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

There are 70 7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and B as the 3rd letter, and UNBOXED leads the scoring with 17 points.

70 wordsTop pick UNBOUNDHighest score UNBOXED 17

With U in 1st place, S is the most common 3rd letter (125 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 70 · most-used first

  • UNBOUND10
  • UNBLOCK15
  • UMBRAGE12
  • UNBOXED17
  • UNBUILT9
  • UNBURNT9
  • UNBOWED13
  • UNBAKED14
  • UPBRAID12
  • UPBEATS11
  • UNBOXES16
  • UNBATED10
  • UNBROKE13
  • UNBRAID10
  • UNBLESS9
  • UNBOSOM11
  • UNBEGOT10
  • UNBUILD10
  • UNBONED10
  • UMBERED12
  • UNBOLTS9
  • UMBROUS11
  • UNBLIND10
  • UNBEING10
  • UNBARED10
  • UNBLEST9
  • UNBRACE11
  • UNBENDS10
  • UPBEARS11
  • UNBALED10
  • UNBINDS10
  • UNBLOWN12
  • UPBRING12
  • UMBELED12
  • UMBONAL11
  • UMBONES11
  • UMBONIC13
  • UMBRELS11
  • UMBRERE11
  • UMBRILS11
  • UMBROSE11
  • UNBALES9
  • UNBARES9
  • UNBARKS13
  • UNBASED10
  • UNBEARS9
  • UNBEGET10
  • UNBEGUN10

Showing the top 48 of 70 words. See every valid word

All valid words 70

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

  • UMBELED12
  • UMBERED12
  • UMBONAL11
  • UMBONES11
  • UMBONIC13
  • UMBRAGE12
  • UMBRELS11
  • UMBRERE11
  • UMBRILS11
  • UMBROSE11
  • UMBROUS11
  • UNBAKED14
  • UNBALED10
  • UNBALES9
  • UNBARED10
  • UNBARES9
  • UNBARKS13
  • UNBASED10
  • UNBATED10
  • UNBEARS9
  • UNBEGET10
  • UNBEGOT10
  • UNBEGUN10
  • UNBEING10
  • UNBELTS9
  • UNBENDS10
  • UNBINDS10
  • UNBITTS9
  • UNBLENT9
  • UNBLESS9
  • UNBLEST9
  • UNBLIND10
  • UNBLOCK15
  • UNBLOWN12
  • UNBOLTS9
  • UNBONED10
  • UNBONES9
  • UNBOOTS9
  • UNBORNE9
  • UNBOSOM11
  • UNBOUND10
  • UNBOWED13
  • UNBOXED17
  • UNBOXES16
  • UNBRACE11
  • UNBRAID10
  • UNBRAKE13
  • UNBROKE13
  • UNBUILD10
  • UNBUILT9
  • UNBULKY16
  • UNBURNT9
  • UPBEARS11
  • UPBEATS11
  • UPBINDS12
  • UPBLOWN14
  • UPBLOWS14
  • UPBOILS11
  • UPBORNE11
  • UPBOUND12
  • UPBRAID12
  • UPBRAST11
  • UPBRAYS14
  • UPBREAK15
  • UPBRING12
  • UPBROKE15
  • UPBUILD12
  • UPBUILT11
  • UPBURST11
  • URBANER9
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N59%
  2. P24%
  3. M16%
4th letter
  1. O23%
  2. R23%
  3. E16%
5th letter
  1. A14%
  2. N13%
  3. O13%
6th letter
  1. E24%
  2. N13%
  3. L10%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. D24%
  3. E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; UNBOXED tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 15 words
  2. 10 points: 15 words
  3. 1111 points: 16 words
  4. 12 points: 9 words
  5. 1313 points: 5 words
  6. 14 points: 4 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
  8. 16 points: 2 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNBOXED1720All three
UNBOXES1619All three
UNBULKY1620All three
UNBLOCK1520All three
UPBREAK1518Collins only
UPBROKE1518Collins only
UNBAKED1417All three
UPBLOWN1419Collins only
UPBLOWS1418Collins only
UPBRAYS1416Collins only
UNBOWED1316All three
UNBROKE1316All three

None of the 70 is a common word by frequency, so this is a vocabulary-builder's list rather than an everyday one. The prefix UN- opens 41 words, UP- opens 17, and UM- opens 11. Memorise those three and only URBANER sits outside them.

What the U _ B _ _ _ _ list contains

  • Collins accepts all 70, NWL2023 accepts 44 and ENABLE accepts 40.
  • Top scorers: UNBOXED 17, UNBOXES 16 and UNBULKY 16.
  • S ends 23 words and D ends 17; E and T close 9 each.
  • Average score: 11.2, boosted by X and K.

Which letter follows the B?

O and R each follow the B in 16 words. The O group is UNBOUND, UNBOXED, UNBOLTS, UNBOSOM, UPBOUND and the UMBO- words such as UMBONES. The R group is UNBRACE, UNBRAID, UNBROKE, UPBREAK, UPBROKE and UMBRAGE.

A comes next with 9 words (UNBAKED, UNBASED, UNBARES, URBANER) and L has 8 (UNBLOCK, UNBLEST, UNBLIND, UPBLOWN). Knowing the fourth letter turns a 70-word list into a group of ten or so.

The UM- family is small and mostly rare. UMBRAGE is the one most players know, while UMBROSE, UMBROUS and UMBRERE are specialist adjectives you will meet only in word lists. Treat the UM- words as a bonus when a U and an M both turn up.

Why do so many end in -ED or -S?

UN- and UP- attach to verbs, so most words come as past forms or plurals. Ten end in -ED, among them UNBOXED, UNBAKED, UNBOWED and UMBELED, and 23 end in S, such as UNBOLTS, UPBEATS and UNBOOTS.

A different group is old past forms: UNBOUND, UNBUILT, UPBORNE, UPBOUND and UNBORNE. They look unfamiliar, but they are real entries.

Which Collins-only words should you avoid?

Note

NWL2023 accepts only 44 of the 70, so Collins entries like UMBRELS can fail in North American games. UNBOXED, UNBLOCK and UNBOUND are safe in all three lists.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have B as the third letter?
70 words fit. Collins accepts every one, NWL2023 accepts 44 and ENABLE accepts 40. UN- accounts for 41 of them, which makes it the best prefix to try first.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and B third?
UNBOXED scores 17 points, thanks to the 8-point X. UNBOXES and UNBULKY follow at 16 each, and UNBLOCK ties UPBREAK and UPBROKE at 15. Only UNBOXED and UNBOXES need the X.
Are there everyday words in the 7-letter U_B pattern?
No word in this set ranks as common by frequency. UNBOUND, UNBROKE and UNBLOCK are the nearest, but all 70 are better treated as board-play vocabulary than as casual words.

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