6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter

The pattern is _U__H_, with U fixed in slot two and H in slot five. Only two entries rank as common, so familiarity is a poor way to judge the full set. MURPHY, BUDDHA, PUNCHY and QUICHE are easier to recognize than many of the other matches, and QUICHE also leads the scoring list.

At a glance

• Thirty-six words fit the pattern, and 26 have definitions.
• Collins accepts 33, NWL2023 accepts 21, and ENABLE accepts 17; those dictionary groups overlap.
• Ten start with B. M is next with five, while Q and S each start four.
• Twelve end in A and twelve end in S; six end in Y.
• The average score is 14.4, with QUICHE and BUQSHA tied at 20.

Which words score most?

QUICHE and BUQSHA share the top score at 20 points. QUIGHT follows at 19, while DUKKHA, QUETHE, PUJAHS and QUOTHA each score 18.

For a word most players recognize, QUICHE is the standout: it matches the pattern and tops the score list. The other top entries show why checking the board matters; an unfamiliar word can still be a strong scoring play when its letters fit available premium squares.

How to use 6-letter words with U as 2nd and H as 5th letter

Start by locking U into slot two and H into slot five, then compare the first and final letters. B is the most productive opening, with 10 matches; A and S are the most frequent endings, with 12 apiece.

The neighboring patterns show how sharply a single letter changes the pool: 86 matches use O in the second position with H fifth, while 36 use U. Keeping U but changing the fifth letter to E expands the count to 752, so H is the tighter constraint.