5-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and S as the 4th letter

U and S are fixed in the middle, leaving the first two letters and final letter to solve. The 52 matches include familiar choices such as HOUSE, MOUSE, and ABUSE, alongside less common entries. Seventeen qualify as common English words, and 21 are also Wordle answers, while E ends far more matches than any other final letter.

The U-S pattern at a glance

• The pattern has 52 five-letter matches in tournament dictionaries.
• HOUSE, CAUSE, TRUST, ABUSE, and MOUSE are recognizable examples.
• Twenty-one matches are Wordle answers, and all 52 are allowed guesses.
• C and S tie as the most common starting letters, with 7 words each.
• E ends 21 matches; H and T each end 10.

How many Wordle answers fit this pattern?

Twenty-one words matching U in position three and S in position four are Wordle answers. That makes the pattern more than a narrow list clue: once those middle tiles are confirmed, there are still many answer possibilities to distinguish.

Test the open positions rather than repeating the fixed pair. HOUSE, CAUSE, TRUST, and BRUSH show how much the first two letters can change, while the final letter often narrows the field. E is the leading ending, accounting for 21 of the 52 matches.

5-letter words with U as the 3rd and S as the 4th letter

JOUST is the top scorer at 12 points, ahead of FLUSH and SHUSH at 11 each. BRUSH, CRUSH, BLUSH, and PLUSH score 10 apiece. The average score across the matches is 7.7, so JOUST stands out as a scoring choice rather than a typical entry.

The opening letters are split: C and S each start 7 words, B starts 6, and M starts 5. At the other end, only 2 matches finish in S, while one each finishes in A or K. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 51 matches, compared with 34 in ENABLE and 37 in NWL2023.

Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.