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

7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and G as the 7th letter add up to 263, and 247 end in -ING, like RUNNING and PUTTING.

263 wordsTop pick RUNNINGHighest score BUZZWIG 31

42 of 263 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With U in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,189 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 42 · most-used first

Showing the top 39 of 42 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 263

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

  • AUTOING8
  • BUCKING16
  • BUDDING12
  • BUDGING12
  • BUFFING16
  • BUGGING12
  • BUGLING11
  • BULBING12
  • BULGING11
  • BULKING14
  • BULLDOG11
  • BULLING10
  • BUMMING14
  • BUMPING14
  • BUNCING12
  • BUNDING11
  • BUNGING11
  • BUNKING14
  • BUNTING10
  • BUOYING13
  • BURKING14
  • BURLING10
  • BURNING10
  • BURPING12
  • BURRING10
  • BURYING13
  • BUSHING13
  • BUSHPIG15
  • BUSKING14
  • BUSSING10
  • BUSTING10
  • BUSYING13
  • BUTLING10
  • BUTTING10
  • BUZZING28
  • BUZZWIG31
  • CUBBING14
  • CUCKING16
  • CUFFING16
  • CULLING10
  • CULMING12
  • CUMMING14
  • CUNNING10
  • CUPPING14
  • CURBING12
  • CURDING11
  • CURLING10
  • CURRING10
  • CURSING10
  • CURVING13
  • CUSSING10
  • CUTTING10
  • DUBBING13
  • DUCKING15
  • DUCTING11
  • DUELING9
  • DUETING9
  • DUFFING15
  • DULLING9
  • DUMBING13
  • DUMPING13
  • DUNGING10
  • DUNKING13
  • DUNNING9
  • DUNTING9
  • DUPPING13
  • DURNING9
  • DUSHING12
  • DUSKING13
  • DUSTING9
  • DUSTRAG9
  • FUBBING15
  • FUCKING17
  • FUDGING13
  • FUELING11
  • FUFFING17
  • FUGGING13
  • FUGLING12
  • FUGUING12
  • FULLING11
  • FUNDING12
  • FUNKING15
  • FUNNING11
  • FURLING11
  • FURLONG11
  • FURRING11
  • FUSSING11
  • FUSTING11
  • FUTZING20
  • FUZZING29
  • GUIDING10
  • GUILING9
  • GUISING9
  • GULFING12
  • GULLING9
  • GULPING11
  • GUMMING13
  • GUMPING13
  • GUNGING10
  • GUNKING13
  • GUNNING9
  • GURGING10
  • GURLING9
  • GURNING9
  • GUSHING12
  • GUSTING9
  • GUTSING9
  • GUTTING9
  • GUYLING12
  • HUCKING17
  • HUFFING17
  • HUGGING13
  • HULKING15
  • HULLING11
  • HUMFING16
  • HUMMING15
  • HUMPING15
  • HUNTING11
  • HUPPING15
  • HURLING11
  • HURTING11
  • HUSHING14
  • HUSKING15
  • HUTTING11
  • JUDGING17
  • JUGGING17
  • JUICING17
  • JUMPING19
  • JUNKING19
  • JURYING18
  • JUSTING15
  • JUTTING15
  • LUCKING14
  • LUFFING14
  • LUGEING9
  • LUGGING10
  • LULLING8
  • LUMBANG12
  • LUMPING12
  • LUNGING9
  • LUNTING8
  • LURKING12
  • LUSHING11
  • LUSKING12
  • LUSTING8
  • LUVVING14
  • MUCKING16
  • MUDDING12
  • MUDGING12
  • MUFFING16
  • MUGGING12
  • MULLING10
  • MUMMING14
  • MUMPING14
  • MUNGING11
  • MUNTING10
  • MURLING10
  • MUSHING13
  • MUSKING14
  • MUSSING10
  • MUSTANG10
  • MUSTING10
  • MUZZING28
  • NUBBING12
  • NUDGING10
  • NULLING8
  • NUMBING12
  • NURLING8
  • NURSING8
  • NUTTING8
  • OUCHING13
  • OUSTING8
  • OUTBRAG10
  • OUTDRAG9
  • OUTRANG8
  • OUTRING8
  • OUTRUNG8
  • OUTSANG8
  • OUTSING8
  • OUTSUNG8
  • OUTWING11
  • PUBBING14
  • PUCKING16
  • PUDDING12
  • PUERING10
  • PUFFING16
  • PUGGING12
  • PULLING10
  • PULPING12
  • PULSING10
  • PUMPING14
  • PUNCING12
  • PUNKING14
  • PUNNING10
  • PUNTING10
  • PUPPING14
  • PURGING11
  • PURLING10
  • PURRING10
  • PURSING10
  • PUSHING13
  • PUSLING10
  • PUTTING10
  • PUTZING19
  • QUAHAUG20
  • QUAKING21
  • QUEMING19
  • QUEUING17
  • QUIRING17
  • QUITING17
  • QUOTING17
  • QUYTING20
  • RUBBING12
  • RUBYING13
  • RUCHING13
  • RUCKING14
  • RUDDING10
  • RUFFING14
  • RUGGING10
  • RUINING8
  • RUMPING12
  • RUNNING8
  • RUSHING11
  • RUSTING8
  • RUTTING8
  • SUBBING12
  • SUBRING10
  • SUBSONG10
  • SUCKING14
  • SUDSING9
  • SUEDING9
  • SUGGING10
  • SUGHING12
  • SUITING8
  • SULKING12
  • SUMMING12
  • SUNNING8
  • SUPPING12
  • SURFING11
  • SURGING9
  • SUSSING8
  • TUBBING12
  • TUCKING14
  • TUFTING11
  • TUGGING10
  • TUMPING12
  • TUNDING9
  • TUNNING8
  • TUPPING12
  • TURFING11
  • TURNING8
  • TUSHING11
  • TUSKING12
  • TUTENAG8
  • TUTSING8
  • TUTTING8
  • VULNING11
  • VUMMING15
  • WUDDING13
  • WULLING11
  • YUCKING17
  • YUKKING19
  • YUMPING15
Letters by positionIn 97% of these words the 6th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. B13%
  2. P9%
  3. D7%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. S13%
  3. N11%
4th letter
  1. T13%
  2. K12%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. I94%
  2. A2%
  3. R1%
6th letter
  1. N97%
  2. A2%
  3. I1%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; BUZZWIG tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 27 words
  2. 9 points: 24 words
  3. 1010 points: 45 words
  4. 11 points: 32 words
  5. 1212 points: 39 words
  6. 13 points: 23 words
  7. 1414 points: 24 words
  8. 15 points: 14 words
  9. 1616 points: 9 words
  10. 17 points: 12 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
  12. 19 points: 5 words
  13. 2020 points: 3 words
  14. 21 points: 1 words
  15. 2222 points: 0 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 0 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 2 words
  22. 29 points: 1 words
  23. 3030 points: 0 words
  24. 31 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BUZZWIG3134All three
FUZZING2932All three
BUZZING2832All three
MUZZING2832Collins only
QUAKING2124All three
FUTZING2023All three
QUAHAUG2022All three
QUYTING2022Collins only
JUMPING1926All three
JUNKING1925All three
YUKKING1921All three
PUTZING1923All three

Every word here ends in G, and the dictionary spends that G almost entirely on the -ING suffix. The result is a list of present participles with a U in second place. Forty-two are common words, so you can play from vocabulary alone.

The ?U????G list in numbers

  • Collins takes 258 words, NWL2023 takes 223 and ENABLE takes 211.
  • Common words number 42, from RUNNING and FUNDING to JUDGING and BUZZING.
  • The average score is 12.2, and BUZZWIG is highest at 31.
  • B starts 35 words, P starts 23, and G, F and D start 19 each.
  • T is the fourth letter of 34 words, K of 31 and L of 29.

How many of these words end in -ING?

A total of 247 do, which is about 94 percent. Typical examples include RUNNING, TURNING, BURNING, HUNTING, NURSING and JUMPING. Since the last three letters are fixed, the fourth letter is the next best clue: T in 34 words, K in 31, L in 29 and G in 24.

Doubling shows up often. PUTTING, CUTTING, PULLING, RUBBING, PUDDING and BUZZING all repeat a consonant before the ending, so a pair of matching tiles is a strong hint.

What are the 16 words that do not end in -ING?

MUSTANG, BULLDOG, FURLONG, SUBSONG and BUZZWIG are the best-known ones. The rest are -ANG and -UNG forms like OUTRANG, OUTSANG and OUTSUNG, plus -RAG words like OUTDRAG and DUSTRAG.

Only MUSTANG is common, so the practical rule is to assume -ING and let the fourth letter do the sorting. HUNTING and PUTTING show the T group, PULLING the L group and JUDGING the G group.

Which words score best, and which fail in NWL2023?

BUZZWIG scores 31, FUZZING 29, and BUZZING and MUZZING 28. MUZZING is Collins-only, and QUAKING and FUTZING add 21 and 20.

Forty of the 263 fail in NWL2023, including NUBBING, SUBSONG, MUDGING and FUFFING. QUAHAUG, at 20, passes in all three lists.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words end in G with U as the second letter?
The tournament lists hold 263 of them. Collins accepts 258, NWL2023 accepts 223 and ENABLE accepts 211. All but 16 end in -ING, which makes the suffix the single most useful thing to know.
Which of these words are common?
RUNNING, PUTTING, TURNING, FUNDING, CUTTING, BURNING, PUSHING, HUNTING, PULLING and NURSING are among the 42 common words. They are ordinary present participles, and none needs an unusual tile.
What is the highest-scoring word that fits?
BUZZWIG scores 31 points, from two Zs worth 10 each, and it is accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. FUZZING follows with 29, and BUZZING reaches 28.

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