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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and H as the 3rd letter

44 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and H as the 3rd letter, and UNHAPPY leads the scoring at 17 points.

44 wordsTop pick UNHAPPYHighest score UNHAPPY 17

2 of 44 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 1st place, S is the most common 3rd letter (125 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 44 · most-used first

  • UNHAPPY17
  • UNHEARD11
  • USHERED11
  • UPHOLDS13
  • UNHINGE11
  • UNHUMAN12
  • UNHOOKS14
  • UNHITCH15
  • UPHILLS12
  • UNHORSE10
  • UNHOPED13
  • UNHANDY14
  • UNHIRED11
  • UNHEEDY14
  • UPHEAVE15
  • UNHABLE12
  • UNHAIRS10
  • UNHANDS11
  • UNHANGS11
  • UNHARDY14
  • UNHASPS12
  • UNHASTY13
  • UNHEADS11
  • UNHEALS10
  • UNHEART10
  • UNHELED11
  • UNHELES10
  • UNHELMS12
  • UNHERST10
  • UNHIVED14
  • UNHIVES13
  • UNHOARD11
  • UNHOODS11
  • UNHOOPS12
  • UNHOUSE10
  • UNHUSKS14
  • UPHANGS13
  • UPHAUDS13
  • UPHEAPS14
  • UPHOARD13
  • UPHOIST12
  • UPHOORD13
  • UPHROES12
  • UPHURLS12
All valid words 44

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

  • UNHABLE12
  • UNHAIRS10
  • UNHANDS11
  • UNHANDY14
  • UNHANGS11
  • UNHAPPY17
  • UNHARDY14
  • UNHASPS12
  • UNHASTY13
  • UNHEADS11
  • UNHEALS10
  • UNHEARD11
  • UNHEART10
  • UNHEEDY14
  • UNHELED11
  • UNHELES10
  • UNHELMS12
  • UNHERST10
  • UNHINGE11
  • UNHIRED11
  • UNHITCH15
  • UNHIVED14
  • UNHIVES13
  • UNHOARD11
  • UNHOODS11
  • UNHOOKS14
  • UNHOOPS12
  • UNHOPED13
  • UNHORSE10
  • UNHOUSE10
  • UNHUMAN12
  • UNHUSKS14
  • UPHANGS13
  • UPHAUDS13
  • UPHEAPS14
  • UPHEAVE15
  • UPHILLS12
  • UPHOARD13
  • UPHOIST12
  • UPHOLDS13
  • UPHOORD13
  • UPHROES12
  • UPHURLS12
  • USHERED11
Letters by positionIn 73% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N73%
  2. P25%
  3. S2%
4th letter
  1. E27%
  2. A25%
  3. O25%
5th letter
  1. A18%
  2. R14%
  3. N11%
6th letter
  1. D18%
  2. E18%
  3. R14%
7th letter
  1. S45%
  2. D20%
  3. Y11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; UNHAPPY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 7 words
  2. 11 points: 10 words
  3. 1212 points: 9 words
  4. 13 points: 8 words
  5. 1414 points: 7 words
  6. 15 points: 2 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNHAPPY1719All three
UNHITCH1516All three
UPHEAVE1517All three
UNHOOKS1415All three
UNHANDY1415All three
UNHEEDY1414Collins only
UNHUSKS1416All three
UPHEAPS1416All three
UNHARDY1414Collins only
UNHIVED1416Collins only
UPHOLDS1315All three
UNHOPED1315All three

H in third place means the word almost always opens UNH- or UPH-: 32 and 11 of the 44 words, with USHERED as the single outsider. The average score of 12.2 is strong because H is worth 4 and P, K and V often sit nearby. The real work is picking among the vowels that follow.

Pattern facts for U _ H _ _ _ _

  • Collins accepts all 44 words, NWL2023 accepts 26 and ENABLE accepts 25.
  • Common English: UNHAPPY and UNHEARD.
  • Ten words score 14 or more, and three score 15 or more.
  • S closes 20 words and D closes 9; Y closes 5 and E closes 5.

Which words have the highest score?

UNHAPPY makes 17 thanks to the double P and the Y. UNHITCH and UPHEAVE are next at 15, then UNHOOKS, UNHUSKS, UPHEAPS, UNHARDY, UNHEEDY and UNHIVED at 14.

UNHAPPY, UNHITCH and UPHEAVE are safe in all three dictionaries, and so is UPHEAPS. UNHARDY, UNHEEDY and UNHIVED are Collins-only, so they fail in North American games.

Pick UNHOOKS or UNHUSKS for a 14-pointer you can defend: both are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, and each uses a K. Check this before reaching for the Collins entries.

What does the fourth letter tell you?

E opens 12 words, A and O each open 11, and I opens 6. UNHEARD, UNHEADS and UPHEAVE sit in the E group, UNHAPPY, UNHASTY and UNHAIRS in the A group, and UNHOOKS, UNHORSE and UNHOUSE in the O group.

Together, the four vowels cover 40 of the 44 words, and the other four have U (3) or R (1). If your clue gives the vowel, you are down to a dozen candidates at most.

UPH- words lean on a different set: UPHOLDS, UPHILLS, UPHEAPS and UPHEAVE are the everyday ones, and UPHAUDS, UPHURLS, UPHOIST and UPHOORD are specialist entries from Collins.

Dictionary note

Note

Eighteen words appear in Collins alone, including UNHIVES, UPHURLS, UNHOOPS and UPHOIST. The 25 words in ENABLE are your safe set for any game.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have H as the third letter?
There are 44. Collins accepts all 44, NWL2023 accepts 26 and ENABLE accepts 25. UNH- begins 32 of them and UPH- begins 11, so those two prefixes explain 43 of the 44 words.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and H third?
UNHAPPY scores 17 points, two ahead of UNHITCH and UPHEAVE on 15. All three are accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, so UNHAPPY is a safe play.
Which UPH- words are valid 7-letter plays?
The UPH- words are UPHEAVE, UPHEAPS, UPHOARD, UPHOLDS, UPHANGS, UPHAUDS, UPHILLS, UPHROES, UPHOORD, UPHOIST and UPHURLS. UPHEAVE, UPHEAPS and UPHOLDS are the dependable ones in all three lists.

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