5-Letter Words Matching S _ _ U _

84 valid 5-letter words match the pattern S _ _ U _, 15 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

15 common words84 valid words

Common Words (15)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stout
shrub
snout
scour
shrug
spout
strut
scrub
serum
segue
syrup
scrum
shout
scout
setup

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (69)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

sacul
sagum
salud
salue
salus
samul
saruk
sarum
sarus
scaul
scaum
scaup
scaur
scaut
schug
schuh
schul
scouk
scoup
scruf
sebum
secus
sedum
seoul
sequa
serut
sevum
shaul
shaum
shaun
shaup
shluh
sidur
sieur
sihun
simul
sinus
sioux
sirup
situp
situs
skout
slaum
slour
smous
smout
sodus
sokul
soluk
solum
solus
sorus
soyuz
sprue
sprug
stauk
staun
staup
stoun
stoup
stour
strub
strue
strum
struv
sulus
sunup
swoun
syrus

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 84 matches.

Most common letters

s84
u84
r27
o25
a23
t23
l18
c17
m16
e14

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 61 with 2 unique vowels
  • 5 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -um · 12 words
  • -us · 11 words
  • -up · 10 words
  • -ut · 10 words
  • -ul · 8 words

Strategy

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

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