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

The pattern is _U___R: U is fixed in the second spot and R closes the word, leaving four positions open. Familiar results include summer, number, author, murder, junior, and guitar. Those everyday anchors sit beside obscure tournament entries, so pattern matching gets you started, but dictionary choice still matters when a game rejects an unfamiliar word.

U second and R last at a glance

• 253 tournament-dictionary entries fit the exact U-at-second, R-at-sixth pattern.
• Only 44 are common words; summer, number, and butter are approachable anchors.
• Collins includes 245 matches, compared with 201 in NWL2023 and 187 in ENABLE.
• BUZZER scores 26 points, while the group averages 9.9 points.

Which matches are familiar words?

The common-word count is 44, and the examples show why: number, summer, author, murder, junior, guitar, suffer, butter, hunter, and rubber all fit without stretching your vocabulary. Runner, hunger, butler, burger, and supper add other recognizable choices. The total of 253 reaches well beyond this everyday core; 208 entries have definitions, so plenty of candidates will still be unfamiliar.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 245 matches, NWL2023 has 201, and ENABLE has 187. B opens 32 of the 253 words, ahead of P with 24 and S with 20.

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

Use the pattern as a filter, not a promise. Test familiar chunks such as -MMER in summer, -MBER in number, and -TTER in butter; those recognizable endings quickly narrow a crossword or rack search. They do not establish whether an unfamiliar candidate belongs in your game's dictionary.

Scoring has a sharp outlier: BUZZER reaches 26 points, thanks to its high-value Z tiles. That score comes from the letters, not from the fixed U-and-R pattern. Save a rare high scorer for a board where its placement makes sense; otherwise, familiar options such as jumper or supper are easier to recognize.

The main limitation is that most matches are outside the common-word group. For ordinary play, start with recognizable examples and check unusual candidates against the word list your game uses. The six-letter hub and neighboring pattern lists offer more choices while keeping the clue focused.