5 letter words starting with NU almost always take a consonant in the third position. Past answers such as NUDGE, NURSE and NUTTY all keep it, and R fills the third position more than any other letter.
Since the first two tiles are already fixed, the other three tiles are what decide the answer. Testing a consonant there rules out more than testing a vowel.
1 is a word most players would guess without hesitation. 24% end in Y, the ending that repeats most among them.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with NU
3 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.
- NUDGE
- NURSE
- NUTTY
- NUADU
- NUBBY
- NUBIA
- NUCAL
- NUCHA
- NUCIN
- NUDDY
- NUDER
- NUDES
- NUDGY
- NUDIE
- NUDUM
- NUDZH
- NUEVO
- NUFFS
- NUGAE
- NUJOL
- NUKED
- NUKES
- NULLA
- NULLO
- NULLS
- NULLY
- NUMAC
- NUMBS
- NUMDA
- NUMEN
- NUMIS
- NUMMI
- NUMMY
- NUMPS
- NUMUD
- NUNCE
- NUNCH
- NUNKI
- NUNKS
- NUNKY
- NUNNI
- NUNNY
- NUNRY
- NUNUS
- NUQUE
- NURDS
- NURDY
- NURLS
- NURLY
- NURRS
- NURRY
- NURSY
- NURTS
- NURTZ
- NUSED
- NUSES
- NUTSO
- NUTSY
5 Letter Words Starting With NUD
8 words start with NUD, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. NUDGE is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- NUDGE
- NUDDY
- NUDER
- NUDES
- NUDGY
- NUDIE
- NUDUM
- NUDZH
5 Letter Words Starting With NUM
9 words start with NUM, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- NUMAC
- NUMBS
- NUMDA
- NUMEN
- NUMIS
- NUMMI
- NUMMY
- NUMPS
- NUMUD
5 Letter Words Starting With NUN
9 words start with NUN, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- NUNCE
- NUNCH
- NUNKI
- NUNKS
- NUNKY
- NUNNI
- NUNNY
- NUNRY
- NUNUS
5 Letter Words Starting With NUR
10 words start with NUR, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. NURSE is the one most players know.
- NURSE
- NURDS
- NURDY
- NURLS
- NURLY
- NURRS
- NURRY
- NURSY
- NURTS
- NURTZ
5 Letter Words That Start With NU
22 words start with NU, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. NUTTY is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- NUADU
- NUBBY
- NUBIA
- NUCAL
- NUCHA
- NUCIN
- NUEVO
- NUFFS
- NUGAE
- NUJOL
- NUKED
- NUKES
- NULLA
- NULLO
- NULLS
- NULLY
- NUQUE
- NUSED
- NUSES
- NUTTY
- NUTSO
- NUTSY
FAQs
What are common 5 letter words starting with NU?
The words that qualify are NURSE, NUDGE, NUTTY, and NUADU. In all, 58 match the shape, and Wordle has already used 3 of them as answers.
Which 5 letter words starting with NU make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest guess is a word Wordle has already used as an answer, and NURSE is the one that qualifies. It spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.
What do 5 letter words starting with NU usually end in?
The most frequent last letter is Y, which closes 14 of them. Try Y in the final tile before anything else while that square is still grey.
Are there 5 letter words starting with NU with double letters?
Yes, and there are more than most players expect: 14 of them repeat a letter back to back, NUTTY, NUBBY, and NUDDY among them. A repeat is the shape players rule out first, so when the board stalls, a double is worth the turn.
