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

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.