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

266 seven-letter words have U 2nd and M 3rd, and three fourth letters, M, P and B, account for 169 of them.

266 wordsTop pick NUMBERSHighest score HUMBUZZ 32

20 of 266 are everyday words (8%). 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 20 · most-used first

  • NUMBERS11
  • SUMMARY14
  • JUMPING19
  • PUMPKIN17
  • PUMPING14
  • SUMMERS11
  • DUMPING13
  • RUMOURS9
  • SUMMONS11
  • RUMORED10
  • DUMBEST12
  • JUMPERS18
  • BUMPING14
  • HUMBLED15
  • DUMMIES12
  • HUMMING15
  • CUMMINS13
  • TUMOURS9

Showing the top 18 of 20 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 266

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

  • AUMAILS9
  • BUMBAGS14
  • BUMBAZE22
  • BUMBLED14
  • BUMBLER13
  • BUMBLES13
  • BUMBOAT13
  • BUMBOYS16
  • BUMELIA11
  • BUMKINS15
  • BUMMALO13
  • BUMMELS13
  • BUMMERS13
  • BUMMEST13
  • BUMMING14
  • BUMMLED14
  • BUMMLES13
  • BUMMOCK19
  • BUMPERS13
  • BUMPIER13
  • BUMPILY16
  • BUMPING14
  • BUMPKIN17
  • BUMWADS15
  • CUMARIC13
  • CUMARIN11
  • CUMBENT13
  • CUMBERS13
  • CUMBIAS13
  • CUMMERS13
  • CUMMING14
  • CUMMINS13
  • CUMQUAT20
  • CUMSHAW17
  • CUMULET11
  • CUMULUS11
  • DUMAIST10
  • DUMBASS12
  • DUMBEST12
  • DUMBING13
  • DUMDUMS13
  • DUMMIED13
  • DUMMIER12
  • DUMMIES12
  • DUMPBIN14
  • DUMPERS12
  • DUMPIER12
  • DUMPIES12
  • DUMPILY15
  • DUMPING13
  • DUMPISH15
  • DUMPLED13
  • DUMPLES12
  • EUMONGS10
  • EUMUNGS10
  • FUMADOS13
  • FUMAGES13
  • FUMARIC14
  • FUMBLED15
  • FUMBLER14
  • FUMBLES14
  • FUMETTE12
  • FUMETTI12
  • FUMETTO12
  • FUMIEST12
  • FUMULUS12
  • GUMBALL12
  • GUMBOIL12
  • GUMBOOT12
  • GUMDROP13
  • GUMLESS10
  • GUMLIKE14
  • GUMLINE10
  • GUMMATA12
  • GUMMERS12
  • GUMMIER12
  • GUMMIES12
  • GUMMILY15
  • GUMMING13
  • GUMMITE12
  • GUMMOSE12
  • GUMMOUS12
  • GUMNUTS10
  • GUMPING13
  • GUMSHOE13
  • GUMTREE10
  • GUMWEED14
  • GUMWOOD14
  • HUMANER12
  • HUMANLY15
  • HUMATES12
  • HUMBLED15
  • HUMBLER14
  • HUMBLES14
  • HUMBUGS15
  • HUMBUZZ32
  • HUMDRUM15
  • HUMECTS14
  • HUMERAL12
  • HUMERUS12
  • HUMFING16
  • HUMHUMS17
  • HUMIDER13
  • HUMIDEX20
  • HUMIDLY16
  • HUMIDOR13
  • HUMINTS12
  • HUMITES12
  • HUMLIES12
  • HUMMAUM16
  • HUMMELS14
  • HUMMERS14
  • HUMMING15
  • HUMMOCK20
  • HUMMUMS16
  • HUMOGEN13
  • HUMORAL12
  • HUMORED13
  • HUMOURS12
  • HUMPENS14
  • HUMPERS14
  • HUMPHED18
  • HUMPIER14
  • HUMPIES14
  • HUMPING15
  • HUMUSES12
  • HUMVEES15
  • JUMARED17
  • JUMARTS16
  • JUMBALS18
  • JUMBIES18
  • JUMBLED19
  • JUMBLER18
  • JUMBLES18
  • JUMBUCK24
  • JUMELLE16
  • JUMPERS18
  • JUMPIER18
  • JUMPILY21
  • JUMPING19
  • JUMPOFF24
  • KUMARAS13
  • KUMARIS13
  • KUMBAYA18
  • KUMERAS13
  • KUMISES13
  • KUMITES13
  • KUMKUMS19
  • KUMMELS15
  • KUMQUAT22
  • KUMYSES16
  • LUMBAGO12
  • LUMBANG12
  • LUMBARS11
  • LUMBERS11
  • LUMENAL9
  • LUMINAL9
  • LUMINED10
  • LUMINES9
  • LUMMIER11
  • LUMPENS11
  • LUMPERS11
  • LUMPIAS11
  • LUMPIER11
  • LUMPILY14
  • LUMPING12
  • LUMPISH14
  • LUMPKIN15
  • MUMBLED14
  • MUMBLER13
  • MUMBLES13
  • MUMMERS13
  • MUMMERY16
  • MUMMIAS13
  • MUMMIED14
  • MUMMIES13
  • MUMMIFY19
  • MUMMING14
  • MUMMOCK19
  • MUMPERS13
  • MUMPING14
  • MUMPISH16
  • MUMSIER11
  • MUMSIES11
  • NUMBATS11
  • NUMBERS11
  • NUMBEST11
  • NUMBING12
  • NUMBLES11
  • NUMDAHS13
  • NUMERAL9
  • NUMERIC11
  • NUMMARY14
  • NUMMIER11
  • NUMNAHS12
  • PUMELOS11
  • PUMICED14
  • PUMICER13
  • PUMICES13
  • PUMMELO13
  • PUMMELS13
  • PUMPERS13
  • PUMPING14
  • PUMPION13
  • PUMPKIN17
  • RUMAKIS13
  • RUMBAED12
  • RUMBLED12
  • RUMBLER11
  • RUMBLES11
  • RUMDUMS12
  • RUMINAL9
  • RUMKINS13
  • RUMMAGE12
  • RUMMERS11
  • RUMMEST11
  • RUMMIER11
  • RUMMIES11
  • RUMMILY14
  • RUMMISH14
  • RUMNESS9
  • RUMORED10
  • RUMOURS9
  • RUMPIES11
  • RUMPING12
  • RUMPLED12
  • RUMPLES11
  • RUMPOTS11
  • SUMACHS14
  • SUMATRA9
  • SUMLESS9
  • SUMMAND12
  • SUMMARY14
  • SUMMATE11
  • SUMMATS11
  • SUMMERS11
  • SUMMERY14
  • SUMMING12
  • SUMMIST11
  • SUMMITS11
  • SUMMONS11
  • SUMOIST9
  • SUMPITS11
  • SUMPTER11
  • TUMBLED12
  • TUMBLER11
  • TUMBLES11
  • TUMBREL11
  • TUMBRIL11
  • TUMESCE11
  • TUMIDLY13
  • TUMMIES11
  • TUMMLER11
  • TUMORAL9
  • TUMOURS9
  • TUMPIER11
  • TUMPING12
  • TUMSHIE12
  • TUMULAR9
  • TUMULTS9
  • TUMULUS9
  • VUMMING15
  • YUMMIER14
  • YUMMIES14
  • YUMPIES14
  • YUMPING15
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. H15%
  2. B9%
  3. R9%
4th letter
  1. M24%
  2. B20%
  3. P20%
5th letter
  1. I29%
  2. L14%
  3. E14%
6th letter
  1. E32%
  2. N12%
  3. R10%
7th letter
  1. S41%
  2. R10%
  3. D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; HUMBUZZ tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 16 words
  2. 10 points: 9 words
  3. 1111 points: 45 words
  4. 12 points: 49 words
  5. 1313 points: 52 words
  6. 14 points: 39 words
  7. 1515 points: 17 words
  8. 16 points: 11 words
  9. 1717 points: 5 words
  10. 18 points: 8 words
  11. 1919 points: 6 words
  12. 20 points: 3 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 2 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 2 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 0 words
  20. 28 points: 0 words
  21. 2929 points: 0 words
  22. 30 points: 0 words
  23. 3131 points: 0 words
  24. 32 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HUMBUZZ3235Collins only
JUMPOFF2429All three
JUMBUCK2431All three
KUMQUAT2225All three
BUMBAZE2226Collins only
JUMPILY2126All three
HUMMOCK2023All three
HUMIDEX2021Collins · NWL
CUMQUAT2024All three
JUMPING1926All three
JUMBLED1925All three
MUMMIFY1922All three

Everything in the frame _ U M _ _ _ _ begins with a UM- syllable, and the fourth tile decides which family you are in. Double M gives SUMMARY and HUMMING, P gives JUMPING and PUMPKIN, and B gives NUMBERS and HUMBLED. After that it is just a matter of the ending.

The UM frame in numbers

  • M is the fourth letter in 65 words, with P and B on 52 each.
  • H opens 39 words, and B and R open 23 each.
  • S closes 109 words, R closes 27, and D and G close 22 each.
  • 20 matches are common words, including NUMBERS, SUMMARY and JUMPING.

What follows UM in these words?

A doubled M is the largest family at 65 words: SUMMARY, SUMMERS, SUMMONS, HUMMING, BUMMING and MUMMIES. Next come UMP and UMB, 52 words each, with JUMPING, PUMPING, PUMPKIN, NUMBERS and NUMBING.

Those three fourth letters make 169 of the 266, which is more than six in ten. The remaining 97 split across I, A, E, O and U, none of which tops 17.

Which opener is the best first guess?

HUM- opens 39 words, ahead of RUM-, BUM- and GUM- with 23, 23 and 22. HUMBLED, HUMMING, HUMMOCK and HUMPHED belong to that group, and so do HUMPIER and HUMMERS.

-ING is the commonest ending that is not just a plural: 21 words, including BUMPING, DUMPING, JUMPING, LUMPING and PUMPING. S still wins the final slot overall, closing 109 words.

TUM- is fifth with 17. TUMBLED, TUMBLER and TUMBLES lead it, and all three sit in the UMB family, which keeps B as the fourth letter.

The big scorers

Tip

HUMBUZZ makes 32 points, but only Collins accepts it. JUMBUCK and JUMPOFF reach 24 and are playable in all three major lists, so they are the safer high plays when you hold a J.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and M third?
There are 266 words with U second and M third. Collins lists 254, NWL2023 lists 203 and ENABLE lists 170, so ENABLE covers nearly two thirds of the pattern while Collins covers almost all of it.
Which common words fit the _UM____ pattern?
NUMBERS, SUMMARY, JUMPING, PUMPKIN, PUMPING, SUMMERS, DUMPING, RUMOURS and BUMPING are among the 20 common matches. SUMMARY and PUMPKIN are the two that most often come to mind.
What is the highest-scoring word with U 2nd and M 3rd?
HUMBUZZ scores 32 points, followed by JUMPOFF and JUMBUCK at 24, and then KUMQUAT and BUMBAZE at 22. Two 10-point Zs lift HUMBUZZ, while the J and K carry the other words.

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