5 Letter Words With N and U

All 914 5 letter words with n and u, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Know N and U belong in the word but not where? ANNUL, AUNTY, BEGUN and more contain them, and 104 are past Wordle answers, marked green.

About 11% (104) have been actual Wordle answers. BEGUN is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 914 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.

SUDAN: takes 914 down to 150 at worst.
TURNS: down to 176.
TUNES: down to 192.

What These Words Have in Common

164 of them end in N, about one in five of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (284), S (257) and T (188). Only 42 of the 914 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 N and U

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

ANNUL
AUNTY
BEGUN
BLUNT
BONUS
BOUND
BRUNT
BUNCH
BUNNY
BURNT
CHUNK
CHURN
CLUNG
COUNT
DAUNT
DONUT
DRUNK
DUNCE
ENNUI
ENSUE
FAUNA
FLUNG
FLUNK
FOUND
FUNGI
FUNKY
FUNNY
GAUNT
GRUNT
HAUNT
HOUND
HUMAN
HUNCH
HUNKY
INCUR
INPUT
JAUNT
JUNTA
JUNTO
LUMEN
LUNAR
LUNCH
LUNGE
MINUS
MOUND
MOUNT
MOURN
MUNCH
NUDGE
NURSE
NUTTY
OUNCE
PLUNK
POUND
PRUNE
PUNCH
QUEEN
RERUN
ROUND
SAUNA
SHUNT
SKUNK
SLUNG
SLUNK
SNOUT
SNUCK
SNUFF
SOUND
SPURN
STUNG
STUNK
STUNT
SUING
SUNNY
SWUNG
TAUNT
TRUNK
TUNIC
UNCLE
UNCUT
UNDER
UNDID
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNION
UNITE
UNITY
UNLIT
UNMET
UNSET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNWED
UNZIP
URBAN
URINE
USING
VAUNT
VENUE
WOUND
WRUNG
YOUNG
BURNS
FUNDS
LINUX
MENUS
SUDAN
TUNER
TUNES
TURNS
UNITS
ABUNA
ABUNE
ABURN
ACUAN
ADUNC
AGNUS
AGUNA
AHUNT
AINUS
AKUND
ALENU
ALNUS
ALTUN
ANGUS
ANJOU
ANKOU
ANKUS
ANNUM
ANNUS
ANOUR
ANOUS
ANTUM
ANURA
ANURY
ARJUN
ARNUT
ARZUN
ASTUN
ATUNE
AUBIN
AUCAN
AUGEN
AUNES
AUNTS
AURIN
AUXIN
AZURN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With A

ANNUL
AUNTY
ABUNA
ABUNE
ABURN
ACUAN
ADUNC
AGNUS
AGUNA
AHUNT
AINUS
AKUND
ALENU
ALNUS
ALTUN
ANGUS
ANJOU
ANKOU
ANKUS
ANNUM
ANNUS
ANOUR
ANOUS
ANTUM
ANURA
ANURY
ARJUN
ARNUT
ARZUN
ASTUN
ATUNE
AUBIN
AUCAN
AUGEN
AUNES
AUNTS
AURIN
AUXIN
AZURN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With B

BEGUN
BLUNT
BONUS
BOUND
BRUNT
BUNCH
BUNNY
BURNT
BURNS
BALUN
BANTU
BANUS
BAUNO
BEPUN
BERUN
BHUNA
BIUNE
BLUNK
BONUM
BOSUN
BOUNS
BOURN
BRUIN
BRUNE
BRUNG
BRUNO
BUENA
BUENO
BUGAN
BUNAS
BUNCE
BUNCO
BUNDA
BUNDE
BUNDH
BUNDS
BUNDT
BUNDU
BUNDY
BUNGA
BUNGO
BUNGS
BUNGY
BUNIA
BUNJE
BUNJY
BUNKO
BUNKS
BUNNS
BUNTS
BUNTY
BUNYA
BURAN
BURIN
BURNY
BUTIN
BUTYN
BUYIN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With C

CHUNK
CHURN
CLUNG
COUNT
CAJUN
CANUN
CENTU
CHUNG
CLUNK
CONNU
CONUS
CORNU
CRUNK
CRUNT
CUBAN
CUING
CUMIN
CUNAN
CUNAS
CUNDY
CUNEA
CUNEI
CUNIT
CUNNI
CUNNY
CUNTS
CUNYE
CUNZA
CURIN
CURNS
CURNY
CUTIN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With D

DAUNT
DONUT
DRUNK
DUNCE
DINUS
DIURN
DONUM
DRUNG
DRUNT
DUANE
DUANS
DUANT
DUING
DUJAN
DUKHN
DUKUN
DUNAL
DUNAM
DUNCH
DUNES
DUNGS
DUNGY
DUNKS
DUNNE
DUNNO
DUNNY
DUNSH
DUNST
DUNTS
DURNS
DUSUN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With E

ENNUI
ENSUE
ENCUP
ENDUE
ENRUT
ENURE
ENURN
EXAUN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With F

FAUNA
FLUNG
FLUNK
FOUND
FUNGI
FUNKY
FUNNY
FUNDS
FALUN
FANUM
FAUNS
FINGU
FLURN
FONDU
FOUNT
FUNDA
FUNDI
FUNDO
FUNDY
FUNGE
FUNGO
FUNGS
FUNIC
FUNIS
FUNJE
FUNKS
FUNLI
FUNSY
FUNTS
FURAN
FUTON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With G

GAUNT
GRUNT
GENUA
GENUS
GLUON
GRUND
GUANA
GUANO
GUANS
GUNAS
GUNDA
GUNDI
GUNDY
GUNGE
GUNGY
GUNJA
GUNKS
GUNKY
GUNNE
GUNNY
GUQIN
GURAN
GURNS

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With H

HAUNT
HOUND
HUMAN
HUNCH
HUNKY
HAUNS
HINAU
HINDU
HSUAN
HUDNA
HUMIN
HUNDI
HUNDO
HUNKS
HUNTS
HURON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With I

INCUR
INPUT
IANUS
IMMUN
INCUS
INCUT
INDUC
INDUE
INDUS
INGLU
INJUN
INRUB
INRUN
INSUE
INTUE
INULA
INURE
INURN
INUST
IRGUN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With J

JAUNT
JUNTA
JUNTO
JAKUN
JAMUN
JANTU
JANUA
JANUS
JAUNE
JEUNE
JINGU
JOTUN
JOURN
JUANG
JUANS
JUNCO
JUNDY
JUNKS
JUNKY
JUPON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With K

KANNU
KANZU
KATUN
KINGU
KLUNK
KNAUR
KNOUD
KNOUT
KNUBS
KNULE
KNURL
KNURR
KNURS
KNUTE
KNUTH
KNUTS
KONBU
KONGU
KORUN
KRUNK
KULAN
KUMAN
KUMNI
KUNAI
KUNAS
KUNBI
KUNDS
KUSAN
KYUNG

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With L

LUMEN
LUNAR
LUNCH
LUNGE
LINUX
LANUM
LAUAN
LAUND
LENDU
LEUNG
LINUM
LINUS
LOUND
LOUNS
LUCAN
LUIAN
LUKAN
LUNAS
LUNDA
LUNEL
LUNES
LUNET
LUNGI
LUNGS
LUNGY
LUNKA
LUNKS
LUNTS
LUPIN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With M

MINUS
MOUND
MOUNT
MOURN
MUNCH
MENUS
MANIU
MANQU
MANUF
MANUL
MANUS
MAUND
MAUNT
MEUNI
MINBU
MINUM
MNIUM
MONTU
MUANG
MUCIN
MUNDA
MUNDS
MUNDU
MUNGA
MUNGE
MUNGI
MUNGO
MUNGS
MUNGY
MUNIA
MUNIC
MUNIS
MUNJA
MUNJS
MUNTS
MUNTU
MUNTZ
MUONG
MUONS
MURAN
MUTON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With N

NUDGE
NURSE
NUTTY
NAHUA
NAHUM
NAIRU
NAMUS
NANDU
NANMU
NANUA
NARDU
NASUA
NASUS
NATUS
NAUCH
NAUMK
NAUNT
NDUJA
NEGUS
NEHRU
NEUKS
NEUMA
NEUME
NEUMS
NEVUS
NEXUM
NEXUS
NIDUS
NIGUA
NIKAU
NINTU
NINUT
NISUS
NIUAN
NOBUT
NODUM
NODUS
NOTUM
NOTUS
NOUGS
NOUJA
NOULD
NOULE
NOULS
NOUNS
NOUNY
NOUPS
NOUST
NOVUM
NOVUS
NOYAU
NUADU
NUBBY
NUBIA
NUCAL
NUCHA
NUCIN
NUDDY
NUDER
NUDES
NUDGY
NUDIE
NUDUM
NUDZH
NUEVO
NUFFS
NUGAE
NUJOL
NUKED
NUKES
NULLA
NULLO
NULLS
NULLY
NUMAC
NUMBS
NUMDA
NUMEN
NUMIS
NUMMI
NUMMY
NUMPS
NUMUD
NUNCE
NUNCH
NUNKI
NUNKS
NUNKY
NUNNI
NUNNY
NUNRY
NUNUS
NUQUE
NURDS
NURDY
NURLS
NURLY
NURRS
NURRY
NURSY
NURTS
NURTZ
NUSED
NUSES
NUTSO
NUTSY
NYUNG
NYUSE
NYUZE

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With O

OUNCE
ONCUS
ONIUM
ONKUS
ONMUN
OUENS
OUNDS
OUNDY
OUTEN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With P

PLUNK
POUND
PRUNE
PUNCH
PANUS
PENDU
PENUP
PERUN
PFUND
PINUP
PINUS
PLUNG
PNEUM
PNEUS
PONZU
PRUNO
PRUNT
PRUNY
PUCAN
PUNAN
PUNAS
PUNCE
PUNCT
PUNGA
PUNGI
PUNGO
PUNGS
PUNGY
PUNIC
PUNIM
PUNJI
PUNKA
PUNKS
PUNKT
PUNKY
PUNNY
PUNTA
PUNTI
PUNTO
PUNTS
PUNTY
PURIN
PUTIN
PUTON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With Q

QUEEN
QUANK
QUANT
QUEAN
QUENA
QUENT
QUERN
QUEYN
QUINA
QUINE
QUINK
QUINO
QUINS
QUINT
QUOIN
QUONK
QURAN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With R

RERUN
ROUND
RAUNS
RENDU
REPUN
RESUN
REUNE
ROHUN
RONUK
ROUEN
RUANA
RUBAN
RUBIN
RUING
RUINS
RUMAN
RUMEN
RUNBY
RUNCE
RUNCH
RUNDI
RUNDS
RUNED
RUNER
RUNES
RUNGS
RUNIC
RUNNY
RUNOS
RUNSY
RUNTS
RUNTY
RUNUP
RUSIN
RUTIN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With S

SAUNA
SHUNT
SKUNK
SLUNG
SLUNK
SNOUT
SNUCK
SNUFF
SOUND
SPURN
STUNG
STUNK
STUNT
SUING
SUNNY
SWUNG
SUDAN
SANGU
SAUNF
SAUNT
SEENU
SENSU
SHULN
SHUNE
SHUNS
SINTU
SINUS
SNAFU
SNUBS
SNUGS
SNURL
SNURP
SNURT
SNUSH
SPUNG
SPUNK
SQUIN
STAUN
STOUN
STUNS
SUANT
SUENT
SUGAN
SUINA
SUINE
SUINT
SUMEN
SUNIL
SUNIS
SUNKS
SUNNA
SUNNI
SUNNS
SUNTS
SUNUP
SUONA
SUSAN
SUZAN
SWOUN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With T

TAUNT
TRUNK
TUNIC
TUNER
TUNES
TURNS
TABUN
TANSU
TAUON
TENDU
TENGU
TENNU
TENUE
THUAN
THUND
THUNG
THUNK
TONUS
TOUNS
TOURN
TUANS
TUANT
TUARN
TUFAN
TUINA
TUNAL
TUNAS
TUNCA
TUNDS
TUNED
TUNGA
TUNGO
TUNGS
TUNIS
TUNKA
TUNNA
TUNNY
TURNT
TURON
TUTIN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With U

UNCLE
UNCUT
UNDER
UNDID
UNDUE
UNFED
UNFIT
UNIFY
UNION
UNITE
UNITY
UNLIT
UNMET
UNSET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNWED
UNZIP
URBAN
URINE
USING
UNITS
UDONS
UHLAN
UINAL
UINTA
ULANS
ULMIN
ULNAD
ULNAE
ULNAR
ULNAS
ULPAN
ULVAN
UNACT
UNADD
UNAGI
UNAIS
UNAMI
UNAMO
UNAPT
UNARK
UNARM
UNARY
UNAUS
UNBAG
UNBAN
UNBAR
UNBAY
UNBED
UNBET
UNBID
UNBIT
UNBOG
UNBOW
UNBOX
UNBOY
UNBUD
UNCAP
UNCES
UNCIA
UNCOS
UNCOW
UNCOY
UNCUS
UNDAM
UNDEE
UNDEN
UNDIG
UNDIM
UNDOG
UNDON
UNDOS
UNDRY
UNDUB
UNDUG
UNDYE
UNETH
UNEYE
UNFAR
UNFEW
UNFIX
UNFUR
UNGAG
UNGET
UNGKA
UNGOD
UNGOT
UNGUM
UNHAD
UNHAP
UNHAT
UNHEX
UNHID
UNHIP
UNHIT
UNHOT
UNIAT
UNICA
UNICE
UNINN
UNIOS
UNISM
UNIST
UNIUS
UNJAM
UNKED
UNKEN
UNKET
UNKEY
UNKID
UNKIN
UNKUT
UNLAP
UNLAW
UNLAX
UNLAY
UNLED
UNLEG
UNLET
UNLID
UNLIE
UNMAD
UNMAN
UNMEW
UNMIX
UNNET
UNNEW
UNODE
UNOIL
UNOLD
UNONA
UNORN
UNOWN
UNPAY
UNPEG
UNPEN
UNPIN
UNPLY
UNPOT
UNPUT
UNRAM
UNRAY
UNRED
UNRID
UNRIG
UNRIP
UNROW
UNRRA
UNRUN

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With Y

YOUNG
YAMUN
YOURN
YUANS
YUKON
YULAN
YUMAN
YUNCA
YUPON

5 Letter Words With N and U Starting With V, W or Z

VAUNT
VENUE
VENDU
VENUS
VINUM
VODUN
VULNS
WOUND
WRUNG
WAUNS
WUNGA
WUNNA
ZUNIS
ZUPAN

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.
HUMIN: A black humic substance that is not soluble in water.
FONDU: Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces.
RUNTY: Well below average height.
VAUNT: Show off. It has been an answer.
UNPIN: Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of.
UNSAY: Take back what one has said.
TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
UNFED: Not fed. It has been an answer.
MAUND: A unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries.
QUOIN: The keystone of an arch.
NUBBY: Of textiles; having a rough surface.
INCUS: The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes.
BUNCO: Deprive of by deceit.
BUNKO: A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
FURAN: A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon.
SUNUP: The first light of day.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain N and U?

Yes. UNDER, FOUND and UNTIL 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. UNION and FUNNY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ANKUS really a word?

Yes. An elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook. 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. YUPON and YUNCA 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?

ANNUL, DAUNT and DUNCE. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.