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

The pattern is _ _ T U _ _, with T and U fixed in the middle. Familiar entries include RETURN, ACTUAL, MATURE, AUTUMN, and MUTUAL, but the list also contains less common forms such as KOTUKU and JOTUNN. Only 9 entries rank among common English words, so a matching pattern does not guarantee an everyday answer.

6-letter words with T third and U fourth at a glance

• 63 words match the six-letter __TU__ pattern.
• Only 9 entries rank among the commonest English words.
• 47 of the 63 words have definitions.
• 17 end in E, while 12 end in S.
• M, R, and S each begin 8 words.

Which words fit the T-U pattern?

FUTURE, NATURE, and RETURN are three recognizable answers that fit _ _ T U _ _. The opening letters vary: M, R, and S tie for the most starts, with 8 words apiece, while A and T each begin 6.

The ending narrows the choices further. 17 words finish with E and 12 with S, making those two endings account for 29 entries together. FUTURE and NATURE both belong to the E group. For a nearby pattern comparison, the T-U sequence has 25 matches at five letters and 93 at seven.

Which T-U words score well in Scrabble?

SHTUCK leads the scoring examples at 15 points, followed by KOTUKU at 14. JOTUNS and JOTUNN each score 13, while UNTUCK and METUMP are next at 12. The top of the score list is less familiar than FUTURE or NATURE, so check a word's meaning before committing it.

Dictionary coverage changes the playable set: Collins has 63 matches, compared with 35 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE. A word accepted in Collins is not necessarily accepted in a North American game. The practical approach is to learn common options such as FUTURE and ACTUAL first, then verify rarer scoring plays against your game's word list.