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6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with U first and E third total 24; USEFUL and UNEVEN are familiar, while ULEXES leads at 13 points.

24 wordsTop pick USEFULHighest score ULEXES 13

4 of 24 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With U in 1st place, S is the most common 3rd letter (61 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 24 · most-used first

  • USEFUL9
  • UNEVEN9
  • UNEASY9
  • UTERUS6
  • UNEASE6
  • URETER6
  • UREMIC10
  • UPENDS9
  • UREASE6
  • UREMIA8
  • ULEMAS8
  • URESIS6
  • UBERTY11
  • ULEXES13
  • UNEATH9
  • UNEDGE8
  • UNEYED10
  • UREDIA7
  • UREDOS7
  • UREIDE7
  • URENAS6
  • URESES6
  • URETIC8
  • UVEOUS9
All valid words 24

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

  • UBERTY11
  • ULEMAS8
  • ULEXES13
  • UNEASE6
  • UNEASY9
  • UNEATH9
  • UNEDGE8
  • UNEVEN9
  • UNEYED10
  • UPENDS9
  • UREASE6
  • UREDIA7
  • UREDOS7
  • UREIDE7
  • UREMIA8
  • UREMIC10
  • URENAS6
  • URESES6
  • URESIS6
  • URETER6
  • URETIC8
  • USEFUL9
  • UTERUS6
  • UVEOUS9
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 2nd letter is R.
2nd letter
  1. R46%
  2. N25%
  3. L8%
4th letter
  1. A17%
  2. M13%
  3. D13%
5th letter
  1. E21%
  2. I21%
  3. S13%
6th letter
  1. S38%
  2. E17%
  3. Y8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; ULEXES tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 7 words
  2. 7 points: 3 words
  3. 88 points: 4 words
  4. 9 points: 6 words
  5. 1010 points: 2 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 0 words
  8. 13 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ULEXES1315Collins only
UBERTY1112Collins only
UREMIC1013All three
UNEYED1011Collins only
USEFUL912All three
UNEVEN913All three
UNEASY910All three
UPENDS912All three
UVEOUS912All three
UNEATH910Collins only
UREMIA810All three
ULEMAS811All three

The U-E frame is a small set: just 24 tournament-list entries. S appears last in nine, making forms such as UREASE, URESIS and ULEMAS a visible cluster. Only four matches count as common, so USEFUL, UNEVEN, UNEASY and UNEASE carry much of the everyday recognition.

Six-letter words with U and E in fixed positions

  • 24 matches begin U and place E third.
  • Nine finish with S, the leading final letter.
  • ULEXES scores 13, above UBERTY at 11.
  • USEFUL, UNEVEN, UNEASY and UNEASE are the common matches.

How many 6-letter words start U with E third?

USEFUL, UNEVEN, UNEASY and UNEASE are the clearest everyday entries in this narrow pattern. UTERUS and URETER are also recognizable, while UREMIC and UREMIA are specialized vocabulary. The common-word count is only four, so the rest demand a stronger word-list memory.

A practical way to use the pattern

Tip

ULEXES is the top scorer at 13, but it is not the word most players will reach for first. Keep the distinction between a high tile score and familiar vocabulary in mind.

Recognizing U first and E third words

Nine entries end in S, compared with four ending E; A, C and Y each close two; If the last tile is known, S gives the broadest route; UREASE and URESIS show why repeated vowels and a final S can still produce very different word shapes.

The first letter cannot help distinguish entries because every match starts U; the third-position E does the filtering; The endings then separate the small set: besides the nine S words, there are only a few E closers and two each for A, C and Y; UNEVEN and UNEASY are especially useful familiar anchors because they make the repeated U-N opening visible.

UE as a split pattern is less obvious than an opening prefix, which explains why examples matter; UNEASE and UNEASY share their first four letters but finish differently; UREASE and URESIS instead share the last three; Those near-matches are easy to confuse.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with U and have E third?
There are 24 matches with U in the first position and E in the third. Nine end in S, the largest final-letter group, while four finish in E.
What is the highest-scoring U-E word?
ULEXES scores 13 points and leads this pattern. UBERTY scores 11, followed by UREMIC and UN EYED at 10; USEFUL is a familiar example at 9.
Are USEFUL and UNEASY in this pattern?
Yes. USEFUL and UNEASY both have six letters, start with U, and place E third. They belong to the small group of four common matches, alongside UNEVEN and UNEASE.

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