202 words hold R and T and U, wherever they fall. BLURT, BRUNT, BRUTE lead, and 37 can be the answer.
17 of the 202 are common enough to guess without hesitation.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 202 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TURNS: takes 202 down to 38 at worst.
- BURST: down to 39. It is on the answer list.
- TUNER: down to 39.
What These Words Have in Common
T is the ending to expect here, closing 60 of these words. The company these words keep: S (58), E (48) and A (36). 17 of the 202 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With R, T and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BLURT
- BRUNT
- BRUTE
- BURNT
- BURST
- COURT
- CRUST
- ERUPT
- FRUIT
- GROUT
- GRUNT
- OUTER
- QUART
- REBUT
- RECUT
- ROUTE
- RUSTY
- SPURT
- STRUT
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TROUT
- TRUCE
- TRUCK
- TRUER
- TRULY
- TRUMP
- TRUNK
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TUBER
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- ULTRA
- UTTER
- TOURS
- TUNER
- TURNS
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With B
- BLURT
- BRUNT
- BRUTE
- BURNT
- BURST
- BRUET
- BRUIT
- BRUST
- BRUTA
- BRUTS
- BURET
- BURUT
- BUTYR
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With C
- COURT
- CRUST
- CATUR
- CROUT
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRUNT
- CRUTH
- CURAT
- CURET
- CURST
- CUTER
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With R
- REBUT
- RECUT
- ROUTE
- RUSTY
- RATUS
- REPUT
- RITSU
- RITUS
- ROUET
- ROUST
- ROUTH
- ROUTS
- RUNTS
- RUNTY
- RUOTE
- RUSOT
- RUSTS
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With S
- SPURT
- STRUT
- SERUT
- SNURT
- SRUTI
- STOUR
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- STURE
- STURK
- STURT
- SURAT
- SUTOR
- SUTRA
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With T
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TROUT
- TRUCE
- TRUCK
- TRUER
- TRULY
- TRUMP
- TRUNK
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TUBER
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- TOURS
- TUNER
- TURNS
- 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
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With U
- ULTRA
- UTTER
- UNTAR
- UPTER
- URATE
- URENT
- URITE
- URUTU
- USTER
- UTERI
- UTERO
- UTHER
- UTRUM
5 Letter Words With R, T and U Starting With A, D, E and other letters
- ARNUT
- ARTOU
- ARTUS
- ASTUR
- ATOUR
- AUTOR
- AUTRE
- DETUR
- DRUNT
- DURET
- DURST
- DUTRA
- ERUPT
- ENRUT
- ERUCT
- FRUIT
- FLURT
- FRUST
- FURTH
- GROUT
- GRUNT
- GRUFT
- GURTS
- HURST
- HURTS
- HURTY
- HUTRE
- JURAT
- KRAUT
- KURTA
- LUTER
- LUTRA
- MARTU
- MURAT
- MURTH
- MURTI
- MURUT
- MUTER
- NURTS
- NURTZ
- OUTER
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- PRUNT
- PRUTA
- PURTY
- PUTER
- QUART
- QUIRT
- QURTI
- VERTU
- VIRTU
- WURST
- YOURT
- YURTA
- YURTS
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.
- RUNTY: Well below average height.
- CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
- RUTTY: Full of ruts.
- QUIRT: Whip with a leather thong at the end.
- CRUET: Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
- BRUIT: Tell or spread rumors.
- URATE: A salt of uric acid.
- OUTRE: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
- VIRTU: Artistic quality.
- THRUM: A thrumming sound. It is on the answer list.
- VERTU: Artistic quality.
- BLURT: Utter impulsively. It is on the answer list.
- STRUM: Sound of strumming.
- TORUS: Commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain R, T and U?
Yes. COURT, TRUST and TRUTH 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 ERUCT really a word?
Yes. Expel gas from the stomach. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
COURT. 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. YURTA and YOURT 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?
BLURT, RECUT and THRUM. 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.