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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and B as the 3rd letter total 201, and 90 start with SUB, including SUBJECT, SUBSIDY and SUBLIME.

201 wordsTop pick SUBJECTHighest score JUBHAHS 22

13 of 201 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (448 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

All valid words 201

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

  • AUBADES10
  • AUBERGE10
  • AUBURNS9
  • BUBALES11
  • BUBALIS11
  • BUBBIES13
  • BUBBLED14
  • BUBBLER13
  • BUBBLES13
  • BUBINGA12
  • BUBONIC13
  • BUBUKLE15
  • CUBAGES12
  • CUBANES11
  • CUBBIES13
  • CUBBING14
  • CUBBISH16
  • CUBESAT11
  • CUBHOOD15
  • CUBICAL13
  • CUBICAS13
  • CUBICLE13
  • CUBICLY16
  • CUBISMS13
  • CUBISTS11
  • CUBITAL11
  • CUBITUS11
  • CUBLESS11
  • CUBOIDS12
  • DUBBERS12
  • DUBBING13
  • DUBBINS12
  • DUBIETY13
  • DUBIOUS10
  • DUBNIUM12
  • DUBSTEP12
  • FUBBERY17
  • FUBBIER14
  • FUBBING15
  • FUBSIER12
  • GUBBAHS15
  • GUBBINS12
  • HUBBIES14
  • HUBBUBS16
  • HUBCAPS16
  • HUBLESS12
  • JUBBAHS21
  • JUBHAHS22
  • JUBILEE16
  • JUBILES16
  • KUBASAS13
  • LUBBARD12
  • LUBBERS11
  • LUBFISH15
  • NUBBERS11
  • NUBBIER11
  • NUBBING12
  • NUBBINS11
  • NUBBLED12
  • NUBBLES11
  • NUBUCKS15
  • PUBBING14
  • PUBERAL11
  • PUBERTY14
  • PUBISES11
  • PUBLICS13
  • PUBLISH14
  • QUBYTES21
  • RUBABOO11
  • RUBACES11
  • RUBASSE9
  • RUBATOS9
  • RUBBERS11
  • RUBBERY14
  • RUBBIDY15
  • RUBBIES11
  • RUBBING12
  • RUBBISH14
  • RUBBITY14
  • RUBBLED12
  • RUBBLES11
  • RUBDOWN13
  • RUBELLA9
  • RUBEOLA9
  • RUBICON11
  • RUBIDIC12
  • RUBIEST9
  • RUBIGOS10
  • RUBINES9
  • RUBIOUS9
  • RUBOFFS15
  • RUBOUTS9
  • RUBRICS11
  • RUBYING13
  • SUBACID12
  • SUBACTS11
  • SUBADAR10
  • SUBALAR9
  • SUBAQUA18
  • SUBAREA9
  • SUBARID10
  • SUBATOM11
  • SUBBASE11
  • SUBBASS11
  • SUBBIES11
  • SUBBING12
  • SUBCELL11
  • SUBCLAN11
  • SUBCODE12
  • SUBCOOL11
  • SUBCULT11
  • SUBDEAN10
  • SUBDEBS12
  • SUBDEWS13
  • SUBDUAL10
  • SUBDUCE12
  • SUBDUCT12
  • SUBDUED11
  • SUBDUER10
  • SUBDUES10
  • SUBECHO14
  • SUBEDAR10
  • SUBEDIT10
  • SUBERIC11
  • SUBERIN9
  • SUBFEUS12
  • SUBFILE12
  • SUBFUSC14
  • SUBFUSK16
  • SUBGOAL10
  • SUBGUMS12
  • SUBHEAD13
  • SUBIDEA10
  • SUBITEM11
  • SUBJECT18
  • SUBJOIN16
  • SUBLATE9
  • SUBLETS9
  • SUBLIME11
  • SUBLINE9
  • SUBLOTS9
  • SUBMENU11
  • SUBMISS11
  • SUBMITS11
  • SUBNETS9
  • SUBORAL9
  • SUBORNS9
  • SUBOVAL12
  • SUBPART11
  • SUBPENA11
  • SUBPLOT11
  • SUBRACE11
  • SUBRENT9
  • SUBRING10
  • SUBRULE9
  • SUBSALE9
  • SUBSECT11
  • SUBSERE9
  • SUBSETS9
  • SUBSIDE10
  • SUBSIDY13
  • SUBSIST9
  • SUBSITE9
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SUBSONG10
  • SUBSUME11
  • SUBTACK15
  • SUBTASK13
  • SUBTAXA16
  • SUBTEEN9
  • SUBTEND10
  • SUBTEST9
  • SUBTEXT16
  • SUBTILE9
  • SUBTLER9
  • SUBTONE9
  • SUBTYPE14
  • SUBUNIT9
  • SUBURBS11
  • SUBVENE12
  • SUBVERT12
  • SUBWAYS15
  • SUBZERO18
  • SUBZONE18
  • TUBAGES10
  • TUBAIST9
  • TUBBERS11
  • TUBBIER11
  • TUBBING12
  • TUBBISH14
  • TUBEFUL12
  • TUBFAST12
  • TUBFISH15
  • TUBFULS12
  • TUBIFEX19
  • TUBINGS10
  • TUBISTS9
  • TUBLIKE13
  • TUBULAR9
  • TUBULES9
  • TUBULIN9
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S45%
  2. R13%
  3. C8%
4th letter
  1. B22%
  2. I12%
  3. A10%
5th letter
  1. I23%
  2. E16%
  3. L9%
6th letter
  1. E19%
  2. N12%
  3. S10%
7th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E12%
  3. T8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; JUBHAHS tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 38 words
  2. 10 points: 20 words
  3. 1111 points: 47 words
  4. 12 points: 32 words
  5. 1313 points: 20 words
  6. 14 points: 14 words
  7. 1515 points: 11 words
  8. 16 points: 10 words
  9. 1717 points: 1 words
  10. 18 points: 4 words
  11. 1919 points: 1 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 2 words
  14. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUBHAHS2224All three
JUBBAHS2125All three
QUBYTES2122Collins · NWL
TUBIFEX1921All three
SUBJECT1823All three
SUBZERO1820All three
SUBZONE1821All three
SUBAQUA1821Collins only
FUBBERY1719Collins only
JUBILEE1621All three
SUBTEXT1618All three
HUBCAPS1619All three

The UB core is the heart of the prefix SUB-, so nearly half of this list is built on that one syllable. RUB-, TUB- and CUB- add a second layer, and a few oddities such as JUBHAHS fill the margins. If a rack shows S, U and B, the game is half over before it starts.

The ?UB???? words in numbers

  • Dictionary totals: Collins 196, NWL2023 170, ENABLE 157.
  • Thirteen words rank as common, from SUBJECT and PUBLISH to TUBULAR.
  • The average score is 11.9, and JUBHAHS tops it at 22.
  • S is the last letter of 70 words, E of 25 and T of 17.
  • R opens 26 words, while T and C open 17 each.

How many of these words start with SUB?

Ninety of the 201, which is nearly half, start with SUB. SUBT- and SUBS- lead with 11 words each, SUBD- has 9, and SUBA- has 8.

SUBTEXT, SUBTYPE, SUBSIDE, SUBSETS, SUBDUED and SUBWAYS all belong to those families. After SUB-, the fourth letter of each word is your quickest filter. T, S, D and A cover 39 of the 90 SUB words, which makes them the first guesses.

What do the RUB, TUB and CUB words add?

RUB- opens 26 words, among them RUBBISH and RUBBING, both on the common list. TUB- and CUB- open 17 each, with TUBULAR and CUBICLE as the best-known pair.

PUBLISH, PUBERTY and DUBIOUS fill in the P and D openers, and JUBILEE shows the J opener, which adds rare-letter points.

Which UB words score the most points?

JUBHAHS scores 22, JUBBAHS 21 and QUBYTES 21, though all three are obscure. TUBIFEX follows at 19, and SUBJECT, SUBZERO and SUBZONE score 18.

SUBJECT is the only top-scoring word here that is also a common one, so it is the realistic play at the table. The J words win on points but rarely fit a normal rack.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and B third?
There are 201 in the tournament lists. Collins accepts 196, NWL2023 accepts 170 and ENABLE accepts 157. Ninety begin with SUB, and RUB- is the next largest opening at 26 words.
Which of these words are common?
Thirteen are common, including SUBJECT, PUBLISH, SUBURBS, RUBBISH, BUBBLES, RUBBING, SUBSIDY, DUBIOUS, SUBLIME, PUBERTY, JUBILEE, SUBDUED and TUBULAR. Five of the thirteen start with SUB: SUBJECT, SUBURBS, SUBSIDY, SUBLIME and SUBDUED.
What is the highest-scoring word with U second and B third?
JUBHAHS scores 22 points, followed by JUBBAHS and QUBYTES on 21 and TUBIFEX on 19. SUBJECT, SUBZERO and SUBZONE reach 18, and SUBJECT, SUBZERO and SUBZONE are valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE alike.

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