6-letter words with N as the 4th letter and U as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is ___NU_: N sits in position four and U immediately follows. That leaves the first three letters and final letter open. P begins 7 of the matches and C begins 5, while only 5 of the 32 are common by frequency.

At a glance: 6-letter words with N as 4th and U as 5th

• The pattern ___NU_ has 32 tournament-dictionary matches.
• All 32 appear in Collins; 21 appear in ENABLE and 22 in NWL2023.
• Hypnum scores 16 points, ahead of khanum at 15.
• The most common final letters are M, S, and T, with 9, 8, and 8 words respectively.

Which letters start these six-letter words?

P leads this group with 7 starters, including peanut, prenup, and prunus. C follows with 5, among them clonus, crinum, and cornus. The two leading initials account for 12 of the 32 matches, so check P and C early when the opening letters are unknown.

The remaining listed initials are more evenly spread: A, E, G, H, K, and M each start 2 words. Avenue is the standout everyday A-word; magnus and magnum show why the final letter matters, since one ends in S and the other in M.

Which matches score well, and where do they fit?

Hypnum is the top scorer at 16 points, with khanum next at 15. Whenua earns 12, while magnum and frenum each score 11. Those totals are base word scores; a premium letter or word square changes the play, so save the high-value letters for a strong board placement.

The dictionary split is worth noticing: Collins has all 32 matches, compared with 22 in NWL2023 and 21 in ENABLE. A Collins entry may not be accepted in an NWL or ENABLE game. Only 5 matches are common words, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.