6-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

The fixed PU middle leaves a small, uneven group: only two matches are common by word frequency, while the rest range from familiar choices to uncommon tournament entries. Deputy and repute make the pattern easier to recognize; kapuka and bepuff stand out for a different reason, their Scrabble scores. Check the word list used in your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

6-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th

• Collins includes all 37 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 19.
• Only two matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by word frequency.
• Ten matches end in A, and another ten end in E.
• R begins five words, while A, C, I and T each begin four.
• Kapuka, bepuff and expugn lead the listed Scrabble scores at 16 points apiece.

Which PU words score the most?

Kapuka, bepuff and expugn each score 16 points before board bonuses. Hapuka and hapuku follow at 15, while appuys scores 13. For a playable word you may recognize more readily, deputy scores 12; kaputt also scores 12, and impugn scores 11.

The high scorers are not necessarily the easiest words to use: the two most frequent matches are not identified by name in the common-word count. Treat the score leaders as options to verify, not automatic plays. In a game using NWL2023 or ENABLE, only 19 of the 37 Collins matches are included, so dictionary choice matters as much as the letter pattern.

Use the word endings to narrow your search

A final A or E is the strongest sorting clue: those endings account for 20 of the 37 matches. If the last letter is S, six options remain; a final N leaves four. Repute and depute fit the E ending, while copula and cupula illustrate the A ending.

For a crossing clue, start with the first letter rather than guessing at the whole word. R is the most frequent start, but A, C, I and T are close behind. This is a compact pattern compared with nearby letter-position groups: the O-and-U group has 106 matches, while the seven-letter P-and-U group has 60.