6-letter words with U as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter

The fixed ending is UE, but the words take several different routes to get there. LEAGUE, UNIQUE, AVENUE and TONGUE are recognizable examples; JERQUE and HAIQUE are much less familiar. The group averages 12.3 points, so the unusual spelling patterns can matter as much as the final pair when you are choosing a play.

6-letter words with U fifth and E sixth: key facts

• There are 66 tournament-dictionary matches, and every one ends in E.
• C is the most common first letter, with 10 words; B follows with 8.
• 18 of the 66 words are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• JERQUE leads the scoring list at 22 points; CHEQUE follows at 20.
• 57 matches have definitions, while none match the Wordle answer or allowed-guess lists.

Which U–E words score the most?

JERQUE tops the Scrabble scoring list at 22 points, with CHEQUE next at 20. HAIQUE scores 18, while MOSQUE, PLAQUE, OPAQUE, BASQUE, CLIQUE, CIRQUE and MASQUE each score 17.

The high scores come from less common letter combinations, not from the fixed U–E ending. For a more familiar option, LEAGUE or RESCUE fits the pattern, but the top-scoring choices are worth checking against your game's word list before committing.

How dictionary coverage changes this pattern

All 66 matches appear in Collins, compared with 56 in NWL2023 and 55 in ENABLE. That gap matters in cross-dictionary play: a word accepted in one list is not automatically accepted in another.

For 6-letter words with U fifth and E sixth, check the first five letters as well as the ending. The most common opening is C, but only 10 entries start that way; B contributes 8, and P contributes 7. This uneven spread makes the opening letters a useful narrowing clue.