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

There are 28 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and P as the 6th letter, and 15 of them end in S, as in UPKEEPS.

28 wordsTop pick UNHAPPYHighest score UNHAPPY 17

1 of 28 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 28 · most-used first

  • UNHAPPY17
  • UNKEMPT15
  • UPTEMPO13
  • UPSLOPE11
  • UNWRAPS12
  • UPSWEPT14
  • UNSWEPT12
  • UNSNAPS9
  • UNCLIPS11
  • UNDRAPE10
  • UNWHIPT15
  • UPKEEPS15
  • UNADEPT10
  • UNCLIPT11
  • UNHASPS12
  • UNHOOPS12
  • UNPROPS11
  • UNSHAPE12
  • UNSHIPS12
  • UNSTEPS9
  • UNSTOPS9
  • UPHEAPS14
  • UPLEAPS11
  • UPLEAPT11
  • UPPROPS13
  • UPSTEPS11
  • UPWRAPS14
  • USUCAPT11
All valid words 28

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

  • UNADEPT10
  • UNCLIPS11
  • UNCLIPT11
  • UNDRAPE10
  • UNHAPPY17
  • UNHASPS12
  • UNHOOPS12
  • UNKEMPT15
  • UNPROPS11
  • UNSHAPE12
  • UNSHIPS12
  • UNSNAPS9
  • UNSTEPS9
  • UNSTOPS9
  • UNSWEPT12
  • UNWHIPT15
  • UNWRAPS12
  • UPHEAPS14
  • UPKEEPS15
  • UPLEAPS11
  • UPLEAPT11
  • UPPROPS13
  • UPSLOPE11
  • UPSTEPS11
  • UPSWEPT14
  • UPTEMPO13
  • UPWRAPS14
  • USUCAPT11
Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. N61%
  2. P36%
  3. S4%
3rd letter
  1. S32%
  2. H14%
  3. W11%
4th letter
  1. E21%
  2. R18%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. A32%
  2. E21%
  3. O18%
7th letter
  1. S54%
  2. T29%
  3. E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; UNHAPPY tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 3 words
  2. 10 points: 2 words
  3. 1111 points: 8 words
  4. 12 points: 6 words
  5. 1313 points: 2 words
  6. 14 points: 3 words
  7. 1515 points: 3 words
  8. 16 points: 0 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UNHAPPY1719All three
UNKEMPT1519All three
UNWHIPT1517Collins only
UPKEEPS1518All three
UPSWEPT1417All three
UPHEAPS1416All three
UPWRAPS1417Collins only
UPTEMPO1317Collins · NWL
UPPROPS1317All three
UNWRAPS1215All three
UNSWEPT1215All three
UNSHIPS1214All three

P in sixth place means the final letter is almost always S or T. Fifteen words take the S, and eight end in -PT, from UPSWEPT to UNKEMPT. Those two tails cover most of the list, and the three E-endings are the only other group.

What the 28 words look like

  • Top score: UNHAPPY at 17, then UNKEMPT, UNWHIPT and UPKEEPS at 15.
  • Dictionary coverage runs from 17 words in ENABLE to 21 in NWL2023 and all 28 in Collins.
  • Last letters: S 15, T 8, E 3, O 1, Y 1.
  • UNHAPPY is the only word in the top 25,000 English words.
  • Average score: 12 points.

Which words end in -PT?

Eight do: UPLEAPT, UNADEPT, UNCLIPT, USUCAPT, UNKEMPT, UPSWEPT, UNSWEPT and UNWHIPT. UNKEMPT and UPSWEPT are the ones most players will recognise, while UNADEPT and UNSWEPT read as natural negatives of ADEPT and SWEPT. USUCAPT is the oddity of the set and belongs to Collins only.

Fifteen end in S, and the tails repeat. Four close -OPS (UNHOOPS, UNPROPS, UPPROPS and UNSTOPS), five close -APS (UPHEAPS, UPLEAPS, UPWRAPS, UNWRAPS and UNSNAPS), and UNSTEPS, UPSTEPS and UPKEEPS share -EPS.

How do UNHAPPY and the rest compare?

UNHAPPY reaches 17 because two Ps and a Y are worth 10 between them. UNKEMPT, UNWHIPT and UPKEEPS tie at 15, and UPSWEPT and UPHEAPS follow at 14.

Seven of the 28 are Collins-only, among them UNCLIPT, UNHOOPS, UNPROPS and UNSHAPE. NWL2023 covers 21 words and ENABLE covers 17, so check your game's word list before you rely on a rare entry.

Quick tip

Tip

The E-enders are UNSHAPE, UPSLOPE and UNDRAPE. All three need the final E, so a rack without one limits you to the 23 words that end in S or T, which is still most of the list.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and have P as the sixth letter?
The lists hold 28 words between them. Collins accepts every one, NWL2023 accepts 21 of them and ENABLE accepts 17. Fifteen of the words end in S, and eight end in T.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter U _ _ _ _ P _ word?
Top spot goes to UNHAPPY with 17 points, two clear of UNKEMPT, UNWHIPT and UPKEEPS, which share 15. UPSWEPT and UPHEAPS come next with 14, and a typical word on the page scores 12.
Which U _ _ _ _ P _ words end in T?
Eight end in T, and every one of them ends in -PT: UPLEAPT, UNADEPT, UNCLIPT, USUCAPT, UNKEMPT, UPSWEPT, UNSWEPT and UNWHIPT. UNKEMPT and UPSWEPT are the best known of the group, though neither ranks in the top 25,000.

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