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

6-letter words with P second and U fourth total 28, including SPOUSE, SPRUNG and SPRUCE.

28 wordsTop pick SPOUSEHighest score APPUYS 13

3 of 28 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With P in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (62 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 28 · most-used first

  • SPOUSE8
  • SPRUNG9
  • SPRUCE10
  • SPOUTS8
  • UPTURN8
  • SPRUES8
  • SPRUIT8
  • SPRUIK12
  • SPLURT8
  • UPRUSH11
  • SPOUTY11
  • OPPUGN11
  • OPIUMS10
  • APPUIS10
  • APPUYS13
  • EPAULE8
  • SPAULD9
  • SPAULS8
  • SPEUGS9
  • SPRUCY13
  • SPRUGS9
  • SPRUSH11
  • UPCURL10
  • UPFURL11
  • UPGUSH12
  • UPHUNG12
  • UPHURL11
  • UPRUNS8
All valid words 28

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • APPUIS10
  • APPUYS13
  • EPAULE8
  • OPIUMS10
  • OPPUGN11
  • SPAULD9
  • SPAULS8
  • SPEUGS9
  • SPLURT8
  • SPOUSE8
  • SPOUTS8
  • SPOUTY11
  • SPRUCE10
  • SPRUCY13
  • SPRUES8
  • SPRUGS9
  • SPRUIK12
  • SPRUIT8
  • SPRUNG9
  • SPRUSH11
  • UPCURL10
  • UPFURL11
  • UPGUSH12
  • UPHUNG12
  • UPHURL11
  • UPRUNS8
  • UPRUSH11
  • UPTURN8
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S54%
  2. U29%
  3. O7%
3rd letter
  1. R36%
  2. A11%
  3. O11%
5th letter
  1. R18%
  2. S14%
  3. L11%
6th letter
  1. S32%
  2. E11%
  3. L11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; APPUYS tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 9 words
  2. 9 points: 4 words
  3. 1010 points: 4 words
  4. 11 points: 6 words
  5. 1212 points: 3 words
  6. 13 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
APPUYS1315Collins only
SPRUCY1315All three
SPRUIK1214Collins only
UPGUSH1215Collins only
UPHUNG1216Collins only
UPRUSH1113All three
SPOUTY1112Collins only
OPPUGN1116All three
UPFURL1115Collins only
UPHURL1114Collins only
SPRUSH1112Collins only
SPRUCE1013All three

This _P_U__ pattern is compact: only 28 tournament-list words qualify, and just three meet the common-word cutoff. Most begin with S, though U-starting words form a clear second cluster. Learn the familiar anchors first; the rest include rare spellings and regional vocabulary.

At a glance

  • 28 words match the fixed second and fourth positions.
  • S starts 15 entries, while U starts 8.
  • SPOUSE, SPRUNG and SPRUCE are the most recognizable examples.
  • APPUYS and SPRUCY tie for the top score at 13.
  • Only 3 entries fall among the commonest English words.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

SPOUSE, SPRUNG, SPRUCE and SPOUTS give this pattern its most familiar face.

Yet they cover only a small share of the set: there are 28 matches overall, with 19 defined entries.

UPTURN and UPRUSH show that the initial letter need not be S.

Expect a short list with a long tail of specialist forms.

APPUYS and SPRUCY top the score table at 13 points; SPRUIK follows at 12.

Those spellings are less familiar than SPOUSE, so raw score alone does not make them safe plays.

The average score is 9.9, close to the upper examples, but vocabulary recognition remains the practical limit.

What should you know about the scoring?

Tip

Use SPOUSE or SPRUCE to confirm the vowel frame, then test U as the opening letter; eight matches start there.

Questions people ask

Which familiar words contain this pattern?
SPOUSE, SPRUNG, SPRUCE and SPOUTS are recognizable examples. UPTURN and UPRUSH show a different initial letter, while SPRUIK and APPUYS belong to the less familiar end of the vocabulary.
Why are some matches hard to recognize?
Only three matches fall in the common-word group, while 19 have definitions. The gap reflects a list with a small everyday core and many rarer forms. SPRUIK is a good example of why a pattern match still needs game-list confirmation.
What scores highest among these words?
APPUYS and SPRUCY tie at 13 points, ahead of SPRUIK at 12. These are tile scores before board bonuses. SPOUSE is easier to recognize, but its familiarity does not make it the highest scorer.

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