6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter number 115, from familiar HUMANS to high-scoring QUEAZY.

115 wordsTop pick HUMANSHighest score QUEAZY 27

8 of 115 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (215 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 115 · most-used first

  • HUMANS11
  • MUTANT8
  • HUMANE11
  • DURANT7
  • SUGARS7
  • OUTAGE7
  • MURALS8
  • SUGARY10
  • CURATE8
  • LUNACY11
  • MUTATE8
  • BUTANE8
  • QUEASY18
  • DUCATS9
  • KUMARI12
  • PURANA8
  • GULAGS8
  • KUMARA12
  • KULAKS14
  • CURARE8
  • CURACY13
  • PUPATE10
  • YUKATA13
  • RUBATO8
  • LUNATE6
  • SURAHS9
  • FURANS9
  • DUNAMS9
  • AUBADE9
  • FUGATO10
  • JURATS13
  • LUNARS6
  • HUMATE11
  • RURALS6
  • MUTASE8
  • MUSANG9
  • SUMACH13
  • JUGATE14
  • OURANG7
  • RUMAKI12
  • GURAMI9
  • TURACO8
  • KUVASZ22
  • OURALI6
  • FUSAIN9
  • JUMARS15
  • CURARI8
  • OUTACT8

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All valid words 115

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

  • AUBADE9
  • AUDADS8
  • AUMAIL8
  • AURATE6
  • BUBALE10
  • BUBALS10
  • BUMALO10
  • BURANS8
  • BUTANE8
  • CUBAGE11
  • CUBANE10
  • CURACY13
  • CURAGH12
  • CURARA8
  • CURARE8
  • CURARI8
  • CURATE8
  • CURATS8
  • DUCATS9
  • DUNAMS9
  • DURAGS8
  • DURALS7
  • DURANT7
  • EUCAIN8
  • EUPADS9
  • EUTAXY16
  • FUGATO10
  • FUMADO12
  • FUMAGE12
  • FURALS9
  • FURANE9
  • FURANS9
  • FUSAIN9
  • GULAGS8
  • GULARS7
  • GURAMI9
  • HUMANE11
  • HUMANS11
  • HUMATE11
  • JUBATE15
  • JUGALS14
  • JUGATE14
  • JUMARS15
  • JUMART15
  • JUPATI15
  • JURANT13
  • JURATS13
  • KUBASA12
  • KULAKI14
  • KULAKS14
  • KULANS10
  • KUMARA12
  • KUMARI12
  • KUVASZ22
  • LUNACY11
  • LUNARS6
  • LUNARY9
  • LUNATE6
  • LUXATE13
  • MUCATE10
  • MURAGE9
  • MURALS8
  • MUSANG9
  • MUSARS8
  • MUTANT8
  • MUTASE8
  • MUTATE8
  • MUZAKS21
  • MUZAKY24
  • NUTANT6
  • NUTATE6
  • OUBAAS8
  • OURALI6
  • OURANG7
  • OURARI6
  • OUTACT8
  • OUTADD8
  • OUTAGE7
  • OUTASK10
  • OUTATE6
  • PUCANS10
  • PUJAHS18
  • PULAOS8
  • PUPATE10
  • PURANA8
  • QUEACH20
  • QUEANS15
  • QUEASY18
  • QUEAZY27
  • RUBACE10
  • RUBATI8
  • RUBATO8
  • RUGATE7
  • RUMAKI12
  • RUMALS8
  • RURALS6
  • SUBACT10
  • SUBAHS11
  • SUDARY10
  • SUDATE7
  • SUGANS7
  • SUGARS7
  • SUGARY10
  • SUMACH13
  • SUMACS10
  • SUPAWN11
  • SURAHS9
  • SURATS6
  • TUBAGE9
  • TUBATE8
  • TULADI7
  • TURACO8
  • YUKATA13
  • YULANS9
  • ZUPANS17
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S10%
  2. M9%
  3. C8%
3rd letter
  1. R24%
  2. B13%
  3. M13%
5th letter
  1. T21%
  2. N17%
  3. R13%
6th letter
  1. S33%
  2. E25%
  3. I9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; QUEAZY tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 10 words
  2. 7 points: 10 words
  3. 88 points: 27 words
  4. 9 points: 15 words
  5. 1010 points: 15 words
  6. 11 points: 7 words
  7. 1212 points: 7 words
  8. 13 points: 6 words
  9. 1414 points: 4 words
  10. 15 points: 5 words
  11. 1616 points: 1 words
  12. 17 points: 1 words
  13. 1818 points: 2 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 1 words
  17. 2222 points: 1 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 0 words
  22. 27 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUEAZY2727All three
MUZAKY2425Collins only
KUVASZ2224All three
MUZAKS2123NWL only
QUEACH2021Collins only
QUEASY1818All three
PUJAHS1821All three
ZUPANS1720Collins only
EUTAXY1616All three
JUMARS1519Collins · NWL
JUBATE1519Collins only
QUEANS1517All three

The pattern _U_A__ leaves the first, third, fifth, and sixth positions open. HUMANS, MUTANT, HUMANE, and SUGARS are recognizable fits; CURATE and OUTAGE belong here too. Just 8 entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words, so these fixed letters produce a mix of everyday vocabulary and obscure plays.

6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

  • The required letter pattern is _U_A__.
  • The tournament-dictionary lists contain 115 matches.
  • HUMANS, MUTANT, and SUGARS are familiar examples.
  • Only 8 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

Which final letters are most common?

A final S appears more often than any other ending, on 38 words. HUMANS, SUGARS, and MURALS show that shape. E is the runner-up at 29 matches, including HUMANE and CURATE.

Use the last tile to sort possibilities before testing the open positions. A known S points you toward options such as DUCATS; an E makes HUMANE or CURATE worth checking. The S and E endings together account for more than half of the matches, but familiarity varies sharply from word to word.

How can you narrow the remaining choices?

Start with any revealed edge letter, then compare the two unfilled middle slots. HUMANS, MUTANT, and OUTAGE all preserve U and A in place, yet their other letters make distinct candidates. That approach beats treating the two fixed vowels as enough to identify an answer.

For 6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter, word-game acceptance depends on the dictionary in use. The list combines several tournament dictionaries, and their coverage differs. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

QUEAZY leads the scoring examples at 27 points, while the more familiar HUMANS and MUTANT do not top that scoring group. The expert trap is assuming a recognizable word must be the strongest play: unusual letters can change the score picture, but a high score matters only when the word is accepted.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have U second and A fourth?
There are 115 six-letter words with U in position two and A in position four. HUMANS, MUTANT, and CURATE are recognizable matches. When a clue supplies an additional letter, use that position to narrow the choices rather than relying on the two fixed vowels alone.
Which word in this pattern scores the most?
QUEAZY is the top scoring match at 27 points. Its unusual letters make it less familiar than HUMANS or MUTANT, so confirm that your game accepts it before planning a play around the score.
Do many common words fit _U_A__?
No. Only 8 of the 115 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency. HUMANS and MUTANT are familiar examples, while many other fits are uncommon; a known first or final letter can make the search more manageable.

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