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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter

Twenty-two 7-letter words have U as the 1st letter and P as the 4th letter, and 10 begin with UNSP, such as UNSPENT and UNSPOKE.

22 wordsTop pick UTOPIANHighest score UPSPEAK 15

1 of 22 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • UTOPIAN9
  • UTOPIAS9
  • UNSPENT9
  • UNSPOOL9
  • UNSPLIT9
  • UROPODS10
  • UNSPOKE13
  • UTOPIST9
  • UNSPELL9
  • UNSPEAK13
  • UPSPEAK15
  • UNAPTLY12
  • UNIPEDS10
  • UNIPODS10
  • UNSPARS9
  • UNSPIDE10
  • UNSPIED10
  • UNSPILT9
  • UPSPAKE15
  • UPSPEAR11
  • UPSPOKE15
  • UTOPISM11
All valid words 22

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

  • UNAPTLY12
  • UNIPEDS10
  • UNIPODS10
  • UNSPARS9
  • UNSPEAK13
  • UNSPELL9
  • UNSPENT9
  • UNSPIDE10
  • UNSPIED10
  • UNSPILT9
  • UNSPLIT9
  • UNSPOKE13
  • UNSPOOL9
  • UPSPAKE15
  • UPSPEAK15
  • UPSPEAR11
  • UPSPOKE15
  • UROPODS10
  • UTOPIAN9
  • UTOPIAS9
  • UTOPISM11
  • UTOPIST9
Letters by positionIn 64% of these words the 3rd letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. N59%
  2. T18%
  3. P18%
3rd letter
  1. S64%
  2. O23%
  3. I9%
5th letter
  1. I32%
  2. E27%
  3. O23%
6th letter
  1. A23%
  2. D18%
  3. L14%
7th letter
  1. S23%
  2. T18%
  3. E18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; UPSPEAK tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 9 words
  2. 10 points: 5 words
  3. 1111 points: 2 words
  4. 12 points: 1 words
  5. 1313 points: 2 words
  6. 14 points: 0 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPSPEAK1518Collins only
UPSPAKE1518Collins only
UPSPOKE1518Collins only
UNSPOKE1316All three
UNSPEAK1316All three
UNAPTLY1215All three
UTOPISM1114All three
UPSPEAR1114Collins only
UROPODS1012All three
UNIPODS1013All three
UNIPEDS1013Collins only
UNSPIDE1013Collins only

The pattern splits cleanly into stems. UNSP supplies ten words, UTOP and UPSP supply four each, and a handful of odd ones such as UNIPODS, UROPODS and UNAPTLY fill the gaps. Because UNSP and UPSP share the SP cluster, 14 of the 22 words have S in third place.

The 22 words at a glance

  • Collins takes all 22, NWL2023 takes 13 and ENABLE takes 12.
  • UTOPIAN is the one everyday word, in the top 25,000.
  • Best scores: UPSPEAK, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE at 15, then UNSPOKE and UNSPEAK at 13.
  • Endings: S closes 5 words, E and T close 4 each, K and L close 2 each.
  • Average score: 10.7 points.

What are the UNSP and UPSP words?

UNSP gives ten: UNSPARS, UNSPEAK, UNSPELL, UNSPENT, UNSPIDE, UNSPIED, UNSPILT, UNSPLIT, UNSPOKE and UNSPOOL. UPSP gives four: UPSPAKE, UPSPEAK, UPSPEAR and UPSPOKE.

Look at the near-twins: UNSPEAK and UPSPEAK differ by one letter, as do UNSPOKE and UPSPOKE. At the board the second letter decides which word fits and which dictionary list accepts it, and swapping N for P changes both the score and the legality. The UP versions score two points higher, 15 against 13.

Which words fall outside those stems?

UTOPIAN, UTOPIAS, UTOPISM and UTOPIST make the UTOP family of four. UNIPODS and UNIPEDS add a pair, UROPODS is a single, and UNAPTLY is the only adverb.

UNAPTLY scores 12, and its Y, worth 4 points, does most of the work. K gives the other high scores: UPSPEAK and UPSPAKE reach 15 by pairing a 5-point K with two 3-point Ps.

Quick tip

Tip

With an S, a P and a K on the rack, UPSPOKE or UPSPEAK is worth 15 points. Check first, though: NWL2023 accepts only 13 of the 22 and ENABLE only 12.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have P as the fourth letter?
There are 22 in the tournament dictionaries. Collins lists every one, while NWL2023 lists 13 and ENABLE lists 12. Ten of them start with UNSP.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter U _ _ P _ _ _ word?
UPSPEAK, UPSPAKE and UPSPOKE share the top at 15 points. UNSPOKE and UNSPEAK follow at 13, and UNAPTLY scores 12. The average across all 22 words is 10.7.
Which U _ _ P words end in S?
Five end in S: UNIPODS, UNIPEDS, UNSPARS, UTOPIAS and UROPODS. E and T each close four words, and K and L close two each, so S is the single most common last letter.

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