
An R and a U on yellow tiles turn the next Wordle guess toward 5 letter words with R and U, and toward any vowel beside the U.
Its partner is an O in some words, with the R after the pair in COURT or ahead of it in ROUND.
Having placed OU in the middle squares, test the R on either side of it next.
List of 5 Letter Words With R and U
- ARGUE
- AUGUR
- AZURE
- BLUER
- BLURB
- BLURT
- BRUNT
- BRUSH
- BRUTE
- BURLY
- BURNT
- BURST
- BUYER
- CHURN
- COURT
- CROUP
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- CURIO
- CURLY
- CURRY
- CURSE
- CURVE
- CURVY
- DEMUR
- DRUID
- DRUNK
- ERUPT
- FEMUR
- FLOUR
- FORUM
- FRAUD
- FRUIT
- FUROR
- FURRY
- GOURD
- GROUP
- GROUT
- GRUEL
- GRUFF
- GRUNT
- GUARD
- HUMOR
- HURRY
- INCUR
- JUROR
- LEMUR
- LUNAR
- LURCH
- LURID
- MOURN
- MURAL
- MURKY
- NURSE
- OCCUR
- OUTER
- PROUD
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- PUREE
- PURER
- PURGE
- PURSE
- QUARK
- QUART
- QUEER
- QUERY
- QUIRK
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REUSE
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- RUDDY
- RUDER
- RUGBY
- RULER
- RUMBA
- RUMOR
- RUPEE
- RURAL
- RUSTY
- SCOUR
- SCRUB
- SCRUM
- SERUM
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SLURP
- SPURN
- SPURT
- STRUT
- SUGAR
- SUPER
- SURER
- SURGE
- SURLY
- SYRUP
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TROUT
- TRUCE
- TRUCK
- TRUER
- TRULY
- TRUMP
- TRUNK
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TUBER
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- UDDER
- ULCER
- ULTRA
- UMBRA
- UNDER
- UPPER
- URBAN
- URINE
- USHER
- USURP
- UTTER
- VIRUS
- WRUNG
- BURKE
- BURNS
- DRUGS
- DRUMS
- EUROS
- HOURS
- LAURA
- RULED
- RULES
- TOURS
- TUNER
- TURNS
- USERS
- YOURS
- ABRUS
- ABURA
- ABURN
- ACCUR
- ACRUX
- ADRUE
- ADURE
- AGGUR
- AGRUM
- AGURA
- AHURA
- AHURU
- ALFUR
- ALURE
- ALURK
- AMOUR
- ANOUR
- ANURA
- ANURY
- APERU
- ARAMU
- ARARU
- ARAUA
- ARCUS
- ARGUS
- ARIUS
- ARJUN
- ARNUT
- ARRAU
- ARTOU
- ARTUS
- ARUAC
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- ARULO
- ARUMS
- ARUPA
- ARUSA
- ARZUN
- ASHUR
- ASTUR
- ASURA
- ASURI
- ATOUR
- AUGER
- AURAE
- AURAL
- AURAR
- AURAS
- AUREI
- AURES
- AURIC
- AURIN
- AURIR
- AURIS
- AURUM
- AURYL
- AUTOR
- AUTRE
- AVOUR
- AZURN
- AZURY
- BAHUR
- BARBU
- BAURE
- BAURS
- BEDUR
- BEFUR
- BERUN
- BLURS
- BOURD
- BOURG
- BOURN
- BOURR
- BRUBU
- BRUCE
- BRUCK
- BRUET
- BRUGH
- BRUHS
- BRUIN
- BRUIT
- BRUJA
- BRUJO
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BRUNG
- BRUNO
- BRUSK
- BRUST
- BRUTA
- BRUTS
- BRUVS
- BRUZZ
- BRYUM
- BUGRE
- BUHRS
- BURAN
- BURAO
- BURAS
- BURBS
- BURDS
- BUREL
- BURET
- BUREZ
- BURFI
- BURGA
- BURGE
- BURGH
- BURGS
- BURIN
- BURKA
- BURKS
- BURLS
- BURMA
- BURNY
- BUROO
- BURPS
- BURQA
- BURRA
- BURRO
- BURRS
- BURRY
- BURSA
- BURSE
- BURUT
- BURYS
- BUTYR
- CACUR
- CARUA
- CARUM
- CARUS
- CATUR
- CAURI
- CEBUR
- CHIRU
- CHURL
- CHURM
- CHURR
- CLOUR
- CORNU
- COURB
- COURD
- COURE
- COURS
- CROUT
- CRUCE
- CRUCK
- CRUDO
- CRUDS
- CRUDY
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRULL
- CRUNK
- CRUNT
- CRUOR
- CRURA
- CRUSE
- CRUSY
- CRUTH
- CRUVE
- CUBER
- CUMAR
- CUPRO
- CURAT
- CURBS
- CURBY
- CURCH
- CURDS
- CURDY
- CURED
- CURER
- CURES
- CURET
- CURFS
- CURIA
- CURIE
- CURIN
- CURLI
- CURLS
- CURNS
- CURNY
- CURRS
- CURSA
- CURSI
- CURST
- CURUA
- CUTER
- CYRUS
- DAURI
- DAURS
- DEBUR
- DETUR
- DIURN
- DOUAR
- DOURA
- DROUD
- DROUK
- DRUBS
- DRUNG
- DRUNT
- DRUPA
- DRUPE
- DRURY
- DRUSE
- DRUSY
- DRUXY
- DRUZE
- DUARS
- DULER
- DUPER
- DURAL
- DURAS
- DURAX
- DURED
- DUREE
- DURES
- DURET
- DURGY
- DURIO
- DURNS
- DUROC
- DUROS
- DUROY
- DURRA
- DURRS
- DURRY
- DURST
- DURUM
- DURYL
- DURZI
- DUTRA
- ECRUS
- EMURE
- ENRUT
- ENURE
- ENURN
- ERHUS
- ERUCA
- ERUCT
- ERUGO
- ERUMP
- ERUVS
- ERVUM
- EUCRE
- EULER
- EURUS
- EXCUR
- EXURB
- FAURD
- FEUAR
- FLEUR
- FLUER
- FLUOR
- FLURN
- FLURR
- FLURT
- FOUER
- FOURB
- FOURS
- FRAUS
- FREUD
- FRUGS
- FRUMP
- FRUSH
- FRUST
- FUBAR
- FUDER
- FUERO
- FUMER
- FURAL
- FURAN
- FURCA
- FURIL
- FURLS
- FUROL
- FUROS
- FURRS
- FURTH
- FURUD
- FURYL
- FURZE
- FURZY
- GARAU
- GARUA
- GARUM
- GAURA
- GAURE
- GAURS
- GEBUR
- GLAUR
- GLUER
- GOURA
- GOURY
- GROUF
- GRUBS
- GRUED
- GRUES
- GRUFE
- GRUFT
- GRUIS
- GRUME
- GRUMP
- GRUND
- GRUSH
- GRUSS
- GRUYS
- GUARA
- GUARS
- GUARY
- GUIRO
- GUJAR
- GULAR
- GURAN
- GURDY
- GURGE
- GURIC
- GURKS
- GURLE
- GURLS
- GURLY
- GURNS
- GURRY
- GURSH
- GURTS
- GURUS
- GUSER
- GUYER
- GYRUS
- HOURI
- HUARI
- HUERS
- HUGER
- HURDS
- HURLS
- HURLY
- HURON
- HURRA
- HURRI
- HURST
- HURTS
- HURTY
- HUTRE
- INRUB
- INRUN
- INURE
- INURN
- IRGUN
- IROUS
- JALUR
- JARUL
- JORUM
- JOURN
- JOURS
- JUGER
- JUMAR
- JURAL
- JURAT
- JUREL
- JURES
- JURIS
- KAPUR
- KAROU
- KAURI
- KAURU
- KAURY
- KNAUR
- KNURL
- KNURR
- KNURS
- KORUN
- KORUS
- KOURA
- KRAUT
- KRIVU
- KRUBI
- KRUMP
- KRUNK
- KUKRI
- KURIS
- KURKU
- KURMI
- KURRE
- KURTA
- KURUS
- LARUM
- LARUS
- LAURE
- LAURY
- LODUR
- LORUM
- LOURD
- LOURE
- LOURS
- LOURY
- LUBRA
- LUCRE
- LUGER
- LURAL
- LURED
- LURER
- LURES
- LUREX
- LURGI
- LURGY
- LURKS
- LURKY
- LURRY
- LURVE
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUTRA
- LUXER
- MARTU
- MARUA
- MASUR
- MAURI
- MAZUR
- MOHUR
- MORDU
- MORUK
- MORUS
- MOSUR
- MUCOR
- MUCRO
- MUDAR
- MUDIR
- MUDRA
- MUIRS
- MUIRY
- MUKRI
- MURAN
- MURAS
- MURAT
- MURED
- MURES
- MUREX
- MURGA
- MURGH
- MURGI
- MURID
- MURKS
- MURLS
- MURLY
- MURMI
- MURPH
- MURRA
- MURRE
- MURRI
- MURRS
- MURRY
- MURTH
- MURTI
- MURUK
- MURUT
- MURVA
- MURZA
- MUSAR
- MUSER
- MUTER
- NAIRU
- NARDU
- NEHRU
- NUDER
- NUNRY
- NURDS
- NURDY
- NURLS
- NURLY
- NURRS
- NURRY
- NURSY
- NURTS
- NURTZ
- ODOUR
- OFURO
- OKRUG
- ORFUL
- ORGUE
- OUREY
- OURIE
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- OUVRE
- PAREU
- PARUS
- PERAU
- PERDU
- PERUN
- PIURI
- PLAUR
- PORUS
- POURS
- PRAHU
- PRAUS
- PREUX
- PRIUS
- PROUL
- PRUDY
- PRUNO
- PRUNT
- PRUNY
- PRUTA
- PUCER
- PUDOR
- PUERS
- PUKER
- PULER
- PURAO
- PURAU
- PURDA
- PURDY
- PURED
- PURES
- PUREY
- PURGA
- PURIM
- PURIN
- PURIS
- PURLS
- PUROS
- PURPS
- PURPY
- PURRE
- PURRS
- PURRY
- PURSY
- PURTY
- PUTER
- PYRUS
- QUAIR
- QUARE
- QUARL
- QUERL
- QUERN
- QUIRA
- QUIRE
- QUIRL
- QUIRT
- QUORK
- QUORL
- QURAN
- QURSH
- QURTI
- RAGHU
- RAGUS
- RAHUI
- RAHUL
- RAKUS
- RAMUS
- RATUS
- RAULI
- RAUNS
- RAUPO
- REBUD
- REBUY
- RECUE
- REDUB
- REDUE
- REDUG
- REDUX
- REGUR
- REMOU
- REMUE
- REMUS
- RENDU
- REPUN
- REPUT
- RERUB
- RESUE
- RESUN
- RESUP
- RESUS
- REUEL
- REUNE
- REUPS
- RHEUM
- RHUMB
- RIMUS
- RIPUP
- RISQU
- RISUS
- RITSU
- RITUS
- 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
- RUACH
- RUANA
- RUBAI
- RUBAN
- RUBBY
- RUBEL
- RUBES
- RUBIA
- RUBIN
- RUBIO
- RUBLE
- RUBLI
- RUBOR
- RUBUS
- RUCHE
- RUCHY
- RUCKS
- RUCKY
- RUDAS
- RUDDS
- RUDES
- RUDGE
- RUDIE
- RUDIS
- RUEDA
- RUELY
- RUERS
- RUFFE
- RUFFS
- RUFFY
- RUFUS
- RUGAE
- RUGAL
- RUGAS
- RUGGY
- RUICE
- RUING
- RUINS
- RUKHS
- RULLY
- RUMAL
- RUMAN
- RUMBO
- RUMEN
- RUMES
- RUMEX
- RUMLY
- RUMMY
- RUMPO
- RUMPS
- RUMPY
- RUNBY
- RUNCE
- RUNCH
- RUNDI
- RUNDS
- RUNED
- RUNER
- RUNES
- RUNGS
- RUNIC
- RUNNY
- RUNOS
- RUNSY
- RUNTS
- RUNTY
- RUNUP
- RUOTE
- RUPIA
- RUPIE
- RURPS
- RURUS
- RUSAS
- RUSES
- RUSHY
- RUSIN
- RUSKS
- RUSKY
- RUSMA
- RUSOT
- RUSSE
- RUSTS
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
- RUVID
- RYUGI
- SARUK
- SARUM
- SARUS
- SAURA
- SAURY
- SCAUR
- SCRUF
- SCURF
- SCURS
- SERAU
- SERUT
- SHIUR
- SHURA
- SHURE
- SHURF
- SIEUR
- SIRUP
- SLOUR
- SLUER
- SLURB
- SLURS
- SMURR
- SMURS
- SNURL
- SNURP
- SNURT
- SOHUR
- SORUS
- SOURD
- SOURS
- SOURY
- SPRUE
- SPRUG
- SPUER
- SPURL
- SPURS
- SRUTI
- STOUR
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- STURE
- STURK
- STURT
- SUBER
- SUBRA
- SUCRE
- SUDOR
- SUDRA
- SUERS
- SUHUR
- SUPRA
- SUPVR
- SURAH
- SURAL
- SURAS
- SURAT
- SURDS
- SURED
- SURES
- SURFS
- SURFY
- SURGY
- SURMA
- SURRA
- SURYA
- SUTOR
- SUTRA
- SWURE
- SYRUS
- TARAU
- TAURI
- TEREU
- THROU
- THRUV
- THULR
- THURL
- THURM
- THURT
- TIKUR
- TOURN
- TOURT
- TRABU
- TRAGU
- TROUE
- TROUV
- TRUBU
- TRUDY
- TRUED
- TRUES
- TRUFF
- TRUGO
- TRUGS
- TRULL
- TRUSH
- TUARN
- TUART
- TUBAR
- TUDOR
- TUGRA
- TUKRA
- TURCO
- TURDS
- TURFS
- TURFY
- TURGY
- TURIO
- TURKI
- TURKS
- TURMA
- TURME
- TURMS
- TURNT
- TURON
- TURPS
- TURRS
- TURSE
- TURUS
- TURVY
- TUYER
- UGRIC
- UHURU
- UIGUR
- ULLER
- ULNAR
- UMBER
- UMBRE
- UMIRI
- UMRAH
- UMRAS
- UNARK
- UNARM
- UNARY
- UNBAR
- UNDRY
- UNFAR
- UNFUR
- UNORN
- UNRAM
- UNRAY
- UNRED
- UNRID
- UNRIG
- UNRIP
- UNROW
- UNRRA
- UNRUN
- UNTAR
- UNURN
- UNWRY
- UPARM
- UPBAR
- UPCRY
- UPDRY
- UPHER
- UPRAN
- UPRID
- UPRIP
- UPRUN
- UPTER
- URAEI
- URALI
- URAOS
- URARE
- URARI
- URASE
- URATE
- URBEX
- URBIA
- URBIC
- URDEE
- UREAL
- UREAS
- UREDO
- UREIC
- UREID
- URENA
- URENT
- URGED
- URGER
- URGES
- URIAH
- URIAL
- URIAN
- URIEL
- URITE
- URLAR
- URLED
- URMAN
- URNAE
- URNAL
- URNED
- URPED
- URSAE
- URSAL
- URSID
- URSON
- URSUK
- URSUS
- URUBU
- URUCU
- URUPA
- URUTU
- URVAS
- USARA
- USTER
- USURE
- USURY
- UTERI
- UTERO
- UTHER
- UTRUM
- UVRES
- UVROU
- UVVER
- UZARA
- VARUS
- VERTU
- VERUS
- VIRTU
- VROUS
- VROUW
- WARUA
- WAURA
- WAURS
- WHAUR
- WURLY
- WURST
- XERUS
- XUREL
- YOURE
- YOURN
- YOURT
- YURAK
- YUROK
- YURTA
- YURTS
- YURUK
- ZURFS
Common 5 Letter Words With R and U
- UNDER
- GROUP
- COURT
- ROUND
- TRUST
- SUPER
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- PROUD
- GUARD
- UPPER
- SUGAR
- ROUTE
- URBAN
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- RURAL
- FRUIT
- ROUGH
- OCCUR
- ARGUE
- VIRUS
- NURSE
- RUGBY
- FORUM
- FRAUD
- OUTER
- BRUSH
- ULTRA
- HUMOR
- BURST
- CURVE
- BUYER
- TRUNK
- CRUDE
- FLOUR
- TUMOR
- PURSE
- SURGE
- TROUT
- SERUM
- TURBO
- ROUGE
- QUERY
- HOURS
- RULES
- USERS
- DRUGS
- TURNS
- YOURS
- RULED
- BURNS
- LAURA
- TOURS
- DRUMS
- BURKE
- EUROS
- TUNER
5 Letter Words With R and U for Wordle
- EUROS
- NURSE
- PURSE
- UNDER
- GROUP
- COURT
- ROUND
- TRUST
- SUPER
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- PROUD
- GUARD
- UPPER
- SUGAR
- ROUTE
- URBAN
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- RURAL
- FRUIT
- ROUGH
- OCCUR
- ARGUE
- VIRUS
- RUGBY
- FORUM
- FRAUD
- OUTER
- BRUSH
- ULTRA
- HUMOR
- BURST
- CURVE
- BUYER
- TRUNK
- CRUDE
- FLOUR
- TUMOR
- SURGE
- TROUT
- SERUM
- TURBO
- ROUGE
- QUERY
- TRUMP
- CRUSH
- HURRY
- CRUEL
- CURSE
- BURNT
- CURRY
- ROGUE
- UTTER
- RULER
- URINE
- LUNAR
- QUEER
- SYRUP
- RUMOR
5 Letter Words With R and U by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending in R
- UNDER
- UPPER
- UTTER
- USHER
- ULCER
- UDDER
- UTHER
- ULNAR
- UMBER
- USTER
- UNBAR
- ULLER
5 Letter Words With R and U Together
- COURT
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- URBAN
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- RURAL
- FRUIT
- OCCUR
- VIRUS
- NURSE
5 Letter Words With R U and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With K R and U
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- TRUNK
- QUIRK
- MURKY
- QUARK
- BURKE
- TURKS
- LURKS
- BURKA
- KRAUT
- BURKS
5 Letter Words With A R and U
- GUARD
- SUGAR
- URBAN
- RURAL
- ARGUE
- FRAUD
- ULTRA
- LUNAR
- MURAL
- AZURE
- QUARK
- QUART
5 Letter Words With E R and U
- UNDER
- SUPER
- UPPER
- ROUTE
- ARGUE
- NURSE
- OUTER
- CURVE
- BUYER
- CRUDE
- PURSE
- SURGE
5 Letter Words With O R and U
- GROUP
- COURT
- ROUND
- PROUD
- ROUTE
- ROUGH
- OCCUR
- FORUM
- OUTER
- HUMOR
- FLOUR
- TUMOR
5 Letter Words With G R and U
- GROUP
- GUARD
- SUGAR
- ROUGH
- ARGUE
- RUGBY
- SURGE
- ROUGE
- ROGUE
- PURGE
- SHRUG
- GRUNT
5 Letter Words With R T and U
- COURT
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- ROUTE
- TRUCK
- FRUIT
- OUTER
- ULTRA
- BURST
- TRUNK
- TUMOR
5 Letter Words With B R and U
- URBAN
- RUGBY
- BRUSH
- BURST
- BUYER
- TURBO
- BURNT
- SCRUB
- BRUTE
- SHRUB
- BRUNT
- CRUMB
5 Letter Words With I R and U
- FRUIT
- VIRUS
- URINE
- INCUR
- QUIRK
- DRUID
- LURID
- CURIO
- RUINS
- RUBIO
- RUBIN
- PRIUS
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With R and U
- HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
- SCURF: A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.
- DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
- SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
- MURRE: Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
- MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
- RUNTY: Well below average height.
- CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
- MUCOR: Any mold of the genus Mucor.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- RUTTY: Full of ruts.
- CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
- SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
- SUDRA: The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
- QUIRT: Whip with a leather thong at the end.
- QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.
- BARBU: Found along western Atlantic coast.
- KURUS: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with R and U?
There are 1,096 of them. The everyday ones include UNDER, GROUP, COURT, ROUND and TRUST.
How many 5 letter words have R and U in them?
1,096 in total, and 139 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with R and U are Wordle answers?
139 of them have been answers, among them SUPER, TRUTH, TRULY, PROUD and GUARD.
What 5 letter words have R and U in any order?
1,096 of them, including UNDER, GROUP, COURT, ROUND and TRUST.
Can a Wordle answer contain R and U?
Yes. UNDER, GROUP and COURT 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. TRUST and TRUTH are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BRUSK really a word?
Yes. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
UNDER. 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. ZURFS and YURUK 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?
AUGUR, BLUER and BLURT. 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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