5 Letter Words With P and U

PURSE and PULSE open this set faster than anything else. Below them, all 574 5 letter words with p and u in guessing order.

574 words carry P and U somewhere. CAPUT, CHUMP, CLUMP are the strongest of them, and 63 sit on the answer list.

574 words is more than anyone holds in their head. 63 of them can be the answer, and GROUP is the one to try first.

Best First Guesses

With 574 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.

PURSE: takes 574 down to 66 at worst. It is on the answer list.
PULSE: down to 76. It is on the answer list.
PUMPS: down to 82.

What These Words Have in Common

132 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (209), A (145) and E (134) appear here more than any others. Only 13 of the 574 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 P and U

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

CAPUT
CHUMP
CLUMP
COUPE
CROUP
CRUMP
DUMPY
EQUIP
ERUPT
GROUP
GUPPY
HUMPH
INPUT
JUMPY
LUMPY
LUPUS
OPIUM
PAUSE
PIQUE
PLUCK
PLUMB
PLUME
PLUMP
PLUNK
PLUSH
POUCH
POUND
POUTY
PROUD
PRUDE
PRUNE
PUBIC
PUDGY
PUFFY
PULPY
PULSE
PUNCH
PUPAL
PUPIL
PUPPY
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
PUSHY
PUTTY
RUPEE
SETUP
SLUMP
SLURP
SPOUT
SPURN
SPURT
STUMP
SUPER
SYRUP
THUMP
TRUMP
TULIP
UNZIP
UPPER
UPSET
USURP
PUMPS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With A

ACAPU
ACOUP
AJUPA
AMPUL
APERU
APIUM
APOUT
APPUI
APPUY
ARUPA

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With B

BAPPU
BAPUS
BEPUN
BUMPH
BUMPS
BUMPY
BUPPY
BURPS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With C

CAPUT
CHUMP
CLUMP
COUPE
CROUP
CRUMP
CAPUL
CAUPO
CAUPS
CHOUP
COPUS
COUPS
COYPU
CULPA
CUPAY
CUPEL
CUPID
CUPPA
CUPPY
CUPRO
CUSPS
CUSPY
CUTUP

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With D

DUMPY
DIPUS
DOUPS
DRUPA
DRUPE
DUMPS
DUPED
DUPER
DUPES
DUPLA
DUPLE
DUPLY
DUPPA
DUPPY

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With G

GROUP
GUPPY
GAUPS
GETUP
GLUMP
GRUMP
GUIMP
GULPH
GULPS
GULPY
GUMPS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With L

LUMPY
LUPUS
LAYUP
LEPUS
LETUP
LOUPE
LOUPS
LUMPS
LUPID
LUPIN
LUPIS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With M

MAPAU
MAPOU
MIXUP
MOPUS
MOUPS
MUMPH
MUMPS
MURPH

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With P

PAUSE
PIQUE
PLUCK
PLUMB
PLUME
PLUMP
PLUNK
PLUSH
POUCH
POUND
POUTY
PROUD
PRUDE
PRUNE
PUBIC
PUDGY
PUFFY
PULPY
PULSE
PUNCH
PUPAL
PUPIL
PUPPY
PUREE
PURER
PURGE
PURSE
PUSHY
PUTTY
PUMPS
PAAUW
PADOU
PADUS
PAGUS
PAHUS
PAKUA
PAKUL
PALAU
PALLU
PALUS
PANUS
PAPUA
PAQUE
PAREU
PARUS
PASSU
PASUL
PATTU
PATUS
PAUAS
PAUKY
PAULA
PAULS
PAUXI
PEDUM
PEKAU
PELAU
PELUS
PENDU
PENUP
PEQUI
PERAU
PERDU
PERUN
PETUM
PEUHL
PFUND
PHUBS
PHUTS
PHUTU
PICUL
PICUS
PIKAU
PIKUL
PILAU
PILUM
PILUS
PINUP
PINUS
PIOUS
PIPUL
PIQUI
PISHU
PISUM
PITAU
PITSU
PITTU
PIUMA
PIUMS
PIURI
PIUTE
PIWUT
PIYUT
PLAUD
PLAUR
PLOUK
PLOUT
PLUDS
PLUES
PLUFF
PLUGS
PLUKE
PLUMA
PLUMS
PLUMY
PLUNG
PLUOT
PLUPF
PLUPS
PLUTE
PLUTO
PLUTY
PNEUM
PNEUS
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
PRAHU
PRAUS
PREUX
PRIUS
PROUL
PRUDY
PRUNO
PRUNT
PRUNY
PRUTA

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With R

RUPEE
RAUPO
REPUN
REPUT
RESUP
REUPS
RIPUP
ROMPU
ROUPS
ROUPY
RUMPO
RUMPS
RUMPY
RUNUP
RUPIA
RUPIE
RURPS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With S

SETUP
SLUMP
SLURP
SPOUT
SPURN
SPURT
STUMP
SUPER
SYRUP
SCAUP
SCOUP
SCULP
SCUPS
SDUMP
SHAUP
SHTUP
SIRUP
SITUP
SKULP
SNURP
SOUPS
SOUPY
SPAUL
SPEUG
SPRUE
SPRUG
SPUDS
SPUED
SPUER
SPUES
SPUGS
SPUKE
SPULE
SPUME
SPUMY
SPUNG
SPUNK
SPURL
SPURS
SPUTA
SPUTE
STAUP
STOUP
STUPA
STUPE
STUPP
SULPH
SUMPH
SUMPS
SUMPT
SUNUP
SUPAI
SUPED
SUPES
SUPPL
SUPRA
SUPVR

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With T

THUMP
TRUMP
TULIP
TAPUL
TAPUS
TAUPE
TAUPO
TIPUP
TITUP
TOPAU
TULPA
TULPS
TUMPS
TUMPY
TUPEK
TUPIK
TUPLE
TURPS

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With U

UNZIP
UPPER
UPSET
USURP
UAUPE
ULPAN
UMMPS
UMPED
UMPHS
UMPIE
UMPTY
UNAPT
UNCAP
UNHAP
UNHIP
UNLAP
UNPAY
UNPEG
UNPEN
UNPIN
UNPLY
UNPOT
UNPUT
UNRIP
UNTAP
UNTOP
UPARM
UPAYA
UPBAR
UPBAY
UPBID
UPBOW
UPBUY
UPBYE
UPCRY
UPCUT
UPDOS
UPDRY
UPEAT
UPEND
UPFLY
UPFUL
UPGET
UPHER
UPJET
UPLAY
UPLED
UPLEG
UPLIT
UPMIX
UPPED
UPPOP
UPRAN
UPRID
UPRIP
UPRUN
UPSEE
UPSEY
UPSIT
UPSUN
UPSUP
UPTAK
UPTER
UPTIE
UPUPA
UPWAX
UPWAY
URPED
URUPA

5 Letter Words With P and U Starting With E, F, H and other letters

EQUIP
ERUPT
ENCUP
EPEUS
EPULO
ERUMP
EUPAD
FELUP
FIXUP
FLUMP
FRUMP
FULUP
HUMPH
HAPUS
HUMPS
HUMPY
INPUT
IMPUT
JUMPY
JAUPS
JEHUP
JULEP
JUMPS
JUPES
JUPON
KAPUR
KAPUS
KAPUT
KRUMP
NOUPS
NUMPS
OPIUM
OPELU
OULAP
OUPAS
OUPED
OUPHE
OUPHS
QUIPO
QUIPS
QUIPU
QUOPS
WHAUP
WHUMP
WHUPS
YAUPS
YUMPS
YUPON
YUPPY
ZAPUS
ZUPAN
ZUPAS
ZUPPA

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.

POILU: A French soldier (especially in World War I).
SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
UNPIN: Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of.
PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
STOUP: Basin for holy water.
PSEUD: A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
DUPLE: Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs.
FRUMP: A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman.
SCAUP: Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
SUNUP: The first light of day.
PUKKA: Absolutely first class and genuine.
RUNUP: A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain P and U?

Yes. GROUP, SUPER and TRUMP 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. UPPER and PUSSY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is AMPUL really a word?

Yes. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle). It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

GROUP. 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. ZUPAS and ZAPUS 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?

CAPUT, CROUP and DUMPY. 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.