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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘I’ and ‘U’

Their placement is important.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Nov 10, 2022 11:54 am

For longtime Wordle players, it is important to have a strategy so you avoid losing your streak. And one of the most popular strategies is to start the game by finding out which vowels are part of the word. There are a few words with three or four vowels that you can try over your first guess or two.

Five-letter words with “I” and “U” to try on Wordle

ADIEU
ADUKI
AGUTI
AITUS
APPUI
AUDIO
AUDIT
AULIC
AULOI
AUMIL

AUREI
AURIC
AURIS
AUXIN
AZUKI
BIJOU
BITOU
BLUID
BRUIN
BRUIT

BUDIS
BUFFI
BUIKS
BUILD
BUILT
BUIST
BUNIA
BURFI
BURIN
BUSTI

CAURI
CHIRU
COQUI
CUBIC
CUBIT
CUIFS
CUING
CUISH
CUITS
CULTI

CUMIN
CUNEI
CUNIT
CUPID
CURIA
CURIE
CURIO
CURLI
CURSI
CUTIE

CUTIN
CUTIS
DHUTI
DRUID
DUING
DUITS
DULIA
DUOMI
DURZI
ENNUI

EQUID
EQUIP
ETUIS
FICHU
FICUS
FILUM
FIQUE
FLUID
FRUIT
FUGIE

FUGIO
FUJIS
FUNDI
FUNGI
FUSIL
FUZIL
GIBUS
GIGUE
GIUST
GUIDE

GUIDS
GUILD
GUILE
GUILT
GUIMP
GUIRO
GUISE
GUMMI
GUQIN
GUSLI

HAIKU
HILUM
HILUS
HINAU
HOURI
HUIAS
HUMIC
HUMID
HUTIA
ICTUS

IGLUS
ILEUM
ILEUS
ILIUM
IMAUM
IMBUE
INCUR
INCUS
INCUT
INDUE

INPUT
INRUN
INULA
INURE
INURN
INUST
ISSUE
JUICE
JUICY
JUVIE

KAURI
KITUL
KRUBI
KUBIE
KUFIS
KUIAS
KUKRI
KULFI
KUMIS
KURIS

KUTIS
LIEUS
LINUM
LINUX
LOUIE
LOUIS
LUCID
LUDIC
LUMBI
LUNGI

LUPIN
LURGI
LURID
MAQUI
MAURI
MIAOU
MIAUL
MINUS
MIXUP
MUCIC

MUCID
MUCIN
MUDIR
MUFTI
MUIDS
MUILS
MUIRS
MUIST
MUJIK
MULIE

MUNIS
MURID
MURRI
MURTI
MUSIC
MUSIT
MUTIS
NAIRU
NIDUS
NIKAU

NISUS
NUBIA
NUDIE
OCULI
ODIUM
ONIUM
OPIUM
OUBIT
OUIJA
OURIE

PICUL
PIKAU
PIKUL
PILAU
PILUM
PILUS
PINUP
PIOUS
PIPUL
PIQUE

PIUMS
POILU
PUBIC
PUBIS
PUDIC
PUGIL
PULIK
PULIS
PULLI
PUMIE

PUNJI
PUPIL
PURIN
PURIS
PUTID
PUTTI
QUAIL
QUAIR
QUAIS
QUASI

QUBIT
QUICH
QUICK
QUIDS
QUIET
QUIFF
QUILL
QUILT
QUIMS
QUINA

QUINE
QUINO
QUINS
QUINT
QUIPO
QUIPS
QUIPU
QUIRE
QUIRK
QUIRT

QUIST
QUITE
QUITS
QUOIF
QUOIN
QUOIT
RAHUI
RIMUS
RISUS
RUBAI

RUBIN
RUBLI
RUDIE
RUDIS
RUING
RUINS
RUNIC
RUPIA
RUTIN
SCUDI

SHIUR
SIEUR
SIMUL
SINUS
SIRUP
SITUP
SITUS
SLUIT
SQUIB
SQUID

SQUIT
SQUIZ
SUCCI
SUIDS
SUING
SUINT
SUITE
SUITS
SULCI
SUMIS

SUNIS
SUSHI
TITUP
TUILE
TUINA
TUISM
TULIP
TULSI
TUMID
TUNIC

TUPIK
TUTTI
UGALI
ULMIN
ULYIE
ULZIE
UMAMI
UMIAC
UMIAK
UMIAQ

UMPIE
UNAIS
UNBID
UNCIA
UNDID
UNFIT
UNFIX
UNHIP
UNICA
UNIFY

UNION
UNITE
UNITS
UNITY
UNKID
UNLID
UNLIT
UNMIX
UNPIN
UNRID

UNRIG
UNRIP
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNTIN
UNWIT
UNZIP
UPLIT
UPTIE
URAEI

URALI
URARI
URBIA
UREIC
URIAL
URINE
URITE
URSID
USING
UTERI
UTILE
VIRTU
VIRUS
WUXIA
ZUZIM

You’ve already found two vowels in “I” and “U,” which means you probably started from the vowels, and it is probably best to prioritize consonants over your next guesses. One thing you can do, if you haven’t tried them all yet, is mix in one other vowel at a time, like “A” or “E,” with two consonants at a time, starting from the most common ones you haven’t tried yet (like “L,” “R,” “S,” or “T”).

Before you start this next batch of guesses, though, cross out all the words from the list that don’t fit the exact criteria you need. That includes all words with letters that came out gray so far, as well as those where the “I” and “U” are not in the right place—if they only came out yellow, that means any words repeating the placement that got yellow boxes. After each guess, repeat the process, crossing out more words from the list. It will make it easier to visualize what letters you should try next and if you should check for a repeat letter as well.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle.

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Author

Jéssica Gubert

Jéssica is a writer, editor, and translator working at GAMURS since 2019, but with a lifelong experience in word games and TV shows. She can also be found at concerts or babbling about board games anywhere.