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

There are 14 seven-letter words with U as the 1st letter and U as the 6th letter, and seven of them end in -US.

14 wordsTop pick URANIUMHighest score UPVALUE 12

1 of 14 are everyday words (7%). 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 14 · most-used first

  • URANIUM9
  • UMBROUS11
  • URINOUS7
  • USUROUS7
  • UNSHOUT10
  • UNGROUP10
  • UBEROUS9
  • UNBEGUN10
  • UNCINUS9
  • UNCLOUD10
  • UPVALUE12
  • URACHUS12
  • URANOUS7
  • UREDIUM10
All valid words 14

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

  • UBEROUS9
  • UMBROUS11
  • UNBEGUN10
  • UNCINUS9
  • UNCLOUD10
  • UNGROUP10
  • UNSHOUT10
  • UPVALUE12
  • URACHUS12
  • URANIUM9
  • URANOUS7
  • UREDIUM10
  • URINOUS7
  • USUROUS7
Letters by positionIn 57% of these words the 5th letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. N36%
  2. R36%
  3. B7%
3rd letter
  1. A21%
  2. C14%
  3. E14%
4th letter
  1. R29%
  2. N21%
  3. I7%
5th letter
  1. O57%
  2. I14%
  3. N7%
7th letter
  1. S50%
  2. M14%
  3. D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UPVALUE1217Collins only
URACHUS1214Collins only
UMBROUS1115Collins only
UNSHOUT1012Collins only
UNGROUP1015NWL only
UNCLOUD1015All three
UREDIUM1013All three
UNBEGUN1016Collins only
URANIUM913All three
UNCINUS914All three
UBEROUS912Collins only
URINOUS710All three

With U in sixth place, only one letter remains to finish the word, and S takes it seven times. Five of those are -OUS adjectives, which makes the list unusually easy to scan. URANIUM is the one everyday word, and the rest belong in dictionary lists rather than conversation, so this page is mainly a rack-clearing reference.

The 14 words in brief

  • The -OUS group: URANOUS, UBEROUS, UMBROUS, URINOUS and USUROUS.
  • The other -US words: UNCINUS and URACHUS.
  • The rest: URANIUM, UREDIUM, UNCLOUD, UPVALUE, UNBEGUN, UNSHOUT and UNGROUP.
  • Top scores: UPVALUE and URACHUS at 12, UMBROUS at 11.
  • The average score is 9.5 points.

What are the -OUS words?

Five words end in -OUS: URANOUS, UBEROUS, UMBROUS, URINOUS and USUROUS. UMBROUS scores 11, the highest of the five, because it carries a 3-point M and a 3-point B.

Add UNCINUS and URACHUS and the -US group reaches seven, which is exactly half of the 14. S is therefore the leading last letter by a wide margin, ahead of M with two words, and D, E, N and P with one apiece.

Which dictionaries accept these words?

Six words appear in all three lists: UNCINUS, UNCLOUD, URANIUM, URANOUS, UREDIUM and URINOUS. UNGROUP is the odd case, since only NWL2023 accepts it, and the remaining seven are Collins-only. Check your game's word list before building a turn around UPVALUE, URACHUS or UMBROUS.

The Collins-only seven are UBEROUS, UMBROUS, UNBEGUN, UNSHOUT, UPVALUE, URACHUS and USUROUS. That split matters because the two top scorers, UPVALUE and URACHUS, are both in it, so the highest score on the page is not available everywhere.

Quick tip

Tip

UNCLOUD, UNGROUP and UNSHOUT all score 10. If your rack holds two Us and an N, test them before the -OUS words. Only UNCLOUD is in every dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have U first and U sixth?
Fourteen words fit the frame. Collins covers 13, NWL2023 covers 7 and ENABLE covers 6, so most of the list is tournament-only. Seven of the 14 end in S, and five of those seven end in -OUS.
What is the highest-scoring word with U first and U sixth?
UPVALUE and URACHUS tie for first on 12 points. UMBROUS follows on 11, UNSHOUT, UNGROUP and UNCLOUD tie on 10, and the whole group averages 9.5 points a word.
Which of these words are common English?
Only URANIUM ranks in the top 25,000 English words. It is accepted by every dictionary, so it is the safe choice, while the -OUS adjectives are rare and specialised.

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