7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter
There are 28 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and N as the 4th letter, and nine of them open with URAN, from URANIUM to URANYLS.
3 of 28 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With U in 1st place, A is the most common 4th letter (135 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- UNKNOWN14
- URANIUM9
- URINARY10
- URINATE7
- UTENSIL7
- URINALS7
- UPENDED11
- URANIAN7
- UNSNAPS9
- UNSNARL7
- USANCES9
- URINOUS7
- UNKNOTS11
- UNENDED9
- UNKNITS11
- UNSNAGS8
- UNSNECK13
- UPKNITS13
- URANIAS7
- URANIDE8
- URANINS7
- URANISM9
- URANITE7
- URANOUS7
- URANYLS10
- URINANT7
- URINING8
- URINOSE7
All valid words 28
- UNENDED9
- UNKNITS11
- UNKNOTS11
- UNKNOWN14
- UNSNAGS8
- UNSNAPS9
- UNSNARL7
- UNSNECK13
- UPENDED11
- UPKNITS13
- URANIAN7
- URANIAS7
- URANIDE8
- URANINS7
- URANISM9
- URANITE7
- URANIUM9
- URANOUS7
- URANYLS10
- URINALS7
- URINANT7
- URINARY10
- URINATE7
- URINING8
- URINOSE7
- URINOUS7
- USANCES9
- UTENSIL7
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN | 14 | 18 | All three |
| UNSNECK | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| UPKNITS | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| UPENDED | 11 | 14 | All three |
| UNKNOTS | 11 | 14 | All three |
| UNKNITS | 11 | 14 | All three |
| URINARY | 10 | 11 | All three |
| URANYLS | 10 | 12 | All three |
| URANIUM | 9 | 13 | All three |
| UNSNAPS | 9 | 13 | All three |
| USANCES | 9 | 12 | All three |
| UNENDED | 9 | 12 | All three |
Two stems dominate this list: URAN with nine words and URIN with seven. Between them they cover 16 of the 28, which is more than half. Learn those two openings, plus the UNSN and UNKN clusters, and only five stragglers remain.
U _ _ N _ _ _ at a glance
- Total: 28 words, with Collins accepting all 28, NWL2023 22 and ENABLE 21.
- Everyday words: UNKNOWN, URANIUM and URINARY rank in the top 25,000 English words.
- Top scorers: UNKNOWN at 14, then UNSNECK and UPKNITS at 13.
- Average score: 8.8 points.
- Endings: S closes 12 words, E closes 4, and D, L, M and N close 2 each.
Which stems should you learn first?
URAN gives URANIUM, URANIAS, URANIDE, URANISM, URANITE, URANOUS, URANYLS, URANINS and URANIAN. URIN adds URINARY, URINOSE, URINANT, URINING, URINATE, URINALS and URINOUS.
Next come the double-consonant clusters. UNSN produces UNSNAGS, UNSNAPS, UNSNARL and UNSNECK, and UNKN produces UNKNOWN, UNKNITS and UNKNOTS. The five singles are UNENDED, UPENDED, UPKNITS, UTENSIL and USANCES.
Does a Collins word work in every game?
No. Collins accepts all 28 of these words, NWL2023 accepts 22 and ENABLE accepts 21, so six or seven entries drop out in North American play. UNSNAGS appears in both NWL2023 and Collins but not ENABLE, which is a reminder that the two American lists are not identical.
On the board, the numbers are modest because the letters are cheap. UNKNOWN reaches 14 with its K and W, and UNSNECK gets 13 from a K and a C. The 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus is where these words earn their keep.
Quick tip
If your rack has U, R, A and N, test URANIUM first. It is the only URAN word that is also common, so you can play it without worrying about the dictionary or about opponents challenging an unfamiliar word.
Questions people ask
How many 7-letter words start with U and have N as the fourth letter?
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter U_ _N word?
Which U_ _N words end in S?
Keep going
Related lists
Know some letters already?
Put greens, yellows and greys into the Finder and get only the words that fit.