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87 verified matches
One square is known and 4 are still open. ABUSE places A, B, S, and E around the fixed U, giving you 4 distinct letters to compare with earlier feedback.
87 real matches in Wurdella
5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter
U stays in the third position throughout this 87-word set, which begins with ABUSE and ends with YOUTH. Nothing on this page moves the confirmed tile to make a familiar spelling fit.
Repeated letters
14 answers repeat a letter
ALULA, COUCH, EDUCE, and ELUDE are among the repeated-letter choices. For a cleaner letter test, compare them with ABUSE, ACUTE, and ADULT.
Reading order
The list runs from ABUSE to YOUTH
ABUSE, ACUTE, ADULT, ADUNC, and ADUST open the list; YOUTH is the final entry alphabetically.
All 87 matches from ABUSE to YOUTH
87 matches call for filters, not a top-to-bottom guessing queue. Start with excluded letters, use ABUSE as a comparison point and let the position and vowel summaries cut the field down.
- ABUSE
- ACUTE
- ADULT
- ADUNC
- ADUST
- ALULA
- AMUSE
- AZURE
- BLUNT
- BLUSH
- BOUND
- BRUIT
- BRUME
- BRUSH
- CAUSE
- CHUNK
- COUCH
- COUGH
- COULD
- COUNT
- COURT
- CRUMB
- DAUNT
- DOUBT
- DOUGH
- DOUSE
- DRUPE
- DRUSE
- EDUCE
- ELUDE
- EQUAL
- ERUPT
- FAULT
- FLUID
- FLUKE
- FLUME
- FLUTE
- FRUIT
- GAUNT
- GAUZE
- GRUME
- HAUGH
- HOUFF
- HOUSE
- INULA
- INURE
- INURN
- JAUNT
- JOUAL
- JOUST
- KNURR
- LAUGH
- LOUPE
- MAUND
- MAUVE
- MOUND
- MOURN
- MOUSE
- MOUTH
- NEUME
- PAUSE
- PLUCK
- PLUME
- POUCH
- RHUMB
- ROUGH
- ROUND
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- SAUCE
- SAUNA
- SCUTE
- SOUND
- SOUTH
- SPURN
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- TRUCE
- TRUCK
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- USURP
- UVULA
- VAULT
- VOUCH
- YOUNG
- YOUTH
What separates these 87 candidates
E, O, and T appear across the open parts of the list more often than the other movable letters. ABUSE exposes 4 distinct letters outside the fixed clue: A, B, S, and E.
Leaders in open positions
- first: A in 8 words
- second: O in 30 words
- fourth: N in 14 words
- fifth: E in 29 words
Movable letters seen most often
- E appears outside the fixed clue in 31 candidates
- O appears outside the fixed clue in 30 candidates
- T appears outside the fixed clue in 28 candidates
- A appears outside the fixed clue in 26 candidates
- R appears outside the fixed clue in 26 candidates
Vowel count across the matches
50 of the 87 matches use 2 vowels. ADULT is one concrete example of that shape.
1 vowel: 122 vowels: 503 vowels: 25
The third square does not move
Keep the third square honest
Do not slide U into another position just to make a familiar word fit. In ABUSE, the fixed tile stays third while A, B, S, and E occupy the open squares. Compare those letters with the board first; then use the position leaders to break ties among the survivors.
ABUSE keeps U third, but the other 4 letters still need permission from your board. A single misplaced green or reused gray is enough to rule it out.
Browse solving strategies →Meanings found in this 87-word result set
Every match on this page has a glossary note. The entries for ABUSE, ACUTE, and ADULT show the exact sense Wurdella uses, which is worth checking before an unfamiliar spelling costs a turn.
- ABUSE
- To treat someone or something in a harmful, cruel, or improper way.
- ACUTE
- Sharp, severe, or highly perceptive.
- ADULT
- A fully grown or mature person or animal.
- ADUNC
- Curved inward or hooked, especially like a beak.
- ADUST
- Scorched, burned, or darkened by heat; sometimes used figuratively for a sunburned or swarthy appearance.
- ALULA
- A small feathered projection on the leading edge of a bird's wing that aids slow flight.
- AMUSE
- To entertain someone or make that person laugh.
- AZURE
- A bright blue color resembling the clear sky on a sunny day.
- BLUNT
- Not sharp, or very direct in speech.
- BLUSH
- To become red in the face, especially from embarrassment, or the resulting color.
- BOUND
- Moving toward a destination or limited by a rule or duty.
- BRUIT
- To report, spread, or circulate a rumor or piece of news.
- BRUME
- Mist, fog, or atmospheric haze, especially in poetic or literary use.
- BRUSH
- A tool with bristles used for cleaning, painting, grooming, or applying a substance.
- CAUSE
- To make something happen; also a reason why something happens.
- CHUNK
- A thick or substantial piece of something.
- COUCH
- A long upholstered seat designed for more than one person.
- COUGH
- To expel air suddenly from the lungs with a sharp sound.
Keep U third and alter one other clue
From 5-Letter Words With U as the Third Letter, the nearest alternative is 5-Letter Words With U as the Second Letter, currently with 87 matches. Use the links below only when new board feedback changes the constraint you actually know.
87 matches
5-Letter Words With U as the Second Letter
Open list →44 matches
5-Letter Words With U as the Fourth Letter
Open list →172 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Third Letter
Open list →161 matches
5-Letter Words With A as the Second Letter
Open list →152 matches
5-Letter Words With E as the Fourth Letter
Open list →149 matches
5-Letter Words With R as the Second Letter
Open list →Test the open squares around U
Place U in the third square before comparing anything else. Then check A, B, S, and E from ABUSE one by one, preserving confirmed positions and moving any yellow away from its rejected square.