5-Letter Words Matching _ U _ H _

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

6 common words44 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

ought
duchy
pushy
sushi
bushy
mushy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (38)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

aucht
aught
buchu
bught
bushi
cushy
dubhe
dukhn
eucha
fuchi
fuchs
fusht
gushy
hucho
husha
husho
husht
kuehn
kusha
lucho
lushy
mugho
musha
nucha
ouphe
ouphs
outhe
ruche
rushy
ruthe
ruthi
ruths
ruthy
sughs
tushs
tushy
vughs
yuchi

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 44 matches.

Most common letters

u44
h44
s22
t13
c12
y11
o8
a7
g7
e7

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 20 with 1 unique vowel
  • 21 with 2 unique vowels
  • 3 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -hy · 10 words
  • -ht · 6 words
  • -hs · 6 words
  • -hi · 5 words
  • -he · 5 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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