6-letter words with U as the 4th letter and K as the 5th letter
6-letter words with U as the fourth letter and K as the fifth total 19 matches; BUZUKI leads the listed scoring table at 21 points.
1 of 19 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 4th place, L is the most common 5th letter (119 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- REBUKE12
- KABUKI16
- MANUKA12
- TALUKA10
- TANUKI10
- SALUKI10
- TALUKS10
- ADZUKI20
- KANUKA14
- PERUKE12
- KAPUKA16
- ADSUKI11
- BUZUKI21
- DROUKS11
- HAPUKA15
- HAPUKU15
- KOTUKU14
- PLOUKS12
- PLOUKY15
All valid words 19
- ADSUKI11
- ADZUKI20
- BUZUKI21
- DROUKS11
- HAPUKA15
- HAPUKU15
- KABUKI16
- KANUKA14
- KAPUKA16
- KOTUKU14
- MANUKA12
- PERUKE12
- PLOUKS12
- PLOUKY15
- REBUKE12
- SALUKI10
- TALUKA10
- TALUKS10
- TANUKI10
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUZUKI | 21 | 24 | All three |
| ADZUKI | 20 | 21 | All three |
| KABUKI | 16 | 18 | All three |
| KAPUKA | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| HAPUKA | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| HAPUKU | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| PLOUKY | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| KANUKA | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| KOTUKU | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| REBUKE | 12 | 14 | All three |
| MANUKA | 12 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
| PERUKE | 12 | 14 | All three |
REBUKE is the familiar outlier in a set otherwise rich in borrowed and regional words such as KABUKI, MANUKA, TANUKI, and SALUKI. All 19 matches put U immediately before K in positions four and five. Their final letters cluster around I and A, with those two endings covering eleven entries.
Quick facts for this letter pattern
- 19 words match the fourth-position U and fifth-position K.
- I is the ending for six entries; A is the ending for five.
- Only one match is in the common-word group.
- BUZUKI leads the scores at 21 points, followed by ADZUKI at 20.
Which examples stand out in this pattern?
BUZUKI scores 21 points and ADZUKI reaches 20, ahead of KABUKI and KAPUKA at 16 each. HAPUKA, HAPUKU, and PLOUKY score 15. These uncommon spellings can carry substantial tile value, but they are poor guesses if your game uses a narrower vocabulary list.
The list’s scarcity is its main practical limitation: only one entry is common, and 15 are defined in the source count. REBUKE is the straightforward everyday candidate; among the rest, endings I and A are most frequent. Six words finish in I and five in A, while S appears three times.
For a puzzle clue, REBUKE is the natural everyday starting point. The remaining entries are much less ordinary, and several come from cuisines, plants, or cultural terms. That mix explains why recognition and dictionary acceptance should be treated as separate questions.
A rack with I in the final slot has six candidates, while A leaves five. KABUKI and TANUKI illustrate the I ending; MANUKA and TALUKA illustrate A. This short endpoint list is more practical than memorizing every unusual spelling.
A practical note on the pattern
If the frame is confirmed, do not dismiss a regional or borrowed word solely because it looks unfamiliar; check the game’s accepted word list before playing it.
Questions people ask
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