7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and U as the 4th letter

Keep I in the second slot and U in the fourth, and the remaining letters still produce a varied set: MINUTES, FIGURED, VIRUSES, and LIQUEUR all qualify. The count includes words appearing in at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE. Only 9 entries meet our common-word cutoff, so expect a mix of familiar forms and tougher game vocabulary.

Pattern snapshot

• 112 entries match both fixed positions, while the first and last letters vary.
• Only 9 entries qualify as common by our frequency cutoff.
• MINUTES, FIGURES, and FIGURED are recognizable examples.
• 46 entries end in S, more than any other final letter.
• LIQUEFY and LIQUIFY each lead the score ranking at 22 points.

7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and U as the 4th letter

The fixed-position search returns 112 words. The lists overlap: 107 appear in Collins, 82 in NWL2023, and 71 in ENABLE, so those dictionary counts should not be added together.

Familiar plurals give the pattern an everyday feel. MINUTES, FIGURES, VIRUSES, and RITUALS all fit, but the small common-word count shows that much of the set is less familiar. LITURGY and LIQUEUR are examples you might recognize without reaching for them often.

Changing only the fourth letter makes a striking difference. With I still second, the T pattern has 314 words and the I pattern has 241, both well above this U pattern's 112. Keep the two fixed slots in mind when checking a candidate; a word that looks close can still miss the required U.

Which endings and scores stand out?

S is the leading final letter: 46 words end that way. E follows with 14, while D and R each appear at the end of 12 entries. That makes a plural ending a strong place to start when several letters remain unknown, but it will not narrow the search to only familiar words.

LIQUEFY and LIQUIFY score 22 points each in the scoring system; DIQUARK follows at 21. Their high values come from uncommon letters, so a strong rack score does not mean a word is an everyday choice. Dictionary coverage also varies across games, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.