5-Letter Words Matching C _ U _ _

81 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C _ U _ _, 23 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

23 common words81 valid words

Common Words (23)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crust
cluck
could
caulk
chunk
chute
count
couch
chump
clung
cough
crump
clued
chuck
cause
cruel
crumb
churn
crude
court
crush
coupe
clump

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (58)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

cauca
cauch
cauda
cauld
cauli
cauls
cauma
caupo
causa
ccuta
ceuta
chuah
chubb
chubs
chuch
chude
chuet
chufa
chuff
chugs
chuje
chula
chums
chung
chura
churl
churm
churr
chuse
clubb
clubs
clues
cluff
clune
clunk
cluny
clute
couac
coude
couma
coups
courb
cours
cousy
couth
couve
cruce
cruck
cruds
crudy
cruet
crull
crunk
crunt
cruor
crura
cruse
cruth

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 81 matches.

Most common letters

c81
u81
h29
r26
l21
a20
e19
o17
s16
t12

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ch · 3 words
  • -se · 3 words
  • -ck · 3 words
  • -de · 3 words
  • -mp · 3 words

Strategy

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

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