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

The pattern fixes the final two tiles as U-S, leaving four positions to do the distinguishing work. Among 231 tournament-dictionary entries, familiar picks include STATUS, FAMOUS, CAMPUS, GENIUS, and CENSUS; the full set is less uniform than those everyday examples suggest. Only 23 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so expect specialist vocabulary beside the recognizable words.

At a glance: the U-S ending pattern

• The pattern produces 231 six-letter entries across at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.
• STATUS, FAMOUS, CAMPUS, GENIUS, and CENSUS are recognizable examples from the set.
• C leads the opening-letter counts with 42 words; P follows with 23.
• KUDZUS tops the Scrabble scores at 20 points, ahead of KANZUS at 19.
• Only 23 entries are common by our frequency measure, and 168 have definitions.

How many 6-letter words have U fifth and S sixth?

There are 231, but the ending alone makes the set look more common than it is: all 231 finish in S, while only 23 meet the common-word cutoff. STATUS, FAMOUS, and CAMPUS are strong recall anchors; less familiar forms account for much of the remaining range.

Starting letters are lopsided, too. C begins 42 entries, nearly twice P's 23, while S begins 17 and T begins 14. If a game gives you the first letter, C is the most productive branch in this pattern; don't assume the U-S ending points to an evenly distributed alphabet.

Can you play every U-S match in your game?

No: dictionary totals diverge, with Collins admitting 224 matches, NWL2023 167, and ENABLE 148. The total of 231 is the union across those tournament lists, not a promise that every entry works in your app or board game. Check the game's dictionary when a close call matters.

6-letter words with U as the 5th letter and S as the 6th letter also hide a scoring angle: KUDZUS reaches 20 points, while the familiar JOYOUS scores 16. Those figures reward high-value opening tiles, not general usefulness; choose STATUS or GENIUS when recall matters, and save KUDZUS for a legal placement that exploits its letters.