7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter total 320, and 50 of them begin with OUT, like OUTRAGE and OUTWARD.

320 wordsTop pick HUSBANDHighest score HUZZAHS 31

23 of 320 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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I
J
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O
P
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Z

5th letter
A
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I
J
K
L
M
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O
P
Q
R
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Z

With U in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (868 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 23 · most-used first

HUSBAND₁₃
SURFACE₁₂
SUMMARY₁₄
BUFFALO₁₅
SUSTAIN₇
CURTAIN₉
OUTRAGE₈
LUGGAGE₁₀
MUSTARD₁₀
GUITARS₈
FURNACE₁₂
MUSTANG₁₀
OUTWARD₁₁
SURNAME₉
MUNDANE₁₀
SURPASS₉
CUPCAKE₁₇
OUTBACK₁₅
SULFATE₁₀
CUSTARD₁₀
OUTLAWS₁₀
RUNWAYS₁₃

Showing the top 22 of 23 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 320

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

AUFGABE₁₃
AULNAGE₈
AUREATE₇
BUDMASH₁₅
BUFFALO₁₅
BUGBANE₁₂
BUGGANE₁₁
BUGGANS₁₁
BUKKAKE₂₁
BULGARS₁₀
BULKAGE₁₄
BULLACE₁₁
BULLARY₁₂
BULLATE₉
BULWARK₁₆
BUMBAGS₁₄
BUMBAZE₂₂
BUMMALO₁₃
BUMWADS₁₅
BUNRAKU₁₃
BUNTALS₉
BUOYAGE₁₃
BUOYANT₁₂
BURDASH₁₃
BUREAUS₉
BUREAUX₁₆
BURGAGE₁₁
BURIALS₉
BURLAPS₁₁
BURSARS₉
BURSARY₁₂
BURSATE₉
BUSBARS₁₁
BUSTARD₁₀
BUTTALS₉
BUYBACK₂₀
BUZZARD₂₈
CUIRASS₉
CULLAYS₁₂
CUNEATE₉
CUPCAKE₁₇
CUPGALL₁₂
CURRACH₁₄
CURRAGH₁₃
CURRANS₉
CURRANT₉
CURTAIL₉
CURTAIN₉
CURTALS₉
CURTANA₉
CURTATE₉
CURTAXE₁₆
CURVATE₁₂
CUSHATS₁₂
CUSHAWS₁₅
CUSPATE₁₁
CUSTARD₁₀
CUTBACK₁₇
CUTBANK₁₅
CUTLASS₉
CUTTAGE₁₀
DUCDAME₁₃
DUKKAHS₁₉
DULLARD₉
DUMBASS₁₂
DUNNAGE₉
DUNNART₈
DURBARS₁₀
DURGAHS₁₂
DURGANS₉
DURIANS₈
DURMAST₁₀
EUCLASE₉
EUOUAES₇
EUSTACY₁₂
EUSTASY₁₀
FULHAMS₁₅
FULLAGE₁₁
FULLAMS₁₂
FULLANS₁₀
FULMARS₁₂
FUNFAIR₁₃
FUNGALS₁₁
FURBALL₁₂
FURCATE₁₂
FURFAIR₁₃
FURLANA₁₀
FURNACE₁₂
FUTHARC₁₅
FUTHARK₁₇
FUTSALS₁₀
GUAIACS₁₀
GUANACO₁₀
GUANASE₈
GUANAYS₁₁
GUARANA₈
GUARANI₈
GUBBAHS₁₅
GUFFAWS₁₇
GUIDAGE₁₀
GUISARD₉
GUITARS₈
GUMBALL₁₂
GUMMATA₁₂
GUNNAGE₉
GUNWALE₁₁
GUNYAHS₁₄
GURNARD₉
GURRAHS₁₁
GUSLARS₈
GUTTATE₈
HUANACO₁₂
HUBCAPS₁₆
HUITAIN₁₀
HUMMAUM₁₆
HUNGANS₁₁
HUPPAHS₁₇
HURRAED₁₁
HURRAHS₁₃
HURRAYS₁₃
HUSBAND₁₃
HUSHABY₁₈
HUSSARS₁₀
HUZZAED₂₉
HUZZAHS₃₁
JUBBAHS₂₁
JUBHAHS₂₂
JUMBALS₁₈
JUNCATE₁₆
KUMBAYA₁₈
KUNKARS₁₅
KURBASH₁₆
KURGANS₁₂
KURSAAL₁₁
LUBBARD₁₂
LUGGAGE₁₀
LUGSAIL₈
LULLABY₁₂
LUMBAGO₁₂
LUMBANG₁₂
LUMBARS₁₁
LUNGANS₈
LURDANE₈
LURDANS₈
MUDBANK₁₆
MUDBATH₁₅
MUDCAPS₁₄
MUDCATS₁₂
MUDLARK₁₄
MUDPACK₁₈
MUGGARS₁₁
MUGHALS₁₃
MULLAHS₁₂
MUNDANE₁₀
MURIATE₉
MURLAIN₉
MURLANS₉
MURRAGH₁₃
MURRAIN₉
MURRAMS₁₁
MURRAYS₁₂
MUSCATS₁₁
MUSTANG₁₀
MUSTARD₁₀
MUTUALS₉
NUCHALS₁₂
NUGGARS₉
NULLAHS₁₀
NUMBATS₁₁
NUMDAHS₁₃
NUMMARY₁₄
NUMNAHS₁₂
NURHAGS₁₁
NUTBALL₉
NUTBARS₉
NUTCASE₉
NUTGALL₈
OUABAIN₉
OUAKARI₁₁
OUTBACK₁₅
OUTBAKE₁₃
OUTBARK₁₃
OUTBARS₉
OUTBAWL₁₂
OUTCALL₉
OUTCAST₉
OUTDARE₈
OUTDATE₈
OUTEARN₇
OUTEATS₇
OUTFACE₁₂
OUTFALL₁₀
OUTFAST₁₀
OUTFAWN₁₃
OUTGAIN₈
OUTGATE₈
OUTGAVE₁₁
OUTGAZE₁₇
OUTHAUL₁₀
OUTLAID₈
OUTLAIN₇
OUTLAND₈
OUTLASH₁₀
OUTLAST₇
OUTLAWS₁₀
OUTLAYS₁₀
OUTMANS₉
OUTNAME₉
OUTPACE₁₁
OUTPART₉
OUTPASS₉
OUTRACE₉
OUTRAGE₈
OUTRANG₈
OUTRANK₁₁
OUTRATE₇
OUTRAVE₁₀
OUTSAID₈
OUTSAIL₇
OUTSANG₈
OUTSAYS₁₀
OUTTAKE₁₁
OUTTALK₁₁
OUTTASK₁₁
OUTWAIT₁₀
OUTWALK₁₄
OUTWARD₁₁
OUTWARS₁₀
OUTWASH₁₃
OUVRAGE₁₁
PUGMARK₁₆
PULSANT₉
PULSARS₉
PULSATE₉
PULTANS₉
PULWARS₁₂
PUNKAHS₁₆
PURDAHS₁₃
PUTEALS₉
QUAHAUG₂₀
QUAMASH₂₁
QUASARS₁₆
QUAYAGE₂₀
QUEZALS₂₅
QUIDAMS₁₉
QUINARY₁₉
QUINATE₁₆
QUORATE₁₆
RUGRATS₈
RUINATE₇
RUMBAED₁₂
RUMMAGE₁₂
RUNBACK₁₅
RUNDALE₈
RUNWAYS₁₃
RUPIAHS₁₂
SUBBASE₁₁
SUBBASS₁₁
SUBLATE₉
SUBPART₁₁
SUBRACE₁₁
SUBSALE₉
SUBTACK₁₅
SUBTASK₁₃
SUBTAXA₁₆
SUBWAYS₁₅
SUCCADE₁₂
SUCCAHS₁₄
SUCRASE₉
SUFFARI₁₃
SUKKAHS₁₈
SULCATE₉
SULDANS₈
SULFATE₁₀
SULLAGE₈
SULTANA₇
SULTANS₇
SUMMAND₁₂
SUMMARY₁₄
SUMMATE₁₁
SUMMATS₁₁
SUNBACK₁₅
SUNBAKE₁₃
SUNBATH₁₂
SUNCARE₉
SUNDAES₈
SUNDARI₈
SUNFAST₁₀
SUNGARS₈
SUNHATS₁₀
SUNLAMP₁₁
SUNLAND₈
SUNNAHS₁₀
SUNRAYS₁₀
SUNTANS₇
SUNWARD₁₁
SUPPAWN₁₄
SURBASE₉
SURBATE₉
SURFACE₁₂
SURNAME₉
SURPASS₉
SUSTAIN₇
TUATARA₇
TUBFAST₁₂
TULBANS₉
TULWARS₁₀
TUNNAGE₈
TURBAND₁₀
TURBANS₉
TURBANT₉
TURBARY₁₂
TUSKARS₁₁
TUSSAHS₁₀
TUSSARS₇
TUTSANS₇
VULCANS₁₂
VULGARS₁₁
VULGATE₁₁
VULVATE₁₃

Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

O17%
S15%
B11%

3rd letter

T21%
R18%
N11%

4th letter

B14%
T9%
L9%

6th letter

R17%
N14%
T11%

7th letter

S36%
E24%
D6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; HUZZAHS tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 16 words
8 points: 33 words
99 points: 59 words
10 points: 38 words
1111 points: 41 words
12 points: 42 words
1313 points: 25 words
14 points: 11 words
1515 points: 15 words
16 points: 14 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 5 words
1919 points: 3 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 2 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 1 words
2929 points: 1 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
HUZZAHS	31	30	All three
HUZZAED	29	29	All three
BUZZARD	28	30	All three
QUEZALS	25	27	All three
JUBHAHS	22	24	All three
BUMBAZE	22	26	Collins only
QUAMASH	21	22	All three
JUBBAHS	21	25	All three
BUYBACK	20	23	All three
QUAYAGE	20	21	All three
QUAHAUG	20	22	All three
QUINARY	19	20	All three

Here is a big pattern with a clear shape: ?U??A??. The OUT- prefix accounts for about one word in six, and the last letter is S more than one time in three. Between those two habits you can sketch most of the list from a single glance at your tiles.

Facts about the ?U??A?? words

Collins accepts 310 of the 320, NWL2023 accepts 245 and ENABLE accepts 216.
Twenty-three words are common, led by HUSBAND, SURFACE, SUMMARY and BUFFALO.
The average score is 11.6, and HUZZAHS tops the list at 31.
O opens 53 words, S opens 47 and B opens 34.
Last letters: S for 115 words, E for 78, D for 20 and K for 19.

Why do so many of these words start with OUT?

OUT- plus a four-letter stem with A in second place produces 50 words, such as OUTRAGE, OUTWARD, OUTLAWS, OUTBACK and OUTCAST. The most frequent four-letter openings are OUTL- with 7 words, OUTR- with 6 and OUTW- and OUTB- with 5 each.

SUN-, CUR-, SUB- and BUR- are the next openers, with 15, 11, 10 and 9 words. SUSTAIN, SUMMARY and SURNAME belong to the SU- crowd, while CURTAIN is the best-known CUR- word.

What are the commonest endings?

S ends 115 words, which is more than one in three. E follows with 78, and the -ATE finish alone has 25 words, SULFATE among them, while -AGE has 16, including OUTRAGE and LUGGAGE.

D (20 words) and K (19 words) are the next best, with MUSTARD, HUSBAND and CUPCAKE in the mix.

Which words score the most?

HUZZAHS scores 31 points because both Zs are worth 10. HUZZAED follows at 29 and BUZZARD at 28, and all three are accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.

QUEZALS reaches 25, and BUMBAZE scores 22 but only Collins accepts it. Outside the Z words the list slows down, and an average of 11.6 shows how few high-value tiles appear. A Z or two is the way to beat that average.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and A fifth?

There are 320 in the tournament lists. Collins accepts 310, NWL2023 accepts 245 and ENABLE accepts 216. Twenty-three are common words, and 50 begin with OUT.

What are the highest-scoring words with U second and A fifth?

HUZZAHS scores 31, HUZZAED 29 and BUZZARD 28. QUEZALS follows on 25, and JUBHAHS reaches 22. All five are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE.

Which words are common among these 320?

HUSBAND, SURFACE, SUMMARY, BUFFALO, SUSTAIN, CURTAIN, OUTRAGE, LUGGAGE and MUSTARD lead the 23 common ones. Everyday words such as FURNACE and SURNAME also fit, so you rarely need obscure entries.

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