5-Letter Words Starting With GRU

3 common words and 14 valid guesses start with "GRU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words14 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

gruel
grunt
gruff

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

grubb
grube
grubs
grues
gruft
gruis
grume
grump
grush
gruss
gruys

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 14 matches.

Most common letters

g14
r14
u14
s6
e4
b3
f2
t2
m2
l1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is b, appearing in 3 of 14 words.

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -bb · 1 words
  • -be · 1 words
  • -bs · 1 words
  • -el · 1 words
  • -es · 1 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "GRU" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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