833 words fit with U as the fourth letter, which is more room than a green square usually leaves. ABOUT, AFOUL, ALBUM come first, and 82 have been Wordle answers, shown in green.
About 10% (82) have been actual Wordle answers. ABOUT is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 833 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.
- MENUS: takes 833 down to 170 at worst.
- SERUM: down to 170. It has been an answer before.
- SETUP: down to 193. It has been an answer before.
What These Words Have in Common
275 of them end in S, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (384), A (297) and R (213). Only 31 of the 833 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With U as the Fourth Letter
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- ABOUT
- AFOUL
- ALBUM
- ALOUD
- ANNUL
- ARGUE
- AUGUR
- AWFUL
- BEGUN
- BONUS
- CAPUT
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- CROUP
- DATUM
- DEBUG
- DEBUT
- DEMUR
- DONUT
- ENNUI
- ENSUE
- FEMUR
- FETUS
- FICUS
- FLOUR
- FLOUT
- FOCUS
- FORUM
- FRAUD
- FUGUE
- GAMUT
- GHOUL
- GROUP
- GROUT
- HUMUS
- IMBUE
- INCUR
- INPUT
- ISSUE
- LEMUR
- LOCUS
- LUPUS
- MINUS
- MOGUL
- MUCUS
- OCCUR
- OPIUM
- PIQUE
- PROUD
- QUEUE
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- SCOUR
- SCOUT
- SCRUB
- SCRUM
- SEGUE
- SERUM
- SETUP
- SHOUT
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SNOUT
- SPOUT
- STOUT
- STRUT
- SYRUP
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TROUT
- UNCUT
- UNDUE
- VAGUE
- VALUE
- VENUE
- VIRUS
- VOGUE
- JESUS
- LINUX
- LOTUS
- MENUS
5 Letter Words Starting With A With U as the 4th Letter
- ABOUT
- AFOUL
- ALBUM
- ALOUD
- ANNUL
- ARGUE
- AUGUR
- AWFUL
- ABAUE
- ABIUS
- ABJUD
- ABRUS
- ACCUM
- ACCUR
- ACCUS
- ACOUP
- ACRUX
- ACTUS
- ADRUE
- ADSUM
- AEQUI
- AEVUM
- AGGUR
- AGLUS
- AGNUS
- AGRUM
- AINUS
- AITUS
- ALBUS
- ALDUS
- ALEUT
- ALFUR
- ALGUM
- ALLUS
- ALMUD
- ALMUG
- ALNUS
- ALOUT
- ALTUN
- ALTUS
- ALVUS
- AMAUT
- AMOUR
- AMPUL
- ANGUS
- ANKUS
- ANNUM
- ANNUS
- ANOUR
- ANOUS
- ANTUM
- AOTUS
- APIUM
- APOUT
- APPUI
- APPUY
- ARAUA
- ARCUS
- ARGUS
- ARIUS
- ARJUN
- ARNUT
- ARTUS
- ARZUN
- ASCUS
- ASHUR
- ASTUN
- ASTUR
- ATOUR
- AURUM
- AVOUE
- AVOUR
- AYOUS
5 Letter Words Starting With B With U as the 4th Letter
- BEGUN
- BONUS
- BABUA
- BABUL
- BABUS
- BAGUA
- BAHUR
- BAHUS
- BAHUT
- BAJUS
- BALUN
- BALUS
- BALUT
- BANUS
- BAPUS
- BEAUS
- BEAUT
- BEAUX
- BECUT
- BEDUB
- BEDUR
- BEFUR
- BEGUM
- BEGUT
- BELUE
- BEMUD
- BEPUN
- BERUN
- BEVUE
- BLAUD
- BLOUT
- BOEUF
- BOGUE
- BOGUM
- BOGUS
- BOLUS
- BONUM
- BOSUN
- BRYUM
- BUBUS
- BURUT
- BUTUT
- BUXUS
- BYOUS
5 Letter Words Starting With C With U as the 4th Letter
- CAPUT
- CLOUD
- CLOUT
- CROUP
- CACUR
- CADUA
- CADUS
- CAGUI
- CAHUY
- CAJUN
- CAMUS
- CANUN
- CAPUL
- CAQUE
- CARUA
- CARUM
- CARUS
- CASUS
- CATUR
- CAVUM
- CAVUS
- CEBUR
- CEBUS
- CECUM
- CEQUI
- CETUS
- CHAUI
- CHAUK
- CHAUM
- CHAUS
- CHOUP
- CHOUS
- CHOUT
- CHOUX
- CIGUA
- CITUA
- CLAUS
- CLAUT
- CLEUK
- CLOUR
- CLOUS
- COBUS
- COCUS
- COGUE
- COHUE
- COMUS
- CONUS
- COPUS
- COQUE
- COQUI
- CROUT
- CUCUY
- CURUA
- CUSUM
- CUTUP
- CYRUS
5 Letter Words Starting With D With U as the 4th Letter
- DATUM
- DEBUG
- DEBUT
- DEMUR
- DONUT
- DABUH
- DACUS
- DAWUT
- DEBUD
- DEBUR
- DEBUS
- DECUS
- DEGUM
- DEGUS
- DETUR
- DHOUL
- DIDUS
- DIGUE
- DINUS
- DIPUS
- DIVUS
- DOCUS
- DOLUS
- DOMUS
- DONUM
- DROUD
- DROUK
- DUFUS
- DUKUN
- DURUM
- DUSUN
- DWAUM
- DYAUS
5 Letter Words Starting With E With U as the 4th Letter
- ENNUI
- ENSUE
- ECRUS
- ELEUT
- EMBUE
- EMBUS
- EMEUS
- ENCUP
- ENDUE
- ENRUT
- EPEUS
- EQUUS
- ERHUS
- ERVUM
- ESTUS
- EURUS
- EXAUN
- EXCUD
- EXCUR
5 Letter Words Starting With F With U as the 4th Letter
- FEMUR
- FETUS
- FICUS
- FLOUR
- FLOUT
- FOCUS
- FORUM
- FRAUD
- FUGUE
- FAGUS
- FALUN
- FALUS
- FANUM
- FAVUS
- FELUP
- FIDUS
- FILUM
- FIQUE
- FIXUP
- FLEUR
- FOGUS
- FOTUI
- FRAUS
- FREUD
- FUCUS
- FUGUS
- FULUP
- FURUD
- FUSUS
5 Letter Words Starting With G With U as the 4th Letter
- GAMUT
- GHOUL
- GROUP
- GROUT
- GADUS
- GAIUS
- GALUT
- GARUA
- GARUM
- GEBUR
- GEMUL
- GENUA
- GENUS
- GETUP
- GHAUT
- GIBUS
- GIGUE
- GLAUM
- GLAUR
- GLAUX
- GLOUT
- GROUF
- GURUS
- GUZUL
- GYRUS
5 Letter Words Starting With H With U as the 4th Letter
- HUMUS
- HABUB
- HABUS
- HAGUE
- HAKUS
- HAMUS
- HAPUS
- HILUM
- HILUS
- HOCUS
- HOKUM
- HUDUD
- HUHUS
5 Letter Words Starting With I With U as the 4th Letter
- IMBUE
- INCUR
- INPUT
- ISSUE
- IANUS
- ICTUS
- IDCUE
- IDDUT
- IGLUS
- ILEUM
- ILEUS
- ILIUM
- ILLUS
- IMAUM
- IMMUN
- IMPUT
- INCUS
- INCUT
- INDUC
- INDUE
- INDUS
- INJUN
- INRUB
- INRUN
- INSUE
- INTUE
- IRGUN
- IROUS
- ISEUM
- IULUS
5 Letter Words Starting With J With U as the 4th Letter
- JESUS
- JABUL
- JAGUA
- JAKUN
- JALUR
- JAMUN
- JANUA
- JANUS
- JARUL
- JEBUS
- JEHUP
- JEHUS
- JIQUI
- JOCUM
- JOKUL
- JORUM
- JOTUN
- JUBUS
- JUGUM
- JUJUS
- JUKUS
- JULUS
5 Letter Words Starting With K With U as the 4th Letter
- KAGUS
- KALUA
- KAPUR
- KAPUS
- KAPUT
- KATUN
- KEHUA
- KEOUT
- KHOUM
- KITUL
- KLAUS
- KNAUR
- KNOUD
- KNOUT
- KOBUS
- KOHUA
- KOKUM
- KORUN
- KORUS
- KRAUT
- KUDUS
- KUKUI
- KUKUS
- KURUS
- KUSUM
- KUTUS
- KUZUS
5 Letter Words Starting With L With U as the 4th Letter
- LEMUR
- LOCUS
- LUPUS
- LINUX
- LOTUS
- LAIUS
- LAMUS
- LAMUT
- LANUM
- LARUM
- LARUS
- LATUS
- LAYUP
- LEDUM
- LEGUA
- LEHUA
- LEPUS
- LETUP
- LIEUE
- LIEUS
- LIEUT
- LINUM
- LINUS
- LITUI
- LITUS
- LOBUS
- LOCUM
- LODUR
- LOKUM
- LORUM
- LUAUS
- LULUS
- LUMUT
- LUSUS
- LUXUS
- LYCUS
- LYGUS
5 Letter Words Starting With M With U as the 4th Letter
- MINUS
- MOGUL
- MUCUS
- MENUS
- MAGUS
- MAHUA
- MAIUS
- MAKUA
- MAKUK
- MALUM
- MALUS
- MANUF
- MANUL
- MANUS
- MAQUI
- MARUA
- MASUR
- MASUS
- MASUT
- MAZUR
- MAZUT
- MEAUL
- MECUM
- MEOUS
- MESUA
- METUS
- MIAUL
- MIAUW
- MIEUX
- MIMUS
- MINUM
- MITUA
- MIXUP
- MNIUM
- MOCUS
- MODUS
- MOGUE
- MOHUA
- MOHUR
- MOKUM
- MOKUS
- MOLUE
- MOMUS
- MOPUS
- MOQUI
- MORUK
- MORUS
- MOSUL
- MOSUR
- MOTUS
- MUMUS
- MURUK
- MURUT
- MUTUM
- MUTUS
5 Letter Words Starting With N With U as the 4th Letter
- NAHUA
- NAHUM
- NAMUS
- NANUA
- NASUA
- NASUS
- NATUS
- NEGUS
- NEVUS
- NEXUM
- NEXUS
- NIDUS
- NIGUA
- NINUT
- NISUS
- NOBUT
- NODUM
- NODUS
- NOTUM
- NOTUS
- NOVUM
- NOVUS
- NUDUM
- NUMUD
- NUNUS
- NUQUE
5 Letter Words Starting With O With U as the 4th Letter
- OCCUR
- OPIUM
- OAKUM
- OCQUE
- ODEUM
- ODIUM
- ODOUR
- OECUS
- OGHUZ
- OKRUG
- OLEUM
- OMBUS
- ONCUS
- ONIUM
- ONKUS
- ONMUN
- ORFUL
- ORGUE
- OTIUM
5 Letter Words Starting With P With U as the 4th Letter
- PIQUE
- PROUD
- PAAUW
- PADUS
- PAGUS
- PAHUS
- PAKUA
- PAKUL
- PALUS
- PANUS
- PAPUA
- PAQUE
- PARUS
- PASUL
- PATUS
- PEDUM
- PELUS
- PENUP
- PEQUI
- PERUN
- PETUM
- PICUL
- PICUS
- PIKUL
- PILUM
- PILUS
- PINUP
- PINUS
- PIOUS
- PIPUL
- PIQUI
- PISUM
- PIWUT
- PIYUT
- PLAUD
- PLAUR
- PLOUK
- PLOUT
- PNEUM
- PNEUS
- POCUL
- POCUS
- PODUS
- POGUE
- POPUP
- PORUS
- POTUS
- PRAUS
- PREUX
- PRIUS
- PROUL
- PSEUD
- PSHUT
- PUDUS
- PUKUS
- PULUS
- PULUT
- PUPUS
- PYRUS
5 Letter Words Starting With R With U as the 4th Letter
- REBUS
- REBUT
- RECUR
- RECUT
- RERUN
- REVUE
- ROGUE
- RAGUS
- RAHUI
- RAHUL
- RAKUS
- RAMUS
- RATUS
- REBUD
- REBUY
- RECUE
- REDUB
- REDUE
- REDUG
- REDUX
- REGUR
- REMUE
- REMUS
- REPUN
- REPUT
- RERUB
- RESUE
- RESUN
- RESUP
- RESUS
- RHEUM
- RIMUS
- RIPUP
- RISUS
- RITUS
- ROBUG
- ROBUR
- ROGUY
- ROHUN
- ROHUS
- RONUK
- ROQUE
- ROZUM
- RUBUS
- RUFUS
- RUNUP
- RURUS
5 Letter Words Starting With S With U as the 4th Letter
- SCOUR
- SCOUT
- SCRUB
- SCRUM
- SEGUE
- SERUM
- SETUP
- SHOUT
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SNOUT
- SPOUT
- STOUT
- STRUT
- SYRUP
- SAGUM
- SALUD
- SALUE
- SALUS
- SALUT
- SARUK
- SARUM
- SARUS
- SCAUD
- SCAUL
- SCAUM
- SCAUP
- SCAUR
- SCAUT
- SCHUH
- SCHUL
- SCOUG
- SCOUK
- SCOUP
- SCRUF
- SEBUM
- SECUS
- SEDUM
- SEOUL
- SEQUA
- SERUT
- SEVUM
- SHAUL
- SHAUP
- SHIUR
- SHLUB
- SHLUH
- SHOUD
- SHTUM
- SHTUP
- SIEUR
- SIMUL
- SINUS
- SIOUX
- SIRUP
- SITUP
- SITUS
- SKOUT
- SLAUM
- SLOUR
- SMOUS
- SMOUT
- SOHUR
- SOJUS
- SOLUM
- SOLUS
- SORUS
- SOYUZ
- SPAUL
- SPEUG
- SPRUE
- SPRUG
- STAUK
- STAUN
- STAUP
- STOUN
- STOUP
- STOUR
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- SUHUR
- SUKUK
- SULUS
- SUNUP
- SUSUS
- SWOUN
- SYRUS
5 Letter Words Starting With T With U as the 4th Letter
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TROUT
- TABUN
- TABUS
- TABUT
- TAGUA
- TAGUS
- TAHUA
- TALUK
- TALUS
- TAMUL
- TAMUS
- TAPUL
- TAPUS
- TAQUA
- TATUS
- TAXUS
- TECUM
- TEGUA
- TEGUS
- TENUE
- TETUM
- THOUS
- THRUV
- TICUL
- TIGUA
- TIKUR
- TIPUP
- TITUP
- TITUS
- TODUS
- TOFUS
- TOGUE
- TOLUS
- TONUS
- TOQUE
- TOTUM
- TROUE
- TROUV
- TUCUM
- TUGUI
- TUQUE
- TURUS
- TUTUS
- TYLUS
5 Letter Words Starting With U With U as the 4th Letter
- UNCUT
- UNDUE
- UIGUR
- ULCUS
- ULMUS
- UMAUA
- UNAUS
- UNBUD
- UNCUS
- UNDUB
- UNDUG
- UNFUR
- UNGUM
- UNIUS
- UNKUT
- UNPUT
- UNRUN
- UNSUB
- UNSUN
- UPBUY
- UPCUT
- UPFUL
- UPRUN
- UPSUN
- UPSUP
- URSUK
- URSUS
- USQUE
- UTRUM
- UTSUK
5 Letter Words Starting With V With U as the 4th Letter
- VAGUE
- VALUE
- VENUE
- VIRUS
- VOGUE
- VACUA
- VACUI
- VACUO
- VAGUS
- VARUS
- VATUS
- VELUM
- VENUS
- VERUS
- VETUS
- VICUA
- VICUS
- VIDUA
- VIEUX
- VINUM
- VODUM
- VODUN
- VOGUL
- VROUS
- VROUW
5 Letter Words Starting With W With U as the 4th Letter
- WAMUS
- WARUA
- WHAUK
- WHAUP
- WHAUR
- WOFUL
- WOGUL
- WOJUS
- WUDUS
5 Letter Words Starting With Y With U as the 4th Letter
- YAGUA
- YAKUT
- YAMUN
- YAQUI
- YOKUL
- YOMUD
- YURUK
- YUZUS
5 Letter Words Starting With Z With U as the 4th Letter
- ZAPUS
- ZAQUE
- ZEBUB
- ZEBUS
- ZHMUD
- ZOBUS
- ZOQUE
- ZULUS
- QUEUE
- QUAUK
- QUOUK
- 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.
- FILUM: A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).
- SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
- GIGUE: Music in three-four time for dancing a jig.
- ICTUS: A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
- PILUS: Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
- LETUP: A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.
- ASCUS: Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes.
- TONUS: The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli.
- FUCUS: Any member of the genus Fucus.
- STOUP: Basin for holy water.
- KURUS: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
- PSEUD: A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
- HILUM: The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
- VELUM: A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.
- INCUS: The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes.
- SCAUP: Diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill.
- DEMUR: Enter a demurrer. It has been an answer.
- SUNUP: The first light of day.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer have U as the fourth letter?
Yes. ABOUT, GROUP and ISSUE 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 JESUS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is AMPUL really a word?
Yes. A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle). It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
ABOUT. 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. ZOQUE and ZOBUS 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?
ANNUL, AUGUR and CAPUT. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.