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

Every word on this list ends in T, so the useful question is which two-letter tail comes before it. Fourteen end in -ST, fourteen in -NT, eight in -PT and six in -GHT. Between them those four tails cover 42 of the 67 words, and 45 of the 67 begin with UN.

The 67 words in numbers

• The word-list split runs 67, 38 and 34 for Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE in that order.
• Top scores: UNQUIET 16, then UNKEMPT, UPSHIFT and UNWHIPT at 15, and UPSWEPT and UNJOINT at 14.
• Tails: -ST 14, -NT 14, -PT 8, -GHT 6, -LT 5, -FT 5, -RT 4 and -ET 4.
• Prefixes: UN accounts for 45 words, and UNS alone for 13.
• Average score: 10.4 points.

Which tails are worth memorising?

-NT supplies UNSPENT, UNBURNT, UNGUENT, UNMEANT, UNJOINT, UPLEANT and URINANT. -ST gives UGLIEST, UNTWIST, UNTRUST, UTOPIST, UPBURST and UNROOST.

-PT covers UNKEMPT, UPSWEPT, UNSWEPT, UPLEAPT, UNADEPT, UNCLIPT, UNWHIPT and USUCAPT. -GHT has UPRIGHT, UPTIGHT, UPLIGHT, UNSIGHT, UNRIGHT and UNDIGHT, and -FT offers UNSHIFT, UPSHIFT, UPDRAFT, UNCLEFT and UNSTUFT.

Are all of them safe to play?

Collins accepts every one, but NWL2023 accepts 38 and ENABLE accepts 34. UNRIGHT, UNDIGHT, UNSHENT, UNROOST and UNSWEET are examples that need Collins. In the -GHT group, UPRIGHT, UPTIGHT, UPLIGHT and UNSIGHT work in all three lists, while UNRIGHT and UNDIGHT do not.

The words that every list takes include UNQUIET, UNKEMPT, UPSHIFT, UPSWEPT, UNJOINT, UPRIGHT and UPFRONT. Check your game's word list before reaching for the rest. UNWHIPT, one of the 15-point words, is Collins-only.

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