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

The 7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter come to 12, and eight of them begin with the double-N opening UNN.

12 wordsTop pick UNNAMEDHighest score URNLIKE 11

1 of 12 are everyday words (8%). 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 12 · most-used first

  • UNNAMED10
  • UNNERVE10
  • UNNOTED8
  • UNNOISY10
  • UNNOBLE9
  • ULNARIA7
  • UNNAILS7
  • UNNEATH10
  • UNNESTS7
  • URNFULS10
  • URNINGS8
  • URNLIKE11
All valid words 12

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

  • ULNARIA7
  • UNNAILS7
  • UNNAMED10
  • UNNEATH10
  • UNNERVE10
  • UNNESTS7
  • UNNOBLE9
  • UNNOISY10
  • UNNOTED8
  • URNFULS10
  • URNINGS8
  • URNLIKE11
Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N67%
  2. R25%
  3. L8%
4th letter
  1. A25%
  2. E25%
  3. O25%
5th letter
  1. I25%
  2. R17%
  3. M8%
6th letter
  1. L25%
  2. E17%
  3. T17%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. E25%
  3. D17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
URNLIKE1114All three
UNNAMED1014All three
UNNERVE1014All three
UNNOISY1012All three
UNNEATH1012Collins only
URNFULS1014Collins only
UNNOBLE914Collins only
UNNOTED811All three
URNINGS812Collins only
UNNAILS711All three
ULNARIA710Collins only
UNNESTS710Collins only

Double N right after a U is a quirk of the UN- prefix meeting an N-word, which is why UNNAMED, UNNERVE and UNNAILS sit together. The other four words are an odd mixed bunch built around URN, plus ULNARIA. That makes the list easy to memorise in two small chunks.

What the 12 words look like

  • Total: 12 words, with Collins accepting all 12, and NWL2023 and ENABLE accepting 6 each.
  • Top score: URNLIKE at 11 points, with UNNAMED, UNNERVE, UNNOISY and UNNEATH tied at 10.
  • Average score: 8.9 points, a low figure because the letters are cheap.
  • Endings: S closes 4 words, E closes 3 and D closes 2.
  • One word, UNNAMED, ranks among the top 25,000 English words.

Which words start with UNN and which with URN?

The UNN group has eight: UNNAILS, UNNAMED, UNNEATH, UNNERVE, UNNESTS, UNNOBLE, UNNOISY and UNNOTED. UNNERVE is the most natural pick for a first-time reader, and UNNOTED reads as a plain negative of NOTED.

The URN group adds URNFULS, URNINGS and URNLIKE, and ULNARIA sits alone as the one entry that does not start with UN or UR. Learn those four and the rack is covered.

Is any of this worth playing in Scrabble?

Yes, mostly as a bingo. A seven-letter play uses all seven tiles and adds the 50-point Scrabble bonus, so UNNERVE, built from common letters, is far easier to assemble than a Z or J word.

The raw tile values are tiny. URNLIKE tops out at 11 because its highest tile is the 5-point K, which is why the bonus matters more than the board score here.

Quick tip

Note

Only 6 of the 12 are accepted by NWL2023 and ENABLE, while Collins takes all 12. Check your game's word list before trying UNNEATH or URNFULS.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have N third?
There are 12. All 12 are in Collins, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept 6. Eight begin with UNN, three with URN and one is ULNARIA.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with U first and N third?
URNLIKE scores 11 points, the best of the group. UNNAMED, UNNERVE, UNNOISY and UNNEATH are tied behind it at 10, and the average across the 12 is 8.9.
Which U_N words end in S?
Four end in S: UNNAILS, UNNESTS, URNFULS and URNINGS. UNNERVE, UNNOBLE and URNLIKE end in E, and UNNAMED and UNNOTED end in D. That leaves ULNARIA, UNNEATH and UNNOISY with an A, H and Y.

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