6-letter words with U as the 4th letter and A as the 6th letter
6-letter words with U 4th and A 6th number 79, from familiar TRAUMA to the high-scoring MEZUZA.
4 of 79 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (213 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- TRAUMA8
- NEBULA8
- LAGUNA7
- MEDUSA9
- YAKUZA22
- BELUGA9
- NATURA6
- FIBULA11
- GARUDA8
- MANUKA12
- TABULA8
- LACUNA8
- COPULA10
- INSULA6
- REGULA7
- KAHUNA13
- MACULA10
- DATURA7
- TALUKA10
- PNEUMA10
- PLEURA8
- RADULA7
- STRUMA8
- MAKUTA12
- KORUNA10
- VICUNA11
- MORULA8
- CEDULA9
- FERULA9
- KANUKA14
- MIZUNA17
- TEGULA7
- LUNULA6
- CICUTA10
- EMPUSA10
- INDUNA7
- LIGULA7
- TIPULA8
- REMUDA9
- BACULA10
- MAZUMA19
- CUPULA10
- OSCULA8
- LUCUMA10
- VEDUTA10
- CANULA8
- ROSULA6
- FLAUTA9
All valid words 79
- AGOUTA7
- AUCUBA10
- AVRUGA10
- BACULA10
- BELUGA9
- CANULA8
- CEDULA9
- CESURA8
- CICUTA10
- COPULA10
- CUPULA10
- DATURA7
- EMPUSA10
- FACULA11
- FECULA11
- FERULA9
- FIBULA11
- FLAUTA9
- FUSUMA11
- GARUDA8
- GOPURA9
- HAPUKA15
- INDUNA7
- INFULA9
- INSULA6
- JEJUNA20
- JUGULA14
- KAHUNA13
- KANUKA14
- KAPUKA16
- KORUNA10
- LACUNA8
- LAGUNA7
- LIGULA7
- LIKUTA10
- LUCUMA10
- LUNULA6
- MACULA10
- MAKUTA12
- MANUKA12
- MASULA8
- MAZUMA19
- MEDUSA9
- MEZUZA26
- MIZUNA17
- MORULA8
- MOTUCA10
- MUTUCA10
- NATURA6
- NEBULA8
- OSCULA8
- PAPULA10
- PARURA8
- PILULA8
- PLEURA8
- PNEUMA10
- RADULA7
- RANULA6
- REGULA7
- REMUDA9
- ROSULA6
- ROTULA6
- SITULA6
- STRUMA8
- SYNURA9
- TABULA8
- TALUKA10
- TEGULA7
- TIPULA8
- TIPUNA8
- TORULA6
- TRAUMA8
- TUPUNA8
- UNGULA7
- VALUTA9
- VEDUTA10
- VICUNA11
- YAKUZA22
- ZONULA15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEZUZA | 26 | 28 | All three |
| YAKUZA | 22 | 22 | Collins · NWL |
| JEJUNA | 20 | 26 | All three |
| MAZUMA | 19 | 22 | All three |
| MIZUNA | 17 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| KAPUKA | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| ZONULA | 15 | 18 | All three |
| HAPUKA | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| KANUKA | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| JUGULA | 14 | 20 | All three |
| KAHUNA | 13 | 14 | All three |
| MANUKA | 12 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
The pattern is _ _ _ U _ A, so the fourth slot is fixed at U and the final slot at A. TRAUMA, NEBULA, and MEDUSA are recognizable matches; the set also includes less familiar entries such as MEZUZA and MAZUMA. Only 4 matches fall in the common-word group, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary.
What stands out in this U-and-A letter pattern?
- There are 79 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
- Collins includes 79 matches, compared with 55 in NWL2023 and 46 in ENABLE.
- M is the most frequent opening letter, with 11 matching words.
- Only 4 matches are in the common-word group.
- MEZUZA leads the score list at 26 points.
Which matches are easiest to recognize?
Start with TRAUMA, NEBULA, MEDUSA, and BELUGA: each fits the same six-letter frame without an unusual opening cluster. LAGUNA and FIBULA are other examples that make the pattern easier to scan.
The less familiar end of the set includes MEZUZA, YAKUZA, MAZUMA, and KAPUKA. Their unusual letters matter for scoring, but do not assume every word is accepted in every game; Collins has more matches here than NWL2023 or ENABLE.
How to use 6-letter words with U 4th and A 6th
For a clue, test familiar options such as TRAUMA or NEBULA first. For a score hunt, MEZUZA leads at 26, followed by YAKUZA at 22.
Questions people ask
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