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

10 7-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd, and four of them start with BUY, led by BUYBACK at 20 points.

10 wordsTop pick BUYBACKHighest score BUYBACK 20

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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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • BUYBACK20
  • BUYOUTS12
  • BUYABLE14
  • GUYLINE11
  • BUYOFFS18
  • DUYKERS15
  • GUYLERS11
  • GUYLING12
  • QUYTING20
  • TUYERES10
All valid words 10

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

  • BUYABLE14
  • BUYBACK20
  • BUYOFFS18
  • BUYOUTS12
  • DUYKERS15
  • GUYLERS11
  • GUYLINE11
  • GUYLING12
  • QUYTING20
  • TUYERES10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BUYBACK2023All three
QUYTING2022Collins only
BUYOFFS1819Collins · NWL
DUYKERS1515Collins · NWL
BUYABLE1417All three
BUYOUTS1214All three
GUYLING1216Collins only
GUYLINE1114All three
GUYLERS1113Collins only
TUYERES1010All three

UY is a rare opening in English, which is why this frame holds just ten words. Seven of them come from two stems, BUY- and GUY-, so the real question is which of the ten your dictionary allows. ENABLE takes five, NWL2023 takes seven and Collins takes all ten.

The full UY list at a glance

  • 10 words fit: Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 7, ENABLE 5.
  • BUY- opens 4 words and GUY- opens 3.
  • BUYBACK and QUYTING score 20 each, and the average is 14.3.
  • S ends 5 words, E ends 2 and G ends 2.
  • None of the 10 is rated common.

What are the BUY- and GUY- words?

BUYBACK, BUYABLE, BUYOUTS and BUYOFFS make up the BUY- group. BUYBACK is the strongest at 20 points, because the 5-point K, two 3-point Bs and a 3-point C stack on the 4-point Y.

GUY- gives GUYLINE, GUYLERS and GUYLING. GUYLINE is accepted everywhere, while GUYLERS and GUYLING appear in Collins only.

Five of the ten end in S, which includes BUYOUTS, BUYOFFS, DUYKERS, GUYLERS and TUYERES. Two end in G, QUYTING and GUYLING, so the final letter sorts seven of the ten at once.

Which entries are the real oddities?

QUYTING is a Collins entry that ties BUYBACK for the top score, though the Q does most of the work. DUYKERS is a variant of DUIKERS, a type of small antelope, and is valid in NWL2023 and Collins.

TUYERES, the nozzles that feed air into a furnace, is accepted by all three lists, and it scores only 10 because it has no high tiles.

Which words work in every game?

Tip

BUYABLE, BUYBACK, BUYOUTS, GUYLINE and TUYERES are the five that every major list accepts. BUYBACK at 20 is the safe high score of the group. Leave GUYLERS, GUYLING and QUYTING for Collins games.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U second and Y third?
10 seven-letter words have U as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd. Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 accepts 7 and ENABLE accepts 5. None of them is rated a common word.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with U and Y here?
BUYBACK and QUYTING tie at 20 points, ahead of BUYOFFS at 18 and DUYKERS at 15. BUYBACK is the practical choice, since it is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023 and Collins alike.
Which words start with BUY?
BUYBACK, BUYABLE, BUYOUTS and BUYOFFS. The first three are in all three major lists, while BUYOFFS is accepted by NWL2023 and Collins but not ENABLE.

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