When the vowels in a Wordle guess keep coming back grey, 5 letter words with R, T and U are worth a closer look.
Many of them spell no vowel except the U, which explains those grey tiles in words like TRUST and TRUCK.
As soon as the U turns yellow, point the next guess at the consonants around it rather than hunting for another vowel.
List of 5 Letter Words With R T and U
- 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
- ARNUT
- ARTOU
- ARTUS
- ASTUR
- ATOUR
- AUTOR
- AUTRE
- BRUET
- BRUIT
- BRUST
- BRUTA
- BRUTS
- BURET
- BURUT
- BUTYR
- CATUR
- CROUT
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRUNT
- CRUTH
- CURAT
- CURET
- CURST
- CUTER
- DETUR
- DRUNT
- DURET
- DURST
- DUTRA
- ENRUT
- ERUCT
- FLURT
- FRUST
- FURTH
- GRUFT
- GURTS
- HURST
- HURTS
- HURTY
- HUTRE
- JURAT
- KRAUT
- KURTA
- LUTER
- LUTRA
- MARTU
- MURAT
- MURTH
- MURTI
- MURUT
- MUTER
- NURTS
- NURTZ
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- PRUNT
- PRUTA
- PURTY
- PUTER
- QUIRT
- QURTI
- RATUS
- REPUT
- RITSU
- RITUS
- ROUET
- ROUST
- ROUTH
- ROUTS
- RUNTS
- RUNTY
- RUOTE
- RUSOT
- RUSTS
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
- SERUT
- SNURT
- SRUTI
- STOUR
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- STURE
- STURK
- STURT
- SURAT
- SUTOR
- SUTRA
- 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
- UNTAR
- UPTER
- URATE
- URENT
- URITE
- URUTU
- USTER
- UTERI
- UTERO
- UTHER
- UTRUM
- VERTU
- VIRTU
- WURST
- YOURT
- YURTA
- YURTS
Common 5 Letter Words With R T and U
- COURT
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- ROUTE
- TRUCK
- FRUIT
- OUTER
- ULTRA
- BURST
- TRUNK
- TUMOR
- TROUT
- TURBO
- TURNS
- TOURS
- TUNER
5 Letter Words With R T and U for Wordle
- TURNS
- BURST
- TUNER
- COURT
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- ROUTE
- TRUCK
- FRUIT
- OUTER
- ULTRA
- TRUNK
- TUMOR
- TROUT
- TURBO
- TRUMP
- BURNT
- UTTER
- CRUST
- TUTOR
- RUSTY
- TRUCE
- BRUTE
- TRUSS
- STRUT
- GRUNT
- BRUNT
- QUART
- ERUPT
- TRUER
- SPURT
- GROUT
- TUBER
- REBUT
- TORUS
- BLURT
- RECUT
- THRUM
5 Letter Words With R T and U by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With R Containing T and U
- ROUTE
- RUSTY
- REBUT
- RECUT
- ROUTH
- ROUTS
- RUSTS
- RITSU
- RUNTS
- ROUST
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
5 Letter Words Starting With T Containing R and U
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- TRUNK
- TUMOR
- TROUT
- TURBO
- TRUMP
- TUTOR
- TRUCE
- TRUSS
5 Letter Words Starting With U Containing R and T
- ULTRA
- UTTER
- UTERO
- UTHER
- URATE
- UTERI
- USTER
- UNTAR
- UPTER
- URENT
- URITE
- URUTU
5 Letter Words Ending in R Containing T and U
- OUTER
- TUMOR
- UTTER
- TUTOR
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TUNER
- TUDOR
- CUTER
- UTHER
- STOUR
- AUTOR
5 Letter Words Ending in T Containing R and U
- COURT
- TRUST
- FRUIT
- BURST
- TROUT
- BURNT
- CRUST
- STRUT
- GRUNT
- BRUNT
- QUART
- ERUPT
5 Letter Words Ending in U Containing R and T
- RITSU
- THROU
- VERTU
- VIRTU
- MARTU
- ARTOU
- TARAU
- TEREU
- TRABU
- TRAGU
- TRUBU
- URUTU
5 Letter Words With R T U and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With R T U and S
- TRUST
- BURST
- CRUST
- RUSTY
- TRUSS
- STRUT
- SPURT
- TORUS
- TURNS
- TOURS
- HURTS
- TURKS
5 Letter Words With R T U and E
- ROUTE
- OUTER
- UTTER
- TRUCE
- BRUTE
- ERUPT
- TRUER
- TUBER
- REBUT
- RECUT
- TUNER
- CUTER
5 Letter Words With R T U and O
- COURT
- ROUTE
- OUTER
- TUMOR
- TROUT
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- GROUT
- TORUS
- TOURS
- TUDOR
- OUTRO
5 Letter Words With R T U and A
- ULTRA
- QUART
- SUTRA
- SURAT
- MURAT
- KRAUT
- AUTRE
- KURTA
- TAURI
- AUTOR
- URATE
- DUTRA
5 Letter Words With R T U and N
- TRUNK
- BURNT
- GRUNT
- BRUNT
- TURNS
- TUNER
- TURNT
- RUNTS
- TURON
- RUTIN
- TOURN
- RUNTY
5 Letter Words With R T U and B
- BURST
- TURBO
- BURNT
- BRUTE
- BRUNT
- TUBER
- REBUT
- BLURT
- BRUST
- BRUIT
- BRUTA
- STRUB
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With R T and U
- 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
What are 5 letter words with R T and U?
There are 202 of them. The everyday ones include COURT, TRUST, TRUTH, TRULY and ROUTE.
How many 5 letter words have R T and U in them?
202 in total, and 37 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with R T and U are Wordle answers?
37 of them have been answers, among them TRUCK, FRUIT, OUTER, ULTRA and BURST.
What 5 letter words have R T and U in any order?
202 of them, including COURT, TRUST, TRUTH, TRULY and ROUTE.
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.
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