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

The fixed pattern is _U___Y: U occupies position two, and Y closes each six-letter entry. There are 139 matches across the tournament dictionaries, but only 27 rank among the common English words tracked here. SUPPLY, SURVEY, GUILTY, and TURKEY are recognizable anchors; QUIRKY shows how a less ordinary option can still be familiar.

At a glance: the U-Y pattern

• 139 entries meet both letter positions in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
• SUPPLY and SURVEY are familiar examples; QUIRKY adds a Q-led option.
• QUAZZY tops the score list at 36 points, while QUEAZY follows at 27.
• Starting letters P, S, and M lead with 16, 15, and 14 matches.

Which letters start these six-letter words?

P is the most frequent first letter, but the lead is narrow: 16 entries begin with P, compared with 15 for S and 14 for M. B and H each contribute 11, and Q also contributes 11. That spread means the pattern does not collapse to one obvious opening letter.

For a quick scan, try familiar strings first: SUPPLY, SURVEY, HUNGRY, LUXURY, SUBWAY, and RUNWAY. Then test less everyday fits such as PURITY or HUGELY. A six-letter clue with these fixed slots leaves four variable letters, so keep both known positions locked while checking candidates.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

The top raw score is QUAZZY at 36, followed by QUEAZY at 27 and QUACKY and MUZAKY at 24 apiece. QUIRKY and QUIPPY each score 22. In standard Scrabble, Q is worth 10 points, which helps explain why Q-led entries crowd the top scoring spots.

Those high scores do not make every entry a practical play: QUAZZY and QUEAZY are less familiar than SUPPLY or TURKEY, and your rack and board squares affect the total. For 6-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and Y as the 6th letter, only 27 of the 139 matches are common. Collins accepts 133, compared with 110 in NWL2023 and 95 in ENABLE, so check your game's dictionary before relying on an obscure entry.