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6 letter words with U

Every six-letter word that contains U, grouped by where the U sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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U can sit in any slot · 8324 words in our list

The short answer

There are 8324 six words with U in this list. U is most often the second letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 36 for quazzy.

8324six U words in our list

12%start with U

21%end in S, mostly plurals

10.3average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 6 letter words with U

Grouped by where U first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

U is the 1st letter (1006)

uakari¹⁰ubangi⁹uberty¹¹ubiety¹¹ubique¹⁷ubound⁹ubuntu⁸ubussu⁸uchean¹¹uckers¹²ucuuba¹⁰udaler⁷udders⁸ugalis⁷uganda⁸ugging⁹ughten¹⁰uglied⁸uglier⁷uglies⁷uglify¹³uglily¹⁰ugrian⁷ugroid⁸ugsome⁹uhlans⁹uhurus⁹uighur¹⁰uirina⁶ujamaa¹⁵ukases¹⁰ukiyoe¹³ulamas⁸ulaula⁶ulcers⁸ulcery¹¹ulemas⁸uletic⁸ulexes¹³ulices⁸ulicon⁸ulidia⁷ulikon¹⁰ulitis⁶ullage⁷ulling⁷ulluco⁸ullucu⁸ulmate⁸ulmins⁸ulmous⁸ulnage⁷ulnare⁶uloses⁶ulosis⁶ulpans⁸ulster⁶ultima⁸ultime⁸ultimo⁸ultion⁶ultras⁶ulyies⁹ulzies¹⁵umamis¹⁰umbels¹⁰umbers¹⁰umbery¹³umbles¹⁰umbone¹⁰umbrae¹⁰umbral¹⁰umbras¹⁰umbrel¹⁰umbres¹⁰umbret¹⁰umbril¹⁰umfaan¹¹umfazi²⁰umgang¹⁰umiack¹⁴umiacs¹⁰umiaks¹²umiaqs¹⁷umland⁹umlaut⁸umload⁹ummahs¹³umming¹¹umpies¹⁰umping¹¹umpire¹⁰umpqua¹⁹umrahs¹¹umteen⁸umwelt¹¹unable⁸unably¹¹unaged⁸unakin¹⁰

U is the 2nd letter (3210)

aubade⁹aubain⁸aubrey¹¹auburn⁸auceps¹⁰auctor⁸aucuba¹⁰audace⁹audads⁸audial⁷audian⁷audile⁷auding⁸audion⁷audios⁷audism⁹audist⁷audits⁷audrey¹⁰aufait⁹augean⁷augend⁸augers⁷aughts¹⁰augite⁷augrim⁹augure⁷augurs⁷augury¹⁰august⁷auhuhu¹²auklet¹⁰aulder⁷aulete⁶aullay⁹aumaga⁹aumail⁸aumbry¹³aumery¹¹aumils⁸aumous⁸aumrie⁸auncel⁸aunter⁶auntie⁶auntly⁹auntre⁶aupaka¹²aurang⁷aurata⁶aurate⁶aureal⁶aurene⁶aureus⁶auride⁷aurify¹²auriga⁷aurigo⁷aurine⁶aurist⁶aurite⁶auroch¹¹aurora⁶aurore⁶aurous⁶aurums⁸aurung⁷aurure⁶aushar⁹auspex¹⁵aussie⁶auster⁶austin⁶ausubo⁸autecy¹¹autere⁶auteur⁶author⁹autism⁸autist⁶autoed⁷automa⁸autota⁶autumn⁸auxins¹³buazes¹⁷bubale¹⁰bubals¹⁰bubbas¹²bubber¹²bubbes¹²bubbie¹²bubble¹²bubbly¹⁵bubkes¹⁴bubkis¹⁴buboed¹¹buboes¹⁰bucare¹⁰bucayo¹³

U is the 3rd letter (1565)

abucco¹²abulia⁸abulic¹⁰abunas⁸aburst⁸abused⁹abusee⁸abuser⁸abuses⁸acuate⁸acuchi¹³acuity¹¹aculea⁸aculei⁸acumen¹⁰acuter⁸acutes⁸aduana⁷adukis¹¹adular⁷adulce⁹adults⁷adusts⁷aguada⁸aguaji¹⁴aguara⁷aguilt⁷aguise⁷aguish¹⁰aguize¹⁶agujon¹⁴agunah¹⁰agunot⁷agutis⁷ahuaca¹¹ahurus⁹ahuula⁹ajugas¹⁴aludel⁷aludra⁷alulae⁶alular⁶alulas⁶alulet⁶alulim⁸alumel⁸alumen⁸alumic¹⁰alumin⁸alumna⁸alumni⁸alupag⁹alures⁶amucks¹⁴amugis⁹amulae⁸amulas⁸amulet⁸amulla⁸amunam¹⁰amurca¹⁰amurru⁸amused⁹amusee⁸amuser⁸amuses⁸amusgo⁹amusia⁸amusic¹⁰amuyon¹¹anubin⁸anubis⁸anukit¹⁰anural⁶anuran⁶anuria⁶anuric⁸anuses⁶anusim⁸aouads⁷aoudad⁸apulse⁸aquage¹⁶aquake¹⁹aquate¹⁵aquila¹⁵aquose¹⁵aruana⁶aruhes⁹arumin⁸arundo⁷arunta⁶arusha⁹asuang⁷asuras⁶atuami⁸avulse⁹axunge¹⁴azukis¹⁹azured¹⁶

U is the 4th letter (1258)

abduce¹¹abduct¹¹abjure¹⁵ablude⁹ablush¹¹ablute⁸abound⁹abouts⁸abrupt¹⁰absume¹⁰absurd⁹accumb¹⁴accupy¹⁵accuse¹⁰achuas¹¹acoupa¹⁰acoupe¹⁰acquis¹⁷acquit¹⁷actual⁸acture⁸adaunt⁷adduce¹⁰adduct¹⁰adjure¹⁴adjust¹⁴adjute¹⁴adsuki¹¹adzuki²⁰aemule⁸aequor¹⁵aerugo⁷affuse¹²aflush¹²agouta⁷agouti⁷agouty¹⁰agrufe¹⁰agruif¹⁰ailuro⁶ajoure¹³akhund¹⁴alauda⁷alaund⁷alaunt⁶albuca¹⁰albugo⁹albums¹⁰alburn⁸alcumy¹³alfuro⁹algums⁹allude⁷allure⁶almuce¹⁰almude⁹almuds⁹almugs⁹almury¹¹alnuin⁶alruna⁶alrune⁶alture⁶amauti⁸amauts⁸ambury¹³ambush¹³amouli⁸amount⁸amours⁸ampule¹⁰ampuls¹⁰anbury¹¹aneuch¹¹anguid⁸anguis⁷angula⁷angule⁷angust⁷ankush¹³annual⁶annule⁶annuli⁶annuls⁶anough¹⁰anoura⁶anoure⁶apluda⁹appuis¹⁰appuys¹³arauan⁶arauna⁶arbust⁸arbute⁸arcual⁸arcula⁸ardure⁷argued⁸arguer⁷argues⁷

U is the 5th letter (1156)

ababua¹⁰abacus¹⁰abatua⁸abitur⁸ablaut⁸abraum¹⁰acarus⁸accrue¹⁰acetum¹⁰acinus⁸acloud⁹acorus⁸actium¹⁰adieus⁷adieux¹⁴aditus⁷adnoun⁷adsbud¹⁰adytum¹²aeacus⁸aecium¹⁰aeneus⁶aeolus⁶aestus⁶afflue¹²afflux¹⁹agarum⁹aidful¹⁰aimful¹¹ainhum¹¹airbus⁸airgun⁷alalus⁶alarum⁸alecup¹⁰algous⁷allium⁸alltud⁷almous⁸alraun⁶altoun⁶alveus⁹alypum¹³amelus⁸amicus¹⁰amomum¹²amorua⁸amotus⁸amylum¹³amyous¹¹anagua⁷anaqua¹⁵anatum⁸anicut⁸animus⁸anisum⁸anlaut⁶anotus⁶anthus⁹antrum⁸appius¹⁰aramus⁸arbour⁸ardour⁷arigue⁷arloup⁸armful¹¹armour⁸arnaut⁶artful⁹artgum⁹arthur⁹asarum⁸asilus⁶aspout⁸assaut⁶astrut⁶asylum¹¹atavus⁹atreus⁶atrium⁸atrous⁶attour⁶avenue⁹awmous¹¹azilut¹⁵backup¹⁶backus¹⁴badaud¹⁰bagful¹²bagnut⁹baktun¹²ballup¹⁰bambuk¹⁶bancus¹⁰bangup¹¹bannut⁸banque¹⁷banquo¹⁷bantus⁸

U is the 6th letter (129)

abattu⁸acajou¹⁵agneau⁷alagau⁷allyou⁹aloyau⁹alpieu⁸amadou⁹amamau¹⁰ambigu¹¹anahau⁹anilau⁶apercu¹⁰asideu⁷assacu⁸avanyu¹²awanyu¹²babacu¹²babasu¹⁰balawu¹¹bandhu¹²bateau⁸bhikhu¹⁸bhikku¹⁹bibiru¹⁰bignou⁹biniou⁸cachou¹³cadeau⁹calalu⁸cashou¹¹chandu¹²charnu¹¹chihfu¹⁷chteau¹¹congou⁹coteau⁸coypou¹³detenu⁷doolfu¹⁰enkidu¹¹eperdu⁹farleu⁹gagaku¹²gateau⁷gayyou¹³gomoku¹³gregau⁸habiru¹¹haleru⁹holoku¹³ichebu¹³ichibu¹³ingenu⁷itzebu¹⁷jabiru¹⁵jettru¹³kaberu¹²kambou¹⁴kammeu¹⁴karamu¹²kareau¹⁰keftiu¹³kereru¹⁰killcu¹²kodagu¹²kodogu¹²kokopu¹⁶koolau¹⁰landau⁷litatu⁶madafu¹²mahewu¹⁴malibu¹⁰mamaku¹⁴mamamu¹²manatu⁸manchu¹³manitu⁸mantzu¹⁷mariou⁸masdeu⁹mashru¹¹matatu⁸mevrou¹¹milieu⁸nassau⁶nhandu¹⁰nilgau⁷niveau⁹nogaku¹¹nylgau¹⁰orihou⁹ormolu⁸pailou⁸pericu¹⁰pillau⁸pistou⁸prabhu¹³radeau⁷

Words with two Us (516)

ahurus⁹ahuula⁹amurru⁸auburn⁸aucuba¹⁰augure⁷augurs⁷augury¹⁰august⁷auhuhu¹²aumous⁸aureus⁶aurous⁶aurums⁸aurung⁷aurure⁶ausubo⁸auteur⁶autumn⁸bahutu¹¹bakutu¹²boubou¹⁰brubru¹⁰brutus⁸buchus¹³buckus¹⁴buduma¹¹bugout⁹buhund¹²buibui¹⁰bulbul¹⁰bulbus¹⁰bulgur⁹bundus⁹bungfu¹²bunkum¹⁴bupkus¹⁴bureau⁸burgau⁹burgul⁹burgus⁹burnup¹⁰burnut⁸bussus⁸bututs⁸buyout¹¹buzuki²¹caucus¹⁰caunus⁸cauqui¹⁷caurus⁸causus⁸cubbyu¹⁵cucule¹⁰cuculi¹⁰cucurb¹²cucuyo¹³culbut¹⁰culeus⁸cultus⁸cumaru¹⁰cumuli¹⁰cundum¹¹cuneus⁸cupful¹³cuprum¹²cupula¹⁰cupule¹⁰curium¹⁰cursus⁸curuba¹⁰curule⁸cururo⁸cuscus¹⁰cusums¹⁰cutout⁸cutups¹⁰daucus⁹ductus⁹ducula⁹dueful¹⁰dugdug¹⁰dugout⁸dukuma¹³duluth¹⁰dumdum¹²dumous⁹durdum¹⁰durous⁷durums⁹dustuk¹¹dustup⁹ebulus⁸eumung⁹eunuch¹¹euouae⁶eurous⁶euvrou⁹fatuus⁹faunus⁹feudum¹²fougue¹⁰fuckup¹⁷fucous¹¹fugued¹¹fugues¹⁰fulful¹²fulgur¹⁰fumous¹¹fumuli¹¹fundus¹⁰fungus¹⁰fureur⁹furfur¹²furtum¹¹fuseau⁹fusula⁹fusuma¹¹fusure⁹future⁹futuro⁹gaupus⁹gigunu⁸gounau⁷grugru⁸guadua⁸guaque¹⁶gudrun⁸guemul⁹gulgul⁸gumnut⁹gumpus¹¹guntub⁹gunung⁸gurjun¹⁴gustus⁷gutful¹⁰gutium⁹guttur⁷guttus⁷hapuku¹⁵houmus¹¹houtou⁹hubbub¹⁵huddup¹³hududs¹¹hueful¹²huemul¹¹humbug¹⁴humhum¹⁶

…and 366 more in the full list.

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Where does U sit?

Position of U in six-letter words

Words are counted by their first U, so each word appears once. Words with two Us are listed separately below.

Slot 11006 · 12%uakari, ubangi, uberty

Slot 23210 · 39%aubade, aubain, aubrey

Slot 31565 · 19%abucco, abulia, abulic

Slot 41258 · 15%abduce, abduct, abjure

Slot 51156 · 14%ababua, abacus, abatua

Slot 6129 · 2%abattu, acajou, agneau

Everyday words

Common 6 letter words with U

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

shouldnumberpublicunitedcountyduringreturnsourceauthoraroundcourseforumsissuesauguststatusresultgroupsfutureupdateeuropesubmitamountthoughbeautyannualchurchfigureenoughnaturedoublesundayvolumematuresupplyvaluessummerbuttoncustomuniquesurveysecuregroundensurebudgetguidesusefuloutputbuyingunlessmediumstudiovisualmanualquotescampusmuseumsquaremodulecoupleactualleagueminutereduceguitarcolumnavenuerussiaturnedissuedsexualadultsboughtequitysoundsaustininjuryhouseshunterfamouscolour

Wordle

Which letters keep company with U?

Among the 8324 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside U. They make good second guesses once U is confirmed.

E3777

S3274

A2914

R2804

N2583

L2460

T2289

I2066

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OU (891), AU (538), UE (341), UI (270), UA (227).

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Sorted by ending

6 letter U words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	1725	abacus, abouts, abunas, abuses, acarus, achuas, acinus
-E	1199	abduce, abjure, ablude, ablute, absume, abusee, accrue
-D	629	abound, absurd, abused, acloud, adsbud, akhund, alaund
-R	586	abitur, abuser, acuter, adular, aequor, alular, amuser
-T	566	abduct, ablaut, abrupt, aburst, acquit, adaunt, adduct
-Y	540	accupy, acuity, agouty, alcumy, almury, ambury, anbury
-A	502	ababua, abatua, abulia, acoupa, aculea, aduana, agouta
-N	492	acumen, adnoun, agujon, airgun, alburn, alnuin, alraun

Ends	Words	Examples
-US	455	abacus, acarus, acinus, acorus, adieus, aditus
-ED	420	abused, amused, argued, autoed, azured, bauked
-ER	375	abuser, acuter, amuser, arguer, aulder, aunter
-ES	326	abuses, acutes, alures, amuses, anuses, argues
-LE	235	aemule, ampule, angule, annule, audile, bacule
-UM	221	abraum, acetum, actium, adytum, aecium, agarum

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in U itself: abattu, acajou, agneau, alagau, allyou, aloyau, alpieu, amadou, amamau, ambigu

Letter patterns

U words with striking patterns

U at both ends

ubuntuubussuullucu

These words open and close with U.

Two Us (516)

ahurusahuulaamurruauburnaucubaaugureaugursauguryaugustauhuhuaumousaureusaurousaurumsaurungaurure

UN and UP openers

590 words start with UN and 197 start with UP in this list.

unableunablyunagedunakinunarchunarmsunavidunawayunawedunaxedunbagsunbainunbaitunbaleunbaneunbank

U with Z, X, J or Q (16)

abjureacajouacquisacquitadieuxadjureadjustadjuteadzukiaequoraffluxaguajiaguizeagujonajoureajugas

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 6 letter words with U

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
quazzy	36	36
quizzy	36	36
zaqqum	35	37
zuzzim	35	37
huzzah	30	29
scuzzy	29	30
fuzzed	28	29
muzjik	28	32
buzzed	27	29
fuzzes	27	28
fuzzle	27	29
huzzas	27	27

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Words with meanings

5 six-letter U words, defined

countynounThe land ruled by a count or a countess.

duringverbTo last, continue, endure.

numberverbTo total or count; to amount to.

publicverbTo make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.

unitedverbsimple past and past participle of unite

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Questions about 6 letter words with U

How many six-letter words contain U?

The general English word list used on this page has 8324 six-letter words with U. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does U usually sit in a six-letter word?

In this list U is the second letter of 3210, the third letter of 1565, the fourth letter of 1258, the fifth letter of 1156, the first letter of 1006, the sixth letter of 129.

What are common six-letter words with U?

Everyday examples include should, number, public, united, county, during, return, source, author, around. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which six-letter U words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are quazzy at 36 and quizzy at 36, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there six-letter words that end in U?

Yes: abattu, acajou, agneau, alagau, allyou, aloyau, alpieu, amadou.

Which six-letter words have a silent U?

Silent-U words are rare at this length; most six words sound the U out.

How do I find six-letter words with U in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ U in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with U and words containing U?

Words starting with U must begin with it. Words containing U can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.