7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and K as the 7th letter
17 7-letter words start with U and end in K, and UPCHUCK is the top scorer at 20 points, ahead of UNCHECK at 18.
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
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Best words to play first
- UNBLOCK15
- UNSTUCK13
- UNCHECK18
- UNSTICK13
- UPCHUCK20
- UNTHINK14
- UNSTACK13
- UNCLOAK13
- UNFROCK16
- UNDRUNK12
- UNSPEAK13
- UPSPEAK15
- UNSLICK13
- UNSNECK13
- UNSTOCK13
- UNTRACK13
- UPBREAK15
All valid words 17
- UNBLOCK15
- UNCHECK18
- UNCLOAK13
- UNDRUNK12
- UNFROCK16
- UNSLICK13
- UNSNECK13
- UNSPEAK13
- UNSTACK13
- UNSTICK13
- UNSTOCK13
- UNSTUCK13
- UNTHINK14
- UNTRACK13
- UPBREAK15
- UPCHUCK20
- UPSPEAK15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPCHUCK | 20 | 24 | All three |
| UNCHECK | 18 | 21 | Collins only |
| UNFROCK | 16 | 19 | All three |
| UNBLOCK | 15 | 20 | All three |
| UPSPEAK | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| UPBREAK | 15 | 18 | Collins only |
| UNTHINK | 14 | 16 | All three |
| UNSTUCK | 13 | 17 | All three |
| UNSTICK | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UNSTACK | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UNCLOAK | 13 | 17 | All three |
| UNSPEAK | 13 | 16 | All three |
The K at the end is almost always preceded by a C: eleven words finish in -CK, four in -AK and two in -NK. The average score of 14.2 is the reward for packing a 5-point K into every word. Six words reach 15 or more, and none is a common English word.
All 17 words in three groups
- -CK (11): UPCHUCK, UNCHECK, UNFROCK, UNBLOCK, UNSTACK, UNSTICK, UNSTUCK, UNSLICK, UNSNECK, UNSTOCK and UNTRACK.
- -AK (4): UPBREAK, UPSPEAK, UNCLOAK and UNSPEAK.
- -NK (2): UNTHINK and UNDRUNK.
- Dictionary reach: Collins 17, NWL2023 12 and ENABLE 10.
Which word scores the most?
UPCHUCK makes 20, because it holds two Cs, an H and the K. UNCHECK follows at 18 and UNFROCK at 16, then UNBLOCK, UPBREAK and UPSPEAK at 15 and UNTHINK at 14.
Of those, UPCHUCK, UNFROCK, UNBLOCK and UNTHINK are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. UNCHECK, UPBREAK and UPSPEAK are Collins-only.
The fifth-letter pattern is worth a glance: E appears in 5 words, O in 4, and U and I in 3 each. The sixth letter is more decisive, since C fills 11 slots, A fills 4 and N fills 2.
What does the UNS- family look like?
S is the third letter in eight of the 17 words, from UNSTACK, UNSTICK and UNSTUCK to UNSLICK, UNSNECK, UNSTOCK, UNSPEAK and UPSPEAK. Four of them begin UNST-.
Ten of the 17 words are valid in ENABLE. UNSLICK and UNTRACK add NWL2023, which lifts the NWL2023 count to 12.
The leftover words fall outside UNS-: UPCHUCK, UNCHECK, UNFROCK, UNBLOCK, UNCLOAK, UPBREAK, UNTHINK, UNTRACK and UNDRUNK. Two of them, UPCHUCK and UPBREAK, begin with UP-.
Collins-only words
Five words are Collins-only: UNCHECK, UPBREAK, UPSPEAK, UNSNECK and UNSTOCK. Because UNCHECK scores 18, it is the most tempting one to try and the most likely to be challenged.
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