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7-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter

There are 19 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter, and USUALLY and USELESS are the two common ones.

19 wordsTop pick USUALLYHighest score USEABLY 12

2 of 19 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With U in 1st place, N is the most common 2nd letter (571 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 19 · most-used first

  • USUALLY10
  • USELESS7
  • USHERED11
  • USURPED10
  • USEABLE9
  • USURPER9
  • USURERS7
  • USANCES9
  • USUROUS7
  • USURING8
  • USEFULS10
  • USAGERS8
  • USAUNCE9
  • USEABLY12
  • USTIONS7
  • USUCAPT11
  • USURESS7
  • USURIES7
  • USWARDS11
All valid words 19

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

  • USAGERS8
  • USANCES9
  • USAUNCE9
  • USEABLE9
  • USEABLY12
  • USEFULS10
  • USELESS7
  • USHERED11
  • USTIONS7
  • USUALLY10
  • USUCAPT11
  • USURERS7
  • USURESS7
  • USURIES7
  • USURING8
  • USUROUS7
  • USURPED10
  • USURPER9
  • USWARDS11
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. U47%
  2. E21%
  3. A16%
4th letter
  1. R37%
  2. A21%
  3. N5%
5th letter
  1. E21%
  2. B11%
  3. R11%
6th letter
  1. E26%
  2. L21%
  3. R11%
7th letter
  1. S53%
  2. E11%
  3. Y11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
USEABLY1214All three
USHERED1111All three
USUCAPT1115Collins only
USWARDS1112Collins only
USUALLY1013All three
USURPED1013All three
USEFULS1013Collins only
USEABLE912All three
USURPER912All three
USANCES912All three
USAUNCE913All three
USURING812Collins only

US words fall into three small families: USUR with seven words, USE with four, and USA with three. The remaining five are one-offs such as USHERED and USTIONS. Eleven of the 19 are accepted by every dictionary, and the other eight are Collins territory.

The 19 US words at a glance

  • USUR: USURIES, USURPED, USURPER, USURERS, USURESS, USURING and USUROUS.
  • USE: USELESS, USEABLY, USEABLE and USEFULS.
  • USA: USAUNCE, USAGERS and USANCES.
  • Top scores: USEABLY 12, then USHERED, USUCAPT and USWARDS at 11.
  • Final letter: S closes 10 words, and D, E and Y close 2 each.

What are the USUR words?

Seven words share the USUR stem, the largest family on the page. USURPED and USURPER are the best known, followed by USURERS and USURIES.

USURESS, USURING and USUROUS are Collins-only, which means a casual game built on ENABLE or NWL2023 will probably reject them. USURIES, USURERS and USURPER are the safe core of the group.

Which US words work in every dictionary?

Collins accepts all 19, but NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept only 11. The eight that fail are USAGERS, USEFULS, USTIONS, USUCAPT, USURESS, USURING, USUROUS and USWARDS.

That leaves USUALLY, USELESS, USAUNCE, USEABLY, USHERED, USURPED, USEABLE, USURPER, USURERS, USANCES and USURIES as the safe set. Only USUALLY and USELESS rank in the top 25,000 English words.

Spelling variants help here. USEABLE and USEABLY are the extra-E spellings of USABLE and USABLY, and both appear in the safe set, so a rack with a spare E can use them. Seven tiles in one turn also earn the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus, so any of the 19 is worth finding if it fits.

Quick tip

Tip

USEABLY is worth 12 and USUALLY only 10, a two-point gap. Both are accepted everywhere, so the decision is purely about which letters your rack can supply.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with US?
There are 19 in the tournament dictionaries. Collins accepts all 19, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept 11, so eight words are Collins-only. The average score is 8.9 points.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with US?
USEABLY scores 12 points, helped by the 4-point Y and the 3-point B. USHERED, USUCAPT and USWARDS follow at 11, and USUALLY and USURPED score 10.
Which US words end in S?
Ten end in S: USURIES, USURERS, USURESS, USAGERS, USANCES, USEFULS, USTIONS, USUROUS, USWARDS and USELESS. Two each end in D, E and Y, so S covers more than half the list.

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