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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th letter

206 7-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th, led by OUTSIDE, NURSING and PURSUIT.

206 wordsTop pick OUTSIDEHighest score JUKSKEI 22

13 of 206 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With U in 2nd place, L is the most common 4th letter (279 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

  • OUTSIDE8
  • NURSING8
  • PURSUIT9
  • NURSERY10
  • PURSUED10
  • CUISINE9
  • GUESSED9
  • SUBSIDY13
  • GUNSHOT11
  • CURSING10
  • PUSSIES9
  • GUESSES8
  • MUNSTER9
All valid words 206

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

  • BUGSEED11
  • BUGSHAS13
  • BUISTED10
  • BUKSHEE16
  • BUKSHIS16
  • BUNSENS9
  • BUQSHAS21
  • BURSARS9
  • BURSARY12
  • BURSATE9
  • BURSEED10
  • BURSERA9
  • BURSTED10
  • BURSTEN9
  • BURSTER9
  • BUSSING10
  • CUESTAS9
  • CUISHES12
  • CUISINE9
  • CUISSER9
  • CUISSES9
  • CULSHIE12
  • CUMSHAW17
  • CUPSFUL14
  • CURSERS9
  • CURSING10
  • CURSIVE12
  • CURSORS9
  • CURSORY12
  • CUSSERS9
  • CUSSING10
  • DUBSTEP12
  • DUNSHED12
  • DUNSHES11
  • FUBSIER12
  • FULSOME12
  • FUNSTER10
  • FUSSERS10
  • FUSSIER10
  • FUSSILY13
  • FUSSING11
  • FUSSPOT12
  • FUTSALS10
  • GUESSED9
  • GUESSER8
  • GUESSES8
  • GUESTED9
  • GUESTEN8
  • GUISARD9
  • GUISERS8
  • GUISING9
  • GUMSHOE13
  • GUNSELS8
  • GUNSHIP13
  • GUNSHOT11
  • GURSHES11
  • GUSSETS8
  • GUSSIED9
  • GUSSIES8
  • GUTSERS8
  • GUTSFUL11
  • GUTSIER8
  • GUTSILY11
  • GUTSING9
  • HUSSARS10
  • HUSSIES10
  • HUSSIFS13
  • JUGSFUL18
  • JUKSKEI22
  • JUSSIVE17
  • KURSAAL11
  • LUDSHIP13
  • LUGSAIL8
  • MUDSCOW15
  • MUDSILL10
  • MUESLIS9
  • MUGSHOT13
  • MUISTED10
  • MULSHED13
  • MULSHES12
  • MUMSIER11
  • MUMSIES11
  • MUNSHIS12
  • MUNSTER9
  • MUSSELS9
  • MUSSIER9
  • MUSSILY12
  • MUSSING10
  • NUNSHIP12
  • NURSERS7
  • NURSERY10
  • NURSING8
  • NURSLED8
  • NURSLES7
  • NUTSIER7
  • OURSELF10
  • OUTSAID8
  • OUTSAIL7
  • OUTSANG8
  • OUTSAYS10
  • OUTSEEN7
  • OUTSEES7
  • OUTSELL7
  • OUTSERT7
  • OUTSETS7
  • OUTSHOT10
  • OUTSIDE8
  • OUTSING8
  • OUTSINS7
  • OUTSITS7
  • OUTSIZE16
  • OUTSOAR7
  • OUTSOLD8
  • OUTSOLE7
  • OUTSPAN9
  • OUTSPED10
  • OUTSTAY10
  • OUTSTEP9
  • OUTSULK11
  • OUTSUMS9
  • OUTSUNG8
  • OUTSWAM12
  • OUTSWIM12
  • OUTSWUM12
  • PUDSIER10
  • PUISNES9
  • PULSANT9
  • PULSARS9
  • PULSATE9
  • PULSERS9
  • PULSING10
  • PULSION9
  • PUNSTER9
  • PURSERS9
  • PURSEWS12
  • PURSIER9
  • PURSILY12
  • PURSING10
  • PURSUAL9
  • PURSUED10
  • PURSUER9
  • PURSUES9
  • PURSUIT9
  • PUSSELS9
  • PUSSERS9
  • PUSSIER9
  • PUSSIES9
  • PUSSLEY12
  • QUASARS16
  • QUASHED20
  • QUASHEE19
  • QUASHER19
  • QUASHES19
  • QUASHIE19
  • QUASSES16
  • QUASSIA16
  • QUASSIN16
  • QUESTED17
  • QUESTER16
  • QUESTOR16
  • QURSHES19
  • RUSSELS7
  • RUSSETS7
  • RUSSETY10
  • RUSSIAS7
  • RUSSIFY13
  • RUSSULA7
  • SUASION7
  • SUASIVE10
  • SUASORY10
  • SUBSALE9
  • SUBSECT11
  • SUBSERE9
  • SUBSETS9
  • SUBSIDE10
  • SUBSIDY13
  • SUBSIST9
  • SUBSITE9
  • SUBSOIL9
  • SUBSONG10
  • SUBSUME11
  • SUDSERS8
  • SUDSIER8
  • SUDSING9
  • SUNSETS7
  • SUNSPOT9
  • SUNSTAR7
  • SUNSUIT7
  • SUSSING8
  • TUMSHIE12
  • TUSSAHS10
  • TUSSARS7
  • TUSSEHS10
  • TUSSERS7
  • TUSSIVE10
  • TUSSLED8
  • TUSSLES7
  • TUSSOCK13
  • TUSSORE7
  • TUSSORS7
  • TUSSUCK13
  • TUSSURS7
  • TUTSANS7
  • TUTSING8
  • WUSSIER10
  • WUSSIES10
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. O14%
  2. P12%
  3. S11%
3rd letter
  1. S22%
  2. T18%
  3. R16%
5th letter
  1. I26%
  2. E17%
  3. H13%
6th letter
  1. E31%
  2. R14%
  3. N11%
7th letter
  1. S32%
  2. R11%
  3. E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JUKSKEI tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 28 words
  2. 8 points: 23 words
  3. 99 points: 51 words
  4. 10 points: 35 words
  5. 1111 points: 13 words
  6. 12 points: 21 words
  7. 1313 points: 12 words
  8. 14 points: 1 words
  9. 1515 points: 1 words
  10. 16 points: 9 words
  11. 1717 points: 3 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 5 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUKSKEI2225Collins only
BUQSHAS2122All three
QUASHED2020All three
QUASHES1919All three
QUASHEE1919Collins only
QUASHER1919All three
QUASHIE1919Collins only
QURSHES1919All three
JUGSFUL1824All three
QUESTED1718All three
JUSSIVE1721All three
CUMSHAW1719All three

Almost every match in the U-then-S frame begins with a short opener: OUT-, SUB-, PUR- or QUA-. Two known letters therefore point at a prefix, and the prefix does most of the sorting. Pick the opener first and the list shrinks from 206 to a couple of dozen.

U-then-S words at a glance

  • 206 words fit: Collins accepts 203, NWL2023 167 and ENABLE 155.
  • OUT- opens 28 of them, well over double the next opener, TUS- with 12. SUB- opens 11 and PUR- opens 10.
  • 65 words end in S and 14 end in -ING, including NURSING and CURSING.
  • 13 are everyday words, among them OUTSIDE, NURSERY, CUISINE and SUBSIDY.
  • The average Scrabble score is 10.4, and JUKSKEI tops the list at 22.

Which words begin with OUT, SUB or PUR?

OUT- is the biggest family, but only OUTSIDE is a word most people use. The rest, such as OUTSTAY, OUTSHOT and OUTSIZE, are rare verbs that help only in Scrabble.

PUR- and SUB- are more useful. PURSUIT, PURSUED and SUBSIDY are all common words, and SUBSIDE and SUBSIST sit right behind them. Add -ING words like NURSING and CURSING and you have most of the everyday vocabulary in this frame.

Longer stems such as PURSUER, SUBSUME and SUBSOIL fill the gaps when the common words run out. They are Scrabble fodder rather than conversation words.

Where do the high scores come from?

QUA- supplies nine words, and QUASHED scores 20 on the strength of Q and H. QUASHES, QUASHER and QUASHIE follow at 19.

JUKSKEI scores 22 thanks to J and two Ks, though you will meet it only in Collins. The JUGSFUL spelling reaches 18 with J and F.

Tip for hooking an S ending

Tip

65 of the 206 end in S, just under a third, so a plural is the quickest way to place a long word. Check your game's list first: 39 of the 206 are missing from NWL2023.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and S fourth?
206 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th. Collins accepts 203 of them, NWL2023 accepts 167 and ENABLE accepts 155. Thirteen of the 206 are common English words.
What are common 7-letter words with U and S in these spots?
OUTSIDE, NURSING, PURSUIT, NURSERY, PURSUED, CUISINE, GUESSED and SUBSIDY are the everyday ones. They cover the OUT-, PUR-, -ING and -ED families, which is where most playable words turn up.
Which of these words scores highest in Scrabble?
JUKSKEI scores 22, the top of the list, followed by BUQSHAS at 21 and QUASHED at 20. QUASHED is the one most players can actually play, since the first two are rarer entries.

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