6-letter words containing u, s, k
- kusaie — Kosrae.
- kuspuk — a cloth garment worn by Eskimos over the parka.
- kuvasz — one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a short, slightly wavy, white coat, used for herding sheep and as watchdogs.
- kyushu — an island in SW Japan. 15,750 sq. mi. (40,793 sq. km).
- leukas — Levkas.
- lukacs — George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.
- lusaka — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka.
- mujiks — Plural form of mujik.
- musick — to compose music for (a poem, libretto, etc.)
- muskat — Obsolete form of musk cat.
- musked — Simple past tense and past participle of musk.
- muskeg — a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees.
- musket — a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle.
- muskie — Edmund (Sixtus) [sik-stuh s] /ˈsɪk stəs/ (Show IPA), 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.
- muskox — a bovine ruminant, Ovibos moschatus, of arctic regions of North America and Greenland, that is between an ox and a sheep in size and anatomy.
- okrugs — Plural form of okrug.
- outask — (transitive) To ask or proclaim for the last time.
- prusik — a sliding knot that locks under pressure and can be used to form a loop (prusik loop) in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- puskas — Ferenc (ˈfɛrɛnk). 1927–2006, Hungarian footballer; played for Hungary (1945–56) and Real Madrid (1958–66)
- quacks — Plural form of quack.
- quakes — Plural form of quake.
- quarks — Physics. any of the hypothetical particles with spin 1/2, baryon number 1/3, and electric charge 1/3 or −2/3 that, together with their antiparticles, are believed to constitute all the elementary particles classed as baryons and mesons; they are distinguished by their flavors, designated as up (u), down (d), strange (s), charm (c), bottom or beauty (b), and top or truth (t), and their colors, red, green, and blue. Compare color (def 18), flavor (def 5), quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
- quicks — Plural form of quick.
- quirks — Plural form of quirk.
- ruckus — a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
- ruskin — John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
- russki — a contemptuous term used to refer to a Russian.
- russky — Russki.
- saluki — (sometimes lowercase) one of a breed of black and tan, white, gold, or tricolor dogs resembling the greyhound and having fringes of long hair on the ears, legs, and thighs, raised originally in Egypt and southwestern Asia.
- sarouk — a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
- seljuk — noting or pertaining to any of several Turkish dynasties that ruled over large parts of Asia from the 11th to the 13th centuries.
- shmuck — schmuck.
- shrunk — a past participle and simple past tense of shrink.
- shucks — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- skouth — abundance; plenty.
- skunky — of, relating to, or characteristic of a skunk: a skunky odor.
- skurry — to hurry or flurry about
- spruik — to make or give a speech, especially extensively or elaborately; spiel; orate.
- spukie — Chiefly Boston. a hero sandwich.
- spunky — plucky; spirited.
- squark — strange quark.
- squawk — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squeak — a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
- struck — simple past tense and a past participle of strike.
- suakin — a port in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea: formerly the chief port of the African Red Sea; now obstructed by a coral reef. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available
- sucken — a piece of land from which the crops must be ground at a specific mill
- sucker — a person or thing that sucks.
- suckle — to nurse at the breast or udder.
- sudoku — a puzzle printed on a square grid of nine large squares each subdivided into nine smaller squares, the object of which is to fill in each of the 81 squares so that each column, row, and large square contains every number from 1 to 9.
- sukkah — a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area.