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

19 7-letter words begin with U and end in H, split between 8 in -TH, 7 in -CH, 3 in -SH and 1 in -GH.

19 wordsTop pick UNLEASHHighest score UPCATCH 16

1 of 19 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.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • UNLEASH10
  • UNEARTH10
  • UNCOUTH12
  • UNTRUTH10
  • UNLATCH12
  • UNHITCH15
  • UNTEACH12
  • UNWORTH13
  • UNFAITH13
  • UNWITCH15
  • UNROUGH11
  • UROLITH10
  • UNFLESH13
  • UNFLUSH13
  • UNGIRTH11
  • UNNEATH10
  • UNPERCH14
  • UPCATCH16
  • UPREACH14
All valid words 19

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

  • UNCOUTH12
  • UNEARTH10
  • UNFAITH13
  • UNFLESH13
  • UNFLUSH13
  • UNGIRTH11
  • UNHITCH15
  • UNLATCH12
  • UNLEASH10
  • UNNEATH10
  • UNPERCH14
  • UNROUGH11
  • UNTEACH12
  • UNTRUTH10
  • UNWITCH15
  • UNWORTH13
  • UPCATCH16
  • UPREACH14
  • UROLITH10
Letters by positionIn 84% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N84%
  2. P11%
  3. R5%
3rd letter
  1. F16%
  2. C11%
  3. L11%
4th letter
  1. E26%
  2. A21%
  3. O16%
5th letter
  1. U21%
  2. R21%
  3. T21%
6th letter
  1. T42%
  2. C37%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPCATCH1619Collins only
UNHITCH1516All three
UNWITCH1517Collins only
UPREACH1416All three
UNPERCH1417Collins only
UNWORTH1314Collins only
UNFAITH1314All three
UNFLESH1315Collins only
UNFLUSH1316Collins only
UNCOUTH1215All three
UNLATCH1215All three
UNTEACH1214All three

The last two letters give this pattern away at once. -TH words include UNEARTH, UNTRUTH and UNCOUTH, -CH words include UNLATCH, UNHITCH and UPREACH, and the -SH words are UNLEASH, UNFLESH and UNFLUSH. UNROUGH stands alone with its -GH ending, which makes it easy to remember.

The full list by ending

  • -TH (8): UNFAITH, UNWORTH, UNCOUTH, UNGIRTH, UNEARTH, UNTRUTH, UNNEATH and one scientific term.
  • -CH (7): UPCATCH, UNHITCH, UNWITCH, UPREACH, UNPERCH, UNLATCH and UNTEACH.
  • -SH (3): UNLEASH, UNFLESH and UNFLUSH. -GH (1): UNROUGH.
  • UNLEASH is the only common English word.

What is the best-scoring word that starts with U and ends in H?

UPCATCH scores 16, the best in the list. UNHITCH and UNWITCH follow at 15, then UPREACH and UNPERCH at 14, and UNFAITH, UNFLESH, UNFLUSH and UNWORTH at 13.

The average is 12.3, and the H plus C or T near the end of the word explains the strong totals. Plays here are consistently above the flat scores of most U patterns.

A rack with a T or C and an H is the natural fit. UNLATCH, UNTEACH and UPREACH use the C and H together and each scores 12 to 14.

Which words can you actually play?

Collins takes all 19, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each take 11. The eight others are Collins-only: UPCATCH, UNWITCH, UNPERCH, UNFLESH, UNFLUSH, UNWORTH, UNGIRTH and UNNEATH.

That means the top scorer, UPCATCH, fails in North America. UNHITCH is the best score you can play in every list, at 15 points.

The safe set for ENABLE and NWL2023 is the same 11 words: UNHITCH, UPREACH, UNFAITH, UNLATCH, UNTEACH, UNCOUTH, UNLEASH, UNROUGH, UNEARTH, UNTRUTH and one more. Learn those first.

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Tip

Sixth-place T or C fills 15 of the 19 words. With N second, which opens 16 words, those two choices leave only a few candidates.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and end in H?
There are 19. Collins accepts all of them, and NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept 11. Eight end in -TH, seven in -CH, three in -SH and one in -GH.
Which common 7-letter word starts with U and ends in H?
UNLEASH is the only common word in the group. It is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE and scores 10 points, so it is a dependable play even though several of the rarer words score more.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with U and ends in H?
UPCATCH scores 16 points but only Collins accepts it. UNHITCH scores 15 and works in every major dictionary, so it is the best play for a mixed or unknown word list.

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