Know O and U belong in the word but not where? ABOUT, AFOUL, ALOUD and more contain them, and 96 are past Wordle answers, marked green.
About 12% (96) have been actual Wordle answers. ABOUT is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 773 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.
- TOURS: takes 773 down to 132 at worst.
- BONUS: down to 138. It has been an answer before.
- LOTUS: down to 139.
What These Words Have in Common
168 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (255), R (186) and T (184). Only 50 of the 773 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 O and U
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- ABOUT
- AFOUL
- ALOUD
- AUDIO
- BAYOU
- BONUS
- BOUGH
- BOULE
- BOUND
- BUXOM
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- COUCH
- COUGH
- COULD
- COUNT
- COUPE
- COURT
- CROUP
- CURIO
- DONUT
- DOUBT
- DOUGH
- FLOUR
- FLOUT
- FOCUS
- FORUM
- FOUND
- FUROR
- GHOUL
- GOUGE
- GOURD
- GROUP
- GROUT
- GUMBO
- GUSTO
- HOUND
- HOUSE
- HUMOR
- JOUST
- JUMBO
- JUNTO
- JUROR
- LOCUS
- LOUSE
- LOUSY
- MOGUL
- MOULT
- MOUND
- MOUNT
- MOURN
- MOUSE
- MOUTH
- OCCUR
- OPIUM
- OUGHT
- OUNCE
- OUTDO
- OUTER
- OUTGO
- POUCH
- POUND
- POUTY
- PROUD
- QUOTA
- QUOTE
- QUOTH
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUMOR
- SCOUR
- SCOUT
- SHOUT
- SNOUT
- SOUND
- SOUTH
- SPOUT
- STOUT
- TORUS
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- TROUT
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- UNION
- VOGUE
- VOUCH
- WOULD
- WOUND
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
- AUTOS
- EUROS
- HOURS
- LOTUS
- LOUIS
- SOULS
- TOURS
- YOURS
- ACOUP
- ALOUT
- ALUCO
- AMOUR
- ANJOU
- ANKOU
- ANOUR
- ANOUS
- AOTUS
- AOUAD
- APOUT
- ARTOU
- ARULO
- ATOUR
- AUETO
- AULOI
- AULOS
- AUTOR
- AVOUE
- AVOUR
- AYOUS
- BAUBO
- BAUNO
- BIJOU
- BITOU
- BLOUT
- BOEUF
- BOGUE
- BOGUM
- BOGUS
- BOLDU
- BOLUS
- BONUM
- BOSUN
- BOTTU
- BOUCH
- BOUCL
- BOUET
- BOUGE
- BOUKS
- BOULT
- BOUNS
- BOURD
- BOURG
- BOURN
- BOURR
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With A
- ABOUT
- AFOUL
- ALOUD
- AUDIO
- AUTOS
- ACOUP
- ALOUT
- ALUCO
- AMOUR
- ANJOU
- ANKOU
- ANOUR
- ANOUS
- AOTUS
- AOUAD
- APOUT
- ARTOU
- ARULO
- ATOUR
- AUETO
- AULOI
- AULOS
- AUTOR
- AVOUE
- AVOUR
- AYOUS
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With B
- BAYOU
- BONUS
- BOUGH
- BOULE
- BOUND
- BUXOM
- BAUBO
- BAUNO
- BIJOU
- BITOU
- BLOUT
- BOEUF
- BOGUE
- BOGUM
- BOGUS
- BOLDU
- BOLUS
- BONUM
- BOSUN
- BOTTU
- BOUCH
- BOUCL
- BOUET
- BOUGE
- BOUKS
- BOULT
- BOUNS
- BOURD
- BOURG
- BOURN
- BOURR
- BOUSE
- BOUSY
- BOUTO
- BOUTS
- BOUTU
- BOYAU
- BRUJO
- BRUNO
- BUBOS
- BUCCO
- BUCKO
- BUDOS
- BUENO
- BUFFO
- BUFOS
- BUKOS
- BUMBO
- BUNCO
- BUNGO
- BUNKO
- BUOYS
- BURAO
- BUROO
- BURRO
- BUSTO
- BUTEO
- BUTOH
- BYOUS
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With C
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- COUCH
- COUGH
- COULD
- COUNT
- COUPE
- COURT
- CROUP
- CURIO
- CAJOU
- CAUPO
- CHOUP
- CHOUS
- CHOUT
- CHOUX
- CLOUR
- CLOUS
- COBUS
- COCUS
- COGUE
- COHUE
- COMUS
- CONNU
- CONUS
- COPUS
- COQUE
- COQUI
- CORNU
- COUAC
- COUDE
- COUMA
- COUPS
- COURB
- COURD
- COURE
- COURS
- COUTA
- COUTH
- COUVE
- COYAU
- COYPU
- CROUT
- CRUDO
- CRUOR
- CUFFO
- CULOT
- CUMOL
- CUPRO
- CUSSO
- CUTTO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With D
- DONUT
- DOUBT
- DOUGH
- DHOUL
- DOCUS
- DOLUS
- DOMUS
- DONUM
- DOUAR
- DOUCE
- DOUCS
- DOUGL
- DOUKS
- DOULA
- DOUMA
- DOUMS
- DOUPS
- DOURA
- DOUSE
- DOUTS
- DROUD
- DROUK
- DUBBO
- DUBIO
- DUMBO
- DUNNO
- DUOLE
- DUOMI
- DUOMO
- DURIO
- DUROC
- DUROS
- DUROY
- DUSIO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With F
- FLOUR
- FLOUT
- FOCUS
- FORUM
- FOUND
- FUROR
- FLUOR
- FOGOU
- FOGUS
- FONDU
- FOTUI
- FOUAT
- FOUDS
- FOUER
- FOUET
- FOULE
- FOULS
- FOUNT
- FOURB
- FOURS
- FOUTE
- FOUTH
- FOUTY
- FUERO
- FUGIO
- FUNDO
- FUNGO
- FUROL
- FUROS
- FUTON
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With G
- GHOUL
- GOUGE
- GOURD
- GROUP
- GROUT
- GUMBO
- GUSTO
- GLOUT
- GLUON
- GOUCH
- GOUDA
- GOUDY
- GOUKS
- GOUMI
- GOURA
- GOURY
- GOUTS
- GOUTY
- GROUF
- GUACO
- GUANO
- GUATO
- GUBBO
- GUDOK
- GUIDO
- GUIJO
- GUIRO
- GUYOT
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With H
- HOUND
- HOUSE
- HUMOR
- HOURS
- HAUGO
- HOCUS
- HOKKU
- HOKUM
- HOUFF
- HOUFS
- HOUGH
- HOULT
- HOURI
- HOUSS
- HOUSY
- HOUTS
- HOUVE
- HUACO
- HUCHO
- HUKOU
- HULLO
- HUMBO
- HUNDO
- HURON
- HUSHO
- HUSOS
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With J
- JOUST
- JUMBO
- JUNTO
- JUROR
- JOCUM
- JOKUL
- JORUM
- JOTUN
- JOUAL
- JOUGH
- JOUGS
- JOUKS
- JOULE
- JOURN
- JOURS
- JUCOS
- JUDOS
- JULIO
- JUNCO
- JUPON
- JUSTO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With K
- KAROU
- KEOUT
- KHOUM
- KNOUD
- KNOUT
- KOBUS
- KOHUA
- KOKUM
- KOMBU
- KONBU
- KONGU
- KORUN
- KORUS
- KOURA
- KOUZA
- KUDOS
- KUSSO
- KYUDO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With L
- LOCUS
- LOUSE
- LOUSY
- LOTUS
- LOUIS
- LEUCO
- LOBUS
- LOCUM
- LODUR
- LOKUM
- LORUM
- LOUCH
- LOUED
- LOUEY
- LOUGH
- LOUIE
- LOULU
- LOUMA
- LOUND
- LOUNS
- LOUPE
- LOUPS
- LOURD
- LOURE
- LOURS
- LOURY
- LOUTS
- LOUTY
- LUDOS
- LUTAO
- LUTEO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With M
- MOGUL
- MOULT
- MOUND
- MOUNT
- MOURN
- MOUSE
- MOUTH
- MAPOU
- MEOUS
- MIAOU
- MOCUS
- MODUS
- MOGUE
- MOHUA
- MOHUR
- MOKUM
- MOKUS
- MOLUE
- MOMUS
- MONTU
- MOPUS
- MOQUI
- MORDU
- MORUK
- MORUS
- MOSGU
- MOSUL
- MOSUR
- MOTUS
- MOUCH
- MOUDY
- MOUES
- MOUFS
- MOULD
- MOULE
- MOULS
- MOULY
- MOUPS
- MOUST
- MOUSY
- MUCHO
- MUCKO
- MUCOR
- MUCRO
- MUGHO
- MUGOS
- MULTO
- MUMBO
- MUNGO
- MUONG
- MUONS
- MUSOS
- MUTON
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With N
- NOBUT
- NODUM
- NODUS
- NOTUM
- NOTUS
- NOUGS
- NOUJA
- NOULD
- NOULE
- NOULS
- NOUNS
- NOUNY
- NOUPS
- NOUST
- NOVUM
- NOVUS
- NOYAU
- NUEVO
- NUJOL
- NULLO
- NUTSO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With O
- OCCUR
- OPIUM
- OUGHT
- OUNCE
- OUTDO
- OUTER
- OUTGO
- OAKUM
- OCQUE
- OCUBY
- OCULI
- ODEUM
- ODIUM
- ODOUR
- ODUMS
- OECUS
- OFURO
- OGHUZ
- OKRUG
- OLEUM
- OMBUS
- OMULS
- ONCUS
- ONIUM
- ONKUS
- ONMUN
- OPELU
- ORFUL
- ORGUE
- OTAKU
- OTIUM
- OUABE
- OUBIT
- OUCHE
- OUCHT
- OUEDS
- OUENS
- OUIJA
- OUKIA
- OULAP
- OULKS
- OUMAS
- OUNDS
- OUNDY
- OUPAS
- OUPED
- OUPHE
- OUPHS
- OUREY
- OURIE
- OUSEL
- OUSIA
- OUSTS
- OUTAS
- OUTBY
- OUTED
- OUTEN
- OUTIE
- OUTLY
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- OUTTA
- OUVRE
- OUZEL
- OUZOS
- OVULA
- OVULE
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With P
- POUCH
- POUND
- POUTY
- PROUD
- PADOU
- PIOUS
- PLOUK
- PLOUT
- PLUOT
- PLUTO
- POCUL
- POCUS
- PODUS
- POGUE
- POILU
- PONZU
- POPUP
- PORUS
- POTUS
- POUCE
- POUCY
- POUFF
- POUFS
- POUFY
- POUIS
- POUKE
- POUKS
- POULE
- POULP
- POULT
- POUPE
- POUPT
- POURS
- POUSY
- POUTS
- POYOU
- PROUL
- PRUNO
- PUBCO
- PUDOR
- PULAO
- PULMO
- PUNGO
- PUNTO
- PURAO
- PUROS
- PUTON
- PUTOS
- PUTTO
- PUUKO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With Q
- QUOTA
- QUOTE
- QUOTH
- QUESO
- QUINO
- QUIPO
- QUITO
- QUOAD
- QUODS
- QUOIF
- QUOIN
- QUOIS
- QUOIT
- QUOLL
- QUONK
- QUOPS
- QUORK
- QUORL
- QUOTT
- QUOUK
- QUOYS
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With R
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUMOR
- RAUPO
- REMOU
- ROBUG
- ROBUR
- ROGUY
- ROHUN
- ROHUS
- ROMPU
- RONUK
- ROQUE
- ROUEN
- ROUES
- ROUET
- ROUFS
- ROUGY
- ROUKS
- ROUKY
- ROULE
- ROULS
- ROUMS
- ROUPS
- ROUPY
- ROUST
- ROUTH
- ROUTS
- ROYOU
- ROZUM
- RUBIO
- RUBOR
- RUMBO
- RUMPO
- RUNOS
- RUOTE
- RUSOT
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With S
- SCOUR
- SCOUT
- SHOUT
- SNOUT
- SOUND
- SOUTH
- SPOUT
- STOUT
- SOULS
- SAJOU
- SCOUG
- SCOUK
- SCOUP
- SCUDO
- SEGOU
- SEOUL
- SHOUD
- SHOYU
- SIOUX
- SKOUT
- SLOUR
- SMOUS
- SMOUT
- SOHUR
- SOJUS
- SOLUM
- SOLUS
- SORUS
- SOUCE
- SOUCT
- SOUGH
- SOUKS
- SOULX
- SOULY
- SOULZ
- SOUMS
- SOUPS
- SOUPY
- SOURD
- SOURS
- SOURY
- SOUSE
- SOUTS
- SOYUZ
- STOUN
- STOUP
- STOUR
- SUDOR
- SUGOS
- SULFO
- SUMOS
- SUOMI
- SUONA
- SUSSO
- SUTOR
- SUYOG
- SWOUN
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With T
- TORUS
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- TROUT
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- TOURS
- TAHOU
- TATOU
- TAUON
- TAUPO
- THOUS
- THROU
- THUOC
- TODUS
- TOFUS
- TOGUE
- TOLUS
- TONUS
- TOPAU
- TOQUE
- TOTUM
- TOUKS
- TOULD
- TOUNS
- TOURN
- TOURT
- TOUSE
- TOUST
- TOUSY
- TOUTS
- TOUZE
- TOUZY
- TROUE
- TROUV
- TRUGO
- TSUBO
- TUDOR
- TUNGO
- TURCO
- TURIO
- TURON
- TUTTO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With U
- UNION
- UDONS
- UDYOG
- UHLLO
- ULMOS
- ULOID
- UMBOS
- UNAMO
- UNBOG
- UNBOW
- UNBOX
- UNBOY
- UNCOS
- UNCOW
- UNCOY
- UNDOG
- UNDON
- UNDOS
- UNGOD
- UNGOT
- UNHOT
- UNIOS
- UNODE
- UNOIL
- UNOLD
- UNONA
- UNORN
- UNOWN
- UNPOT
- UNROW
- UNSOD
- UNSON
- UNTOP
- UNWON
- UPBOW
- UPDOS
- UPPOP
- URAOS
- UREDO
- URSON
- USKOK
- UTERO
- UVIOL
- UVITO
- UVROU
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With V
- VOGUE
- VOUCH
- VACUO
- VODOU
- VODUM
- VODUN
- VOGUL
- VOUGE
- VOULI
- VOULU
- VOUST
- VROUS
- VROUW
- VUCOM
- VULGO
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With Y
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
- YOURS
- YOKUL
- YOMUD
- YOUFF
- YOUKS
- YOURE
- YOURN
- YOURT
- YOUSE
- YOUVE
- YOUZE
- YUCKO
- YUKON
- YUKOS
- YUMMO
- YUPON
- YUROK
5 Letter Words With O and U Starting With E, I, W and other letters
- EUROS
- EPULO
- ERUGO
- EUSOL
- IROUS
- WOULD
- WOUND
- WOFUL
- WOGUL
- WOJUS
- WOUCH
- WOUGH
- ZOBUS
- ZOQUE
- ZOUKS
- ZUCCO
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.
- HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
- DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
- FONDU: Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces.
- POILU: A French soldier (especially in World War I).
- OUTGO: Money paid out; an amount spent. It has been an answer.
- MUCOR: Any mold of the genus Mucor.
- BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
- OUZEL: Common black European thrush.
- QUOIT: Game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits.
- TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
- STOUP: Basin for holy water.
- SOUGH: Make a murmuring sound.
- QUOIN: The keystone of an arch.
- SOUSE: Cook in a marinade.
- BUNCO: Deprive of by deceit.
- BUNKO: A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
- OVULE: A small or immature ovum.
- GOUTY: Suffering from gout.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain O and U?
Yes. ABOUT, WOULD and COULD 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 OCCUR are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is JORUM really a word?
Yes. A large drinking bowl. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ABOUT. 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. ZOQUE and ZOBUS 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?
BOULE, BUXOM and CROUP. 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.