7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and P as the 5th letter
23 seven-letter words have U 2nd and P 5th, and HUTZPAH, at 24 points, is the highest-scoring of them.
3 of 23 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
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.
Best words to play first
- AUTOPSY12
- BULLPEN11
- JUNIPER16
- QUIPPED21
- SUNSPOT9
- DUSTPAN10
- OUTSPAN9
- PUSHPIN14
- FUSSPOT12
- AUTOPEN9
- DUCKPIN16
- HUTZPAH24
- BUSHPIG15
- QUIPPER20
- AUTOPUT9
- EUPEPSY14
- EURIPUS9
- GUIMPED13
- GUIMPES12
- HUTZPAS21
- OUTSPED10
- QUIPPUS20
- QUOPPED21
All valid words 23
- AUTOPEN9
- AUTOPSY12
- AUTOPUT9
- BULLPEN11
- BUSHPIG15
- DUCKPIN16
- DUSTPAN10
- EUPEPSY14
- EURIPUS9
- FUSSPOT12
- GUIMPED13
- GUIMPES12
- HUTZPAH24
- HUTZPAS21
- JUNIPER16
- OUTSPAN9
- OUTSPED10
- PUSHPIN14
- QUIPPED21
- QUIPPER20
- QUIPPUS20
- QUOPPED21
- SUNSPOT9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTZPAH | 24 | 24 | All three |
| QUIPPED | 21 | 24 | All three |
| QUOPPED | 21 | 24 | Collins only |
| HUTZPAS | 21 | 22 | All three |
| QUIPPER | 20 | 23 | All three |
| QUIPPUS | 20 | 24 | All three |
| JUNIPER | 16 | 21 | All three |
| DUCKPIN | 16 | 20 | All three |
| BUSHPIG | 15 | 18 | All three |
| PUSHPIN | 14 | 17 | All three |
| EUPEPSY | 14 | 16 | All three |
| GUIMPED | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
A P in fifth place usually sits at the join of a compound or after a double letter. In the frame _ U _ _ P _ _ that gives BULLPEN, DUSTPAN and PUSHPIN on one side and QUIPPED and QUIPPER on the other. Most of the 23 are specialist words, with only AUTOPSY, BULLPEN and JUNIPER in everyday use.
Essentials for the U-P frame
- Openers: Q starts 4 words, A starts 3, and B, D, E and G start 2 each.
- Closers: N ends 6 words, D and S end 4 each, and T ends 3.
- HUTZPAH scores 24, QUIPPED and QUOPPED 21, HUTZPAS 21.
- Collins takes all 23, NWL2023 takes 20 and ENABLE takes 19.
Which compounds fit the pattern?
Join a short noun or verb to a second word beginning with P and the join lands on the fifth letter. BULLPEN, DUSTPAN, PUSHPIN, DUCKPIN, SUNSPOT and FUSSPOT all work that way, as do OUTSPAN and AUTOPEN.
Six words end in N: BULLPEN, DUSTPAN, PUSHPIN, DUCKPIN, OUTSPAN and AUTOPEN. If the last tile is N, test those six before anything else.
AUTOPSY, AUTOPEN and AUTOPUT show the AUT- start, and JUNIPER, EUPEPSY and EURIPUS fill in the non-compound cases. Few patterns this size give such an even split between compounds and single roots.
What are the QU- words and why do they score?
QUIPPED, QUIPPER, QUIPPUS and QUOPPED all double the P, which places it fifth. Each scores 20 or 21 thanks to the 10-point Q and two 3-point Ps.
QUIPPED, QUIPPER and QUIPPUS are valid in all three major lists. QUOPPED is Collins-only, so it fails in a North American game.
Without a Q the totals fall quickly. JUNIPER makes 16, AUTOPSY 12 and BULLPEN 11, so the QU- words and the HUTZ- pair are the only ones that reach 20.
The top scorer
HUTZPAH makes 24 points, built on a Z at 10 and two Hs at 4 each. HUTZPAS makes 21. Both are accepted in Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE, and both put the P in fifth place.
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