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

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and E as the 5th letter total 525, and 343 end in S, such as NUMBERS, BULLETS and RUNNERS.

525 wordsTop pick CURRENTHighest score BUZZERS 27

46 of 525 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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J
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M
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P
Q
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5th letter
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J
K
L
M
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O
P
Q
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U
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W
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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 46 · most-used first

CURRENT₉
SUCCESS₁₁
NUMBERS₁₁
SUBJECT₁₈
SUGGEST₉
NUCLEAR₉
SUPREME₁₁
SURGERY₁₁
SUSPECT₁₁
SUCCEED₁₂
SURGEON₈
MURDERS₁₀
BULLETS₉
OUTLETS₇
SURVEYS₁₃
RUNNERS₇
HUNTERS₁₀
NURSERY₁₀
SUFFERS₁₃
TUNNELS₇
DUCHESS₁₃
SUMMERS₁₁
BUDGETS₁₁
BURGERS₁₀
SUSPEND₁₀
NUCLEUS₉
SURREAL₇
DUNGEON₉
BURGESS₁₀
BUCKETS₁₅
NUGGETS₉
FULLEST₁₀
BUSIEST₉
PUPPETS₁₃
DUMBEST₁₂
JUMPERS₁₈
BURDENS₁₀
CUTTERS₉
GUNNERS₈
GUINEAS₈
TURKEYS₁₄
SURFERS₁₀
AUGMENT₁₀
SUCKERS₁₃
TURRETS₇

Showing the top 45 of 46 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 525

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

AUDIENT₈
AUGMENT₁₀
AUKLETS₁₁
AULDEST₈
AUNTERS₇
AUSTERE₇
BUCKEEN₁₅
BUCKERS₁₅
BUCKETS₁₅
BUCKEYE₁₈
BUDDERS₁₁
BUDGERO₁₁
BUDGERS₁₁
BUDGETS₁₁
BUDLESS₁₀
BUFFERS₁₅
BUFFEST₁₅
BUFFETS₁₅
BUGBEAR₁₂
BUGGERS₁₁
BUGGERY₁₄
BUGLERS₁₀
BUGLETS₁₀
BUGSEED₁₁
BULBELS₁₁
BULGERS₁₀
BULKERS₁₃
BULLERS₉
BULLETS₉
BULLEYS₁₂
BUMMELS₁₃
BUMMERS₁₃
BUMMEST₁₃
BUMPERS₁₃
BUNGEES₁₀
BUNGERS₁₀
BUNGEYS₁₃
BUNHEAD₁₃
BUNJEES₁₆
BUNKERS₁₃
BUNNETS₉
BUNSENS₉
BUNTERS₉
BURDENS₁₀
BURGEES₁₀
BURGEON₁₀
BURGERS₁₀
BURGESS₁₀
BURHELS₁₂
BURIERS₉
BURKERS₁₃
BURLERS₉
BURLESK₁₃
BURLEYS₁₂
BURNERS₉
BURNETS₉
BURPEES₁₁
BURRELL₉
BURRELS₉
BURRERS₉
BURSEED₁₀
BURSERA₉
BURWEED₁₃
BUSHELS₁₂
BUSHERS₁₂
BUSIEST₉
BUSKERS₁₃
BUSKETS₁₃
BUSTEES₉
BUSTERS₉
BUTLERS₉
BUTLERY₁₂
BUTMENT₁₁
BUTTERS₉
BUTTERY₁₂
BUZZERS₂₇
CUBLESS₁₁
CUDBEAR₁₂
CUDDENS₁₁
CUDGELS₁₁
CUDWEED₁₄
CUITERS₉
CULLERS₉
CULLETS₉
CULMENS₁₁
CULTERS₉
CULVERS₁₂
CULVERT₁₂
CUMBENT₁₃
CUMBERS₁₃
CUMMERS₁₃
CUNNERS₉
CUPHEAD₁₅
CUPPERS₁₃
CURBERS₁₁
CURFEWS₁₅
CURIETS₉
CURLERS₉
CURLEWS₁₂
CURPELS₁₁
CURRENT₉
CURSERS₉
CURTEST₉
CURTESY₁₂
CURVETS₁₂
CUSSERS₉
CUTLERS₉
CUTLERY₁₂
CUTLETS₉
CUTTERS₉
DUBBERS₁₂
DUBIETY₁₃
DUCHESS₁₃
DUCKERS₁₄
DUDDERS₁₀
DUDDERY₁₃
DUDEENS₉
DUDGEON₁₀
DUDHEEN₁₂
DUELERS₈
DUENESS₈
DUFFELS₁₄
DUFFERS₁₄
DUFFEST₁₄
DUIKERS₁₂
DULCETS₁₀
DULLEST₈
DULNESS₈
DUMBEST₁₂
DUMPERS₁₂
DUNCERY₁₃
DUNDERS₉
DUNGEON₉
DUNGERS₉
DUNKERS₁₂
DUNNESS₈
DUNNEST₈
DUODENA₉
DUPLETS₁₀
DUSKENS₁₂
DUSKEST₁₂
DUSTERS₈
DUYKERS₁₅
EUGLENA₈
EUPNEAS₉
EUPNEIC₁₁
EUSTELE₇
FUBBERY₁₇
FUCKERS₁₆
FUELERS₁₀
FUHRERS₁₃
FULGENT₁₁
FULLERS₁₀
FULLERY₁₃
FULLEST₁₀
FULNESS₁₀
FUMIEST₁₂
FUNDERS₁₁
FUNFEST₁₃
FUNKERS₁₄
FUNNELS₁₀
FUNNEST₁₀
FURLERS₁₀
FURLESS₁₀
FURMETY₁₅
FUSSERS₁₀
FUSTETS₁₀
GUDGEON₁₀
GUEREZA₁₇
GUGLETS₉
GUIDERS₉
GUILERS₈
GUINEAS₈
GUINEPS₁₀
GUISERS₈
GUIZERS₁₇
GULDENS₉
GULLERS₈
GULLERY₁₁
GULLETS₈
GULLEYS₁₁
GULPERS₁₀
GUMLESS₁₀
GUMMERS₁₂
GUMWEED₁₄
GUNLESS₈
GUNNELS₈
GUNNERA₈
GUNNERS₈
GUNNERY₁₁
GUNSELS₈
GUNTERS₈
GURLETS₈
GURNETS₈
GURNEYS₁₁
GUSHERS₁₁
GUSSETS₈
GUTLESS₈
GUTSERS₈
GUTTERS₈
GUTTERY₁₁
GUTZERS₁₇
GUYLERS₁₁
HUBLESS₁₂
HUCKERY₁₉
HUELESS₁₀
HUFFERS₁₆
HUGGERS₁₂
HULLERS₁₀
HUMMELS₁₄
HUMMERS₁₄
HUMPENS₁₄
HUMPERS₁₄
HUMVEES₁₅
HUNGERS₁₁
HUNKERS₁₄
HUNKEYS₁₇
HUNTERS₁₀
HURDENS₁₁
HURLERS₁₀
HURLEYS₁₃
HURTERS₁₀
HUSHERS₁₃
HUSKERS₁₄
HUTMENT₁₂
JUDDERS₁₆
JUDDERY₁₉
JUDGERS₁₆
JUGHEAD₁₉
JUGLETS₁₅
JUICERS₁₆
JUICERY₁₉
JUMPERS₁₈
JUNKERS₁₈
JUNKETS₁₈
JUSTERS₁₄
JUSTEST₁₄
KUCHENS₁₆
KUMMELS₁₅
KURVEYS₁₇
LUBBERS₁₁
LUGGERS₉
LULLERS₇
LUMBERS₁₁
LUMPENS₁₁
LUMPERS₁₁
LUNGEES₈
LUNGERS₈
LUNIEST₇
LUNKERS₁₁
LURDENS₈
LURKERS₁₁
LUSHERS₁₀
LUSHEST₁₀
LUSTERS₇
LUTHERN₁₀
MUCHELL₁₄
MUCHELS₁₄
MUCKERS₁₅
MUDDERS₁₁
MUDGERS₁₁
MUDHENS₁₃
MUGGEES₁₁
MUGGERS₁₁
MULLEIN₉
MULLENS₉
MULLERS₉
MULLETS₉
MULLEYS₁₂
MUMMERS₁₃
MUMMERY₁₆
MUMPERS₁₃
MUNTERS₉
MUPPETS₁₃
MURAENA₉
MURDERS₁₀
MURGEON₁₀
MURKEST₁₃
MURREES₉
MURRENS₉
MURREYS₁₂
MUSHERS₁₂
MUSKEGS₁₄
MUSKETS₁₃
MUSSELS₉
MUSTEES₉
MUSTERS₉
MUTTERS₉
MUTUELS₉
NUBBERS₁₁
NUCLEAL₉
NUCLEAR₉
NUCLEIC₁₁
NUCLEIN₉
NUCLEON₉
NUCLEUS₉
NUDGERS₉
NUGGETS₉
NUGGETY₁₂
NUMBERS₁₁
NUMBEST₁₁
NUNNERY₁₀
NURSERS₇
NURSERY₁₀
NUTLETS₇
NUTMEAL₉
NUTMEAT₉
NUTMEGS₁₀
NUTTERS₇
NUTTERY₁₀
NUZZERS₂₅
OULDEST₈
OUNCERS₉
OURIEST₇
OURSELF₁₀
OUSTERS₇
OUTBEAM₁₁
OUTBEGS₁₀
OUTFEEL₁₀
OUTFELT₁₀
OUTHEAR₁₀
OUTJEST₁₄
OUTJETS₁₄
OUTKEEP₁₃
OUTKEPT₁₃
OUTLEAD₈
OUTLEAP₉
OUTLERS₇
OUTLETS₇
OUTNESS₇
OUTPEEP₁₁
OUTPEER₉
OUTREAD₈
OUTREDS₈
OUTSEEN₇
OUTSEES₇
OUTSELL₇
OUTSERT₇
OUTSETS₇
OUTTELL₇
OUTWEAR₁₀
OUTWEED₁₁
OUTWEEP₁₂
OUTWELL₁₀
OUTWENT₁₀
OUTWEPT₁₂
OUTYELL₁₀
OUTYELP₁₂
PUCKERS₁₅
PUCKERY₁₈
PUDDENS₁₁
PUDDERS₁₁
PUFFERS₁₅
PUFFERY₁₈
PUGGERY₁₄
PUGREES₁₀
PUIREST₉
PUKIEST₁₃
PULIEST₉
PULLERS₉
PULLETS₉
PULLEYS₁₂
PULPERS₁₁
PULSERS₉
PULVERS₁₂
PUMMELO₁₃
PUMMELS₁₃
PUMPERS₁₃
PUNGENT₁₀
PUNIEST₉
PUNKERS₁₃
PUNKEST₁₃
PUNKEYS₁₆
PUNNERS₉
PUNNETS₉
PUNTEES₉
PUNTERS₉
PUPPETS₁₃
PURGERS₁₀
PURLERS₉
PURSERS₉
PURSEWS₁₂
PURVEYS₁₅
PUSHERS₁₂
PUSLEYS₁₂
PUSSELS₉
PUSSERS₉
PUTREFY₁₅
PUTTEES₉
PUTTERS₉
PUZZELS₂₇
QUAKERS₂₀
QUAREST₁₆
QUAVERS₁₉
QUAVERY₂₂
QUELEAS₁₆
QUEUERS₁₆
QUINELA₁₆
QUIVERS₁₉
QUIVERY₂₂
QUOTERS₁₆
RUBBERS₁₁
RUBBERY₁₄
RUBIEST₉
RUDDERS₉
RUGGERS₉
RUINERS₇
RULIEST₇
RUMMERS₁₁
RUMMEST₁₁
RUMNESS₉
RUNLESS₇
RUNLETS₇
RUNNELS₇
RUNNERS₇
RUNNETS₇
RUSHEES₁₀
RUSHERS₁₀
RUSSELS₇
RUSSETS₇
RUSSETY₁₀
RUTTERS₇
SUAVELY₁₃
SUAVEST₁₀
SUBCELL₁₁
SUBDEAN₁₀
SUBDEBS₁₂
SUBDEWS₁₃
SUBFEUS₁₂
SUBHEAD₁₃
SUBJECT₁₈
SUBLETS₉
SUBMENU₁₁
SUBNETS₉
SUBPENA₁₁
SUBRENT₉
SUBSECT₁₁
SUBSERE₉
SUBSETS₉
SUBTEEN₉
SUBTEND₁₀
SUBTEST₉
SUBTEXT₁₆
SUBVENE₁₂
SUBVERT₁₂
SUBZERO₁₈
SUCCEED₁₂
SUCCESS₁₁
SUCKENS₁₃
SUCKERS₁₃
SUCKETS₁₃
SUDDENS₉
SUDDERS₉
SUDSERS₈
SUFFECT₁₅
SUFFERS₁₃
SUFFETE₁₃
SUGGEST₉
SUITERS₇
SULKERS₁₁
SULLENS₇
SUMLESS₉
SUMMERS₁₁
SUMMERY₁₄
SUNBEAM₁₁
SUNBEAT₉
SUNBEDS₁₀
SUNBELT₉
SUNDECK₁₄
SUNDERS₈
SUNDEWS₁₁
SUNKERS₁₁
SUNKETS₁₁
SUNLESS₇
SUNSETS₇
SUPPERS₁₁
SUPREME₁₁
SUPREMO₁₁
SURBEDS₁₀
SURFEIT₁₀
SURFERS₁₀
SURGENT₈
SURGEON₈
SURGERS₈
SURGERY₁₁
SURREAL₇
SURREYS₁₀
SURVEIL₁₀
SURVEYS₁₃
SUSPECT₁₁
SUSPEND₁₀
SUSPENS₉
SUTLERS₇
SUTLERY₁₀
SUTTEES₇
TUATERA₇
TUBBERS₁₁
TUCKERS₁₃
TUCKETS₁₃
TUFFETS₁₃
TUFTERS₁₀
TUGGERS₉
TUGLESS₈
TUNIEST₇
TUNKETS₁₁
TUNNELS₇
TURBETH₁₂
TUREENS₇
TURGENT₈
TURKEYS₁₄
TURNERS₇
TURNERY₁₀
TURPETH₁₂
TURRETS₇
TUSHERY₁₃
TUSKERS₁₁
TUSSEHS₁₀
TUSSERS₇
TUTRESS₇
WUNNERS₁₀
WURLEYS₁₃
WURZELS₁₉
WUTHERS₁₃
YUCKERS₁₆
YUKIEST₁₄

Letters by positionIn 65% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

S14%
B13%
P8%

3rd letter

R15%
N14%
T12%

4th letter

L15%
K9%
T9%

6th letter

R41%
S11%
T10%

7th letter

S65%
T12%
Y7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BUZZERS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 45 words
8 points: 41 words
99 points: 102 words
10 points: 75 words
1111 points: 70 words
12 points: 47 words
1313 points: 56 words
14 points: 27 words
1515 points: 19 words
16 points: 16 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 8 words
1919 points: 7 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 2 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BUZZERS	27	29	All three
PUZZELS	27	30	Collins only
NUZZERS	25	27	Collins only
QUIVERY	22	23	All three
QUAVERY	22	23	All three
QUAKERS	20	21	All three
JUGHEAD	19	22	All three
QUIVERS	19	21	All three
QUAVERS	19	21	All three
WURZELS	19	21	All three
JUICERY	19	22	NWL only
JUDDERY	19	21	NWL only

Forty-six of the 525 words are everyday vocabulary, and one ending dominates the list as a whole. Two in three words finish in S, and one in three finishes in -ERS. If your rack holds an S and an R, you already own the most productive route, and an E on the board does the rest.

The ?U??E?? list at a glance

Dictionary reach: Collins 514, NWL2023 413, ENABLE 380.
Forty-six words are common, among them CURRENT, SUCCESS, SUBJECT and SURGERY.
A word here averages 11.1 points, and BUZZERS tops the scale at 27.
S opens 73 words, B opens 70, P opens 43 and O opens 37.
T ends 63 words and Y ends 36, behind the 343 that end in S.

Why do so many of these words end in -ERS?

A fifth-letter E followed by R and S is the standard agent-noun plural. That gives 177 words, from HUNTERS and BURGERS to SUFFERS and SUMMERS, which is about one word in three.

Beyond that, the next endings are -ETS with 47 (BULLETS, BUDGETS, OUTLETS), -EST with 36 (SUGGEST), -ERY with 29 (SURGERY, NURSERY) and -ELS with 23 (TUNNELS).

Which openings produce the most words?

OUT- opens 32 words, SUB- opens 22 and BUR- opens 20. SUR- and SUN- have 11 each.

At four letters, OUTW- and NUCL- each have 6 words. NUCLEAR and NUCLEUS lead the second group, and OUTWENT leads the first.

Which entries fail in NWL2023, and which score best?

The tournament lists reject 112 of the 525 for NWL2023, including QUAREST, CUBLESS, HUCKERY and NUCLEIC. That leaves 413 words that are safe in North American play and includes common words like SUBJECT, SURGERY and SUCCESS.

BUZZERS scores 27 and is accepted everywhere. PUZZELS also scores 27 but is Collins-only, as is NUZZERS at 25. QUIVERY and QUAVERY score 22 each and pass in every list.

Questions people ask

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

Collins has 514 of the 525 matches, NWL2023 has 413 and ENABLE has 380. It is a big pattern, and about two in three of the words end in S.

What are the commonest endings for these words?

-ERS leads with 177 words, then -ETS with 47, -EST with 36 and -ERY with 29. SURGERY and NURSERY are the -ERY pair, while SUGGEST is the best-known -EST word.

Which word scores the most with U second and E fifth?

BUZZERS scores 27 points because it contains two Zs worth 10 each, and it is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. PUZZELS ties at 27 but only Collins allows it.

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