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5 Letter Words With O and U

All 773 5 letter words with o and u, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

5 Letter Words With O and U such as ABOUT, AFOUL, ALOUD

Adjacent vowels are common in 5 letter words with O and U, which keep the pair together more than apart.

Side by side, the pair spans the second and third positions of FOUND and COURT.

If a crossing confirms the O, try the U beside it first; FLOUT, to treat a rule with contempt, suits the harder grids.

List of 5 Letter Words With O and U

  • 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

Common 5 Letter Words With O and U

  • ABOUT
  • WOULD
  • COULD
  • HOUSE
  • FOUND
  • GROUP
  • YOUNG
  • COURT
  • SOUTH
  • SOUND
  • ROUND
  • UNION
  • FOCUS
  • TOUCH
  • DOUBT
  • COUNT
  • MOUTH
  • PROUD
  • TOUGH
  • YOUTH
  • ROUTE
  • QUOTE
  • ROUGH
  • AUDIO
  • MOUNT
  • OCCUR
  • BOUND
  • CLOUD
  • BONUS
  • FORUM
  • OUGHT
  • POUND
  • MOUSE
  • OUTER
  • WOUND
  • HUMOR
  • FLOUR
  • SCOUT
  • TUMOR
  • TROUT
  • TURBO
  • ROUGE
  • HOURS
  • LOUIS
  • YOURS
  • SOULS
  • TOURS
  • EUROS
  • LOTUS
  • AUTOS

5 Letter Words With O and U for Wordle

  • TOURS
  • BONUS
  • LOTUS
  • ABOUT
  • WOULD
  • COULD
  • HOUSE
  • FOUND
  • GROUP
  • YOUNG
  • COURT
  • SOUTH
  • SOUND
  • ROUND
  • UNION
  • FOCUS
  • TOUCH
  • DOUBT
  • COUNT
  • MOUTH
  • PROUD
  • TOUGH
  • YOUTH
  • ROUTE
  • QUOTE
  • ROUGH
  • AUDIO
  • MOUNT
  • OCCUR
  • BOUND
  • CLOUD
  • FORUM
  • OUGHT
  • POUND
  • MOUSE
  • OUTER
  • WOUND
  • HUMOR
  • FLOUR
  • SCOUT
  • TUMOR
  • TROUT
  • TURBO
  • ROUGE
  • COUCH
  • SHOUT
  • COUGH
  • ROGUE
  • DOUGH
  • OUNCE
  • RUMOR
  • VOGUE
  • TUTOR
  • MOUND
  • QUOTA
  • ALOUD
  • OPIUM
  • STOUT
  • HOUND
  • MOURN

5 Letter Words With O and U as Only Vowels

  • WOULD
  • COULD
  • FOUND
  • GROUP
  • YOUNG
  • COURT
  • SOUTH
  • SOUND
  • ROUND
  • FOCUS
  • TOUCH
  • DOUBT
  • COUNT
  • MOUTH
  • PROUD
  • TOUGH
  • YOUTH
  • ROUGH
  • MOUNT
  • OCCUR
  • BOUND
  • CLOUD
  • BONUS
  • FORUM
  • OUGHT
  • POUND
  • WOUND
  • HUMOR
  • FLOUR
  • SCOUT
  • TUMOR
  • TROUT
  • TURBO
  • COUCH
  • SHOUT
  • COUGH
  • DOUGH
  • RUMOR
  • TUTOR
  • MOUND
  • STOUT
  • HOUND
  • MOURN
  • POUCH
  • JUMBO
  • DONUT
  • LOUSY
  • CLOUT
  • LOCUS
  • JUROR
  • VOUCH
  • SPOUT
  • SNOUT
  • MOGUL
  • GUSTO
  • SCOUR
  • GHOUL
  • GROUT
  • GOURD
  • BOUGH

5 Letter Words With O U and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With I O and U

  • UNION
  • AUDIO
  • OPIUM
  • CURIO
  • LOUIS
  • RUBIO
  • SIOUX
  • JULIO
  • LOUIE
  • PIOUS
  • GUIDO
  • QUITO

5 Letter Words With B O and U

  • ABOUT
  • DOUBT
  • BOUND
  • BONUS
  • TURBO
  • JUMBO
  • BAYOU
  • BOUGH
  • GUMBO
  • BUXOM
  • BOULE
  • BRUNO

5 Letter Words With O R and U

  • GROUP
  • COURT
  • ROUND
  • PROUD
  • ROUTE
  • ROUGH
  • OCCUR
  • FORUM
  • OUTER
  • HUMOR
  • FLOUR
  • TUMOR

5 Letter Words With O T and U

  • ABOUT
  • COURT
  • SOUTH
  • TOUCH
  • DOUBT
  • COUNT
  • MOUTH
  • TOUGH
  • YOUTH
  • ROUTE
  • QUOTE
  • MOUNT

Full list: 5 Letter Words With O, T and U

5 Letter Words With M O and U

  • MOUTH
  • MOUNT
  • FORUM
  • MOUSE
  • HUMOR
  • TUMOR
  • RUMOR
  • MOUND
  • OPIUM
  • MOURN
  • JUMBO
  • MOGUL

5 Letter Words With D O and U

  • WOULD
  • COULD
  • FOUND
  • SOUND
  • ROUND
  • DOUBT
  • PROUD
  • AUDIO
  • BOUND
  • CLOUD
  • POUND
  • WOUND

5 Letter Words With A O and U

  • ABOUT
  • AUDIO
  • QUOTA
  • ALOUD
  • BAYOU
  • AFOUL
  • AUTOS
  • OUTTA
  • AMOUR
  • OUIJA
  • OTAKU
  • GUANO

5 Letter Words With E O and U

  • HOUSE
  • ROUTE
  • QUOTE
  • MOUSE
  • OUTER
  • ROUGE
  • ROGUE
  • OUNCE
  • VOGUE
  • COUPE
  • ROUSE
  • GOUGE

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With O and U

  • 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 is on the answer list.
  • 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

What are 5 letter words with O and U?

There are 773 of them. The everyday ones include ABOUT, WOULD, COULD, HOUSE and FOUND.

How many 5 letter words have O and U in them?

773 in total, and 96 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with O and U are Wordle answers?

96 of them have been answers, among them GROUP, YOUNG, COURT, SOUTH and SOUND.

What 5 letter words have O and U in any order?

773 of them, including ABOUT, WOULD, COULD, HOUSE and FOUND.

Can a Wordle answer contain O and U?

Yes. ABOUT, WOULD and COULD 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. 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

ABOUT. 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. ZOQUE and ZOBUS 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?

BOULE, BUXOM and CROUP. 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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