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

There are 393 5-letter words with U second and S fifth, from GUESS and RULES to TURNS and SUITS.

393 wordsTop pick GUESSHighest score JUJUS 19

53 of 393 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With U in 2nd place, S is the most common 5th letter (393 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 53 · most-used first

GUESS₆
RULES₅
TURNS₅
FUNDS₉
HURTS₈
SUITS₅
BURNS₇
BUCKS₁₃
BUSES₇
RUINS₅
PULLS₇
BULLS₇
LUNGS₆
DUDES₇
TUBES₇
DUCKS₁₂
JUMPS₁₆
PUMPS₁₁
FUELS₈
TUNES₅
EUROS₅
TURKS₉
BUMPS₁₁
BULBS₉
KUDOS₁₀
CUBES₉
CURLS₇
QUITS₁₄
DUNES₆
JUDAS₁₃
DUMPS₁₀
HUNTS₈
CURES₇
FUMES₁₀
CUFFS₁₃
DUKES₁₀
AUNTS₅
LUPUS₇
LUMPS₉
BUSTS₇
CULTS₇
GUSTS₆
MUCUS₉
NUKES₉
AUTOS₅
DUCTS₈
MULES₇
TUFTS₈

Showing the top 48 of 53 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 393

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AULAS₅
AULOS₅
AUNES₅
AUNTS₅
AURAS₅
AURES₅
AURIS₅
AUTOS₅
BUATS₇
BUBAS₉
BUBUS₉
BUCKS₁₃
BUDAS₈
BUDIS₈
BUDOS₈
BUFFS₁₃
BUFOS₁₀
BUHLS₁₀
BUHRS₁₀
BUIKS₁₁
BUKES₁₁
BULBS₉
BULKS₁₁
BULLS₇
BUMFS₁₂
BUMPS₁₁
BUNAS₇
BUNDS₈
BUNGS₈
BUNKS₁₁
BUNNS₇
BUNTS₇
BUOYS₁₀
BURAS₇
BURBS₉
BURDS₈
BURGS₈
BURKS₁₁
BURLS₇
BURNS₇
BURPS₉
BURRS₇
BUSES₇
BUSKS₁₁
BUSTS₇
BUTES₇
BUTTS₇
CUBES₉
CUCKS₁₃
CUFFS₁₃
CUIFS₁₀
CUITS₇
CUKES₁₁
CULLS₇
CULMS₉
CULTS₇
CUNTS₇
CURBS₉
CURDS₈
CURES₇
CURFS₁₀
CURLS₇
CURNS₇
CURRS₇
CUSKS₁₁
CUSPS₉
CUTES₇
CUTIS₇
CUZES₁₆
DUADS₇
DUALS₆
DUANS₆
DUARS₆
DUCES₈
DUCKS₁₂
DUCTS₈
DUDES₇
DUELS₆
DUETS₆
DUFFS₁₂
DUFUS₉
DUITS₆
DUKAS₁₀
DUKES₁₀
DULES₆
DULLS₆
DUMAS₈
DUMBS₁₀
DUMPS₁₀
DUNES₆
DUNGS₇
DUNKS₁₀
DUNTS₆
DUPES₈
DURAS₆
DURES₆
DURNS₆
DUROS₆
DURRS₆
DUSKS₁₀
DUSTS₆
DUXES₁₃
EUGHS₉
EUROS₅
FUCKS₁₄
FUCUS₁₀
FUELS₈
FUFFS₁₄
FUGUS₉
FUJIS₁₅
FULLS₈
FUMES₁₀
FUNDS₉
FUNGS₉
FUNKS₁₂
FURLS₈
FURRS₈
FUSES₈
FUSTS₈
FUZES₁₇
GUACS₈
GUANS₆
GUARS₆
GUCKS₁₂
GUDES₇
GUESS₆
GUFFS₁₂
GUGAS₇
GUIDS₇
GULAS₆
GULES₆
GULFS₉
GULLS₆
GULPS₈
GUMPS₁₀
GUNKS₁₀
GURLS₆
GURNS₆
GURUS₆
GUSTS₆
HUCKS₁₄
HUERS₈
HUFFS₁₄
HUHUS₁₁
HUIAS₈
HULAS₈
HULES₈
HULKS₁₂
HULLS₈
HUMAS₁₀
HUMFS₁₃
HUMPS₁₂
HUMUS₁₀
HUNKS₁₂
HUNTS₈
HURDS₉
HURLS₈
HURTS₈
HUSKS₁₂
HUSOS₈
JUBAS₁₄
JUBES₁₄
JUCOS₁₄
JUDAS₁₃
JUDOS₁₃
JUJUS₁₉
JUKES₁₆
JUKUS₁₆
JUMPS₁₆
JUNKS₁₆
JUPES₁₄
JUSTS₁₂
JUTES₁₂
JUVES₁₅
KUDOS₁₀
KUDUS₁₀
KUFIS₁₂
KUIAS₉
KUKUS₁₃
KULAS₉
KUMIS₁₁
KUMYS₁₄
KURIS₉
KURUS₉
KUTAS₉
KUTIS₉
KUTUS₉
KUZUS₁₈
LUAUS₅
LUBES₇
LUCES₇
LUCKS₁₁
LUDES₆
LUDOS₆
LUFFS₁₁
LUGES₆
LULLS₅
LULUS₅
LUMAS₇
LUMPS₉
LUNAS₅
LUNES₅
LUNGS₆
LUNKS₉
LUNTS₅
LUPUS₇
LURES₅
LURKS₉
LUSKS₉
LUSTS₅
LUSUS₅
LUTES₅
LUXES₁₂
MUCKS₁₃
MUCUS₉
MUFFS₁₃
MUGGS₉
MUIDS₈
MUILS₇
MUIRS₇
MULES₇
MULLS₇
MUMMS₁₁
MUMPS₁₁
MUMUS₉
MUNGS₈
MUNIS₇
MUNTS₇
MUONS₇
MURAS₇
MURES₇
MURKS₁₁
MURLS₇
MURRS₇
MUSES₇
MUSKS₁₁
MUSOS₇
MUSTS₇
MUTES₇
MUTIS₇
MUTTS₇
MUXES₁₄
NUDES₆
NUFFS₁₁
NUKES₉
NULLS₅
NUMBS₉
NURDS₆
NURLS₅
NURRS₅
OULKS₉
OUMAS₇
OUPAS₇
OUPHS₁₀
OUSTS₅
OUZOS₁₄
PUBES₉
PUBIS₉
PUCES₉
PUCKS₁₃
PUDUS₈
PUERS₇
PUFFS₁₃
PUHAS₁₀
PUJAS₁₄
PUKES₁₁
PUKUS₁₁
PULAS₇
PULES₇
PULIS₇
PULKS₁₁
PULLS₇
PULPS₉
PULUS₇
PUMAS₉
PUMPS₁₁
PUNAS₇
PUNGS₈
PUNKS₁₁
PUNTS₇
PUPAS₉
PUPUS₉
PURES₇
PURIS₇
PURLS₇
PURRS₇
PUSES₇
PUTTS₇
QUADS₁₅
QUAGS₁₅
QUAIS₁₄
QUASS₁₄
QUATS₁₄
QUAYS₁₇
QUEYS₁₇
QUIDS₁₅
QUIMS₁₆
QUINS₁₄
QUIPS₁₆
QUITS₁₄
QUODS₁₅
QUOPS₁₆
RUBES₇
RUBUS₇
RUCKS₁₁
RUDAS₆
RUDDS₇
RUDES₆
RUERS₅
RUFFS₁₁
RUINS₅
RUKHS₁₂
RULES₅
RUMES₇
RUMPS₉
RUNDS₆
RUNES₅
RUNGS₆
RUNTS₅
RURPS₇
RURUS₅
RUSAS₅
RUSES₅
RUSKS₉
RUSTS₅
RUTHS₈
SUBAS₇
SUCKS₁₁
SUDDS₇
SUERS₅
SUETS₅
SUGHS₉
SUIDS₆
SUITS₅
SUKHS₁₂
SULKS₉
SULUS₅
SUMIS₇
SUMOS₇
SUMPS₉
SUNKS₉
SUNNS₅
SUPES₇
SURAS₅
SURDS₆
SURES₅
SURFS₈
SUSES₅
SUSUS₅
TUANS₅
TUBAS₇
TUBES₇
TUCKS₁₁
TUFAS₈
TUFFS₁₁
TUFTS₈
TULES₅
TUMPS₉
TUNAS₅
TUNDS₆
TUNES₅
TUNGS₆
TURDS₆
TURFS₈
TURKS₉
TURMS₇
TURNS₅
TURPS₇
TURRS₅
TUSKS₉
TUTUS₅
TUXES₁₂
VUGGS₁₀
VUGHS₁₂
VULNS₈
WUDUS₉
WULLS₈
WUSES₈
YUANS₈
YUCAS₁₀
YUCKS₁₄
YUFTS₁₁
YUGAS₉
YUKES₁₂
YUKOS₁₂
YULES₈
YUMPS₁₂
YURTS₈
YUZUS₁₇
ZUKES₁₈
ZULUS₁₄
ZUPAS₁₆
ZURFS₁₇

Letters by positionIn 17% of these words the 4th letter is E.

1st letter

B10%
D8%
P8%

3rd letter

R16%
L11%
N11%

4th letter

E17%
A10%
K10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; JUJUS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 48 words
6 points: 41 words
77 points: 80 words
8 points: 44 words
99 points: 51 words
10 points: 24 words
1111 points: 29 words
12 points: 21 words
1313 points: 13 words
14 points: 19 words
1515 points: 6 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JUJUS	19	25	All three
ZUKES	18	19	NWL only
KUZUS	18	20	Collins only
QUAYS	17	17	All three
FUZES	17	18	All three
QUEYS	17	17	All three
ZURFS	17	18	Collins only
YUZUS	17	18	Collins · NWL
JUMPS	16	21	All three
QUIPS	16	18	All three
JUKES	16	19	All three
JUNKS	16	20	All three

The pattern is _U__S: keep U in the second slot and S at the end. The opening letter varies most often between B, D, and P, while 53 matches count as common by our frequency measure. Four words in the pattern are Wordle answers, and 390 are allowed guesses, so the two Wordle lists are not interchangeable.

What stands out in the _U__S pattern?

393 entries fit _U__S, with U fixed second and S fixed fifth.
GUESS, RULES, TURNS, FUNDS, and SUITS are recognizable matches.
B leads with 39 words; D follows with 33, then P with 32.
The dictionary counts are 277 in ENABLE, 386 in Collins, and 307 in NWL2023.
JUJUS scores 19 points, the top result among the listed high scorers.

Which letters start the most matching words?

B is the strongest opening letter: 39 matches begin with B, including BUCKS, BUSES, BULLS, and BUMPS. D contributes 33, with DUDES and DUCKS among the familiar examples. P has 32, including PULLS and PUMPS.

The next counts fall to 29 for M and 25 for L; R has 24, while S and T each have 23. That makes B a better first-letter branch to test than S or T when both fixed positions are already known. GUESS is a memorable exception to the leading-start pattern, beginning with G.

How to use 5-letter words with U second and S fifth

For a word puzzle, write _U__S first and sort candidates by their opening letter. GUESS, FUNDS, and SUITS give distinct starts and different middle letters; compare them with known clues rather than trying every match. Four matching words are Wordle answers, while 390 are allowed guesses, so answer eligibility is much narrower.

For tile play, the average score is 8.8, but unusual letters change the ceiling: JUJUS scores 19, while ZUKES and KUZUS each score 18. JUMPS and QUIPS reach 16. These are point totals, not a promise of a strong play; board premiums and available hooks still matter.

Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes 386 matches, compared with 307 in NWL2023 and 277 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on a word that does not appear in your format.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have U second and S last?

There are 393 five-letter words with U in the second position and S at the end. GUESS, RULES, TURNS, and SUITS are familiar examples. The total counts words present in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, rather than every word found in general word lists.

Which word in this pattern scores the most?

JUJUS is the highest scorer in the listed results, with 19 points. ZUKES and KUZUS score 18, while QUAYS, FUZES, and QUIPS also rank among the high scorers. A board premium can change the points you actually earn.

Are all 393 words accepted in every word game?

No, dictionary coverage varies. Collins contains 386 matching words, NWL2023 has 307, and ENABLE has 277. A word accepted in one format may be rejected in another, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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