T

  • UPSET
  • GUEST
  • QUEST
  • SUITE
  • SETUP
  • FETUS
  • SAUTE
  • UNSET
  • TUBES
  • TUNES
  • DUETS
  • MUTES

5 Letter Words With E S U and L

  • PULSE
  • LOUSE
  • RULES
  • BLUES
  • SEOUL
  • CLUES
  • FUELS
  • JULES
  • MULES
  • LURES
  • DUELS
  • GLUES

5 Letter Words With E S U and D

  • BUSED
  • DUDES
  • FUSED
  • DUNES
  • SUEDE
  • NUDES
  • DUKES
  • FEUDS
  • DUELS
  • DUETS
  • MUSED
  • DOUSE

5 Letter Words With E S U and M

  • MOUSE
  • SERUM
  • AMUSE
  • MENUS
  • FUMES
  • MULES
  • MUSES
  • REMUS
  • MUSED
  • MUTES
  • MEUSE
  • MUSEE

5 Letter Words With E S U and N

  • NURSE
  • ENSUE
  • UNSET
  • TUNES
  • MENUS
  • VENUS
  • GENUS
  • NEXUS
  • DUNES
  • NUDES
  • NUKES
  • RUNES

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With E S and U

  • 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

What are 5 letter words with E S and U?

There are 328 of them. The everyday ones include HOUSE, CAUSE, ISSUE, GUESS and SUPER.

How many 5 letter words have E S and U in them?

328 in total, and 36 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with E S and U are Wordle answers?

36 of them have been answers, among them ABUSE, UPSET, GUEST, NURSE and MOUSE.

What 5 letter words have E S and U in any order?

328 of them, including HOUSE, CAUSE, ISSUE, GUESS and SUPER.

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.

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