Menu
Find words

6-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th letter

14 six-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th, forming the fixed pattern __UV__.

14 wordsTop pick LOUVREHighest score EXUVIA 16

1 of 14 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

  • 3rd letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With U in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (126 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • LOUVRE9
  • OEUVRE9
  • LOUVER9
  • MAUVES11
  • FAUVES12
  • MAUVIN11
  • CAUVES11
  • CRUVES11
  • ELUVIA9
  • ERUVIM11
  • ERUVIN9
  • EXUVIA16
  • LOUVAR9
  • MAUVER11
All valid words 14

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • CAUVES11
  • CRUVES11
  • ELUVIA9
  • ERUVIM11
  • ERUVIN9
  • EXUVIA16
  • FAUVES12
  • LOUVAR9
  • LOUVER9
  • LOUVRE9
  • MAUVER11
  • MAUVES11
  • MAUVIN11
  • OEUVRE9
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. E29%
  2. L21%
  3. M21%
2nd letter
  1. A36%
  2. O21%
  3. R21%
5th letter
  1. E43%
  2. I36%
  3. R14%
6th letter
  1. S29%
  2. R21%
  3. A14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
EXUVIA1618All three
FAUVES1214All three
MAUVES1114All three
MAUVIN1115Collins only
CAUVES1114Collins only
CRUVES1114Collins only
ERUVIM1114Collins · NWL
MAUVER1114Collins only
LOUVRE912All three
OEUVRE911All three
LOUVER912All three
ELUVIA912All three

This is a tight letter-position clue, not a broad list of words beginning or ending with U or V. The 14 matches include familiar-looking LOUVRE and OEUVRE alongside less common forms such as EXUVIA and MAUVES. Collins includes all 14; NWL2023 includes 8, while ENABLE includes 7, so the accepted set depends on your game's dictionary.

How many words fit the U-V pattern?

  • The fixed pattern __UV__ has 14 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • EXUVIA leads the score list at 16 points; FAUVES follows at 12.
  • Four matches end in S, more than any other final letter in this set.
  • Four words begin with E; L and M each start three matches.
  • Only one match is common by the frequency measure, so expect specialist vocabulary.

6-letter words with U as the 3rd letter and V as the 4th letter

The pattern’s strongest familiar examples are LOUVRE and OEUVRE, both scoring 9 points. Their shared ending, VRE, makes them easy to compare when you already have the final letters. LOUVER also fits, but its last letter changes the ending and gives it the same score.

A useful sorting clue is the first letter: E leads with four matches, while L and M contribute three apiece. That groups entries such as ELUVIA and ERUVIM separately from LOUVRE, LOUVER, MAUVES, and MAUVIN. The middle U-V pair stays fixed, but the outer letters vary.

The final-letter pattern is just as concentrated. Four matches end in S, including MAUVES, FAUVES, CAUVES, and CRUVES; three end in R, including LOUVRE, LOUVER, and MAUVER. A confirmed final S narrows the choices more than a final R does.

A practical check before you play

Tip

Treat EXUVIA as a score opportunity, not a familiar everyday answer: it tops this set at 16 points, while only one match is common. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

What six-letter word has U as the third letter and V as the fourth?
Several six-letter words fit the pattern __UV__, including LOUVRE, OEUVRE, LOUVER, and EXUVIA. The full set contains 14 matches, so the surrounding letters or your game's dictionary can narrow the answer.
Which word in this pattern scores the most points?
EXUVIA is the top scorer in this set at 16 points. FAUVES follows at 12, while MAUVES and several other entries score 11. Scores refer to the listed base values; board bonuses can change a play's total.
Are all 14 U-third, V-fourth words accepted in every game?
No. Collins includes all 14 matches, but NWL2023 includes 8 and ENABLE includes 7. Those dictionary counts overlap, so they should not be added together. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Keep going