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

There are 294 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and S as the 7th letter, from UPDATES and UPLOADS to UMFAZIS.

294 wordsTop pick UPDATESHighest score UMFAZIS 21

6 of 294 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

1st letter
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N
O
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Q
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S
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7th letter
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With U in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (294 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 294 · most-used first

UPDATES₁₀
USELESS₇
UPWARDS₁₃
UNFOLDS₁₁
UPLOADS₁₀
UMPIRES₁₁
UNVEILS₁₀
UNLOCKS₁₃
UNDRESS₈
UPHOLDS₁₃
UPLANDS₁₀
URCHINS₁₂
URINALS₇
UNLOADS₈
UPSIDES₁₀
UNIFIES₁₀
UTOPIAS₉
UPLIFTS₁₂
UVEITIS₁₀
UNWINDS₁₁
UNPACKS₁₅
UNFURLS₁₀
URGINGS₉
UNMASKS₁₃
UNIQUES₁₆
UPLINKS₁₃
URETERS₇
UNWRAPS₁₂
UNITIES₇
UNPLUGS₁₀
USURERS₇
UMLAUTS₉
UNROLLS₇
UPROOTS₉
UNCROSS₉
ULTIMAS₉
UNHOOKS₁₄
UPTAKES₁₃
UPSELLS₉
UPTICKS₁₅
UNCORKS₁₃
UPTURNS₉
UNRESTS₇
UPHILLS₁₂
UNSEATS₇
UPBEATS₁₁
UNCIALS₉
UPROARS₉

Showing the top 48 of 294 words. See every valid word

All valid words 294

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

UAKARIS₁₁
UBEROUS₉
UJAMAAS₁₆
ULICONS₉
ULIKONS₁₁
ULLAGES₈
ULLINGS₈
ULSTERS₇
ULTIMAS₉
ULTIONS₇
UMBONES₁₁
UMBRELS₁₁
UMBRILS₁₁
UMBROUS₁₁
UMFAZIS₂₁
UMIACKS₁₅
UMLAUTS₉
UMPIRES₁₁
UMWELTS₁₂
UNBALES₉
UNBARES₉
UNBARKS₁₃
UNBEARS₉
UNBELTS₉
UNBENDS₁₀
UNBINDS₁₀
UNBITTS₉
UNBLESS₉
UNBOLTS₉
UNBONES₉
UNBOOTS₉
UNBOXES₁₆
UNCAGES₁₀
UNCAKES₁₃
UNCAPES₁₁
UNCARTS₉
UNCASES₉
UNCIALS₉
UNCINUS₉
UNCLEWS₁₂
UNCLIPS₁₁
UNCLOGS₁₀
UNCOCKS₁₅
UNCOILS₉
UNCOLTS₉
UNCOPES₁₁
UNCORDS₁₀
UNCORKS₁₃
UNCOWLS₁₂
UNCROSS₉
UNCUFFS₁₅
UNCURBS₁₁
UNCURLS₉
UNDEAFS₁₁
UNDECKS₁₄
UNDERNS₈
UNDINES₈
UNDOCKS₁₄
UNDOERS₈
UNDRAWS₁₁
UNDRESS₈
UNEASES₇
UNEDGES₉
UNFACTS₁₂
UNFAIRS₁₀
UNFIXES₁₇
UNFOLDS₁₁
UNFOOLS₁₀
UNFORMS₁₂
UNFREES₁₀
UNFURLS₁₀
UNGEARS₈
UNGILDS₉
UNGIRDS₉
UNGLUES₈
UNGOWNS₁₁
UNGYVES₁₄
UNHAIRS₁₀
UNHANDS₁₁
UNHANGS₁₁
UNHASPS₁₂
UNHEADS₁₁
UNHEALS₁₀
UNHELES₁₀
UNHELMS₁₂
UNHIVES₁₃
UNHOODS₁₁
UNHOOKS₁₄
UNHOOPS₁₂
UNHUSKS₁₄
UNICOMS₁₁
UNIFIES₁₀
UNIPEDS₁₀
UNIPODS₁₀
UNIQUES₁₆
UNISONS₇
UNITERS₇
UNITIES₇
UNKINGS₁₂
UNKINKS₁₅
UNKNITS₁₁
UNKNOTS₁₁
UNLACES₉
UNLADES₈
UNLEADS₈
UNLIKES₁₁
UNLIMES₉
UNLINES₇
UNLINKS₁₁
UNLIVES₁₀
UNLOADS₈
UNLOCKS₁₃
UNLORDS₈
UNLOVES₁₀
UNMAKES₁₃
UNMASKS₁₃
UNMIXES₁₆
UNMOLDS₁₀
UNMOORS₉
UNMUTES₉
UNNAILS₇
UNNESTS₇
UNPACKS₁₅
UNPAIRS₉
UNPICKS₁₅
UNPILES₉
UNPLUGS₁₀
UNPOPES₁₁
UNPRAYS₁₂
UNPROPS₁₁
UNRAKES₁₁
UNREELS₇
UNREINS₇
UNRESTS₇
UNROBES₉
UNROLLS₇
UNROOFS₁₀
UNROOTS₇
UNROPES₉
UNRULES₇
UNSEALS₇
UNSEAMS₉
UNSEATS₇
UNSEELS₇
UNSEENS₇
UNSELFS₁₀
UNSELLS₇
UNSEXES₁₄
UNSHIPS₁₂
UNSHOES₁₀
UNSHUTS₁₀
UNSNAGS₈
UNSNAPS₉
UNSOULS₇
UNSPARS₉
UNSTEPS₉
UNSTOPS₉
UNSTOWS₁₀
UNSUITS₇
UNTACKS₁₃
UNTAMES₉
UNTAXES₁₄
UNTEAMS₉
UNTENTS₇
UNTHAWS₁₃
UNTILES₇
UNTOMBS₁₁
UNTRIMS₉
UNTRUSS₇
UNTUCKS₁₃
UNTUNES₇
UNTURFS₁₀
UNTURNS₇
UNVAILS₁₀
UNVEILS₁₀
UNWARES₁₀
UNWEALS₁₀
UNWILLS₁₀
UNWINDS₁₁
UNWIRES₁₀
UNWIVES₁₃
UNWORKS₁₄
UNWRAPS₁₂
UNYOKES₁₄
UPBEARS₁₁
UPBEATS₁₁
UPBINDS₁₂
UPBLOWS₁₄
UPBOILS₁₁
UPBRAYS₁₄
UPCASTS₁₁
UPCOILS₁₁
UPCOMES₁₃
UPCURLS₁₁
UPDARTS₁₀
UPDATES₁₀
UPDIVES₁₃
UPDRAGS₁₁
UPDRAWS₁₃
UPDRIES₁₀
UPFILLS₁₂
UPFLOWS₁₅
UPFOLDS₁₃
UPFURLS₁₂
UPGANGS₁₁
UPGAZES₁₉
UPGIRDS₁₁
UPGROWS₁₃
UPHANGS₁₃
UPHAUDS₁₃
UPHEAPS₁₄
UPHILLS₁₂
UPHOLDS₁₃
UPHROES₁₂
UPHURLS₁₂
UPKEEPS₁₅
UPKNITS₁₃
UPLANDS₁₀
UPLEADS₁₀
UPLEANS₉
UPLEAPS₁₁
UPLIFTS₁₂
UPLINKS₁₃
UPLOADS₁₀
UPLOCKS₁₅
UPLOOKS₁₃
UPMAKES₁₅
UPPILES₁₁
UPPINGS₁₂
UPPROPS₁₃
UPRATES₉
UPREARS₉
UPRESTS₉
UPRISES₉
UPRISTS₉
UPROARS₉
UPROLLS₉
UPROOTS₉
UPSELLS₉
UPSENDS₁₀
UPSHOTS₁₂
UPSIDES₁₀
UPSIZES₁₈
UPSOARS₉
UPSTAYS₁₂
UPSTEPS₁₁
UPSTIRS₉
UPSWAYS₁₅
UPTAKES₁₃
UPTALKS₁₃
UPTEARS₉
UPTICKS₁₅
UPTILTS₉
UPTIMES₁₁
UPTOWNS₁₂
UPTURNS₉
UPWAFTS₁₅
UPWARDS₁₃
UPWELLS₁₂
UPWINDS₁₃
UPWRAPS₁₄
URACHUS₁₂
URACILS₉
URANIAS₇
URANINS₇
URANOUS₇
URANYLS₁₀
URCHINS₁₂
UREASES₇
UREIDES₈
UREMIAS₉
URETERS₇
URGINGS₉
URINALS₇
URINOUS₇
URNFULS₁₀
URNINGS₈
UROPODS₁₀
URTEXTS₁₄
URTICAS₉
USAGERS₈
USANCES₉
USEFULS₁₀
USELESS₇
USTIONS₇
USURERS₇
USURESS₇
USURIES₇
USUROUS₇
USWARDS₁₁
UTMOSTS₉
UTOPIAS₉
UVEITIS₁₀
UVULARS₁₀

Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 2nd letter is N.

2nd letter

N56%
P26%
R6%

3rd letter

S10%
T9%
C9%

4th letter

I17%
O17%
A17%

5th letter

A14%
O12%
I10%

6th letter

E23%
L12%
T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; UMFAZIS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 40 words
8 points: 16 words
99 points: 62 words
10 points: 45 words
1111 points: 43 words
12 points: 26 words
1313 points: 27 words
14 points: 14 words
1515 points: 13 words
16 points: 4 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
UMFAZIS	21	23	Collins only
UPGAZES	19	22	All three
UPSIZES	18	20	Collins · NWL
UNFIXES	17	19	All three
UNIQUES	16	19	All three
UNBOXES	16	19	All three
UNMIXES	16	19	All three
UJAMAAS	16	20	Collins only
UNPACKS	15	19	All three
UPTICKS	15	18	All three
UNCOCKS	15	19	All three
UNCUFFS	15	19	All three

Every word here ends in S, so this is a list of plurals and third-person verbs that start with U. The prefixes do the sorting: UN accounts for 165 of the 294 and UP for 77. Past those two, the question is which three-letter tail comes before the S.

What the 294 words look like

Prefix split: 165 begin UN, 77 begin UP, and the remaining 52 begin with some other U pair.
Top scorers: UMFAZIS 21, UPGAZES 19, UPSIZES 18, UNFIXES 17, with UNIQUES and UNBOXES at 16.
Everyday words: UMPIRES, UNFOLDS, UPDATES, UPLOADS, UPWARDS and USELESS.
Collins lists 290, NWL2023 lists 181 and ENABLE lists 168.
Average score: 10.5 points.

Which tails come before the S?

The biggest tail is -CKS with 11 words, among them UPTICKS, UNPACKS and UNPICKS. -ARS follows with 9, and -NGS, -NDS, -LLS and -ILS each have 8.

Further down, -KES has 7 and -VES has 6. UNMAKES and UPMAKES are -KES words, and UNLOVES and UNSAVES belong to -VES.

Which U-stems start the most words?

UNC leads with 21 words, then UNS with 19, UNT with 14, and UNH and UNB with 13 each. UNL has 12 and UNR has 10, and UPS also has 10.

UNC examples include UNCAPES and UNCORDS. UNS examples include UNSEALS and UNSNAPS, and these stems tend to be verbs with UN- attached.

Which words score best in Scrabble?

UMFAZIS tops the page at 21, but it is Collins-only. UPGAZES at 19 and UPSIZES at 18 depend on the 10-point Z. UNFIXES reaches 17 with an X, and UNIQUES and UNBOXES both score 16.

A seven-tile play collects the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus, and an S hook at the end makes these plurals natural bingo lines. Collins takes 290 of the 294, but NWL2023 takes 181 and ENABLE takes 168, so check your game's word list for the unusual ones.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with U and end in S?

There are 294 in the tournament dictionaries. Collins lists 290, NWL2023 lists 181 and ENABLE lists 168. Of those, 165 begin with UN and 77 begin with UP.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word beginning with U and ending in S?

UMFAZIS scores 21 points, followed by UPGAZES at 19 and UPSIZES at 18. UNFIXES scores 17, and UNIQUES and UNBOXES score 16. The average for the whole group is 10.5.

Which common words start with U and end in S?

Six rank in the top 25,000 English words: UMPIRES, UNFOLDS, UPDATES, UPLOADS, UPWARDS and USELESS. Every other entry is rarer, and many are Collins-only plurals.

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