7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and G as the 7th letter
25 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and G as the 7th letter, and every one ends in -NG, with 18 finishing in -ING.
1 of 25 are everyday words (4%). 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.
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Best words to play first
- UNITING8
- UNDOING9
- UNDYING12
- UPSWING13
- UNTYING11
- UNWRUNG11
- UNSLING8
- UPGOING11
- UGLYING12
- UNSLUNG8
- UNBEING10
- UNAGING9
- UNSTUNG8
- USURING8
- UPBRING12
- UNAKING12
- UNCLING10
- UNYOUNG11
- UPALONG10
- UPFLING13
- UPFLUNG13
- UPLYING13
- UPSWUNG13
- UPTYING13
- URINING8
All valid words 25
- UGLYING12
- UNAGING9
- UNAKING12
- UNBEING10
- UNCLING10
- UNDOING9
- UNDYING12
- UNITING8
- UNSLING8
- UNSLUNG8
- UNSTUNG8
- UNTYING11
- UNWRUNG11
- UNYOUNG11
- UPALONG10
- UPBRING12
- UPFLING13
- UPFLUNG13
- UPGOING11
- UPLYING13
- UPSWING13
- UPSWUNG13
- UPTYING13
- URINING8
- USURING8
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPSWING | 13 | 17 | All three |
| UPFLING | 13 | 18 | All three |
| UPFLUNG | 13 | 19 | All three |
| UPSWUNG | 13 | 18 | All three |
| UPLYING | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| UPTYING | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| UNDYING | 12 | 15 | All three |
| UGLYING | 12 | 16 | Collins only |
| UPBRING | 12 | 17 | Collins only |
| UNAKING | 12 | 16 | Collins only |
| UNTYING | 11 | 14 | All three |
| UNWRUNG | 11 | 16 | All three |
The pattern is a participle list. The -ING words include UNITING, UPSWING, UNDOING and UPGOING, while six words end in -UNG instead, from UPFLUNG to UNSTUNG. Six words tie for the top score of 13, so the best choice depends mostly on the dictionary.
Endings and families at a glance
- -ING (18), including UNITING, UNDOING, UNTYING, UNBEING and URINING.
- -UNG (6): UPFLUNG, UPSWUNG, UNWRUNG, UNSLUNG, UNSTUNG and UNYOUNG.
- -ONG (1): UPALONG, an NWL2023-only entry.
- UNITING is the only common English word.
Which words tie for the highest score?
UPFLING, UPFLUNG, UPSWING, UPSWUNG, UPLYING and UPTYING all score 13 points. UNDYING, UGLYING, UNAKING and UPBRING follow at 12.
The average is 10.6, and no word clears 13. Of the six 13-pointers, UPFLING, UPFLUNG, UPSWING and UPSWUNG are accepted in ENABLE, NWL2023 and Collins; UPLYING and UPTYING are Collins-only.
Choose UPSWING if you want a recognisable play. It scores 13 like the others, but the word is far easier to defend against a challenge than UPTYING or UPLYING.
What patterns repeat inside the -ING group?
Y is the fourth letter in five words: UPLYING, UPTYING, UNDYING, UGLYING and UNTYING. L is the fourth letter in six words, including UPFLING, UNCLING and UNSLING. The two Y families, -YING and -LING, cover eleven words between them.
Before the NG, I appears in 18 words, U in 6 and O in 1. That I-or-U decision splits the list exactly three to one.
The prefix settles the rest. UN- opens 13 words and UP- opens 9, while UGLYING, URINING and USURING open with UG-, UR- and US- respectively. Together with the fourth letter, that identifies most words in two guesses.
Which words should you avoid in a North American game?
Eight words are Collins-only: UPLYING, UPTYING, UGLYING, UNAKING, UPBRING, UNCLING, URINING and USURING. ENABLE allows 15 of the 25 and NWL2023 allows 17.
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