7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and N as the 6th letter

437 seven-letter words have U 2nd and N 6th, and 247 of them end in -ING, including RUNNING, TURNING and FUNDING.

437 wordsTop pick CURRENTHighest score FUZZING 29

54 of 437 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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I
J
K
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M
N
O
P
Q
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U
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X
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Z

6th letter
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F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
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Z

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.

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Common words 54 · most-used first

CURRENT₉
RUNNING₈
HUSBAND₁₃
PUTTING₁₀
TURNING₈
FUNDING₁₂
CUTTING₁₀
BURNING₁₀
PUSHING₁₃
HUNTING₁₁
PULLING₁₀
NURSING₈
JUMPING₁₉
HURTING₁₁
JUDGING₁₇
BUTTONS₉
RUSHING₁₁
OUTLINE₇
CUISINE₉
PUMPING₁₄
RUINING₈
QUOTING₁₇
SURFING₁₁
GUIDING₁₀
RUBBING₁₂
SUSPEND₁₀
DUMPING₁₃
BUZZING₂₈
TURBINE₉
PUDDING₁₂
MUSTANG₁₀
LURKING₁₂
CURLING₁₀
HUGGING₁₃
SUMMONS₁₁
CUNNING₁₀
BUSTING₁₀
MUNDANE₁₀
BURYING₁₃
CURSING₁₀
BURDENS₁₀
BUMPING₁₄
BUDDING₁₂
MUFFINS₁₅
HUMMING₁₅
AUGMENT₁₀
FUELING₁₁
BUGGING₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 437

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

AUBURNS₉
AUDIENT₈
AUGMENT₁₀
AUTOING₈
AUTUMNS₉
AUTUMNY₁₂
BUCCINA₁₃
BUCKING₁₆
BUDDING₁₂
BUDGING₁₂
BUFFING₁₆
BUGBANE₁₂
BUGGANE₁₁
BUGGANS₁₁
BUGGING₁₂
BUGGINS₁₁
BUGLING₁₁
BULBING₁₂
BULGINE₁₀
BULGING₁₁
BULKING₁₄
BULLING₁₀
BUMKINS₁₅
BUMMING₁₄
BUMPING₁₄
BUNCING₁₂
BUNDING₁₁
BUNGING₁₁
BUNIONS₉
BUNKING₁₄
BUNSENS₉
BUNTING₁₀
BUOYANT₁₂
BUOYING₁₃
BURDENS₁₀
BURKING₁₄
BURLING₁₀
BURNING₁₀
BURPING₁₂
BURRING₁₀
BURTONS₉
BURYING₁₃
BUSHING₁₃
BUSKING₁₄
BUSKINS₁₃
BUSSING₁₀
BUSTING₁₀
BUSYING₁₃
BUTLING₁₀
BUTMENT₁₁
BUTTING₁₀
BUTTONS₉
BUTTONY₁₂
BUZZING₂₈
CUBBING₁₄
CUCKING₁₆
CUDDENS₁₁
CUDDINS₁₁
CUFFING₁₆
CUFFINS₁₅
CUISINE₉
CULLING₁₀
CULMENS₁₁
CULMINA₁₁
CULMING₁₂
CUMBENT₁₃
CUMMING₁₄
CUMMINS₁₃
CUNNING₁₀
CUPPING₁₄
CURBING₁₂
CURDING₁₁
CURLING₁₀
CURRANS₉
CURRANT₉
CURRENT₉
CURRING₁₀
CURSING₁₀
CURTANA₉
CURVING₁₃
CUSSING₁₀
CUTBANK₁₅
CUTLINE₉
CUTTING₁₀
DUALINS₈
DUBBING₁₃
DUBBINS₁₂
DUCKING₁₅
DUCTING₁₁
DUDEENS₉
DUELING₉
DUETING₉
DUFFING₁₅
DULLING₉
DUMBING₁₃
DUMPING₁₃
DUNGING₁₀
DUNKING₁₃
DUNLINS₈
DUNNING₉
DUNTING₉
DUODENA₉
DUOTONE₈
DUPIONS₁₀
DUPPING₁₃
DURGANS₉
DURIANS₈
DURIONS₈
DURNING₉
DUSHING₁₂
DUSKENS₁₂
DUSKING₁₃
DUSTING₉
EUCAINE₉
EUCAINS₉
EUGLENA₈
EUPHONS₁₂
EUPHONY₁₅
FUBBING₁₅
FUCKING₁₇
FUDGING₁₃
FUELING₁₁
FUFFING₁₇
FUGGING₁₃
FUGLING₁₂
FUGUING₁₂
FULGENT₁₁
FULLANS₁₀
FULLING₁₁
FULMINE₁₂
FUNDING₁₂
FUNKING₁₅
FUNNING₁₁
FURLANA₁₀
FURLING₁₁
FURLONG₁₁
FURRING₁₁
FUSAINS₁₀
FUSIONS₁₀
FUSSING₁₁
FUSTING₁₁
FUTZING₂₀
FUZZING₂₉
GUANINE₈
GUANINS₈
GUARANA₈
GUARANI₈
GUBBINS₁₂
GUENONS₈
GUIDING₁₀
GUIDONS₉
GUILING₉
GUISING₉
GULDENS₉
GULFING₁₂
GULLING₉
GULPING₁₁
GUMLINE₁₀
GUMMING₁₃
GUMPING₁₃
GUNGING₁₀
GUNKING₁₃
GUNNING₉
GURGING₁₀
GURJUNS₁₅
GURLING₉
GURNING₉
GUSHING₁₂
GUSTING₉
GUTSING₉
GUTTING₉
GUYLINE₁₁
GUYLING₁₂
HUCKING₁₇
HUFFING₁₇
HUGGING₁₃
HULKING₁₅
HULLING₁₁
HUMFING₁₆
HUMMING₁₅
HUMPENS₁₄
HUMPING₁₅
HUNGANS₁₁
HUNTING₁₁
HUPPING₁₅
HURDENS₁₁
HURLING₁₁
HURTING₁₁
HUSBAND₁₃
HUSHING₁₄
HUSKING₁₅
HUTMENT₁₂
HUTTING₁₁
JUDGING₁₇
JUGGING₁₇
JUGGINS₁₆
JUICING₁₇
JUMPING₁₉
JUNKING₁₉
JURYING₁₈
JUSTING₁₅
JUTTING₁₅
KUCHENS₁₆
KURGANS₁₂
LUCARNE₉
LUCERNE₉
LUCERNS₉
LUCKING₁₄
LUFFING₁₄
LUGEING₉
LUGGING₁₀
LULLING₈
LUMBANG₁₂
LUMPENS₁₁
LUMPING₁₂
LUNGANS₈
LUNGING₉
LUNTING₈
LURDANE₈
LURDANS₈
LURDENS₈
LURKING₁₂
LUSHING₁₁
LUSKING₁₂
LUSTING₈
LUTEINS₇
LUVVING₁₄
LUZERNS₁₆
MUCKING₁₆
MUDBANK₁₆
MUDDING₁₂
MUDGING₁₂
MUDHENS₁₃
MUFFING₁₆
MUFFINS₁₅
MUFLONS₁₂
MUGGING₁₂
MUGGINS₁₁
MULLENS₉
MULLING₁₀
MUMMING₁₄
MUMPING₁₄
MUNDANE₁₀
MUNGING₁₁
MUNTING₁₀
MUNTINS₉
MURAENA₉
MUREINS₉
MURLANS₉
MURLING₁₀
MURLINS₉
MURRENS₉
MURRINE₉
MURRINS₉
MUSCONE₁₁
MUSHING₁₃
MUSKING₁₄
MUSKONE₁₃
MUSLINS₉
MUSMONS₁₁
MUSSING₁₀
MUSTANG₁₀
MUSTING₁₀
MUTTONS₉
MUTTONY₁₂
MUZZING₂₈
NUBBING₁₂
NUBBINS₁₁
NUDGING₁₀
NUFFINS₁₃
NULLING₈
NUMBING₁₂
NUNDINE₈
NURLING₈
NURSING₈
NUTTING₈
OUCHING₁₃
OUSTING₈
OUTDONE₈
OUTFIND₁₁
OUTGONE₈
OUTGUNS₈
OUTHUNT₁₀
OUTJINX₂₁
OUTLAND₈
OUTLINE₇
OUTMANS₉
OUTRANG₈
OUTRANK₁₁
OUTRING₈
OUTRUNG₈
OUTRUNS₇
OUTSANG₈
OUTSING₈
OUTSINS₇
OUTSUNG₈
OUTWENT₁₀
OUTWIND₁₁
OUTWING₁₁
OUTWINS₁₀
PUBBING₁₄
PUCKING₁₆
PUDDENS₁₁
PUDDING₁₂
PUERING₁₀
PUFFING₁₆
PUFFINS₁₅
PUGGING₁₂
PULLING₁₀
PULPING₁₂
PULSANT₉
PULSING₁₀
PULTANS₉
PULTONS₉
PULTUNS₉
PULVINI₁₂
PUMPING₁₄
PUNCING₁₂
PUNGENT₁₀
PUNKING₁₄
PUNKINS₁₃
PUNNING₁₀
PUNTING₁₀
PUPPING₁₄
PURGING₁₁
PURLINE₉
PURLING₁₀
PURLINS₉
PURRING₁₀
PURSING₁₀
PUSHING₁₃
PUSLING₁₀
PUTTING₁₀
PUTZING₁₉
QUAKING₂₁
QUEMING₁₉
QUEUING₁₇
QUININA₁₆
QUININE₁₆
QUININS₁₆
QUINONE₁₆
QUIRING₁₇
QUITING₁₇
QUOTING₁₇
QUYTING₂₀
RUBBING₁₂
RUBYING₁₃
RUCHING₁₃
RUCKING₁₄
RUDDING₁₀
RUFFING₁₄
RUFFINS₁₃
RUGGING₁₀
RUINING₈
RUMKINS₁₃
RUMPING₁₂
RUNNING₈
RUSHING₁₁
RUSTING₈
RUTTING₈
SUBBING₁₂
SUBLINE₉
SUBMENU₁₁
SUBORNS₉
SUBPENA₁₁
SUBRENT₉
SUBRING₁₀
SUBSONG₁₀
SUBTEND₁₀
SUBTONE₉
SUBVENE₁₂
SUBZONE₁₈
SUCKENS₁₃
SUCKING₁₄
SUDDENS₉
SUDSING₉
SUEDING₉
SUGGING₁₀
SUGHING₁₂
SUITING₈
SULDANS₈
SULFONE₁₀
SULKING₁₂
SULLENS₇
SULTANA₇
SULTANS₇
SUMMAND₁₂
SUMMING₁₂
SUMMONS₁₁
SUNLAND₈
SUNNING₈
SUNTANS₇
SUPAWNS₁₂
SUPPING₁₂
SURFING₁₁
SURGENT₈
SURGING₉
SUSPEND₁₀
SUSPENS₉
SUSSING₈
TUBBING₁₂
TUCHUNS₁₂
TUCKING₁₄
TUFTING₁₁
TUGGING₁₀
TULBANS₉
TUMPING₁₂
TUNDING₉
TUNDUNS₈
TUNNING₈
TUPPING₁₂
TURBAND₁₀
TURBANS₉
TURBANT₉
TURBINE₉
TURBOND₁₀
TURDINE₈
TUREENS₇
TURFING₁₁
TURGENT₈
TURIONS₇
TURNING₈
TURNONS₇
TUSHING₁₁
TUSKING₁₂
TUTSANS₇
TUTSING₈
TUTTING₈
VULCANS₁₂
VULNING₁₁
VULPINE₁₂
VUMMING₁₅
WUDDING₁₃
WULLING₁₁
YUCKING₁₇
YUKKING₁₉
YUMPING₁₅

Letters by positionIn 69% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

B11%
S9%
M9%

3rd letter

R16%
T11%
L10%

4th letter

T11%
L11%
G9%

5th letter

I69%
A10%
E9%

7th letter

G58%
S23%
E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FUZZING tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 12 words
8 points: 53 words
99 points: 72 words
10 points: 63 words
1111 points: 55 words
12 points: 59 words
1313 points: 35 words
14 points: 25 words
1515 points: 20 words
16 points: 17 words
1717 points: 12 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 0 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
FUZZING	29	32	All three
BUZZING	28	32	All three
MUZZING	28	32	Collins only
QUAKING	21	24	All three
OUTJINX	21	25	All three
FUTZING	20	23	All three
QUYTING	20	22	Collins only
JUMPING	19	26	All three
JUNKING	19	25	All three
YUKKING	19	21	All three
PUTZING	19	23	All three
QUEMING	19	23	Collins only

When N sits sixth in a seven-letter word, one tile follows it, and G is that tile more often than not. The -ING ending alone accounts for well over half of the frame _ U _ _ _ N _. That makes this one of the easiest large patterns to attack.

What the numbers say

G closes 255 words, S closes 100 and E closes 33.
B opens 48 words, S opens 40, M opens 38 and P opens 34.
FUZZING scores 29, BUZZING and MUZZING 28, QUAKING and OUTJINX 21.
54 matches are common words, so everyday vocabulary is plentiful.

How many of these words end in -ING?

247 of the 437, which is more than half. Those are the same 247 words that fit U second and I fifth, because any word ending in -ING with U second automatically places I in fifth and N in sixth. RUNNING, PUTTING, TURNING, BURNING and PUSHING are typical.

Verb stems with U second keep supplying new ones, such as HUNTING, JUMPING, NURSING, RUSHING, QUOTING and SURFING. Any four-letter verb with U second, plus -ING, lands in this frame.

Which words end in -ZING?

Five: FUTZING, PUTZING, BUZZING, FUZZING and MUZZING. They are the scoring spike of the frame. FUZZING makes 29 points, and BUZZING and MUZZING make 28.

BUZZING plays in all three major lists. FUTZING is valid in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, while MUZZING is a Collins-only entry. Keep a Z pair in mind whenever a rack holds U, I, N and G.

What fills the other 190 words?

-INS is the next-biggest tail with 32 words, such as MUFFINS and NUBBINS, then -ENS with 21, -ANS with 19, -INE with 17 and -ONS with 16. CUISINE, SUMMONS, VULCANS and SUDDENS come from those groups.

OUT- opens 22 words in the frame, such as OUTLINE, OUTDONE, OUTGONE, OUTRANK and OUTWIND. OUTJINX sits there too and scores 21, thanks to its J and X.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have U second and N sixth?

437 words qualify. Collins accepts 430, NWL2023 accepts 341 and ENABLE accepts 318, so about three quarters work in NWL2023. All the common -ING words play in every major game.

Which common words fit the _U___N_ pattern besides -ING words?

CURRENT, HUSBAND, BUTTONS, OUTLINE, CUISINE, SUSPEND, TURBINE, MUSTANG, SUMMONS and MUNDANE are all among the 54 common matches. Most of the rest of the common list is -ING verbs.

What is the highest-scoring word with U 2nd and N 6th?

FUZZING scores 29 points. BUZZING and MUZZING follow at 28, then QUAKING and OUTJINX at 21, and FUTZING at 20. The two Zs in FUZZING supply most of its score.

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