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

The pattern _U_P__ leaves room for familiar entries such as SUPPLY, OUTPUT, PURPLE and PUPPET, plus less familiar tournament words. Of 84 matches, 13 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 80, NWL2023 includes 63, and ENABLE includes 54.

The pattern at a glance

• 84 six-letter entries match _U_P__ in at least one tournament dictionary.
• SUPPLY, OUTPUT, PURPLE and JUMPED are among the familiar examples.
• QUIPPY leads the scoring list at 22 points; ZUPPAS and QUIPPU score 19.
• 13 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which words fit the _U_P__ pattern?

The 84 matches include 11 words beginning with P, more than any other first letter. C starts 9; H and S each start 8. Once the U and P positions are fixed, that first-letter spread helps narrow a search without ruling out familiar options such as PURPLE or SUPPLY.

Endings show a sharper skew: D closes 22 words, while R and S each close 12, E closes 11, and Y closes 9. If your final tile is known, test a D ending early; only 4 matches end in L. Changing the second letter to A gives 152 matches, while changing the fourth letter to I gives 215.

Scores and dictionary differences

6-letter words with U as the 2nd and P as the 4th letter include everyday forms such as SUPPLY, OUTPUT and PUMPED, alongside less familiar high scorers. QUIPPY tops the list at 22 points, and the average score is 12.3, so that top result sits well above a typical entry.

The 84-word total combines overlapping dictionaries, not a guarantee that every entry works in every game. Collins has 80 matches, compared with 63 in NWL2023 and 54 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form such as ZUPPAS; the dictionary split matters more than the combined count.