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

7-letter words with p as the 1st letter and u as the 3rd letter number 112; PAUNCHY is the top scorer at 17 points.

112 wordsTop pick POURINGHighest score PAUNCHY 17

9 of 112 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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J
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M
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P
Q
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3rd letter
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L
M
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P
Q
R
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Z

With P in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (344 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 112 · most-used first

POURING₁₀
POULTRY₁₂
PLUGGED₁₂
PRUDENT₁₀
PLUNGED₁₁
PLUMBER₁₃
POUNDED₁₁
PLUCKED₁₆
PLUNDER₁₀
PRUNING₁₀
PAUSING₁₀
PLUMAGE₁₂
PLUNGER₁₀
POUCHES₁₄
PLUMMER₁₃
PLUMMET₁₃
POUNDER₁₀
PLUNGES₁₀
POUTING₁₀
PAUCITY₁₄
POUNCED₁₂
POUTINE₉
PAUPERS₁₁
PRUDISH₁₃
POUSSIN₉
PLUMBED₁₄
POULTER₉
POUNCES₁₁
PLURALS₉
PLUSHIE₁₂
PLUMPER₁₃
PLUMPED₁₄
PLUNKED₁₄
PLUGGER₁₁
POUCHED₁₅
PLUTONS₉
PAUNCHY₁₇
PRUSSIC₁₁
PLUCKER₁₅
PLUSHES₁₂
PLUSSES₉
PLUVIAL₁₂
PRUDERY₁₃
PRUNIER₉
PRUNERS₉
PLUSSED₁₀
PLUMING₁₂
PLUMBUM₁₅

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All valid words 112

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

PAUCALS₁₁
PAUCITY₁₄
PAUGHTY₁₆
PAULINS₉
PAUNCES₁₁
PAUNCHY₁₇
PAUPERS₁₁
PAUSERS₉
PAUSING₁₀
PHUTTED₁₃
PIUPIUS₁₁
PLUCKED₁₆
PLUCKER₁₅
PLUFFED₁₆
PLUGGED₁₂
PLUGGER₁₁
PLUGOLA₁₀
PLUMAGE₁₂
PLUMATE₁₁
PLUMBED₁₄
PLUMBER₁₃
PLUMBIC₁₅
PLUMBUM₁₅
PLUMCOT₁₃
PLUMERY₁₄
PLUMIER₁₁
PLUMING₁₂
PLUMIST₁₁
PLUMMER₁₃
PLUMMET₁₃
PLUMOSE₁₁
PLUMOUS₁₁
PLUMPED₁₄
PLUMPEN₁₃
PLUMPER₁₃
PLUMPIE₁₃
PLUMPLY₁₆
PLUMULA₁₁
PLUMULE₁₁
PLUNDER₁₀
PLUNGED₁₁
PLUNGER₁₀
PLUNGES₁₀
PLUNKED₁₄
PLUNKER₁₃
PLURALS₉
PLUSAGE₁₀
PLUSHED₁₃
PLUSHER₁₂
PLUSHES₁₂
PLUSHIE₁₂
PLUSHLY₁₅
PLUSING₁₀
PLUSSED₁₀
PLUSSES₉
PLUTEAL₉
PLUTEUS₉
PLUTONS₉
PLUVIAL₁₂
PLUVIAN₁₂
POUCHED₁₅
POUCHES₁₄
POUDERS₁₀
POUDRES₁₀
POUFFED₁₆
POUFFES₁₅
POUFING₁₃
POUFTAH₁₅
POUFTER₁₂
POUKING₁₄
POULARD₁₀
POULDER₁₀
POULDRE₁₀
POULPES₁₁
POULTER₉
POULTRY₁₂
POUNCED₁₂
POUNCER₁₁
POUNCES₁₁
POUNCET₁₁
POUNDAL₁₀
POUNDED₁₁
POUNDER₁₀
POUPING₁₂
POURERS₉
POURIES₉
POURING₁₀
POURSEW₁₂
POURSUE₉
POUSSES₉
POUSSIE₉
POUSSIN₉
POUTERS₉
POUTFUL₁₂
POUTHER₁₂
POUTIER₉
POUTINE₉
POUTING₁₀
PRUDENT₁₀
PRUDERY₁₃
PRUDISH₁₃
PRUINAS₉
PRUINES₉
PRUNERS₉
PRUNIER₉
PRUNING₁₀
PRUNTED₁₀
PRURIGO₁₀
PRUSIKS₁₃
PRUSSIC₁₁
PRUTOTH₁₂
PYURIAS₁₂

Letters by positionIn 44% of these words the 2nd letter is L.

2nd letter

L44%
O34%
R12%

4th letter

M20%
N17%
S14%

5th letter

I21%
E10%
H8%

6th letter

E44%
N12%
R10%

7th letter

S25%
R16%
D14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; PAUNCHY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 21 words
10 points: 21 words
1111 points: 19 words
12 points: 17 words
1313 points: 14 words
14 points: 7 words
1515 points: 7 words
16 points: 5 words
1717 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
PAUNCHY	17	19	All three
PLUCKED	16	20	All three
PLUMPLY	16	21	All three
PAUGHTY	16	17	All three
POUFFED	16	18	All three
PLUFFED	16	19	Collins only
POUCHED	15	17	All three
PLUCKER	15	19	All three
PLUMBUM	15	22	All three
POUFFES	15	17	All three
PLUMBIC	15	21	All three
PLUSHLY	15	17	All three

The pattern holds P in position 1 and U in position 3, leaving the remaining tiles to separate 112 candidates. A pattern with 112 matches. The endings are spread across eight letters; S leads with 28..

At a glance for P and U

112 words match the fixed P and U positions.
9 meet the common-word measure.
28 end in S.
PAUNCHY leads the score list at 17 points.

Which examples fit the P–U frame?

POURING, POULTRY, PLUGGED and PRUDENT make this frame unusually easy to picture. The third-position U follows different second letters, so the pattern captures several starts rather than one narrow prefix. PLUCKED is the second-highest scorer at 16, while PAUNCHY tops the chart at 17.

How do the endings narrow the search?

Just nine entries meet the common-word measure, even though the examples include familiar words. Endings also vary: 28 stop in S, 18 in R and 16 in D. That close R-to-D split is a useful correction to the instinct that a word beginning with P and containing a fixed U will usually take a plural ending.

A scoring clue from PAUNCHY

Tip

The 17-point lead belongs to PAUNCHY, but the more playable discovery may be PLUCKED at 16: it is recognizable and places the high-value C and K. On a rack search, lock in P and U first, then compare the endings rather than treating the entire set as a single suffix family.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter?

There are 112 7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter. POURING, POULTRY, PLUGGED, PRUDENT are examples from the set, and PAUNCHY leads the score list at 17 points. The fixed positions identify the pattern; the other letters still need to match the full word.

Which 7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter scores highest?

PAUNCHY has the highest listed score at 17 points. Its value makes it a standout candidate, but the board still determines whether its letters fit. Check your game’s accepted word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

What endings do 7-letter words with P as the 1st letter and U as the 3rd letter have?

The most common ending is S, with 28 matching words. Just nine entries meet the common-word measure, even though the examples include familiar words The endings provide a useful filter when a final tile is already fixed, though they do not identify a word by themselves.

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