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

The fixed opening is OU, but the remaining four letters produce familiar choices such as OUTPUT, OUTFIT, OUTLET, OUTAGE, and OUTCRY. Only 10 matches count as common by frequency, leaving most entries outside everyday play. Coverage differs by tournament dictionary: Collins contains 77, NWL2023 has 59, and ENABLE has 52.

At a glance for the OU pattern

• The fixed pattern has 80 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 10 matches count as common by frequency.
• OUTFOX scores 16 points; OUTBOX and OUZELS score 15 each.
• S is the most common final letter with 14 matches, followed by T with 13.
• Definitions exist for 59 of the 80 matches.

Which final letters narrow the choices?

S leads with 14 words, and T follows with 13; R appears on 8. D, E, and N each finish 7 matches, making S and T the first endings to test when a clue fixes the last tile.

Less common endings still have recognizable candidates: OUSTED ends in D, OUTRUN in N, and OUTLAY in Y. OUTING closes with G, while OUTSET ends in T, so the final position can quickly sort a fixed OU pattern.

Length changes the size sharply: this six-letter pattern has 80 matches, versus 26 at five letters and 242 at seven. The six-letter set is neither the smallest nor the largest neighboring length.

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

Keep the fixed OU opening, then slot in any known final tile. OUNCES, OUTERS and OUGHTS show the S group, the largest ending.

Score-focused players have a clear standout: OUTFOX is 16 points, ahead of OUTBOX and OUZELS at 15 each. Those less familiar options make the score leaders a poor shortcut for ordinary vocabulary, and the set's average score is 8.5.

Dictionary acceptance is the limitation to watch. Collins covers 77 matches, compared with NWL2023 at 59 and ENABLE at 52, so an entry accepted in one tournament list may not transfer to another. Of the 80 matches, 59 have definitions; check your game's word list before playing a rare candidate such as OUVERT.