6-letter words with D as the 1st letter and U as the 4th letter

Deputy, donuts, deduct, and deduce all fit D _ _ U _ _. The fourth tile is locked to U; the other four positions decide which word you get. Thirty-six entries match across the tournament dictionaries, mixing everyday vocabulary with rarer picks that reward a closer look.

The pattern at a glance

• The D _ _ U _ _ shape fits 36 tournament-dictionary entries.
• Deputy, dilute, deluxe, and debunk are recognizable examples.
• The strongest listed Scrabble score is defuze at 19 points.
• Words ending in E or S account for 23 of the 36 matches.

Which six-letter words fit D _ _ U _ _?

Deputy, dilute, deluxe, and defuse show how varied the middle letters can be. Donuts and debuts end in S, while deduct ends in T. Those familiar examples give you several different endings to try without changing the required D and U positions.

The ending pattern is notably concentrated: 12 matches finish in E and 11 finish in S. Together, those endings cover 23 words; T closes another 4. If you have already ruled out E and S, the remaining options become much narrower.

6-letter words with D first and U fourth

For a board game, check the word against your dictionary before spending a turn. The counts differ by lexicon: ENABLE includes 28 matches, Collins includes 35, and NWL2023 includes 32. A word accepted in one list may not be accepted in another.

Scrabble scores make a few less-common choices stand out. Defuze scores 19 points and diquat scores 16, ahead of deluxe at 14. For a more familiar play, deputy scores 12; a big total is not the same as an easy placement.