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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and L as the 6th letter

Of the 72 7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and L as the 6th letter, 35 end in -LS, such as UNVEILS and UNCOILS.

72 wordsTop pick USUALLYHighest score UPCYCLE 16

3 of 72 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (254 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 72 · most-used first

  • USUALLY10
  • UTTERLY10
  • UPSCALE11
  • UNVEILS10
  • UKULELE11
  • UNGODLY12
  • USEABLE9
  • URINALS7
  • UPFIELD13
  • UNMANLY12
  • UNBUILT9
  • UKELELE11
  • UPCYCLE16
  • UNFURLS10
  • UPSKILL13
  • UNROLLS7
  • UTRICLE9
  • UPSELLS9
  • UPHILLS12
  • UNCIALS9
  • UNCOILS9
  • UPSWELL12
  • UNSEALS7
  • UNBUILD10
  • UNTRULY10
  • UNSPELL9
  • UNNOBLE9
  • UNADULT8
  • USEFULS10
  • UNMOULD10
  • UNAPTLY12
  • UPWELLS12
  • UMBRELS11
  • UMBRILS11
  • UMWHILE15
  • UNAGILE8
  • UNCHILD13
  • UNCOWLS12
  • UNCURLS9
  • UNDEALT8
  • UNFITLY13
  • UNFOOLS10
  • UNHABLE12
  • UNHEALS10
  • UNNAILS7
  • UNREELS7
  • UNSCALE9
  • UNSEELS7

Showing the top 48 of 72 words. See every valid word

All valid words 72

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

  • UKELELE11
  • UKULELE11
  • UMBRELS11
  • UMBRILS11
  • UMWHILE15
  • UNADULT8
  • UNAGILE8
  • UNAPTLY12
  • UNBUILD10
  • UNBUILT9
  • UNCHILD13
  • UNCIALS9
  • UNCOILS9
  • UNCOWLS12
  • UNCURLS9
  • UNDEALT8
  • UNFITLY13
  • UNFOOLS10
  • UNFURLS10
  • UNGODLY12
  • UNHABLE12
  • UNHEALS10
  • UNMANLY12
  • UNMOULD10
  • UNNAILS7
  • UNNOBLE9
  • UNREELS7
  • UNROLLS7
  • UNSCALE9
  • UNSEALS7
  • UNSEELS7
  • UNSELLS7
  • UNSHALE10
  • UNSHELL10
  • UNSOULS7
  • UNSPELL9
  • UNSPILT9
  • UNTRULY10
  • UNVAILE10
  • UNVAILS10
  • UNVEILS10
  • UNWEALS10
  • UNWILLS10
  • UPBOILS11
  • UPBUILD12
  • UPBUILT11
  • UPCOILS11
  • UPCURLS11
  • UPCYCLE16
  • UPFIELD13
  • UPFILLS12
  • UPFURLS12
  • UPHILLS12
  • UPHURLS12
  • UPROLLS9
  • UPSCALE11
  • UPSELLS9
  • UPSKILL13
  • UPSWELL12
  • UPWELLS12
  • URACILS9
  • URANYLS10
  • URCEOLI9
  • URINALS7
  • URNFULS10
  • URODELE8
  • USEABLE9
  • USEABLY12
  • USEFULS10
  • USUALLY10
  • UTRICLE9
  • UTTERLY10
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N53%
  2. P24%
  3. R8%
3rd letter
  1. S18%
  2. C13%
  3. B10%
4th letter
  1. E17%
  2. O15%
  3. U13%
5th letter
  1. I25%
  2. E14%
  3. A13%
7th letter
  1. S49%
  2. E19%
  3. Y11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; UPCYCLE tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 8 words
  2. 8 points: 4 words
  3. 99 points: 14 words
  4. 10 points: 18 words
  5. 1111 points: 9 words
  6. 12 points: 13 words
  7. 1313 points: 4 words
  8. 14 points: 0 words
  9. 1515 points: 1 words
  10. 16 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPCYCLE1620NWL only
UMWHILE1517Collins only
UPFIELD1316All three
UPSKILL1317Collins · NWL
UNFITLY1315All three
UNCHILD1316Collins only
UNGODLY1215All three
UNMANLY1216All three
UPHILLS1215All three
UPSWELL1216All three
UNAPTLY1215All three
UPWELLS1216All three

With L in sixth place, the last letter decides the ending family: S for 35 words, E for 14, Y for 8, and D or T for 5 each. Three words are common English: UPSCALE, USUALLY and UTTERLY. The pattern scores evenly, with UPCYCLE on top at 16.

Endings at a glance

  • -LS (35): includes UPHILLS, UNVEILS, UNCOILS, UNCURLS, UNROLLS and URACILS.
  • -LE (14): includes UPSCALE, UTRICLE, UNSCALE, UNNOBLE and UKULELE.
  • -LY (8): UNFITLY, UNAPTLY, UNGODLY, UNMANLY, UNTRULY, USEABLY, USUALLY and UTTERLY.
  • Playable counts: Collins 70, NWL2023 46 and ENABLE 42.

What are the highest-scoring words?

UPCYCLE makes 16 and UMWHILE makes 15. UNFITLY, UPFIELD, UNCHILD and UPSKILL follow at 13, and UNAPTLY, UNGODLY, UNMANLY and UPBUILD make 12.

UPCYCLE is valid in NWL2023 only, and UMWHILE and UNCHILD are Collins-only. UPSKILL misses ENABLE, so UPFIELD and UNFITLY are the safe 13s.

The -LY family is the quiet scorer: UNFITLY makes 13 and UNAPTLY, UNGODLY, UNMANLY and USEABLY make 12 each, all valid in every dictionary.

Which fifth letter is most common?

I is the fifth letter in 18 words, E in 10, and L and A in 9 each. The I group has UNVEILS, UNCOILS, UPBOILS, UPCOILS, URACILS and URINALS, and the A group has UNSCALE, UNSEALS, UNNAILS, UPSCALE and URANYLS.

Four words end in a double L: UNSHELL, UPSWELL, UNSPELL and UPSKILL. They are easy to spot, since the L appears in both the sixth and seventh places.

The -RLS group is worth knowing too: UPCURLS, UPFURLS, UPHURLS, UNFURLS and UNCURLS. All five need an R, and the first two share the UP- opening. UPFURLS and UPHURLS are Collins-only, which leaves three safe options.

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Note

Twenty-six words are Collins-only, such as UNCOWLS, UPFURLS, UNHEALS and USEFULS. UPCYCLE and UPSELLS are the NWL2023 words that Collins lacks.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have L as the sixth letter?
There are 72. Collins accepts 70, NWL2023 accepts 46 and ENABLE accepts 42. S closes 35 of them, E closes 14 and Y closes 8.
Which common words start with U and have L sixth?
UPSCALE, USUALLY and UTTERLY rank as common English, and all three are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. UPSCALE scores 11, a little above the 10.2 average.
Which 7-letter words with U first and L sixth end in -LY?
Eight words end in -LY: UNFITLY, UNAPTLY, UNGODLY, UNMANLY, UNTRULY, USEABLY, USUALLY and UTTERLY. UNFITLY scores 13, and UNAPTLY, UNGODLY, UNMANLY and USEABLY score 12 each.

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