340 words hold S and T and U, wherever they fall. BURST, CRUST, DUSTY lead, and 37 can be the answer.
37 can be the answer and 20 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 340 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SUITS: takes 340 down to 54 at worst.
- AUTOS: down to 58.
- SUITE: down to 64. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 167 of these words. The company these words keep: A (73), R (58) and O (54). 20 words out of 340 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With S, T and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BURST
- CRUST
- DUSTY
- FETUS
- GUEST
- GUSTO
- GUSTY
- JOUST
- LUSTY
- MUSTY
- QUEST
- RUSTY
- SAUTE
- SCOUT
- SETUP
- SHOUT
- SHUNT
- SNOUT
- SOUTH
- SPOUT
- SPURT
- SQUAT
- STOUT
- STRUT
- STUCK
- STUDY
- STUFF
- STUMP
- STUNG
- STUNK
- STUNT
- SUITE
- TORUS
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- UNSET
- UPSET
- AUTOS
- LOTUS
- SUITS
- TOURS
- TUBES
- TUNES
- TURNS
- UNITS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With A
- AUTOS
- ABUTS
- ACTUS
- ADUST
- AGUST
- AITUS
- ALTUS
- AOTUS
- ARTUS
- ASTUN
- ASTUR
- ATUAS
- AUNTS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With B
- BURST
- BHUTS
- BOUTS
- BRUST
- BRUTS
- BUATS
- BUIST
- BUNTS
- BUSTI
- BUSTO
- BUSTS
- BUSTY
- BUTES
- BUTSU
- BUTTS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With C
- CRUST
- CETUS
- CHUTS
- CUITS
- CULTS
- CUNTS
- CURST
- CUTES
- CUTIS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With D
- DUSTY
- DAUTS
- DOUTS
- DUCTS
- DUETS
- DUITS
- DUNST
- DUNTS
- DURST
- DUSTS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With F
- FETUS
- FAUST
- FAUTS
- FRUST
- FUNTS
- FUSHT
- FUSTS
- FUSTY
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With G
- GUEST
- GUSTO
- GUSTY
- GIUST
- GLUTS
- GOUTS
- GURTS
- GUSTS
- GUTSY
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With L
- LUSTY
- LOTUS
- LATUS
- LITUS
- LOUTS
- LUNTS
- LUSTS
- LUTES
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With M
- MUSTY
- MASUT
- MATSU
- MAUTS
- METUS
- MOTUS
- MOUST
- MUIST
- MUNTS
- MUSET
- MUSIT
- MUSTA
- MUSTH
- MUSTS
- MUTAS
- MUTES
- MUTIS
- MUTTS
- MUTUS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With P
- PATUS
- PHUTS
- PITSU
- POTUS
- POUTS
- PSHUT
- PUIST
- PUNTS
- PUTAS
- PUTOS
- PUTTS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With R
- RUSTY
- RATUS
- RITSU
- RITUS
- ROUST
- ROUTS
- RUNTS
- RUSOT
- RUSTS
- RUTHS
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With S
- SAUTE
- SCOUT
- SETUP
- SHOUT
- SHUNT
- SNOUT
- SOUTH
- SPOUT
- SPURT
- SQUAT
- STOUT
- STRUT
- STUCK
- STUDY
- STUFF
- STUMP
- STUNG
- STUNK
- STUNT
- SUITE
- SUITS
- SALUT
- SAULT
- SAUNT
- SAUTS
- SAUTY
- SCAUT
- SCUFT
- SCULT
- SCUTA
- SCUTE
- SCUTS
- SERUT
- SHTUM
- SHTUP
- SHUTE
- SHUTS
- SINTU
- SITUP
- SITUS
- SKOUT
- SLUIT
- SLUTS
- SMOUT
- SMUTS
- SNURT
- SOUCT
- SOUTS
- SPUTA
- SPUTE
- SQUET
- SQUIT
- SRUTI
- STATU
- STAUK
- STAUN
- STAUP
- STOUN
- STOUP
- STOUR
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- STUBB
- STUBE
- STUBS
- STUCS
- STUDE
- STUDS
- STULL
- STULM
- STUMM
- STUMS
- STUNS
- STUPA
- STUPE
- STUPP
- STURE
- STURK
- STURT
- STUSH
- STUSS
- SUANT
- SUBET
- SUBST
- SUENT
- SUETE
- SUETS
- SUETY
- SUGAT
- SUINT
- SUIST
- SUITY
- SUMPT
- SUNTS
- SURAT
- SUTOR
- SUTRA
- SUTTA
5 Letter Words With S, T 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, T and U Starting With U
- UNSET
- UPSET
- UNITS
- UMEST
- UMIST
- UMSET
- UNIST
- UNSTY
- UPSIT
- USANT
- USENT
- USETA
- USTAD
- USTER
- UTEES
- UTSUK
5 Letter Words With S, T and U Starting With E, H, I and other letters
- ESTUS
- ETUIS
- EXUST
- HAUST
- HOUTS
- HUNTS
- HURST
- HURTS
- HUSHT
- ICTUS
- INUST
- JOUST
- JUFTS
- JUSTE
- JUSTO
- JUSTS
- JUTES
- KNUTS
- KUSTI
- KUTAS
- KUTIS
- KUTUS
- NATUS
- NOTUS
- NOUST
- NURTS
- NUTSO
- NUTSY
- OUSTS
- OUTAS
- QUEST
- QUATS
- QUIST
- QUITS
- VATUS
- VAUTS
- VETUS
- VOUST
- WURST
- YUFTS
- 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.
- CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
- ICTUS: A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
- TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
- STOUP: Basin for holy water.
- SCUTE: Large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake.
- CUTIS: A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.
- FUSTY: Stale and unclean smelling.
- STUPA: A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists.
- TALUS: A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff.
- SAUTE: A dish of sauteed food. It is on the answer list.
- JOUST: Joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. 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.
- GUSTY: Blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain S, T and U?
Yes. SOUTH, STUDY and STUFF 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. STUFF and TRUST 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
SOUTH. 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. YUFTS and VOUST 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?
GUSTY, JOUST and SAUTE. 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.