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

245 seven-letter words have U in second place and L in third, and 86 of them double the L, as in BULLETS and FULFILL.

245 wordsTop pick CULTUREHighest score QULLIQS 25

18 of 245 are everyday words (7%). 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 18 · most-used first

  • CULTURE9
  • PULLING10
  • BULLETS9
  • FULFILL13
  • BULLIED10
  • FULLEST10
  • BULLIES9
  • BULLOCK15
  • CULPRIT11
  • RULINGS8
  • BULLDOG11
  • BULLPEN11
  • SULFATE10
  • BULLION9
  • SULPHUR12
  • VULTURE10
  • BULLISH12
  • PULLMAN11
All valid words 245

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

  • AULDEST8
  • AULNAGE8
  • BULBELS11
  • BULBILS11
  • BULBING12
  • BULBLET11
  • BULBOUS11
  • BULBULS11
  • BULGARS10
  • BULGERS10
  • BULGHUR13
  • BULGIER10
  • BULGINE10
  • BULGING11
  • BULGURS10
  • BULIMIA11
  • BULIMIC13
  • BULIMUS11
  • BULKAGE14
  • BULKERS13
  • BULKIER13
  • BULKILY16
  • BULKING14
  • BULLACE11
  • BULLARY12
  • BULLATE9
  • BULLBAR11
  • BULLBAT11
  • BULLDOG11
  • BULLERS9
  • BULLETS9
  • BULLEYS12
  • BULLIED10
  • BULLIER9
  • BULLIES9
  • BULLING10
  • BULLION9
  • BULLISH12
  • BULLOCK15
  • BULLOSA9
  • BULLOUS9
  • BULLPEN11
  • BULRUSH12
  • BULWARK16
  • CULCHES14
  • CULCHIE14
  • CULEXES16
  • CULICES11
  • CULICID12
  • CULLAYS12
  • CULLERS9
  • CULLETS9
  • CULLIED10
  • CULLIES9
  • CULLING10
  • CULLION9
  • CULMENS11
  • CULMINA11
  • CULMING12
  • CULOTTE9
  • CULPRIT11
  • CULSHIE12
  • CULTERS9
  • CULTIER9
  • CULTISH12
  • CULTISM11
  • CULTIST9
  • CULTURE9
  • CULVERS12
  • CULVERT12
  • DULCETS10
  • DULCIAN10
  • DULCIFY16
  • DULCITE10
  • DULCOSE10
  • DULLARD9
  • DULLEST8
  • DULLIER8
  • DULLING9
  • DULLISH11
  • DULNESS8
  • DULOSES8
  • DULOSIS8
  • DULOTIC10
  • EULOGIA8
  • FULCRUM14
  • FULFILL13
  • FULFILS13
  • FULGENT11
  • FULGORS11
  • FULGOUR11
  • FULHAMS15
  • FULLAGE11
  • FULLAMS12
  • FULLANS10
  • FULLERS10
  • FULLERY13
  • FULLEST10
  • FULLING11
  • FULLISH13
  • FULMARS12
  • FULMINE12
  • FULNESS10
  • FULSOME12
  • FULVOUS13
  • GULCHED14
  • GULCHES13
  • GULDENS9
  • GULESES8
  • GULFIER11
  • GULFING12
  • GULLERS8
  • GULLERY11
  • GULLETS8
  • GULLEYS11
  • GULLIED9
  • GULLIES8
  • GULLING9
  • GULLISH11
  • GULPERS10
  • GULPIER10
  • GULPING11
  • HULKIER14
  • HULKING15
  • HULLERS10
  • HULLIER10
  • HULLING11
  • HULLOAS10
  • HULLOED11
  • HULLOES10
  • HULLOOS10
  • KULTURS11
  • LULIBUB11
  • LULLABY12
  • LULLERS7
  • LULLING8
  • MULATTA9
  • MULATTO9
  • MULCHED15
  • MULCHES14
  • MULCTED12
  • MULESED10
  • MULESES9
  • MULETAS9
  • MULLAHS12
  • MULLEIN9
  • MULLENS9
  • MULLERS9
  • MULLETS9
  • MULLEYS12
  • MULLING10
  • MULLION9
  • MULLITE9
  • MULLOCK15
  • MULMULL11
  • MULMULS11
  • MULSHED13
  • MULSHES12
  • MULTUMS11
  • MULTURE9
  • NULLAHS10
  • NULLIFY13
  • NULLING8
  • NULLITY10
  • OULAKAN11
  • OULDEST8
  • OULONGS8
  • PULDRON10
  • PULIEST9
  • PULINGS10
  • PULKHAS16
  • PULLERS9
  • PULLETS9
  • PULLEYS12
  • PULLING10
  • PULLMAN11
  • PULLOUT9
  • PULLUPS11
  • PULPERS11
  • PULPIER11
  • PULPIFY17
  • PULPILY14
  • PULPING12
  • PULPITS11
  • PULPOUS11
  • PULQUES18
  • PULSANT9
  • PULSARS9
  • PULSATE9
  • PULSERS9
  • PULSING10
  • PULSION9
  • PULTANS9
  • PULTONS9
  • PULTOON9
  • PULTUNS9
  • PULTURE9
  • PULVERS12
  • PULVILS12
  • PULVINI12
  • PULWARS12
  • QULLIQS25
  • RULABLE9
  • RULERED8
  • RULESSE7
  • RULIEST7
  • RULINGS8
  • RULLION7
  • RULLOCK13
  • SULCATE9
  • SULDANS8
  • SULFATE10
  • SULFIDE11
  • SULFIDS11
  • SULFITE10
  • SULFONE10
  • SULFURS10
  • SULFURY13
  • SULKERS11
  • SULKIER11
  • SULKIES11
  • SULKILY14
  • SULKING12
  • SULLAGE8
  • SULLENS7
  • SULLIED8
  • SULLIES7
  • SULPHAS12
  • SULPHID13
  • SULPHUR12
  • SULTANA7
  • SULTANS7
  • TULADIS8
  • TULBANS9
  • TULCHAN12
  • TULWARS10
  • VULCANS12
  • VULGARS11
  • VULGATE11
  • VULNING11
  • VULPINE12
  • VULTURE10
  • VULTURN10
  • VULVATE13
  • WULLING11
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. B17%
  2. P14%
  3. C11%
4th letter
  1. L35%
  2. T7%
  3. C7%
5th letter
  1. I32%
  2. E18%
  3. A14%
6th letter
  1. N18%
  2. E16%
  3. R16%
7th letter
  1. S40%
  2. E12%
  3. G9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; QULLIQS tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 8 words
  2. 8 points: 22 words
  3. 99 points: 50 words
  4. 10 points: 40 words
  5. 1111 points: 52 words
  6. 12 points: 34 words
  7. 1313 points: 16 words
  8. 14 points: 10 words
  9. 1515 points: 5 words
  10. 16 points: 5 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QULLIQS2528NWL only
PULQUES1822All three
PULPIFY1720Collins only
BULWARK1619All three
BULKILY1619All three
DULCIFY1618All three
CULEXES1619Collins · NWL
PULKHAS1618Collins only
BULLOCK1520All three
HULKING1518All three
MULCHED1518All three
MULLOCK1520All three

The _ U L _ _ _ _ frame is dominated by one move: doubling the L. BULL-, PULL-, FULL- and CULL- stems account for more than a third of the list, and an S ending takes another two in five. Both clues together narrow 245 words quickly.

The UL frame at a glance

  • B opens 42 words, P opens 34, C opens 26, M opens 24 and S opens 23.
  • S closes 98 words, E closes 30 and G closes 23.
  • QULLIQS scores 25, with PULQUES at 18 and PULPIFY at 17.
  • 18 matches are common words, including CULTURE, BULLETS and SULPHUR.

How many of these words have a double L?

86 of the 245, which is more than a third. The next most common fourth letter is T with 18, then C with 16 and P with 15, so L is far ahead of the field.

BULLETS, BULLIED, BULLDOG, BULLPEN, BULLION and BULLISH carry the BULL- stem, and PULLING, FULFILL and FULLEST show how the doubled L moves around. With BUL- alone opening 42 words, BULL is the best first guess. After it, PUL- at 34 and CUL- at 26 take over, with CULTURE and CULPRIT as the everyday words there.

What do these words end in?

S ends 98 of them, exactly two in five. The commonest tails are -ING with 22 words, -ERS with 17, -IER with 11 and -ETS, -EST and -ATE with 6 each.

-ING includes PULLING, GULPING, SULKING and HULKING. -ERS gives GULPERS, SULKERS, BULKERS and PULLERS. Because those verb stems all begin with UL, every one of them keeps the frame intact.

Rare finds worth remembering

Tip

QULLIQS gives 25 points, the best in the set, thanks to two 10-point Qs. It is an NWL2023 entry, so Collins players cannot use it. PULQUES at 18 is the stronger safe bet, since all three lists accept it.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have UL in positions two and three?
245 words qualify. Collins holds 239 of them, NWL2023 holds 184 and ENABLE holds 169, so a North American game removes roughly a quarter of the options. CULTURE, FULFILL and PULLING play everywhere.
Which UL words are common enough to know already?
CULTURE, PULLING, BULLETS, FULFILL, BULLIED, FULLEST, BULLIES, BULLOCK, CULPRIT, RULINGS, BULLDOG, BULLPEN, SULFATE, BULLION, SULPHUR and VULTURE head the 18 matches in the top 25,000 English words.
What is the best-scoring seven-letter UL word?
QULLIQS scores 25 points with two Qs at 10 each. PULQUES follows at 18, and PULPIFY, BULWARK, BULKILY and DULCIFY sit at 16 or 17. Most everyday UL words score far less.

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