6-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and U as the 4th letter

A fixed M in the second slot and U in the fourth leaves a compact set, with just three entries classed as common by word frequency. Familiar anchors such as amount and immune sit beside specialist words. Your best candidate depends on the letters already confirmed and the dictionary your game uses.

The M-second, U-fourth pattern at a glance

• Exactly 23 tournament-dictionary words fit M in slot two and U in slot four.
• Collins accepts 22 matches, NWL2023 accepts 15, and ENABLE accepts 14.
• Only three matches rank as common by the word-frequency measure.
• Eight begin with I, seven with A, and four each with E or S.
• Nine end in E and six end in S; other final letters appear less often.

6-letter words with M as the 2nd letter and U as the 4th letter

The most recognizable matches include amount, immune, ambush, impure, imbued, impugn and impute. The opening letters cluster around I and A: amount begins with A, while immune, impure and impute begin with I. Lock in the known M and U first, then test those different starting letters.

This pattern is unusually narrow beside nearby options. The same-length pattern with E in the second position and U in the fourth has 149 matches, compared with 23 here. That contrast makes the fixed U a strong constraint; changing the second letter opens up many more candidates.

Which matches have the strongest scores?

Ambush, smouch and embusy each score 13 points in Scrabble, the highest value among these matches. Imbued and impugn follow at 11. Amount and immune are more recognizable choices, but the highest raw score belongs to less familiar words.

Ending clues can narrow the search quickly. Nine matches finish in E, including immune, impure and impute; six finish in S, including amours and imbues.

The remaining endings occur less often, so a confirmed E or S gives you a useful filter. Check your game’s accepted lexicon before playing an unfamiliar entry.

How should you narrow the pattern?