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

Because T is the final letter, every word on this page ends in T, and the question becomes which T-ending it is. Four endings sort most of the list: -EST, -IST, -ENT and -ORT. Check the stem before the T, and the opening three letters usually follow quickly.

The U-second, T-last frame in brief

• 155 matches: 151 in Collins, 126 in NWL2023 and 113 in ENABLE.
• -EST ends 36 words, -IST 13, -ENT 12 and -ORT 7.
• Of the 155, 16 are common, such as SUPPORT, CURRENT, SUBJECT, SUGGEST and SUSPECT.
• S opens 29 words and O opens 23, 21 of them OUT- words.
• BUZZCUT scores 29; the average is 11.1.

Which words end in -EST or -IST?

-EST is the largest group, with 36 words, nearly a quarter of the frame. SUGGEST, FULLEST and BUSIEST are the common three, and the rest are mainly superlatives of short adjectives, such as PUNIEST and LUSHEST.

-IST gives 13, from SUBSIST and CULTIST to DUELIST, DUALIST and QUERIST.

-ENT has 12 words, including CURRENT, AUGMENT and PUNGENT. -ORT has 7, topped by SUPPORT, with PURPORT and OUTPORT behind it. Between them the four endings cover 68 of the 155 words.

Does OUT- work as an opener here?

Yes, with 21 words. OUTPOST is the only common one, but OUTCAST, OUTLAST, OUTSHOT, OUTMOST and OUTWEPT are all legal.

Outside that family, PURSUIT, TURNOUT, BURNOUT and GUNSHOT are the compounds worth knowing. CULPRIT and QUARTET fit the frame without belonging to any of the large groups, so they are easy to miss when you scan by ending.

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