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

6-letter words with U as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd letter total 43 across tournament dictionaries.

43 wordsTop pick UNTRUEHighest score UPTICK 14

4 of 43 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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 43 · most-used first

  • UNTRUE6
  • UNTOLD7
  • UPTOWN11
  • UPTAKE12
  • UPTICK14
  • UPTIME10
  • ULTIMA8
  • UNTIED7
  • ULTRAS6
  • UNTIDY10
  • ULTIMO8
  • UTTERS6
  • UPTURN8
  • UNTIES6
  • URTICA8
  • UNTUCK12
  • URTEXT13
  • UPTALK12
  • UNTACK12
  • UNTORN6
  • UNTUNE6
  • UNTURN6
  • UNTENT6
  • UNTHAW12
  • USTION6
  • UNTROD7
  • UPTORN8
  • UNTILE6
  • ULTION6
  • UNTAME8
  • UNTEAM8
  • UNTINS6
  • UNTOMB10
  • UNTRIM8
  • UNTURF9
  • UPTAKS12
  • UPTEAR8
  • UPTIED9
  • UPTIES8
  • UPTILT8
  • UPTOOK12
  • UPTORE8
  • UPTOSS8
All valid words 43

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

  • ULTIMA8
  • ULTIMO8
  • ULTION6
  • ULTRAS6
  • UNTACK12
  • UNTAME8
  • UNTEAM8
  • UNTENT6
  • UNTHAW12
  • UNTIDY10
  • UNTIED7
  • UNTIES6
  • UNTILE6
  • UNTINS6
  • UNTOLD7
  • UNTOMB10
  • UNTORN6
  • UNTRIM8
  • UNTROD7
  • UNTRUE6
  • UNTUCK12
  • UNTUNE6
  • UNTURF9
  • UNTURN6
  • UPTAKE12
  • UPTAKS12
  • UPTALK12
  • UPTEAR8
  • UPTICK14
  • UPTIED9
  • UPTIES8
  • UPTILT8
  • UPTIME10
  • UPTOOK12
  • UPTORE8
  • UPTORN8
  • UPTOSS8
  • UPTOWN11
  • UPTURN8
  • URTEXT13
  • URTICA8
  • USTION6
  • UTTERS6
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N47%
  2. P35%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. I35%
  2. O19%
  3. A12%
5th letter
  1. R16%
  2. M12%
  3. A9%
6th letter
  1. S16%
  2. E16%
  3. N16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; UPTICK tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 12 words
  2. 7 points: 3 words
  3. 88 points: 13 words
  4. 9 points: 2 words
  5. 1010 points: 3 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 7 words
  8. 13 points: 1 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPTICK1417All three
URTEXT1314All three
UPTAKE1214All three
UNTUCK1216All three
UPTALK1215Collins · NWL
UNTACK1215All three
UNTHAW1213Collins · NWL
UPTAKS1214Collins only
UPTOOK1214Collins only
UPTOWN1114All three
UPTIME1013All three
UNTIDY1011All three

The fixed pattern is U in slot one and T in slot three, leaving four positions open. Collins contains all 43 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 29 and ENABLE accepts 27. Familiar entries such as untrue, untold, uptown, and uptime make the shape easy to recognize, but only 4 entries meet the common-frequency threshold.

How many 6-letter words have U first and T third?

  • The pattern has 43 matches in Collins, 29 in NWL2023, and 27 in ENABLE.
  • Only 4 matches qualify as common by English word frequency.
  • E, N, and S each end 7 matches; K ends 5.
  • UPTICK scores 14, ahead of URTEXT at 13.
  • UNTRUE and UNTOLD begin UN; UPTOWN and UPTAKE begin UP.

Which words make the pattern easiest to spot?

Two recognizable opening families jump out. UNTRUE, UNTOLD, UNTIED, and UNTIDY share UN; UPTOWN, UPTAKE, UPTICK, UPTIME, and UPTURN begin UP. Those groups give you quick ways to scan the matches without assuming they all use the same prefix.

The final letter offers another filter: E, N, and S each close 7 words, while K closes 5. UPTAKE ends in E, UPTOWN in N, and UPTICK in K. If you already know the last tile, that small difference can narrow your search before you work through the middle letters.

How should you narrow the candidates?

  • Lock U into the first position and T into the third before testing the other four letters.
  • Use the ending counts as a second filter: E, N, and S each have 7 matches, compared with 5 for K.
  • Choose UPTICK as the scoring lead at 14 points; URTEXT scores 13, and UPTAKE scores 12.
  • Do not assume every Collins entry works in an NWL2023 game: that list includes 29 of the 43 matches.
  • Only 4 entries meet the common-frequency cutoff, so expect less familiar tournament vocabulary alongside UNTRUE and UPTOWN.

Questions people ask

Which word scores highest among these matches?
UPTICK is the highest-scoring match at 14 points. URTEXT follows at 13, while UPTAKE, UNTUCK, UPTALK, UNTACK, UNTHAW, UPTAKS, and UPTOOK each score 12. Those are base tile values before any premium-square effects are counted.
How many of these words appear in NWL2023?
NWL2023 lists 29 of the 43 matches. Collins includes all 43, and ENABLE includes 27, so the accepted set depends on which word list your game uses. A word missing from the North American list can still appear in Collins; verify before challenging.
Are most U-first, T-third words common?
No: only 4 entries meet the common-frequency cutoff. UNTRUE, UNTOLD, UPTOWN, and UPTIME are recognizable examples, but the matches also include less familiar forms such as URTEXT and ULTIMA.

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