Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: CURES, CURSE, CURLS, CUTES, CURET and CURST. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 41 of the 62 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- CUBBY14 points
- CULEX14 points
- CUPPY14 points
- CUFFS13 points
- CURVY13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (21 words), followed by L (9).
More 5 letter words starting with C
CU at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with CU?
There are 62 5 letter words that start with CU in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with CU?
CUBBY, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with CU?
CURES, CURET and CURSE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.