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

6-letter words with U as the 5th letter and K as the 6th letter: 11 matches, led by ZAMBUK.

11 wordsTop pick MAMLUKHighest score ZAMBUK 23

With U in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (231 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • MAMLUK14
  • DYBBUK18
  • PADAUK13
  • HAIDUK14
  • MUKLUK16
  • DIBBUK15
  • MUKTUK16
  • CHABUK17
  • NEBBUK14
  • PADOUK13
  • ZAMBUK23
All valid words 11

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • CHABUK17
  • DIBBUK15
  • DYBBUK18
  • HAIDUK14
  • MAMLUK14
  • MUKLUK16
  • MUKTUK16
  • NEBBUK14
  • PADAUK13
  • PADOUK13
  • ZAMBUK23

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAMBUK2326Collins only
DYBBUK1820All three
CHABUK1719All three
MUKLUK1620All three
MUKTUK1619All three
DIBBUK1518All three
MAMLUK1418All three
HAIDUK1414Collins only
NEBBUK1418Collins only
PADAUK1315All three
PADOUK1315All three

This pattern ends in UK every time, but the words before that ending are far from ordinary. MAMLUK, DYBBUK, and PADAUK show the range of spellings. None ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so treat these as tournament vocabulary rather than familiar everyday answers.

At a glance: the U-K pattern

  • The pattern has 11 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • All 11 words end in K, with U fixed in the fifth position.
  • M is the most common first letter, appearing in three entries.
  • DYBBUK scores 18 points, while ZAMBUK leads at 23.
  • Collins includes all 11; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8.

Which 6-letter words have U fifth and K sixth?

There are 11 matches: MAMLUK, DYBBUK, PADAUK, HAIDUK, MUKLUK, DIBBUK, MUKTUK, CHABUK, NEBBUK, PADOUK, and ZAMBUK. The spellings are the main challenge; the fixed U-K ending narrows the search quickly.

Three words start with M. DYBBUK and DIBBUK start with D, while PADAUK and PADOUK start with P. C, H, N, and Z each begin one entry, making ZAMBUK the only Z-starting option in this set.

Which matches score most, and where are the limits?

ZAMBUK tops the Scrabble scores at 23 points, followed by DYBBUK at 18 and CHABUK at 17. MUKLUK and MUKTUK each score 16. The repeated high-value letters make these obscure spellings more than a pattern-solving curiosity.

The exact phrase 6-letter words with U as the 5th letter and K as the 6th letter describes a small, specialist set, not a dependable everyday-word pool. Every match is in Collins, but three are absent from both ENABLE and NWL2023; check your game's word list before playing a Collins-only entry.

A practical rack rule: keep the high-value consonants together when the board offers a premium square, but do not assume a word transfers between dictionaries. ZAMBUK earns the highest listed base score, yet placement still determines the final total.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with U fifth and K last?
ZAMBUK is the highest-scoring match, worth 23 Scrabble points before board bonuses. DYBBUK follows at 18, and CHABUK scores 17. Those scores make the rare Z and other high-value letters especially important when you have a chance to place them on a premium square.
Are all 11 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8. That difference matters if you play across dictionary systems: a word accepted in Collins may not be playable in an ENABLE- or NWL2023-based game.
Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?
M appears most often, starting MAMLUK, MUKLUK, and MUKTUK. D and P each account for two matches, while C, H, N, and Z each account for one. That makes an M-start a sensible first branch when the final two letters are already fixed.

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