5-Letter Words Matching _ _ B U _

48 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ B U _, 6 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

6 common words48 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

rebut
rebus
album
debut
debug
imbue

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (42)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

albur
albus
ambur
babua
babul
babur
babus
bsbus
cebur
cebus
cobus
dabuh
debus
embue
embus
gabun
gebur
gibun
gibus
habub
habus
jabul
jebus
jubus
kabul
kobus
lobus
msbus
nobut
rebud
rebuy
robur
robus
rubus
sebum
tabus
tabut
tibur
unbud
upbuy
zebub
zebus

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 48 matches.

Most common letters

b48
u48
s20
e17
a16
r13
l7
m7
o6
d6

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 41 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -us · 19 words
  • -ur · 7 words
  • -ut · 4 words
  • -ul · 3 words
  • -um · 2 words

Strategy

6 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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