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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and D as the 4th letter

Only 11 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and D as the 4th letter, and four of them tie for the best score of 10 points.

11 wordsTop pick URIDINEHighest score UNEDGED 10

With U in 1st place, A is the most common 4th letter (135 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • URIDINE8
  • UNIDEAL8
  • UNEDGED10
  • UNADULT8
  • UNADDED10
  • UNADEPT10
  • UNEDGES9
  • UREDIAL8
  • UREDINE8
  • UREDIUM10
  • URODELE8
All valid words 11

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

  • UNADDED10
  • UNADEPT10
  • UNADULT8
  • UNEDGED10
  • UNEDGES9
  • UNIDEAL8
  • UREDIAL8
  • UREDINE8
  • UREDIUM10
  • URIDINE8
  • URODELE8

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNEDGED1013Collins only
UREDIUM1013All three
UNADDED1012Collins · NWL
UNADEPT1013Collins · NWL
UNEDGES912Collins only
URIDINE810All three
UNIDEAL811All three
UNADULT812All three
UREDIAL810All three
URODELE810All three
UREDINE810Collins only

None of the 11 is a common word, which makes this one of the quietest corners of the U list. The words split by their start: UNA- gives three, URE- gives three, UNE- gives two, and UNI-, URI- and URO- give one each. The whole set fits in a single read-through.

The complete list in four groups

  • UNA- group: UNADDED, UNADEPT and UNADULT.
  • URE- group: UREDIUM, UREDIAL and UREDINE.
  • UNE- group: UNEDGED and UNEDGES, both built on the verb EDGE.
  • Singles: UNIDEAL, URIDINE and URODELE.

Which words score highest?

UREDIUM, UNADDED, UNADEPT and UNEDGED all score 10. UNEDGES follows on 9, and UNADULT, UNIDEAL, UREDIAL, URIDINE and URODELE are on 8.

The average for the pattern is 8.8, so this is not a place to look for a big board score. It is a place to find a legal play when a D and a U are stuck on the rack.

The letter after the D sorts the words quickly. I comes next in UREDIUM, UREDIAL, UREDINE and URIDINE, E in UNADEPT, UNIDEAL and URODELE, and G in UNEDGED and UNEDGES. UNADDED and UNADULT take D and U.

Which of these words does each dictionary accept?

Collins accepts all 11, NWL2023 accepts 8 and ENABLE accepts 6. Six words pass in all three lists: UREDIUM, UNIDEAL, UREDIAL, URIDINE, URODELE and UNADULT.

UNEDGED, UNEDGES and UREDINE appear in Collins only. UNADDED and UNADEPT sit in between, because NWL2023 allows them and ENABLE does not. A Collins player therefore has 11 options, an NWL2023 player has 8, and an ENABLE player is down to 6, so the same rack can mean three different answers depending on the game.

Is it worth learning a list this small?

Note

Yes, if you play often. Three starts, UNA-, URE- and UNE-, cover 8 of the 11 words, and the other three are single oddities you can memorise in a minute.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have D as the fourth letter?
There are 11. Collins accepts every one, NWL2023 accepts 8 and ENABLE accepts 6. UN- starts 6 of the 11 and UR- starts the other 5.
Which 7-letter U_ _D words are safe in all dictionaries?
Six: UREDIUM, UNADULT, UNIDEAL, UREDIAL, URIDINE and URODELE. They appear in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, so you can play any of them without worrying about the word list.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and D fourth?
Four words tie at 10 points: UREDIUM, UNADDED, UNADEPT and UNEDGED. Only UREDIUM is accepted in every major dictionary, which makes it the practical choice.

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