5 Letter Words with R as 2nd and U as 3rd Letter

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  • ARUMS
  • BRUGH
  • BRUIN
  • BRUIT
  • BRULE
  • BRUME
  • BRUNT
  • BRUSH
  • BRUSK
  • BRUTE
  • CRUCK
  • CRUDE
  • CRUDS
  • CRUDY
  • CRUEL
  • CRUET
  • CRUMB
  • CRUMP
  • CRUOR
  • CRURA
  • CRUSE
  • CRUSH
  • CRUST
  • DRUBS
  • DRUGS
  • DRUID
  • DRUMS
  • DRUNK
  • DRUPE
  • DRUSE
  • DRUSY
  • DRUXY
  • ERUCT
  • ERUGO
  • ERUPT
  • FRUGS
  • FRUIT
  • FRUMP
  • FRUSH
  • FRUST
  • GRUBS
  • GRUEL
  • GRUES
  • GRUFF
  • GRUME
  • GRUMP
  • GRUNT
  • KRUBI
  • PRUDE
  • PRUNE
  • PRUNT
  • PRUTA
  • TRUCE
  • TRUCK
  • TRUED
  • TRUER
  • TRUES
  • TRULL
  • TRULY
  • TRUMP
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Sixty six words carry R second and U third, and the group is dominated by short blunt sounds.

RU Words Cluster Around a Few Endings

CRUMP, FRUMP, GRUMP and TRUMP share one shape, BRUSH, CRUSH and FRUSH another, and CRUST, TRUST and FRUST a third. Each cluster differs in the opening letter and nothing else.

The RU Words You Will Actually Want

TRUST, DRUGS, TRUTH, TRUCK and FRUIT are the most common. TRULY, TRUNK, DRUNK, BRUSH and CRUDE all come up regularly.

That is an unusually high proportion of ordinary vocabulary for a group this size. Most pages of sixty six entries carry far more dead weight than this one does.

  • TRUST
  • DRUGS
  • TRUTH
  • FRUIT
  • TRUNK

S and M Lead the Box After the U

S takes it in eleven of the sixty six and M in nine, with N and E on seven each. Those cover the ST, SH, MP and ME shapes between them.

Where RU Words Finish

T and E each close eleven of the sixty six, with S on ten. No single ending runs away with the page.

That flatness is unusual. On most groups this size one ending takes a third or more, and here the last box stays genuinely open.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TRUST or FRUIT the better opening

FRUIT tests the F and I, neither of which the ST and SH clusters use. TRUST sits inside the busiest shape and narrows less.

What is a CRUCK

A curved timber used in pairs to support a roof in medieval buildings. It is architectural vocabulary.

What does ERUCT mean

To belch, in formal or medical usage. ERUGO, a green film on copper, sits nearby and is equally rare.

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