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.
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.
Best words to play 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
All valid words 115
- 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
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEAZY | 27 | 27 | All three |
| MUZAKY | 24 | 25 | Collins only |
| KUVASZ | 22 | 24 | All three |
| MUZAKS | 21 | 23 | NWL only |
| QUEACH | 20 | 21 | Collins only |
| QUEASY | 18 | 18 | All three |
| PUJAHS | 18 | 21 | All three |
| ZUPANS | 17 | 20 | Collins only |
| EUTAXY | 16 | 16 | All three |
| JUMARS | 15 | 19 | Collins · NWL |
| JUBATE | 15 | 19 | Collins only |
| QUEANS | 15 | 17 | All 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
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