7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and C as the 6th letter
29 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and C as the 6th letter, and UPCHUCK is the best scorer at 20 points.
1 of 29 are everyday words (3%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (254 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- URGENCY13
- UNBLOCK15
- UNSTUCK13
- UNCHECK18
- UNSTICK13
- UNLATCH12
- UPCHUCK20
- UNHITCH15
- UNIFACE12
- URGENCE10
- UNSTACK13
- UNFROCK16
- UNTEACH12
- UNBRACE11
- UNWITCH15
- UNFANCY15
- UNFENCE12
- UNPERCH14
- UNPLACE11
- UNSLICK13
- UNSNECK13
- UNSONCY12
- UNSTOCK13
- UNTRACE9
- UNTRACK13
- UNVOICE12
- UPCATCH16
- UPREACH14
- USAUNCE9
All valid words 29
- UNBLOCK15
- UNBRACE11
- UNCHECK18
- UNFANCY15
- UNFENCE12
- UNFROCK16
- UNHITCH15
- UNIFACE12
- UNLATCH12
- UNPERCH14
- UNPLACE11
- UNSLICK13
- UNSNECK13
- UNSONCY12
- UNSTACK13
- UNSTICK13
- UNSTOCK13
- UNSTUCK13
- UNTEACH12
- UNTRACE9
- UNTRACK13
- UNVOICE12
- UNWITCH15
- UPCATCH16
- UPCHUCK20
- UPREACH14
- URGENCE10
- URGENCY13
- USAUNCE9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPCHUCK | 20 | 24 | All three |
| UNCHECK | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
| UNFROCK | 16 | 19 | All three |
| UPCATCH | 16 | 19 | Collins only |
| UNBLOCK | 15 | 20 | All three |
| UNHITCH | 15 | 16 | All three |
| UNWITCH | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| UNFANCY | 15 | 18 | All three |
| UPREACH | 14 | 16 | All three |
| UNPERCH | 14 | 17 | Collins only |
| URGENCY | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UNSTUCK | 13 | 17 | All three |
With C sitting next to the last letter, the finish decides everything. K ends 11 words, E ends 8, H ends 7 and Y ends 3. Pick the ending your clue wants (-CK, -CE, -CH or -CY) and only a handful of words remain.
Four endings that sort the list
- -CK (11): UPCHUCK, UNCHECK, UNFROCK, UNBLOCK, UNSTACK, UNSTICK, UNSTUCK, UNSLICK, UNSNECK, UNSTOCK, UNTRACK.
- -CE (8): UNFENCE, UNIFACE, UNVOICE, UNBRACE, UNPLACE, UNTRACE, URGENCE, USAUNCE.
- -CH (7): UPCATCH, UNHITCH, UNWITCH, UNPERCH, UNLATCH, UPREACH, UNTEACH.
- -CY (3): URGENCY, UNFANCY, UNSONCY.
Which word scores the most?
UPCHUCK scores 20 and UNCHECK 18, because both pack C, K and H into seven tiles. UNFROCK and UPCATCH come next at 16, then UNBLOCK, UNFANCY, UNHITCH and UNWITCH at 15.
The average is 13.2, and eight of the 29 words score 15 or more. UNHITCH and UNWITCH get their points from the double hit of H and C, while UNFANCY gets them from F and Y. A rack with C, K and H is worth holding.
The -CE words are the quiet group. UNFENCE, UNIFACE and UNVOICE top out at 12, so choose the -CK or -CH words whenever the board lets you. Only three words end in Y: URGENCY, UNFANCY and UNSONCY.
Which of these words will your game accept?
Collins accepts all 29. NWL2023 accepts 20 and ENABLE accepts 18, which leaves 9 words that only Collins players can use. Those nine include UNCHECK, UPCATCH, UNPERCH, UNWITCH, UNSNECK, UNSTOCK, UNPLACE, UNTRACE and URGENCE.
UNSLICK and UNTRACK sit in between, because NWL2023 has them and ENABLE does not. The dependable ENABLE set still includes UPCHUCK, UNBLOCK, UNFROCK, UNSTICK and UNSTUCK.
The one common word
URGENCY is the only everyday word in the pattern, and it is valid everywhere. If your game rejects an UN- word, URGENCY is the fallback that always lands.
Questions people ask
How many 7-letter words start with U and have C as the sixth letter?
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What is the highest-scoring word with U first and C sixth?
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