6-letter words with U as the 4th letter and R as the 5th letter

The pattern is ___UR_: the fourth and fifth positions stay fixed, while the first three letters and final letter vary. The 110 matches include 22 common words, but the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary. Definitions are available for 81 entries.

At a glance: the ___UR_ pattern

• 110 tournament-listed entries match the exact ___UR_ pattern.
• ENABLE includes 75 matches; Collins includes 108 and NWL2023 includes 80.
• 22 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The average score is 9.1; INJURY, LUXURY, and FIXURE each score 16.

6-letter words with U as the 4th letter and R as the 5th letter

FUTURE, RETURN, FIGURE, NATURE, and ENSURE make the pattern easy to recognize: each keeps U-R together near the end. The first three letters still create plenty of variety, from familiar verbs such as ENSURE to nouns such as FIGURE.

A, S, and U are tied as the most frequent starting letters, with 13 matches each. R begins 9, while D and F each begin 7. If your first letter is unknown, testing A, S, or U covers more candidates than starting with R.

The final letter narrows the search sharply: 41 matches end in E, compared with 22 ending in S and 14 ending in Y. Try an E-ending candidate such as FUTURE or SECURE before spending guesses on less common endings.

Which matching words score the most?

INJURY, LUXURY, and FIXURE top the scoring list at 16 points apiece. ABJURE, OBJURE, RAZURE, and ZONURE each score 15, so a J or Z can lift a play even when the word is unfamiliar.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins accepts 108 of these matches, compared with 80 in NWL2023 and 75 in ENABLE. Some high scorers are also less familiar than FUTURE or NATURE, so check your game's word list before building a play around one.