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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter

19 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and G as the 5th letter, and UPRIGHT, UPLIGHT and UPTIGHT share the top score of 13.

19 wordsTop pick UPRIGHTHighest score UPRIGHT 13

1 of 19 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (121 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • UPRIGHT13
  • UPTIGHT13
  • UNCAGED11
  • UNWAGED12
  • UNBEGOT10
  • UNRIGHT11
  • UNEDGED10
  • UNURGED9
  • ULLAGED9
  • ULLAGES8
  • UNBEGET10
  • UNBEGUN10
  • UNCAGES10
  • UNDIGHT12
  • UNEAGER8
  • UNEDGES9
  • UNPAGED11
  • UNSIGHT11
  • UPLIGHT13
All valid words 19

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

  • ULLAGED9
  • ULLAGES8
  • UNBEGET10
  • UNBEGOT10
  • UNBEGUN10
  • UNCAGED11
  • UNCAGES10
  • UNDIGHT12
  • UNEAGER8
  • UNEDGED10
  • UNEDGES9
  • UNPAGED11
  • UNRIGHT11
  • UNSIGHT11
  • UNURGED9
  • UNWAGED12
  • UPLIGHT13
  • UPRIGHT13
  • UPTIGHT13
Letters by positionIn 74% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N74%
  2. P16%
  3. L11%
3rd letter
  1. L16%
  2. E16%
  3. B16%
4th letter
  1. A37%
  2. I32%
  3. E16%
6th letter
  1. E58%
  2. H32%
  3. O5%
7th letter
  1. T42%
  2. D32%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPRIGHT1315All three
UPTIGHT1315All three
UPLIGHT1316All three
UNWAGED1215Collins · NWL
UNDIGHT1214Collins only
UNCAGED1115All three
UNRIGHT1113Collins only
UNPAGED1115All three
UNSIGHT1113All three
UNBEGOT1014Collins only
UNEDGED1013Collins only
UNCAGES1014All three

Two endings cover most of this list. Six words finish in -GHT, led by UPRIGHT, UPLIGHT and UPTIGHT, and six finish in -GED, such as UNCAGED and UNPAGED. Of the 19 words, only UPRIGHT counts as common English, so the rest reward a little preparation.

Endings that sort the U _ _ _ G _ _ list

  • -GHT (6): UPRIGHT, UPLIGHT, UPTIGHT, UNSIGHT, UNRIGHT and UNDIGHT.
  • -GED (6): UNCAGED, UNPAGED, UNWAGED, UNEDGED, UNURGED and ULLAGED.
  • -GES (3): UNCAGES, UNEDGES and ULLAGES.
  • -GET, -GOT and -GUN: UNBEGET, UNBEGOT and UNBEGUN.

Which words score best with U first and G fifth?

UPLIGHT, UPRIGHT and UPTIGHT make 13 points each. UNDIGHT and UNWAGED follow on 12, and UNCAGED, UNPAGED, UNSIGHT and UNRIGHT make 11.

The average is 10.5, so the pattern is flat. H is the most valuable tile in the -GHT group and carries those three words to the top.

A good board play is UPRIGHT because it is common, valid in all three lists and as high as any word here. UPTIGHT matches it, and UPLIGHT is worth knowing for the same reason.

How do the middle letters line up?

The fourth letter I accounts for exactly the six -GHT words, and A accounts for seven more: UNCAGED, UNPAGED, UNWAGED, ULLAGED, UNCAGES, ULLAGES and UNEAGER. E supplies three words, D two and R one.

UN- opens 14 of the words and UP- opens 3. The remaining two begin UL-, both built on ULLAGE.

After the G, E follows in 11 words and H in 6. If neither fits, only UNBEGOT and UNBEGUN remain, and both are Collins-only. Spotting that pair early saves a lot of guessing.

Which of these 19 words are playable?

ENABLE has 11 of them, NWL2023 has 12 and Collins has all 19. UPLIGHT, UPRIGHT, UPTIGHT, UNSIGHT, UNCAGED, UNPAGED and UNCAGES are among the 11 safe words.

Seven words are Collins-only: UNDIGHT, UNRIGHT, UNBEGET, UNBEGOT, UNBEGUN, UNEDGED and UNEDGES. UNWAGED is the extra NWL2023 word.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have G as the fifth letter?
There are 19. Collins accepts all 19, NWL2023 accepts 12 and ENABLE accepts 11. UN- opens 14 of them and UP- opens 3, so most answers begin UN-.
Which 7-letter words ending in -GHT start with U?
UPRIGHT, UPLIGHT, UPTIGHT, UNSIGHT, UNRIGHT and UNDIGHT. UPRIGHT is the only common word, and the first three score 13 points each, which is the best in the pattern.
Is UPTIGHT a valid word with G in fifth place?
Yes. UPTIGHT is U-P-T-I-G-H-T, so G is fifth, and it is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. It scores 13, tied with UPRIGHT and UPLIGHT for the highest score.

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