Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With US

This verified list contains 110 CORE words with US, plus 43 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 110 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abuse7
amuse7
beaus7
blush10
bogus8
bolus7
bonus7
brush10
busby12
bused8
buses7
bushy13
busks11
busts7
busty10
cause7
cruse7
crush10
crust7
cushy13
cusps9
douse6
dusky13
dusts6
dusty9
fetus8
ficus10
flush11
focus10
fused9
fusee8
fuses8
fussy11
fusty11
genus6
gurus6
gushy12
gussy9
gusto6
gusts6
gusty9
house8
husks12
husky15
hussy11
ictus7
joust12
jujus19
locus7
lotus5
louse5
lousy8
luaus5
lulus5
lupus7
lusts5
lusty8
menus7
minus7
modus8
mouse7
mousy10
mucus9
mused8
muses7
mushy13
music9
musky14
mussy10
musts7
musty10
nevus8
nexus12
ousts5
pause7
pious7
plush10
pushy13
pussy10
rebus7
reuse5
rouse5
roust5
ruses5
rushy11
rusks9
rusts5
rusty8
shush11
sinus5
slush8
souse5
sushi8
talus5
torus5
truss5
trust5
tusks9
tutus5
usage6
users5
usher8
using6
usual5
usurp7
usury8
vagus9
virus8
wussy11
zebus16

110CORE words

43extended words

153verified matches

8.3average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

bogus8
bonus7
bused8
fetus8
focus10
fused9
genus6
lotus5
lousy8
menus7
minus7
mousy10

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

jujus19
zebus16
husky15
musky14
bushy13
dusky13
mushy13
pushy13
cushy13
husks12
gushy12
busby12

Letter intelligence

What the US list contains

Where US appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel44 words
2 vowels49 words
3 vowels17 words

Repeated letters

39%

43 of 110 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with US

The CORE list contains 110 5-letter words with US in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 43 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain US?

This verified set contains 110 CORE words and 43 extended words, for 153 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this US group?

The 110 CORE words average 8.3 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these US words often repeat letters?