5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U S H

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U S H, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words15 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

blush
plush
slush
shush
brush
crush
flush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

abush
agush
ahush
frush
grush
smush
trush
whush

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

u15
s15
h15
r5
l4
a3
b3
g2
f2
c1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -sh · 15 words

Strategy

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

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