6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter

This pattern fixes two letters but leaves four positions open, producing a compact group of 62 playable words. Familiar picks include unions, urgent, undone, and unwind; only four entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That gap matters: a valid tournament word is not always a word you’ll recognize over the board.

How many 6-letter words have U first and N fifth?

• The pattern has 62 words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 61 entries; NWL2023 has 42 and ENABLE has 40.
• Only four of the 62 words are common by the frequency measure.
• UNKINK leads the high-score examples at 14 points.

Which endings appear most often?

The final letter G is the most frequent ending, with 15 words; D follows with 12, then S with 11. That means the pattern often resolves into a verb form or plural, as in urging, unions, and unsung.

Endings thin quickly after those leaders: T accounts for 10 words and E for nine. K appears in just four, while I is represented by one. When solving, test G, D, and S before spending guesses on the rarer endings.

Which 6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 5th letter score highest?

UNKINK tops the listed Scrabble scores at 14 points. UPLINK, UPWIND, UPHAND, UPHANG, and UPHUNG each score 12, while UNKIND and UPPING score 11. The less familiar options can be worth remembering when a premium square boosts a K or another high-value tile.

A useful trap to avoid: the pattern is not a Wordle answer set, and the full group is far broader than its everyday vocabulary. Collins has 61 matches, compared with 42 in NWL2023 and 40 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.