5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U _ P

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U _ P, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words26 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

slump
usurp
equip
chump
thump
crump
slurp
stump
plump
trump
clump

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

erump
flump
frump
glump
grump
klump
krupp
leupp
poulp
sculp
sdump
skulp
snurp
stupp
whump

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

u26
p26
m16
l11
r9
s9
c4
t4
h3
e3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 22 with 1 unique vowel
  • 3 with 2 unique vowels
  • 1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -mp · 16 words
  • -pp · 3 words
  • -lp · 3 words
  • -rp · 3 words
  • -ip · 1 words

Strategy

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

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