5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter

Every match starts US, but the rest of the list mixes familiar forms like USING and USUAL with less familiar choices such as USQUE and USNEA. Five entries are classed as common, while the endings are spread across eight different letters. That makes the final tile a useful clue when you have narrowed a puzzle to this opening.

5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter

• Ten tournament-dictionary words fit the fixed opening US.
• Five of the ten entries are classed as common.
• Collins includes all ten; ENABLE and NWL2023 include nine each.
• USQUE scores 14, ahead of USHER and USURY at 8 apiece.

Which US___ word scores highest?

USQUE is the scoring standout at 14 points. USHER and USURY tie for second at 8, followed by USURP at 7; USING and USAGE each score 6. If your rack contains Q, USQUE is the first word to check, though its spelling is less familiar than the everyday entries.

The endings offer another way to narrow the choices: three words finish in E, while A, G, L, P, R, S, and Y each appear once. So an E at the end leaves three candidates, but any of those seven other final letters identifies a single match.

Which of these U-S words fit Wordle?

Five of the ten matches are Wordle answers, and all ten are allowed guesses. The answer count is half the full set, so a known US opening still leaves several possibilities; use your revealed letters to separate choices such as USERS, USAGE, and USURY rather than guessing from the prefix alone.

For 5-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter, dictionary choice changes the total: Collins accepts ten, while ENABLE and NWL2023 accept nine each. One word therefore falls outside each of those nine-word lists. The entries are not equally familiar, so check your game's word list before relying on a rare form.