7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

Fixing O and U in the middle leaves four remaining open positions, producing a mix of familiar words and obscure tournament plays. The opening and ending letters stand out: S leads both counts, starting 41 matches and ending 40. Use those patterns to narrow your choices, then check unfamiliar candidates against your game's dictionary.

At a glance: the O-U pattern

• The pattern matches 138 tournament-dictionary words.
• Thought, brought and trouble are recognizable examples.
• S begins 41 matches; A and C are next, with 15 each.
• S ends 40 matches, followed by D with 31 and R with 21.

Which letters frame the O-U sequence?

S dominates both ends of this pattern: it starts 41 matches and finishes 40. Check spouses or shouted when S is available; grounds and amounts show how other opening letters fit the same middle.

The final letters reveal another cluster. D closes 31 matches, including brought, clouded and scoured; R closes 21, including trouser. Only 15 matches are common by frequency, so many entries will look less familiar than thought or trouble.

7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

Brouzes leads the listed tile scores at 18 points. Acouchy and froughy each score 17, while grouchy and choughs reach 16.

For a familiar option, thought and wrought each score 14. The top raw score is not necessarily the easiest word to recognize or defend. Collins includes 137 matches, compared with 95 in NWL2023 and 92 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, and an entry accepted in one game may fail in another. Check your game's word list before risking a turn on an unfamiliar high scorer.