5-Letter Words Containing OU

All 244 five-letter words containing the letter combination OU. Whether OU appears at the start, middle, or end, every word here includes this exact sequence — ideal for advanced Wordle filtering and Scrabble rack management.

244 words found
ABOUT AFOUL ALOUD AMOUR BAYOU BIJOU BITOU BOUGE BOUGH BOUKS BOULE BOULT BOUND BOUNS BOURD BOURG BOURN BOUSE BOUSY BOUTS CHOUT CHOUX CLOUD CLOUR CLOUS CLOUT COUCH COUDE COUGH COULD COUNT COUPE COUPS COURB COURD COURE COURS COURT COUTH CROUP CROUT DOUAR DOUBT DOUCE DOUCS DOUGH DOUKS DOULA DOUMA DOUMS DOUPS DOURA DOUSE DOUTS DROUK FLOUR FLOUT FOUAT FOUDS FOUET FOULE FOULS FOUND FOUNT FOURS FOUTH GHOUL GLOUT GOUGE GOUKS GOURA GOURD GOUTS GOUTY GROUF GROUP GROUT HOUFF HOUFS HOUGH HOUND HOURI HOURS HOUTS JOUAL JOUGS JOUKS JOULE JOURS JOUST KHOUM KNOUT KOURA LOUED LOUGH LOUIE LOUIS LOUMA LOUND LOUNS LOUPE LOUPS LOURE LOURS LOURY LOUSE LOUSY LOUTS MEOUS MIAOU MOUCH MOUES MOULD MOULS MOULT MOUND MOUNT MOUPS MOURN MOUSE MOUST MOUSY MOUTH NOULD NOULE NOULS NOUNS NOUNY NOUPS ODOUR OUBIT OUCHT OUGHT OUIJA OULKS OUMAS OUNCE OUNDY OUPAS OUPED OUPHE OUPHS OURIE OUSEL OUSTS OUTBY OUTDO OUTED OUTGO OUTRE OUTRO OUZEL OUZOS PIOUS PLOUK POUCH POUFF POUFS POUKE POUKS POULE POULP POULT POUND POUPE POUPT POURS POUTS POUTY POYOU PROUD PROUL ROUEN ROUES ROUGE ROUGH ROULE ROULS ROUMS ROUND ROUPS ROUPY ROUSE ROUST ROUTE ROUTH ROUTS SAJOU SCOUG SCOUP SCOUR SCOUT SHOUT SMOUT SNOUT SOUCE SOUCT SOUGH SOUKS SOULS SOUMS SOUND SOUPS SOUPY SOURS SOUSE SOUTH SOUTS SPOUT STOUN STOUP STOUR STOUT SWOUN TAHOU TATOU THOUS TOUCH TOUGH TOUKS TOUNS TOURS TOUSE TOUSY TOUTS TOUZE TOUZY TROUT VODOU VOUCH VOUGE VOULU VROUS VROUW WOULD WOUND YOUKS YOUNG YOURN YOURS YOURT YOUSE YOUTH ZOUKS
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Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words contain OU?
There are 244 five-letter words that include OU. Examples: ABOUT, BOUND, CLOUD.
Why is searching by contained letters useful in Wordle?
In Wordle, a yellow tile tells you a letter is in the word but not in that position. Filtering by contained letter narrows down your options dramatically — this list shows all words containing OU regardless of position.
What are the most common 5-letter words containing OU?
Among the 244 words containing OU, common examples are: ABOUT, BOUND, CLOUD. Starting with high-frequency words maximises your Wordle efficiency.