5-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and U as the 3rd letter
Eighty-two 5-letter words have R in the second square and U in the third, and 28 of those double as Wordle answers.
20 of 82 are everyday words (24%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With R in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (213 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- TRUST5
- TRUTH8
- TRUMP9
- TRULY8
- DRUGS7
- TRUCK11
- DRUNK10
- FRUIT8
- BRUSH10
- CRUSH10
- CRUEL7
- TRUNK9
- CRUDE8
- DRUMS8
- CRUST7
- TRUCE7
- BRUTE7
- TRUSS5
- GRUNT6
- BRUNT7
All valid words 82
- ARUHE8
- ARUMS7
- BRUGH11
- BRUHS10
- BRUIN7
- BRUIT7
- BRULE7
- BRUME9
- BRUNG8
- BRUNT7
- BRUSH10
- BRUSK11
- BRUST7
- BRUTE7
- BRUTS7
- CRUCK13
- CRUDE8
- CRUDO8
- CRUDS8
- CRUDY11
- CRUEL7
- CRUES7
- CRUET7
- CRUFT10
- CRUMB11
- CRUMP11
- CRUNK11
- CRUOR7
- CRURA7
- CRUSE7
- CRUSH10
- CRUST7
- CRUSY10
- CRUVE10
- DRUBS8
- DRUGS7
- DRUID7
- DRUMS8
- DRUNK10
- DRUPE8
- DRUSE6
- DRUSY9
- DRUXY16
- ERUCT7
- ERUGO6
- ERUPT7
- ERUVS8
- FRUGS9
- FRUIT8
- FRUMP12
- FRUSH11
- FRUST8
- GRUBS8
- GRUED7
- GRUEL6
- GRUES6
- GRUFE9
- GRUFF12
- GRUME8
- GRUMP10
- GRUNT6
- KRUBI11
- PRUDE8
- PRUNE7
- PRUNT7
- PRUTA7
- TRUCE7
- TRUCK11
- TRUED6
- TRUER5
- TRUES5
- TRUGO6
- TRUGS6
- TRULL5
- TRULY8
- TRUMP9
- TRUNK9
- TRUSS5
- TRUST5
- TRUTH8
- URUBU7
- WRUNG9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRUXY | 16 | 16 | Collins only |
| CRUCK | 13 | 16 | All three |
| GRUFF | 12 | 14 | All three |
| FRUMP | 12 | 15 | All three |
| TRUCK | 11 | 13 | All three |
| CRUMB | 11 | 15 | All three |
| CRUMP | 11 | 15 | All three |
| CRUNK | 11 | 14 | NWL only |
| BRUGH | 11 | 13 | All three |
| FRUSH | 11 | 11 | Collins only |
| BRUSK | 11 | 13 | All three |
| CRUDY | 11 | 12 | Collins only |
Twenty-eight solutions hide in this group of 82, a Wordle seam worth mining when U is already green. C starts 19 of the words, T 14 and B 13, and the CR-, TR- and BR- clusters supply 46 between them. Twenty entries are common, and 65 have dictionary definitions.
A quick read on the R-second, U-third words
- Eighty-two words match once the two positions are fixed.
- Collins covers 78, NWL2023 66 and ENABLE 59.
- Twenty are common; 65 have definitions.
- TRUST, TRUCK and CRUSH are three of the 28 Wordle answers.
- DRUXY tops the scoring chart at 16 points.
CR, TR and BR do most of the work
Clusters with a liquid R start 16 CR- words, 14 TR- words and 12 BR- words, which together cover more than half the list. CRUST, CRUSH, CRUDE, CRUMB and CRUNK show the CR- range; TRUST, TRUCK, TRUNK and TRUCE cover TR-; BRUSH, BRUTE, BRUNT and BRUGH fill out BR-.
The rest thin out quickly. DR- and GR- contribute nine words apiece, FR- five and PR- four, so the pattern has no other strong opening. If you know U is fixed in slot three and R in slot two, testing a C, T or B first hits 46 of the 82 candidates; a D or G first reaches another 18.
Which words here are worth a Scrabble tile?
When U is already green in slot three, reach for the cluster words first: TRUST, BRUSH and CRUSH cover three different openings and all three are Wordle answers.
Questions people ask
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