5-Letter Words Matching _ U _ _ O

96 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U _ _ O, 10 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

10 common words96 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

outdo
gusto
outgo
junto
jumbo
curio
audio
gumbo
turbo
guano

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (86)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aueto
bucco
bucko
bueno
buffo
bumbo
bunco
bungo
bunko
burao
buroo
burro
busto
buteo
cuero
cuneo
cusco
cusso
cuzco
dubbo
dubio
duero
dunlo
dunno
duomo
durio
durno
dusio
fugio
fujio
fungo
fusco
guaco
guafo
guato
gubbo
guido
guijo
guiro
huaco
hucho
hullo
humbo
husho
hutto
julio
junco
junko
junno
justo
kusso
lucho
lucio
lutao
luteo
mucro
mugho
multo
mumbo
mungo
munro
murdo
muzio
nuevo
nullo
punto
putto
quipo
quito
rubio
ruffo
rumbo
russo
suelo
sulfo
susso
tungo
turco
turio
turro
tutto
vulgo
vullo
yukio
zucco
zullo

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 96 matches.

Most common letters

u96
o96
b23
t22
n20
r20
c19
i18
g18
m14

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 0 with 1 unique vowel
  • 62 with 2 unique vowels
  • 34 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -io · 13 words
  • -to · 12 words
  • -co · 10 words
  • -bo · 9 words
  • -ro · 7 words

Strategy

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

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