7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and O as the 7th letter
21 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and O as the last, from BUFFALO and BURRITO to SUPREMO and QUOMODO.
2 of 21 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With U in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,189 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- BUFFALO15
- BURRITO9
- SUPREMO11
- CURACAO11
- SUBZERO18
- BUSHIDO13
- BUGABOO12
- LUMBAGO12
- FURIOSO10
- GUANACO10
- QUOMODO19
- FUMETTO12
- PUMMELO13
- HUANACO12
- BUDGERO11
- BUMMALO13
- OUTECHO12
- RUBABOO11
- SUBECHO14
- ZUFFOLO22
All valid words 21
- BUDGERO11
- BUFFALO15
- BUGABOO12
- BUMMALO13
- BURRITO9
- BUSHIDO13
- CURACAO11
- FUMETTO12
- FURIOSO10
- GUANACO10
- HUANACO12
- LUMBAGO12
- MULATTO9
- OUTECHO12
- PUMMELO13
- QUOMODO19
- RUBABOO11
- SUBECHO14
- SUBZERO18
- SUPREMO11
- ZUFFOLO22
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZUFFOLO | 22 | 24 | Collins only |
| QUOMODO | 19 | 21 | All three |
| SUBZERO | 18 | 20 | All three |
| BUFFALO | 15 | 18 | All three |
| SUBECHO | 14 | 16 | All three |
| BUSHIDO | 13 | 14 | All three |
| PUMMELO | 13 | 18 | All three |
| BUMMALO | 13 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| BUGABOO | 12 | 16 | All three |
| LUMBAGO | 12 | 17 | All three |
| FUMETTO | 12 | 14 | Collins only |
| HUANACO | 12 | 14 | Collins only |
The frame _ U _ _ _ _ O is a loanword list. Spanish, Italian and Latin endings in -O give BURRITO, FURIOSO, LUMBAGO and QUOMODO, and a few English compounds join them. Only two of the 21 rank among the top 25,000 English words.
All 21 at a glance
- B opens 6 words, S opens 3, and F opens 2.
- Collins accepts all 21, NWL2023 accepts 17 and ENABLE accepts 16.
- ZUFFOLO scores 22, QUOMODO 19 and SUBZERO 18.
- BUFFALO and BURRITO are the only common words.
Which words come in pairs?
Four pairs share an ending. SUBECHO and OUTECHO end in -ECHO, RUBABOO and BUGABOO end in -ABOO, GUANACO and HUANACO share -ANACO, and SUBZERO and BUDGERO end in -ERO. Learn the four endings and you already hold eight of the 21.
BUFFALO and ZUFFOLO also look alike, with a doubled F in the middle, and PUMMELO and BUMMALO share a doubled M.
Meanings help with recall. GUANACO is a South American llama relative, BUSHIDO the Japanese warrior code, CURACAO a citrus liqueur and FURIOSO a musical direction meaning with fury. Attach a picture to each word and the list sticks.
Which ones are safe in every game?
Sixteen are in ENABLE as well as Collins. That group has BUFFALO, BURRITO, SUPREMO, LUMBAGO, BUSHIDO, FURIOSO, CURACAO, QUOMODO and SUBZERO, among others.
Four are Collins-only: HUANACO, BUDGERO, ZUFFOLO and FUMETTO. BUMMALO sits in between, since NWL2023 takes it but ENABLE does not.
The takeaway for a North American game is simple: skip the four Collins-only entries and use the other 16 or 17. That list is short enough to memorise in one sitting.
Scoring tip
QUOMODO makes 19 and plays in every list, so it beats Collins-only ZUFFOLO at 22 unless you know your game takes Collins. SUBZERO at 18 is the next safe choice.
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