6-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and P as the 5th letter
6-letter words with U as the third letter and P as the fifth total 32 matches; EQUIPS leads the listed scoring table at 17 points.
3 of 32 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (324 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- GRUMPY14
- TRUMPS10
- STUMPS10
- CLUMPS12
- SCULPT10
- SLUMPS10
- CHUMPS15
- EQUIPS17
- THUMPS13
- STUMPY13
- FRUMPY16
- GRUMPS11
- EQUIPE17
- CLUMPY15
- SLURPS8
- USURPS8
- PLUMPS12
- SLURPY11
- PLUMPY15
- CRUMPS12
- FLUMPS13
- CRUMPY15
- FRUMPS13
- CHUPPA15
- SLUMPY13
- POULPE10
- GLUMPY14
- GLUMPS11
- GRUMPH14
- POULPS10
- SCULPS10
- WHUMPS16
All valid words 32
- CHUMPS15
- CHUPPA15
- CLUMPS12
- CLUMPY15
- CRUMPS12
- CRUMPY15
- EQUIPE17
- EQUIPS17
- FLUMPS13
- FRUMPS13
- FRUMPY16
- GLUMPS11
- GLUMPY14
- GRUMPH14
- GRUMPS11
- GRUMPY14
- PLUMPS12
- PLUMPY15
- POULPE10
- POULPS10
- SCULPS10
- SCULPT10
- SLUMPS10
- SLUMPY13
- SLURPS8
- SLURPY11
- STUMPS10
- STUMPY13
- THUMPS13
- TRUMPS10
- USURPS8
- WHUMPS16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPS | 17 | 19 | All three |
| EQUIPE | 17 | 19 | Collins only |
| FRUMPY | 16 | 18 | All three |
| WHUMPS | 16 | 18 | All three |
| CHUMPS | 15 | 18 | All three |
| CLUMPY | 15 | 19 | All three |
| PLUMPY | 15 | 19 | Collins · NWL |
| CRUMPY | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| CHUPPA | 15 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| GRUMPY | 14 | 17 | All three |
| GLUMPY | 14 | 18 | All three |
| GRUMPH | 14 | 17 | Collins only |
A cluster of blunt, familiar forms gives this 32-word pattern its character: GRUMPY, TRUMPS, STUMPS, CLUMPS, and THUMPS all fit. S is also the leading first letter with eight entries, followed by C with six and G with five. The pattern is unusually productive in words ending with either S or Y.
Quick facts for this letter pattern
- 32 entries match U in position three and P in position five.
- S starts eight words, C six, and G five.
- S closes 18 matches; Y closes nine.
- EQUIPS and EQUIPE share the top base score of 17.
Which examples stand out in this pattern?
EQUIPS and EQUIPE lead the score list at 17 points, with FRUMPY and WHUMPS at 16. CHUMPS scores 15. Those values are useful when a board opens a premium square, while GRUMPY and SCULPT are easier anchors for recognizing the fixed positions.
Twenty-seven of the 32 words end in S or Y: eighteen take S and nine take Y. That is a quick elimination rule, not a guarantee, because EQUIPS and SCULPT show other endings. The common-word count is just three, and the pattern has no match in the common group beyond three words.
The P in slot five is especially easy to miss when scanning quickly, because many examples look like ordinary consonant-heavy words. Mark the fixed U and P first, then use the final S or Y to separate TRUMPS from GRUMPY and STUMPS from STUMPY.
A known S at the front provides another narrowing step: eight entries start there. C and G are the next best opening bets, but the full list also contains less obvious starts and endings.
A practical note on the pattern
Separate the likely plural-looking S endings from Y forms such as GRUMPY and STUMPY; both groups keep P in the fifth slot.
Questions people ask
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