7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and E as the 7th letter
108 7-letter words start with U and end in E, and UNFROZE tops the scoring at 19 points.
5 of 108 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (294 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 13
- 14
- 15
Best words to play first
- UPGRADE11
- UNAWARE10
- UTILIZE16
- UPSTATE9
- UPSCALE11
- UTERINE7
- UKULELE11
- UTILISE7
- URINATE7
- UPSURGE10
- USEABLE9
- UPSTAGE10
- UMBRAGE12
- UNQUOTE16
- UKELELE11
- UNNERVE10
- UPCYCLE16
- URIDINE8
- UNHINGE11
- UPSLOPE11
- UNITIVE10
- UPCLOSE11
- UNFROZE19
- UNALIKE11
- UTRICLE9
- UPRAISE9
- UNIFACE12
- UNCRATE9
- URGENCE10
- UNLOOSE7
- UNHORSE10
- UNALIVE10
- UNBROKE13
- UNCURSE9
- ULULATE7
- UNWRITE10
- UNWEAVE13
- UNCLOSE9
- UNSPOKE13
- UNTWINE10
- UNCHOKE16
- UPHEAVE15
- UNBRACE11
- UNDRAPE10
- UNGULAE8
- UPCURVE14
- UNNOBLE9
- UNSTATE7
All valid words 108
- UKELELE11
- UKULELE11
- ULEXITE14
- ULULATE7
- UMBRAGE12
- UMBRERE11
- UMBROSE11
- UMWHILE15
- UNAGILE8
- UNAKITE11
- UNALIKE11
- UNALIVE10
- UNAWAKE14
- UNAWARE10
- UNBORNE9
- UNBRACE11
- UNBRAKE13
- UNBROKE13
- UNCHOKE16
- UNCLOSE9
- UNCRATE9
- UNCURSE9
- UNDRAPE10
- UNFENCE12
- UNFILDE11
- UNFROZE19
- UNGLOVE11
- UNGULAE8
- UNHABLE12
- UNHINGE11
- UNHORSE10
- UNHOUSE10
- UNIFACE12
- UNISIZE16
- UNITAGE8
- UNITISE7
- UNITIVE10
- UNITIZE16
- UNLASTE7
- UNLOOSE7
- UNMITRE9
- UNNERVE10
- UNNOBLE9
- UNPLACE11
- UNPLUME11
- UNPURSE9
- UNQUOTE16
- UNREAVE10
- UNREEVE10
- UNRUFFE13
- UNSCALE9
- UNSENSE7
- UNSHALE10
- UNSHAPE12
- UNSMOTE9
- UNSOOTE7
- UNSPIDE10
- UNSPOKE13
- UNSTATE7
- UNSWORE10
- UNTRACE9
- UNTRIDE8
- UNTWINE10
- UNVAILE10
- UNVOICE12
- UNWARIE10
- UNWEAVE13
- UNWHITE13
- UNWRITE10
- UNWROTE10
- UPBORNE11
- UPBROKE15
- UPCLOSE11
- UPCURVE14
- UPCYCLE16
- UPGRADE11
- UPHEAVE15
- UPRAISE9
- UPROUSE9
- UPSCALE11
- UPSLOPE11
- UPSPAKE15
- UPSPOKE15
- UPSTAGE10
- UPSTARE9
- UPSTATE9
- UPSURGE10
- UPVALUE12
- URALITE7
- URANIDE8
- URANITE7
- UREDINE8
- URGENCE10
- URICASE9
- URIDINE8
- URINATE7
- URINOSE7
- URNLIKE11
- URODELE8
- UROMERE9
- UROSOME9
- URTEXTE14
- USAUNCE9
- USEABLE9
- UTERINE7
- UTILISE7
- UTILIZE16
- UTRICLE9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNFROZE | 19 | 21 | All three |
| UTILIZE | 16 | 18 | All three |
| UNQUOTE | 16 | 19 | All three |
| UPCYCLE | 16 | 20 | NWL only |
| UNCHOKE | 16 | 18 | All three |
| UNITIZE | 16 | 18 | All three |
| UNISIZE | 16 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| UPHEAVE | 15 | 17 | All three |
| UMWHILE | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| UPBROKE | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| UPSPAKE | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| UPSPOKE | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
The last two letters carry the pattern: -TE closes 17 words, -SE 15, -LE 14, -KE 10, -VE 9 and -CE 8. Five words are common English: UTILIZE, UPGRADE, UPSCALE, UNAWARE and UPSTATE. UN- opens 62 words, UP- opens 18 and UR- opens 14.
Pattern facts for U _ _ _ _ _ E
- Playable counts: Collins 106 words, NWL2023 69 words, ENABLE 64 words.
- Twelve words score 15 or more; the average score is 10.6.
- The fifth letter is I in 27 words, A in 27 and O in 19.
- The fourth letter is R for 16 words, L for 15, and E and O for 9 each.
Which words score the most?
UNFROZE makes 19, since the Z is worth 10. UNCHOKE, UNITIZE, UNQUOTE, UTILIZE, UNISIZE and UPCYCLE make 16, and UPHEAVE, UMWHILE, UPBROKE, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE make 15.
UNFROZE, UNCHOKE, UNITIZE, UNQUOTE, UTILIZE and UPHEAVE are valid in every list. UNISIZE misses ENABLE, and UPCYCLE is NWL2023 only. UMWHILE, UPBROKE, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE are Collins-only.
The average of 10.6 means a 16 is a real step up. Of the six 16-pointers, only UNISIZE and UPCYCLE miss ENABLE, so most are safe in any game.
Which final pairs are worth memorising?
-OKE gives UNBROKE, UNCHOKE, UNSPOKE, UPBROKE and UPSPOKE. -ZE gives UNFROZE, UNITIZE, UTILIZE and UNISIZE, and -ITE gives ULEXITE, UNAKITE, UNWHITE, URALITE, URANITE and UNWRITE.
-OSE has five (UNCLOSE, UNLOOSE, UPCLOSE, UMBROSE and one more), -ACE has four (UNBRACE, UNIFACE, UNPLACE, UNTRACE) and -ATE has five, led by UPSTATE, UNSTATE, UNCRATE and ULULATE.
S is the third letter in 18 words, among them UPSCALE, UPSTAGE, UPSTARE, UPSURGE, UNSHAPE and UNSTATE. That UPS-/UNS- family is the largest start group in the pattern, and several members, such as UNSHAPE, are Collins-only.
Dictionary warning
Thirty-nine words are Collins-only. ENABLE misses 44 of the 108, so confirm your word list before playing a rare -SE or -TE word, even if the score looks tempting.
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