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

That fixed PU sequence leaves only 60 tournament-dictionary entries, and just 3 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Recognizable examples include POPULAR, IMPULSE, and REPUTED; the rest skew toward rarer forms. The first letter varies widely, while S dominates the final position.

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

• The pattern has 60 entries across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 59 matches; ENABLE has 32 and NWL2023 has 34.
• Only 3 entries meet the common group.
• POPULAR, IMPULSE, and REPUTED are recognizable examples.
• EXPUNCT leads the scores at 18 points.

Which endings appear most often?

S is the leading final letter: 26 of the 60 words end that way. E follows with 12, while D and R each finish 6. That makes an S ending a strong first filter when your rack or crossing letters leave the final tile uncertain.

The opening letters spread out more evenly. R begins 9 entries, C begins 8, and E begins 7; A, I, and P each start 6. So a known first letter narrows the search, but it does not dominate the pattern as strongly as the final S.

Which matches score well, and where are the limits?

EXPUNCT tops the Scrabble scores at 18 points. EXPUNGE, BEPUFFS, EXPUGNS, and EXPURGE each score 17, with EXPULSE and CAPUCHE at 16. The stronger results cluster around less familiar vocabulary, not the everyday examples at the top of the list.

The dictionary counts differ: Collins has nearly the full set, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include fewer matches. That matters more than the score when you are playing across word lists. Many entries are uncommon, so do not assume a high-scoring match is accepted in every game.