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

The fixed U-S pair sits near the end, leaving the first three letters and final letter open. That still produces a compact set: just 64 tournament-dictionary entries, with only 15 classed as common. AUGUST, EXCUSE, REFUSE, and ADJUST are familiar anchors; less everyday choices push the Scrabble scores higher.

What stands out in this U-S pattern?

• The pattern yields 64 words across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
• AUGUST, EXCUSE, and REFUSE are recognizable examples among 15 common entries.
• QURUSH and SQUUSH lead the Scrabble scoring list at 18 points each.
• The final letter is E for 32 entries, while H closes 15 and T closes 9.

Which letters begin and end these words?

S is the most frequent first letter, beginning 9 matches; A follows with 7, and C with 6. That makes the pattern less dominated by one opening letter than its ending distribution: E closes exactly 32 words, half of the set.

The familiar E-ending group includes EXCUSE, REFUSE, CLAUSE, SPOUSE, and ACCUSE. H-ending examples include AMBUSH, THRUSH, and THRUST. ADJUST and UNJUST show the smaller T-ending group, with 9 entries in all.

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

Start with the final letter when solving a clue: E is the strongest bet because 32 matches end there. Then test the opening letters; S, A, and C account for the largest first-letter groups, with 9, 7, and 6 words respectively.

For a score-first play, QURUSH and SQUUSH each reach 18 Scrabble points, well above EXCUSE at 15. Those top scorers are less familiar than words such as AMBUSH or UNJUST, so recognize the tradeoff: a high face value does not make a word easy to spot or accepted in every game.

Dictionary coverage differs across the set: ENABLE includes 47 entries, NWL2023 has 49, and Collins has 63. The combined list is not accepted uniformly, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.