Five Letter Words with Middle Letter 'U'

High-scoring words: ABUZZ (25 pts), SCUZZ (25 pts), AZUKI (18 pts), GAUZY (18 pts), KLUTZ (18 pts)

This page lists all 456 valid five-letter Scrabble words with U as the middle (position 3) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

456 Total Words

8.8 Avg Score (pts)

ABUZZ Top Word (25 pts)

143 Words ≥ 10 pts

ABUSE7 ABUTS7 ABUZZ25 ACUTE7 ADULT6 ADUNC8 ADUST6 AGUES6 AHULL8 AJUGA13 ALULA5 ALUMS7 AMUCK13 AMUSE7 AQUAE14 AQUAS14 ARUMS7 AZUKI18 AZURE14 BAUDS8 BAULK11 BHUTS10 BLUBS9 BLUED8 BLUER7 BLUES7 BLUET7 BLUEY10 BLUFF13 BLUME9 BLUNT7 BLURB9 BLURS7 BLURT7 BLUSH10 BOUGH11 BOULE7 BOUND8 BOURG8 BOURN7 BOUSE7 BOUSY10 BOUTS7 BRUGH11 BRUIN7 BRUIT7 BRUME9 BRUNG8 BRUNT7 BRUSH10 BRUSK11 BRUTE7 BRUTS7 CAULD8 CAULK11 CAULS7 CAUSE7 CHUBS12 CHUCK16 CHUFA13 CHUFF16 CHUGS11 CHUMP14 CHUMS12 CHUNK14 CHURL10 CHURN10 CHURR10 CHUTE10 CLUBS9 CLUCK13 CLUED8 CLUES7 CLUMP11 CLUNG8 CLUNK11 COUCH12 COUDE8 COUGH11 COULD8 COUNT7 COUPE9 COUPS9 COURT7 COUTH10 CRUCK13 CRUDE8 CRUDS8 CRUEL7 CRUET7 CRUMB11 CRUMP11 CRUOR7 CRURA7 CRUSE7 CRUSH10 CRUST7 DAUBE8 DAUBS8 DAUBY11 DAUNT6 DAUTS6 DEUCE8 DHUTI9 DOUBT8 DOUCE8 DOUGH10 DOULA6 DOUMA8 DOUMS8 DOURA6 DOUSE6 DRUBS8 DRUGS7 DRUID7 DRUMS8 DRUNK10 DRUPE8 DRUSE6 EDUCE8 EDUCT8 ELUDE6 ELUTE5 ENURE5 EQUAL14 EQUID15 EQUIP16 ERUCT7 ERUGO6 ERUPT7 ETUDE6 ETUIS5 EXUDE13 EXULT12 EXURB14 FAUGH12 FAULD9 FAULT8 FAUNA8 FAUNS8 FAUVE11 FEUAR8 FEUDS9 FEUED9 FLUBS10 FLUED9 FLUES8 FLUFF14 FLUID9 FLUKE12 FLUKY15 FLUME10 FLUMP12 FLUNG9 FLUNK12 FLUOR8 FLUSH11 FLUTE8 FLUTY11 FLUYT11 FOULS8 FOUND9 FOUNT8 FOURS8 FRUGS9 FRUIT8 FRUMP12 GAUDS7 GAUDY10 GAUGE7 GAULT6 GAUMS8 GAUNT6 GAURS6 GAUSS6 GAUZE15 GAUZY18 GEUMS8 GLUED7 GLUER6 GLUES6 GLUEY9 GLUGS7 GLUME8 GLUMS8 GLUON6 GLUTE6 GLUTS6 GOUGE7 GOURD7 GOUTS6 GOUTY9 GRUBS8 GRUEL6 GRUES6 GRUFF12 GRUME8 GRUMP10 GRUNT6 HAUGH12 HAULM10 HAULS8 HAUNT8 HAUTE8 HEUCH13 HEUGH12 HOUND9 HOURI8 HOURS8 HOUSE8 INURE5 INURN5 JAUKS16 JAUNT12 JAUPS14 JOUAL12 JOUKS16 JOULE12 JOUST12 KAURI9 KAURY12 KLUGE10 KLUTZ18 KNURL9 KNURS9 KRUBI11 LAUAN5 LAUDS6 LAUGH9 LAURA5 LEUDS6 LOUGH9 LOUIE5 LOUIS5 LOUMA7 LOUPE7 LOUPS7 LOURS5 LOURY8 LOUSE5 LOUSY8 LOUTS5 MAUDS8 MAULS7 MAUND8 MAUTS7 MAUVE10 MOUCH12 MOUES7 MOULD8 MOULT7 MOUND8 MOUNT7 MOURN7 MOUSE7 MOUSY10 MOUTH10 NEUKS9 NEUME7 NEUMS7 NOUNS5 OCULI7 OVULE8 PAUSE7 PHUTS10 PLUCK13 PLUGS8 PLUMB11 PLUME9 PLUMP11 PLUMS9 PLUMY12 PLUNK11 PLUSH10 POUCH12 POUFF13 POUFS10 POULT7 POUND8 POURS7 POUTS7 POUTY10 PRUDE8 PRUNE7 PRUTA7 REUSE5 RHUMB12 ROUEN5 ROUES5 ROUGE6 ROUGH9 ROUND6 ROUPS7 ROUPY10 ROUSE5 ROUST5 ROUTE5 ROUTH8 ROUTS5 SAUCE7 SAUCH10 SAUCY10 SAUGH9 SAULS5 SAULT5 SAUNA5 SAURY8 SAUTE5 SCUBA9 SCUDI8 SCUDO8 SCUDS8 SCUFF13 SCULK11 SCULL7 SCULP9 SCUMS9 SCUPS9 SCURF10 SCUTA7 SCUTE7 SCUTS7 SCUZZ25 SHUCK14 SHULN8 SHULS8 SHUNS8 SHUNT8 SHUSH11 SHUTE8 SHUTS8 SKUAS9 SKULK13 SKULL9 SKUNK13 SLUBS7 SLUED6 SLUES5 SLUFF11 SLUGS6 SLUMP9 SLUMS7 SLUNG6 SLUNK9 SLURB7 SLURP7 SLURS5 SLUSH8 SLUTS5 SMUSH10 SMUTS7 SNUBS7 SNUCK11 SNUFF11 SNUGS6 SOUGH9 SOUKS9 SOULS5 SOUND6 SOUPS7 SOUPY10 SOURS5 SOUSE5 SOUTH8 SPUDS8 SPUED8 SPUES7 SPUME9 SPUMY12 SPUNK11 SPURN7 SPURS7 SPURT7 SPUTA7 SQUAB16 SQUAD15 SQUAT14 SQUAW17 SQUEG15 SQUIB16 SQUID15 STUBS7 STUCK11 STUDS6 STUDY9 STUFF11 STULL5 STUMP9 STUMS7 STUNG6 STUNK9 STUNS5 STUNT5 STUPA7 STUPE7 STURT5 SWUNG9 TAUNT5 TAUON5 TAUPE7 TAUTS5 TEUCH10 TEUGH9 THUDS9 THUGS9 THUJA15 THUMB12 THUMP12 THUNK12 THURL8 THUYA11 TOUCH10 TOUGH9 TOURS5 TOUSE5 TOUTS5 TRUCE7 TRUCK11 TRUED6 TRUER5 TRUES5 TRUGS6 TRULL5 TRULY8 TRUMP9 TRUNK9 TRUSS5 TRUST5 TRUTH8 TSUBA7 USUAL5 USURP7 USURY8 UVULA8 VAULT8 VAUNT8 VOUCH13 WAUGH12 WAUKS12 WAULS8 WHUMP15 WHUPS13 WOULD9 WOUND9 WRUNG9 YAUDS9 YAULD9 YAUPS10 YEUKS12 YEUKY15 YOUNG9 YOURN8 YOURS8 YOUSE8 YOUTH11 ZOUKS18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many five-letter words have U as the middle letter?

There are 456 valid five-letter Scrabble words with U as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (five-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'U''?

The highest-scoring word is ABUZZ with 25 Scrabble points. Out of 456 words, 143 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 8.8 points per word. 47 words score 5 points or less, 266 score between 6 and 9 points, and 143 score 10 or more points.

Are all five-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.