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6-letter words with U as the 5th letter

A curated list of 6-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when U is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abacus, ablaut, acarus.

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509 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abacus63
ablaut62
acarus63
accrue61
acetum63
acinus63
adieus62
adieux62
adnoun62
adytum63
aecium62
aeneus62
afflux62
aidful62
aimful62
airbus62
alarum63
allium62
amicus63
amylum63
animus63
antrum62
arbour62
ardour62
armful62
armour62
artful62
asarum63
asylum63
atrium62
aureus62
aurous62
auteur62
avenue62
awmous62
backup62
bagful62
barbut62
barium62
barque61
basque61
battue61
bayous61
bedaub62
bedbug62
bedrug62
befoul62
belaud62
besmut62
bestud62
bijous62
bijoux62
bisque61
blowup62
bonduc62
bosque61
boxful62
brogue61
bulbul62
bulgur62
bunkum62
buyout61
byssus62
cactus62
caecum62
caique61
callus62
calque61
campus62
canful62
cangue61
cantus62
capful62
carful62
carpus62
casque61
catgut62
catsup62
caucus62
census62
centum62
cercus62
cereus62
cerium62
cerous62
cesium62
cestus62
chabuk62
cheque61
cherub62
chiaus61
chorus62
cilium62
cinque61
circus62
cirque61
cirrus62
cistus62
citrus62
claque61
clavus62
clique61
cliquy62
clonus62
cloque61
cobnut62
coccus62
cockup62
coitus62
coleus62
colour62
comous62
concur62
conium62
consul62
corium62
cornua62
cornus62
corpus62
coypus62
crinum62
crocus62
cultus62
cundum62
cupful62
cuprum62
curium62
cuscus62
cutout62
cymous62
cyprus62
dengue61
detour62
devour62
devout62
dibbuk62
dictum62
dimout62
dingus62
dinkum62
dirdum62
disbud62
discus62
dolour62
doofus62
dorbug62
dorsum62
drogue61
dugout62
dumdum62
dustup62
dybbuk62
dyvour62
earful62
efflux62
eggcup62
embrue61
englut62
ensoul62
erbium62
estrum62
estrus62
exequy63
exodus63
eyecup62
eyeful62
faceup62
famous62
favour62
ferrum62
fescue61
fichus62
fitful62
flatus62
foetus62
folium62
fondue61
fondus62
frenum62
fucous62
fundus62
fungus62
furfur62
gallus62
gangue61
genius62
giaour61
glomus62
gonium62
gradus62
granum62
gweduc62
gypsum62
hagbut62
hallux62
hamaul62
hangul62
hangup62
hatful62
helium62
hiatus62
hiccup62
hognut62
holdup62
honour62
hookup62
hubbub62
humbug62
hummus62
humour62
iambus62
imbrue61
indium62
influx62
inhaul62
inpour62
insoul62
iodous62
ionium62
ireful63
iterum63
jarful62
joyful62
joyous61
jugful62
kalium62
kanzus62
kickup62
kronur62
krubut62
kudzus62
kultur62
labium62
labour62
labrum62
langue61
langur62
lapful62
lapsus62
larrup62
lawful62
layout61
league61
limbus62
lineup62
lingua62
linkup62
litmus62
lockup62
lookup62
lupous62
luteum62
lyceum62
magnum62
mahout62
makeup62
mamluk62
manful62
manque61
mantua62
maraud62
markup62
marque61
masque61
meatus62
medium62
medius62
mentum62
miaous61
midgut62
milium62
minium62
miscue61
miscut62
missus62
mockup62
morgue61
mosque61
mucluc62
mucous62
mugful62
muggur62
mukluk62
muktuk62
murmur62
museum62
muumuu62
naevus62
nimbus62
nodous62
obelus63
obolus63
oculus63
odious62
offcut62
oidium62
oilcup62
omasum63
opaque62
osmium62
osmous62
ostium62
outbuy62
outgun62
outjut62
output62
outrun62
pablum62
padauk62
padouk62
palpus62
panful62
pappus62
pareus62
parous62
passus62
payout61
peanut62
peepul62
peplum62
peplus62
perdue61
perdus62
phylum62
pickup62
pignus62
pignut62
pigout62
pilaus62
pileum62
pileup62
pileus62
pilous62
plague61
plaguy62
plaque61
plenum62
plexus62
podium62
poilus62
popgun62
porous62
poseur62
possum62
potful62
poyous61
prahus62
precut62
prevue61
primus62
prunus62
pullup62
pulque61
pursue61
pushup62
putout62
qiviut62
quipus62
quorum62
radium62
radius62
ragout62
ramous62
recoup62
rectum62
rectus62
redbud62
redbug62
redout62
reflux62
regius62
reglue61
regnum62
repour62
rescue61
rhesus62
rictus62
rigour62
rimous62
risque61
rotgut62
rubout62
ruckus62
rueful62
rufous62
rugous62
rumour62
rumpus62
runout62
sacbut62
sacque61
sacrum62
sadhus62
sagbut62
sajous62
sambur62
sannup62
santur62
sapour62
savour62
scutum62
sendup62
sensum62
septum62
serous62
setous62
setout62
shaduf62
shamus62
shogun62
shoyus61
shroud61
siddur62
sinful62
slipup62
snafus62
sobful62
sodium62
soleus62
sprout61
sputum62
statue61
status62
stroud61
stylus62
subdue61
subgum62
sulcus62
sulfur62
tabour62
takeup62
talcum62
tambur62
tarsus62
teacup62
tectum62
tedium62
telium62
tenour62
tergum62
thymus62
tinful62
tissue61
tittup62
tongue61
topful62
tophus62
torous62
torque61
tossup62
tragus62
tryout61
tubful62
tuchun62
tumour62
tuneup62
turnup62
tussur62
typhus62
ubique62
umlaut62
unglue61
unique62
unplug62
unshut62
unspun62
untrue61
uraeus62
useful63
uterus63
uveous62
vacuum62
valgus62
valour62
vapour62
vatful62
vellum62
velour62
vendue61
venous62
versus62
vertus62
vigour62
villus62
vinous62
virtue61
virtus62
viscus62
vodoun62
vodous62
voyeur61
vulgus62
waeful62
walkup62
walnut62
walrus62
wammus62
wampum62
wampus62
wangun62
warmup62
washup62
wikiup62
wilful62
windup62
woeful62
workup62
xystus62
yanqui62

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed U in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping U locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.