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7-letter words with U as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th letter

10 7-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th, including RUNAWAY, CUTAWAY, OUTSWIM and the 31-point BUZZWIG.

10 wordsTop pick RUNAWAYHighest score BUZZWIG 31

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). 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.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • RUNAWAY13
  • CUTAWAY15
  • OUTSWIM12
  • BUSHWAH18
  • OUTSWAM12
  • BUSHWAS15
  • BUZZWIG31
  • OUTSWUM12
  • SUPAWNS12

Showing the top 9 of 10 words. See every valid word

All valid words 10

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

  • BUSHWAH18
  • BUSHWAS15
  • BUZZWIG31
  • CUTAWAY15
  • FUCKWIT19
  • OUTSWAM12
  • OUTSWIM12
  • OUTSWUM12
  • RUNAWAY13
  • SUPAWNS12

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BUZZWIG3134All three
BUSHWAH1818All three
CUTAWAY1516All three
BUSHWAS1516All three
RUNAWAY1314All three
OUTSWIM1214All three
OUTSWAM1214All three
SUPAWNS1215Collins only
OUTSWUM1215All three

This is among the thinnest frames you will find: ten words in total, with only RUNAWAY rated common. That small size is an advantage. Nine of the ten are named below, so you can check any rack against the full list, and the average score of 15.9 shows how generous the W and Z tiles are.

Every U-2nd, W-5th word in brief

  • 10 words fit: Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 9 and ENABLE 8.
  • RUNAWAY is the only common word, with CUTAWAY close behind.
  • OUT- opens 3 of them and BUS- opens 2.
  • BUZZWIG scores 31, and the average is 15.9.
  • One entry is a vulgar insult, so it is left out of the examples below.

Which nine words can you actually use?

RUNAWAY and CUTAWAY are plain English. OUTSWIM, OUTSWAM and OUTSWUM form a tidy trio, a verb and its two past forms, and all three score 12.

BUSHWAH and BUSHWAS are variants of an old word for nonsense and score 18 and 15. SUPAWNS, a cornmeal porridge, appears in Collins only. BUZZWIG, a large bushy wig, rounds out the nine.

Why does BUZZWIG score 31?

The two Zs are worth 10 points each, and W adds 4, B adds 3 and G adds 2. With U and I at 1 each, the total reaches 31 before any board bonus is counted. No other word in the frame gets past 19.

That single word lifts the average, but even without it the other words are strong. BUSHWAH still makes 18 and CUTAWAY and BUSHWAS 15, so a rack with a W and a U is worth a second look.

Dictionary notes for a 10-word list

Note

SUPAWNS is the only one of the nine named words that is missing from both NWL2023 and ENABLE. The other eight sit in all three lists, so BUZZWIG is a safe play in any common game.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and W fifth?
10 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th. Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 accepts 9 and ENABLE accepts 8. Only RUNAWAY counts as a common word.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with U second and W fifth?
BUZZWIG scores 31 points, far above the rest. BUSHWAH is next at 18, then CUTAWAY and BUSHWAS at 15. The two 10-point Zs account for most of the BUZZWIG total.
Are there past-tense words in this pattern?
Yes. OUTSWAM is the past tense and OUTSWUM the past participle of OUTSWIM, which means all three forms fit this frame. Each scores 12 points, so they are interchangeable for value.

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