5-Letter Words Starting With SHU

3 common words and 21 valid guesses start with "SHU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words21 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

shunt
shuck
shush

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (18)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

shuba
shuff
shufu
shuha
shull
shuln
shuls
shult
shuma
shune
shunk
shuns
shure
shurf
shute
shuts
shutz
shuzo

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

s21
h21
u21
n5
t5
l4
a3
f3
e3
k2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is l, appearing in 4 of 21 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 14 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ba · 1 words
  • -ck · 1 words
  • -ff · 1 words
  • -fu · 1 words
  • -ha · 1 words

Strategy

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

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