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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter total 180, and S ends 73, as in MURDERS, HURDLES and BUNDLES.

180 wordsTop pick HUNDREDHighest score QUADRIC 19

16 of 180 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 2nd place, L is the most common 4th letter (279 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 16 · most-used first

  • HUNDRED12
  • FUNDING12
  • OUTDOOR8
  • MURDERS10
  • BUDDIES11
  • GUIDING10
  • PUDDING12
  • HURDLES11
  • BUNDLES10
  • MUNDANE10
  • SUBDUED11
  • BUNDLED11
  • BURDENS10
  • BUDDING12
  • PUNDITS10
  • RUNDOWN11
All valid words 180

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

  • AULDEST8
  • BUDDERS11
  • BUDDHAS14
  • BUDDIED12
  • BUDDIER11
  • BUDDIES11
  • BUDDING12
  • BUDDLED12
  • BUDDLES11
  • BUNDIED11
  • BUNDIES10
  • BUNDING11
  • BUNDIST10
  • BUNDLED11
  • BUNDLER10
  • BUNDLES10
  • BUNDOOK14
  • BURDASH13
  • BURDENS10
  • BURDIES10
  • BURDOCK16
  • CUDDENS11
  • CUDDIES11
  • CUDDINS11
  • CUDDLED12
  • CUDDLER11
  • CUDDLES11
  • CUNDIES10
  • CUNDUMS12
  • CURDIER10
  • CURDING11
  • CURDLED11
  • CURDLER10
  • CURDLES10
  • CUTDOWN13
  • DUCDAME13
  • DUDDERS10
  • DUDDERY13
  • DUDDIER10
  • DUMDUMS13
  • DUNDERS9
  • DUODENA9
  • DURDUMS11
  • FUDDIES12
  • FUDDLED13
  • FUDDLER12
  • FUDDLES12
  • FUNDERS11
  • FUNDIES11
  • FUNDING12
  • GUDDLED11
  • GUDDLES10
  • GUIDAGE10
  • GUIDERS9
  • GUIDING10
  • GUIDONS9
  • GULDENS9
  • GUMDROP13
  • GUNDIES9
  • GUNDOGS10
  • GURDIES9
  • HUDDLED13
  • HUDDLER12
  • HUDDLES12
  • HUMDRUM15
  • HUNDRED12
  • HURDENS11
  • HURDIES11
  • HURDLED12
  • HURDLER11
  • HURDLES11
  • JUDDERS16
  • JUDDERY19
  • LURDANE8
  • LURDANS8
  • LURDENS8
  • MUDDERS11
  • MUDDIED12
  • MUDDIER11
  • MUDDIES11
  • MUDDILY14
  • MUDDING12
  • MUDDLED12
  • MUDDLER11
  • MUDDLES11
  • MUEDDIN11
  • MUNDANE10
  • MUNDICS12
  • MUNDIFY16
  • MURDERS10
  • NUDDIES9
  • NUMDAHS13
  • NUNDINE8
  • NURDIER8
  • NURDISH11
  • NURDLED9
  • NURDLES8
  • OULDEST8
  • OUTDARE8
  • OUTDATE8
  • OUTDOER8
  • OUTDOES8
  • OUTDONE8
  • OUTDOOR8
  • OUTDRAG9
  • OUTDRAW11
  • OUTDREW11
  • OUTDROP10
  • OUTDUEL8
  • OUTDURE8
  • PUDDENS11
  • PUDDERS11
  • PUDDIES11
  • PUDDING12
  • PUDDLED12
  • PUDDLER11
  • PUDDLES11
  • PUDDOCK17
  • PULDRON10
  • PUNDITS10
  • PURDAHS13
  • PUTDOWN13
  • QUADDED19
  • QUADRAT17
  • QUADRIC19
  • QUIDAMS19
  • QUIDDIT18
  • QUIDDLE18
  • QUODDED19
  • QUODLIN17
  • RUBDOWN13
  • RUDDERS9
  • RUDDIED10
  • RUDDIER9
  • RUDDIES9
  • RUDDILY12
  • RUDDING10
  • RUDDLED10
  • RUDDLES9
  • RUDDOCK15
  • RUMDUMS12
  • RUNDALE8
  • RUNDLED9
  • RUNDLES8
  • RUNDLET8
  • RUNDOWN11
  • SUBDEAN10
  • SUBDEBS12
  • SUBDEWS13
  • SUBDUAL10
  • SUBDUCE12
  • SUBDUCT12
  • SUBDUED11
  • SUBDUER10
  • SUBDUES10
  • SUDDENS9
  • SUDDERS9
  • SUEDING9
  • SUIDIAN8
  • SULDANS8
  • SUNDAES8
  • SUNDARI8
  • SUNDECK14
  • SUNDERS8
  • SUNDEWS11
  • SUNDIAL8
  • SUNDOGS9
  • SUNDOWN11
  • SUNDRAS8
  • SUNDRIS8
  • SURDITY11
  • TUNDING9
  • TUNDISH11
  • TUNDRAS8
  • TUNDUNS8
  • TURDINE8
  • TURDION8
  • TURDOID9
  • WUDDIES12
  • WUDDING13
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S14%
  2. B11%
  3. R9%
3rd letter
  1. D33%
  2. N23%
  3. R16%
5th letter
  1. I28%
  2. L20%
  3. E16%
6th letter
  1. E39%
  2. N16%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S41%
  2. D12%
  3. R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; QUADRIC tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 31 words
  2. 9 points: 21 words
  3. 1010 points: 28 words
  4. 11 points: 42 words
  5. 1212 points: 25 words
  6. 13 points: 14 words
  7. 1414 points: 4 words
  8. 15 points: 2 words
  9. 1616 points: 3 words
  10. 17 points: 3 words
  11. 1818 points: 2 words
  12. 19 points: 5 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUADRIC1921All three
JUDDERY1921NWL only
QUADDED1920All three
QUIDAMS1921Collins only
QUODDED1920Collins only
QUIDDLE1820Collins only
QUIDDIT1819Collins only
QUADRAT1718All three
PUDDOCK1720Collins only
QUODLIN1720Collins only
BURDOCK1619All three
JUDDERS1619All three

Three third letters run this pattern: D, N and R. UDD gives BUDDIES and PUDDING, UND gives HUNDRED and FUNDING, and URD gives HURDLES and BURDENS. Add the plural S, which ends 73 of the 180 words, and you have most of the list.

Quick facts for ?U?D???

  • Collins lists 176 of the 180, NWL2023 lists 121 and ENABLE lists 110.
  • Sixteen words are common, from HUNDRED and FUNDING to MUNDANE and RUNDOWN.
  • The average score is 11, which is modest, and QUADDED and QUADRIC lead on 19.
  • S ends 73 words, D ends 22, R ends 17 and E ends 13.
  • S opens 25 words and B opens 20, with R on 16 and M and C on 14 each.

Which third letter should you test first?

D is the third letter of 59 words, N of 41 and R of 29. T follows with 14, then B with 10.

That gives UDD about one word in three, UND about one in four and URD about one in six. HUNDRED, FUNDING, MUNDANE and RUNDOWN show the N group, and HURDLES and BURDENS show R.

What are the OUTD, SUND and SUBD stems?

OUTD- is the largest four-letter opening with 12 words, among them OUTDOOR and OUTDONE. SUND- has 10, including SUNDOWN, and SUBD- has 9, including SUBDUED.

RUDD- and MUDD- have 9 each. Between them, those five stems cover 49 of the 180 words.

How much of the list is Collins only?

Fifty-nine of the 180, about one in three, are missing from NWL2023. QUIDAMS, QUODDED and QUIDDIT are Collins-only, but QUADDED and QUADRIC score 19 and pass in every list.

That makes the NWL2023 total of 121 the number to remember for North American play, where a Collins-only entry is a wasted turn. Check the stem first, then the dictionary, then play the word.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and D fourth?
Collins accepts 176 of the 180 matches, NWL2023 accepts 121 and ENABLE accepts 110. S ends 73 of them, which is about two in five.
What are the common words with U second and D fourth?
Sixteen are common, including HUNDRED, FUNDING, OUTDOOR, MURDERS, BUDDIES, GUIDING, PUDDING, HURDLES, BUNDLES and MUNDANE. Most come from the UND, UDD and URD stems, and nearly all are plain, everyday English.
What is the highest-scoring word that fits?
QUADRIC, JUDDERY, QUADDED, QUIDAMS and QUODDED all share the top score of 19, built on a Q worth 10 or a J worth 8. QUADDED and QUADRIC are accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, so they are the safest of the group.

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