7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and P as the 7th letter
21 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and P as the last, and 10 of them begin OUT-, like OUTCROP and OUTJUMP.
1 of 21 are everyday words (5%). 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.
- Length
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Best words to play first
- BUILDUP12
- DUBSTEP12
- OUTCROP11
- GUNSHIP13
- GUMDROP13
- MUGWUMP17
- MUDFLAP15
- SUNLAMP11
- SUNTRAP9
- LUDSHIP13
- OUTJUMP18
- OUTLEAP9
- NUNSHIP12
- OUTDROP10
- OUTKEEP13
- OUTPEEP11
- OUTROOP9
- OUTSTEP9
- OUTWEEP12
- OUTYELP12
- SUIPLAP11
All valid words 21
- BUILDUP12
- DUBSTEP12
- GUMDROP13
- GUNSHIP13
- LUDSHIP13
- MUDFLAP15
- MUGWUMP17
- NUNSHIP12
- OUTCROP11
- OUTDROP10
- OUTJUMP18
- OUTKEEP13
- OUTLEAP9
- OUTPEEP11
- OUTROOP9
- OUTSTEP9
- OUTWEEP12
- OUTYELP12
- SUIPLAP11
- SUNLAMP11
- SUNTRAP9
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUTJUMP | 18 | 24 | All three |
| MUGWUMP | 17 | 23 | All three |
| MUDFLAP | 15 | 19 | Collins · NWL |
| GUNSHIP | 13 | 16 | All three |
| GUMDROP | 13 | 17 | All three |
| LUDSHIP | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| OUTKEEP | 13 | 15 | All three |
| BUILDUP | 12 | 17 | All three |
| DUBSTEP | 12 | 15 | NWL only |
| NUNSHIP | 12 | 15 | Collins only |
| OUTWEEP | 12 | 14 | All three |
| OUTYELP | 12 | 14 | All three |
The _ U _ _ _ _ P frame is nearly a one-prefix list. OUT- opens almost half of it, and short compounds such as GUNSHIP, GUMDROP and MUDFLAP supply most of the rest. BUILDUP is the only entry that ranks among the top 25,000 English words.
Key facts for U-second, P-last words
- Openers: O starts 10 words, S starts 3, and G and M start 2 each.
- OUTJUMP scores 18, MUGWUMP 17 and MUDFLAP 15.
- Dictionaries: Collins accepts 20 of the 21, NWL2023 accepts 16 and ENABLE accepts 12.
- Common vocabulary is thin, with only BUILDUP in everyday use.
Which OUT- words end in P?
Ten do: OUTCROP, OUTDROP, OUTJUMP, OUTKEEP, OUTLEAP, OUTPEEP, OUTROOP, OUTSTEP, OUTWEEP and OUTYELP. They all attach the prefix to a four-letter root ending in P, which is why the pattern fixes both the U and the final tile.
OUTJUMP leads the group at 18 points, helped by the J worth 8. OUTCROP and OUTDROP are the more recognisable pair, and both are accepted in the major lists.
Seven of the ten OUT- words are accepted in ENABLE as well: OUTCROP, OUTDROP, OUTJUMP, OUTKEEP, OUTLEAP, OUTWEEP and OUTYELP. OUTSTEP is limited to NWL2023 and Collins, while OUTPEEP and OUTROOP are Collins only.
What are the shared endings?
-ROP, -HIP and -EEP each give three words. -ROP covers OUTCROP, OUTDROP and GUMDROP, -HIP covers GUNSHIP, LUDSHIP and NUNSHIP, and -EEP covers OUTKEEP, OUTWEEP and OUTPEEP.
-UMP and -TEP give two each: MUGWUMP and OUTJUMP, and DUBSTEP and OUTSTEP. -LAP gives MUDFLAP and SUIPLAP, and the singles include BUILDUP, SUNLAMP and SUNTRAP.
DUBSTEP is the one surprise: NWL2023 accepts it, but Collins does not. That is the only word in the frame that Collins lacks, so it is worth remembering if you play on the North American list.
Playing outside Collins
Collins takes 20 of the 21, but ENABLE takes only 12. BUILDUP, GUMDROP, MUGWUMP and SUNLAMP are safe choices, while OUTPEEP, OUTROOP and LUDSHIP are Collins-only.
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