6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern puts U at the start and O in slot four, leaving four positions open for the remaining letters. Its 88 matches include familiar choices such as unions, upload, unborn, utmost, and uphold. Just 12 qualify as common by frequency, so recognizable examples sit among many specialist entries.

At a glance, counts, coverage and endings

• All 88 matches place U first and O fourth; unions, upload, and utmost show the pattern in familiar vocabulary.
• Collins accepts 87, compared with 56 in NWL2023 and 54 in ENABLE; those dictionary counts overlap.
• Only 12 entries are common by frequency, so recognizable words are a small slice of the full set.
• E is the most frequent final letter, appearing 19 times; D follows with 14.

How many 6-letter words with U first and O fourth?

There are 88 matches. Across same-pattern six-letter sets, that is fewer than S at 176, A and R at 116 apiece, and B at 103. U is a smaller starting-letter pool among these examples, but 88 still offers several ordinary solving candidates.

With U fixed in front, O in slot four is less common than I (100 matches), E (97), or A (91). Start with unions, upload, or unfold when those letters fit your rack; each keeps the exact U _ _ O _ _ frame.

When a clue reveals the final letter, E is the strongest first filter: 19 words end in E, while D has 14 and T has 10. K, L, and S each close 9 words, so a confirmed ending can sharply narrow the 88 candidates.

Which matching words score highest?

Uncock, uphove, and uplock lead this set at 14 points each. Unhook, undock, unyoke, unwork, and upbows score 13, while uphold scores 12. The top end rewards less routine vocabulary: a rare-looking play pays only when its spelling and dictionary fit your game.

Frequency is the main trap: 12 of 88 are common, though 63 have definitions. Unions, upload, and unfold are easy to spot; uphove and uplock are less familiar. Confirm less obvious plays against your game's word list, because Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE accept different-sized subsets.