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

The pattern is G _ _ U _ _, with the fourth position fixed and three letters left open. Familiar matches include GROUND, GROUPS, GROUSE, and GROUCH. The choices get much less familiar after those: only 3 entries are tagged as common, so check your game’s word list before building a play around an obscure option.

The G and U pattern at a glance

• The pattern has 28 six-letter matches, all beginning with G and placing U fourth.
• GAZUMP leads the scoring list at 20 points; GROUCH and GROUPY score 12 each.
• Fourteen matches end in S, exactly half of the full set.
• Collins includes 28 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 15.
• 25 of the 28 entries have definitions, and the group averages 9.4 points.

6-letter words with G first and U fourth

GROUND, GROUPS, and GROUSE are the easiest matches to recognize. GROUCH also fits, and it scores 12 points. These words share the same fixed frame, but their endings vary: the full set finishes in eight different letters.

S is the standout ending, appearing on 14 words. Other endings are far less frequent: H and Y each finish 3 matches, while E, I, and O appear once apiece. When a puzzle already fixes the final letter, that split quickly narrows your options.

Which matches score well, and where do they count?

GAZUMP is the scoring standout at 20 points before premium squares. Its Z supplies the main lift; GROUCH and GROUPY follow at 12 points apiece. The average score across the pattern is 9.4, so GAZUMP is an outlier rather than a typical play.

Dictionary coverage matters more than the total suggests. Collins has all 28 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each recognize 15. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, and many of the less familiar entries are poor guesses when you need an everyday word.