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7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with C first and U second number 215, from familiar CURRENT and CULTURE to high-scoring CUMQUAT.

215 wordsTop pick CURRENTHighest score CUMQUAT 20

20 of 215 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With C in 1st place, O is the most common 2nd letter (776 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 20 · most-used first

Showing the top 19 of 20 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 215

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

  • CUATROS9
  • CUBAGES12
  • CUBANES11
  • CUBBIES13
  • CUBBING14
  • CUBBISH16
  • CUBESAT11
  • CUBHOOD15
  • CUBICAL13
  • CUBICAS13
  • CUBICLE13
  • CUBICLY16
  • CUBISMS13
  • CUBISTS11
  • CUBITAL11
  • CUBITUS11
  • CUBLESS11
  • CUBOIDS12
  • CUCKING16
  • CUCKOLD16
  • CUCKOOS15
  • CUDBEAR12
  • CUDDENS11
  • CUDDIES11
  • CUDDINS11
  • CUDDLED12
  • CUDDLER11
  • CUDDLES11
  • CUDGELS11
  • CUDWEED14
  • CUEISTS9
  • CUESTAS9
  • CUFFING16
  • CUFFINS15
  • CUFFLED16
  • CUFFLES15
  • CUIRASS9
  • CUISHES12
  • CUISINE9
  • CUISSER9
  • CUISSES9
  • CUITERS9
  • CUITTLE9
  • CULCHES14
  • CULCHIE14
  • CULEXES16
  • CULICES11
  • CULICID12
  • CULLAYS12
  • CULLERS9
  • CULLETS9
  • CULLIED10
  • CULLIES9
  • CULLING10
  • CULLION9
  • CULMENS11
  • CULMINA11
  • CULMING12
  • CULOTTE9
  • CULPRIT11
  • CULSHIE12
  • CULTERS9
  • CULTIER9
  • CULTISH12
  • CULTISM11
  • CULTIST9
  • CULTURE9
  • CULVERS12
  • CULVERT12
  • CUMARIC13
  • CUMARIN11
  • CUMBENT13
  • CUMBERS13
  • CUMBIAS13
  • CUMMERS13
  • CUMMING14
  • CUMMINS13
  • CUMQUAT20
  • CUMSHAW17
  • CUMULET11
  • CUMULUS11
  • CUNDIES10
  • CUNDUMS12
  • CUNEATE9
  • CUNETTE9
  • CUNNERS9
  • CUNNING10
  • CUPCAKE17
  • CUPELED12
  • CUPELER11
  • CUPFULS14
  • CUPGALL12
  • CUPHEAD15
  • CUPLIKE15
  • CUPOLAR11
  • CUPOLAS11
  • CUPPERS13
  • CUPPIER13
  • CUPPING14
  • CUPRITE11
  • CUPROUS11
  • CUPRUMS13
  • CUPSFUL14
  • CUPULAE11
  • CUPULAR11
  • CUPULES11
  • CURABLE11
  • CURABLY14
  • CURACAO11
  • CURACOA11
  • CURAGHS13
  • CURARAS9
  • CURARES9
  • CURARIS9
  • CURATED10
  • CURATES9
  • CURATOR9
  • CURBERS11
  • CURBING12
  • CURCHEF17
  • CURCHES14
  • CURCUMA13
  • CURDIER10
  • CURDING11
  • CURDLED11
  • CURDLER10
  • CURDLES10
  • CURETTE9
  • CURFEWS15
  • CURIETS9
  • CURIOSA9
  • CURIOUS9
  • CURITES9
  • CURIUMS11
  • CURLERS9
  • CURLEWS12
  • CURLIER9
  • CURLIES9
  • CURLILY12
  • CURLING10
  • CURNIER9
  • CURPELS11
  • CURRACH14
  • CURRAGH13
  • CURRANS9
  • CURRANT9
  • CURRENT9
  • CURRIED10
  • CURRIER9
  • CURRIES9
  • CURRING10
  • CURRISH12
  • CURSERS9
  • CURSING10
  • CURSIVE12
  • CURSORS9
  • CURSORY12
  • CURTAIL9
  • CURTAIN9
  • CURTALS9
  • CURTANA9
  • CURTATE9
  • CURTAXE16
  • CURTEST9
  • CURTESY12
  • CURTSEY12
  • CURVATE12
  • CURVETS12
  • CURVIER12
  • CURVING13
  • CURVITY15
  • CUSHATS12
  • CUSHAWS15
  • CUSHIER12
  • CUSHIES12
  • CUSHILY15
  • CUSHION12
  • CUSPATE11
  • CUSPIDS12
  • CUSSERS9
  • CUSSING10
  • CUSTARD10
  • CUSTOCK15
  • CUSTODE10
  • CUSTODY13
  • CUSTOMS11
  • CUSTREL9
  • CUTAWAY15
  • CUTBACK17
  • CUTBANK15
  • CUTCHES14
  • CUTDOWN13
  • CUTESIE9
  • CUTICLE11
  • CUTIKIN13
  • CUTISES9
  • CUTLASS9
  • CUTLERS9
  • CUTLERY12
  • CUTLETS9
  • CUTLINE9
  • CUTOFFS15
  • CUTOUTS9
  • CUTOVER12
  • CUTTAGE10
  • CUTTERS9
  • CUTTIER9
  • CUTTIES9
  • CUTTING10
  • CUTTLED10
  • CUTTLES9
  • CUTTOES9
  • CUTWORK16
  • CUTWORM14
  • CUVETTE12
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. R30%
  2. T13%
  3. L12%
4th letter
  1. T15%
  2. L9%
  3. I9%
5th letter
  1. I27%
  2. E16%
  3. A11%
6th letter
  1. E25%
  2. N14%
  3. R10%
7th letter
  1. S41%
  2. E12%
  3. R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CUMQUAT tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 62 words
  2. 10 points: 18 words
  3. 1111 points: 39 words
  4. 12 points: 34 words
  5. 1313 points: 21 words
  6. 14 points: 13 words
  7. 1515 points: 14 words
  8. 16 points: 9 words
  9. 1717 points: 4 words
  10. 18 points: 0 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CUMQUAT2024All three
CUPCAKE1721All three
CUTBACK1721All three
CUMSHAW1719All three
CURCHEF1719Collins only
CUCKOLD1620All three
CUFFING1620All three
CUCKING1621Collins · NWL
CUTWORK1618All three
CUBBISH1619All three
CUBICLY1620All three
CUFFLED1619Collins only

The fixed opening CU leads to a mix of everyday words and less familiar game entries. Just 20 of the 215 matches rank among the most common English words, so recognizable choices such as CUTTING sit beside specialist vocabulary. The entries come from tournament dictionaries, and their coverage differs by word list.

CU words at a glance

  • There are 215 seven-letter matches with C first and U second.
  • Only 20 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • CURRENT, CULTURE, CUTTING, CURIOUS, and CUSTODY are familiar examples.
  • The most frequent ending is S, found on 88 words; E is next with 26.
  • Collins includes 211 matches, while NWL2023 includes 178 and ENABLE includes 165.

How do seven-letter CU words end?

S dominates the final-letter pattern: 88 words end in S, compared with 26 ending in E and 18 ending in R. That makes plural forms a strong part of this group; familiar examples include CUSTOMS and CUTTERS.

Other endings are much less common. Sixteen entries end in G, while D appears on 14, Y on 11, T on 10 and L on 6. Words such as CURLING, CUSTARD, and CUNNING show how varied the less frequent endings can be.

Which CU words score highest in Scrabble?

CUMQUAT scores 20 points before board bonuses, the top score among these seven-letter matches. CUPCAKE, CUTBACK, and CURCHEF each score 17, so a less familiar word can outscore everyday choices like CULTURE.

For 7-letter words with C first and U second, check the word’s dictionary coverage before committing it to a tournament game. Collins has 211 matches, but NWL2023 has 178; the full group is not interchangeable across word lists. The average word in this group scores 11.5, so CUMQUAT's 20 points sit well above the norm for this particular frame of letters.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with CU?
There are 215 tournament-dictionary matches with C first and U second. The familiar choices include CURRENT, CULTURE, CUTTING, and CUSHION, but only 20 of the group rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter CU word?
CUMQUAT scores 20 points before board bonuses in Scrabble. CUPCAKE, CUTBACK, and CURCHEF follow at 17 points each. Those are tile scores, so a premium square can change the total you earn during play.
Which final letter is most common in seven-letter CU words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing on 88 matches. E comes next with 26, followed by R with 18. Examples ending in S include CUSTOMS and CUTTERS, while CURATOR illustrates the less common R ending.

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