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

A fixed letter pattern can leave you with a surprisingly varied set. These matches include everyday words such as GUILTY, GUESTS, and AUDITS, alongside high-value choices like QUARTZ. The opening letter varies widely, but the final letter clusters around S and E.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 98 six-letter matches with U second and T fifth.
• Q leads the first-letter counts with 17 words; C follows with 10.
• S closes 43 matches, while E closes 28.
• QUARTZ scores 24 Scrabble points, the highest score in this set.
• Collins includes 96 matches, NWL2023 includes 70, and ENABLE includes 61; those dictionary totals overlap.

How many 6-letter U-second, T-fifth words are there?

There are 98 matches across the tournament dictionaries. Their first letters are not evenly spread: Q starts 17, C starts 10, and M starts 8. That makes QUARTZ, QUARTS, and QUESTS especially natural starting points when you already know the second letter is U.

The endings are more concentrated still. S appears at the end of 43 words and E at the end of 28, so testing one of those final letters quickly trims the possibilities. GUESTS and QUESTS show the S ending; CURATE shows the E ending.

Which matches are familiar or high-scoring?

GUILTY, GUESTS, PURITY, BURSTS, and AUDITS are among the recognizable options. Only 8 of the 98 count as common by English word frequency, so many valid matches are less familiar. A displayed match is not a promise that every game accepts it; dictionary coverage differs, so check your game’s word list for an uncertain play.

For 6-letter words with U second and T fifth, QUARTZ is the standout score at 24 points. QUBYTE follows at 20, while QUBITS scores 17. Those totals reward the Q and Z, not the pattern itself.