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

The 242 7-letter words with O first and U second include OUTSIDE, OUTCOME, and OUTJINX, the 21-point top scorer.

242 wordsTop pick OUTSIDEHighest score OUTJINX 21

13 of 242 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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J
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O
P
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U
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X
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Z

2nd letter
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J
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M
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O
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Z

With O in 1st place, U is the most common 2nd letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

OUTSIDE₈
OUTCOME₁₁
OUTDOOR₈
OUTLOOK₁₁
OUTLETS₇
OUTLINE₇
OUTRAGE₈
OUTFITS₁₀
OUTWARD₁₁
OUTPOST₉
OUTPUTS₉
OUTBACK₁₅
OUTLAWS₁₀

All valid words 242

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

OUABAIN₉
OUAKARI₁₁
OUCHING₁₃
OUGHTED₁₂
OUGIYAS₁₁
OUGLIED₉
OUGLIES₈
OUGUIYA₁₁
OULAKAN₁₁
OULDEST₈
OULONGS₈
OUNCERS₉
OURALIS₇
OURANGS₈
OURARIS₇
OUREBIS₉
OURIEST₇
OURSELF₁₀
OUSTERS₇
OUSTING₈
OUSTITI₇
OUTACTS₉
OUTADDS₉
OUTAGES₈
OUTASKS₁₁
OUTBACK₁₅
OUTBAKE₁₃
OUTBARK₁₃
OUTBARS₉
OUTBAWL₁₂
OUTBEAM₁₁
OUTBEGS₁₀
OUTBIDS₁₀
OUTBRAG₁₀
OUTBRED₁₀
OUTBULK₁₃
OUTBURN₉
OUTBUYS₁₂
OUTCALL₉
OUTCAST₉
OUTCHID₁₃
OUTCITY₁₂
OUTCOME₁₁
OUTCOOK₁₃
OUTCROP₁₁
OUTCROW₁₂
OUTDARE₈
OUTDATE₈
OUTDOER₈
OUTDOES₈
OUTDONE₈
OUTDOOR₈
OUTDRAG₉
OUTDRAW₁₁
OUTDREW₁₁
OUTDROP₁₀
OUTDUEL₈
OUTDURE₈
OUTEARN₇
OUTEATS₇
OUTECHO₁₂
OUTEDGE₉
OUTFACE₁₂
OUTFALL₁₀
OUTFAST₁₀
OUTFAWN₁₃
OUTFEEL₁₀
OUTFELT₁₀
OUTFIND₁₁
OUTFIRE₁₀
OUTFISH₁₃
OUTFITS₁₀
OUTFLEW₁₃
OUTFLOW₁₃
OUTFOOL₁₀
OUTFOOT₁₀
OUTGAIN₈
OUTGATE₈
OUTGAVE₁₁
OUTGAZE₁₇
OUTGIVE₁₁
OUTGLOW₁₁
OUTGNAW₁₁
OUTGOER₈
OUTGOES₈
OUTGONE₈
OUTGREW₁₁
OUTGRIN₈
OUTGROW₁₁
OUTGUNS₈
OUTGUSH₁₁
OUTHAUL₁₀
OUTHEAR₁₀
OUTHIRE₁₀
OUTHITS₁₀
OUTHOWL₁₃
OUTHUNT₁₀
OUTHYRE₁₃
OUTINGS₈
OUTJEST₁₄
OUTJETS₁₄
OUTJINX₂₁
OUTJUMP₁₈
OUTJUTS₁₄
OUTKEEP₁₃
OUTKEPT₁₃
OUTKICK₁₇
OUTKILL₁₁
OUTKISS₁₁
OUTLAID₈
OUTLAIN₇
OUTLAND₈
OUTLASH₁₀
OUTLAST₇
OUTLAWS₁₀
OUTLAYS₁₀
OUTLEAD₈
OUTLEAP₉
OUTLERS₇
OUTLETS₇
OUTLIED₈
OUTLIER₇
OUTLIES₇
OUTLINE₇
OUTLIVE₁₀
OUTLOOK₁₁
OUTLOVE₁₀
OUTMANS₉
OUTMODE₁₀
OUTMOST₉
OUTMOVE₁₂
OUTNAME₉
OUTNESS₇
OUTPACE₁₁
OUTPART₉
OUTPASS₉
OUTPEEP₁₁
OUTPEER₉
OUTPITY₁₂
OUTPLAN₉
OUTPLAY₁₂
OUTPLOD₁₀
OUTPLOT₉
OUTPOLL₉
OUTPORT₉
OUTPOST₉
OUTPOUR₉
OUTPRAY₁₂
OUTPULL₉
OUTPUSH₁₂
OUTPUTS₉
OUTRACE₉
OUTRAGE₈
OUTRANG₈
OUTRANK₁₁
OUTRATE₇
OUTRAVE₁₀
OUTREAD₈
OUTREDS₈
OUTRIDE₈
OUTRIGS₈
OUTRING₈
OUTROAR₇
OUTROCK₁₃
OUTRODE₈
OUTROLL₇
OUTROOP₉
OUTROOT₇
OUTROPE₉
OUTROWS₁₀
OUTRUNG₈
OUTRUNS₇
OUTRUSH₁₀
OUTSAID₈
OUTSAIL₇
OUTSANG₈
OUTSAYS₁₀
OUTSEEN₇
OUTSEES₇
OUTSELL₇
OUTSERT₇
OUTSETS₇
OUTSHOT₁₀
OUTSIDE₈
OUTSING₈
OUTSINS₇
OUTSITS₇
OUTSIZE₁₆
OUTSOAR₇
OUTSOLD₈
OUTSOLE₇
OUTSPAN₉
OUTSPED₁₀
OUTSTAY₁₀
OUTSTEP₉
OUTSULK₁₁
OUTSUMS₉
OUTSUNG₈
OUTSWAM₁₂
OUTSWIM₁₂
OUTSWUM₁₂
OUTTAKE₁₁
OUTTALK₁₁
OUTTASK₁₁
OUTTELL₇
OUTTOLD₈
OUTTOOK₁₁
OUTTOPS₉
OUTTROT₇
OUTTURN₇
OUTVIED₁₁
OUTVIES₁₀
OUTVOTE₁₀
OUTWAIT₁₀
OUTWALK₁₄
OUTWARD₁₁
OUTWARS₁₀
OUTWASH₁₃
OUTWEAR₁₀
OUTWEED₁₁
OUTWEEP₁₂
OUTWELL₁₀
OUTWENT₁₀
OUTWEPT₁₂
OUTWICK₁₆
OUTWILE₁₀
OUTWILL₁₀
OUTWIND₁₁
OUTWING₁₁
OUTWINS₁₀
OUTWISH₁₃
OUTWITH₁₃
OUTWITS₁₀
OUTWORE₁₀
OUTWORK₁₄
OUTWORN₁₀
OUTWRIT₁₀
OUTYELL₁₀
OUTYELP₁₂
OUVERTE₁₀
OUVRAGE₁₁
OUVRIER₁₀

Letters by positionIn 90% of these words the 3rd letter is T.

3rd letter

T90%
R2%
G2%

4th letter

S12%
R10%
W10%

5th letter

A22%
I19%
O16%

6th letter

E12%
N10%
R9%

7th letter

S21%
E16%
T10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; OUTJINX tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 33 words
8 points: 42 words
99 points: 34 words
10 points: 50 words
1111 points: 35 words
12 points: 18 words
1313 points: 18 words
14 points: 5 words
1515 points: 1 words
16 points: 2 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OUTJINX	21	25	All three
OUTJUMP	18	24	All three
OUTKICK	17	19	All three
OUTGAZE	17	19	Collins · NWL
OUTSIZE	16	17	All three
OUTWICK	16	18	Collins only
OUTBACK	15	18	All three
OUTWORK	14	15	All three
OUTWALK	14	16	All three
OUTJUTS	14	18	All three
OUTJEST	14	17	Collins only
OUTJETS	14	17	Collins only

An OU start narrows a seven-letter clue to 242 entries, but the familiar group is small: only 13 rank among common English words. OUTSIDE, OUTCOME, and OUTLOOK are easy anchors; less familiar tournament entries fill out the rest. The dictionaries also disagree on coverage, with 240 entries in Collins versus 202 in NWL2023 and 191 in ENABLE.

How many 7-letter words with O first and U second?

242 tournament-listed words meet the two fixed opening letters and seven-letter length.
Collins includes 240, NWL2023 includes 202, and ENABLE includes 191.
OUTSIDE, OUTCOME, OUTDOOR, and OUTLOOK are familiar examples.
OUTJINX leads the score list at 21; OUTJUMP follows at 18.
Final S (51) and E (39) are the leading endings; T follows at 23.

Which OU words end in S or E?

OUTSIDE, OUTCOME, OUTDOOR, OUTLOOK, OUTLETS, and OUTLINE give the clearest route into the pattern: all keep OU at the front and extend it with the common OUT- beginning. These are strong candidates when a rack or clue suggests an “out” word, because each is a recognizable seven-letter fit.

OUTLETS, OUTRAGE, OUTCAST, and OUTBACK broaden the clue beyond the ideas of outdoors or a final destination. Ending letters help narrow the remaining choices: S closes 51 entries, E closes 39, and T closes 23. After those, D has 19 and L has 18, so an S ending trims the search more sharply than a T ending.

How do 7-letter words with O first and U second score?

Scoring pulls attention toward unusual letters rather than the most familiar examples. OUTJINX reaches 21 points, OUTJUMP scores 18, and OUTKICK and OUTGAZE each score 17. OUTJINX is especially striking because its J and X sit after the fixed OU opening; OUTJUMP and OUTKICK show other routes to high totals.

Tournament acceptance and ordinary familiarity are different tests. Just 13 of the 242 entries are common, while 193 have definitions; a word's presence in a game dictionary does not make it everyday vocabulary. Dictionary totals also vary, so check your game's list before relying on an obscure entry, especially across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with OU?

Exactly 242 seven-letter entries begin OU in this pattern. OUTSIDE, OUTCOME, OUTDOOR, and OUTLOOK are familiar examples, while the full set spans three tournament dictionaries. The source totals overlap, so Collins's 240, NWL2023's 202, and ENABLE's 191 should not be added together.

Which OU word has the highest score?

OUTJINX is highest at 21 points. OUTJUMP scores 18, with OUTKICK and OUTGAZE at 17 apiece. Those examples show how less common letters can lift a word's score, even though familiar choices such as OUTSIDE and OUTCOME are easier to recognize.

Do many seven-letter OU words end in S?

S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 51 of the 242 words. E is next at 39, followed by T at 23. If a clue gives you both the opening OU and a final S, that ending narrows the candidates more than T does.

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