5 Letter Words With S and U

1,567 5 letter words with s and u, of which 128 could still come up as the answer. Those are marked, the rest are ordered behind them.

S and U in any order leaves 1,567 candidates. ABUSE, AMUSE, BLUSH come first.

40 words here are both everyday English and still able to be the solution. Those are the ones to guess first.

Best First Guesses

With 1,567 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.

RULES: takes 1,567 down to 240 at worst.
EUROS: down to 252.
TURNS: down to 267.

What These Words Have in Common

S is the ending to expect here, closing 943 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, A (402), R (347) and T (340) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 67 of these 1,567 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With S and U

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ABUSE
AMUSE
BLUSH
BONUS
BRUSH
BURST
BUSED
BUSHY
CAUSE
CRUSH
CRUST
CURSE
DUSKY
DUSTY
ENSUE
FETUS
FICUS
FLUSH
FOCUS
FUSSY
GUESS
GUEST
GUISE
GUSTO
GUSTY
HOUSE
HUMUS
HUSKY
HUSSY
ISSUE
JOUST
LOCUS
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUPUS
LUSTY
MINUS
MOUSE
MUCUS
MUSHY
MUSIC
MUSKY
MUSTY
NURSE
PAUSE
PLUSH
PULSE
PURSE
PUSHY
QUASH
QUASI
QUEST
REBUS
REUSE
ROUSE
RUSTY
SAUCE
SAUCY
SAUNA
SAUTE
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCRUB
SCRUM
SCUBA
SEGUE
SERUM
SETUP
SHOUT
SHRUB
SHRUG
SHUCK
SHUNT
SHUSH
SKULK
SKULL
SKUNK
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SNOUT
SNUCK
SNUFF
SOUND
SOUTH
SPOUT
SPURN
SPURT
SQUAD
SQUAT
SQUIB
STOUT
STRUT
STUCK
STUDY
STUFF
STUMP
STUNG
STUNK
STUNT
SUAVE
SUGAR
SUING
SUITE
SULKY
SULLY
SUMAC
SUNNY
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SURLY
SUSHI
SWUNG
SYRUP
TORUS
TRUSS
TRUST
UNSET
UPSET
USAGE
USHER
USING
USUAL
USURP
VIRUS
AUTOS
BLUES
BUCKS
BURNS
BUSES
CLUBS
DRUGS
DRUMS
EUROS
FUNDS
HOURS
JESUS
LOTUS
LOUIS
MENUS
PUMPS
RULES
SOULS
SUDAN
SUITS
TOURS
TUBES

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With A

ABUSE
AMUSE
AUTOS
ABIUS
ABRUS
ABUSH
ABUTS
ACCUS
ACTUS
ADSUM
ADUSK
ADUST
AGLUS
AGNUS
AGUES
AGUSH
AGUST
AHUSH
AINUS
AITUS
ALBUS
ALDUS
ALLUS
ALNUS
ALTUS
ALUMS
ALVUS
ANGUS
ANKUS
ANNUS
ANOUS
AOTUS
AQUAS
ARCUS
ARGUS
ARIUS
ARTUS
ARUMS
ARUSA
ASCUS
ASHUR
ASTUN
ASTUR
ASURA
ASURI
ATUAS
AUGES
AULAS
AULOS
AUNES
AUNTS
AURAS
AURES
AURIS
AYOUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With B

BLUSH
BONUS
BRUSH
BURST
BUSED
BUSHY
BLUES
BUCKS
BURNS
BUSES
BABUS
BAHUS
BAJUS
BALUS
BANUS
BAPUS
BAUDS
BAUKS
BAURS
BEAUS
BHUTS
BLUBS
BLUDS
BLURS
BOGUS
BOLUS
BOSUN
BOUKS
BOUNS
BOUSE
BOUSY
BOUTS
BRUHS
BRUSK
BRUST
BRUTS
BRUVS
BUATS
BUBAS
BUBOS
BUBUS
BUDAS
BUDES
BUDIS
BUDOS
BUFFS
BUFOS
BUHLS
BUHRS
BUIKS
BUIST
BUKES
BUKOS
BULBS
BULKS
BULLS
BULSE
BUMFS
BUMPS
BUNAS
BUNDS
BUNGS
BUNKS
BUNNS
BUNTS
BUOYS
BURAS
BURBS
BURDS
BURGS
BURKS
BURLS
BURPS
BURRS
BURSA
BURSE
BURYS
BUSBY
BUSHI
BUSKS
BUSKY
BUSSU
BUSSY
BUSTI
BUSTO
BUSTS
BUSTY
BUTES
BUTSU
BUTTS
BUXUS
BYOUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With C

CAUSE
CRUSH
CRUST
CURSE
CLUBS
CADUS
CAMUS
CARUS
CASUS
CAUKS
CAULS
CAUMS
CAUPS
CAUSA
CAVUS
CEBUS
CETUS
CHAUS
CHOUS
CHUBS
CHUGS
CHUMS
CHUSE
CHUTS
CLAUS
CLOUS
CLUES
COBUS
COCUS
COMUS
CONUS
COPUS
COUPS
COURS
CRUDS
CRUES
CRUSE
CRUSY
CUBAS
CUBES
CUCKS
CUFFS
CUIFS
CUISH
CUITS
CUKES
CULLS
CULMS
CULTS
CUNAS
CUNTS
CURBS
CURDS
CURES
CURFS
CURLS
CURNS
CURRS
CURSA
CURSI
CURST
CUSEC
CUSHY
CUSIE
CUSKS
CUSPS
CUSPY
CUSSO
CUSUM
CUTES
CUTIS
CUYAS
CUZES
CYRUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With D

DUSKY
DUSTY
DRUGS
DRUMS
DACUS
DAUBS
DAUDS
DAURS
DAUTS
DEBUS
DECUS
DEGUS
DIDUS
DINUS
DIPUS
DIVUS
DOCUS
DOLUS
DOMUS
DOUCS
DOUKS
DOUMS
DOUPS
DOUSE
DOUTS
DRUBS
DRUSE
DRUSY
DUADS
DUALS
DUANS
DUARS
DUCES
DUCKS
DUCTS
DUDES
DUELS
DUETS
DUFFS
DUFUS
DUITS
DUKAS
DUKES
DULES
DULLS
DULSE
DUMAS
DUMBS
DUMPS
DUNES
DUNGS
DUNKS
DUNSH
DUNST
DUNTS
DUPES
DURAS
DURES
DURNS
DUROS
DURRS
DURST
DUSIO
DUSKS
DUSTS
DUSUN
DUXES
DYAUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With E

ENSUE
EUROS
ECRUS
EJUSD
EMBUS
EMEUS
EMULS
EPEUS
EQUES
EQUUS
ERHUS
ERUVS
ESTUS
ETUIS
EUGHS
EURUS
EUSOL
EXULS
EXUST

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With F

FETUS
FICUS
FLUSH
FOCUS
FUSSY
FUNDS
FAGUS
FALUS
FAUNS
FAUSE
FAUST
FAUTS
FAVUS
FDUBS
FEUDS
FIDUS
FLUBS
FLUES
FLUSK
FOGUS
FOUDS
FOULS
FOURS
FRAUS
FRUGS
FRUSH
FRUST
FUBSY
FUCKS
FUCUS
FUELS
FUFFS
FUGIS
FUGUS
FUJIS
FULLS
FUMES
FUNGS
FUNIS
FUNKS
FUNSY
FUNTS
FURLS
FUROS
FURRS
FUSED
FUSEE
FUSEL
FUSES
FUSHT
FUSIL
FUSKS
FUSTS
FUSTY
FUSUS
FUZES

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With G

GUESS
GUEST
GUISE
GUSTO
GUSTY
GADUS
GAIUS
GAUDS
GAULS
GAUMS
GAUPS
GAURS
GAUSS
GENUS
GEUMS
GHUSL
GIBUS
GIUST
GLUES
GLUGS
GLUMS
GLUTS
GOUKS
GOUTS
GRUBS
GRUES
GRUIS
GRUSH
GRUSS
GRUYS
GUANS
GUARS
GUASA
GUCKS
GUDES
GUFFS
GUGAS
GUIDS
GULAS
GULES
GULFS
GULLS
GULPS
GUMPS
GUNAS
GUNKS
GURKS
GURLS
GURNS
GURSH
GURTS
GURUS
GUSER
GUSHY
GUSLA
GUSLE
GUSLI
GUSSY
GUSTS
GUTSY
GUYSE
GYRUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With H

HOUSE
HUMUS
HUSKY
HUSSY
HOURS
HABUS
HAKUS
HAMUS
HAPUS
HAUDS
HAUFS
HAULS
HAUNS
HAUSA
HAUSE
HAUST
HILUS
HOCUS
HOUFS
HOUSS
HOUSY
HOUTS
HSUAN
HUCKS
HUERS
HUFFS
HUHUS
HUIAS
HUIES
HULAS
HULES
HULKS
HULLS
HUMAS
HUMFS
HUMPS
HUNKS
HUNTS
HURDS
HURLS
HURST
HURTS
HUSHO
HUSHT
HUSHY
HUSKS
HUSOS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With I

ISSUE
IANUS
ICTUS
IGLUS
ILEUS
ILLUS
INCUS
INDUS
INSUE
INUST
IROUS
ISEUM
IULUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With J

JOUST
JESUS
JANUS
JAUKS
JAUPS
JEBUS
JEHUS
JOUGS
JOUKS
JOURS
JUANS
JUBAS
JUBES
JUBUS
JUCOS
JUDAS
JUDOS
JUFTS
JUISE
JUJUS
JUKES
JUKUS
JULES
JULUS
JUMPS
JUNKS
JUPES
JURES
JURIS
JUSSI
JUSTE
JUSTO
JUSTS
JUTES
JUVES
JUYAS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With K

KAGUS
KAPUS
KASSU
KHUDS
KIASU
KLAUS
KNUBS
KNURS
KNUTS
KOBUS
KORUS
KUDOS
KUDUS
KUFIS
KUIAS
KUKUS
KULAS
KUMIS
KUMYS
KUNAS
KUNDS
KURIS
KURUS
KUSAM
KUSAN
KUSHA
KUSSO
KUSTI
KUSUM
KUTAS
KUTIS
KUTUS
KUYAS
KUZUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With L

LOCUS
LOUSE
LOUSY
LUPUS
LUSTY
LOTUS
LOUIS
LAIUS
LAMUS
LARUS
LASSU
LATUS
LAUDS
LAUFS
LEPUS
LEUDS
LIEUS
LINUS
LITUS
LOBUS
LOUNS
LOUPS
LOURS
LOUTS
LUAUS
LUBES
LUCES
LUCKS
LUDES
LUDOS
LUFFS
LUGES
LUKAS
LULLS
LULUS
LUMAS
LUMPS
LUNAS
LUNES
LUNGS
LUNKS
LUNTS
LUPIS
LURES
LURKS
LUSER
LUSHY
LUSKS
LUSKY
LUSTS
LUSUS
LUTES
LUXES
LUXUS
LYCUS
LYGUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With M

MINUS
MOUSE
MUCUS
MUSHY
MUSIC
MUSKY
MUSTY
MENUS
MAGUS
MAIUS
MALUS
MANUS
MASUR
MASUS
MASUT
MATSU
MAUDS
MAULS
MAUMS
MAUSY
MAUTS
MEOUS
MESUA
METUS
MEUMS
MEUSE
MIMUS
MOCUS
MODUS
MOKUS
MOMUS
MOPUS
MORUS
MOSGU
MOSUL
MOSUR
MOTUS
MOUES
MOUFS
MOULS
MOUPS
MOUST
MOUSY
MUCKS
MUFFS
MUGGS
MUGOS
MUIDS
MUILS
MUIRS
MUIST
MULES
MULLS
MULSE
MULSH
MUMMS
MUMPS
MUMSY
MUMUS
MUNDS
MUNGS
MUNIS
MUNJS
MUNTS
MUONS
MURAS
MURES
MURKS
MURLS
MURRS
MUSAL
MUSAR
MUSCA
MUSCI
MUSED
MUSEE
MUSER
MUSES
MUSET
MUSGU
MUSHA
MUSIE
MUSIT
MUSKS
MUSOS
MUSSE
MUSSY
MUSTA
MUSTH
MUSTS
MUTAS
MUTES
MUTIS
MUTTS
MUTUS
MUXES

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With N

NURSE
NAMUS
NASUA
NASUS
NATUS
NEGUS
NEUKS
NEUMS
NEVUS
NEXUS
NIDUS
NISUS
NODUS
NOTUS
NOUGS
NOULS
NOUNS
NOUPS
NOUST
NOVUS
NUDES
NUFFS
NUKES
NULLS
NUMBS
NUMIS
NUMPS
NUNKS
NUNUS
NURDS
NURLS
NURRS
NURSY
NURTS
NUSED
NUSES
NUTSO
NUTSY
NYUSE

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With O

ODUMS
OECUS
OMBUS
OMULS
ONCUS
ONKUS
OUEDS
OUENS
OULKS
OUMAS
OUNDS
OUPAS
OUPHS
OUSEL
OUSIA
OUSTS
OUTAS
OUZOS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With P

PAUSE
PLUSH
PULSE
PURSE
PUSHY
PUMPS
PADUS
PAGUS
PAHUS
PALUS
PANUS
PARUS
PASSU
PASUL
PATUS
PAUAS
PAULS
PELUS
PHUBS
PHUTS
PICUS
PILUS
PINUS
PIOUS
PISHU
PISUM
PITSU
PIUMS
PLUDS
PLUES
PLUGS
PLUMS
PLUPS
PNEUS
POCUS
PODUS
PORUS
POTUS
POUFS
POUIS
POUKS
POURS
POUSY
POUTS
PRAUS
PRIUS
PSEUD
PSHUT
PUBES
PUBIS
PUBSY
PUCES
PUCKS
PUDSY
PUDUS
PUERS
PUFFS
PUHAS
PUIST
PUJAS
PUKAS
PUKES
PUKUS
PULAS
PULES
PULIS
PULKS
PULLS
PULPS
PULUS
PUMAS
PUNAS
PUNGS
PUNKS
PUNTS
PUPAS
PUPUS
PURES
PURIS
PURLS
PUROS
PURPS
PURRS
PURSY
PUSES
PUSLE
PUSSY
PUTAS
PUTOS
PUTTS
PUYAS
PYRUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With Q

QUASH
QUASI
QUEST
QUABS
QUADS
QUAGS
QUAIS
QUASS
QUATS
QUAWS
QUAYS
QUESO
QUEYS
QUIBS
QUIDS
QUIES
QUIMS
QUINS
QUIPS
QUIST
QUITS
QUODS
QUOIS
QUOPS
QUOYS
QURSH

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With R

REBUS
REUSE
ROUSE
RUSTY
RULES
RAGUS
RAKUS
RAMUS
RATUS
RAUNS
REMUS
RESUE
RESUN
RESUP
RESUS
REUPS
RIMUS
RISQU
RISUS
RITSU
RITUS
ROHUS
ROUES
ROUFS
ROUKS
ROULS
ROUMS
ROUPS
ROUST
ROUTS
RUBES
RUBUS
RUCKS
RUDAS
RUDDS
RUDES
RUDIS
RUERS
RUFFS
RUFUS
RUGAS
RUINS
RUKHS
RUMES
RUMPS
RUNDS
RUNES
RUNGS
RUNOS
RUNSY
RUNTS
RURPS
RURUS
RUSAS
RUSES
RUSHY
RUSIN
RUSKS
RUSKY
RUSMA
RUSOT
RUSSE
RUSTS
RUTHS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With S

SAUCE
SAUCY
SAUNA
SAUTE
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCRUB
SCRUM
SCUBA
SEGUE
SERUM
SETUP
SHOUT
SHRUB
SHRUG
SHUCK
SHUNT
SHUSH
SKULK
SKULL
SKUNK
SLUMP
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURP
SLUSH
SNOUT
SNUCK
SNUFF
SOUND
SOUTH
SPOUT
SPURN
SPURT
SQUAD
SQUAT
SQUIB
STOUT
STRUT
STUCK
STUDY
STUFF
STUMP
STUNG
STUNK
STUNT
SUAVE
SUGAR
SUING
SUITE
SULKY
SULLY
SUMAC
SUNNY
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SURLY
SUSHI
SWUNG
SYRUP
SOULS
SUDAN
SUITS
SADHU
SAGUM
SAJOU
SALUD
SALUE
SALUS
SALUT
SAMFU
SANGU
SARUK
SARUM
SARUS
SAUBA
SAUCH
SAUDI
SAUGH
SAULD
SAULS
SAULT
SAUNF
SAUNT
SAURA
SAURY
SAUTS
SAUTY
SAUVE
SCAUD
SCAUL
SCAUM
SCAUP
SCAUR
SCAUT
SCHUH
SCHUL
SCOUG
SCOUK
SCOUP
SCRUF
SCUDI
SCUDO
SCUDS
SCUFF
SCUFT
SCUGS
SCULK
SCULL
SCULP
SCULS
SCULT
SCUMS
SCUPS
SCURF
SCURS
SCUSE
SCUTA
SCUTE
SCUTS
SCUZZ
SDUMP
SEBUM
SECUS
SEDUM
SEENU
SEGOU
SENSU
SEOUL
SEQUA
SERAU
SERUT
SEUGH
SEVUM
SHAKU
SHAUL
SHAUP
SHEDU
SHEMU
SHIUR
SHLUB
SHLUH
SHOUD
SHOYU
SHTUM
SHTUP
SHUBA
SHUFF
SHULE

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With T

TORUS
TRUSS
TRUST
TOURS
TUBES
TUNES
TURNS
TABUS
TAGUS
TALUS
TAMUS
TANSU
TAPUS
TATUS
TAUTS
TAXUS
TEGUS
THOUS
THUDS
THUGS
TISSU
TITUS
TODUS
TOFUS
TOLUS
TONUS
TOUKS
TOUNS
TOUSE
TOUST
TOUSY
TOUTS
TRUES
TRUGS
TRUSH
TSUBA
TSUBO
TSUGA
TSUMA
TUANS
TUBAS
TUCKS
TUFAS
TUFFS
TUFTS
TUISM
TULES
TULPS
TULSA
TULSI
TUMPS
TUNAS
TUNDS
TUNGS
TUNIS
TURDS
TURFS
TURKS
TURMS
TURPS
TURRS
TURSE
TURUS
TUSHS
TUSHY
TUSKS
TUSKY
TUTES
TUTUS
TUXES
TYLUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With U

UNSET
UPSET
USAGE
USHER
USING
USUAL
USURP
UNITS
USERS
UALIS
UBACS
UDALS
UDASI
UDISH
UDONS
UGLIS
UKASE
ULANS
ULCUS
ULMOS
ULMUS
ULNAS
ULVAS
UMBOS
UMEST
UMIST
UMMAS
UMMPS
UMPHS
UMRAS
UMSET
UNAIS
UNAUS
UNCES
UNCOS
UNCUS
UNDOS
UNIOS
UNISM
UNIST
UNIUS
UNSAD
UNSAW
UNSAY
UNSEE
UNSEW
UNSEX
UNSHY
UNSIN
UNSLY
UNSOD
UNSON
UNSTY
UNSUB
UNSUN
UNUSE
UPDOS
UPSEE
UPSEY
UPSIT
UPSUN
UPSUP
URAOS
URASE
UREAS
URGES
URSAE
URSAL
URSID
URSON
URSUK
URSUS
URVAS
USANT
USARA
USENS
USENT
USETA
USHAK
USHAS
USINE
USKOK
USNEA
USNIC
USNIN
USQUE
USTAD
USTER
USURE
USURY
UTEES
UTSUK
UVEAS
UVRES

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With V

VIRUS
VAGUS
VARUS
VATUS
VAUTS
VENUS
VERUS
VETUS
VICUS
VOUST
VROUS
VUGGS
VUGHS
VULNS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With W

WAMUS
WAUKS
WAULS
WAUNS
WAURS
WHUPS
WHUSH
WOJUS
WUDUS
WUFFS
WULLS
WURST
WUSES
WUSHU
WUSSY

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With Y

YOURS
YAUDS
YAUPS
YEUKS
YOUKS
YOUSE
YUANS
YUCAS
YUCKS
YUFTS
YUGAS
YUKES
YUKOS
YULES
YUMPS
YURTS
YUZUS

5 Letter Words With S and U Starting With Z

ZAPUS
ZEBUS
ZHUSH
ZOBUS
ZOUKS
ZULUS
ZUNIS
ZUPAS
ZURFS
XERUS

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.

SCURF: A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin.
UNSEX: Make infertile.
SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
ICTUS: A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
FUSEE: A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains.
PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
ASCUS: Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.
SAURY: Slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters.
UNSAY: Take back what one has said.
TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
FUSIL: A light flintlock musket.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain S and U?

Yes. HOUSE, MUSIC and USING 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. ISSUE and GUESS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ADUST really a word?

Yes. Burned brown by the sun; – Sir Walter Scott. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

HOUSE. 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. ZURFS and ZUPAS 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?

BUSED, FICUS and GUSTY. 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.