5-Letter Words with U: page 3

All 1,423 five-letter words with U: page 3 of 4

M

• musth10n. Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male...
• musty10adj. Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.
• mutch12n. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by...
• muted8adj. Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated.
• muter7n. Something that mutes sound.
• mutex14n. An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual...
• mutie7n. A mutant.
• muzzy28adj. Blurred, hazy, indistinct, unfocussed.

N

• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nandu6n. Rhea (large, flightless birds).
• nasus5n. A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the...
• nause5n. An annoying person, especially one who intentionally annoys others.
• nduja13n. A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria.
• negus6n. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or...
• nevus8n. Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or...
• nexus12n. A form or state of connection.
• nidus6n. An aggregate of neurons.
• nisus5n. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
• nodus6n. A difficulty.
• notum7n. The back; the dorsal side of the thorax in insects or nudibranches.
• nouse5n. A form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
• novum10n. A new feature, a novelty.
• nubby12adj. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
• nubia7n. A light, knitted headscarf worn by women.
• nudge7n. A gentle push.
• nudie6n. Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
• nuevo8adj. New or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture.
• nullo5n. A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any...
• numen7n. A divinity, especially a local or presiding god.
• nummy12adj. Delicious.
• nupur7n. An anklet.
• nurse5n. Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
• nutso5adj. Crazy, insane.
• nutsy8adj. Crazy.
• nutty8adj. Containing nuts.

O

• oakum11n. Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing...
• occur9v. To happen or take place.
• odium8n. Hatred; dislike.
• odour6n. UK standard spelling of odor.
• okrug10n. An administrative division of some Slavic states.
• oleum7n. A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
• onium7n. Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any...
• opium9n. A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice...
• orgue6n. Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with...
• orujo12n. A brandy from northern Spain, made from grapes.
• otaku9n. One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally...
• ouchy13adj. Painful, hurtful; that is expressed by the word ouch.
• ought9v. Indicating duty or obligation.
• ounce7n. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or...
• ousia5n. The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the...
• outdo6v. To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
• outen5adj. Being from without; strange; foreign; peculiar.
• outer5adj. Outside; external.
• outgo6v. To go out, to set forth, to set out.
• outie5n. A navel that protrudes from the abdomen.
• outro5n. A portion of music at the end of a song.
• outta5prep. Out of.
• ouzel14n. A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
• ovule8n. The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization...

P

• pagus8n. A country district with scattered hamlets.
• pallu7n. The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
• palus7n. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
• pasuk11n. A verse of the Torah.
• pausa7n. The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.
• pause7v. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an...
• perdu8n. One placed on watch, or in ambush.
• pfund11n. A pound (unit of weight), in German contexts.
• phuck16v. Filter-avoidance spelling of fuck.
• pilau7adj. Filthy.
• pilum9n. A Roman military javelin.
• pilus7n. A hair.
• pinus7n. Any member of the genus Pinus; a pine.
• pious7adj. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
• pique16v. To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to...
• pluck13v. To pull something sharply; to pull something out.
• plugg9n. A laid-back subgenre of trap music.
• pluma9n. A feather.
• plumb11n. A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by...
• plume9n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize...
• plump11adj. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
• plunk11n. A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed...
• plush10adj. Very extravagant.
• pluto7v. To demote or devalue something.
• pogue8n. A kiss.
• poilu7n. A French infantryman during the First World War.
• ponzu16n. A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙...
• porus7n. A pore.
• pouch12n. A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
• poufy13adj. Bouffant.
• pough11n. A bag.
• poule7n. A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut.
• poult7n. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey...
• pound8n. A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
• pouty10adj. Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger....
• proud8adj. Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an...
• prude8n. A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who...
• prune7n. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
• pruno7n. An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional...
• pruny10adj. (Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits...
• pseud8n. Pseudomonas bacteria.
• pubes9n. The pubic region.
• pubic11adj. Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the...
• pubis9n. The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the...
• pucks13n. Plenty; an abundance (of something).
• pucky16n. Feces, excrement.
• pudge9n. Something short and fat.
• pudgy12adj. Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
• puffa13n. A kind of shiny padded jacket.
• puffy16adj. Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
• puggy12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
• pugio8n. A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
• puker11n. Someone who pukes, a vomiter.
• pukey14adj. Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc.
• pukka15adj. Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable...
• pulla7n. A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed...
• pully10n. A pullover.
• pulpy12adj. Having the characteristics of pulp.
• pulse7n. A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example...
• pumpy14adj. Intense on the forearms.
• punch12n. A hit or strike with one's fist.
• punja14n. Cultivable dry land.
• punji14n. A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other...
• punky14adj. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
• punny10adj. Resembling a pun; involving the use of a pun.
• punta7n. A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.
• punto7n. A hit or point.
• pupal9adj. Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
• pupil9n. A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
• puppa11n. Papa; father.
• puppy14n. A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months).
• puree7n. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
• purga8n. A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
• purge8v. To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of...
• purry10adj. Inclined to purr; purring.
• purse7n. A small bag for carrying money.
• pushy13adj. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
• putto7n. A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small...
• putty10n. A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate...

Q

• qanun14n. A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither...
• quack20n. The vocalisation made by a duck.
• quads15n. A four of a kind.
• quaff20v. To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to...
• quail14v. To waste away; to fade, to wither.
• quake18n. A trembling or shaking.
• quale14n. An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
• qualm16n. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
• quant14n. Quantitative analysis or research.
• quare14adj. Queer, strange.
• quark18n. In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic...
• quart14n. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a...
• quash17v. To defeat decisively, to suppress.
• quasi14adj. Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
• quate14adj. Quiet.
• qubit16n. A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a...
• quean14n. A young woman, a girl; a daughter.
• queen14n. The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
• queer14adj. Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not...
• quell14v. To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force...
• quena14n. A traditional flute of the Andes.
• quern14n. A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular...
• query17n. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
• quest14n. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or...
• queue14n. A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt...
• quick20adj. Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so...
• quiet14adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
• quiff20n. A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
• quill14n. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
• quilt14n. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together...
• quina14n. Quinine.
• quine14n. A program that produces its own source code as output.
• quink18n. A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
• quint14n. An interval of one fifth.
• quipu16n. A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted...
• quire14n. One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or...
• quirk18n. An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about...
• quirt14n. A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
• quist14n. The wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
• quite14adv. With verbs, especially past participles.
• quits14adj. On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
• quoad15prep. With respect to.
• quoin14n. Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more...
• quoit14n. A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
• quoll14n. Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found...
• quota14n. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each...
• quote14n. A statement attributed to a person; a quotation.
• quoth17v. Said.

R

• ramus7n. A small spray or twig.
• rasul5n. A prophet or messenger in Islam; Muhammad, as a special messenger of...
• rebus7n. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or...
• rebut7v. To drive back or beat back; to repulse.
• rebuy10v. To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned).
• recur7v. Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially...
• recut7v. To cut again.
• redub8v. To give another name or title to; to dub again.
• redux13adj. Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.
• rerun5n. An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
• resum7v. To perform resummation upon.
• reuse5n. The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to...
• revue8n. A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular...
• rheum10n. Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or...
• rhumb12n. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
• ritsu5n. An anhemitonic pentatonic scale used in a Japanese Buddhist chant, and...
• rogue6n. A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
• roque14n. A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard...
• rouge6adj. Of a reddish pink colour.
• rough9adj. Not smooth; uneven.
• round6adj. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one...
• rouse5v. To cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to...
• roust5v. To rout out of bed; to rouse.
• route5n. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
• routh8n. Plenty, abundance.
• ruach10n. One of the cabalistic aspects of the soul, related to emotion and...
• ruana5n. An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia...
• ruban7n. A ribbon.
• rubby12n. Rubbing alcohol.
• ruble7n. The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria, equal to 100...
• rubus7n. Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and...
• ruche10n. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
• rudas6adj. Bold; masculine; coarse.
• ruddy10adj. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
• ruden6v. To make rude; make raw, simplified, or more robust; toughen.
• rudge7n. A partridge.
• rudie6n. A juvenile delinquent.
• rueda6n. A kind of salsa round dance.
• ruffe11n. Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
• rugal6adj. Folded.
• rugby11n. A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball...
• rukia9n. Any bird of the genus Rukia, native to Micronesia.
• ruled6adj. Having printed lines.
• ruler5n. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with...
• rumba9n. A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
• rumbo9n. A type of punch made chiefly from rum; grog.
• rumen7n. The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
• rumex14n. Any plant of the genus Rumex; a dock or sorrel.
• rummy12n. A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
• rumor7n. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable...
• rumpy12n. A Manx cat with virtually no tail, particularly prized among Manx...
• runed6adj. Inscribed with runes.
• runic7adj. Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
• runny8adj. Fluid; readily flowing.
• runty8adj. Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted; diminutive.
• runza14n. A yeast dough bread pocket with a filling of beef, pork, cabbage or...
• rupee7n. Any of the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal...
• rupes7n. An escarpment on another planet or a moon.
• rural5adj. Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
• rushy11adj. Abounding in rushes.
• rusty8adj. Marked or corroded by rust.
• rutin5n. A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and...
• rutty8adj. Imprinted with ruts.

S

• sadhu9n. An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of...
• sangu6n. An Indian steel spear.
• sattu5n. Flour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.
• sauce7n. A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
• saucy10adj. Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
• saule5n. A hired mourner at a funeral.
• sault5n. A waterfall; a rapid.
• sauna5n. A room or a house designed for heat sessions.
• saung6n. An arched harp used in Burmese traditional music.
• saury8n. A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike...
• scaup9n. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
• scour7v. To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it...
• scout7n. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one...
• scrub9n. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing...
• scrum9n. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
• scuba9n. An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding...
• scudo8n. A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the...
• scuff13v. To scrape the feet while walking.
• scull7n. A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side...
• sculp9v. To flay.
• scurf10n. A skin disease.
• scute7n. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of...
• scuzz25n. A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.
• sebum9n. A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin...
• sedum8n. Any of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to...
• segue6v. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
• sensu5prep. In the sense of.
• serum7n. Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood...
• setup7n. Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
• sgurr6n. A rocky peak in Scotland.
• shabu10n. Methedrine; methamphetamine.
• shaku12n. The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10...
• shifu11n. Synonym of sifu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
• shiur8n. A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh.
• shmup12n. A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around...
• shout8n. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry...
• shoyu11n. A dark form of soy sauce.
• shrub10n. A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from...
• shrug9n. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of...
• shtum10adj. Silent; speechless; dumb.
• shuck14n. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g....
• shuka12n. A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa.
• shunk12v. To impact and penetrate something with a heavy sound, like a blade...
• shunt8v. To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a...
• shura8n. A body that provides counsel to a leader.
• shush11v. To be quiet; to keep quiet.
• shute8n. A steep road through a cleft in a hill.
• shuwa11n. A dish from Oman consisting of lamb or goat slow-cooked for hours...
• simul7n. An exhibition in which one (typically much stronger) player plays...
• sinus5n. A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the...
• situs5n. The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or...
• skulk13n. A group of foxes.
• skull9n. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium...
• skunk13n. Any of various mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and...
• sluff11n. An avalanche, mudslide, or a like slumping of material or debris.
• slump9v. To collapse heavily or helplessly.
• slunk9n. An animal, especially a calf, born prematurely or abortively.
• slurp7v. To eat or drink noisily.
• slush8n. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
• smout7n. A printer who does short-term work in various offices.
• smurf10n. A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The...
• smush10n. A beaten or pulverized mass.
• snafu8v. To screw up, fuck up, or foul up.
• snout5n. The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
• snuff11n. Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative)...
• solum7n. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the...
• solus5adj. Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction).
• sough9v. To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
• sound6adj. Healthy.
• soupy10adj. Resembling soup; creamy.
• sourd6v. To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.
• souse5n. The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
• south8n. The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing...
• spout7n. A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
• sprue7n. A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed...
• spume9n. Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
• spunk11n. Touchwood; tinder.
• spurn7v. To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
• spurt7v. To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
• squab16n. A young dove or pigeon.
• squad15n. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about...
• squam16n. An oilskin hat; a southwester.
• squat14adj. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
• squee14v. To squeal with excitement or delight.
• squib16n. A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
• squid15n. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order...
• stoup7n. A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of...
• stour5adj. Tall; big; stout.
• stout5adj. Large; bulky.
• strub7v. To rob, plunder; clear out completely; to strip.
• strum7v. To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various...
• strut5v. Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail...
• stuck11adj. Unable to move.
• stude6n. A student.
• studs6n. A pair of shoes or boots which have studs on the bottom to aid grip.
• study9v. To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not...
• stuff11n. Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
• stull5n. A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to...
• stump9n. The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains...
• stunt5n. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic...
• stupa7n. A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others...
• stupe7n. A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
• sturt5n. In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the...
• suave8adj. Of a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or...
• subah10n. A province of the Mughal Empire.
• subak11n. An ancient Korean barehand martial art.
• subby12adj. Submissive (in regard to BDSM roles).
• suber7n. Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of...
• sucky14adj. Suitable for sucking.
• sucre7n. The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
• sudan6n. A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and...
• sudra6n. A turban or headdress, similar to the keffiyeh, worn by Jewish men in...
• sudsy9adj. Having suds; having froth or lather like soapy water.
• suede6n. A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to...
• suero5n. A condiment based on fermented milk, from Colombia's Caribbean coastal...
• sugan6n. A straw rope.
• sugar6n. A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose...
• sugoi6adj. Amazing, awesome.
• suing6n. The act of one who sues for something.
• suite5n. A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
• sujud13n. Prostration.
• sukuk13n. A bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing...
• sulfa8adj. Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.
• sulky12n. A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
• sulla5n. Any of the species in the genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).
• sully8v. To soil or stain; to dirty.
• sumac9n. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain...
• suman7n. Rice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in...
• summa9n. A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially...
• summy12n. Somersault.
• sunga6n. A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and...
• sunny8adj. Featuring a lot of sunshine.
• sunup7n. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
• super7adj. Of excellent quality, superfine.
• supes7adv. Super; extremely.
• supra7adv. Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited...
• surah8n. Soft twilled silk.
• sural5adj. Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.
• suran5n. A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius...
• surau5n. A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra...
• surfy11adj. Of a shore, having lots of breaking waves.
• surge6n. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
• surly8adj. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
• surra5n. A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes...
• surry8n. Friend.
• susah8adj. Difficult.
• sushi8n. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored...
• susto5n. An illness in Latin American cultures, a condition of fear and chronic...
• sutor5n. Shoemaker; cobbler.
• sutra5n. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
• syrup10n. Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or...

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