7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

448 seven-letter words have U 2nd and R 3rd, and the BUR-, CUR-, TUR-, PUR- and SUR- openings account for 259 of them.

448 wordsTop pick FURTHERHighest score WURZELS 19

52 of 448 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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3rd letter
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R
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With U in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (448 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 52 · most-used first

FURTHER₁₃
CURRENT₉
PURPOSE₁₁
SURFACE₁₂
TURNING₈
SURGERY₁₁
SURVIVE₁₃
BURNING₁₀
CURIOUS₉
NURSING₈
SURGEON₈
PURSUIT₉
HURTING₁₁
MURDERS₁₀
SURVEYS₁₃
FURIOUS₁₀
NURSERY₁₀
PURSUED₁₀
SURPLUS₉
CURTAIN₉
BURGERS₁₀
SURFING₁₁
TURTLES₇
DURABLE₁₀
TURNOUT₇
TURBINE₉
FURNACE₁₂
SURREAL₇
CURATOR₉
HURDLES₁₁
BURGESS₁₀
LURKING₁₂
TURMOIL₉
CURLING₁₀
SURNAME₉
CURATED₁₀
SURPASS₉
BURYING₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
CURSING₁₀
NURTURE₇
BURDENS₁₀
HURTFUL₁₃
BURROWS₁₂
BURRITO₉
TURKEYS₁₄
SURFERS₁₀
BURNOUT₉

Showing the top 48 of 52 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 448

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

AURALLY₁₀
AURATED₈
AURATES₇
AUREATE₇
AUREITY₁₀
AURELIA₇
AUREOLA₇
AUREOLE₇
AURICLE₉
AURISTS₇
AUROCHS₁₂
AURORAE₇
AURORAL₇
AURORAS₇
BURBLED₁₂
BURBLER₁₁
BURBLES₁₁
BURBOTS₁₁
BURDASH₁₃
BURDENS₁₀
BURDIES₁₀
BURDOCK₁₆
BUREAUS₉
BUREAUX₁₆
BURETTE₉
BURGAGE₁₁
BURGEES₁₀
BURGEON₁₀
BURGERS₁₀
BURGESS₁₀
BURGHAL₁₃
BURGHER₁₃
BURGHUL₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
BURGLED₁₁
BURGLES₁₀
BURGOOS₁₀
BURGOUT₁₀
BURHELS₁₂
BURIALS₉
BURIERS₉
BURITIS₉
BURKERS₁₃
BURKHAS₁₆
BURKING₁₄
BURKITE₁₃
BURLAPS₁₁
BURLERS₉
BURLESK₁₃
BURLEYS₁₂
BURLIER₉
BURLILY₁₂
BURLING₁₀
BURNERS₉
BURNETS₉
BURNIES₉
BURNING₁₀
BURNISH₁₂
BURNOUS₉
BURNOUT₉
BURPEES₁₁
BURPING₁₂
BURRELL₉
BURRELS₉
BURRERS₉
BURRHEL₁₂
BURRIER₉
BURRING₁₀
BURRITO₉
BURROWS₁₂
BURSARS₉
BURSARY₁₂
BURSATE₉
BURSEED₁₀
BURSERA₉
BURSTED₁₀
BURSTEN₉
BURSTER₉
BURTHEN₁₂
BURTONS₉
BURWEED₁₃
BURYING₁₃
CURABLE₁₁
CURABLY₁₄
CURACAO₁₁
CURACOA₁₁
CURAGHS₁₃
CURARAS₉
CURARES₉
CURARIS₉
CURATED₁₀
CURATES₉
CURATOR₉
CURBERS₁₁
CURBING₁₂
CURCHEF₁₇
CURCHES₁₄
CURCUMA₁₃
CURDIER₁₀
CURDING₁₁
CURDLED₁₁
CURDLER₁₀
CURDLES₁₀
CURETTE₉
CURFEWS₁₅
CURIETS₉
CURIOSA₉
CURIOUS₉
CURITES₉
CURIUMS₁₁
CURLERS₉
CURLEWS₁₂
CURLIER₉
CURLIES₉
CURLILY₁₂
CURLING₁₀
CURNIER₉
CURPELS₁₁
CURRACH₁₄
CURRAGH₁₃
CURRANS₉
CURRANT₉
CURRENT₉
CURRIED₁₀
CURRIER₉
CURRIES₉
CURRING₁₀
CURRISH₁₂
CURSERS₉
CURSING₁₀
CURSIVE₁₂
CURSORS₉
CURSORY₁₂
CURTAIL₉
CURTAIN₉
CURTALS₉
CURTANA₉
CURTATE₉
CURTAXE₁₆
CURTEST₉
CURTESY₁₂
CURTSEY₁₂
CURVATE₁₂
CURVETS₁₂
CURVIER₁₂
CURVING₁₃
CURVITY₁₅
DURABLE₁₀
DURABLY₁₃
DURAMEN₁₀
DURANCE₁₀
DURANTS₈
DURBARS₁₀
DURDUMS₁₁
DUREFUL₁₁
DURESSE₈
DURGAHS₁₂
DURGANS₉
DURGIER₉
DURIANS₈
DURIONS₈
DURMAST₁₀
DURNING₉
DURRIES₈
EUREKAS₁₁
EURIPUS₉
EURYOKY₁₇
FURANES₁₀
FURBALL₁₂
FURBISH₁₅
FURCATE₁₂
FURCULA₁₂
FUREURS₁₀
FURFAIR₁₃
FURFURS₁₃
FURIOSO₁₀
FURIOUS₁₀
FURKIDS₁₅
FURLANA₁₀
FURLERS₁₀
FURLESS₁₀
FURLING₁₁
FURLONG₁₁
FURMETY₁₅
FURMITY₁₅
FURNACE₁₂
FURNISH₁₃
FUROLES₁₀
FURORES₁₀
FURRIER₁₀
FURRIES₁₀
FURRILY₁₃
FURRING₁₁
FURROWS₁₃
FURROWY₁₆
FURTHER₁₃
FURTIVE₁₃
FURZIER₁₉
GURAMIS₁₀
GURDIES₉
GURGING₁₀
GURGLED₁₀
GURGLES₉
GURGLET₉
GURJUNS₁₅
GURLETS₈
GURLIER₈
GURLING₉
GURNARD₉
GURNETS₈
GURNEYS₁₁
GURNING₉
GURRAHS₁₁
GURRIER₈
GURRIES₈
GURSHES₁₁
GURUDOM₁₁
GURUISM₁₀
HURDENS₁₁
HURDIES₁₁
HURDLED₁₂
HURDLER₁₁
HURDLES₁₁
HURLBAT₁₂
HURLERS₁₀
HURLEYS₁₃
HURLIES₁₀
HURLING₁₁
HURRAED₁₁
HURRAHS₁₃
HURRAYS₁₃
HURRIED₁₁
HURRIER₁₀
HURRIES₁₀
HURTERS₁₀
HURTFUL₁₃
HURTING₁₁
HURTLED₁₁
HURTLES₁₀
JURALLY₁₇
JURANTS₁₄
JURIDIC₁₇
JURISTS₁₄
JURYING₁₈
JURYMAN₁₉
JURYMEN₁₉
KURBASH₁₆
KURGANS₁₂
KURSAAL₁₁
KURVEYS₁₇
LURCHED₁₃
LURCHER₁₂
LURCHES₁₂
LURDANE₈
LURDANS₈
LURDENS₈
LUREXES₁₄
LURGIES₈
LURIDER₈
LURIDLY₁₁
LURKERS₁₁
LURKING₁₂
LURRIES₇
MURAENA₉
MURAGES₁₀
MURALED₁₀
MURDERS₁₀
MUREINS₉
MURENAS₉
MUREXES₁₆
MURGEON₁₀
MURIATE₉
MURICES₁₁
MURINES₉
MURKEST₁₃
MURKIER₁₃
MURKILY₁₆
MURKISH₁₆
MURLAIN₉
MURLANS₉
MURLIER₉
MURLING₁₀
MURLINS₉
MURMURS₁₁
MURRAGH₁₃
MURRAIN₉
MURRAMS₁₁
MURRAYS₁₂
MURREES₉
MURRENS₉
MURREYS₁₂
MURRHAS₁₂
MURRIES₉
MURRINE₉
MURRINS₉
MURRION₉
MURTHER₁₂
NURAGHE₁₁
NURAGHI₁₁
NURDIER₈
NURDISH₁₁
NURDLED₉
NURDLES₈
NURHAGS₁₁
NURLING₈
NURSERS₇
NURSERY₁₀
NURSING₈
NURSLED₈
NURSLES₇
NURTURE₇
OURALIS₇
OURANGS₈
OURARIS₇
OUREBIS₉
OURIEST₇
OURSELF₁₀
PURANAS₉
PURANIC₁₁
PURDAHS₁₃
PURFLED₁₃
PURFLER₁₂
PURFLES₁₂
PURGERS₁₀
PURGING₁₁
PURINES₉
PURIRIS₉
PURISMS₁₁
PURISTS₉
PURITAN₉
PURLERS₉
PURLIEU₉
PURLINE₉
PURLING₁₀
PURLINS₉
PURLOIN₉
PURPIES₁₁
PURPLED₁₂
PURPLER₁₁
PURPLES₁₁
PURPORT₁₁
PURPOSE₁₁
PURPURA₁₁
PURPURE₁₁
PURRING₁₀
PURSERS₉
PURSEWS₁₂
PURSIER₉
PURSILY₁₂
PURSING₁₀
PURSUAL₉
PURSUED₁₀
PURSUER₉
PURSUES₉
PURSUIT₉
PURTIER₉
PURVEYS₁₅
PURVIEW₁₅
QURSHES₁₉
RURALLY₁₀
SURAMIN₉
SURANCE₉
SURBASE₉
SURBATE₉
SURBEDS₁₀
SURCOAT₉
SURCULI₉
SURDITY₁₁
SURFACE₁₂
SURFEIT₁₀
SURFERS₁₀
SURFIER₁₀
SURFIES₁₀
SURFING₁₁
SURFMAN₁₂
SURFMEN₁₂
SURGENT₈
SURGEON₈
SURGERS₈
SURGERY₁₁
SURGIER₈
SURGING₉
SURIMIS₉
SURLIER₇
SURLILY₁₀
SURLOIN₇
SURMISE₉
SURNAME₉
SURPASS₉
SURPLUS₉
SURREAL₇
SURREYS₁₀
SURTOUT₇
SURVEIL₁₀
SURVEYS₁₃
SURVIEW₁₃
SURVIVE₁₃
TURACIN₉
TURACOS₉
TURACOU₉
TURBAND₁₀
TURBANS₉
TURBANT₉
TURBARY₁₂
TURBETH₁₂
TURBINE₉
TURBITH₁₂
TURBITS₉
TURBOND₁₀
TURBOTS₉
TURDINE₈
TURDION₈
TURDOID₉
TUREENS₇
TURFIER₁₀
TURFING₁₁
TURFITE₁₀
TURFMAN₁₂
TURFMEN₁₂
TURFSKI₁₄
TURGENT₈
TURGITE₈
TURGORS₈
TURIONS₇
TURISTA₇
TURKEYS₁₄
TURKIES₁₁
TURKOIS₁₁
TURMOIL₉
TURNDUN₈
TURNERS₇
TURNERY₁₀
TURNING₈
TURNIPS₉
TURNIPY₁₂
TURNKEY₁₄
TURNOFF₁₃
TURNONS₇
TURNOUT₇
TURNUPS₉
TURPETH₁₂
TURRETS₇
TURTLED₈
TURTLER₇
TURTLES₇
WURLEYS₁₃
WURLIES₁₀
WURZELS₁₉

Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

B15%
C15%
T11%

4th letter

R11%
L10%
A9%

5th letter

I26%
E18%
A13%

6th letter

E27%
N16%
R9%

7th letter

S40%
E9%
R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; WURZELS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 29 words
8 points: 34 words
99 points: 120 words
10 points: 78 words
1111 points: 60 words
12 points: 52 words
1313 points: 36 words
14 points: 10 words
1515 points: 9 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 5 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
WURZELS	19	21	All three
JURYMAN	19	23	All three
JURYMEN	19	23	All three
FURZIER	19	20	All three
QURSHES	19	19	All three
JURYING	18	22	All three
EURYOKY	17	16	All three
JURALLY	17	21	All three
JURIDIC	17	21	All three
CURCHEF	17	19	Collins only
KURVEYS	17	18	Collins only
BUREAUX	16	19	All three

This is the largest UR frame, so it rewards a plan. Five three-letter openings account for nearly three words in five, and a final S closes 40 percent of everything. Pick the opener from the clue, then use the ending to choose among the survivors.

Facts about the _UR frame

BUR- opens 68 words, CUR- 65, TUR- 48, PUR- 41 and SUR- 37.
Closing letters: S 180, E 39, R 38, G 34, Y 29 and D 26.
WURZELS, JURYMAN, JURYMEN, FURZIER and QURSHES all score 19.
52 matches are common words, from CURRENT to PURPOSE.

Which opener gives the most everyday words?

SUR- supplies a strong set of everyday words: SURFACE, SURGERY, SURVIVE, SURGEON, SURPLUS and SURNAME. BUR- follows with BURNING, BURGERS, BURDENS, BURROWS and BURRITO, and TUR- brings TURNING, TURTLES, TURKEYS and TURBINE.

CUR- has CURRENT, CURIOUS, CURTAIN and CURATOR, while PUR- is smaller in everyday terms, with PURPOSE, PURSUIT and PURSUED. Their totals are 259 together, or 58 percent of the whole frame.

How do these words end?

S ends 180 words, and the leading tails are -ING with 33, -IER with 22, -ERS with 21 and -IES with 18. The -ING group is mostly common: TURNING, BURNING, NURSING, HURTING, SURFING and CURLING.

-IER words are comparatives such as BURLIER, CURLIER and FURRIER, built from BURLY, CURLY and FURRY. Add FURZIER and CURDIER and the group shows how many UR adjectives take a comparative.

A quick filter follows from the numbers. A final S leaves 180 candidates, a final E leaves 39, and a final R leaves 38. Anything else is a minority ending, so use S first and the third-letter opener second.

A quick tip on double R

Tip

R is the fourth letter in 51 words, more than any other, and it makes URR combinations such as CURRENT, BURROWS, BURRITO and FURRIER. If your rack holds two Rs, start there.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have U second and R third?

448 words fit. Collins accepts 444, NWL2023 accepts 343 and ENABLE accepts 325, so about three quarters work in NWL2023. CURRENT, PURPOSE and SURFACE work in every major word list.

What are the highest-scoring words that begin with U-R in position two and three?

WURZELS, JURYMAN, JURYMEN, FURZIER and QURSHES all score 19 points, with JURYING at 18. The Z, J and Q tiles are the reason, as the typical word in this frame scores only 10.5.

Which -ING words fit the _UR____ pattern?

TURNING, BURNING, NURSING, HURTING, SURFING, LURKING, CURLING and BURYING are among the 33 words ending in -ING. All of them are common words in the top 25,000 English words.

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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

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