6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and F as the 3rd letter

With U fixed in slot two and F in slot three, the first and last parts of each word do the distinguishing. Familiar examples include SUFFER, BUFFER and MUFFIN; ZUFOLI and RUFFIN are less everyday choices. Only four matches fall within the common-word frequency threshold, so the pattern's tournament list is much broader than its familiar vocabulary.

Quick facts about this U-F pattern

• The pattern produces 43 words across the tournament dictionaries; 30 have definitions.
• Collins recognizes the full set, while NWL2023 has 31 entries and ENABLE has 30.
• Four of the matches count as common words by the frequency threshold.
• SUFFIX tops the scoring list at 19, against an average score of 13.5.
• R leads as an opening letter; D dominates the final position.

How many 6-letter words have U as 2nd and F as 3rd?

The answer is 43. Six begin with R, making it the most frequent first letter; B, M and T each open five words. D appears first four times, and C and P each appear three times.

When the first letter is unknown, R gives the largest starting group to test. B, M and T are tied for the next-largest groups, while D, C and P offer smaller sets.

D is the clear leader at the other end: ten words finish with it. N, R and S each occur as the final letter of six matches, with E following at five.

I, L and T are the rarest listed endings, with two words each. A known final D therefore points to a much larger cluster than any of those three endings.

Which entries score most?

SUFFIX is the point leader among these six-letter matches, worth 19. ZUFOLI and ZUFOLO are close behind at 18; HUFFED and GUFFAW each earn 16.

Four more familiar-looking options—PUFFED, CUFFED, BUFFED and MUFFED—score 15 apiece. The double F helps the letter total, but does not guarantee that every game's dictionary accepts a word.

The dictionary gap is substantial: Collins lists 43 matches, NWL2023 lists 31, and ENABLE lists 30. RUFFIN and NUFFIN are reminders to check your game's word list before using an unfamiliar entry.