7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and L as the 6th letter
216 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and L as the 6th, and 78 of them end in Y, led by QUICKLY and LUCKILY.
8 of 216 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (844 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- QUICKLY25
- QUIETLY19
- BUFFALO15
- LUCKILY16
- FULFILL13
- TUNNELS7
- DURABLE10
- AUDIBLE10
- MUSSELS9
- CUBICLE13
- BURIALS9
- BURRELL9
- HUMANLY15
- CUCKOLD16
- FUNNELS10
- FUNNILY13
- CUTICLE11
- QUIBBLE20
- CURABLE11
- GUMBALL12
- BUSHELS12
- AUDIBLY13
- HUMMELS14
- OURSELF10
- RUBELLA9
- FULFILS13
- TUNABLE9
- DUOPOLY13
- DUCTILE10
- MUTABLE11
- OUTSOLD8
- PUERILE9
- MUGHALS13
- MUTUALS9
- OUTSELL7
- SUNBELT9
- OUTCALL9
- OUTFALL10
- RUNNELS7
- FUSIBLE12
- LUCIDLY13
- LUSTILY10
- FURBALL12
- PUMMELS13
- CUDGELS11
- AURALLY10
- OUTSOLE7
- AUREOLE7
All valid words 216
- AUDIBLE10
- AUDIBLY13
- AUMAILS9
- AURALLY10
- AUREOLA7
- AUREOLE7
- AURICLE9
- BUBUKLE15
- BUFFALO15
- BUIRDLY13
- BULBELS11
- BULBILS11
- BULBULS11
- BULKILY16
- BUMMALO13
- BUMMELS13
- BUMPILY16
- BUNTALS9
- BURHELS12
- BURIALS9
- BURLILY12
- BURRELL9
- BURRELS9
- BUSHELS12
- BUSHFLY18
- BUSHILY15
- BUTTALS9
- BUXOMLY21
- BUYABLE14
- CUBICLE13
- CUBICLY16
- CUCKOLD16
- CUDGELS11
- CUITTLE9
- CUPFULS14
- CUPGALL12
- CURABLE11
- CURABLY14
- CURLILY12
- CURPELS11
- CURTALS9
- CUSHILY15
- CUTICLE11
- DUCALLY13
- DUCTILE10
- DUCTULE10
- DUFFELS14
- DUMPILY15
- DUOPOLY13
- DUPABLE12
- DURABLE10
- DURABLY13
- DUSKILY15
- DUSTILY11
- EUSTELE7
- EUSTYLE10
- FUGALLY14
- FUGGILY15
- FULFILL13
- FULFILS13
- FUNGALS11
- FUNICLE12
- FUNKILY17
- FUNNELS10
- FUNNILY13
- FURBALL12
- FURCULA12
- FURRILY13
- FUSIBLE12
- FUSIBLY15
- FUSILLI10
- FUSSILY13
- FUSTILY13
- FUTSALS10
- FUZZILY31
- GUAYULE11
- GUMBALL12
- GUMMILY15
- GUNNELS8
- GUNSELS8
- GUNWALE11
- GUSHILY14
- GUSTILY11
- GUTFULS11
- GUTSILY11
- HUFFILY19
- HUIPILS12
- HUMANLY15
- HUMIDLY16
- HUMMELS14
- HUSKILY17
- JUGFULS18
- JUICILY19
- JUMBALS18
- JUMELLE16
- JUMPILY21
- JURALLY17
- KUMMELS15
- LUCIDLY13
- LUCKILY16
- LUGHOLE11
- LUMPILY14
- LURIDLY11
- LUSTILY10
- MUCHELL14
- MUCHELS14
- MUCKILY18
- MUDDILY14
- MUDHOLE13
- MUDSILL10
- MUGFULS13
- MUGGILY14
- MUGHALS13
- MULMULL11
- MULMULS11
- MURKILY16
- MUSHILY15
- MUSKILY16
- MUSROLS9
- MUSSELS9
- MUSSILY12
- MUSTILY12
- MUTABLE11
- MUTABLY14
- MUTEDLY13
- MUTUALS9
- MUTUELS9
- MUZZILY30
- NUCELLI9
- NUCHALS12
- NUTBALL9
- NUTGALL8
- NUTTILY10
- OURSELF10
- OUTBULK13
- OUTCALL9
- OUTFALL10
- OUTFELT10
- OUTKILL11
- OUTPOLL9
- OUTPULL9
- OUTROLL7
- OUTSELL7
- OUTSOLD8
- OUTSOLE7
- OUTSULK11
- OUTTALK11
- OUTTELL7
- OUTTOLD8
- OUTWALK14
- OUTWELL10
- OUTWILE10
- OUTWILL10
- OUTYELL10
- OUTYELP12
- PUCELLE11
- PUDGILY14
- PUERILE9
- PUFFILY18
- PULPILY14
- PULVILS12
- PUMMELO13
- PUMMELS13
- PURSILY12
- PUSHILY15
- PUSSELS9
- PUSTULE9
- PUTEALS9
- PUZZELS27
- QUACKLE22
- QUAKILY23
- QUEENLY19
- QUEERLY19
- QUEZALS25
- QUIBBLE20
- QUICKLY25
- QUIDDLE18
- QUIETLY19
- QUINELA16
- QUINOLS16
- RUBELLA9
- RUBEOLA9
- RUDDILY12
- RULABLE9
- RUMMILY14
- RUNDALE8
- RUNNELS7
- RURALLY10
- RUSSELS7
- RUSSULA7
- RUSTILY10
- RUTTILY10
- SUAVELY13
- SUBCELL11
- SUBCULT11
- SUBFILE12
- SUBRULE9
- SUBSALE9
- SUBTILE9
- SUEABLE9
- SULKILY14
- SUNBELT9
- SUNNILY10
- SURCULI9
- SURLILY10
- TUBFULS12
- TUFTILY13
- TUMIDLY13
- TUNABLE9
- TUNABLY12
- TUNICLE9
- TUNNELS7
- WUDJULA18
- WURZELS19
- ZUFFOLI22
- ZUFFOLO22
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUZZILY | 31 | 32 | All three |
| MUZZILY | 30 | 32 | All three |
| PUZZELS | 27 | 30 | Collins only |
| QUICKLY | 25 | 27 | All three |
| QUEZALS | 25 | 27 | All three |
| QUAKILY | 23 | 24 | All three |
| QUACKLE | 22 | 25 | Collins only |
| ZUFFOLI | 22 | 24 | Collins only |
| ZUFFOLO | 22 | 24 | Collins only |
| BUXOMLY | 21 | 24 | All three |
| JUMPILY | 21 | 26 | All three |
| QUIBBLE | 20 | 24 | All three |
With L in sixth place, the last tile is the only one left to guess, and Y is the favourite by a distance. Words ending in Y make up more than a third of this frame, and most are adverbs. If the clue sounds like one, test the -ILY and -LY endings first.
The U-L frame at a glance
- Y ends 78 words, S ends 49, E ends 40 and L ends 22.
- M opens 24 words, with B and O on 22 and F on 19.
- FUZZILY scores 31, MUZZILY 30 and PUZZELS 27.
- 8 matches are common words: QUICKLY, QUIETLY, BUFFALO, LUCKILY, FULFILL, TUNNELS, DURABLE and AUDIBLE.
Which adverbs fit the pattern?
-ILY supplies 51 of the 78 Y-enders, from LUCKILY, QUAKILY and MUDDILY to FUZZILY, HUSKILY and RUSTILY. The other 27 end in a plain -LY, such as QUICKLY, QUIETLY, HUMANLY and SUAVELY.
Both groups start from an adjective that has U second: LUCKY, RUSTY, QUIET. When a word like that fits your rack, the adverb is usually valid too.
The remaining Y-enders are a short list of odd ones, such as DUOPOLY and BUSHFLY, which are nouns rather than adverbs. Treat -ILY and -LY as the default and those as exceptions.
What about the OUT- words?
OUT- opens 21 words in this frame, more than any other three-letter start. OUTFALL, OUTSELL, OUTYELL, OUTTALK and OUTWALK all place L sixth because they end in a four-letter root like FALL or SELL. OUTPOLL and OUTWILE show how rarer roots fit the same shape.
After OUT-, SUB-, QUI- and MUS- are the next best openings, with 6 words each. Past that the starts are scattered.
A scoring tip
FUZZILY earns 31 from two 10-point Zs and a 4-point F and Y. Hold a Z pair and the -ILY tail and the rack nearly plays itself. It is accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE alike.
Questions people ask
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