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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th letter

254 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th, including SUPPORT, PURPOSE, CURIOUS and OUTDOOR.

254 wordsTop pick SUPPORTHighest score JUMPOFF 24

22 of 254 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (868 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 22 · most-used first

All valid words 254

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

  • AUREOLA7
  • AUREOLE7
  • AUSFORM12
  • AUTHORS10
  • BUCKOES15
  • BUDWOOD14
  • BUDWORM15
  • BUFFOON15
  • BUGLOSS10
  • BUGWORT13
  • BULBOUS11
  • BULLOCK15
  • BULLOSA9
  • BULLOUS9
  • BUMBOAT13
  • BUMBOYS16
  • BUMMOCK19
  • BUNCOED12
  • BUNCOES11
  • BUNDOOK14
  • BUNIONS9
  • BUNKOED14
  • BURBOTS11
  • BURDOCK16
  • BURGOOS10
  • BURGOUT10
  • BURNOUS9
  • BURNOUT9
  • BURROWS12
  • BURTONS9
  • BUSBOYS14
  • BUSLOAD10
  • BUTTOCK15
  • BUTTONS9
  • BUTTONY12
  • CUBHOOD15
  • CUCKOLD16
  • CUCKOOS15
  • CUPROUS11
  • CURIOSA9
  • CURIOUS9
  • CURSORS9
  • CURSORY12
  • CUSTOCK15
  • CUSTODE10
  • CUSTODY13
  • CUSTOMS11
  • CUTDOWN13
  • CUTTOES9
  • CUTWORK16
  • CUTWORM14
  • DUBIOUS10
  • DULCOSE10
  • DUNNOCK14
  • DUOLOGS9
  • DUOPOLY13
  • DUOTONE8
  • DUPIONS10
  • DURIONS8
  • DUSTOFF14
  • DUTEOUS8
  • EUPHONS12
  • EUPHONY15
  • EUPHORY15
  • EUPLOID10
  • EUPNOEA9
  • EURYOKY17
  • EUTROPY12
  • FUCKOFF22
  • FULGORS11
  • FULGOUR11
  • FULSOME12
  • FULVOUS13
  • FUNGOES11
  • FUNGOID12
  • FUNGOUS11
  • FURIOSO10
  • FURIOUS10
  • FURLONG11
  • FURROWS13
  • FURROWY16
  • FUSCOUS12
  • FUSIONS10
  • FUSTOCS12
  • FUTHORC15
  • FUTHORK17
  • FUTTOCK16
  • GUENONS8
  • GUIDONS9
  • GUMBOIL12
  • GUMBOOT12
  • GUMMOSE12
  • GUMMOUS12
  • GUMWOOD14
  • GUNBOAT10
  • GUNDOGS10
  • GUNLOCK14
  • GUNPORT10
  • GUNROOM10
  • GUSTOES8
  • GUTROTS8
  • HUGEOUS11
  • HULLOAS10
  • HULLOED11
  • HULLOES10
  • HULLOOS10
  • HUMMOCK20
  • HUZOORS19
  • JUMPOFF24
  • JUNCOES16
  • JUNIORS14
  • KUNJOOS18
  • LUCHOTH15
  • LUGHOLE11
  • LUGWORM13
  • LUTEOUS7
  • MUDHOLE13
  • MUDHOOK17
  • MUDROCK16
  • MUDROOM12
  • MUDWORT13
  • MUFLONS12
  • MUGWORT13
  • MULLOCK15
  • MUMMOCK19
  • MUNGOES10
  • MUSCOID12
  • MUSCONE11
  • MUSCOSE11
  • MUSKONE13
  • MUSMONS11
  • MUSROLS9
  • MUTTONS9
  • MUTTONY12
  • NUNHOOD11
  • NUTJOBS16
  • NUTWOOD11
  • OUTCOME11
  • OUTCOOK13
  • OUTDOER8
  • OUTDOES8
  • OUTDONE8
  • OUTDOOR8
  • OUTFOOL10
  • OUTFOOT10
  • OUTGOER8
  • OUTGOES8
  • OUTGONE8
  • OUTHOWL13
  • OUTLOOK11
  • OUTLOVE10
  • OUTMODE10
  • OUTMOST9
  • OUTMOVE12
  • OUTPOLL9
  • OUTPORT9
  • OUTPOST9
  • OUTPOUR9
  • OUTROAR7
  • OUTROCK13
  • OUTRODE8
  • OUTROLL7
  • OUTROOP9
  • OUTROOT7
  • OUTROPE9
  • OUTROWS10
  • OUTSOAR7
  • OUTSOLD8
  • OUTSOLE7
  • OUTTOLD8
  • OUTTOOK11
  • OUTTOPS9
  • OUTVOTE10
  • OUTWORE10
  • OUTWORK14
  • OUTWORN10
  • PUCCOON13
  • PUDDOCK17
  • PULLOUT9
  • PULPOUS11
  • PULTONS9
  • PULTOON9
  • PURLOIN9
  • PURPORT11
  • PURPOSE11
  • PUTDOWN13
  • PUTLOCK15
  • PUTLOGS10
  • PUTTOCK15
  • QUAHOGS20
  • QUINOAS16
  • QUINOID17
  • QUINOLS16
  • QUINONE16
  • QUIXOTE23
  • QUOHOGS20
  • QUOMODO19
  • RUBDOWN13
  • RUBEOLA9
  • RUBIOUS9
  • RUDDOCK15
  • RUINOUS7
  • RULLOCK13
  • RUMPOTS11
  • RUNDOWN11
  • SUASORY10
  • SUBCODE12
  • SUBCOOL11
  • SUBGOAL10
  • SUBJOIN16
  • SUBLOTS9
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SUBSONG10
  • SUBTONE9
  • SUBZONE18
  • SUCCORS11
  • SUCCORY14
  • SUCCOSE11
  • SUCCOTH14
  • SUCCOUR11
  • SUCCOUS11
  • SUCROSE9
  • SUITORS7
  • SUKKOTH18
  • SULFONE10
  • SUMMONS11
  • SUNBOWS12
  • SUNDOGS9
  • SUNDOWN11
  • SUNROOF10
  • SUNROOM9
  • SUPPORT11
  • SUPPOSE11
  • SURCOAT9
  • SURLOIN7
  • SURTOUT7
  • TUGBOAT10
  • TUKTOOS11
  • TURBOND10
  • TURBOTS9
  • TURDOID9
  • TURGORS8
  • TURIONS7
  • TURKOIS11
  • TURMOIL9
  • TURNOFF13
  • TURNONS7
  • TURNOUT7
  • TUSSOCK13
  • TUSSORE7
  • TUSSORS7
  • TUTWORK14
  • ZUFFOLI22
  • ZUFFOLO22
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. O15%
  2. S12%
  3. B12%
3rd letter
  1. T25%
  2. R15%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. T10%
  2. L9%
  3. R8%
6th letter
  1. R13%
  2. N12%
  3. O11%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. E13%
  3. K11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JUMPOFF tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 17 words
  2. 8 points: 17 words
  3. 99 points: 40 words
  4. 10 points: 37 words
  5. 1111 points: 37 words
  6. 12 points: 22 words
  7. 1313 points: 21 words
  8. 14 points: 14 words
  9. 1515 points: 16 words
  10. 16 points: 13 words
  11. 1717 points: 5 words
  12. 18 points: 3 words
  13. 1919 points: 4 words
  14. 20 points: 3 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 3 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUMPOFF2429All three
QUIXOTE2324All three
ZUFFOLI2224Collins only
ZUFFOLO2224Collins only
HUMMOCK2023All three
QUAHOGS2021All three
QUOHOGS2021All three
QUOMODO1921All three
BUMMOCK1924Collins only
MUMMOCK1924Collins only
HUZOORS1919Collins only
SUBZONE1821All three

This frame has an unusually strong prefix: OUT- opens 39 of the 254 words and includes four everyday ones. The endings add two big suffix families, -OCK and -OUS. If your rack holds U, O and T together, start with OUT- and work outward from there.

The U-O frame by the numbers

  • O opens 39 words, B and S open 31 each, F opens 19.
  • S closes 85 words, E closes 33, K closes 28 and T closes 21.
  • JUMPOFF scores 24, QUIXOTE 23, and ZUFFOLI and ZUFFOLO 22.
  • 22 matches are common words, from SUPPORT and PURPOSE to FURIOUS.

What does OUT- add to the list?

Thirty-nine words, about one in six. OUTCOME, OUTDOOR, OUTLOOK and OUTPOST are the everyday members, and OUTDONE, OUTGONE, OUTDOES and OUTGOES show the verb forms.

The prefix puts U second automatically, and the O in fifth place comes from the root that follows. Roots such as -LOOK, -COME and -POST fit that slot neatly.

Which suffix families matter most?

-OCK has 19 words, among them BULLOCK, HUMMOCK, TUSSOCK, DUNNOCK and PUDDOCK. -OUS has 18, including CURIOUS, FURIOUS, DUBIOUS, RUINOUS and BULBOUS.

-ONS gives 16, with SUMMONS, BUNIONS and GUIDONS, and -OES gives 10, such as OUTDOES and MUNGOES. -ONE adds 9, among them OUTDONE and QUINONE.

A final S closes 85 words, and four endings explain most of them: -OUS 18, -ONS 16, -OES 10 and -ORS 9, a total of 53. K closes 28, of which 19 are the -OCK words, and the other 9 split between -OOK, such as OUTLOOK, and -ORK, such as OUTWORK.

So the practical order is S first, then K, then E. Between them they close 146 of the 254.

Two high plays

Tip

JUMPOFF makes 24 and QUIXOTE makes 23, and both are accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. ZUFFOLI and ZUFFOLO match their 22 points only in Collins.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have U second and O fifth?
254 words fit. Collins lists 249 of them, NWL2023 lists 202 and ENABLE lists 188, so about four in five work in NWL2023. SUPPORT, PURPOSE and OUTCOME play in every list.
Which -OUS words fit the _U__O__ pattern?
CURIOUS, FURIOUS, DUBIOUS, RUINOUS, BULBOUS, FUNGOUS, LUTEOUS and HUGEOUS fit, from 18 words ending in -OUS. CURIOUS, FURIOUS and DUBIOUS are the three most common in everyday English.
What is the best-scoring word with U 2nd and O 5th?
JUMPOFF scores 24 points, ahead of QUIXOTE at 23 and ZUFFOLI and ZUFFOLO at 22. HUMMOCK makes 20. The J, X and Z tiles drive all of them above the 11.7 average.

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