5 Letter Words With RU

194 words (143 Scrabble US, 194 Scrabble UK, 143 WGPO, 128 Words With Friends, 35 everyday ★)

194 five-letter words contain RU. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain RU

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A…

5-letter words with A (4)

Top score: AHURU, 8 points (tied with one other)

B…

5-letter words with B (14)

Top score: BRUGH, 11 points (tied with one other). a borough

C…

5-letter words with C (20)

Top score: CRUCK, 13 points. a curved roof timber

D…

5-letter words with D (10)

Top score: DRUXY, 16 points

E…

5-letter words with E (5)

Top score: ERUVS, 8 points. a halakhic enclosure of mechitzot making a private domain on the Jewish Sabbath

F…

5-letter words with F (7)

Top score: FRUMP, 12 points (tied with one other). a dowdy woman

G…

5-letter words with G (13)

Top score: GRUFF, 12 points. low and harsh in speech

I…

5-letter words with I (1)

Top score: INRUN, 5 points. the approach ramp of a ski jump

J…

5-letter words with J (2)

Top score: JORUM, 14 points. a large drinking bowl

K…

5-letter words with K (6)

Top score: KRUNK, 13 points

L…

5-letter words with L (1)

Top score: LARUM, 7 points. an alarm

N…

5-letter words with N (1)

Top score: NAIRU, 5 points. the lowest rate of unemployment at which there is no inflation

P…

5-letter words with P (4)

Top score: PRUDE, 8 points. a prudish person

R…

5-letter words with R (69)

Top score: RUMMY, 12 points (tied with three others). not usual

S…

5-letter words with S (14)

Top score: SYRUP, 10 points (tied with one other). to sweeten with a thick sweet liquid

T…

5-letter words with T (16)

Top score: TRUCK, 11 points. an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

U…

5-letter words with U (3)

Top score: UHURU, 8 points

V…

5-letter words with V (2)

Top score: VIRUS, 8 points (tied with one other). any of a class of submicroscopic pathogens

W…

5-letter words with W (1)

Top score: WRUNG, 9 points. to twist so as to compress

X…

5-letter words with X (1)

Top score: XERUS, 12 points. an African ground squirrel

About these words

  • 194 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain RU (1%).
  • 143 are good in NWL2023, 194 in Collins Scrabble Words, 143 in WOW24 and 128 in the Words With Friends list. 35 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, druxy scores the most (16), then jorum (14), then krunk and cruck (13 each), then nine words on 12.

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