6-letter words with O as the 5th letter and U as the 6th letter

This pattern leaves little room for familiar vocabulary: none of its 14 entries meet the common-word cutoff. Every answer ends in U, while the strongest opening letters are A and C, with three words each. The list ranges from ACAJOU and CACHOU to less familiar forms such as BINIou and TAUHOU, so check your game's dictionary before relying on an entry.

At a glance for 6-letter words with O as the 5th letter and U as the 6th letter

• Fourteen words match the O-U ending pattern in tournament dictionaries.
• All fourteen place O fifth and U sixth, so U is the only final letter here.
• ACAJOU scores 15 points, ahead of CACHOU and COYPOU at 13 each.
• Collins lists 14 entries; NWL2023 lists 7 and ENABLE lists 6.
• None of the entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which matching words score the most?

ACAJOU is the scoring standout at 15 points, with CACHOU and COYPOU tied at 13. MEVROU follows at 11, then BOUBOU and VOUDOU at 10 apiece. Those values make the unusual J in ACAJOU the key scoring feature, not its final U.

The average score is 10.1, so ACAJOU sits well above the typical entry. If you are weighing a high-value play, check whether you can place its J on a premium square; the printed word score alone does not include board bonuses.

How do these words compare with nearby patterns?

The dictionary counts do not add up to 27 distinct words: the same entry can appear in more than one list. All 14 are in Collins, while 7 appear in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE. Only 11 have definitions vocabulary, another reason not to assume every playable entry is familiar.

Changing only the final letter opens a much larger set: 352 six-letter words have O fifth and S last, compared with 14 ending in U. The U pattern is therefore a narrow clue, not a reliable starting point for broad word searches. For a tournament move, confirm that your game's word list accepts the specific entry.