6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

That fixed CU opening narrows the search, but the endings vary widely: 37 words finish in S, while E, D, and R follow at 18, 16, and 16. CUSTOM and CURVES are recognizable examples; less familiar entries sit alongside them. Only 15 of the 150 words rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the CU opening

• Exactly 150 tournament-dictionary words have six letters and begin CU.
• Collins includes 148; NWL2023 includes 126, and ENABLE includes 115.
• CUSTOM, CURVES, CURVED, and CUTTER are among the familiar examples.
• Only 15 entries are common by the top-25,000 frequency measure.

6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

A final S is the strongest ending pattern: 37 entries finish that way. E accounts for 18, while D and R each account for 16. That makes the S-ending group more than twice the size of either D or R, a useful narrowing clue when the last tile is known.

Examples show how much the endings change the answer: CURVES ends in S, CURVED in D, and CUSTOM in M. CUDDLE gives an E ending, while CURFEW ends in W. Start with the known final letter, then compare the remaining tiles against these familiar forms.

Which CU words score well in Scrabble?

CUZZES leads the score ranking at 26 points. CUFFED follows at 15, while CURFEW, CUTOFF, and CUCKOO each score 14. The average score across the group is 10.1, so the top result stands well above the typical entry.

The three tournament dictionaries do not contain identical sets: Collins has 148 matches, NWL2023 has 126, and ENABLE has 115. The 150-word total combines entries found in at least one of them, not words accepted by every game.

Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. For a closer comparison, these 6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter also have 5-letter and 7-letter counterparts.