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6-letter words with P as the 3rd letter and U as the 5th letter

6-letter words with P third and U fifth total 32; CYPRUS, VAPOUR and GYPSUM are recognizable examples.

32 wordsTop pick CYPRUSHighest score HYPNUM 16

1 of 32 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With P in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (183 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 32 · most-used first

  • CYPRUS13
  • VAPOUR11
  • UNPLUG9
  • GYPSUM14
  • SEPTUM10
  • TYPHUS14
  • PAPPUS12
  • PEPLUM12
  • CUPFUL13
  • POPGUN11
  • LAPSUS8
  • COPOUT10
  • CAPFUL13
  • POPOUT10
  • SEPIUM10
  • CUPRUM12
  • BUPKUS14
  • LAPFUL11
  • HIPPUS13
  • REPOUR8
  • TOPFUL11
  • ASPOUT8
  • CIPPUS12
  • HYPNUM16
  • INPOUR8
  • LUPOUS8
  • PEPFUL13
  • PEPLUS10
  • REPLUM10
  • SAPFUL11
  • SAPOUR8
  • TOPHUS11
All valid words 32

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

  • ASPOUT8
  • BUPKUS14
  • CAPFUL13
  • CIPPUS12
  • COPOUT10
  • CUPFUL13
  • CUPRUM12
  • CYPRUS13
  • GYPSUM14
  • HIPPUS13
  • HYPNUM16
  • INPOUR8
  • LAPFUL11
  • LAPSUS8
  • LUPOUS8
  • PAPPUS12
  • PEPFUL13
  • PEPLUM12
  • PEPLUS10
  • POPGUN11
  • POPOUT10
  • REPLUM10
  • REPOUR8
  • SAPFUL11
  • SAPOUR8
  • SEPIUM10
  • SEPTUM10
  • TOPFUL11
  • TOPHUS11
  • TYPHUS14
  • UNPLUG9
  • VAPOUR11
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C19%
  2. P19%
  3. S13%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. E22%
  3. O16%
4th letter
  1. O25%
  2. F19%
  3. L13%
6th letter
  1. S31%
  2. M22%
  3. L19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; HYPNUM tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 6 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 6 words
  4. 11 points: 6 words
  5. 1212 points: 4 words
  6. 13 points: 5 words
  7. 1414 points: 3 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HYPNUM1618Collins only
GYPSUM1417All three
TYPHUS1414All three
BUPKUS1418Collins · NWL
CYPRUS1315All three
CUPFUL1318All three
CAPFUL1317All three
HIPPUS1315Collins only
PEPFUL1317Collins only
PAPPUS1216All three
PEPLUM1217All three
CUPRUM1217All three

A fixed U in position five produces a vocabulary set with many scientific, geographic and specialist terms. CYPRUS, VAPOUR and GYPSUM are familiar anchors, while HYPNUM tops the score list. Only one match is common by frequency, so recognition alone will not cover the pattern.

At a glance

  • 32 matches place P third and U fifth.
  • C and P each open 6 words, the largest first-letter counts.
  • CYPRUS, VAPOUR, GYPSUM and SEPTUM are useful anchors.
  • HYPNUM scores 16; GYPSUM, TYPHUS and BUPKUS each score 14.
  • Only 1 match meets the common-word frequency measure.

What kinds of words fit?

The examples span place names and familiar terms such as CYPRUS, VAPOUR, GYPSUM, SEPTUM and TYPHUS.

Other entries include PAPPUS, PEPLUM, CUPFUL and POPGUN.

C and P are tied as the most common starting letters, with six matches each; S follows with four.

That variety makes the fixed vowel more memorable than the opening.

HYPNUM leads at 16 points.

GYPSUM, TYPHUS and BUPKUS each score 14, while CYPRUS and CUPFUL score 13.

The average is 11.1, but vocabulary is the bigger constraint: only one of the 32 matches counts as common.

Check your game dictionary before playing specialist forms.

How does the score list shape play?

Tip

Memorize the familiar anchors by category, then treat the rest as dictionary-dependent candidates; the common-word core is only one entry.

Questions people ask

Which familiar words fit the pattern?
CYPRUS, VAPOUR, GYPSUM, SEPTUM and TYPHUS are recognizable examples. CUPFUL and POPGUN provide different endings and openings, while HYPNUM is the score leader. Board premiums change the final turn total, but not the underlying tile value.
What is the highest tile score?
HYPNUM scores 16 points. GYPSUM, TYPHUS and BUPKUS each score 14, while CYPRUS and CUPFUL reach 13. Values exclude board premiums and depend on accepted vocabulary.
Is the final letter fixed by the pattern?
No. S ends ten matches, M ends seven and L ends six. CYPRUS and GYPSUM show the first two endings; CUPFUL ends in L. The clue fixes U in position five only.

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