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7-letter words with N as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter

Seven-letter words with N first and U third total 31, including NEUTRAL, NEUTRON, NOURISH, and NAUGHTY.

31 wordsTop pick NEUTRALHighest score NAUGHTY 14

4 of 31 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 1st place, N is the most common 3rd letter (90 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 31 · most-used first

  • NEUTRAL7
  • NAUGHTY14
  • NEURONS7
  • NEUTRON7
  • NOUVEAU10
  • NOURISH10
  • NEURONE7
  • NEUROMA9
  • NOUGHTS11
  • NEUTERS7
  • NEURITE7
  • NAUSEAS7
  • NOUMENA9
  • NAUPLII9
  • NAUGHTS11
  • NOUGATS8
  • NAUTILI7
  • NEUROID8
  • NAUCHES12
  • NAUTICS9
  • NEURINE7
  • NEURISM9
  • NEURULA7
  • NEUSTIC9
  • NEUSTON7
  • NOUNIER7
  • NOURICE9
  • NOURSLE7
  • NOUSELL7
  • NOUSLED8
  • NOUSLES7
All valid words 31

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

  • NAUCHES12
  • NAUGHTS11
  • NAUGHTY14
  • NAUPLII9
  • NAUSEAS7
  • NAUTICS9
  • NAUTILI7
  • NEURINE7
  • NEURISM9
  • NEURITE7
  • NEUROID8
  • NEUROMA9
  • NEURONE7
  • NEURONS7
  • NEURULA7
  • NEUSTIC9
  • NEUSTON7
  • NEUTERS7
  • NEUTRAL7
  • NEUTRON7
  • NOUGATS8
  • NOUGHTS11
  • NOUMENA9
  • NOUNIER7
  • NOURICE9
  • NOURISH10
  • NOURSLE7
  • NOUSELL7
  • NOUSLED8
  • NOUSLES7
  • NOUVEAU10
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 2nd letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. E42%
  2. O35%
  3. A23%
4th letter
  1. R35%
  2. S19%
  3. T16%
5th letter
  1. I26%
  2. E16%
  3. H13%
6th letter
  1. T16%
  2. L13%
  3. N13%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E16%
  3. A10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; NAUGHTY tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 15 words
  2. 8 points: 3 words
  3. 99 points: 7 words
  4. 10 points: 2 words
  5. 1111 points: 2 words
  6. 12 points: 1 words
  7. 1313 points: 0 words
  8. 14 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
NAUGHTY1415All three
NAUCHES1214Collins only
NOUGHTS1113All three
NAUGHTS1113All three
NOUVEAU1014All three
NOURISH1011All three
NEUROMA912All three
NOUMENA913All three
NAUPLII913All three
NAUTICS912Collins only
NEURISM912Collins only
NEUSTIC912Collins · NWL

The N?U???? pattern returns 31 tournament-dictionary words, with four counted among common English vocabulary. Familiar picks include NEUTRAL, NEUTRON, and NOURISH, but the set also reaches into forms such as NAUPLII and NOUMENA. S is the most frequent ending, though it accounts for fewer than a third of the matches.

At a glance for this letter pattern

  • 31 matches keep N first and U third.
  • Four entries are classed as common English words.
  • Nine matches end in S; five end in E.
  • NAUGHTY tops the score list at 14 points.

Which familiar words fit the N-U frame?

NEUTRAL, NEURONS, NEUTRON, and NOURISH make this pattern easier to scan than its count alone suggests. NOUVEAU also fits, alongside NEUROMA and NEURITE. The starting letters remain fixed, but the second letter shifts between E, O, and A in the visible examples.

The nine S-final entries include NEURONS, NOUGHTS, and NAUGHTS; no single ending dominates the way a forced suffix would. NAUGHTY is the highest scorer at 14, while NAUCHES reaches 12. Treat those as board-scoring leads, then confirm rare forms such as NAUPLII against your game’s word list.

The five E-final words include NEUTRAL, NEURONE, NEUROMA, and NEUTERS, giving the pattern a useful non-S branch. The three A endings include NOUVEAU, while NEURONS and NOUGHTS show why the leading S group spans very different word shapes.

NAUGHTY is also a reminder not to assume the fixed U means a technical term: the examples range from an everyday adjective to NEURITE and NAUPLII. Score and familiarity point in different directions here, so the best candidate depends on the board and the game list.

7-letter words with N first and U third

Tip

When the rack or board suggests a vowel after N, test E and O before assuming the frame has only one familiar shape: NEUTRON, NOURISH, and NOUVEAU all fit.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have N first and U third?
There are 31 matches with N in the first position and U in the third. NEUTRAL, NEUTRON, and NOURISH are recognizable examples, while NAUPLII and NOUMENA are less familiar. Four entries are classed as common English words.
What is the highest-scoring N-U word?
NAUGHTY is the top scoresr at 14 points. NAUCHES follows at 12, and NOUGHTS and NAUGHTS each score 11. The useful distinction is that the familiar NAUGHTY leads the scoring group, while several lower-ranked entries are more specialized.
What letter most often ends these words?
S closes nine of the 31 entries, more than any other final letter. E follows with five, then A with three. NEURONS and NOUGHTS show the S ending, while NEUTRAL demonstrates the less common L ending.

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