7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and D as the 6th letter
41 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and D as the 6th letter, and 29 of them end in -DS, like UPWARDS and UNFOLDS.
4 of 41 are everyday words (10%). 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.
Best words to play first
- UPGRADE11
- UPWARDS13
- UNFOLDS11
- UPLOADS10
- UPHOLDS13
- UPLANDS10
- UNLOADS8
- UNIBODY13
- UNREADY11
- UNWINDS11
- UROPODS10
- UNHANDY14
- UNDERDO9
- UNHEEDY14
- UNBENDS10
- UNBINDS10
- UNCORDS10
- UNFILDE11
- UNGILDS9
- UNGIRDS9
- UNHANDS11
- UNHARDY14
- UNHEADS11
- UNHOODS11
- UNIPEDS10
- UNIPODS10
- UNLEADS8
- UNLORDS8
- UNMOLDS10
- UNSPIDE10
- UNTRIDE8
- UNWELDY14
- UPBINDS12
- UPFOLDS13
- UPGIRDS11
- UPHAUDS13
- UPLEADS10
- UPSENDS10
- UPWINDS13
- URANIDE8
- USWARDS11
All valid words 41
- UNBENDS10
- UNBINDS10
- UNCORDS10
- UNDERDO9
- UNFILDE11
- UNFOLDS11
- UNGILDS9
- UNGIRDS9
- UNHANDS11
- UNHANDY14
- UNHARDY14
- UNHEADS11
- UNHEEDY14
- UNHOODS11
- UNIBODY13
- UNIPEDS10
- UNIPODS10
- UNLEADS8
- UNLOADS8
- UNLORDS8
- UNMOLDS10
- UNREADY11
- UNSPIDE10
- UNTRIDE8
- UNWELDY14
- UNWINDS11
- UPBINDS12
- UPFOLDS13
- UPGIRDS11
- UPGRADE11
- UPHAUDS13
- UPHOLDS13
- UPLANDS10
- UPLEADS10
- UPLOADS10
- UPSENDS10
- UPWARDS13
- UPWINDS13
- URANIDE8
- UROPODS10
- USWARDS11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNHANDY | 14 | 15 | All three |
| UNHEEDY | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| UNHARDY | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| UNWELDY | 14 | 16 | Collins only |
| UPWARDS | 13 | 15 | All three |
| UPHOLDS | 13 | 15 | All three |
| UNIBODY | 13 | 15 | Collins · NWL |
| UPFOLDS | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UPWINDS | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UPHAUDS | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| UPBINDS | 12 | 16 | All three |
| UPGRADE | 11 | 14 | All three |
With D one tile from the end, this pattern is mostly a plural and verb-form list. S finishes 29 words, Y finishes 6 and E finishes 5. The prefix UN- opens 26 words and UP- opens 12, so two prefixes and an S answer most of what you need.
The -DS plurals and the other endings
- -NDS (8) is the largest group: UPWINDS, UNWINDS, UNBENDS, UNBINDS, UNHANDS and UPLANDS among them.
- -RDS (6) includes UPWARDS, UNLORDS and UNCORDS, and -LDS (5) includes UNFOLDS, UPHOLDS and UNMOLDS.
- -DY (6): UNHARDY, UNHEEDY, UNWELDY, UNIBODY, UNREADY and one more.
- Dictionary split: Collins 41, NWL2023 27, ENABLE 26.
Which words are common English?
Four: UPWARDS, UNFOLDS, UPGRADE and UPLOADS. UPGRADE is the odd one out, because it ends in E rather than -DS.
The rest of the list is rarer. The letter before the D sorts it quickly: N sits there in 9 words, R in 8, L in 7 and A in 7, which together cover 31 of the 41. UNREADY and UNDERDO are plain English, while UNFILDE, UNSPIDE and UNTRIDE are Collins specialities that you will see only in word lists.
What is the best-scoring word with U first and D sixth?
Four words tie at 14, among them UNHARDY, UNHEEDY and UNWELDY. All end in -DY, and the Y adds 4 points. UPFOLDS, UPHOLDS, UPWARDS, UPWINDS and UNIBODY come next at 13.
UPHOLDS, UPWARDS, UPFOLDS and UPWINDS work in every list, so 13 is the best score you can play with no dictionary risk.
Check the dictionary before you play a 14. UNHARDY, UNHEEDY and UNWELDY are Collins-only, so a North American game will reject them.
Collins-only words to avoid
Fifteen words are missing from ENABLE, and 14 of them are missing from NWL2023 as well. UPHAUDS, UNHEADS, UNIPEDS and USWARDS are examples.
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