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01 Words by length and letters
5-letter words containing US
Explore 5-letter words containing US, with game scores, definitions, and related word paths one tap away.
293matching words in our word list
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Strong matches at a glance.
HUSKY, PUSHY, NEXUS, FLUSH, FUSSY, BLUSH, BRUSH, BUSTY, CRUSH, FOCUS
02 Other word lengths
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Common words96 familiar words are shown by default.
96 shown · 293 total
jujus19 pts→kuzus18 pts→yuzus17 pts→jukus16 pts→zebus16 pts→zobus16 pts→husky15 pts→jehus15 pts→bajus14 pts→busky14 pts→hushy14 pts→musky14 pts→usque14 pts→zulus14 pts→bushy13 pts→cushy13 pts→dusky13 pts→kukus13 pts→mushy13 pts→pushy13 pts→busby12 pts→cuspy12 pts→gushy12 pts→hakus12 pts→husks12 pts→jesus12 pts→joust12 pts→justs12 pts→nexus12 pts→taxus12 pts→tusky12 pts→xerus12 pts→brusk11 pts→busks11 pts→cusks11 pts→favus11 pts→flush11 pts→frush11 pts→fussy11 pts→fusty11 pts→huhus11 pts→hussy11 pts→lushy11 pts→musks11 pts→pukus11 pts→rushy11 pts→shush11 pts→tushy11 pts→wushu11 pts→wussy11 pts→bahus10 pts→blush10 pts→bousy10 pts→brush10 pts→busty10 pts→chuse10 pts→crush10 pts→crusy10 pts→dusks10 pts→ficus10 pts→focus10 pts→fucus10 pts→habus10 pts→hapus10 pts→hocus10 pts→humus10 pts→kagus10 pts→kudus10 pts→mousy10 pts→musha10 pts→mussy10 pts→musth10 pts→musty10 pts→plush10 pts→pussy10 pts→smush10 pts→wamus10 pts→ankus9 pts→babus9 pts→bapus9 pts→bubus9 pts→camus9 pts→comus9 pts→cusec9 pts→cusps9 pts→cusum9 pts→drusy9 pts→dufus9 pts→dusty9 pts→embus9 pts→fugus9 pts→fused9 pts→gussy9 pts→gusty9 pts→gyrus9 pts→korus9 pts→kurus9 pts→kusso9 pts→kutus9 pts→lusks9 pts→momus9 pts→mopus9 pts→mucus9 pts→mumus9 pts→musca9 pts→music9 pts→ombus9 pts→onkus9 pts→pupus9 pts→rakus9 pts→rusks9 pts→tusks9 pts→vagus9 pts→wudus9 pts→bogus8 pts→bused8 pts→debus8 pts→erhus8 pts→fetus8 pts→fraus8 pts→frust8 pts→fusee8 pts→fusel8 pts→fuses8 pts→fusil8 pts→fusts8 pts→gibus8 pts→hause8 pts→hilus8 pts→house8 pts→husos8 pts→lousy8 pts→lusty8 pts→magus8 pts→modus8 pts→mused8 pts→nevus8 pts→pudus8 pts→rusty8 pts→slush8 pts→snush8 pts→sushi8 pts→thous8 pts→tofus8 pts→tousy8 pts→usher8 pts→usury8 pts→varus8 pts→vatus8 pts→venus8 pts→virus8 pts→vrous8 pts→wuses8 pts→youse8 pts→abuse7 pts→amuse7 pts→arcus7 pts→ascus7 pts→balus7 pts→beaus7 pts→bolus7 pts→bonus7 pts→bouse7 pts→brust7 pts→buses7 pts→bussu7 pts→busti7 pts→busts7 pts→casus7 pts→causa7 pts→cause7 pts→clous7 pts→conus7 pts→cruse7 pts→crust7 pts→cusso7 pts→degus7 pts→ecrus7 pts→emeus7 pts→ictus7 pts→incus7 pts→lobus7 pts→locus7 pts→lupus7 pts→manus7 pts→masus7 pts→menus7 pts→meous7 pts→meuse7 pts→minus7 pts→motus7 pts→mouse7 pts→moust7 pts→musar7 pts→muser7 pts→muses7 pts→muset7 pts→musit7 pts→musos7 pts→musse7 pts→musts7 pts→namus7 pts→oncus7 pts→patus7 pts→pause7 pts→pilus7 pts→pious7 pts→praus7 pts→pulus7 pts→puses7 pts→pusle7 pts→ramus7 pts→rebus7 pts→rimus7 pts→rubus7 pts→rusma7 pts→scuse7 pts→tabus7 pts→tapus7 pts→uncus7 pts→usurp7 pts→adust6 pts→aglus6 pts→argus6 pts→douse6 pts→druse6 pts→dusts6 pts→gauss6 pts→genus6 pts→giust6 pts→gurus6 pts→gusla6 pts→gusle6 pts→gusli6 pts→gusto6 pts→gusts6 pts→iglus6 pts→negus6 pts→nidus6 pts→nodus6 pts→ragus6 pts→tegus6 pts→usage6 pts→using6 pts→aitus5 pts→eusol5 pts→ileus5 pts→inust5 pts→lieus5 pts→lotus5 pts→louse5 pts→luaus5 pts→lulus5 pts→luser5 pts→lusts5 pts→lusus5 pts→nisus5 pts→ousel5 pts→ousts5 pts→ratus5 pts→reuse5 pts→risus5 pts→rouse5 pts→roust5 pts→rurus5 pts→rusas5 pts→ruses5 pts→russe5 pts→rusts5 pts→sarus5 pts→sinus5 pts→situs5 pts→sluse5 pts→solus5 pts→sorus5 pts→souse5 pts→sulus5 pts→suses5 pts→susus5 pts→talus5 pts→tatus5 pts→tolus5 pts→tonus5 pts→torus5 pts→touse5 pts→truss5 pts→trust5 pts→tutus5 pts→unaus5 pts→users5 pts→usnea5 pts→usual5 pts→usure5 pts→
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06 Common questions
Answers about this word list.
How many 5-letter words containing us are there?
Our reference word list contains 293 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing us?
Some strong matches are HUSKY, PUSHY, NEXUS, FLUSH, FUSSY, BLUSH, BRUSH, BUSTY, CRUSH, FOCUS.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.