5-Letter Words Containing UR
Looking for five-letter words that contain UR? This page lists all 219 of them, from AMOUR to YURTS. The most common are OCCUR, COURT and HURRY.
FURZY scores the most in Scrabble, at 20 points. More of them start with C than any other letter (27 words). For Wordle, FOURS is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 219
- Top score
- FURZY · 20
- Groups
- 23
Common 5-letter words containing UR and their meanings
- occur9 pts
- verb: come to pass
- court7 pts
- noun: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
- hurry11 pts
- verb: move very fast
- burst7 pts
- verb: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- curse7 pts
- verb: utter obscenities or profanities
- curve10 pts
- noun: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- rural5 pts
- adjective: living in or characteristic of farming or country life
- surge6 pts
- verb: rise and move, as in waves or billows
- hours8 pts
- noun: a period of time assigned for work
- incur7 pts
- verb: make oneself subject to
- lurch10 pts
- verb: walk as if unable to control one's movements
- purse7 pts
- noun: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 219 5-letter words containing UR
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 12
- amour7
- augur6
- aurae5
- aural5
- aurar5
- auras5
- aurei5
- aures5
- auric7
- auris5
- aurum7
- azure14
Starting with B 25
- blurb9
- blurs7
- blurt7
- bourg8
- bourn7
- buran7
- buras7
- burbs9
- burds8
- buret7
- burgh11
- burgs8
- burin7
- burke11
- burls7
- burly10
- burns7
- burnt7
- burps9
- burro7
- burrs7
- burry10
- bursa7
- burse7
- burst7
Starting with C 27
- churl10
- churn10
- churr10
- clour7
- court7
- crura7
- curbs9
- curch12
- curds8
- curdy11
- cured8
- curer7
- cures7
- curet7
- curfs10
- curia7
- curie7
- curio7
- curls7
- curly10
- curns7
- currs7
- curry10
- curse7
- curst7
- curve10
- curvy13
Starting with D 13
- demur8
- doura6
- dural6
- duras6
- dured7
- dures6
- durns6
- duroc8
- duros6
- durra6
- durrs6
- durst6
- durum8
Starting with E 3
- enure5
- euros5
- exurb14
Starting with F 9
- femur10
- flour8
- fours8
- furan8
- furls8
- furor8
- furry11
- furze17
- furzy20
Starting with G 6
- gaurs6
- gourd7
- gurge7
- gurry9
- gursh9
- gurus6
Starting with H 8
- houri8
- hours8
- hurds9
- hurls8
- hurly11
- hurry11
- hurst8
- hurts8
Starting with I 3
- incur7
- inure5
- inurn5
Starting with J 4
- jural12
- jurat12
- jurel12
- juror12
Starting with K 7
- kauri9
- kaury12
- knaur9
- knurl9
- knurs9
- kurta9
- kurus9
Starting with L 10
- laura5
- lemur7
- lours5
- loury8
- lurch10
- lured6
- lurer5
- lures5
- lurid6
- lurks9
Starting with M 14
- mohur10
- mourn7
- mural7
- muras7
- mured8
- mures7
- murex14
- murid8
- murks11
- murky14
- murra7
- murre7
- murrs7
- murry10
Starting with N 3
- nurds6
- nurls5
- nurse5
Starting with O 3
- occur9
- odour6
- ourie5
Starting with P 11
- pours7
- purda8
- puree7
- purer7
- purge8
- purin7
- puris7
- purls7
- purrs7
- purse7
- pursy10
Starting with Q 1
- qursh17
Starting with R 2
- recur7
- rural5
Starting with S 25
- saury8
- scaur7
- scour7
- scurf10
- sieur5
- slurb7
- slurp7
- slurs5
- sours5
- spurn7
- spurs7
- spurt7
- stour5
- sturt5
- surah8
- sural5
- suras5
- surds6
- surer5
- surfs8
- surfy11
- surge6
- surgy9
- surly8
- surra5
Starting with T 9
- thurl8
- tours5
- turbo7
- turds6
- turfs8
- turfy11
- turks9
- turns5
- turps7
Starting with U 19
- uraei5
- urare5
- urari5
- urase5
- urate5
- urban7
- urbia7
- ureal5
- ureas5
- uredo6
- ureic7
- urged7
- urger6
- urges6
- urial5
- urine5
- ursae5
- usurp7
- usury8
Starting with W 1
- wurst8
Starting with Y 4
- yourn8
- yours8
- yurta8
- yurts8
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words containing UR are there?
There are 219 five-letter words that contain UR in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing UR in Scrabble?
FURZY is for the highest score at 20 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words containing UR?
Common examples include OCCUR, COURT, HURRY, BURST, CURSE and CURVE.
Which 5-letter words containing UR end in R?
26 of them end in R, including OCCUR, SURER, INCUR and PURER.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like OCCUR, COURT and HURRY. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.