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

Twenty-seven 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and M as the 3rd letter, and 24 of them start with UNM, from UNMIXED to UNMOVED.

27 wordsTop pick UNMOVEDHighest score UNMIXED 17

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 27 · most-used first

  • UNMOVED13
  • UNMIXED17
  • UNMANLY12
  • UNMASKS13
  • UNMATED10
  • UNMUTED10
  • UNMOUNT9
  • UNMINED10
  • UNMORAL9
  • UNMARRY12
  • UNMUTES9
  • UNMERRY12
  • UNMAKES13
  • UNMOORS9
  • UNMOULD10
  • UNMACHO14
  • UNMAKER13
  • UNMEANT9
  • UNMETED10
  • UNMEWED13
  • UNMITER9
  • UNMITRE9
  • UNMIXES16
  • UNMOLDS10
  • UPMAKER15
  • UPMAKES15
  • UTMOSTS9
All valid words 27

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

  • UNMACHO14
  • UNMAKER13
  • UNMAKES13
  • UNMANLY12
  • UNMARRY12
  • UNMASKS13
  • UNMATED10
  • UNMEANT9
  • UNMERRY12
  • UNMETED10
  • UNMEWED13
  • UNMINED10
  • UNMITER9
  • UNMITRE9
  • UNMIXED17
  • UNMIXES16
  • UNMOLDS10
  • UNMOORS9
  • UNMORAL9
  • UNMOULD10
  • UNMOUNT9
  • UNMOVED13
  • UNMUTED10
  • UNMUTES9
  • UPMAKER15
  • UPMAKES15
  • UTMOSTS9
Letters by positionIn 89% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N89%
  2. P7%
  3. T4%
4th letter
  1. A33%
  2. O26%
  3. I19%
5th letter
  1. T22%
  2. K15%
  3. R11%
6th letter
  1. E52%
  2. R15%
  3. L7%
7th letter
  1. S30%
  2. D30%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; UNMIXED tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 8 words
  2. 10 points: 6 words
  3. 1111 points: 0 words
  4. 12 points: 3 words
  5. 1313 points: 5 words
  6. 14 points: 1 words
  7. 1515 points: 2 words
  8. 16 points: 1 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNMIXED1720All three
UNMIXES1619All three
UPMAKER1518Collins only
UPMAKES1518Collins only
UNMACHO1417All three
UNMOVED1317All three
UNMASKS1316All three
UNMAKES1316All three
UNMAKER1316All three
UNMEWED1316All three
UNMANLY1216All three
UNMARRY1214Collins only

This pattern is almost entirely the prefix UN- glued onto a verb that begins with M. Only three words, UTMOSTS, UPMAKER and UPMAKES, break the rule. If your rack has U, N and M, the hunt is already half over.

The UNM pattern in numbers

  • 27 words in total: Collins accepts 25, NWL2023 22 and ENABLE 19.
  • Top scorers: UNMIXED at 17, UNMIXES at 16, then UPMAKER and UPMAKES at 15.
  • Average score: 11.5 points.
  • Endings: 8 words finish in D and 8 in S, so those two letters cover more than half.
  • None of the 27 ranks among the top 25,000 English words.

Which UNM words are worth learning first?

Group them by the fourth letter. UNMA has seven words, including UNMANLY, UNMASKS, UNMATED and UNMAKES. UNMO has six, including UNMOVED, UNMOUNT and UNMOORS, and UNMI has five: UNMIXED, UNMIXES, UNMINED, UNMITER and UNMITRE.

UNME gives UNMEANT, UNMEWED, UNMETED and UNMERRY, while UNMU gives only UNMUTED and UNMUTES. The three outsiders are UTMOSTS, UPMAKER and UPMAKES, which matter because they are the only ways to place M third without the N.

What makes UNMIXED the best play here?

UNMIXED reaches 17 because the X carries 8 points on its own. UNMIXES follows at 16, with UPMAKER and UPMAKES next at 15 and UNMACHO at 14.

Because M is worth 3 and the pattern uses two common letters up front, the real value is bingo potential: seven tiles used in one turn earns the 50-point Scrabble bonus. Most of the words here end in D or S, so a rack holding E, D and S is the one to chase.

Quick tip

Note

Collins accepts 25 of the 27 and NWL2023 accepts 22. UPMAKER and UPMAKES are Collins-only, while UNMUTED and UNMUTES are accepted by NWL2023 but not Collins. Check which list your game uses before playing any of the four.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have M as the third letter and start with U?
There are 27. Collins accepts 25 of them, NWL2023 accepts 22 and ENABLE accepts 19. Twenty-four begin with UNM, and the other three are UTMOSTS, UPMAKER and UPMAKES.
What is the highest-scoring U_M word with seven letters?
UNMIXED scores 17 points, the best on the list. UNMIXES takes 16, and UPMAKER and UPMAKES share 15. The average across all 27 words is 11.5 points.
Do any of these words end in Y?
Yes, three do: UNMANLY, UNMARRY and UNMERRY. Most of the rest end in D or S, with 8 words finishing in each letter, so those two endings are the safer guesses.

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