5 Letter Words Starting with US

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  • USAGE
  • USERS
  • USHER
  • USING
  • USNEA
  • USQUE
  • USUAL
  • USURE
  • USURP
  • USURY
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Only ten words start with US, and the third box is a U in nearly half of them.

U Follows U in Nearly Half of US Words

U takes the third box in four of the ten, forty percent. A, E, H, I, N and Q take one each, so the page is one small family and a scattering of singles.

The US Words You Would Actually Play

USUAL and USING are the two entries anyone would produce. USERS and USAGE follow and both are reachable.

USHER is common enough to be worth a turn. USNEA, USQUE, USURE, USURP and USURY make up the rest, and only USURP is likely to occur to you.

R fills the fourth box in four of the ten, forty percent, which is the strongest fact on a page this short.

USUAL, USURY and USURP Share a Stem

All three take U in the third box and R in the fourth, which makes them nearly indistinguishable until the last letter.

USURE joins them and is the one you would not know. So a confirmed USU leaves a small cluster with only the fifth box to separate them.

Opening a US Puzzle

E closes three of the ten, more than any other letter, and nothing else takes more than one.

Nothing here repeats a letter, so a visible double rules the page out entirely. Play USUAL first and read what survives.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is USUAL the likeliest answer

It is the most common word here and it tests the largest branch, so it is the natural first guess.

How do USURY and USURP differ

Only in the last box, and USURE sits on the same stem. Confirming the fifth letter is what separates them.

What is USNEA

A lichen that grows on trees. It is one of the single entries that fills out the page.

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