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

7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter: 10 tournament-dictionary matches, led by OQUASSA at 16 points.

10 wordsTop pick OPULENTHighest score OQUASSA 16

With O in 1st place, T is the most common 3rd letter (275 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • OPULENT9
  • OEUVRES10
  • OVULATE10
  • OPUNTIA9
  • OCULIST9
  • OCULARS9
  • OCULATE9
  • OPUSCLE11
  • OQUASSA16
  • OVULARY13
All valid words 10

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

  • OCULARS9
  • OCULATE9
  • OCULIST9
  • OEUVRES10
  • OPULENT9
  • OPUNTIA9
  • OPUSCLE11
  • OQUASSA16
  • OVULARY13
  • OVULATE10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OQUASSA1617All three
OVULARY1315All three
OPUSCLE1115Collins only
OEUVRES1012All three
OVULATE1013All three
OPULENT913All three
OPUNTIA912All three
OCULIST912All three
OCULARS912All three
OCULATE912Collins only

This position pattern is unusually sparse: only 10 words qualify, and none falls in the common-frequency group. OPULENT and OVULATE are among the more familiar entries, while OQUASSA and OPUSCLE make the set a specialist vocabulary test. Eight matches are defined, and Collins accepts all 10.

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

  • Exactly 10 seven-letter matches put O first and U third.
  • Collins has 10 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 have 8 apiece.
  • Eight of the 10 are defined, and none meets the common-word frequency measure.
  • Three end in E; A, S, and T each close two, while Y closes one.

Why are there so few matches?

Only 10 words fit the O-first, U-third pattern, compared with 294 when S replaces O and 185 when C takes that first position. Those sibling patterns keep the length at seven and U in third, so the contrast isolates the opening letter.

The examples show how much the endings vary despite the shared start: OPUNTIA ends in A, OCULIST in T, and OCULARS in S. E is the most frequent final letter, appearing in three of the 10 matches.

None of the entries meets the common-word frequency measure. A familiar-looking option such as OPULENT sits beside rarer forms like OQUASSA, so the opening letters alone do not tell you how familiar a word will be.

Which match scores the most points?

OQUASSA scores 16 points, ahead of OVULARY at 13 and OPUSCLE at 11. OEUVRES and OVULATE each score 10; OPULENT, OPUNTIA, OCULIST, OCULARS, and OCULATE each score 9.

For 7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter, OQUASSA is the scoring standout, but acceptance varies by game: Collins has 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 have 8 each. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with O first and U third?
OQUASSA scores 16 points, the highest among these 10 matches. OVULARY follows at 13, then OPUSCLE at 11. OQUASSA is less familiar than OPULENT or OVULATE, so check that your game's word list accepts it before building a play around its score.
How many of these words appear in each dictionary?
Collins contains all 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 8. The totals show that coverage differs across the three word lists, so do not assume every pattern match is accepted in every game.
Are any of these O-and-U words common?
None of the 10 matches falls in the common-word frequency group. OPULENT, OVULATE, and OCULIST may look more familiar than OQUASSA or OPUSCLE, but the set overall includes specialized vocabulary.

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