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

The final two letters are fixed as UR, but the words range from familiar spellings such as HONOUR and HUMOUR to less common entries such as AUTEUR and KULTUR. Only 12 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a pattern match is not automatically a word you will recognize. The list has 43 ENABLE entries, 52 Collins entries, and 45 NWL2023 entries.

At a glance: the U-R ending

• All 53 matches end in R, with U immediately before it.
• COLOUR, LABOUR, HONOUR, and FAVOUR are familiar examples.
• S is the most common first letter, with 6 matches; D, R, T, and V each start 5.
• The mean Scrabble score is 8.7 points across the matched words.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

Start with the -OUR spellings: COLOUR, HONOUR, FAVOUR, HUMOUR, ARMOUR, and RUMOUR all place U fifth and R sixth. These everyday examples make the pattern easier to remember than a string of rare consonants.

Other recognizable choices include DETOUR, CONCUR, DEVOUR, and MURMUR. The ending does not identify one meaning or word family: DETOUR describes a route, while MURMUR repeats the R sound. For a quick scan, check words ending in -OUR first, then look at the remaining forms.

How do dictionary coverage and scores compare?

Collins accepts 52 of these words, compared with 45 in NWL2023 and 43 in ENABLE. That split matters in tournament play: a valid Collins word is not guaranteed to work in a North American game. Many matches are uncommon, so check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

KUNKUR leads the scoring examples at 14 points, while DYVOUR scores 13. More recognizable options still have solid values: FAVOUR is 12, HUMOUR is 11, and CONCUR is 10. The unusual high scorer is a reminder that a strong tile total does not make a word playable in every dictionary.