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

Two prefixes carry this list. UNR gives 33 words and UPR gives 17, leaving UTRICLE as the only word that begins differently. Collins accepts every one of the 51, so the only filtering you need is for NWL2023 and ENABLE.

The 51 words by prefix and ending

• UNR: 33 words, from UNRAKED and UNRAVEL to UNRULED.
• UPR: 17 words, from UPRATED to UPRISES, including UPRIGHT.
• Only UPRIGHT and UNRAVEL rank among the top 25,000 English words.
• Endings: S closes 18 words, D closes 10, E closes 6, and N and T close 4 each.
• Dictionaries: Collins 51, NWL2023 37, ENABLE 35.

Which U_R words score the most?

UNRAZED tops the list at 17, driven by the 10-point Z. UPREACH follows at 14, with UPRIGHT and UNRUFFE tied at 13, and UPRIVER and UNRAKED at 12.

The pattern rewards a spare H, F or K more than a Z, which you may never see. UPR words mostly describe upward motion, as in UPRISES, UPROOTS and UPREARS, while UNR words undo something. UPREACH and UPRIGHT both put an H in play, and UNRUFFE doubles the 4-point F.

What are the common UNR and UPR words?

UNRAVEL and UPRIGHT lead the everyday group. UNREADY, UNRATED, UNROLLS and UPROOTS read naturally too, as do UNRULED, UPROARS and UPRISES.

Past forms are plentiful: UNRAZED, UNRIMED, UNROBED, UNRAKED, UNRULED, UNRATED, UPRATED and UNROPED all end in -ED, and UNROUND takes the D in a different way.

Do all of these work in North American games?

No: NWL2023 accepts 37 of the 51 and ENABLE accepts 35. The Collins-only group of 14 includes UNRAKES, UNREAVE, UNREINS, UNRIVEN, UNROOST, UNRULES, UPRESTS, UPRISAL, UPRISTS and UPROLLS, just over a quarter of the page, so check your game's word list before using one of them, particularly if the game runs on ENABLE.