5-Letter Words Matching _ U S T _

24 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U S T _, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words24 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

lusty
rusty
musty
gusty
gusto
dusty

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

busti
busto
busts
busty
dusts
fusty
gusta
gusti
gusts
justa
justo
justs
kusti
lusts
musth
musts
ousts
rusts

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 24 matches.

Most common letters

u24
s24
t24
y7
g5
b4
o4
i3
j3
m3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 15 with 1 unique vowel
  • 9 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ts · 8 words
  • -ty · 7 words
  • -ti · 3 words
  • -to · 3 words
  • -ta · 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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