How many 5-letter words have U as the 3rd letter?

444 words in this list are exactly 5 letters long with U as the 3rd letter, the middle letter.

What's the highest-scoring word with that letter in that spot?

abuzz is worth 25 points using standard Scrabble letter values (before any board multipliers).

The public-domain ENABLE word list, the same list used across this site's tools. See the About page for full source details.

444 real 5-letter words with U as the 3rd letter, the middle letter, sorted A to Z with Scrabble point values.

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How many 5-letter words have U as the 3rd letter?: 444 words in this list are exactly 5 letters long with U as the 3rd letter, the middle letter.
What's the highest-scoring word with that letter in that spot?: abuzz is worth 25 points using standard Scrabble letter values (before any board multipliers).
Where does this word list come from?: The public-domain ENABLE word list, the same list used across this site's tools. See the About page for full source details.

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